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Temperature dependent shape transformation of Ge nanostructures by the vapor-liquid-solid method (2007)
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Das, K., Chakraborty, A., NandaGoswami, M., Shingha, R., Dhar, A., Coleman, K., & Ray, S. (2007). Temperature dependent shape transformation of Ge nanostructures by the vapor-liquid-solid method. Journal of Applied Physics, 101(7), Article 074307. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2718282

A vapor-liquid-solid method has been used to study the temperature dependent growth mechanism of Ge nanostructures on Au-coated Si (100) substrates. The formation of Ge nanodots, nanorods, and nanowires has been observed at different growth temperatu... Read More about Temperature dependent shape transformation of Ge nanostructures by the vapor-liquid-solid method.

Iodination of single-walled carbon nanotubes (2007)
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Coleman, K., Chakraborty, A., Bailey, S., Sloan, J., & Alexander, M. (2007). Iodination of single-walled carbon nanotubes. Chemistry of Materials, 19(5), 1076-1081. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm062730x

Iodinated single-walled carbon nanotubes, with iodine covalently bound to the nanotube surface, have been synthesized by oxidation of the carbon nanotubes followed by a modified Hunsdiecker reaction using elemental iodine and iodosobenzene diacetate... Read More about Iodination of single-walled carbon nanotubes.

Leakage current and charge trapping behavior in TiO[sub 2]∕SiO[sub 2] high-κ gate dielectric stack on 4H-SiC substrate (2007)
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Mahapatra, R., Chakraborty, A., Poolamai, N., Horsfall, A., Chattopadhyay, S., Wright, N., …Burrows, C. (2007). Leakage current and charge trapping behavior in TiO[sub 2]∕SiO[sub 2] high-κ gate dielectric stack on 4H-SiC substrate. Journal of vacuum science & technology. B, Microelectronics and nanometer structures, 25(1), 217-223. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.2433976

The TiO2 /SiO2 gate dielectric stack on 4H-SiC substrate has been studied as a high- gate dielectric for metal-oxide semiconductor devices. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed the formation of stoichiometric TiO2 films. The leakage current th... Read More about Leakage current and charge trapping behavior in TiO[sub 2]∕SiO[sub 2] high-κ gate dielectric stack on 4H-SiC substrate.

Characterization of thermally oxidized Ti/SiO2 gate dielectric stacks on 4H-SiC substrate. (2006)
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Mahapatra, R., Poolamai, N., Chattopadhyay, S., Wright, N., Chakraborty, A., Coleman, K., …Burrows, C. (2006). Characterization of thermally oxidized Ti/SiO2 gate dielectric stacks on 4H-SiC substrate. Applied Physics Letters, 88(7), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2173713

The structural and electrical characteristics of thermally oxidizedTi∕SiO2 gate dielectric stacks on 4H–SiC substrates have been investigated. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy shows a good stoichiometry of TiO2films formed by thermal oxidation of eva... Read More about Characterization of thermally oxidized Ti/SiO2 gate dielectric stacks on 4H-SiC substrate..

Spatially controlled Suzuki and Heck catalytic molecular coupling. (2006)
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Davis, J., Bagshaw, C., Busuttil, K., Hanyu, Y., & Coleman, K. (2006). Spatially controlled Suzuki and Heck catalytic molecular coupling. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(43), 14135-14141. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja064840a

The initiation and control of chemical coupling has the potential to offer much within the context of “bottom up” nanofabrication. We report herein the use of a palladium-modified, catalytically active, AFM probe to initiate and spatially control sur... Read More about Spatially controlled Suzuki and Heck catalytic molecular coupling..

Electrical investigations of layer-by-layer films of carbon nanotubes (2006)
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Palumbo, M., Lee, K., Ahn, B., Suri, A., Coleman, K., Zeze, D., …Petty, M. (2006). Electrical investigations of layer-by-layer films of carbon nanotubes. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 39(14), 3077-3085. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/39/14/030

Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with anionic or cationic coatings have been prepared by exploiting the ability of certain surfactants to form a monolayer shell around the nanotube. The presence of electrically charged functional groups on the su... Read More about Electrical investigations of layer-by-layer films of carbon nanotubes.

Crystallization of 2H and 4H PbI2in Carbon Nanotubes of Varying Diameters and Morphologies. (2006)
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Flahaut, E., Sloan, J., Friedrichs, S., Kirkland, A., Coleman, K., Williams, V., …Green, M. (2006). Crystallization of 2H and 4H PbI2in Carbon Nanotubes of Varying Diameters and Morphologies. Chemistry of Materials, 18(8), 2059-2069. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm0526056

The crystallization of the complex halide PbI2 in discrete and bundled single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWNTs), and thicker walled nanotubes is described. The nanotubes were produced by either arc synthesis or c... Read More about Crystallization of 2H and 4H PbI2in Carbon Nanotubes of Varying Diameters and Morphologies..

A stable crystalline imino-N-heterocyclic carbene ligand and its corresponding palladium(II) and rhodium(I) complexes (2006)
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Dastgir, S., Coleman, K., Cowley, A., & Green, M. (2006). A stable crystalline imino-N-heterocyclic carbene ligand and its corresponding palladium(II) and rhodium(I) complexes. Organometallics, 25(1), 300-306. https://doi.org/10.1021/om050775m

The crystalline heteroditopic, acyclic, and nonenolizable imino-N-heterocyclic carbene chelating ligand 1-tert-butyl-3-(1-phenyliminophenylmethylene)imidazol-2-ylidene (designated as C boolean AND imine) has been isolated and structurally characteriz... Read More about A stable crystalline imino-N-heterocyclic carbene ligand and its corresponding palladium(II) and rhodium(I) complexes.

New group 10 complexes of the bulky iminophosphine ligands[Ph2PCH2C(Ph)=N(2,6-R2C6H3)], where R = Me, Pr-i (2005)
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Pascu, S., Coleman, K., Cowley, A., Green, M., & Rees, N. (2005). New group 10 complexes of the bulky iminophosphine ligands[Ph2PCH2C(Ph)=N(2,6-R2C6H3)], where R = Me, Pr-i. New Journal of Chemistry, 29(2), 385-397

New neutral and cationic complexes [NiBr2(L1)] (1), [NiBr2(OPHPh2)(L1)] (2), [NiMe2(L1)] (3), [NiBr(PMe3)(L1)](Br) (4), [Ni(CH3CN)(PMe3)(L1)](BF4)(2) (5), [PdBr2(L2)] (6), [PdI2(L1)] (7), [PtMeCl(L1)] (8), [PtMe2(L1)] (9), [Pt(CH3CN)(2)(L1)](BF4)(2)... Read More about New group 10 complexes of the bulky iminophosphine ligands[Ph2PCH2C(Ph)=N(2,6-R2C6H3)], where R = Me, Pr-i.

Synthesis of a new bidentate ferrocenyl N-heterocyclic carbene ligand precursor and the palladium (II) complex trans-[PdCl2(C over cap fc over cap C)], where (C over cap fc over cap C)=1,1 `-di-tert-butyl-3,3 ` (1,1 `-dimethyleneferrocenyl)-diimidazol-2-ylidene (2005)
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Coleman, K., Turberville, S., Pascu, S., & Green, M. (2005). Synthesis of a new bidentate ferrocenyl N-heterocyclic carbene ligand precursor and the palladium (II) complex trans-[PdCl2(C over cap fc over cap C)], where (C over cap fc over cap C)=1,1 `-di-tert-butyl-3,3 ` (1,1 `-dimethyleneferrocenyl)-diimidazol-2-ylidene. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 690(3), 653-658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2004.10.019

A new ferrocenyl-N-heterocyclic carbene ligand precursor 1,1′-bis[(1-tert-butylimidazolium)-3-methyl]ferrocene dichloride has been synthesised and structurally characterised. The imidazolium salt was readily deprotonated in situ with KN(SiMe3)2 and r... Read More about Synthesis of a new bidentate ferrocenyl N-heterocyclic carbene ligand precursor and the palladium (II) complex trans-[PdCl2(C over cap fc over cap C)], where (C over cap fc over cap C)=1,1 `-di-tert-butyl-3,3 ` (1,1 `-dimethyleneferrocenyl)-diimidazol-2-ylidene.

A nonenolizable imino-N-heterocyclic carbene ligand and corresponding silver(I) metal complex (2005)
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Coleman, K., Dastgir, S., Barnett, G., Alvite, M., Cowley, A., & Green, M. (2005). A nonenolizable imino-N-heterocyclic carbene ligand and corresponding silver(I) metal complex. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 690, 5591-5596

The nonenolizable imino-N-heterocyclic carbene ligand precursor [1-t-butylimidazolium-3-{C(Ph)=N(Ph)}] chloride has been synthesised. The corresponding silver (I) complex Ag(C boolean AND imine)Cl; where C boolean AND imine=[1-t-butylimidazolium-2-yl... Read More about A nonenolizable imino-N-heterocyclic carbene ligand and corresponding silver(I) metal complex.

Spatially resolved Suzuki coupling reaction initiated and controlled using a catalytic AFM probe (2005)
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Davis, J., Coleman, K., Busuttil, K., & Bagshaw, C. (2005). Spatially resolved Suzuki coupling reaction initiated and controlled using a catalytic AFM probe. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(38), 13082-13083. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja043235%2B

Appropriately modified proximal probes can be utilized in the spatially resolved chemical coupling of surface-bound and solution-phase reagents. Herein we report a chemically specific Suzuki coupling reaction between a surface-confined aryl bromide a... Read More about Spatially resolved Suzuki coupling reaction initiated and controlled using a catalytic AFM probe.

Influence of catalyst metal particles on the hydrogen sorption of single-walled carbon nanotube materials (2005)
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Costa, P., Coleman, K., & Green, M. (2005). Influence of catalyst metal particles on the hydrogen sorption of single-walled carbon nanotube materials. Nanotechnology, 16(4), 512-517

The hydrogen sorption capacity of arc-synthesized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) was studied using a specially built high-pressure rig coupled to a Toepler pump capable of directly measuring the desorbed volumes of gas. The samples studied we... Read More about Influence of catalyst metal particles on the hydrogen sorption of single-walled carbon nanotube materials.

New cationic palladium (II) and rhodium (I) complexes of [Ph2PCH2C(Ph)=N(2,6-Me2C6H3)] (2005)
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Pascu, S., Coleman, K., Cowley, A., Green, M., & Rees, N. (2005). New cationic palladium (II) and rhodium (I) complexes of [Ph2PCH2C(Ph)=N(2,6-Me2C6H3)]. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 690(6), 1645-1658

Treatment of the bulky iminophosphine ligand [Ph2PCH2C(Ph)=N(2,6-Me2C6H3)] (L) with [M(CH3CN)(2)(ligand)](+n), where for M = Pd(II): ligand = eta(3)-allyl, n = 1, and for M = Rh(I), ligand: 2(C2H4), 2(CO) or cod, n = 0, yields the mono-cationic imino... Read More about New cationic palladium (II) and rhodium (I) complexes of [Ph2PCH2C(Ph)=N(2,6-Me2C6H3)].

Synthesis of a new zwitterionic cyclopentadienyl-imidazolium compound and isolation of the 3,3'-(trans-3,5-cyclopentenyl)-di(1-tert-butylimidazolium)bromide intermediate (2004)
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Coleman, K., Turberville, S., Pascu, S., & Green, M. (2004). Synthesis of a new zwitterionic cyclopentadienyl-imidazolium compound and isolation of the 3,3'-(trans-3,5-cyclopentenyl)-di(1-tert-butylimidazolium)bromide intermediate. Tetrahedron Letters, 45(47), 8695-8698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.09.137

The new zwitterionic compound 1-tert-butylimidazolium-cyclopentadienylide, shown to have a polar ground state and a non-polar fulvene-like excited state, has been synthesised and the intermediate 3,3'-(trans-3,5-cyclopentenyl)di(1-tert-butylimidazoli... Read More about Synthesis of a new zwitterionic cyclopentadienyl-imidazolium compound and isolation of the 3,3'-(trans-3,5-cyclopentenyl)-di(1-tert-butylimidazolium)bromide intermediate.

Silicon containing ferrocenyl phosphane ligands (2004)
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Coleman, K., Turberville, S., Pascu, S., & Green, M. (2004). Silicon containing ferrocenyl phosphane ligands. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 689(4), 770-774

New ferrocenyl phosphane ligands incorporating Si-P linkages, [(eta-C5H4SiMe2PR2)(2)Fe], where R= Ph and Me, and the corresponding metal complexes [Mo(CO)(4)(L)] have been prepared and characterised. The molecular structures of [(eta-C5H4SiMe2PR2)(2)... Read More about Silicon containing ferrocenyl phosphane ligands.

Chemical and biochemical sensing with modified single walled carbon nanotubes (2003)
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Davis, J., Coleman, K., Azamian, B., Bagshaw, C., & Green, M. (2003). Chemical and biochemical sensing with modified single walled carbon nanotubes. Chemistry - A European Journal, 9, 3732-3739

The nano dimensions, graphitic surface chemistry and electronic properties of single walled carbon nanotubes make such a material an ideal candidate for chemical or biochemical sensing. Carbon nanotubes can be nondestructively oxidized along their si... Read More about Chemical and biochemical sensing with modified single walled carbon nanotubes.

Functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes via the Bingel reaction (2003)
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Coleman, K., Bailey, S., Fogden, S., & Green, M. (2003). Functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes via the Bingel reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125(29), 8722-8723. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0355675

Single-walled carbon nanotubes have been cyclopropanated under Bingel reaction conditions, and the functionalized nanotubes have been characterized by atomic force microscopy using "chemical tagging" techniques.

High yield incorporation and washing properties of halides incorporated into single walled carbon nanotubes (2003)
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Brown, G., Bailey, S., Novotny, M., Carter, R., Flahaut, E., Coleman, K., …Sloan, J. (2003). High yield incorporation and washing properties of halides incorporated into single walled carbon nanotubes. Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, 76(4), 457-462

We describe here the high yield filling (i.e. > 50%) of single walled nanotubes (SWNTs) with a variety of halides, achieved according to various modified filling procedures. Both bundles and discrete SWNTs can be filled continuously up to lengths of... Read More about High yield incorporation and washing properties of halides incorporated into single walled carbon nanotubes.

Bioelectrochemical single-walled carbon nanotubes (2002)
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Azamian, B., Davis, J., Coleman, K., Bagshaw, C., & Green, M. (2002). Bioelectrochemical single-walled carbon nanotubes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124(43), 12664-12665