Prof. Richard I.Walton
Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
MA (Oxon) PhD (Reading) CChem MRSC
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Research Summary
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Development of new synthetic methods for the production of novel functional inorganic materials. Control of crystal chemistry and crystal form in one step synthesis for tuning the properties of complex materials. Transition-metal oxide materials with properties that may be applied in electronic and catalytic applications. Porous materials and their properties. Understanding the crystallisation of solid-state materials using novel in-situ probes, particularly time-resolved powder diffraction. Characterisation of the solid-state using powder X-ray diffraction. Use of synchotron X-ray and neutron scattering and spectroscopy methods at central facilities.
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Selected Publications
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Structural Variety in Iridate Oxide and Hydroxides from Hydrothermal Synthesis
K. Sardar, J. Fisher, D. Thompsett, M.R. Lees, G. J. Clarkson, J. Sloan, R.J. Kashtiban and R.I. Walton, Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 1573 - 1578
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Uptake of Alcohols by the Flexible Fe(III) Metal-Organic Framework MIL-53 Studied by Time-Resolved in situ X-ray Diffraction
R.I. Walton, A.S. Munn, N. Guillou and F. Millange, Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 7069–7079
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Time-Resolvedin situ Diffraction of the Solvothermal Crystallisation of Some Prototypical Metal Organic Frameworks
F. Millange, M. Medina, N. Guillou, G. Férey, K.M. Golden and R.I. Walton, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 763-766
An Investigation of the Properties of Large Crystals of the Zeolites Dodecasil-3C and Ferrierite by High-temperature Birefringence Microscopy and X-ray Diffraction.
Z.A.D. Lethbridge, D.S. Keeble, D. Walker, P.A. Thomas and R.I. Walton, J. Appl. Crystallogr. 2010, 43, 168-175
Control of Polymorphism In NaNbO3 by Hydrothermal Synthesis.
D.R. Modeshia, R.J. Darton, S.E. Ashbrook, R.I. Walton, Chem. Commun. 2009, 68-70.
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