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  1. Protons and the hydrogen economy

    Article • MRS Energy & Sustainability, January 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Artur Braun

  2. Just for us?

    Article • Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, August 2015, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Artur Braun

  3. Conductivity and oxygen reduction activity changes in lanthanum strontium manganite upon low-level chromium substitution

    Article • Solid State Ionics, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  4. Maze Solving Using Fatty Acid Chemistry

    Article • Langmuir, July 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  5. Hematite nanostructuring using electrohydrodynamic lithography

    Article • Applied Surface Science, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  6. This is an open access paper for free download from the publisher

    Article • Current Protein and Peptide Science, April 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Artur Braun

  7. 2013 ESS Science Symposium: Neutrons for Future Energy Strategies

    Article • Neutron News, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Artur Braun, Dr Arndt Remhof

  8. Evolution of electrochemical interfaces in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC): a Ni and Zr resonant anomalous ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering study with elemental and spatial resolution across the cell assembly

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Allen, Dr Artur Braun

  9. Photonic light trapping in self-organized all-oxide microspheroids impacts photoelectrochemical water splitting

    Article • Energy & Environmental Science, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Artur Braun, Mr Florent Boudoire

  10. Solution processed transparent nanoparticulate ZnO thin film electrode for photoelectrochemical water oxidation

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Artur Braun

  11. Proton diffusivity in spark plasma sintered BaCe0.8Y0.2O3−δ: In-situ combination of quasi-elastic neutron scattering and impedance spectroscopy

    Article • Solid State Ionics, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  12. Observation of Oxygen Vacancy Filling under Water Vapor in Ceramic Proton Conductors in Situ with Ambient Pressure XPS

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, November 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  13. Effect of the titania substitution on the electronic structure and transport properties of FSS-made Fe2O3 nanoparticles for hydrogen sensing

    Article • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  14. Between photocatalysis and photosynthesis: Synchrotron spectroscopy methods on molecules and materials for solar hydrogen generation

    Article • Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  15. Meeting Report: Exploratory Workshop on Soft X-rays and Electrochemical Energy Storage and Converters

    Article • Synchrotron Radiation News, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Artur Braun

  16. A dip coating process for large area silicon-doped high performance hematite photoanodes

    Article • Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, July 2013, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Artur Braun

  17. Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering spectroscopy below 100 eV: probing first-row transition-metalM-edges in chemical complexes

    Article • Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, May 2013, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Artur Braun

  18. A nanocomposite photoelectrode made of 2.2 eV band gap copper tungstate (CuWO4) and multi-wall carbon nanotubes for solar-assisted water splitting

    Article • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  19. AMPEA, a Joint Program in the European Energy Research Alliance

    Article • Green, January 2013, De Gruyter

    Dr Artur Braun

  20. Formation of an electron hole doped film in the α-Fe2O3photoanode upon electrochemical oxidation

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Artur Braun

  21. Spectroscopic assessment of the role of hydrogen in surface defects, in the electronic structure and transport properties of TiO2, ZnO and SnO2nanoparticles

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Artur Braun

  22. “In rust we trust”. Hematite – the prospective inorganic backbone for artificial photosynthesis

    Article • Energy & Environmental Science, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Artur Braun

  23. Hematite–NiO/α-Ni(OH)2 heterostructure photoanodes with high electrocatalytic current density and charge storage capacity

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Artur Braun

  24. Erratum to “Synthesis of monocrystalline zinc oxide microrods by wet chemical method for light confinement applications” [Physica E 44 (2012) 2118–2123]

    Article • Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, January 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  25. High-temperature high pressure cell for neutron-scattering studies

    Article • High Pressure Research, December 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Artur Braun

  26. Observation of Substrate Orientation-Dependent Oxygen Defect Filling in Thin WO3−δ/TiO2 Pulsed Laser-Deposited Films with in Situ XPS at High Oxygen Pressure and Temperature

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, August 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  27. Direct Observation of Two Electron Holes in a Hematite Photoanode during Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, August 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  28. Differences in Electrophysical and Gas Sensing Properties of Flame Spray Synthesized Fe2O3(γ-Fe2O3 and α-Fe2O3)

    Article • Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, August 2012, American Scientific Publishers

    Dr Artur Braun

  29. Self-organised microdots formed by dewetting in a highly volatile liquid

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  30. Synthesis of monocrystalline zinc oxide microrods by wet chemical method for light confinement applications

    Article • Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  31. Iron Resonant Photoemission Spectroscopy on Anodized Hematite Points to Electron Hole Doping during Anodization

    Article • ChemPhysChem, June 2012, Wiley

    Dr Artur Braun

  32. Evolution of structural properties of iron oxide nano particles during temperature treatment from 250 °C–900 °C: X-ray diffraction and Fe K-shell pre-edge X-ray absorption study

    Article • Current Applied Physics, May 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  33. Electronic Origin of Conductivity Changes and Isothermal Expansion of Ta- and Ti-Substituted La1/2Sr1/2Fe-Oxide in Oxidative and Reducing Atmosphere

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, April 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  34. Differential effects of the particle core and organic extract of diesel exhaust particles

    Article • Toxicology Letters, February 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  35. Copper Tungstate (CuWO4)–Based Materials for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production

    Article • MRS Proceedings, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Artur Braun

  36. Wood smoke particles from different combustion phases induce similar pro-inflammatory effects in a co-culture of monocyte and pneumocyte cell lines

    Article • Particle and Fibre Toxicology, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Artur Braun

  37. Electronic Structure and Surface Properties of Non-Stoichiometric Fe2O3-δ (α and γ) and Its Application in Gas Sensing

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  38. Functionalization of Nanostructured Hematite Thin-Film Electrodes with the Light-Harvesting Membrane Protein C-Phycocyanin Yields an Enhanced Photocurrent

    Article • Advanced Functional Materials, December 2011, Wiley

    Dr Artur Braun

  39. Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Crystallographic, Surface Energetics, and Photoelectrochemical Properties of Reactively Cosputtered Copper Tungstate for Water Splitting

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, December 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  40. X-ray absorption investigation of the valence state and electronic structure of La1−xCaxCoO3−δ in comparison with La1−xSrxCoO3−δ and La1−xSrxFeO3−δ

    Article • Journal of Solid State Chemistry, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  41. High temperature oxygen near edge x-ray absorption fine structure valence band spectra and conductivity of LaFe3/4Ni1/4O3 from 300 to 773 K

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, November 2011, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Artur Braun

  42. Effect of Compressive Strain on the Raman Modes of the Dry and Hydrated BaCe0.8Y0.2O3 Proton Conductor

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, November 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  43. Effect of lattice volume and compressive strain on the conductivity of BaCeY-oxide ceramic proton conductors

    Article • Journal of the European Ceramic Society, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  44. Surface and Bulk Oxygen Vacancy Defect States near the Fermi Level in 125 nm WO3−δ/TiO2(110) Films: A Resonant Valence Band Photoemission Spectroscopy Study

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, August 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  45. Hydrothermal Treatment of a Hematite Film Leads to Highly Oriented Faceted Nanostructures with Enhanced Photocurrents

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, April 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  46. Evolution of an Oxygen Near-Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Transition in the Upper Hubbard Band in α-Fe2O3 upon Electrochemical Oxidation

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, March 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  47. A versatile salt evaporation reactor system for SOFC operando studies on anode contamination and degradation with impedance spectroscopy

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, March 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  48. Low-temperature roll-to-roll coating procedure of dye-sensitized solar cell photoelectrodes on flexible polymer-based substrates

    Article • Semiconductor Science and Technology, February 2011, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Artur Braun

  49. 2010 ALS Users' Meeting and Workshops

    Article • Synchrotron Radiation News, February 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Artur Braun

  50. The effect of solvent and electric field on the size distribution of iron oxide microdots: Exploitation of self-assembly strategies for photoelectrodes

    Article • Journal of Materials Research, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Artur Braun, Mateusz Schabikowski

  51. Entanglement of charge transfer, hole doping, exchange interaction, and octahedron tilting angle and their influence on the conductivity of La1−xSrxFe0.75Ni0.25O3−δ: A combination of x-ray spectroscopy and diffraction

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, December 2010, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Artur Braun

  52. Depth profile analysis of a cycled lithium ion manganese oxide battery electrode via the valence state of manganese, with soft X-ray emission spectroscopy

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, November 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Elton J. Cairns, Dr Artur Braun

  53. Tailoring the morphology of WO3 films with substitutional cation doping: Effect on the photoelectrochemical properties

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  54. Iron-resonant valence band photoemission and oxygen near edge x-ray absorption fine structure study on La1−xSrxFe0.75Ni0.25O3−δ

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, September 2010, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Artur Braun

  55. Highly porous activated glassy carbon film sandwich structure for electrochemical energy storage in ultracapacitor applications: Study of the porous film structure and gradient

    Article • Journal of Materials Research, August 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Artur Braun

  56. Hydrostatic pressure decreases the proton mobility in the hydrated BaZr0.9Y0.1O3 proton conductor

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, July 2010, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Artur Braun

  57. Deuterium Tracer Experiments Prove the Thiophenic Hydrogen Involvement During the Initial Step of Thiophene Hydrodesulfurization

    Article • Catalysis Letters, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Artur Braun

  58. Nanoscale calcium bismuth mixed oxide with enhanced photocatalytic performance under visible light

    Article • Applied Catalysis A General, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  59. Relation of photoemission spectroscopy data and electric conductivity in SOFC fuel cells

    Article • Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  60. ALS Users Meeting and Workshops

    Article • Synchrotron Radiation News, February 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Artur Braun

  61. Introduction

    Article • Journal of Materials Research, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Artur Braun

  62. The effect of annealing temperature on the structural, optical, and electrical properties of CdS films

    Article • Journal of Materials Research, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Artur Braun

  63. Nitrogen Doping of TiO2 Photocatalyst Forms a Second eg State in the Oxygen 1s NEXAFS Pre-edge

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, December 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  64. Yttrium and hydrogen superstructure and correlation of lattice expansion and proton conductivity in the BaZr0.9Y0.1O2.95 proton conductor

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, November 2009, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Artur Braun

  65. Correlation of O (1s) and Fe (2p) near edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectra and electrical conductivity of La1−xSrxFe0.75Ni0.25O3−δ

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, October 2009, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Artur Braun

  66. Correlation of high temperature x-ray photoemission valence band spectra and conductivity in strained LaSrFeNi oxide on SrTiO3(110)

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, July 2009, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Artur Braun

  67. Extractable Organic Carbon and its Differentiation by Polarity in Diesel Exhaust, Wood Smoke, and Urban Particulate Matter

    Article • Aerosol Science and Technology, June 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Artur Braun

  68. Multi‐scale Microstructure Characterization of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Assemblies With Ultra Small‐Angle X‐Ray Scattering

    Article • Advanced Engineering Materials, June 2009, Wiley

    Dr Artur Braun

  69. The Fe K-edge X-ray absorption characteristics of La1−xSrxFeO3−δ prepared by solid state reaction

    Article • Materials Research Bulletin, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  70. Comment on “Effects of Native Organic Material and Water on Sorption Properties of Reference Diesel Soot”

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, May 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  71. Pre-edges in oxygen (1s) x-ray absorption spectra: A spectral indicator for electron hole depletion and transport blocking in iron perovskites

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, May 2009, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Artur Braun

  72. Two‐process model for the atmospheric weathering, oxidation and ageing of diesel soot

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, April 2009, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Artur Braun

  73. Radiation damage from EELS and NEXAFS in diesel soot and diesel soot extracts

    Article • Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  74. Electron hole–phonon interaction, correlation of structure, and conductivity in single crystal La0.9Sr0.1FeO3−δ

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, December 2008, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Artur Braun

  75. Proton diffusivity in the BaZr0.9Y0.1O3−δ proton conductor

    Article • Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, October 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Artur Braun

  76. Molecular speciation of sulfur in solid oxide fuel cell anodes with X-ray absorption spectroscopy

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, September 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  77. Reaction Model for Fluorination of Uranium Dioxide Using Improved Unreacted Shrinking Core Model for Expanding Spherical Particles

    Article • Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, August 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Artur Braun

  78. Valence changes of manganese and praseodymium in Pr1−xSrxMn1−yInyO3−δ perovskites upon cation substitution as determined with XANES and ELNES

    Article • Physica B Condensed Matter, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  79. Toward Distinguishing Woodsmoke and Diesel Exhaust in Ambient Particulate Matter

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, December 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  80. Lithium K(1s) synchrotron NEXAFS spectra of lithium-ion battery cathode, anode and electrolyte materials

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, June 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Elton J. Cairns, Dr Artur Braun

  81. Characterisation of Mixed Conducting La-Sr-Fe Perovskites for Application in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

    Article • January 2007, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Artur Braun

  82. Carbon Speciation of Diesel Exhaust and Urban Particulate Matter NIST Standard Reference Materials with C(1s) NEXAFS Spectroscopy

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, November 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  83. Impact of ferrocene on the structure of diesel exhaust soot as probed with wide-angle X-ray scattering and C(1s) NEXAFS spectroscopy

    Article • Carbon, November 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  84. Comment on “Studies on nanoporous glassy carbon as a new electrochemical capacitor material [Y. Wen, G. Cao, Y. Yang, J. Power Sources 148 (2005) 121–128]

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, September 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  85. Photochemically induced decarboxylation in diesel soot extracts

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, September 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  86. Some comments on “Soot surface area evolution during air oxidation as evaluated by small angle X-ray scattering and CO2 adsorption”

    Article • Carbon, June 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  87. Quantitative model for anisotropy and reorientation thickness of the magnetic moment in thin epitaxially strained metal films

    Article • Physica B Condensed Matter, March 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  88. Comparative NEXAFS Study on Soot Obtained from an Ethylene/Air Flame, a Diesel Engine, and Graphite

    Article • Energy & Fuels, November 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  89. Deformation of diesel soot aggregates as a function of pellet pressure: A study with ultra-small-angle x-ray scattering

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, October 2005, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Artur Braun

  90. X-ray scattering and spectroscopy studies on diesel soot from oxygenated fuel under various engine load conditions

    Article • Carbon, October 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  91. Electron Microscopy Investigation of Carbonaceous Particulate Matter Generated by Combustion of Fossil Fuels

    Article • Energy & Fuels, May 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Artur Braun

  92. Ostwald ripening of cobalt precipitates in silica aerogels? An ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering study

    Article • Journal of Applied Crystallography, January 2005, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Artur Braun

  93. Carbon speciation in airborne particulate matter with C (1s) NEXAFS spectroscopy

    Article • Journal of Environmental Monitoring, January 2005, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Artur Braun

  94. Advantages of soft X-ray absorption over TEM-EELS for solid carbon studies––a comparative study on diesel soot with EELS and NEXAFS

    Article • Carbon, January 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  95. 04/02687 A study of diesel PM with X-ray microspectroscopy

    Article • Fuel and Energy Abstracts, November 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  96. A study of diesel PM with X-ray microspectroscopy

    Article • Fuel, May 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  97. Size-range analysis of diesel soot with ultra-small angle X-ray scattering

    Article • Combustion and Flame, April 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  98. Small-angle neutron scattering and cyclic voltammetry study on electrochemically oxidized and reduced pyrolytic carbon

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, March 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  99. CONVERSION OF THICKNESS DATA OF THIN FILMS WITH VARIABLE LATTICE PARAMETER FROM MONOLAYERS TO ANGSTROMS: AN APPLICATION OF THE EPITAXIAL BAIN PATH

    Article • Surface Review and Letters, December 2003, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr Artur Braun

  100. SOURCE SIGNATURES OF FINE PARTICULATE MATTER FROM PETROLEUM REFINING AND FUEL USE

    Article • July 2003, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Dr Artur Braun

  101. Electrochemicalin situreaction cell for X-ray scattering, diffraction and spectroscopy

    Article • Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, June 2003, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Artur Braun, Professor Elton J. Cairns

  102. SAXS chord length distribution analysis and porosity estimation of activated and non-activated glassy carbon

    Article • Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, June 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  103. Exponential growth of electrochemical double layer capacitance in glassy carbon during thermal oxidation

    Article • Carbon, January 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  104. Analytical solution to a growth problem with two moving boundaries

    Article • Applied Mathematical Modelling, January 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  105. Origin of chemical shift of manganese in lithium battery electrode materials—a comparison of hard and soft X-ray techniques

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, October 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun, Professor Elton J. Cairns

  106. Evolution of BET internal surface area in glassy carbon powder during thermal oxidation

    Article • Carbon, March 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  107. In situ anomalous small angle X-ray scattering and absorption on an operating rechargeable lithium ion battery cell

    Article • Electrochemistry Communications, March 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Elton J. Cairns, Dr Artur Braun

  108. A model for the film growth in samples with two moving reaction frontiers — an application and extension of the unreacted-core model

    Article • Chemical Engineering Science, November 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  109. X-ray scattering and adsorption studies of thermally oxidized glassy carbon

    Article • Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, December 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun

  110. A Study on Oxidized Glassy Carbon sheets for Bipolar Supercapacitor Electrodes

    Article • MRS Proceedings, January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Artur Braun

  111. Strain-induced perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in ultrathin Ni films on Cu3Au(0 0 1)

    Article • Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, July 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Artur Braun