Prof. Julie V. Macpherson

BSc, PhD Warwick

Research Summary

Development of new scanned probe techniques for nanoscale imaging; development of new electrode materials based on carbon materials (conducting diamond and carbon nanotubes), electrochemical and electronic device fabrication and structural and chemical characterisation of surfaces. Techniques employed include atomic force microscopy (AFM), modified for electrical and electrochemical measurements; (ii) scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) and (iii) SECM-AFM.

Contact: j.macpherson@warwick.ac.uk

Selected Publications

Electrochemistry at Nanoscale Electrodes: Individual Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube (SWNTs) and SWNT-Templated Metal Nanowires
P.Dudin, M.E.Snowden, J.V. Macpherson and P.R.Unwin, ACS Nano, 2012, in press

Carbon Nanotube Tips for Atomic Force Microscopy
N.R.Wilson and J.V. Macpherson, Nature Nanotechnology, 2009, 4, 483-491

Ultrathin Carbon Nanotube Mat Electrodes for Enhanced Amperometric Detection
I. Dumitrescu, J.P. Edgeworth, P.R. Unwin and J.V. Macpherson, Adv. Mater. 2009, 21, 3105-3109

Amperometric Oxygen Sensor Based on a Platinum Nanoparticle Modified Polycrystalline Boron Doped Diamond
L.A. Hutton, M.E. Newton, P.R. Unwin and J.V. Macpherson, Anal. Chem. 2009, 81, 1023-1032

Trace Level Cyclic Voltammetry Facilitated by Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Network Electrodes
P. Bertoncello, J.P. Edgeworth, J.V. Macpherson and P.R. Unwin, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 10982-10983