After working as a doctoral researcher in the group of Dr. Serhiy Cherevko from 2020 to 2025, Matej Zlatar continues his work at HIERN as a postdoctoral researcher. During his PhD, he investigated dissolution mechanisms and the stability of electrocatalysts, with a particular focus on iridium-based materials and catalyst supports for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) under acidic conditions. His work also contributed to the development and evaluation of benchmarking approaches for assessing electrocatalyst activity and stability.
In his postdoctoral research, Matej builds on the fundamental understanding gained during his PhD and applies it to more application-oriented questions. He studies dissolution and degradation processes in realistic catalyst layers under relevant operating conditions, with the aim of improving their stability.
M. Zlatar*, C. Simon, J. Przybysz, M. Gamón Rodríguez, J. Katsman, M. Ayoub, I. Khalakhan, S. Cherevko*
Journal of The Electrochemical Society
172(10)
(2025)
106506
J. Du, M. Zlatar, D. Zhang, D. Escalera-López, J. Quinson, S. Cherevko, M. Arenz*
Journal of Power Sources
657
(2025)
238224
P.L. Darge*, N. Röttcher, M. Zlatar, K.J.J. Mayrhofer, S. Cherevko, D. Dworschak*
ACS Catalysis
15
(2025)
10336-10346
W. Wang, M. Zlatar, Y. Wang, P. Timmer, S.L. Alexander, L. Glatthaar, S. Cherevko, H. Over*
ACS Catalysis
15
(2025)
6721-6730
13. pH dependence of noble metals dissolution: Ruthenium
M. Minichová*, T. Priamushko, M. Zlatar, K.J.J. Mayrhofer, S. Cherevko*
ChemElectroChem
12(9)
(2025)
e202400651
12. On the growth and water oxidation stability of hydrous iridium oxide
M. Zlatar*, X. Xie, C. Franke, T. Hrbek, Z. Krtouš, T. Li, I. Khalakhan, S. Cherevko*
EES Catalysis
3
(2025)
521-534
T. Priamushko*, E. Franz, A. Logar, L. Bijelic, P. Guggenberger, D. Escalera-López, M. Zlatar, J. Libuda, F. Kleitz, N. Hodnik, O. Brummel, S. Cherevko*
Journal of the American Chemical Society
147(4)
(2025)
3517–3528
10. pH dependence of noble metals dissolution: Iridium
M. Zlatar*, D. Escalera-López, C. Simon, V. Briega-Martos, K. Stojanovski, S. Cherevko
Electrochimica Acta
513
(2025)
145450
H.P. Tran, H.N. Nong, M. Zlatar, A. Yoon, U. Hejral, M. Rüscher, J. Timoshenko, S. Selve, D. Berger, M. Kroschel, M. Klingenhof, B. Paul, S. Möhle, K.N.N. Nasralla, D. Escalera-López, A. Bergmann, S. Cherevko, B. Roldan Cuenya and P. Strasser*
Journal of the American Chemical Society
146(46)
(2024)
31444-31455
8. pH dependence of noble metals dissolution: Platinum
V. Briega-Martos*, K. Stojanovski, M. Zlatar, C. Göllner, S. Cherevko*
Electrochimica Acta
501
(2024)
144793
7. pH dependence of noble metals dissolution: Gold
K. Stojanovski*, V. Briega-Martos, M. Zlatar, C. Göllner, S. Cherevko*
ChemElectroChem
11(18)
(2024)
e202400373
D. Hoffmeister*, S. Finger*, L. Fiedler, T.-C. Ma, A. Körner, M. Zlatar, B. Fritsch, K. Witte Bodnar, S. Carl, A. Götz, B. Apeleo Zubiri, J. Will, E. Spiecker, S. Cherevko, A.T.S. Freiberg, K.J.J. Mayrhofer, S. Thiele, A. Hutzler* and C. van Pham*
Advanced Science
11(30)
(2024)
2402991
D. Escalera-López,* C. Iffelsberger, M. Zlatar, K. Novčić, N. Maselj, C. V. Pham, P. Jovanovič, N. Hodnik, S. Thiele, M. Pumera, S. Cherevko*
Nature Communications
15
(2024)
3601
M. Zlatar,* D. Escalera-López, M. Gamón Rodríguez, T. Hrbek, C. Götz, R.M. Joy, A. Savan, H. Phi Tran, H. Nhan Nong, P. Pobedinskas, V. Briega-Martos, A. Hutzler, T. Böhm, K. Haenen, A. Ludwig, I. Khalakhan, P. Strasser, S. Cherevko*
ACS Catalysis
13(23)
(2023)
15375-15392
M. Zlatar,* D. Nater, D. Escalera-López, R.M. Joy, P. Pobedinskas, K. Haenend, C. Copéret, S. Cherevko*
Electrochimica Acta
444
(2023)
141982
2. Electrolyte engineering stabilizes photoanodes decorated with molecular catalysts
K.J. Jenewein,* Y. Wang, T. Liu, T. McDonald, M. Zlatar, V.B. Llorente, N. Kulyk, A. Kormányos, D. Wang, S. Cherevko*
ChemSusChem
16
(2023)
e202202319
R.A. Krivina, M. Zlatar, T.N. Stovall, G.A. Lindquist, D. Escalera-López, A.K. Cook, J.E. Hutchison, S. Cherevko,* S.W. Boettcher*
ACS Catalysis
13
(2023)
902–915
| 2026-Present | Postdoctoral researcher, HI-ERN, Germany |
| 2020-2026 | Doctoral researcher at HI-ERN / Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany |
| 2018-2019 | Student research assistant, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2018 | Research intern, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 2017-2019 | M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2017 | Student Internship at Pliva d.o.o. (Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.) (Zagreb, Croatia) |
| 2015-2017 | B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia |