Surface Science Group

Richardson Group

Posters presented at recent conferences

Adsorption of phenylglycine on the Cu(110) surface.
L. X. Cheng, Q. Chen, S. M. Francis, N. V. Richardson
(ISSC 16, St Andrews 2007)


A RAIRS and STM study of interactions between a substituted dicarboxylic acid and a Cu(110) surface..
D Tee, S.M.Francis, N.V.Richardson, C.Reid and L.McGhee.
(ISSC 16, St Andrews 2007)


Co-adsorption of copper and multifunctional aromatic carboxylic acids on Au(111)

F. Grillo, S.M. Francis and N.V. Richardson

( ECOSS 25 Liverpool July 2008)


A study of the interactions between Iminodiacetic acid (IMDA) and a Cu(110) surface.

D W Tee, S M Francis, F Grillo, N V Richardson, C Reid and L McGhee

ISSC 17, Reading March 2009


Recent publications and submissions

S. N. Patole, C. J. Baddeley, D. O'Hagan, N. V. Richardson, F. Zerbetto, L. A. Zotti, G. Teobaldi,
and W. A. Hofer J. Chem. Phys. 127 024702 (2007).
Self-assembly of semi-fluorinated n-alkanethiols on {111}-oriented Au investigated with STM experiment
and theory.


N. V. Richardson, Surface Science 601 3291–3292 (2007).
Development of ordered organic monolayers (A perspective on “Self-assembly of 2,6-dimethyl pyridine on
Cu(110) directed by weak hydrogen bonding” by J. Lee, D.B. Dougherty, J.T. Yates Jr.)


N. V. Richardson, New Journal of Physics 9 395-410 (2007).
Adsorption induced chirality in highly symmetric hydrocarbon molecules: lattice matching to substrates of
lower symmetry.


Frédéric Rossel, Pierre Brodard, François Patthey, Neville V. Richardson, Wolf-Dieter
Schneider, Surface Science 602 L115-L117 (2008).
Modified herringbone reconstruction on Au(111) induced by self-assembled Azure A islands


S N Patole, C J Baddeley, D O’Hagan and N V Richardson, J. Phys. Chem. (2008) DOI:
10.1021/jp804888g
Reversible exchange of self assembled monolayers of semi fluorinated n-alkanethiols and n-alkanethiols on
Au/mica surfaces.


Matthias Treier, Neville V. Richardson, Roman Fasel, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130 14054 (2008)
Fabrication of surface-supported low-dimensional polyimide networks


Matthias Treier, Manh-Thuong Nguyen, Neville V. Richardson, Carlo Pignedoli, Daniele
Passerone, Roman Fasel, Nano Letters 9 126-131 (2009).

Tailoring low-dimensional organic semiconductor nanostructure


Matthias Treier, Roman Fasel, Neil R. Champness, Stephen Argent and Neville V. Richardson,
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 11 1209-1214 (2009).
Molecular Imaging of Polyimide Formation

X-ray photoelectron and infrared spectroscopies of quartz samples
of contrasting toxicity

Stephen M Francis, W Edryd Stephens and Neville V Richardson

Environmental Health 2009, 8(Suppl 1):S4


The interaction of sublimed iminodiacetic acid with a Cu{110} surface
D.Tee, S.M. Francis, N.V. Richardson, C. Reid, L. McGhee

Solid State Phenomena Vols. 145-146 (2009) pp 335-338


Steam Reforming og Methanol with Sm2O3-CeO2-Supported Palladium Catalyst:
Influence of the Thermal Treatment of Catalyst and Support.
Luisa M. Gomez-Sainero, Richard T. Baker, Arturo J. Vizcaino, Stephen M. Francis, Jose A. Calles, Ian S. Metcalfe and Juan J. Rodriguez

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2009, 48, 8364-8372


Crystal Structure, Oxygen Nonstoichiometry, and Conductivity of Mixed Ionic–Electronic Conducting Perovskite Composites with CeO2
E. Konysheva, S. M. Francis, and J. T. S. Irvine

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 157 (1) B159-B165 (2010)


Alkali extraction of archaeological and geological charcoal: Evidence for diagenetic degradation and formation of humic acids.
Philippa Ascough, Michael I Bird, Steve M Francis and Tomas Lebl

Accepted for publication in Journal of Archaeological Science.


Submissions

Site selectivity in the growth of copper islands on Au (111)
F. Grillo, S. M. Francis and N. V. Richardson
(Submitted to The New Journal of Physics)