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Design and optical characterisation of an efficient light trapping structure for dye-sensitized solar cell integrated windows (2018)
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Knott, A., Liu, X., Makarovskiy, O., O'Shea, J., Tuck, C., & Wu, Y. (2019). Design and optical characterisation of an efficient light trapping structure for dye-sensitized solar cell integrated windows. Building Simulation, 12(1), 41-49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-018-0485-1

Windows integrated with semi-transparent photovoltaics (PVs) such as Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) show good potential in improving building performance, in term of providing daylight, reducing unnecessary solar heat gain and also generating ele... Read More about Design and optical characterisation of an efficient light trapping structure for dye-sensitized solar cell integrated windows.

Ultra-fast intramolecular vibronic coupling revealed by RIXS and RPES maps of an aromatic adsorbate on TiO2(110) (2018)
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O'Shea, J. N., Handrup, K., Temperton, R. H., Gibson, A. J., Nicolaou, A., Jaouen, N., Taylor, J. B., Mayor, L. C., Swarbrick, J. C., & Schnadt, J. (2018). Ultra-fast intramolecular vibronic coupling revealed by RIXS and RPES maps of an aromatic adsorbate on TiO2(110). Journal of Chemical Physics, 148(20), Article 204705. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5024862

Two-dimensional resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) and resonant photoelectron spectroscopy (RPES) maps are presented for multilayer and monolayer coverages of an aromatic molecule (bi-isonicotinic acid) on the rutile TiO2(110) single crystal... Read More about Ultra-fast intramolecular vibronic coupling revealed by RIXS and RPES maps of an aromatic adsorbate on TiO2(110).

Exploring ultra-fast charge transfer and vibronic coupling with N 1s RIXS maps of an aromatic molecule coupled to a semiconductor (2017)
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O'Shea, J. N., Handrup, K., Temperton, R. H., Gibson, A. J., Nicolaou, A., & Jaouen, N. (in press). Exploring ultra-fast charge transfer and vibronic coupling with N 1s RIXS maps of an aromatic molecule coupled to a semiconductor. Journal of Chemical Physics, 147(13), Article 134705. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4999135

We present for the first time two-dimensional resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) maps of multilayer and monolayer biisonicotinic acid adsorbed on the rutile TiO2(110) single crystal surface. This enables the elastic channel to be followed ove... Read More about Exploring ultra-fast charge transfer and vibronic coupling with N 1s RIXS maps of an aromatic molecule coupled to a semiconductor.

Faradaic processes beyond Nernst’s law: density functional theory assisted modelling of partial electron delocalisation and pseudocapacitance in graphene oxides (2017)
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Li, J., O'Shea, J. N., Hou, X., & Chen, G. Z. (in press). Faradaic processes beyond Nernst’s law: density functional theory assisted modelling of partial electron delocalisation and pseudocapacitance in graphene oxides. Chemical Communications, 53(75), 10414-10417. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CC04344A

The study of electron delocalisation in oxygen atom segregated zones in graphene, aided by the first-principles density functional theory, has revealed extra energy bands of ≥ 2 eV wide around the Fermi level, predicting faradaic charge storage occur... Read More about Faradaic processes beyond Nernst’s law: density functional theory assisted modelling of partial electron delocalisation and pseudocapacitance in graphene oxides.

Adsorption and charge transfer interactions of bi-isonicotinic acid on Ag(111) (2017)
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Temperton, R. H., Gibson, A. J., Handrup, K., & O'Shea, J. N. (in press). Adsorption and charge transfer interactions of bi-isonicotinic acid on Ag(111). Journal of Chemical Physics, 147, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4996746

The adsorption and charge transfer dynamics of the organic molecule bi-isonicotinic acid (4,4′-dicarboxy-2,2′-bipyridine) on single crystal Ag(111) has been studied using synchrotron radiation-based photoemission, x-ray absorption and resonant core s... Read More about Adsorption and charge transfer interactions of bi-isonicotinic acid on Ag(111).

On the suitability of high vacuum electrospray deposition for the fabrication of molecular electronic devices (2017)
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Temperton, R. H., O'Shea, J. N., & Scurr, D. J. (2017). On the suitability of high vacuum electrospray deposition for the fabrication of molecular electronic devices. Chemical Physics Letters, 682, 15-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2017.05.068

© 2017 We present a series of three studies investigating the potential application of high vacuum electrospray deposition to construct molecular electronic devices. Through the use of time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry we explore the use... Read More about On the suitability of high vacuum electrospray deposition for the fabrication of molecular electronic devices.

Resonant core spectroscopies of the charge transfer interactions between C60 and the surfaces of Au(111), Ag(111), Cu(111) and Pt(111) (2016)
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Gibson, A. J., Temperton, R. H., O'Shea, J. N., & Handrup, K. (2017). Resonant core spectroscopies of the charge transfer interactions between C60 and the surfaces of Au(111), Ag(111), Cu(111) and Pt(111). Surface Science, 657, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2016.11.009

Charge transfer interactions between C60 and the metal surfaces of Ag(111), Cu(111), Au(111) and Pt(111) have been studied using synchrotron-based photoemission, resonant photoemission and X-ray absorption spectroscopies. By placing the X-ray absorp... Read More about Resonant core spectroscopies of the charge transfer interactions between C60 and the surfaces of Au(111), Ag(111), Cu(111) and Pt(111).

Supramolecular nesting of cyclic polymers (2015)
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Kondratuk, D. V., Perdigão, L. M., Esmail, A. M., O'Shea, J. N., Beton, P. H., & Anderson, H. L. (2015). Supramolecular nesting of cyclic polymers. Nature Chemistry, 7(4), 317-322. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2182

Advances in template-directed synthesis make it possible to create artificial molecules with protein-like dimensions, directly from simple components. These synthetic macromolecules have a proclivity for self-organization that is reminiscent of biopo... Read More about Supramolecular nesting of cyclic polymers.

Vernier-Templated Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Supramolecular Chemistry of a 12-Porphyrin Nanoring (2014)
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Kondratuk, D. V., Sprafke, J. K., O'Sullivan, M. C., Perdigão, L. M., Saywell, A., Malfois, M., …Anderson, H. L. (2014). Vernier-Templated Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Supramolecular Chemistry of a 12-Porphyrin Nanoring. Chemistry - A European Journal, 20(40), 12826-12834. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201403714

Vernier templating exploits a mismatch between the number of binding sites in a template and a reactant to direct the formation of a product that is large enough to bind several template units. Here, we present a detailed study of the Vernier-templat... Read More about Vernier-Templated Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Supramolecular Chemistry of a 12-Porphyrin Nanoring.

Charge transfer from an adsorbed ruthenium-based photosensitizer through an ultra-thin aluminium oxide layer and into a metallic substrate (2014)
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Gibson, A. J., Temperton, R. H., Handrup, K., Weston, M., Mayor, L. C., & O'Shea, J. N. (2014). Charge transfer from an adsorbed ruthenium-based photosensitizer through an ultra-thin aluminium oxide layer and into a metallic substrate. Journal of Chemical Physics, 140(234708), Article 234708. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4882867

The interaction of the dye molecule N3 (cis-bis(isothiocyanato)bis(2,2-bipyridyl-4,4′-dicarbo-xylato)-ruthenium(II)) with the ultra-thin oxide layer on a AlNi(110) substrate, has been studied using synchrotron radiation based photoelectron spectrosco... Read More about Charge transfer from an adsorbed ruthenium-based photosensitizer through an ultra-thin aluminium oxide layer and into a metallic substrate.

Height dependent molecular trapping in stacked cyclic porphyrin nanorings (2014)
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Wieland, M. B., Perdigão, L. M., Kondratuk, D. V., O'Shea, J. N., Anderson, H. L., & Beton, P. H. (2014). Height dependent molecular trapping in stacked cyclic porphyrin nanorings. Chemical Communications, 50(55), 7332-7335. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cc02629b

Stacked layers of cyclic porphyrin nanorings constitute nanoscale receptacles with variable height and diameter which preferentially adsorb sublimed molecules. Using scanning tunnelling microscopy we determine the filling capacity of these nanoring t... Read More about Height dependent molecular trapping in stacked cyclic porphyrin nanorings.