Books

  1. N. Hotz, Butane-to-Syngas Processing in Novel Micro-Reactors: Experimental Investigation of Butane Reforming for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-based Small-Scale Powerplants (2009), Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften .

Papers Published

  1. T. Shodiya, O. Schmidt, W. Peng, N. Hotz, Novel nano-scale Au/α-Fe2o3 catalyst for the preferential oxidation of CO in biofuel reformate gas, Journal of Catalysis, vol. 300 (2013), pp. 63-69 .
  2. S.H. Ko, D. Lee, N. Hotz, J. Yeo, S. Hong, K.H. Nam, C.P. Grigoropoulos, Digital selective growth of ZnO nanowire arrays from inkjet printing nanoparticle seed on a flexible substrate, Langmuir, vol. 28 no. 10 (2012), pp. 4787-4792 .
  3. C. Kullmann, N.C. Schirmer, M.-T. Lee, S.H. Ko, N. Hotz, C.P. Grigoropoulos, D. Poulikakos, 3D Printing: 3D Micro Structures by Piezoelectric Inkjet Printing of Gold Nanoparticles, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 22 no. 5 (2012), pp. 055022 .
  4. S.H. Ko, J. Yeo, S. Hong, D. Lee, K.H. Nam, N. Hotz, M.T. Lee, C.P. Grigoropoulos, Digital direct metal patterning for a large area flexible electronics fabrication without vacuum deposition and photolithography, PLOS One, vol. 7 no. 8 (2012), pp. e42315 .
  5. N. Hotz, Hybrid solar system for decentralized electric power generation and storage, Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, vol. 134 no. 4 (2012), pp. 041010 .
  6. N. Hotz, Hydrogen production on the rooftop from sunlight and biofuel, SPIE Newsroom (November 28, 2011) [doi] .
  7. J. von Rickenbach, M. Nabavi, I. Zinovik, N. Hotz, D. Poulikakos, A Detailed Surface Reaction Model of Butane Conversion over Rhodium Catalyst, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol. 36 no. 19 (2011), pp. 12238-12248 .
  8. N. Hotz, R. Zimmerman, C. Weinmueller, M.-T. Lee, C.P. Grigoropoulos, G. Rosengarten, D. Poulikakos, Exergetic analysis and optimization of a solar-powered reformed methanol fuel cell micro-powerplant, Journal of Power Sources, vol. 195 no. 6 (2010) .
  9. M.-T. Lee, M. Werhahn, D.J. Hwang, N. Hotz, R. Greif, D. Poulikakos, C.P. Grigoropoulos, Hydrogen Production with a Solar Steam-Methanol Reformer and Colloid Nanocatalyst, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol. 35 no. 1 (2010) .
  10. C. Weinmueller, G. Tautschnig, N. Hotz, D. Poulikakos, A Flexible Direct Methanol Micro Fuel Cell based on a Metalized, Photosensitive Polymer Film, Journal of Power Sources, vol. 195 no. 12 (2010) .
  11. S.H. Ko, J. Chung, N. Hotz, K.H. Nam, C.P. Grigoropoulos, Metal nanoparticle direct inkjet printing for low temperature 3D micro metal structure fabrication, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 20 no. 12 (2010), pp. 125010 .
  12. N.B. Raberger, M.J. Stutz, N. Hotz, D. Poulikakos, Simulation of the Post-Combustor for the Treatment of Toxic and Flammable Exhaust Gases of a Micro SOFC, ASME Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, vol. 6 no. 4 (2009) .
  13. C. Weinmueller, N. Hotz, A. Mueller, D. Poulikakos, On two-phase flow patterns and transition criteria in aqueous methanol and CO2 mixtures in adiabatic, rectangular microchannels, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. 35 no. 8 (2009) .
  14. N.C. Schirmer, T. Schwamb, B.R. Burg, N. Hotz, D. Poulikakos, Free-Form Fabrication of Nanowires by Dielectrophoretic Dispension of Colloids, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 95 (2009) .
  15. N. Hotz, N. Koc, T. Schwamb, N.C. Schirmer, D. Poulikakos, Catalytic porous ceramic prepared in-situ by sol-gelation for butane-to-syngas in micro-reactors, AIChE Journal, vol. 55 no. 7 (2009) .
  16. N. Hotz, N. Osterwalder, W.J. Stark, N.R. Bieri, D. Poulikakos, Disk-shaped packed bed micro-reactor for butane-to-syngas processing, Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 63 no. 21 (2008) .
  17. A. Bieberle-Hütter, D. Beckel, A. Infortuna, U.P. Muecke, J.L. Rupp, L.J. Gauckler, S. Rey-Mermet, P. Muralt, N.R. Bieri, N. Hotz, M.J. Stutz, D. Poulikakos, P. Heeb, P. Müller, A. Bernard, R. Gmür, T. Hocker, A Micro-Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System as Battery Replacement, Journal of Power Sources, vol. 177 no. 1 (2008) .
  18. N. Hotz, M. J. Stutz, S. Loher, W. J. Stark, D. Poulikakos, Syngas production from butane using a flame-made Rh/Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 catalyst, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, vol. 73 (2007) .
  19. M.J. Stutz, N. Hotz, D. Poulikakos, Optimization of methane reforming in a microreactor - effects of catalyst loading and geometry, Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 61 (2006) .
  20. N. Hotz, S.M. Senn, M.T. Lee, C.P. Grigoropoulos, D. Poulikakos, Exergetic analysis of fuel cell micropowerplants fed by methanol, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 49 no. 15-16 (2006) .
  21. N. Hotz, S.M. Senn, D. Poulikakos, Exergy analysis of a solid oxide fuel cell micropowerplant, Journal of Power Sources, vol. 158 no. 1 (2006) .