Materials science | Nanomaterials | Catalytic interfaces | Germany
Anca Mazare
Habilitation candidate in materials science at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg
LKO, Department of Materials Science and Engineering | Erlangen, Germany
A habilitation-stage research and teaching portfolio built around oxide nanostructures, catalytic interfaces, surface-sensitive analytics, international collaboration, and sustained academic mentorship.
Professorial dossier
Habilitation-stage research, teaching, and leadership profile.
- Publications
- 104
- h-index
- 38
- Invited, oral, or keynote presentations
- >20
- PhD and postdoctoral mentees
- >10
- Oxide Nanostructures and Thin Films
- Single-Atom and Dual-Atom Catalysts
- Surface Analysis and Structure-Function Relationships
- Biomedical Interfaces and Functional Coatings
- Publications
- 104
- h-index
- 38
- Invited, oral, or keynote presentations
- >20
- PhD and postdoctoral mentees
- >10
- Bachelor's or Master's theses supervised
- 8
- Start of recurring FAU lecture activity
- 2014
Publication count stated in the CV short profile.
Citation profile stated in the CV short profile.
International conferences and webinars listed in scientific activities.
Mentoring record stated under teaching and mentoring.
Supervision record stated under teaching and mentoring.
Lecture activity in Nanooberflachen und Strukturierung.
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Research at a glance
A coherent programme across nanostructures, interfaces, and catalytic function.
Materials scientist specializing in oxide-based catalytic materials, nanostructured thin films, and single-atom/dual-atom catalysts. The research integrates materials synthesis with advanced spectroscopy to reveal structure-function relationships in heterogeneous and light-driven catalytic systems, biomedical interfaces, and functional coatings.
01
Oxide Nanostructures and Thin Films
Defect-engineered oxides, TiO2 nanotubes, nanosheets, nanostructured thin films, and functional coatings designed to tune surface chemistry, transport, and material interactions.
Methods
Materials synthesis
Surface modification
Defect engineering
Nanostructured thin-film design
Application contexts
Tailor-made material interactions
Functional coatings
Biomedical interfaces
02
Single-Atom and Dual-Atom Catalysts
Atomically precise active-site concepts for catalytic and photo(electro)catalytic systems, including single-atom-based platforms for green-fuel research.
Methods
Single-atom catalyst design
Dual-atom catalyst concepts
Catalytic MOFs
Interfacial active-site control
Application contexts
Photocatalysis
Photoelectrochemistry
Green-fuel systems
03
Surface Analysis and Structure-Function Relationships
Advanced spectroscopy and depth-sensitive analysis used to connect nanoscale structure, chemical state, and application performance.
Methods
XPS
ToF-SIMS
FTIR
RAMAN
GDOES
Application contexts
Heterogeneous catalysis
Light-driven catalysis
Surface chemistry
04
Biomedical Interfaces and Functional Coatings
Material-surface strategies for cell-surface interactions, antibacterial platforms, aerophilic blood-repellent metallic surfaces, and biologically relevant interfaces.
Methods
Interfacial characterization
Functional coating design
Biomaterial surface analysis
Application contexts
Cell-surface interactions
Antibacterial applications
Blood-repellent surfaces
Selected publications
Publication signals across reviews, single-atom catalysis, interfaces, and functional coatings.
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2025
research articleBinding Kinetics of Self-Assembled Monolayers of Fluorinated Phosphate Ester on Metal Oxides for Underwater Aerophilicity
A. Mazare, M.H. Ulubas, H. Kim, I. Fomicheva, G. Sarau, S.H. Christiansen, W.H. Goldmann, A.B. Tesler
LangmuirCorresponding authorA. Mazare,# M.H. Ulubas, H. Kim, I. Fomicheva, G. Sarau, S.H. Christiansen, W.H. Goldmann, A.B.Tesler, Binding Kinetics of Self-Assembled Monolayers of Fluorinated Phosphate Ester on Metal Oxides for Underwater Aerophilicity, Langmuir, 2025, 41(3), 1868. (# corresponding author).
surface chemistrymetal oxidesfunctional coatings2025
research articleSilver-Loaded Titania-based Metal-Organic Frameworks as a Platform for Silver Ion Release for Antibacterial Applications
A. Mazare, W.H. Goldmann, E. Kocak, B. Osuagwu, S. Qin, R. Cao, P. Schmuki
2025 publicationCorresponding authorA. Mazare, # W.H. Goldmann, E. Kocak, B. Osuagwu, S. Qin, R. Cao, P. Schmuki, Silver-Loaded Titania-based Metal-Organic Frameworks as a Platform for Silver Ion Release for Antibacterial Applications, 2025, 25, 33, 12547-12553 (# corresponding author).
antibacterial materialsMOFstitania2024
research articleNanoscale topography of anodic TiO2 nanostructures is crucial for cell-surface interactions
J. Park, A.B. Tesler, E. Gongadze, A. Iglic, P. Schmuki, A. Mazare
ACS Applied Materials & InterfacesCorresponding authorJ. Park, A.B. Tesler, E. Gongadze, A. Iglic, P. Schmuki, A. Mazare#, Nanoscale topography of anodic TiO2 nanostructures is crucial for cell-surface interactions, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16, 4430-4438. (# corresponding author)
biomedical interfacesTiO2 nanostructurescell-surface interactions2022
research articleInhibition of H2 and O2 recombination: the key to a most efficient single-atom co-catalyst for photocatalytic H2 evolution from plain water
I. Hwang, A. Mazare, J. Will, T. Yokosawa, E. Spiecker, P. Schmuki
Advanced Functional MaterialsI. Hwang, A. Mazare, J. Will, T. Yokosawa, E. Spiecker, P. Schmuki, Inhibition of H2 and O2 recombination: the key to a most efficient single-atom co-catalyst for photocatalytic H2 evolution from plain water, Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, 32 (44), 2207489.
single-atom catalystsphotocatalysishydrogen evolution2014
reviewOne-dimensional titanium dioxide nanomaterials: Nanotubes
K. Lee, A. Mazare, P. Schmuki
Chemical ReviewsEqual authorshipK. Lee,* A. Mazare,* P. Schmuki, One-dimensional titanium dioxide nanomaterials: Nanotubes, Chemical Reviews, 2014, 114(19), 9385-9454. (* equal authorship)
TiO2 nanotubesoxide nanostructuresnanomaterials
Teaching and supervision portfolio
A sustained contribution to materials-science education.
The teaching profile combines recurring lectures, exercise formats, laboratory instruction, internship responsibility, and supervision of early-career researchers.
Since 2014
Lecture, 2 h/week
Nanooberflachen und Strukturierung
Recurring lecture activity in nanosurfaces and structuring.
Since 2020
Practical course / internship
ToF-SIMS
Hands-on surface analysis training.
Since 2021
Lecture and exercise, 2 h/week + 1 h/week
Surface Analysis II
Advanced surface analysis teaching with exercise component.
Since 2024
Lecture and exercise, 2 h/week + 2 h/week
Basic Electrochemistry II
Electrochemistry teaching with substantial exercise component.
Since 2023
Internship responsibility
MAP and Corrosion and Surface Analysis internships
Responsible for internships in Advanced Materials and Processes and corrosion/surface analysis.
Supervision and mentoring
Since 2012: Mentoring > 10 Ph.D. and postdoctoral students.
Since 2014: Supervised 8 Bachelor's or Master's diplomas.
Teaching development is supported by the ProfiLehre plus Advanced/Aufbaustufe certificate for higher education in Bavaria.
Academic leadership
Funding, service, international networks, and institutional responsibility.
The CV points to a profile that extends beyond publications: proposal activity, project participation, peer review, patents, awards, conference visibility, and department-level service.
Acquisition of Third-Party Funding
- 1/21 ETI (Emerging Talents Initiative) - Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg.
- Participation in several DFG and EU third-party funding applications.
- Part of the SAN4Fuel project (HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03-01 - Twinning), focused on single-atom-based photo(electro)catalysts for green fuel.
Scientific Activities and Service
- Patents: EP21166558.3A, PCT/EP2022/058409, and USPTO application #63/499,717.
- Reviewer for Electrochim. Acta, Surf. Interf. Anal., Colloids and Interfaces B: Biomaterials, and other journals.
- Reviewer of research proposals for Poland, Czech Republic, and Netherlands.
- > 20 oral/invited/keynote presentations at international conferences and webinars.
- ProfiLehre plus Advanced/Aufbaustufe certificate for teaching in higher education of the Bavarian Universities, 8 Feb 2024.
Institutional Involvement
- Since 2023: Member of the Internship Committee of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, FAU.
Selected Awards
- Best Oral Presentation at Session 4, CMSE2021.
- Best Presentation Award NanoBioMat 2021.
- Materials 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award.
- Coatings 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award.
International collaborations
Research links across Germany, Europe, Japan, and Singapore.
Prof. Ales Iglic
University of Ljubljana
Slovenia
Prof. Marco Altomare
University of Twente, MESA+ Instituut
Netherlands
Prof. Michael Otyepka
Univerzita Palackeho v Olomouci and RCPTM
Czech Republic
Prof. Manuella Killian
Siegen University
Germany
Prof. Ayumi Hirano-Iwata
Tohoku University
Japan
Prof. Corina Andronescu
University Duisburg-Essen
Germany
Prof. Thomas Kuhne
HZDR/CASUS
Germany
Prof. Silke Christianssen
Fraunhofer IKTS
Germany
Prof. Jason Xu Zhichuan
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore
Future professorship vision
A professorial profile grounded in habilitation, research leadership, and teaching responsibility.
The habilitation project, “Oxide nanostructures and their modification for tailor-made material interactions”, gives the portfolio a precise academic center: oxide nanostructures as configurable platforms for tailored material interactions.
Around that center, the CV shows the core ingredients expected of a professor-level candidate in Germany: publication depth, teaching continuity, supervision, international collaboration, grant activity, service, patents, and conference visibility.
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Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg
LKO, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Erlangen, Germany
anca dot mazare [at] fau dot de
anca dot mazare [at] gmail dot com
ORCID
0000-0002-4836-946X
Google Scholar
Anca Mazare
ResearchGate
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ResearcherID
AAM-9456-2021