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Personal Chair
- About
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- Email Address
- angel.cuestaciscar@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Natural and Computing Sciences
Biography
I obtained my PhD in Chemistry in 1996 and moved then on for three years (two of them with the support of a Marie Curie Training and Mobility of Researchers Fellowship) as a postdoctoral fellow in the group of the late Prof. D.M. Kolb at the University of Ulm (Germany).
In July 2001 I was selected as Provisional Staff Scientist at the Institute of Physical Chemistry “Rocasolano” (CSIC) in Madrid, where I promoted to Staff Scientist in December 2002 and then to the Senior Scientist scale of CSIC in March 2010.
I was appointed as Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen (UK) in July 2013, where I promoted to Reader in August 2016 and to Personal Chair in August 2018. I served as the Director of Research of the School of Natural and Computing Sciences from 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2021 and as the Interim Head of the School between 1 October 2021 and 31 August 2022.
I was awarded the CIDETEC prize for scientific research [1] 2006, and a Visiting Professorship at the Catalysis Research Centre of Hokkaido University (Sapporo, Japan) in 2007.
Between January 2017 and December 2018 I served as Chair-Elect of Division 7 (Physical Electrochemistry) of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE), as Chair of the Division between January 2019 and December 2020 and I am currently the Immediate Past-chair until December 2022.
I was member of the Editorial Board of Electrocatalysis (Springer) between 2010 and 2014. I belong to the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry (Elsevier) since January 2016 and of Electrochemical Science Advances (Wiley) since 2020. I am a member of the Editorial Board of Current Opinion in Electrochemistry (Elsevier) between 1 December 2022 and 30 November 2023.
[1] The CIDETEC prize for scientific research is awarded yearly by the Electrochemistry Group of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ), and is funded with €6,000 by CIDETEC.
External Memberships
Immediate past-Chair Division 7 ISE, 2021 - 2022
Chair Division 7, ISE, 2019 - 2020
Chair-Elect Division 7, International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE), 2017 - 2018
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry (Elsevier)
Member of the Editorial Board of Electrochemical Science Advances
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Member of the Real Sociedad Española de Química
Latest Publications
Inhibition of Photocatalyst-assisted Electron Transference at ITIES under Simulated Solar Irradiation - the Role of Supporting Electrolyte
ChemElectroChemContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400333
The dermacozines and light: a novel phenazine semiquinone radical based photocatalytic system from the deepest oceanic trench of the Earth
Organic and Biomolecular ChemistryContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob00816b
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Putting stored hydrogen to work without consuming it: a flexible system for energy conversion and water desalination
Journal of Power Sources, vol. 613, 234906Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUnderstanding Electrochemical Interfaces through Comparing Experimental and Computational Charge Density-Potential Curves
Chemical Science, vol. 15, no. 18, pp. 6643-6660Contributions to Journals: ArticlesElectrochemistry in non-conventional electrolytes
Electrochemical Science Advances, vol. 3, no. 4, e2300020Contributions to Journals: Editorials
Prizes and Awards
CIDETEC Prize for Scientific Research 2006
Visiting Professor at the Catalysis Research Centre of Hokkaido University (Sapporo, Japan), 2007
Special Visiting Professor at UFSCAR (São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil), 2013 - 2016
- Research
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Research Overview
The work in my group is focused on the combination of classical electrochemical techniques with in situ optical spectroscopies and scanning probe microscopies, in order to obtain an as detailed as possible description of the electrode surface and the electrochemical double layer at the atomic and molecular level. I am mainly interested in problems dealing with Electrocatalysis (reaction mechanisms, reaction and surface dynamics, atomic ensemble effects) and surface nanostructuring.Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Chemistry.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Chemical Physics
- Physical Chemistry
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Funding and Grants
EP/X000931/1, Electrocatalysis in non-thermal plasmas for energy storage
PI: Angel Cuesta
Co-I: Panagiotis Kechagiopoulos
Funding Agency: EPSRC
RPG-2021-342, Time-resolved dynamics of the electrode-electrolyte interface
PI: Angel Cuesta
Funding Agency: The Leverhulme Trust
RPG-015-040, Electroreduction of carbon dioxide in room temperature ionic liquids
PI: Angel Cuesta
Co-PI: Jun Cheng
Funding Agency: The Leverhulme Trust
RF-2018-79, Sustainable materials for energy conversion and storage
PI: Angel Cuesta
Co-PI: Claudia Fernandez-Martin
Funding Agency: BEIS - UUKi
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
- Undergraduate, 5 year, September start
Courses
Teaching Responsibilities
I teach both at undergraduate and postgraduate level in courses covering different aspects of Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry and topics related to energy conversion and storage. I coordinate the third year Physical Chemistry Teaching Lab within CM3536.
- Publications
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Reduction of Pd2+ pre-adsorbed on cyanide-modified Pt(111) electrodes: adlayer metallization vs. metal-on-metal deposition
Electrochimica Acta, vol. 292, pp. 419-424Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2018.08.120
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12999/1/Accepted_Manuscript_Ciscar.pdf
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In Situ Monitoring Using ATR-SEIRAS of the Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 on Au in an Ionic Liquid/Water Mixture
ACS Catalysis, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 6345-6352Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe structure of metal-water interface at the potential of zero charge from density functional theory-based molecular dynamics
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, vol. 819, pp. 87-94Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.09.002
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11060/1/The_Structure_of_Metal_water_Interface_at_the_Potential_of_Zero_Charge_from_Density_Functional_Theory_based_Molecular_Dynamics.pdf
- [ONLINE] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1572665717306239
Formic Acid Oxidation On Metal Electrodes
Encyclopedia of Interfacial Chemistry: Surface Science and Electrochemistry. Wandelt, K., Becker, C., Netzer, F., Heiz, U., Otero, R., Lackinger, M., Teplyakov, A., Kolasinski, K., Broekmann, P., Vesztergom, S., Martinez, J. M. F., Climent, V., Salmeron, M. B., Di Quarto, F., Vadgama, P. (eds.). 1 edition. Elsevier, pp. 620-632, 13 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409547-2.13318-9
Physicochemical Tools: Toward a Detailed Understanding of the Architecture of Targeted Radiotherapy Nanoparticles
ACS Applied Bio Materials, vol. 1, no. 5, pp. 1639-1646Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.8b00476
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13128/1/Cabello_et_alFinal.pdf
Single-crystal Surfaces as Model Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction
Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Overcoming the Limitations of Photosynthesis. Marken, F., Fermin, D. (eds.). The Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 88-110, 13 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/9781782623809-00088
Theoretical insight into vibrational spectra of metal-water interfaces from density functional theory based molecular dynamics
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 20, no. 17, pp. 11554-11558Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CP00615F
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12149/1/Accepted_manuscript.pdf
Simultaneous time-resolved ATR-SEIRAS and CO-charge displacement experiments: the dynamics of CO adsorption on polycrystalline Pt
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, vol. 800, pp. 25-31Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSpectroscopic Evidence of Size-Dependent Buffering of Interfacial pH by Cation Hydrolysis during CO2 Electroreduction
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 9, no. 33, pp. 27377-27382Contributions to Journals: LettersElectrooxidation of C1 organic molecules on Pt electrodes
Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 32-38Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coelec.2017.08.003
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10905/1/1_s2.0_S2451910317300431_main.pdf
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Determining Potentials of Zero Charge of Metal Electrodes versus the Standard Hydrogen Electrode from Density-Functional-Theory-Based Molecular Dynamics
Physical Review Letters, vol. 119, no. 1, 016801Contributions to Journals: ArticlesProperties improvement of poly(o-methoxyaniline) based supercapacitors: experimental and theoretical behaviour study of self-doping effect
Electrochimica Acta, vol. 228, pp. 57-65Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.12.188
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9855/1/EIS16_13R2b.pdf
Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Pt-Au Nanoparticles with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for the Oxidation of Formic Acid
Electrochimica Acta, vol. 224, pp. 56-63Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA personal perspective on the role of electrochemical science and technology in solving the challenges faced by modern societies
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, vol. 780, pp. 355-359Contributions to Journals: Comments and DebatesAtomic Ensemble Effects and Non-Covalent Interactions at the Electrode–Electrolyte Interface
Makara Journal of Science, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 135-144Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.7454/mss.v20i3.6244
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7777/1/3698.pdf
Super-Nernstian Shifts of Interfacial Proton-Coupled Electron Transfers: Origin and Effect of Noncovalent Interactions
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 120, no. 29, pp. 15586-15592Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b04560
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9031/1/acs.jpcc.pdf
Metallization of cyanide-modified Pt(111) electrodes with copper
Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 1087-1094Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCoupled electronic and morphologic changes in graphene oxide upon electrochemical reduction
Carbon, vol. 91, pp. 11-19Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIn the Lab: Towards a Molecular Level Understanding of Electrochemical Interfaces and Electrocatalytic Reactions
Johnson Matthey Technology Review, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 202-204Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://www.technology.matthey.com/article/58/4/202-204/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1595/147106714x684560
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5540/1/s4.pdf
Identification of the byproducts of the oxygen evolution reaction on rutile-type oxides under dynamic conditions
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, vol. 728, pp. 102-111Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPotentiostatic infrared titration of 11-Mercaptoundecanoic acid monolayers
Electrochemistry Communications, vol. 45, pp. 13-16Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2014.05.011
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4734/1/Manus_ElecComm.pdf
The effect of pH on the electrocatalytic oxidation of formic acid/formate on platinum: A mechanistic study by surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy coupled with cyclic voltammetry
Electrochimica Acta, vol. 129, pp. 127-136Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNon-covalent interactions at electrochemical interfaces: one model fits all?
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 16, no. 27, pp. 14281-14286Contributions to Journals: ArticlesElectrochemical STM study of the adsorption of adenine on Au(111) electrodes
Electrochemistry Communications, vol. 35, pp. 61-64Contributions to Journals: ArticlesComposition, Structure, and Reaction Dynamics at Electrode-Electrolyte Interfaces Using Infrared Spectroscopy
Vibrational Spectroscopy at Electrified Interfaces. Wieckowski, A., Korzeniewski, C., Braunschweig, B. (eds.). First Edition edition. John Wiley & Sons, pp. 266-306, 40 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118658871.ch8