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Peter Matthews' Outputs (37)

Synthesis of Ca(PF6)2, formed via nitrosonium oxidation of calcium (2017)
Journal Article
Keyzer, E., Matthews, P., Liu, Z., Bond, A., Grey, C., & Wright, D. (2017). Synthesis of Ca(PF6)2, formed via nitrosonium oxidation of calcium. Chemical Communications, 4573-4576. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CC01938F

The development of rechargeable Ca-ion batteries as an alternative to Li systems has been limited by the availability of suitable electrolyte salts. We present the synthesis of complexes of Ca(PF6)2 (a key potential Ca battery electrolyte salt) via t... Read More about Synthesis of Ca(PF6)2, formed via nitrosonium oxidation of calcium.

Shining a light on transition metal chalcogenides for sustainable photovoltaics (2017)
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Matthews, P., McNaughter, P., Lewis, D., & O'Brien, P. (2017). Shining a light on transition metal chalcogenides for sustainable photovoltaics. Chemical Science, 4177-4187. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7SC00642J

Transition metal chalcogenides are an important family of materials that have received significant interest in recent years as they have the potential for diverse applications ranging from use in electronics to industrial lubricants. One of their mos... Read More about Shining a light on transition metal chalcogenides for sustainable photovoltaics.

The influence of halides in polyoxotitanate cages; dipole moment, splitting and expansion of d-orbitals and electron–electron repulsion (2016)
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Li, N., Luo, H., Wright, D., Hanf, S., & Matthews, P. (2016). The influence of halides in polyoxotitanate cages; dipole moment, splitting and expansion of d-orbitals and electron–electron repulsion. Dalton Transactions, 578-585. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6dt04288k

Metal-doped polyoxotitanate (M-POT) cages have been shown to be efficient single-source precursors to metal-doped titania [TiO2(M)] (state-of-the-art photocatalytic materials) as well as molecular models for the behaviour of dopant metal ions in bulk... Read More about The influence of halides in polyoxotitanate cages; dipole moment, splitting and expansion of d-orbitals and electron–electron repulsion.

Synthetic routes to iron chalcogenide nanoparticles and thin films (2016)
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Matthews, P., Akhtar, M., Malik, M., Revaprasadu, N., & O'Brien, P. (2016). Synthetic routes to iron chalcogenide nanoparticles and thin films. Dalton Transactions, 18803-18812. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6DT03486A

Iron chalcogenides are earth abundant, cheap and environmentally benign materials that have seen extensive research directed toward a range of applications, most notably for photovoltaics. The most common forms of materials for these applications are... Read More about Synthetic routes to iron chalcogenide nanoparticles and thin films.

Novel properties and potential applications of functional ligand-modified polyoxotitanate cages (2016)
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Luo, H., Li, N., Matthews, P., & Wright, D. (2016). Novel properties and potential applications of functional ligand-modified polyoxotitanate cages. Chemical Communications, 11180-11190. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CC03788G

Functional ligand-modified polyoxotitanate (L-POT) cages of the general type [TixOy(OR)z(L)m] (OR = alkoxide, L = functional ligand) can be regarded as molecular fragments of surface-sensitized solid-state TiO2, and are of value as models for studyin... Read More about Novel properties and potential applications of functional ligand-modified polyoxotitanate cages.

How Does Substitutional Doping Affect Visible Light Absorption in a Series of Homodisperse Ti11 Polyoxotitanate Nanoparticles-A Comment on the Band Gap Determination of the FeII Cages (Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 11538) (2016)
Journal Article
Matthews, P. D., Li, N., Luo, H., & Wright, D. S. (2016). How Does Substitutional Doping Affect Visible Light Absorption in a Series of Homodisperse Ti11 Polyoxotitanate Nanoparticles-A Comment on the Band Gap Determination of the FeII Cages (Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 11538). Chemistry - A European Journal, 22(13), 4632-4633. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201504653

Theory and Practice: Bulk Synthesis of C3B and its H2- and Li-Storage Capacity (2015)
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King, T. C., Matthews, P. D., Glass, H., Cormack, J. A., Holgado, J. P., Leskes, M., Griffin, J. M., Scherman, O. A., Barker, P. D., Grey, C. P., Dutton, S. E., Lambert, R. M., Tustin, G., Alavi, A., & Wright, D. S. (2015). Theory and Practice: Bulk Synthesis of C3B and its H2- and Li-Storage Capacity. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 54(20), 5919-5923. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201412200

Previous theoretical studies of C3B have suggested that boron-doped graphite is a promising H2- and Li-storage material, with large maximum capacities. These characteristics could lead to exciting applications as a lightweight H2-storage material for... Read More about Theory and Practice: Bulk Synthesis of C3B and its H2- and Li-Storage Capacity.

Selective Lability of Ruthenium(II) Arene Amino Acid Complexes (2015)
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Scrase, T. G., O’Neill, M. J., Peel, A. J., Senior, P. W., Matthews, P. D., Shi, H., Boss, S. R., & Barker, P. D. (2015). Selective Lability of Ruthenium(II) Arene Amino Acid Complexes. Inorganic Chemistry, 54(7), 3118-3124. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic502051y

A series of organometallic complexes of the form [(PhH)Ru(amino acid)]+ have been synthesized using amino acids able to act as tridentate ligands. The straightforward syntheses gave enantiomerically pure complexes with two stereogenic centers due to... Read More about Selective Lability of Ruthenium(II) Arene Amino Acid Complexes.

A Si Photocathode Protected and Activated with a Ti and Ni Composite Film for Solar Hydrogen Production (2015)
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Lai, Y., Park, H. S., Zhang, J. Z., Matthews, P. D., Wright, D. S., & Reisner, E. (2015). A Si Photocathode Protected and Activated with a Ti and Ni Composite Film for Solar Hydrogen Production. Chemistry - A European Journal, 21(10), 3919-3923. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201406566

An efficient, stable and scalable hybrid photoelectrode for visible-light-driven H2 generation in an aqueous pH 9.2 electrolyte solution is reported. The photocathode consists of a p-type Si substrate layered with a Ti and Ni-containing composite fil... Read More about A Si Photocathode Protected and Activated with a Ti and Ni Composite Film for Solar Hydrogen Production.

A study of the optical properties of metal-doped polyoxotitanium cages and the relationship to metal-doped titania (2014)
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Lv, Y., Cheng, J., Matthews, P. D., Holgado, J. P., Willkomm, J., Leskes, M., Steiner, A., Fenske, D., King, T. C., Wood, P. T., Gan, L., Lambert, R. M., & Wright, D. S. (2014). A study of the optical properties of metal-doped polyoxotitanium cages and the relationship to metal-doped titania. Dalton Transactions, 43(23), 8679. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4dt00555d