Nonlinear laser spectroscopy by Atkins, C, Hancock, G, Zacharias, H, Beverini, N, Galli, M, Inguscio, M, Strumia, F, Bionducci, G, Bloomfield, L, Gerhardt, H, Hänsch, T, Boulnois, J, Aubourg, P, Van Lerberghe, A, Agrawal, G, Boyd, R, Harter, D, Chen, H, Erbert, G, Garrett, W, Payne, MG, Ferrell, W, Miller, J, Compton, R, Greenland, P

AC IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY OF CALCIUM-CARBONATE SCALES by Compton, R, Brown, C

“…A.c. impedance spectroscopy was used to investigate the properties of a stainless steel tube, heavily scaled with calcium carbonate, and exposed to an aqueous environment. …”

Microband electrodes of ideal and nonideal geometries: AC impedance spectroscopy by Alden, J, Compton, R

Quantifying the polymeric capping of nanoparticles with x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy by Tanner, E, Sokolov, S, Ngamchuea, K, Palgrave, R, Compton, R

“…X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to characterise silver nanoparticles capped with poly(ethylene) glycol (PEG) in a room‐temperature ionic liquid (RTIL), 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Bmim][BF4]). …”

A channel flow cell with downstream impedance spectroscopy detection: Theory and applications by Tam, K, Larsen, J, Coles, B, Compton, R

Thin film-modified electrodes: a model for the charge transfer resistance in electrochemical impedance spectroscopy by Eloul, S, Batchelor-McAuley, C, Compton, R

Electrochemically induced surface modifications of boron-doped diamond electrodes: an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study by Goeting, C, Marken, F, Gutierrez-Sosa, A, Compton, R, Foord, J

“…Conductive boron-doped diamond electrodes were produced by depositing adherent boron-doped diamond films on tungsten substrates using a hot filament reactor and were characterised by Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and electrochemical methods. …”

Monitoring potassium metal electrodeposition from an ionic liquid using in situ electrochemical-X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy by Wibowo, R, Aldous, L, Jacobs, R, Manan, N, Compton, R

“…The real time electrodeposition of potassium has been monitored for the first time in an ionic liquid using in situ electrodeposition-X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The ionic liquid used was N-butyl-N- methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([C4mpyrr] [NTf2]), and electrodeposition occurred at a nickel mesh electrode. …”

Spectroscopy takes electrochemistry beyond the interface: A compact analytical solution for the reversible first-order catalytic mechanism by Laborda, E, Gomez-Gil, J, Molina, A, Compton, R

In situ electrochemical-X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Rubidium metal deposition from an ionic liquid in competition with solvent breakdown by Wibowo, R, Aldous, L, Jacobs, R, Manan, N, Compton, R

“…The electrodeposition of rubidium from an ionic liquid (IL) N-butyl-N-methylpyrrolidium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([C 4mpyrr][NTf2]) has been performed and monitored at a Nickel mesh electrode by using in situ electrochemical-X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) measurements. At extremely high current values during the deposition of the metal, the solvent breakdown was also observed. …”

ELECTRON-PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY OF ELECTRODEPOSITED SPECIES FROM SOLUTIONS OF 1,1'-BIS-(PARA-CYANOPHENYL)-4,4'-BIPYRIDILIUM (CYANOPHENYL PARAQUAT, CPQ) by Compton, R, Waller, A, Monk, P, Rosseinsky, D

4-Nitrobenzylamine partially intercalated into graphite powder and multiwalled carbon nanotubes: characterization using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and in situ atomic force microscopy. by Wildgoose, G, Hyde, M, Lawrence, N, Leventis, H, Jiang, L, Jones, T, Compton, R

“…We report the characterization of partial intercalation of 4-nitrobenzylamine (4-NBA) into edge-plane or edge-plane-like defect sites on the surface of both graphite powder and "bamboo-like" multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). By comparing the XPS spectra of 4-NBA derivatized graphite powder and MWCNTs with that of graphite powder treated with benzylamine in a similar fashion, we conclude that benzylamine itself does not undergo partial intercalation. …”

Differentiating between ortho- and para-quinone surface groups on graphite, glassy carbon, and carbon nanotubes using organic and inorganic voltammetric and x-ray photoelectron Spectroscopy labels by Thorogood, C, Wildgoose, G, Crossley, A, Jacobs, R, Jones, J, Compton, R

“…Both types of labels can be observed using cyclic voltammetry or by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and used to quantify the numbers and relative distribution of orifto-quinones from other oxygen-containing species on the surface including electroactive para-quinones which are not labeled. …”

X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies of graphite powder and multiwalled carbon nanotubes covalently modified with Fast Black K: evidence for a chemical release mechanism via electrochemical reduction by Wildgoose, G, Lawrence, N, Leventis, H, Jiang, L, Jones, T, Compton, R

“…Using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) we demonstrate that graphite powder and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) covalently derivatised with 2,5-dimethoxy-4-[4-(nitrophenyl)azo]benzenediazonium chloride (FBK) or a derivative of FBK are important new micro and nano-scale materials for use as voltammetrically controlled chemical-release reagents in applications where the small size of the material is advantageous. …”

Functionalization of glassy carbon spheres by ball milling of aryl diazonium salts by Pandurangappa, M, Ramakrishnappa, T, Compton, R

“…The covalent attachment of these functional moieties to the surface of glassy carbon spheres were studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd.…”

One-step synthesis of fluorescein modified nano-carbon for Pd(II) detection via fluorescence quenching. by Panchompoo, J, Aldous, L, Baker, M, Wallace, M, Compton, R

“…The resulting Fluorescein/CB was then characterised by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), cyclic voltammetry (CV), fluorescence microscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy. …”

Electrochemically deposited Cu2O cubic particles on boron doped diamond substrate as efficient photocathode for solar hydrogen generation by Mavrokefalos, C, Hasan, M, Rohan, J, Compton, R, Foord, J

“…X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) confirmed the electronic interaction at the interface between Cu2O and NiO through a binding energy shift of the main Cu 2p peak. …”

Building block syntheses of gallic acid monomers and tris-(O-gallyl)-gallic acid dendrimers chemically attached to graphite powder: a comparative study of their uptake of Al(III) i... by Ye, J, Abiman, P, Crossley, A, Jones, J, Wildgoose, G, Compton, R

“…The uptake of Al(III) ions by gallic-carbon and TGGA-carbon was measured using UV-vis spectroscopy. In comparison to the case of monomeric gallic-carbon, the rate of adsorption of Al(III) ions by the TGGA-carbon was found to be 2.3 times more rapid. …”

SO(2) saturation of the room temperature ionic liquid [C(2)mim][NTf(2)] much reduces the activation energy for diffusion. by Barrosse-Antle, L, Hardacre, C, Compton, R

“…The physical effect of high concentrations of reversibly dissolved SO(2) on [C(2)mim][NTf(2)] was examined using cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and ESR spectroscopy. Cyclic voltammetry of the oxidation of solutions of ferrocene, N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine (TMPD), and chloride in the room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesufonyl)imide ([C(2)mim][NTf(2)]) reveals an increase in limiting current of each species corresponding to the addition of increasing concentrations of sulfur dioxide. …”

Boron-doped diamond electrodes: Growth, surface characterisation and sono-electrochemical applications by Goeting, C, Marken, F, Gutierrez-Sosa, A, Compton, R, Foord, J

“…The diamond film electrodes were investigated by Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and used in both conventional and sono-electrochemical experiments. …”