Univ. Prof. Dr. Adolf Winkler                            Institute of Solid State Physics                            Graz University of Technology                            Petersgasse 16                            A-8010 Graz, Austria                            Phone: ++43 316 873 8463                            Fax:     ++43 316 873 8466                            e-mail: a.winkler@tugraz.at

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Personal data:

• Born 1949 in Fantsch, Austria
• Diploma in Physics, Technical University Graz, 1978
• Ph.D. in Physics, Technical University Graz, 1981
• Habilitation (venia docendi) in Surface Physics, Technical University Graz, 1989
• 1979-1989, Assistant, Institute of Solid State Physics
• 1984, Postdoctoral fellow, Nuclear Research Center, Juelich, Germany
• 1987, Guest Scientist, Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, USA
• 1989-1996, Assistant Professor, Technical University Graz
• 1996-, Professor of Surface Science, Technical University Graz,
• 2002, JSPS research fellow, Hokkaido University, Japan
  

• Adsorption-desorption dynamics (hydrogen-metal systems)
• Adsorption and growth of organic molecules
• Adsorption on nano-structured surfaces
• Interaction of atomic hydrogen with surfaces (Eley-Rideal)
• Quantitative surface analysis
• Thermal desorption spectroscopy
• Time-of-flight spectroscopy on desorbing molecules
• Surface analysis with LEED, Auger and ESCA
• Laser spectroscopy on desorbing molecules (REMPI)

• Surface analysis
• Thin film physics
• Vacuum physics
• Laboratory courses in applied physics and surface physics

G. Pauer, M. Kratzer, A. Winkler, J. Chem. Phys., in print
"Manipulating the activation barrier for H2 (D2) desorption on potassium modified palladium surfaces"

R. Resel, M. Oehzelt, T. Haber, G. Hlawacek, C. Teichert, S. Müllegger, A. Winkler, J. Cryst. Growth, in print
"Structure and morphology of quaterphenyl thin films on Au(111)-The influence of surface contamination by carbon"

S. Müllegger, S. Mitsche, P. Pölt, K. Hänel, A. Birkner, C. Wöll, A. Winkler; Thin Solid Films 484 (2005)408
"Substrate structure dependence of the growth modes of p-quaterphenyl thin films on gold"

G. Pauer, M. Kratzer, A. Winkler, Vacuum, in print
"Reaction and desorption kinetics of H2 and H2O on activated and non-activated palladium surfaces"

S. Müllegger, A. Winkler, Surf. Sci. 574 (2005) 322
"The influence of carbon on the adsorption/desorption kinetics and monolayer formation of p-quaterphenyl on Au(111)"

2004

R. Schennach, G. Krenn, K.D. Rendulic, G. Pauer, M. Kratzer, A. Winkler, Proceedings of the CRC-15 Symposium, Sapporo, Oct. 2004.
"Molecular beam and time-of-flight studies of catalytic model reactions on two-component surfaces"

G. Hlawacek, C. Teichert, S. Müllegger, R. Resel, A. Winkler, Synthetic Metals 146 (2004) 383
"Pattern formation in p-quaterphenyl film growth on gold substrates"

S. Müllegger, I. Salzmann, R, Resel, G. Hlawacek, C. Teichert, A. Winkler, J. Chem. Phys. 121 (2004) 2272
"Adsorption and epitaxial growth of para-quaterphenyl on Au(111)"

G. Pauer, A. Winkler, J. Chem. Phys. 120 (2004) 3864
"Water formation on Pd(111) by reaction of oxygen with atomic and molecular hydrogen"

S. Müllegger, O. Stranik, E. Zojer, A. Winkler, Applied Surf. Sci..221 (2004) 184
"Adsorption, initial growth, and desorption kinetics of p-quaterphenyl on/from clean and carbon covered polycrystalline gold surfaces"

2003:

S. Müllegger, I. Salzmann, R. Resel, A. Winkler, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83 (2003) 4536
"Epitaxial growth of quaterphenyl thin flms on Au(111)"

G. Pauer, A. Eichler, M. Sock, M.G. Ramsey, F. Netzer, A. Winkler, J. Chem. Phys. 119 (2003) 5253
"Identification of new adsorption sites of H and D on Rhodium(100)"

C. Klein, E.L.D. Hebenstreit, A. Eichler, G. Pauer, R. Koller, A. Winkler, M. Schmid, P. Varga, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90 (2003) 176101
"When STM maps a wrong adsorption site: H-Rh(100)"

D. Gleispach, A. Winkler, Surface Sci. Lett. 537 (2003) L435
"Determination of all degrees of freedom for H2 and D2 desorbing from V(100)+O"

D. Gleispach, P. Kailbauer, A. Winkler, Vacuum 71 (2003) 95

2002:

C. Eibl, A. Winkler, J. Chem. Phys. 117 (2002) 834
"Angular and energy distributions f D2 molecules desorbing from sulfur and oxygen modified V(111) surfaces"

2001:

H. Schiechl, A. Winkler, Fresenius J. Anal. Chem. 371 (2001) 342
"Growth of a vanadium oxide layer on V(100) and its reactivity towards atomic hydrogen"

H. Schiechl, D. Gleispach, A. Winkler, J. Phys. Chem. 105 (2001) 3849
"Interaction of molecular and atomic hydrogen with a V(100)-S surface"

C. Eibl, A. Winkler, Surface Sci. 482 (2001) 201
"Time-of-flight studies on desorbing and on scattered D2 molecules from a V(111)+S surface"

A. Winkler,  Surface Sci. 470 (2001) 186,
comment on the paper by Y. Miyake et al. "Thermionic emission of hydrogen isotopes (Mu, H, D, T)
from W and interpretation of the ole of the hot W as an atomic hydrogen source"

Selected previous publications and review article

G. Krenn, C. Eibl, W. Mauritsch, E.L.D. Hebenstreit, P. Varga and A. Winkler; Surface Sci. 445 (2000) 343.
"Adsorption kinetics and energetics of atomic H (D) on oxygen and carbon covered V(100

H. Pölzl, G. Strohmeier and A, Winkler; J. Chem. Phys., 110 (1999) 1154
''Adsorption and abstraction of H(D) on clean and modified Al(111) and Ni(111) surfaces''

H. Pölzl, F. Zinka, D. Gleispach and A. Winkler; Surface Sci. 440 (1999) 196
"Adsorption of H2O on Al(111) and the interaction of atomic hydrogen with the ice layer"

K.D. Rendulic and A. Winkler; "Adsorption of hydrogen on metals", translated into Chinese by J. Feng,
Guanxi Teachers University Press, Guilin, China, 1999.

 J. Boh, G. Eilmsteiner, K.D. Rendulic and A. Winkler; Suface Sci. 395 (1998) 98
''Adsorption and abstraction of atomic hydrogen (deuterium) on Al(100)''

H. Premm, H. Pölzl and A. Winkler; Surface Sci. Lett., 401 (1998) 444
''Dynamics and kinetics of subsurface absorption and desorption for the system hydrogen-Ni(111)''

C. Eibl, G. Lackner and A. Winkler; J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 16 (1998) 2979
''Quantitative characterization of a highly effective atomic hydrogen doser''

A. Winkler; Appl. Phys. A67 (1998)
''Interaction of atomic hydrogen with metal surfaces''

G. Eilmsteiner, W. Walkner  and A. Winkler, Surface Sci. 352-354 (1996) 263
''Reaction kinetics of atomic hydrogen with deuterium on Ni(110)''

G. Eilmsteiner and A. Winkler, Surface Sci. 366 (1996) L750
''Rovibrational state distribution of deuterium molecules resulting from D-atom interaction with Ni(110)''

 K.D. Rendulic and A. Winkler, Surface Sci. 299/300 (1994) 261.
''Adsorption and Desorption Dynamics as seen through Molecular Beam Techniques'' (review)

G. Pozgainer, K.D. Rendulic and A. Winkler, Surface Sci. 307-309 (1994) 344.
''Laser Spectroscopy on Hydrogen desorbing from Nickel''

G. Pozgainer, L. Windholz and A. Winkler, Measurement Sci. Technol. 5 (1994) 947.
''Rovibrational State Specific Detection of desorbing Hydrogen Molecules using Multiphoton Ionization (REMPI)''

V. Zhukov, A. Ferstl, A. Winkler and K.D. Rendulic, Chem. Phys. Lett. 222 (1994) 481.
''Adsorption and Desorption Kinetics of Hydrogen on modified Aluminum (110) Surfaces''

A. Winkler, G. Eilmsteiner and R. Novak, Chem. Phys. Lett. 226 (1994) 589.
''Internal State Distribution of Molecular Hydrogen Isotopes desorbing from clean and modified Ni(110) Surfaces''

A. Winkler, K.D. Rendulic, Intern. Rev. Phys. Chem. 11 (1992) 101
"Sticking of molecular hydrogen on simple, noble and transition metals" (review)

K.D. Rendulic, A. Winkler, Intern. J. Mod. Phys. B3 (1989) 941
"The influence of surface defects and foreign atoms on the adsorption kinetics" (review)

G. Anger, A. Winkler, K.D. Rendulic, Surface Sci. 220 (1989) 1
"Adsorption and desorption kinetics in the systems H2-Cu(111), Cu(110) and Cu(100)"

K.D. Rendulic, G. Anger and A. Winkler, Surface Sci. 208 (1989) 404
"Wide range nozzle beam adsorption data for the systems H2-nickel and H2-Pd(100)"

A. Winkler, X. Guo, H.R. Siddiqui, P.L.Hagans, J.T. Yates, Jr., Surface Sci. 201 (1988) 419
"Kinetics and energetics of oxygen adsorption on Pt(111) and Pt(112). A comparison of flat and stepped surfaces"

A. Winkler, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A5 (1987) 2430
"Absolute calibration of small gas amounts"

H.P. Steinrück, M. Luger, A. Winkler and K.D. Rendulic, Phys. Rev. B32 (1985) 5032
"Adsorption probabilities of H2 and D2 on various flat and stepped nickel surfaces"

A. Winkler, K.D. Rendulic, Surface Sci. 118 (1982) 19
"Adsorption kinetics of hydrogen adsorption on nickel and coadsorption of hydrogen and oxygen"