Surface Science Queensland

My work is focused on the self-assembly and reactions of molecules at surfaces, and the growth and modification of graphene and other 2D materials.  To elucidate on these systems requires me to draw on a range of experimental and computational techniques, with a particular emphasis on scanning probe microscopy and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).

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Education:

Postgrad:         PhD (Physics) - Queen's University at Kingston, Canada (2006)

                         MSc (Physics) - Queen's University at Kingston, Canada (2001)

Undergrad:      BSc - with Distinction (Applied Physics) - University of Calgary, Canada (1999)

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Experience:

Jeniffer has worked on the organising committee for a number of workshops and conferences including the International Symposium for Graphene Devices (2016) and NanoS-E3 (2015).

 

She is the current supervisor of a number of PhD and MSc students working in 2D materials research. Project topics include surface reactions of aromatic molecules, graphene for advanced materials, energy storage, and passivation coatings.

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Currently funded research projects:

Australian Research Council DECRA recipient - 2016

Electronic Structure on Both Sides of the Fermi Level in Molecular Material

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Publications summary:

Burns SA, MacLeod JM, Do T, Sonar PM, Yambem SD, (2017) Effect of thermal annealing Super Yellow emissive layer on efficiency of OLEDs, Scientific Reports p1-8

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Wang B, Liu J, Zhao Y, Li Y, Xian W, Amjadi Pour M, MacLeod JM, Motta N, (2016) Role of graphene oxide liquid crystals in hydrothermal reduction and supercapacitor performance, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces p22316-22323

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Fu C, Lin H, MacLeod JM, Krayev A, Rosei F, Perepichka DF, (2016) Unravelling the self-assembly of hydrogen bonded NDI semiconductors in 2D and 3D, Chemistry of Materials p951-961

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Eyu G, Will GD, Dekkers WA, MacLeod JM, (2015) Effect of hydrodynamics and surface roughness on the electrochemical behaviour of carbon steel in CSG produced water, Applied Surface Science p506-515

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Cui D, MacLeod JM, Ebrahimi M, Perepichka DF, Rosei F, (2015) Solution and air stable host/guest architectures from a single layer covalent organic framework, Chemical Communications p16510-16513

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Dinca LE, MacLeod JM, Lipton-Duffin JA, Fu C, Ma D, Perepichka DF, Rosei F, (2015) Tailoring the reaction path in the on-surface chemistry of thienoacenes, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C p22432-22438

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Dinca LE, De Marchi F, MacLeod J, Lipton-Duffin J, Gatti R, Perepichka DF, Rosei F, (2015) Pentacene on Ni(111): Room-temperature molecular packing and temperature-activated conversion to graphene, Nanoscale p3263-3269

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De Marchi F, Cui D, Lipton-Duffin J, Santato C, MacLeod J, Rosei F, (2015) Self-assembly of indole-2-carboxylic acid at graphite and gold surfaces, The Journal of Chemical Physics p1-9

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MacLeod J, Lipton-Duffin J, Cui D, De Feyter S, Rosei F, (2015) Substrate effects in the supramolecular assembly of 1,3,5-benzene tricarboxylic acid on graphite and graphene, Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids p7016-7024

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