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Controlled depolymerisation, as assessed by analytical ultracentrifugation, of low molecular weight chitosan for potential use in archaeological conservation (2018)
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Wakefield, J. M., Gillis, R. B., Adams, G. G., McQueen, C., & Harding, S. E. (2018). Controlled depolymerisation, as assessed by analytical ultracentrifugation, of low molecular weight chitosan for potential use in archaeological conservation. European Biophysics Journal, 47(7), 769-775. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00249-018-1290-6

The heterogeneity and molecular weight of a chitosan of low molecular weight (molar mass) and low degree of acetylation (0.1), for potential use as a consolidant for decayed archaeological wood, has been examined by sedimentation velocity and sedimen... Read More about Controlled depolymerisation, as assessed by analytical ultracentrifugation, of low molecular weight chitosan for potential use in archaeological conservation.

Formation routes and structural details of the CaF1 layer on Si(111) from high-resolution noncontact atomic force microscopy data (2018)
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Rahe, P., Smith, E. F., Wollschläger, J., & Moriarty, P. J. (2018). Formation routes and structural details of the CaF1 layer on Si(111) from high-resolution noncontact atomic force microscopy data. Physical Review B, 97(12), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.125418

We investigate the CaF1/Si(111) interface using a combination of high-resolution scanning tunnelling and noncontact atomic force microscopy operated at cryogenic temperature as well as x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Submonolayer CaF1 films grown a... Read More about Formation routes and structural details of the CaF1 layer on Si(111) from high-resolution noncontact atomic force microscopy data.

Electrochemical Sensor for Bilirubin Detection Using Screen Printed Electrodes Functionalized with Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene (2018)
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Thangamuthu, M., Gabriel, W., Santschi, C., & Martin, O. (2018). Electrochemical Sensor for Bilirubin Detection Using Screen Printed Electrodes Functionalized with Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene. Sensors, 18(3), Article 800. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18030800

Practice oriented point-of-care diagnostics require easy-to-handle, miniaturized, and low-cost analytical tools. In a novel approach, screen printed carbon electrodes (SPEs), which were functionalized with nanomaterials, are employed for selective me... Read More about Electrochemical Sensor for Bilirubin Detection Using Screen Printed Electrodes Functionalized with Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene.

Synthesis and thermoelectric properties of 2- and 2,8-substituted tetrathiotetracenes (2018)
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Robert Garrett, M., Durán-Peña, M. J., Lewis, W., Pudzs, K., Uzulis, J., Mihailovs, I., Tyril, B., Shine, J., Smith, E. F., Rutkis, M., & Woodward, S. (2018). Synthesis and thermoelectric properties of 2- and 2,8-substituted tetrathiotetracenes. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 6(13), 3403-3409. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8tc00073e

Reaction of elemental sulfur with 2-R1 and 2,8-R1,R2-substituted tetracenes (2) in refluxing DMF affords 5,6,11,12 tetrathiotetracenes (1) in good yields (74-99%) for a range of substituents where R1,R2 are: H,H (a); Me,H (b); MeO,H (c); Ph,H (d); Me... Read More about Synthesis and thermoelectric properties of 2- and 2,8-substituted tetrathiotetracenes.

Intense vibronic modulation of the chiral photoelectron angular distribution generated by photoionization of limonene enantiomers with circularly polarized synchrotron radiation (2018)
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Fanood, M. M. R., Garcia, G. A., Ganjitabar, H., Nahon, L., Turchini, S., & Powis, I. (2018). Intense vibronic modulation of the chiral photoelectron angular distribution generated by photoionization of limonene enantiomers with circularly polarized synchrotron radiation. ChemPhysChem, 19(8), 921-933. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201701248

Photoionization of the chiral monoterpene limonene has been investigated using polarized synchrotron radiation between the adiabatic ionization threshold, 8.505 eV, and 23.5 eV. A rich vibrational structure is seen in the threshold photoelectron spec... Read More about Intense vibronic modulation of the chiral photoelectron angular distribution generated by photoionization of limonene enantiomers with circularly polarized synchrotron radiation.

High-temperature molecular beam epitaxy of hexagonal boron nitride layers (2018)
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Cheng, T. S., Summerfield, A., Mellor, C. J., Davies, A., Khlobystov, A. N., Eaves, L., Foxon, C. T., Beton, P. H., & Novikov, S. V. (in press). High-temperature molecular beam epitaxy of hexagonal boron nitride layers. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 36(2), Article 02D103-1. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5011280

The growth and properties of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) have recently attracted much attention due to applications in graphene-based monolayer thick 2D-structures and at the same time as a wide band gap material for deep-ultraviolet device (DUV) a... Read More about High-temperature molecular beam epitaxy of hexagonal boron nitride layers.

Coulomb fission in multiply-charged ammonia clusters: accurate measurements of the Rayleigh instability limit from fragmentation patterns (2018)
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Harris, C., & Stace, A. J. (2018). Coulomb fission in multiply-charged ammonia clusters: accurate measurements of the Rayleigh instability limit from fragmentation patterns. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 122(10), 2634-2644. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.8b00815

A series of experiments have been undertaken on the fragmentation of multiply charged ammonia clusters, (NH3)nz+, where z  8 and n  800, to establish Rayleigh instability limits, whereby clusters at certain critical sizes become unstable due to Cou... Read More about Coulomb fission in multiply-charged ammonia clusters: accurate measurements of the Rayleigh instability limit from fragmentation patterns.

Shining a light on the photo-sensitisation of organic-inorganic hybrid polyoxometalates (2018)
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Cameron, J. M., Wales, D. J., & Newton, G. (in press). Shining a light on the photo-sensitisation of organic-inorganic hybrid polyoxometalates. Dalton Transactions, https://doi.org/10.1039/C8DT00400E

Finding new ways of using visible light (or, more specifically, solar irradiation) to drive commercially significant and/or challenging chemical processes is an ongoing research goal. Polyoxometalates (POMs) are discrete, metal-oxide clusters which a... Read More about Shining a light on the photo-sensitisation of organic-inorganic hybrid polyoxometalates.

An ancient family of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases with roles in arthropod development and biomass digestion (2018)
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Sabbadin, F., Hemsworth, G. R., Ciano, L., Henrissat, B., Dupree, P., Tryfona, T., Marques, R. D. S., Sweeney, S. T., Besser, K., Elias, L., Pesante, G., Li, Y., Dowle, A. A., Bates, R., Gomez, L. D., Simister, R., Davies, G. J., Walton, P. H., Bruce, N. C., & McQueen-Mason, S. J. (2018). An ancient family of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases with roles in arthropod development and biomass digestion. Nature Communications, 9, Article 756. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03142-x

Thermobia domestica belongs to an ancient group of insects and has a remarkable ability to digest crystalline cellulose without microbial assistance. By investigating the digestive proteome of Thermobia, we have identified over 20 members of an uncha... Read More about An ancient family of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases with roles in arthropod development and biomass digestion.

Kinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation by redox mediators and consequences for the lithium–oxygen cell (2018)
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Chen, Y., Gao, X., Johnson, L. R., & Bruce, P. G. (in press). Kinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation by redox mediators and consequences for the lithium–oxygen cell. Nature Communications, 9, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03204-0

Lithium–oxygen cells in which lithium peroxide forms in solution rather than on the electrode surface, can sustain relatively high cycling rates but require redox mediators to charge. The mediators are oxidised at the electrode surface and then oxidi... Read More about Kinetics of lithium peroxide oxidation by redox mediators and consequences for the lithium–oxygen cell.