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Physical review, Mar 15, 1992

Resonance photoemission and surface-extended x-ray-absorption fine structure (SEXAFS) have been u... more Resonance photoemission and surface-extended x-ray-absorption fine structure (SEXAFS) have been used to investigate the electron-donor properties of potassium adsorbed on rutile Ti02(100). Potassium K-edge SEXAFS from TiO&(IOO)c(2&&2)K shows that K lies in a bridge site, bonding to two oxygen atoms with a K-0 bond distance of 2.62~0.03 A. Resonance photoemission data indicate that K adsorption is accompanied by charge transfer into Ti 3d band-gap states which are polaronic in nature. At 0.25 and 0.75 monolayer coverage about & of an electron is transferred into Ti 3d states for each adsorbed potassium atom.

Inorganic chemistry frontiers, 2014

Thin films of tin chalcogenides may find use in photovoltaic devices, and nanocrystals of such ma... more Thin films of tin chalcogenides may find use in photovoltaic devices, and nanocrystals of such materials are attractive due to their tuneable band gaps and potential in photovoltaic, photonic and optoelectronic applications. Tin(II) sulfide (SnS) is of particular interest due to its band gap of 1.4 eV, which is similar to that of silicon (1.1 eV). This review seeks to provide an overview of the chemical routes currently known for the synthesis of tin chalcogenides as thin films or in nanocrystalline form, as well as exploring routes to copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) and mesoporous tin chalcogenides.

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Nature Communications, Jan 8, 2016

Quantum information processing (QIP) would require that the individual units involvedqubits-commu... more Quantum information processing (QIP) would require that the individual units involvedqubits-communicate to other qubits while retaining their identity. In many ways this resembles the way supramolecular chemistry brings together individual molecules into interlocked structures, where the assembly has one identity but where the individual components are still recognizable. Here a fully modular supramolecular strategy has been to link hybrid organic-inorganic [2]-and [3]-rotaxanes into still larger [4]-, [5]-and [7]-rotaxanes. The ring components are heterometallic octanuclear [Cr 7 NiF 8 (O 2 C t Bu) 16 ]coordination cages and the thread components template the formation of the ring about the organic axle, and are further functionalized to act as a ligand, which leads to large supramolecular arrays of these heterometallic rings. As the rings have been proposed as qubits for QIP, the strategy provides a possible route towards scalable molecular electron spin devices for QIP. Double electron-electron resonance experiments demonstrate inter-qubit interactions suitable for mediating two-qubit quantum logic gates.

Langmuir, Jul 17, 2004

The bonding and self-assembly of a chirally organized monolayer of alanine on the Cu(110) surface... more The bonding and self-assembly of a chirally organized monolayer of alanine on the Cu(110) surface has been investigated using reflection-absorption infrared spectroscopy, low-energy electron diffraction (LEED), and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). This multitechnique approach has enabled an in-depth understanding of the hierarchy of chirality transfer: from a single adsorbed molecule, to size-defined chiral clusters, and then to an overall chiral assembly. The data have indicated that the alanine is in its anionic form, bound to the copper surface through the oxygens of the ionized carboxylate group and the nitrogen of the neutral amino group. Importantly, the methyl group is held away from the surface, resulting in direct chirality transfer into the footprint of the adsorbed alanine molecules, with the local adsorption motif for S-alanine being the mirror image of that created for R-alanine. STM has shown that S-alanine molecules self-organize to form size-defined chiral clusters of six or eight molecules at the surface, interspersed with chiral channels of bare metal. Together, these clusters and channels further self-assemble into a chiral array with one unique chiral domain sustained across the entire surface. A similar chiral assembly, but with the mirror organization, has been observed for R-alanine. Structural models for the individual clusters are proposed, and in conjunction with LEED data, overall models for these chiral phases of both Sand R-alanine have been constructed. Overall, this adsorption system has been found to be both strongly chemisorbed and capable of extensive intermolecular H-bonding, causing stresses that lead not only to the chiral self-organization of molecules but also to a specific self-organization of the empty chiral channels and spaces that intersperse the structure which, in turn, chirally assemble across macroscopic length scales to give a surface with global organizational chirality.

Physical Review Letters, Dec 6, 2001

Scanning tunneling microscopy has been used to identify the adsorption site of H 2 O on TiO 2 ͑11... more Scanning tunneling microscopy has been used to identify the adsorption site of H 2 O on TiO 2 ͑110͒-͑1 3 1͒ at 150 K, and to monitor the site of the dissociation products at 290 K. Water adsorbs onto the rows of fivefold coordinated Ti atoms at 150 K, dissociating by 290 K to form bridging but not terminal hydroxyls. This points to the involvement of bridging O vacancies in the dissociation pathway.

Nature, Mar 1, 2000

The increasing demand of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries for enantiomerically pure com... more The increasing demand of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries for enantiomerically pure compounds has spurred the development of a range of so-called 'chiral technologies' (ref. 1), which aim to exert the ultimate control over a chemical reaction by directing its enantioselectivity. Heterogeneous enantioselective catalysis is particularly attractive because it allows the production and ready separation of large quantities of chiral product while using only small quantities of catalyst. Heterogeneous enantioselectivity is usually induced by adsorbing chiral molecules onto catalytically active surfaces. A mimic of one such catalyst is formed by adsorbing (R,R)-tartaric acid molecules on Cu(110) surfaces: this generates a variety of surface phases, of which only one is potentially catalytically active, and leaves the question of how adsorbed chiral molecules give rise to enantioselectivity. Here we show that the active phase consists of extended supramolecular assemblies of adsorbed (R,R)-tartaric acid, which destroy existing symmetry elements of the underlying metal and directly bestow chirality to the modified surface. The adsorbed assemblies create chiral 'channels' exposing bare metal atoms, and it is these chiral spaces that we believe to be responsible for imparting enantioselectivity, by forcing the orientation of reactant molecules docking onto catalytically active metal sites. Our findings demonstrate that it is possible to sustain a single chiral domain across an extended surface--provided that reflection domains of opposite handedness are removed by a rigid and chiral local adsorption geometry, and that inequivalent rotation domains are removed by successful matching of the rotational symmetry of the adsorbed molecule with that of the underlying metal surface.

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Sep 1, 2009

The structures of alkali metal complexes of silyl-substituted ansa-tris(allyl) ligands [RSi(C 3 H... more The structures of alkali metal complexes of silyl-substituted ansa-tris(allyl) ligands [RSi(C 3 H 3 SiMe 3) 3 ] 3-(R = Me, L 1 ; or Ph, L 2) are discussed. Triple deprotonation of L 1 H 3 by nBuNa/tmeda affords [L 1 {Na(tmeda)} 3 ] (4) in which the sodium cations are complexed by η n-allyl ligands and the silyl substituents adopt [exo,exo][endo,exo] 2 stereochemistries in one crystallographically disordered form and [endo,exo] 3 in another. Triple deprotonation of L 2 H 3 with nBuLi/tmeda results in the formation of [L 2 {Li(tmeda)} 3 ] (5), the structure of which features silyl substituents with [exo,exo] 2 [endo,exo] stereochemistries. The trisodium complex [L 2 Na{Na-(tmeda)} 2 ] 2 (6) consists of a hexa(allylsodium) macrocycle that aggregates as a result of cation-π interactions between the phenyl substituents and the sodium cations. An attempt to prepare the tripotassium complex of L 1 resulted in the formation of the bimetallic potassium/lithium complex

Surface Science, Jul 1, 1991

The yield of Cl' ions from Si(111)7 X 7-0 has been monitored through both the Cl and Si K-edges. ... more The yield of Cl' ions from Si(111)7 X 7-0 has been monitored through both the Cl and Si K-edges. The Cl K-edge ion yield EXAFS suggests a majority site origin, the data producing the same result as Auger yield SEXAFS: an atop geometry with a Cl-Si bond length of 2.00 + 0.02 A. The Cl +-yield data recorded at the Si K-edge are identical to hulk Si EXAFS and the desorption mechanism at this edge is concluded to be X-ray induced electron stimulated desorption (XESD).

Surface Science, Sep 1, 2004

Core level photoemission, low energy electron diffraction, and high resolution electron energy lo... more Core level photoemission, low energy electron diffraction, and high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy have been used to probe the impact of surface contamination on the structure of ZnOð0 0 0 1Þ-O. In contrast to recently reported studies [e.g. Phys. Rev. B 66 (2002) 081402, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90 (2003) 106102], which conclude that the commonly observed (1 • 1) surface termination is a result of surface hydroxyl formation, it is found that such a phase may be prepared without the presence of a significant concentration of surface-OH. We suggest that this discrepancy is most likely due to the use of different anneal temperatures during surface preparation.

Nanotechnology, Oct 13, 2006

Electron bombardment from a filament as well as voltage pulses from a scanning tunnelling microsc... more Electron bombardment from a filament as well as voltage pulses from a scanning tunnelling microscope tip have been employed to modify the surface of TiO2(110). Individual H atoms are selectively desorbed with electrical pulses of +3 V from the scanning tunnelling microscope tip, whilst leaving the oxygen vacancies intact. This allows us to distinguish between oxygen vacancies and hydroxyl groups, which have a similar appearance in scanning tunnelling microscopy images. This then allows the oxygen vacancy-promoted dissociation of water and O2 to be followed with the microscope. Electrical pulses between +5 and +10 V induce local TiO2(110)1 × 2 reconstructions centred around the pulse. As for electron bombardment of the surface, relatively low fluxes increase the density of oxygen vacancies whilst higher fluxes lead to the 1 × 2 and other 1 × n reconstructions.

Physical review, Nov 15, 1992

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy have been used to investigate the structure ... more Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy have been used to investigate the structure of rutile Ti02(100)1 X 3. The combination of these two techniques allows us to identify individual oxygen vacancies on the 1X3 reconstructed surface. These vacancies are found to occupy the topmost layer of the surface and to form one-dimensional arrays in the [001] crystallographic direction, with an interva-a~0 cancy separation of 2.96 A and a typical length of-500 A. The STM data are consistent with a microfacet structural model proposed on the basis of grazing incidence x-ray diffraction data, modi6ed to include the presence of 0 vacancies in the top layer. Oxygen vacancies in the bulk and at the surface of metal oxides are thought to fundamentally alter physical and chemical properties. ' Such properties play a key role in the technological applications of oxides, for instance, in ceramic fracture, catalytic reactions, and photovoltaic

Related Article: S.A.Sulway, R.Girshfeld, S.A.Solomon, C.A.Muryn, J.Poater, M.Sola, F.M.Bickelhau... more Related Article: S.A.Sulway, R.Girshfeld, S.A.Solomon, C.A.Muryn, J.Poater, M.Sola, F.M.Bickelhaupt, R.A.Layfield|2009|Eur.J.Inorg.Chem.||4157|doi:10.1002/ejic.200900618

An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world's repository for small molecule cr... more An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world's repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.

Physical review, Jul 19, 2001

ABSTRACT The modification of the room-temperature surface magnetic moment of Ni(110) by a c(2×2)S... more ABSTRACT The modification of the room-temperature surface magnetic moment of Ni(110) by a c(2×2)S overlayer has been investigated using spin-polarized inverse photoemission (SPIPE) and magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) in core-level photoemission. SPIPE measurements, which are mostly sensitive to the spin contribution, indicate a reduction of the spin polarization to (44±19)% of the clean surface value. The MCD, which is mostly sensitive to the orbital moment, is reduced to (25±3)%. This apparent difference in the sensitivity to the S overlayer can in part be explained by considering the different sampling depths of the two techniques. The results provide support for theoretical predictions that the clean surface magnetic moment of Ni(110), in both the spin and orbital contributions, is enhanced compared to the bulk.

Physica C-superconductivity and Its Applications, Dec 1, 1991

We have performed a synchrotron-excited angle resolved photoemission study of the valence band re... more We have performed a synchrotron-excited angle resolved photoemission study of the valence band region of cleaved Bi2Sr2CaCu20 8 (001) samples. By recording spectra between 16 and 30eV on two separate beamlines with differing second order light contributions, we have investigated the origin of previously reported "anomalous" O 2s resonant enhancement of Fermi level states, in which the features showing resonant enhancement apparently disperse with photon energy. Our results indicate that anomalous O 2s resonant enhancement may be explained by second order effects.

Surface Science, Aug 1, 1999

P K-edge surface extended X-ray absorption fine structure (SEXAFS) of the surface is reported. Th... more P K-edge surface extended X-ray absorption fine structure (SEXAFS) of the surface is reported. The results indicate that a recently proposed model for this surface is valid in which a mixed overlayer of composition Rh5P3 is formed on the Rh(111) surface. However, some modifications to atomic positions are necessary to acheive consistency with the RhP bond lengths determined by SEXAFS; this leads to a reappraisal of our normal incidence X-ray standing wavefield (NIXSW) data from the same surface.

Journal de physique, Nov 1, 1994

Direct and inverse ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy (UPS and P S) are used to measure the o... more Direct and inverse ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy (UPS and P S) are used to measure the occupied and unoccupied electronic structure of Ti02(100)1x1 and Ti02(100)c(2x2)K. UPS results from stoichiometric Ti02(100)1x1 are in good agreement with earlier studies. IPS data recorded from Ti02(100)1x1 show two distinct features with energy positions 1.7 eV and 5.3 eV above the Fermi level (EF). These features are associated with the Ti 3d derived t2g and eg levels. Upon formation of Ti02(100)c(2x2)K, achieved by annealing K treated Ti02(100) 1x1, several changes are observed to occur to the surface electronic structure. Population of a band gap state pins EF and removes band bending at the surface. The valence band of Ti02(100)c(2x2)K is noted to be substantially narrower (of the order of 0.5 eV) than that of Ti02(100)1x1. In addition to this, a sharp feature lying to the high binding energy side of the valence band is populated. Concurrently, intensity in the Ti tzg derived conduction band level is lost. This redistribution of spectral intensity observed between TiOz(lOO)lxl and Ti02(100)c(2x2)K is interpreted in terms of a K induced redistribution of charge at the surface. We use resonant photoemission to test the idea that this charge redistribution involves mainly the Ti d levels.

Surface Science, Apr 1, 1999

The initial stages of titanium growth on the 1×1 and (ǰ84×ǰ84)R11°terminations and chromium growt... more The initial stages of titanium growth on the 1×1 and (ǰ84×ǰ84)R11°terminations and chromium growth on the (ǰ84×ǰ84)R11°termination of a-quartz SiO 2 (0001) have been studied using polarization-dependent SEXAFS. Three metal coverages have been examined: nominally 0.25, 0.5 and 1.0 ML. The Ti K-edge results evidence reduction of the selvedge through the formation of a titanium oxide; with metallic Ti clusters formed at higher coverages. Ti-O distances of 1.96-2.00±0.03 Å are observed along with Ti-Ti distances of 2.89-2.92±0.03 Å. The former range is close to the Ti-O bond distances in rutile, whereas the latter is within the experimental error of that of bulk titanium. The Cr K-edge results are consistent with the formation of 15 atom clusters having an average nearest-neighbour Cr-Cr distance of 2.36±0.03 Å. This represents a contraction of about 6% from the bulk bcc lattice spacing. Such a contraction is consistent with the prediction of recent calculations.

Journal of environmental chemical engineering, Oct 1, 2017

Surface Science, Apr 1, 1994

... CA Muryn, PL Wincott, G. Thornton IRC in Surface Science and Chemistry Department, Manchester... more ... CA Muryn, PL Wincott, G. Thornton IRC in Surface Science and Chemistry Department, Manchester M13 9PL, UK E. Roman Laboratorio de Fisica de Superficies, Institute de Ciencia de Materiales, CSIC, Serrano 144, 28006 Madrid, Spain (Received ... [10] GV Hansson and RIG ...