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Surface Science and Technology Group

Directed by Professor Robert Lamb

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Key Publications 2003 - 2006

  • "Selective synthesis of conformationally restricted mono-cyclopentadienyl titanium(iv)complexes of p-tBu-calix[6]arene", A. J. Petrella, N. K. Roberts, D. C. Craig, C. L. Raston, R. N. Lamb, Chem. Commun. 8, 1014-5 (2003)
  • "Titanocene dichloride route to a tetranuclear oxo-bridged monocyclopentadienyl titanium(iv) calix[4]arene complex", A. J. Petrella, N. K. Roberts, C. L. Raston, M. Thornton-Pett, R. N. Lamb, Chem. Commun. 11, 1238-40 (2003)
  • "Structure Evolution in Chemical Vapour Deposited ZnS Films", E.Lee, N.Tran, J.Russell and R.Lamb, J. Phys. Chem B, 107(22), 5208-5211 (2003)
  • "A heterobimetallic K2Ti2 complex incorporating two calix[5]arenes: A diverse array of metal-ligand interplay", A. J. Petrella, N. K. Roberts, D. C. Craig, C. L. Raston, R. N. Lamb, Chem. Commun., 14, 1728 (2003)
  • "Heterobimetallic calix[4]arene complexes: Interconversion of dimeric (Ca, Sr or Ba)/Ti(IV) complexes with a monomeric K/Ti(IV) complex", AJ. Petrella, N. K. Roberts, C.L. Raston, D.C. Craig, M. Thornton-Pett, R. N. Lamb, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 23, 4153-4158 (2003) Also selected for special cover presentation.
  • "2:1 Ba/Ti(IV) Heterobimetallic complex based on two calix[6]arenes", A. J. Petrella, N. K. Roberts, D. C. Craig, C. L. Raston, R. N. Lamb, Chem. Commun. 18, 2288-89.(2003)
  • "Characterization of the ZnO thin film prepared by single source chemical vapor deposition under low vacuum condition", H. Deng, B. Gong; A. J. Petrella, J. J.; Russell R. N. Lamb, Science in China, E: Technol. Sci., 46(4), 355-360 (2003)
  • "Interaction of thiol collectors with pre-oxidised sulfide minerals", Buckley AN, Goh SW, Lamb RN, Woods R. Int. J. Miner. Process. 72 (2003) 163-174
  • "Differentiation of monolayer and multilayer coverage of thiol collectors on metal sulfides by means of ToF-SIMS", Goh SW, Buckley AN, Lamb RN, Woods R. In: Proc. Int. Symp. Electrochem. Min. Metal Proc. (Eds. R. Woods, F.M. Doyle and G. Kelsall), The Electrochem. Soc., Pennington, NJ, pp. 48-59 (2003)
  • "A facile route to hetero-bimetallic Ti(IV)-alkali metal calix[4]arene complexes involving alkali metal, A. J. Petrella, N. K. Roberts, D. C. Craig, C. L. Raston, R. N. Lamb, Dalton Trans. 24, 4590-4597 (2003)
  • "Threshold Al KLL Auger spectra of oxidized aluminium foils", AN Buckley, AJ Hartmann, RN Lamb, APJ Stampfl, JW Freeland, I Coulthard. Surf. Interface Anal. 35 (2003) 922-931
  • "Structural order in Oxygenated Gallium Nitride Films", N.Tran, W. Holzschuh, R. Lamb, L. Lai, Y. Yang, J.Phys. Chem. B, 107, 9256-9261 (2003)
  • "Observation of nanometer waves along fracture surface", N.Tran and R.Lamb, Chemical Physics Letters 391, 385-388 (2004)
  • "A paradigm shift in the construction of heterobimetallic complexes: Synthesis of groups 2 and 4 calix[6]arene complexes", A. J. Petrella, N. K. Roberts, D. C. Craig, C. L. Raston, R. N. Lamb, Dalton Trans. 2, 327-333 (2004)
  • "Cathodoluminescence of Zinc Sulfide Films Grown by Single Source Chemical Vapor Deposition", E Lee, N H Tran, J J Russell, R.Lamb, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 108(24), 8355-8358 (2004)
  • "Selective 1,3-complexation of p-tBu-calix[4]arene by [TiCp2Me2]", A. J. Petrella, N. K. Roberts, D. C. Craig, C. L. Raston, R. N. Lamb, Chem. Commun. 64, 64-65, (2004)
  • "Dialkylcarbamato magnesium cluster complexes: precursors to the single-source chemical vapour deposition of high quality MgO thin films", M. R. Hill, A.W. Jones, J.J. Russell, N.K. Roberts and R.N. Lamb, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 14 3198-3202. (2004)
  • Invited paper "Molecules to Materials" Symposium Royal Society of Chemistry London September 2004.
  • "Surface characterization of Pd-Ag/Al2O3 catalysts for acetylene hydrogenation using an improved XPS procedure" Robert N. Lamb, Bongkot Ngamsom, David L Trimm,. Bin Gong, Peter L. Silveston, Piyasan Praserthdam, Applied Catalysis, A: 268, 43-50, (2004)
  • "FEFF8 calculations in the interpretation of S K-edge X-ray absorption spectra of nickel sulfide minerals", S. W. Goh, Alan N Buckley and Robert N Lamb. Proc. Aust. Conf. Nuc. Tech. Anal. 13, 137-140 (2004)
  • "Microstructure control of ZnO thin films prepared by single source chemical vapor deposition", Deng, H.; Russell, J. J.; Lamb, R. N.; Jiang, B.; Li, Y.; Zhou, X. Thin Solid Films , 458(1-2), 43-46. (2004)
  • "Engineering nanoscale roughness on hydrophobic surface-preliminary assessment of fouling behaviour", Zhang, H.; Lamb, R. and Lewis, J. Sci & Tech Adv. Materials (2005), 6 (3-4), 236-239
  • "Influence of Oxygen Impurity to the Crystalline - Amorphous Transition in Gallium Nitride Films", N.Tran, R.Lamb, L. Lai, Y. Yang, J.Phys. Chem. B , 109, 18348-18351 (2005)
  • "Distinguishing monolayer and multilayer adsorption of thiol collectors with ToF-SIMS and XPS", .Goh, S. W.; Buckley, A. N.; Lamb, R. N.; Woods, R. Publications of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (2005), 5/2005(Centenary of Flotation Symposium, 2005), 439-447.
  • "Interactions of sodium montmorillonite with poly(acrylic acid)", Tran, Nguyen H.; Dennis, Gary R.; Milev, Adriyan S.; Kannangara, G. S. Kamali; Wilson, Michael A.; Lamb, Robert N.. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2005), 290(2), 392-396.
  • "Influence of Oxygen on the Crystalline-Amorphous Transition in Gallium Nitride Films", Tran, Nguyen H.; Lamb, Robert N.; Lai, Lee Jene; Yang, Yaw Wen. Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2005), 109(39), 18348-18351.
  • "Growth of ZnS films by chemical vapor deposition of Zn[S2CN(CH3)2]2 precursor", Lee, Everett Y. M.; Tran, Nguyen H.; Lamb, Robert N.. Applied Surface Science (2005), 241(3-4), 493-496.
  • "Towards new precursors for ZnO thin films by single source CVD: the X-ray structures and precursor properties of zinc ketoacidoximates", Hill, Matthew R.; Jones, Ashley W.; Russell, Jennifer J.; Roberts, Nicholas K.; Lamb, Robert N.. Inorganica Chimica Acta (2005), 358(1), 201-206.
  • "Copper(II) sulfide?", Goh, Siew Wei; Buckley, Alan N.; Lamb, Robert N.. Minerals Engineering (2006), 19(2), 204-208.
  • "Nanostructural properties of zinc oxide thin films grown on non-planar substrates", Lee, Everett; Russell, Jennifer J.; Lamb, Robert N.. Surface and Interface Analysis (2006), 38(1), 51-55.
  • "Growth Mechanism of textured MgO thin films via SSCVD", Matthew R. Hill, Everett Y.M. Lee, Jennifer J. Russell, Yu Wang, Robert N. Lamb, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110, 9236-9240 (2006)
  • "Structural - chemical evolution within exfoliated clays", N H Tran,* M A Wilson, A S Milev, G R Dennis, A L McCutcheon, G S K Kannangara R N Lamb, Langmuir, 22, 6696-6700 (2006)
  • "The oxidation states of copper and iron in mineral sulfides, and the oxides formed on initial exposure of chalcopyrite and bornite to air", Goh, Siew Wei; Buckley, Alan N.; Lamb, Robert N.; Rosenberg, Richard A.; Moran, Damian. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (2006), 70(9), 2210-2228
  • "Dispersion of organically modified clays within n-alcohols", Tran, N. H.; Dennis, G. R.; Milev, A. S.; Kannangara, G. S. K.; Williams, P.; Wilson, M. A.; Lamb, R. N. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2006), 297(2), 541-545
  • "Sulfur electronic environments in alpha-NiS and beta-NiS: examination of the relationship between coordination number and core electron binding energies", Goh, Siew Wei; Buckley, Alan N.; Lamb, Robert N.; Skinner, William M.; Pring, Allan; Wang, Haipeng; Fan, Liang-Jen; Jang, Ling-Yun; Lai, Lee-Jene; Yang, Yaw-Wen. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals (2006), 33(2), 98-105
  • "The ability of static secondary ion mass spectrometry to discriminate submonolayer from multilayer adsorption of thiol collectors", Goh, Siew Wei; Buckley, Alan N.; Lamb, Robert N.; Woods, Ronald. Minerals Engineering (2006), 19(6-8), 571-581.
  • "Novel monomeric barium complexes as volatile precursors for chemical vapour deposition", Matthew R. Hill, N.K.Roberts, Jennifer J. Russell, Robert N. Lamb, Polyhedron (in press doi 10.1016/j.poly.2006.08.032)