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Electrochemistry; Analytical and Surface Chemistry Research Group Publications

 

Electrochemistry of Ferrocenyl b-Peptide Monolayers on Gold.
Brooksby, Paula A., Anderson, Kelly H., Downard, Alison J., Abell, Andrew D. Langmuir ACS ASAP. CODEN: LANGD5 ISSN:0743-7463. AN 2009:1217672 CAPLUS.

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Robust Forests of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes Chemically Assembled on Carbon Substrates.
Garrett, David J., Flavel, Benjamin S., Shapter, Joseph G., Baronian, Keith H. R., Downard, Alison J. Langmuir ACS ASAP. CODEN: LANGD5  ISSN:0743-7463. AN 2009:1196715 CAPLUS.

Robust Forests of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes
 

Reaction of Gold Substrates with Diazonium Salts in Acidic Solution at Open-Circuit Potential.
Lehr, Joshua, Williamson, Bryce E., Flavel, Benjamin S., Downard, Alison J. Langmuir  (2009), 25(23), 13503-13509. CODEN: LANGD5  ISSN:0743-7463. CAN 151:516704 AN 2009:1028747 CAPLUS.

Reaction of Gold Substrates with Diazonium Salts in Acidic Solution
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Electrochemical stability of citrate-capped gold nanoparticles electrostatically assembled on amine-modified glassy carbon.
Cruickshank A.C. and Downard A.J. Electrochim. Acta, 2009, v54, 5566-5570.

 
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Direct growth of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes on planar carbon substrates by thermal chemical vapour deposition.
Liu X., Baronian, K.H.R. and Downard, A.J. Carbon, 2009, v47, 500 - 506.

 

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Perfluorosulfonated Ionomer-Modified Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films: Tool for Inorganic Arsenic Speciation Analysis.
Panther, J.G., Stillwell, K.P., Powell, K.J. and Downard, A.J.Anal. Chem., 2008, v80, 9806–9811.

Perfluorosulfonated Ionomer-Modified Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films
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Patterned arrays of vertically aligned carbon nanotube microelectrodes on carbon films prepared by thermal chemical vapour deposition.
Liu X., Baronian, K.H.R. and Downard, A.J. Anal. Chem., 2008, v80, 8835–8839.

Patterned arrays of vertically aligned carbon nanotube microelectrodes
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Development and application of the diffusive gradients in thin films technique for the measurement of total dissolved inorganic arsenic in waters.
Panther, J.G., Stillwell, K.P., Powell, K.J. and Downard, A.J. Anal. Chim. Acta, 2008; v622, 133-142.

 
Exploration of variables in the fabrication of pyrolysed photoresist

Exploration of Variables in the Fabrication of Pyrolysed Photoresist.
Fairman, C., Yu, S.S.C., Guozhen, L., Downard, A.J., Hibbert, D.B. and Gooding, J.J. J. Solid State Electrochem., 2008; v12, 1357-1365.

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Exploration of variables in the fabrication of pyrolysed photoresist

Modification of Graphitic Carbon Substrates by Non-Electrochemical Methods.
Barrière, F. and Downard, A.J. Covalent J. Solid State Electrochem., 2008; v12, 1231–1244. Invited article for special issue on carbon electrochemistry.

 
 

Improved stability of redox enzyme layers on glassy carbon electrodes via covalent grafting.
Pellissier, M., Barrière, F., Downard, A.J. and Leech, D. Electrochem. Commun., 2008; v10, 835–838.

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Microcontact printing using the spontaneous reduction of aryldiazonium salts.
Garrett, D.J., Lehr, J., Miskelly, G.M., Downard, A.J. Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume: 129 Issue: 50 Pages: 15456-+ Published: DEC 19 ~2007.

Microcontact printing using the spontaneous reduction of aryldiazonium salts
Journal of the American Chemical Society

Reversible photoregulation of binding of alpha-chymotrypsin to a gold surface.
Pearson, D., Downard, A.J., Muscroft-Taylor, A., et al. Source: Journal of The American Chemical Society Volume: 129 Issue: 48 Pages: 14862-+  Published: DEC 5 ~2007.

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An electrochemical and XPS study of reduction of nitrophenyl films covalently grafted to planar carbon surfaces.
Yu, S.S.C., Tan, E.S.Q., Jane, R.T., Downard, A.J. Source: LANGMUIR Volume: 23 Issue: 22 Pages: 11074-11082 Published: OCT 23 ~2007.

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SECM imaging of micropatterned organic films on carbon surfaces.
Zigah, D., Pellissier, M., Barriere, F., Downard, A.J., Haplot, P. Source: Electrochemistry Communications Volume: 9 Issue: 9 Pages: 2387-2392 Published: SEP ~2007.

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Are redox probes a useful indicator of film stability? An electrochemical, AFM and XPS study of electrografted amine films on carbon.
Cruickshank, A.C., Tan, E.S.Q., Brooksby, P.A., Downard, A.J. Source: Electrochemistry Communications Volume: 9 Issue: 7 Pages: 1456-1462 Published: JUL ~2007.

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Grafting aryl diazonium cations to polycrystalline gold: Insights into film structure using gold oxide reduction, redox probe electrochemistry, and contact angle behavior.
Paulik, M.G., Brooksby, P.A., Abell, A.D., Downard, A.J. Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry C  Volume: 111 Issue: 21 Pages: 7808-7815 Published: MAY 31 ~2007.

Grafting aryl diazonium cations to polycrystalline gold: Insights into film structure using gold oxide reduction, redox probe electrochemistry, and contact angle behavior
 

Photochemical grafting and activation of organic layers on glassy carbon and pyrolyzed photoresist films.
Yu, S.S.C., Downard, A.J. Source: LANGMUIR Volume: 23 Issue: 8 Pages: 4662-4668 Published: APR 10 ~2007.

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A Novel Technique for Characterizing the Surface of Natural Fibres.
Pietak, A., Korte, S., Tan, E.S.Q., Downard A.J. and Staiger, M.P. Appl. Surf. Sci., 2007, v253, 3627-3635.

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Photochemical Grafting and Activation of Organic Layers on Glassy Carbon and Pyrolyzed Photoresist Films.
Yu, S.S.C. and Downard, A.J. Langmuir, 2007, v23, 4662-4668.

 
 

Microscale Patterning of Organic Films on Carbon Surfaces Using Electrochemistry and Soft Lithography
Downard, A.J., Garrett, D.J. and Tan, E.S.Q. , Langmuir, 2006, v22, 10739 - 10746.

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Olefin Cross-Metathesis of a Vinyl-Terminated Self-Assembled Monolayer (SAM) on Au(111): Electrochemical Study Using a Ferrocenyl Redox Center
Brooksby, P.A., Anderson, K.H., Downard, A.J., Abell, A.D., Langmuir, 2006, v22, 9304 - 9312.

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Controlled Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles on Carbon Surfaces
Downard, A.J., Tan, E.S.Q. and Yu, S.S.C. New J. Chem., 2006, v30 , 1283-1288.

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Dynamic Behavior of Organic Thin Films Attached to Carbon Surfaces
Yu, S.S.C. and Downard, A.J. e- J. Surf. Sci. Nanotech., v3, 2005, 294-298

 

Effect of Applied Potential on Arylmethyl Films Oxidatively Grafted to Carbon Surfaces.
Brooksby, P.A., Downard, A.J. and Yu, S.S.C. Langmuir, v21, 2005, 11304-11311.

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Multilayer Nitroazobenzene Films Covalently Attached to Carbon. An AFM and Electrochemical Study
Brooksby, P.A. and Downard, A.J. J. Phys. Chem. B., v109, 2005, 8791–8798.

 

Fluorescence microscopy study of protein adsorption at modified glassy carbon surfaces
Downard, A.J., Jackson, S.L. and Tan, E.S.Q. Aust. J. Chem., v58, 2005, 275-279.

 

Nanoscale Patterning of Flat Carbon Surfaces by Scanning Probe Lithography and Electrochemistry.
Brooksby, P.A. and Downard, A.J. Langmuir, v21, 2005, 1672-1675.

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Dimetallic complexes of acyclic pyridine-armed ligands derived from 3,6-diformylpyridazine
Plieger, P.G., Downard, A.J., Moubaraki, B., Murray , K.S. and Brooker, S. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2004, 2157-65.

 
 

Electrochemical and atomic force microscopy study of carbon surface modification via diazonium reduction in aqueous and acetonitrile solutions
Brooksby, P.A. and Downard, A.J. Langmuir, v20, 2004, 5038-45.

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Lability of metal ion-fulvic acid complexes as probed by FIA and DGT: a comparative study
Downard, A.J., Panther, J., Kim, Y.-C. and Powell, K.J. . Anal. Chim. Acta, v499, 2003, 17-28.

 
 

Electrochemistry of ferrocenylphosphines FcCH 2 PR 2 (Fc = (η 5 -C 5 H 5 )Fe(η 5 -C 5 H 4 ); R = Ph, CH 2 OH and CH 2 CH 2 CN), and some phosphine oxide, phosphine sulfide, phosphonium and metal complex derivatives
Downard, A.J., Goodwin , N.J. and Henderson , W. J. Organomet. Chem., v676, 2003, 62-72.

 
 

Detection of two distinct substrate-dependent catabolic responses in yeast cells using a mediated electrochemical method
Baronian, K.H.R., Downard, A.J., Lowen, R.K. and Pasco , N . Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., v 60, 2002, 108-13.

 
 

Barrier properties of organic monolayers on glassy carbon electrodes
Downard, A.J. and Prince, M.J. Langmuir, v17, 2001, 5581-6.

 
 

Potential-dependence of self-limited films formed by reduction of aryldiazonium salts at glassy carbon electrodes
Downard, A.J. Langmuir, v16, 2000, 9680-2.

 
 

Electrochemically assisted covalent modification of carbon electrodes.
Downard, A.J. Electroanalysis, v12, 2000, 1085-96.