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Kim Y, Choi H, Kim D, Kim Y, Kim K, Kim J, et al.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl . 2025 Jan; 64(8):e202420449. PMID: 39754300
Understanding how TiO interacts with CO at the molecular level is crucial in the CO reduction toward value-added energy sources. Here, we report in situ observations of the CO activation...
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Yu J, Byrne C, Imran J, Henderson Z, Holt K, Large A, et al.
J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces . 2024 Dec; 128(49):20933-20939. PMID: 39691903
Ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (AP-XPS) was employed to investigate the effect of applied potential on the interface of TiO(110) with 0.1 M HCl. The study, which involved operando electrochemical...
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Nadeem I, Penschke C, Chen J, Torrelles X, Wilson A, Hussain H, et al.
J Am Chem Soc . 2024 Nov; 146(49):33443-33451. PMID: 39586092
Metal-oxide aqueous interfaces are important in areas as varied as photocatalysis and mineral reforming. Crucial to the chemistry at these interfaces is the structure of the electrical double layer formed...
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Yim C, Allan M, Pang C, Thornton G
J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces . 2024 Aug; 128(33):14100-14106. PMID: 39193256
Using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), we investigate the spatial distribution of the bridging hydroxyl (OH) bound excess electrons on the rutile TiO(110) surface and its temperature dependence. By performing simultaneously...
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Grinter D, Shaw B, Pang C, Yim C, Muryn C, Hall C, et al.
J Phys Chem Lett . 2023 Sep; 14(38):8507-8512. PMID: 37722000
Nanoscale interconnects are an important component of molecular electronics. Here we use X-ray spectromicroscopy techniques as well as scanning probe methods to explore the self-assembled growth of insulated iron nanowires...
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Kerr R, Macdonald T, Tanner A, Yu J, Davies J, Fielding H, et al.
Small . 2023 Jun; 19(40):e2301014. PMID: 37267942
Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) have shown great promise in a wide range of optoelectronic applications. However, this performance is inhibited by the sensitivity of HOIPs to various environmental factors, particularly...
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Grinter D, Thornton G
J Phys Condens Matter . 2022 Mar; 34(25). PMID: 35287117
As a key component in many industrial heterogeneous catalysts, the surface structure and reactivity of ceria, CeO, has attracted a lot of attention. In this topical review we discuss some...
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Tanner A, Thornton G
J Phys Chem Lett . 2022 Jan; 13(2):559-566. PMID: 35014263
Exploiting the availability of solar energy to produce valuable chemicals is imperative in our quest for a sustainable energy cycle. TiO has emerged as an efficient photocatalyst, and as such...
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Williams O, Katsiev K, Baek B, Harrison G, Thornton G, Idriss H
J Am Chem Soc . 2022 Jan; 144(2):1034-1044. PMID: 34985273
A new atomic-scale anisotropy in the photoreaction of surface carboxylates on rutile TiO(110) induced by gold clusters is found. STM and DFT+U are used to study this phenomenon by monitoring...
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Yim C, Lamoureux P, Mellor A, Pang C, Idriss H, Pacchioni G, et al.
J Phys Chem Lett . 2021 Aug; 12(34):8363-8369. PMID: 34432476
Understanding the mechanism behind the superior catalytic power of single- or few-atom heterogeneous catalysts has become an important topic in surface chemistry. This is particularly the case for gold, with...