Yr Athro Philip Davies

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Articles

• Davies-Jones, J., Davies, P. R., Graf, A., Hewes, D., Hill, K. E. and Pascoe, M. 2024. Photoinduced force microscopy as a novel method for the study of microbial nanostructures. Nanoscale 16(1), pp. 223-236. (10.1039/D3NR03499B)
• Ahmad, B. B., Davies, P. R., Meenakshisundaram, S., Powell, J. and Toledo Camacho, S. 2023. Effect of alkali metal cations on the TiO2 P25 catalyst for hydrogen generation by the photoreforming of glycerol. ChemistrySelect 8(48), article number: e202304301. (10.1002/slct.202304301)
• Gkaliou, K., Trakakis, G., Manikas, A., Davies, P. R., Hall, J., Galiotis, C. and Eaton, M. J. 2023. Understanding cure and interphase effects in functionalized graphene‐epoxy nanocomposites. Polymers for Advanced Technologies 34(9), pp. 2925-2935. (10.1002/pat.6114)
• Court-Wallace, C., Davies, P., Davies-Jones, J. and Ososki, G. 2023. PiFM and XPS Studies of Porous TiO2 Films for the Photocatalytic Decomposition of Polystyrene. Catalysts 13(4) (10.3390/catal13040725)
• Fan, X. et al. 2023. InP/ZnS quantum dots photoluminescence modulation via in situ H2S interface engineering. Nanoscale Horizons 8(4), pp. 522-529. (10.1039/D2NH00436D)
• Delarmelina, M., Dlamini, M., Pattisson, S., Davies, P. R., Hutchings, G. and Catlow, C. 2023. The effect of dissolved chlorides on the photocatalytic degradation properties of titania in wastewater treatment. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 25, pp. 4161-4176. (10.1039/D2CP03140J)
• Davies, P. R. R. and Davies-Jones, J. 2022. Photo induced Force Microscopy: chemical spectroscopy beyond the diffraction limit. Materials Chemistry Frontiers 6(12), pp. 1552-1573. (10.1039/D2QM00040G)
• Bowden, B., Davies-Jones, J. A., Davies, M., Davies, P. R., Morgan, D. J., Sainna, M. A. and Willock, D. J. 2021. Investigating the effects of surface adsorbates on gold and palladium deposition on carbon. Topics in Catalysis 64, pp. 1041-1051. (10.1007/s11244-021-01423-2)
• Allen, L., Davies-Jones, J., Davies, P. R., King, S. and O'Reilly, P. 2021. Tuning the structure of cerium phosphate nanorods. CrystEngComm 23(46), pp. 8215-8225. (10.1039/D1CE01151K)
• Isaacs, M. A. et al. 2021. Advanced XPS characterization: XPS-based multi-technique analyses for comprehensive understanding of functional materials. Materials Chemistry Frontiers 5(22), pp. 7931-7963. (10.1039/D1QM00969A)
• Guan, S. et al. 2021. The interaction of CO with a copper(ii) chloride oxy-chlorination catalyst. Faraday Discussions 229, pp. 318-340. (10.1039/D0FD00014K)
• Kennedy, J., Hayward, J., Davies, P. and Bowker, M. 2021. Hydrogen production by the photo-reforming of methanol and the photocatalytic water gas shift reaction. Journal of Physics: Energy 3(2), article number: 24007. (10.1088/2515-7655/abdd82)
• Allender, C. J. et al. 2020. The role of growth directors in controlling the morphology of hematite nanorods. Nanoscale Research Letters 15, article number: 161. (10.1186/s11671-020-03387-w)
• Bouleghlimat, E., Bethell, D. and Davies, P. R. 2020. The photocatalytic destruction of cinnamic acid and cinnamyl alcohol: mechanism and the effect of aqueous ions. Chemosphere 251, article number: 126469. (10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126469)
• Caswell, T., Dlamini, M. W., Miedziak, P. J., Pattisson, S., Davies, P. R., Taylor, S. H. and Hutchings, G. J. 2020. Enhancement in the rate of nitrate degradation on Au- and Ag-decorated TiO2 photocatalysts. Catalysis Science and Technology 10(7), pp. 2083-2091. (10.1039/C9CY02473E)
• Davies, P. R. and Morgan, D. J. 2020. Practical guide for x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: applications to the study of catalysts. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A 38(3), article number: 33204. (10.1116/1.5140747)
• Bemmer, V. et al. 2020. Rationalization of the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of aluminium phosphates synthesized from different precursors. RSC Advances 10(14), pp. 84448452. (10.1039/C9RA08738A)
• Parkes, R. J. et al. 2019. Rock-crushing derived hydrogen directly supports a methanogenic community: significance for the deep biosphere.. Environmental Microbiology Reports 11(2), pp. 165-172. (10.1111/1758-2229.12723)
• Bahruji, H., Bowker, M. and Davies, P. R. 2019. Influence of TiO2 structural structural properties on photocatalytic hydrogen gas production. Journal of Chemical Sciences 131(4), pp. -., article number: 33. (10.1007/s12039-019-1608-7)
• Gines, L. et al. 2018. Production of metal-free diamond nanoparticles. ACS Omega 3(11), pp. 16099-16104. (10.1021/acsomega.8b02067)
• Arrigo, R. et al. 2018. Theory as a driving force to understand reactions on nanoparticles: general discussion. Faraday Discussions 208, pp. 147-185. (10.1039/C8FD90013B)
• Adishev, A. et al. 2018. Control of catalytic nanoparticle synthesis: general discussion. Faraday Discussions 208, pp. 471-495. (10.1039/C8FD90015A)
• Guan, S. et al. 2018. Structural behaviour of copper chloride catalysts during the chlorination of CO to phosgene. Faraday Discussions 208, pp. 67-85. (10.1039/C8FD00005K)
• Bowden, B., Davies, M., Davies, P. R., Guan, S., Morgan, D., Roberts, V. and Wotton, D. J. 2018. The deposition of metal nanoparticles on carbon surfaces: the role of specific functional groups. Faraday Discussions 208, pp. 455-470. (10.1039/C7FD00210F)
• Kennedy, J., Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Davies, P. R., Bouleghlimat, E. and Issarapanacheewin, S. 2018. Hydrogen generation by photocatalytic reforming of potential biofuels: polyols, cyclic alcohols and saccharides. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 356, pp. 451-456. (10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.01.031)
• Ghosh, S., Xie, M., Bowen, C., Davies, P., Morgan, D. and Mandal, D. 2017. A hybrid strain and thermal energy harvester based on an infra-red sensitive Er3+ modified poly(vinylidene fluoride) ferroelectret structure. Scientific Reports 7(1), article number: 16703. (10.1038/s41598-017-16822-3)
• Lord, A. M., Ramasse, Q. M., Kepaptsoglou, D. M., Evans, J. E., Davies, P. R., Ward, M. B. and Wilks, S. P. 2017. Modifying the interface edge to control the electrical transport properties of nanocontacts to nanowires. Nano Letters 17(2), pp. 687-694. (10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03699)
• Werrell, J. et al. 2017. Effect of slurry composition on the chemical mechanical polishing of thin diamond films. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials 18(1), pp. 654-663. (10.1080/14686996.2017.1366815.)
• Davies, P. R. 2016. On the role of water in heterogeneous catalysis: a tribute to Professor M. Wyn Roberts. Topics in Catalysis 59(8), pp. 671-677. (10.1007/s11244-016-0539-5)
• Altass, H., Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R. and Davies, R. J. 2015. XPS and STM studies of the oxidation of hydrogen chloride at Cu(100) surfaces. Surface Science 650, pp. 177-186. (10.1016/j.susc.2015.12.024)
• Burgess, R. et al. 2015. The functionalisation of graphite surfaces with nitric acid: identification of functional groups and their effects on gold deposition. Journal of Catalysis 323, pp. 10-18. (10.1016/j.jcat.2014.12.021)
• Bahruji, H. et al. 2015. Rutile TiO2-Pd photocatalysts for hydrogen gas production from methanol reforming. Topics in Catalysis 58(2-3), pp. 70-76. (10.1007/s11244-014-0346-9)
• Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Davies, P. R., Kennedy, J. and Morgan, D. J. 2015. The importance of metal reducibility for the photo-reforming of methanol on transition metal-TiO2 photocatalysts and the use of non-precious metals. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 40(3), pp. 1465-1471. (10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.11.097)
• Lord, A. M. et al. 2014. Surface state modulation through wet chemical treatment as a route to controlling the electrical properties of ZnO nanowire arrays investigated with XPS. Applied Surface Science 320, pp. 664-669. (10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.09.078)
• Lord, A. M., Ward, M. B., Evans, J. E., Davies, P. R., Smith, N. A., Maffeis, T. G. and Wilks, S. P. 2014. Enhanced long-path electrical conduction in ZnO nanowire array devices grown via defect-driven nucleation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118(36), pp. 21177-21184. (10.1021/jp505414u)
• Bowker, M. et al. 2014. Hydrogen production by photoreforming of biofuels using Au, Pd and Au-Pd/TiO2 photocatalysts. Journal of Catalysis 310, pp. 10-15. (10.1016/j.jcat.2013.04.005)
• Bouleghlimat, E., Davies, P. R., Davies, R. J., Howarth, R., Kulhavy, J. and Morgan, D. J. 2013. The effect of acid treatment on the surface chemistry and topography of graphite. Carbon 361, pp. 124-133. (10.1016/j.carbon.2013.04.076)
• Bamroongwongdee, C., Bowker, M., Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Davies, R. J. and Edwards, D. 2013. Fabrication of complex model oxide catalysts: Mo oxide supported on Fe3O4(111). Faraday Discussions 162, pp. 201-212. (10.1039/c2fd20134h)
• Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Brookes, C., Davies, P. R. and Wawata, I. 2013. The adsorption and reaction of alcohols on TiO2 and Pd/TiO2 catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General 454, pp. 66-73. (10.1016/j.apcata.2013.01.005)
• Williams, S. E., Davies, P. R., Bowen, J. L. and Allender, C. J. 2013. Controlling the nanoscale patterning of AuNPs on silicon surfaces. Nanomaterials 3(1), pp. 192-203. (10.3390/nano3010192)
• Altass, H., Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R. and Davies, R. J. 2013. Enhancing surface reactivity with a noble metal. Chemical Communications 49(74), pp. 8223-8225. (10.1039/c3cc43567a)
• Davies, R. J., Bowker, M., Davies, P. R. and Morgan, D. J. 2013. A facile route to model catalysts: the synthesis of Au@Pd core-shell nanoparticles on y-Fe2O3 (0001). Nanoscale 5, pp. 9018-9022. (10.1039/c3nr03047d)
• Bowker, M. et al. 2013. Encapsulation of Au nanoparticles on a silicon wafer during thermal oxidation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 117(41), pp. 21577-21582. (10.1021/jp4074043)
• Bowen, J. L., Kelly, M. A., Gumbleton, M., Davies, P. R. and Allender, C. J. 2012. A simple zero length surface-modification approach for preparing novel bifunctional supports for co-immobilisation studies. Tetrahedron Letters 53(29), pp. 3727-3730. (10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.04.116)
• Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Davies, P. R. and Pedrono, F. 2011. New insights into the mechanism of photocatalytic reforming on Pd/TiO2. Applied Catalysis B - Environmental 107(1-2), pp. 205-209. (10.1016/j.apcatb.2011.07.015)
• Davies, R. J., Edwards, D., Gräfe, J. R., Gilbert, L. A., Davies, P. R., Hutchings, G. J. and Bowker, M. 2011. The oxidation of Fe(111). Surface Science 605(17-18), pp. 1754-1762. (10.1016/j.susc.2011.06.017)
• Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R. and Roberts, M. W. 2011. Oxygen transient states in catalytic oxidation at metal surfaces. Catalysis Today 169(1), pp. 118-124. (10.1016/j.cattod.2010.10.081)
• Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Hurcom, J. and Macsorley, J. 2011. An investigation into the chemistry of electrodeposited lanthanum hydroxide-polyethylenimine films. Thin Solid Films (10.1016/j.tsf.2011.11.087)
• Bahruji, H. et al. 2010. Sustainable H2 gas production by photocatalysis. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 216(2-3), pp. 115-118. (10.1016/j.jphotochem.2010.06.022)
• Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Roberts, M. W. and Thomas, K. K. 2010. Transient Oxygen States in Catalysis: Ammonia Oxidation at Ag(111). Langmuir 26(21), pp. 16221-16225. (10.1021/la100953m)
• Davies, P. R. and Bowker, M. 2010. On the nature of the active site in catalysis: the reactivity of surface oxygen on Cu(1 1 0). Catalysis Today 154(1-2), pp. 31-37. (10.1016/j.cattod.2009.12.011)
• Bowker, M. et al. 2010. Effects of the nanostructuring of gold films upon their thermal stability. Acs Nano 4(4), pp. 2228-2232. (10.1021/nn901614e)
• Bowker, M. et al. 2010. Influence of thermal treatment on nanostructured gold model catalysts?. Langmuir 26(21), pp. 16261-16266. (10.1021/la101372w)
• Kasry, A., Borri, P., Davies, P. R., Harwood, A. J., Thomas, N., Lofas, S. and Dale, T. C. 2009. Comparison of methods for generating planar DNA-modified surfaces for hybridization studies. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 1(8), pp. 1793-1798. (10.1021/am9003073)
• Davies, P. R. and Roberts, M. W. 2009. A view of surface science since 1960: Oxygen states at metal surfaces. Catalysis Today 145(1-2), pp. 2-9. (10.1016/j.cattod.2008.06.001)
• Bahruji, H., Bowker, M. and Davies, P. R. 2009. Photoactivated reaction of water with silicon nanoparticles. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 34(20), pp. 8504-8510. (10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.08.039)
• Davies, P. R., Edwards, D. and Richards, D. 2009. Possible role for Cu(II) compounds in the oxidation of malonyl dichloride and HCl at Cu(110) surfaces. Journal of Physical Chemistry. C 113(24), pp. 10333-10336. (10.1021/jp903042f)
• Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Harikumar, K. R. and Jones, R. V. 2009. A low energy pathway to CuCl2 at Cu(110) surfaces. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 11(46), pp. 10899-10907. (10.1039/b914970h)
• Allender, C. J., Castell, O. K., Davies, P. R., Fiddy, S., Hedin-Dahlström, J. A. C. and Stockenhuber, M. 2009. A glimpse of the inner workings of the templated site. Chemical Communications 2009(2), pp. 165-167. (10.1039/b811578h)
• Bowker, M., Davies, P. R. and Al-Mazroai, L. S. 2009. Photocatalytic reforming of glycerol over gold and palladium as an alternative fuel source. Catalysis Letters 128(3-4), pp. 253 - 255. (10.1007/s10562-008-9781-1)
• Davies, P. R., Edwards, D. and Parsons, M. 2007. Molecularly resolved studies of the role of basicity in the reaction of amines with oxygen at a Cu(110) surface. Surface Science 601(15), pp. 3253-3260. (10.1016/j.susc.2007.06.009)
• Bushell, J., Carley, A. F., Coughlin, M., Davies, P. R., Edwards, D., Morgan, D. J. and Parsons, M. 2005. The Reactive Chemisorption of Alkyl Iodides at Cu(110) and Ag(111) Surfaces: A Combined STM and XPS Study. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109(19), pp. 9556-9566. (10.1021/jp0513465)
• Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Edwards, D., Jones, R. V. and Parsons, M. 2005. Molecularly resolved studies of the reaction of pyridine and dimethylamine with oxygen at a Cu(110) surface. Topics in Catalysis 36(1-4), pp. 21-32. (10.1007/s11244-005-7859-1)
• Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Roberts, M. W. and Shah, A. M. 2005. A reactive oxygen state at a barium promoted Au (100) surface: the oxidation of ethene at cryogenic temperatures. Catalysis Letters 101(3-4), pp. 137-139. (10.1007/s10562-005-4879-1)
• Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R. and Roberts, M. W. 2005. Activation of oxygen at metal surfaces. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 363(1829), pp. 829-846. (10.1098/rsta.2004.1544)
• Davies, P. R., Edwards, D. and Richards, D. 2004. STM and XPS Studies of the Oxidation of Aniline at Cu(110) Surfaces. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 108(48), pp. 18630-18639. (10.1021/jp047697l)
• Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Harikumar, K. R., Jones, R. V. and Roberts, M. W. 2004. Reactivity and Structural Aspects of Cesium and Oxygen States at Cu(110) Surfaces: An XPS and STM Investigation. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 108(38), pp. 14518-14526. (10.1021/jp049469x)
• Carley, A. F., Coughlin, M., Davies, P. R., Morgan, D. J. and Roberts, M. W. 2004. Chemisorption and reaction of phenyl iodide at Cu(110) surfaces: a combined STM and XPS study. Surface Science 555(1-3), pp. L138-L142. (10.1016/j.susc.2004.03.005)
• Davies, P. R., Edwards, D. and Richards, D. 2004. Aromatic interactions in the close packing of phenyl-imides at Cu(110) surfaces. Surface Science 573(2), pp. 284-290. (10.1016/j.susc.2004.09.039)
• Davies, P. R. and Newton, N. G. 2003. The chemisorption and decomposition of pyridine and ammonia at clean and oxidised Al(111) surfaces. Surface Science 546(2-3), pp. 149-158. (10.1016/j.susc.2003.09.032)
• Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Harikumar, K. R., Jones, R. V. and Roberts, M. W. 2003. Oxygen states at magnesium and copper surfaces revealed by scanning tunneling microscopy and surface reactivity. Topics in Catalysis 24(1-4), pp. 51-59. (10.1023/B:TOCA.0000003076.82649.c4)
• Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Jones, R. V., Harikumar, K. R., Roberts, M. W. and Welsby, C. J. 2003. A combined XPS/STM and TPD study of the chemisorption and reactions of methyl mercaptan at a Cu(110) surface. Topics in Catalysis 22(3-4), pp. 161-172. (10.1023/A:1023559516485)
• Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Jones, R. V., Harikumar, K. R. and Roberts, M. W. 2002. Atom resolved evidence for a defective chemisorbed oxygen state at a Mg(0001) surface. Chemical Communications- Royal Society of Chemistry(18), pp. 2020-2021. (10.1039/b205212a)

Book sections

• Ou, X., Dlamini, M. W., Tomatis, M., Davies, P. R., Hutchings, G. J. and Hardacre, C. 2023. Catalytic treatment of high ionic strength wastewater from shale gas production. In: Modern Developments in Catalysis., Vol. 2. World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd., pp. 1-52., (10.1142/9781800612013_0001)
• Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Harikumar, K. K., Jones, R. V. and Roberts, M. W. 2007. Dissociative chemisorption of hydrogen chloride at Cu(110): atom-resolved time-dependent evidence for transient states in the formation of the final state stable chloride overlayer. In: Harris, K. D. M. and Edwards, P. P. eds. Turning Points in Solid-State, Materials and Surface Science. London: RSC Publishing, pp. 479-491., (10.1039/9781847558183-00479)

Books

• Bowker, M. and Davies, P. R. eds. 2009. Scanning tunneling microscopy in surface science. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH.
• Davies, P. R. and Roberts, M. W. 2007. Atom resolved surface reactions: nanocatalysis. RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry.

• Bowen, J. L., Kelly, M. A., Gumbleton, M., Davies, P. R. and Allender, C. J. 2012. A simple zero length surface-modification approach for preparing novel bifunctional supports for co-immobilisation studies. Tetrahedron Letters 53(29), pp. 3727-3730. (10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.04.116)
• Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Davies, P. R. and Pedrono, F. 2011. New insights into the mechanism of photocatalytic reforming on Pd/TiO2. Applied Catalysis B - Environmental 107(1-2), pp. 205-209. (10.1016/j.apcatb.2011.07.015)
• Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Hurcom, J. and Macsorley, J. 2011. An investigation into the chemistry of electrodeposited lanthanum hydroxide-polyethylenimine films. Thin Solid Films (10.1016/j.tsf.2011.11.087)
• Bahruji, H. et al. 2010. Sustainable H2 gas production by photocatalysis. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 216(2-3), pp. 115-118. (10.1016/j.jphotochem.2010.06.022)
• Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Roberts, M. W. and Thomas, K. K. 2010. Transient Oxygen States in Catalysis: Ammonia Oxidation at Ag(111). Langmuir 26(21), pp. 16221-16225. (10.1021/la100953m)
• Bowker, M. et al. 2010. Influence of thermal treatment on nanostructured gold model catalysts?. Langmuir 26(21), pp. 16261-16266. (10.1021/la101372w)
• Bahruji, H., Bowker, M. and Davies, P. R. 2009. Photoactivated reaction of water with silicon nanoparticles. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 34(20), pp. 8504-8510. (10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.08.039)
• Davies, P. R., Edwards, D. and Richards, D. 2009. Possible role for Cu(II) compounds in the oxidation of malonyl dichloride and HCl at Cu(110) surfaces. Journal of Physical Chemistry. C 113(24), pp. 10333-10336. (10.1021/jp903042f)
• Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Harikumar, K. R. and Jones, R. V. 2009. A low energy pathway to CuCl2 at Cu(110) surfaces. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 11(46), pp. 10899-10907. (10.1039/b914970h)
• Davies, P. R., Edwards, D. and Parsons, M. 2007. Molecularly resolved studies of the role of basicity in the reaction of amines with oxygen at a Cu(110) surface. Surface Science 601(15), pp. 3253-3260. (10.1016/j.susc.2007.06.009)