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Photogalvanic cells based on lyotropic nanosystems: towards the use of liquid nanotechnology for personalised energy sources (2012)
Journal Article
Halls, J. E., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2012). Photogalvanic cells based on lyotropic nanosystems: towards the use of liquid nanotechnology for personalised energy sources. Energy & environmental science, 5(4), 6541-6551. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ee03169h

A lightweight, autonomous and practical, proof-of-concept electrical power source is developed within this work. It comprises a photoredox-active material embedded within the non-ionic surfactant subphase, with a second redox reagent present within t... Read More about Photogalvanic cells based on lyotropic nanosystems: towards the use of liquid nanotechnology for personalised energy sources.

Synthesis and surface modification of nanorods for investigation into organic-inorganic hybrid materials (2012)
Thesis
Bourne, R. W. (2012). Synthesis and surface modification of nanorods for investigation into organic-inorganic hybrid materials. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214534

The research presented in this thesis is focused towards the synthesis of a new kind of giant hybrid liquid crystal consisting of organic semiconductor molecules surrounding an inorganic semiconductor with a nanorod shape with the potential for use i... Read More about Synthesis and surface modification of nanorods for investigation into organic-inorganic hybrid materials.

Wastewater as a photoelectrochemical fuel source: light-to-electrical energy conversion with organochloride remediation (2012)
Journal Article
Halls, J. E., Johnson, T., Altalhi, A. A., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2012). Wastewater as a photoelectrochemical fuel source: light-to-electrical energy conversion with organochloride remediation. Electrochemistry communications, 22, 4-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2012.04.024

A photogalvanic cell that employs 2,4-dichlorophenol as a fuel source, an N-substituted phenothiazine as light harvester, and sacrificial zinc anode is presented, and shown to afford a ca. 4% light-to-electrical power conversion efficiency in violet... Read More about Wastewater as a photoelectrochemical fuel source: light-to-electrical energy conversion with organochloride remediation.

Voltammetry within structured liquid nanosystems: towards the design of a flexible, three-dimensional framework for artificial photosystems (2012)
Journal Article
Halls, J. E., Wright, K. J., Pickersgill, J. E., Smith, J. P., Altalhi, A. A., Bourne, R. W., Alaei, P., Ramakrishnappa, T., Kelly, S. M., & Wadhawan, J. (2012). Voltammetry within structured liquid nanosystems: towards the design of a flexible, three-dimensional framework for artificial photosystems. Electrochimica acta, 70, 215-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2012.03.052

Normal lyotropic liquid crystals (in the lamellar or hexagonal phases) are investigated as a route to afford a structured, three-dimensional, quasi-biphasic framework within which electron transfer cascades may be initiated voltammetrically. For mode... Read More about Voltammetry within structured liquid nanosystems: towards the design of a flexible, three-dimensional framework for artificial photosystems.

Electrochemistry of organometallic lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals (2012)
Journal Article
Halls, J. E., Bourne, R. W., Wright, K. J., Partington, L. I., Tamba, M. G., Zhou, Y., Ramakrishnappa, T., Mehl, G. H., Kelly, S. M., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2012). Electrochemistry of organometallic lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals. Electrochemistry communications, 19(1), 50-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2012.02.032

Two aqueous lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals made from nickel(II) or copper(II) phthalocyananine tetrasulfonic acid tetrasodium salt are prepared with characterisation through optical polarising microscopy, X-ray diffraction and conductivity. Thes... Read More about Electrochemistry of organometallic lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals.

Concentration-dependent diffusion coefficients of tert-butylferrocene within dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride/brine liquid crystals (2012)
Journal Article
Halls, J. E., Altalhi, A. A., De Abreu, F. C., Goulart, M. O., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2012). Concentration-dependent diffusion coefficients of tert-butylferrocene within dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride/brine liquid crystals. Electrochemistry communications, 17, 41-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2012.01.013

The title lyotropic liquid crystal is examined as a framework to investigate long-range charge transfer, using tert-butylferrocene (tBuFc) as model hydrophobic system. It is found that the apparent one-dimensional diffusion coefficient depends on the... Read More about Concentration-dependent diffusion coefficients of tert-butylferrocene within dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride/brine liquid crystals.

Voltammetric Immunoassay for the Detection of Protein Biomarkers (2012)
Journal Article
Haswell, S. J., Dou, Y.-H., Wadhawan, J., & Greenman, J. (2012). Voltammetric Immunoassay for the Detection of Protein Biomarkers. Electroanalysis, 24(2), 264-272. https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201100676

A strategy for a fast (ca. 20 min), specific, electrochemical immunoassay for the cardiac biomarker creatine kinase (CK) and the human cytokine interleukin 10 (IL10) has been developed in this paper. The polyaniline modified gold surface formed from... Read More about Voltammetric Immunoassay for the Detection of Protein Biomarkers.