Electron Microscopy for the Characterisation and Manipulation of Advanced Functional Materials and their Interfaces at the Nanoscale
Lead Research Organisation:
University of St Andrews
Department Name: Chemistry
Abstract
In 2013 we successfully applied to enhance electron microscopy at St Andrews through the Capital for Great Technologies scheme. The purpose of this new facility is to provide state of the art capability to analyse and control functional materials at the nanoscale to underpin and drive forward critical Materials research in Energy Materials, Catalysis, Photonics, Metamaterials and Electronics. All elements of the facility are well used and usage is expanding now that the new facilities have come on stream. Going forward, however, we are severely constrained by lack of facility operators. It is easy to project doubling or more of usage with a second skilled operator on the Scios and Titan in particular. Not only would this involve more operator time on the instruments, it would increase training time and afford more time for detailed studies.
Thus the purpose of this application is to secure the appointment of a second skilled operator for two years to increase productivity and indeed capability through more rounded coverage. This will minimise down time due to holidays, allow more than one of the key facilities to be operated by our specialists for research and/or training at a single time and most importantly will provide the space to train more users to a higher standard.
We also propose to increase the outreach of our facility in the region, holding two focused workshops and linking more strongly to Universities in our region. We also hope to link with the other major Materials Electron Microscopy Centre in Scotland to coordinate capabilities.
An improved web-based booking system will be implemented.
Thus the purpose of this application is to secure the appointment of a second skilled operator for two years to increase productivity and indeed capability through more rounded coverage. This will minimise down time due to holidays, allow more than one of the key facilities to be operated by our specialists for research and/or training at a single time and most importantly will provide the space to train more users to a higher standard.
We also propose to increase the outreach of our facility in the region, holding two focused workshops and linking more strongly to Universities in our region. We also hope to link with the other major Materials Electron Microscopy Centre in Scotland to coordinate capabilities.
An improved web-based booking system will be implemented.
Planned Impact
Advanced materials underpin most of modern civilisation and touch every aspect of our lives from communications to healthcare. Advances in materials performance and especially materials architectures have enabled the great advances in communications and information technologies that have so dramatically impacted upon our daily lives. Clearly, advances in materials and materials structures will strongly enable the next generation of technologies from communications to healthcare and hence deliver significant impact by changing how we live as well as providing key growth opportunities for knowledge-based industries.
The increased usage of the Electron microscopy facility will not just benefit academic users at St Andrews, but will also greatly benefit our industry partners. We will also be to train more industry users to use our facilities, especially those co-located on the St Andrews campus.
The group at St Andrews has built its reputation in the more fundamental aspects of materials research; however St Andrews has increasingly recognised the need for translation of its findings into real applications. This been addressed by patents, licences, spin-outs and most importantly through co-location of Technology companies in the University. There now exists a strong engagement with a number of industrial partners involved in the development of new energy devices and functional materials. An important emerging opportunity to transition our technologies relates to development of a new Innovation Park ideally suited to prototyping and scale up. In 2011, the University purchased the 36 acre former Guardbridge Paper Mill to develop an Energy Centre based around biomass feedstock. The Energy Centre will only require a small part of the Guardbridge 36 acre site so it has opened up a unique opportunity to provide facilities for universities and businesses to demonstrate, test and develop prototypes at proof of concept stage before manufacture. It has the ability to become an "innovation bridge", mainly re-using the former mill buildings, thus achieving further carbon savings by avoiding the need to build new facilities.
The increased usage of the Electron microscopy facility will not just benefit academic users at St Andrews, but will also greatly benefit our industry partners. We will also be to train more industry users to use our facilities, especially those co-located on the St Andrews campus.
The group at St Andrews has built its reputation in the more fundamental aspects of materials research; however St Andrews has increasingly recognised the need for translation of its findings into real applications. This been addressed by patents, licences, spin-outs and most importantly through co-location of Technology companies in the University. There now exists a strong engagement with a number of industrial partners involved in the development of new energy devices and functional materials. An important emerging opportunity to transition our technologies relates to development of a new Innovation Park ideally suited to prototyping and scale up. In 2011, the University purchased the 36 acre former Guardbridge Paper Mill to develop an Energy Centre based around biomass feedstock. The Energy Centre will only require a small part of the Guardbridge 36 acre site so it has opened up a unique opportunity to provide facilities for universities and businesses to demonstrate, test and develop prototypes at proof of concept stage before manufacture. It has the ability to become an "innovation bridge", mainly re-using the former mill buildings, thus achieving further carbon savings by avoiding the need to build new facilities.
Publications
Gunaratne H
(2020)
'All in one' photo-reactor pod containing TiO 2 coated glass beads and LEDs for continuous photocatalytic destruction of cyanotoxins in water
in Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology
Ozkan S
(2024)
A New Approach to Fuel Cell Electrodes: Lanthanum Aluminate Yielding Fine Pt Nanoparticle Exsolution for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
in Advanced Energy Materials
Lou Shifeng
(2023)
A-site defects boosted exsolution on (La0.5Ca0.5)(1-a)Ni0.06Ti0.94O3-d for ethanol steam reforming
in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Lou S
(2023)
A-site deficient titanate perovskite surface with exsolved nickel nanoparticles for ethanol steam reforming
in Chemical Engineering Science
Quinn R
(2023)
Alloying and Doping Control in the Layered Metal Phosphide Thermoelectric CaCuP
in ACS Applied Electronic Materials
Zhang X
(2023)
Analysing Tortuosity for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anode Material: Experiments and Modeling
in Journal of The Electrochemical Society
Mangano E
(2021)
Analysis of CO2 kinetics in Na,Cs-Rho crystals using the zero length column: a case study for slow systems
in Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Mintairov A
(2019)
Atomic ordering and bond relaxation in optical spectra of self-organized InP/GaInP2 Wigner molecule structures
in Applied Physics Letters
Marques CA
(2022)
Atomic-scale imaging of emergent order at a magnetic field-induced Lifshitz transition.
in Science advances
Description | This award has allowed detailed structural studies on a range of materials with important catalytic and electrochemical function. In particular it is supporting batteries and fuel cell research. |
Exploitation Route | This is a shared facility with wide access to others within St Andrews, other Universities and to Industry laboratories. Thefacility ios a strong enabler for industry engagement with a significant degree of industry usage |
Sectors | Chemicals Energy Environment |
URL | http://chemistry.st-and.ac.uk/em/ |
Description | With a second operator significantly better utilisation of the facility has been delivered. More users, more companies and better research has been enabled. Importnat work has been performed on exsolution chemistry showing new mechanisms and new transition elements being exsoluted. |
First Year Of Impact | 2019 |
Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Chemicals,Electronics,Energy |
Title | Electron microscopy characterisation |
Description | Raman spectroscopy coupled with optical (light) microscopy. Tungsten filament SEM: user-friendly, low cost & high throughput, an ideal workhorse instrument. Field emission gun (FEG) SEM: high resolution & stability and soft X-ray emission spectrometer (SXES) for light element detection. Electron probe micro-analyser (EPMA): high precision compositional measurement, including light elements. |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Year Produced | 2021 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Increased industrial and external engagement. Promotion of interdisciplinary collaboration. |
URL | https://e-microscopy.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/ |
Title | A New Approach to Fuel Cell Electrodes: Lanthanum Aluminate Yielding Fine Pt Nanoparticle Exsolution for Oxygen Reduction Reaction (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2024 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/datasets/a-new-approach-to-fuel-cell-electrodes-lanthanu... |
Title | Alloying and doping control in the layered metal phosphide thermoelectric CaCuP (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/datasets/alloying-and-doping-control-in-the-layered-meta... |
Title | Atomic-scale imaging of emergent order at a magnetic-field induced Lifshitz transition (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/atomicscale-imaging-of-emergent-order-at-a-magnet... |
Title | Azo-Functionalised Metal-Organic Framework for Charge Storage in Sodium-ion Batteries (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/azofunctionalised-metalorganic-framework-for-char... |
Title | Batch and Bulk Adsorptive Removal of Anionic Dye using Metal/Halide-Free Ordered Mesoporous Carbon as Adsorbent (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/batch-and-bulk-adsorptive-removal-of-anionic-dye-... |
Title | CCDC 2151572: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination |
Description | Related Article: Pia S. Klee, Yuri Hirano, David B. Cordes, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Julia L. Payne|2022|Cryst.Growth Des.|22|3815|doi:10.1021/acs.cgd.2c00187 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc2b6wk0&sid=DataCite |
Title | CCDC 2151573: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination |
Description | Related Article: Pia S. Klee, Yuri Hirano, David B. Cordes, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Julia L. Payne|2022|Cryst.Growth Des.|22|3815|doi:10.1021/acs.cgd.2c00187 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc2b6wl1&sid=DataCite |
Title | CCDC 2151574: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination |
Description | Related Article: Pia S. Klee, Yuri Hirano, David B. Cordes, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Julia L. Payne|2022|Cryst.Growth Des.|22|3815|doi:10.1021/acs.cgd.2c00187 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc2b6wm2&sid=DataCite |
Title | CCDC 2203746: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination |
Description | Related Article: Lin-jie Yang, Wenye Xuan, David Webster, Lethy Krishnan Jagadamma, Teng Li, David N. Miller, David B. Cordes, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Graham A. Turnbull, Ifor D. W. Samuel, Hsin-Yi Tiffany Chen, Philip Lightfoot, Matthew S. Dyer, Julia L. Payne|2023|Chem.Mater.|35|3801|doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c03125 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc2cz5l4&sid=DataCite |
Title | CCDC 2203747: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination |
Description | Related Article: Lin-jie Yang, Wenye Xuan, David Webster, Lethy Krishnan Jagadamma, Teng Li, David N. Miller, David B. Cordes, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Graham A. Turnbull, Ifor D. W. Samuel, Hsin-Yi Tiffany Chen, Philip Lightfoot, Matthew S. Dyer, Julia L. Payne|2023|Chem.Mater.|35|3801|doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c03125 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc2cz5m5&sid=DataCite |
Title | CCDC 2203748: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination |
Description | Related Article: Lin-jie Yang, Wenye Xuan, David Webster, Lethy Krishnan Jagadamma, Teng Li, David N. Miller, David B. Cordes, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Graham A. Turnbull, Ifor D. W. Samuel, Hsin-Yi Tiffany Chen, Philip Lightfoot, Matthew S. Dyer, Julia L. Payne|2023|Chem.Mater.|35|3801|doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c03125 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc2cz5n6&sid=DataCite |
Title | CCDC 2203749: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination |
Description | Related Article: Lin-jie Yang, Wenye Xuan, David Webster, Lethy Krishnan Jagadamma, Teng Li, David N. Miller, David B. Cordes, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Graham A. Turnbull, Ifor D. W. Samuel, Hsin-Yi Tiffany Chen, Philip Lightfoot, Matthew S. Dyer, Julia L. Payne|2023|Chem.Mater.|35|3801|doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c03125 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc2cz5p7&sid=DataCite |
Title | CCDC 2203750: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination |
Description | Related Article: Lin-jie Yang, Wenye Xuan, David Webster, Lethy Krishnan Jagadamma, Teng Li, David N. Miller, David B. Cordes, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Graham A. Turnbull, Ifor D. W. Samuel, Hsin-Yi Tiffany Chen, Philip Lightfoot, Matthew S. Dyer, Julia L. Payne|2023|Chem.Mater.|35|3801|doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c03125 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc2cz5q8&sid=DataCite |
Title | CSD 2194265: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination |
Description | Related Article: Hang Liu, Hassan Hafeez, David B. Cordes, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Gavin Peters, Stephen L. Lee, Ifor D. W. Samuel, Finlay D. Morrison|2023|Inorg.Chem.|62|3629|doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04433 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.25505/fiz.icsd.cc2cn9r3&sid=DataCite |
Title | Constitutionally selective dynamic covalent nanoparticle assembly (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/constitutionally-selective-dynamic-covalent-nanop... |
Title | Controllable Surfactant-Directed Zeolitic-Imidazolate-8 Growth on Swollen 2D Zeolites (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/datasets/controllable-surfactant-directed-zeolitic-imida... |
Title | Coordination-Controlled Electrodeposition of Palladium/Copper Thin Films onto a Pyridine-Terminated Self-Assembled Monolayer (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/coordinationcontrolled-electrodeposition-of-palla... |
Title | Data Underpinning Chencheng Liu's thesis |
Description | The data files are embargoed until 18/05/2026 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2026 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/datasets/data-underpinning-chencheng-lius-thesis |
Title | Data underpinning Influence of Electrode Processing and Electrolyte Composition on Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Negative Electrodes for Sodium Ion Batteries |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/data-underpinning-influence-of-electrode-processi... |
Title | Electrochemical activation applied to perovskite titanate fibres to yield supported alloy nanoparticles for electrocatalytic application (dataset) |
Description | Data for the paper |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/datasets/electrochemical-activation-applied-to-perovskit... |
Title | Enhanced photoluminescence and reduced dimensionality via vacancy ordering in a 10H halide perovskite (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/enhanced-photoluminescence-and-reduced-dimensiona... |
Title | Exploring Cation Distribution in Ion-Exchanged Al,Ga-containing Metal-Organic Frameworks using 17O NMR Spectroscopy (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/exploring-cation-distribution-in-ionexchanged-alg... |
Title | High-density integration of ultrabright OLEDs on a miniaturized needle-shaped CMOS backplane (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/highdensity-integration-of-ultrabright-oleds-on-a... |
Title | Improving the Oxygen Evolution Reaction: Exsolved Cobalt Nanoparticles on Titanate Perovskite Catalyst (dataset) |
Description | The attached data files underpin the publication "Improving the Oxygen Evolution Reaction: Exsolved Cobalt Nanoparticles on Titanate Perovskite Catalyst". The following file types and formats are included: - The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) specific surface area files: .XLS (can be opened with Excel) - X-ray diffraction files: .xrdml (proprietary format) and .txt (can be opened with a text editor) - Scanning electron microscope files: .tif - Transmission electron microscopy: .jpg - OER performance data files: .par (proprietary format) and .cor (can be opened with a text editor) and .z (can be opened with a text editor) More details on the software required are provided in the notes.txt file. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/improving-the-oxygen-evolution-reaction-exsolved-... |
Title | Interplay of ferromagnetism and spin-orbit coupling in Sr4Ru3O10 (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/interplay-of-ferromagnetism-and-spinorbit-couplin... |
Title | Investigations into improved electrochemical performance of Sn doped Hard carbons as negatives for Na-ion batteries (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/investigations-into-improved-electrochemical-perf... |
Title | Manganese Catalysed Dehydrogenative Synthesis of Polyureas from Diformamide and Diamines (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/datasets/manganese-catalysed-dehydrogenative-synthesis-o... |
Title | Manipulation of structure and optoelectronic properties through bromine inclusion in a layered lead bromide perovskite (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2021 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/manipulation-of-structure-and-optoelectronic-prop... |
Title | Mechanochemical synthesis of sodium carboxylates as anode materials in sodium ion batteries (dataset) |
Description | Raw data |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2021 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/mechanochemical-synthesis-of-sodium-carboxylates-... |
Title | Mixed metal-organic framework mixed-matrix membranes: insights into simultaneous moisture-triggered and catalytic delivery of nitric oxide using cryo-scanning electron microscopy (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/datasets/mixed-metalorganic-framework-mixedmatrix-membra... |
Title | Multifaceted Study of the Interactions between CPO-27-Ni and Polyurethane and Their Impact on Nitric Oxide Release Performance (dataset) |
Description | N/A |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2020 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | N/A |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/multifaceted-study-of-the-interactions-between-cp... |
Title | Ordered mesoporous carbons with body centred cubic pore structure (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/ordered-mesoporous-carbons-with-body-centred-cubi... |
Title | Platinum incorporation into titanate perovskites to deliver emergent active and stable platinum nanoparticles (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2021 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/platinum-incorporation-into-titanate-perovskites-... |
Title | Replacement of Ca by Ni in a Perovskite Titanate to Yield a Novel Perovskite Exsolution Architecture for Oxygen-Evolution Reactions (dataset) |
Description | Supplementary Information |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2020 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk:443/portal/en/datasets/replacement-of-ca-by-ni-in-a-perovskite-titan... |
Title | Room temperature exsolution of CdS nanodots on A-site deficient cotton-ball like titanate perovskite nanoparticles for H2 production under visible light (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/datasets/room-temperature-exsolution-of-cds-nanodots-on-... |
Title | Silicon Redistribution, Acid Site Loss and the Formation of a Core-Shell Texture upon Steaming SAPO-34 and their Impact on Catalytic Performance in the MTO Reaction (dataset) |
Description | Effect of Steaming on SAPO34 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2020 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Publication |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/silicon-redistribution-acid-site-loss-and-the-for... |
Title | Surface functionalized metal-organic frameworks for binding coronavirus proteins (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/surface-functionalized-metalorganic-frameworks-fo... |
Title | Synthesis, structure and tunability of zero dimensional organic-inorganic metal halides utilising the m-xylylenediammonium cation: MXD2PbI6, MXDBiI5 and MXD3Bi2Br12ยท2H2O (dataset) |
Description | The data files are not yet publicly available. Enquiries and requests for data should be directed to the publication's corresponding authors |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/synthesis-structure-and-tunability-of-zero-dimens... |
Title | Synthetic Control of Defect Structure and Resultant Hierarchical Extra-Large/Small-Pore Microporosity in Aluminosilicate Zeolite SWY (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/synthetic-control-of-defect-structure-and-resulta... |
Title | The exsolution of Cu particles from doped barium cerate zirconate via barium cuprate intermediate phases (dataset) |
Description | paper |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/the-exsolution-of-cu-particles-from-doped-barium-... |
Title | Understanding the Anion-Templated, OSDA-Free, Interzeolite Conversion Synthesis of High Silica ZK-5 (dataset) |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/understanding-the-aniontemplated-osdafree-interze... |
Title | Use of interplay between A-site non-stoichiometry and hydroxide doping to deliver novel proton-conducting perovskite oxides (dataset) |
Description | A draft for submission to a journal |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2021 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/datasets/use-of-interplay-between-asite-nonstoichiometry-a... |
Title | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRODE CATALYST FROM A PEROVSKITE METAL OXIDE |
Description | The invention relates to a method of producing electrode materials for solid oxide cells which comprises applying an electric potential to a metal oxide which has a perovskite crystal structure. The resultant electrode catalyst exhibits excellent electrochemical performance. The invention extends to the electrode catalyst itself, and to electrodes and solid oxide cells comprising the electrode catalyst. |
IP Reference | CA3030088 |
Protection | Patent application published |
Year Protection Granted | 2018 |
Licensed | Commercial In Confidence |
Impact | - |
Description | ECECR2019 - Dr Aaron Naden |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Early career researcher conference: Awarded SCI prize for the best presentation (audience prize |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | EMRS, Virtual Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The VIRTUAL 2021 Spring Meeting will consist of parallel symposia with invited speakers, oral and poster presentations, assorted by plenary sessions and a number of workshops and training courses. As a new item for posters, short oral presentation will give each attendee the opportunity to highlight the major results. The high quality scientific program will address different topics organized into 19 symposia arranged in 4 clusters covering the fields of energy materials, nanomaterials and advanced characterization, biomaterials and soft materials, as well as materials for electronics, magnetics and photonics. In parallel with the technical sessions, international exhibitors will have the opportunity to promote their equipment, systems, products, software, publications and services during the meeting. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.european-mrs.com/meetings/2021-spring-meeting-0 |
Description | Electronmicroscopy Symposium |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Planned symposium to promote the Electron microscope facility. A successful event promoting national engagement to UKRI funded facilities. Advertised internally and through ScotChem and SUPA |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://jtsigroup.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/electron_microscope_facility/ |
Description | EnergyCeram |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | European School on Ceramics for Energy Conversion and Storage (EnergyCeram) The online school aims at presenting a current overview of ceramic materials and technologies for selected energy applications. A topical focus is put on high-temperature power generation (gas turbines, concentrated solar power) and electrochemical applications based on ionic transport (solid oxide fuel cells, gas separation membranes, electrochemical storage). After a brief introduction of each application field including targets for properties, the relevant ceramic materials will be reviewed and evaluated. In order to be integrated in real devices, they need to fulfil numerous, often contradictory conditions, such as highest ionic and/ or electronic conductivity, stability during operation, processability, etc. The used online platform will allow for personal interactions (including video chat and screen sharing). Enough breaks are foreseen to stimulate exchanges, offering the opportunity to chat with other participants and meet new people face-to-face or in small groups! |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://congress.dkg.de/event/eu_spring_school_001/ |
Description | ICTN-KLC, India |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | International Conference on Thin Films & Nanotechnology: Knowledge, Leadership, & Commercialization The ICTN-KLC: 2021, the first one of its kind, aims to bring together students, academicians, scientists, technologists, and entrepreneurs working on development and applications of thin films and nanomaterials from lab to commercial (industrial) scale. The inaugural 3-days conference will be organized virtually from the foundation day of the Thin Film Lab (TFL). In addition to scientific talks, there will be sessions dedicated to research ethics, leadership, and entrepreneurship targeted mainly for early career researchers. The conference will consist of plenary/invited talks and contributed papers on various focus areas in Thin Films & Nanotechnology. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | http://www.ictn-klc.org/ |
Description | IOP reception attended by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh KG GCVO |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | This reception celebrated the crucial role of physics in tackling the climate crisis. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
Description | IVWFC 2021, Italy |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Virtual Workshop on Fuel cells - Oral contributions in the different fields of fuel cells/ electrolysers science and technology. Delivered by national and international specialists. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://ivwfc.mater.unimib.it/ |
Description | Invited Speaker - Green Connect Workshop, Cyprus |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The workshop is funded through the British High Commission in Cyprus, and aims to bring scientists from UK and Cyprus together and inform both academics and the general public on the latest research and local challenges each country faces through the climate change emergency. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
Description | Invited Speaker - RSC Faraday Discussions |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Aimed particularly at early career researchers but open to everyone, programme featured opportunities for networking and discussion. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Invited Talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The greatest challenge facing Solid oxide cells (SOC), in both fuel and electrolysis cell modes (i.e SOFCs and SOECs) is to deliver high, long-lasting electrocatalytic activity while ensuring cost and time-efficient electrode manufacture. Ultimately, this can best be achieved by growing appropriate nanoarchitectures under operationally relevant conditions, rather than through intricate ex situ procedures. In our approach, metal particles are grown directly from the oxide support though in situ redox exsolution. We demonstrated that by understanding and manipulating the surface chemistry of an oxide support with adequately designed bulk (non)stoichiometry, one can control the size, distribution and surface coverage of produced particles. We also revealed that the emergent particles are generally epitaxially socketed in the parent perovskite which appears to be the underlying origin of their remarkable stability, including unique resistance of metal particles to agglomeration and to hydrocarbon coking, whilst retaining catalytic activit. Operando redox treatments yield emergent nanomaterials at potentials in excess of 2V. Here we apply this technique to drive steam, CO2 and coelectrolysis processes at emergent metals and alloy particles. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://ecs.confex.com/ecs/prime2020/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/143913 |
Description | MEMP 2021 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Pune is organizing an International Conference on Multifunctional Electronic Materials & Processing (MEMP 2021) at Pune, India during 8-10 March 2021. MEMP-2021 provide an opportunity to scientists, researchers, academicians and young students to interact with eminent scientists/technologists working in the field of multifunctional electronic materials for various applications & their processing for making devices. Materials required for energy storage, energy generation, Nanostructured materials, Quantum dots, Sensors, Neutrino Energy Conversion /storage. Flexible devices, Photonic devices and processing techniques like Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) will be discussed here. MEMP 2021 will serve as a common platform for discussing the new ideas developments/ breakthroughs and future prospects pertaining to multifunctional electronic materials with some of the leading scientists/ technologists as well as to be acquainted with their experience and knowledge. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://journalsofindia.com/multifunctional-electronic-materials-processing-memp-2021/ |
Description | MMC2019 - Dr Aaron Naden |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Dissemination of original research at an international conference. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.rms.org.uk/discover-engage/event-calendar/mmc2019-microscience-microscopy-congress-2019.... |
Description | STACEES Network Launch |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Supporters |
Results and Impact | The launch of The St Andrews Network for Climate, Energy, Environment and Sustainability (STACEES) is an interdisciplinary research-focused initiative launched in April 2021 at The University of St Andrews. STACEES' objective is to drive cohesion and capacity in environmental sustainability research at St Andrews, boosting its impact and visibility. The network's vision is to build ambitious, lasting research capabilities that position the University at the centre of international conversations on climate change, energy research and environmental sustainability. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/sta-cees-network-launch-with-guest-speaker-prof-john-irvine/ |
Description | UKRI at COP26 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Our role in supporting a Year of Climate Action. The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) is underway. We are supporting activities and events that inspire and engage people and promote positive climate action. Whether you are at COP26 or not, register to access our events, exhibitor booths and engage with researchers and innovators. On these pages you will find out more about: the role research and innovation play in tackling climate change events that UK Research and Innovation is hosting and promoting for COP26, and how to sign up and attend how to join the climate conversation and share your work and ideas. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.ukri.org/our-work/responding-to-climate-change/ukri-towards-cop26/ |