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Exploring the photochemistry of an ethyl sinapate dimer: An attempt towards a better ultraviolet filter
M.D. Horbury, M.A.P. Turner, J.S. Peters, M. Mention, A.L. Flourat, N.D.M. Hine, F. Allais and V.G. Stavros
Frontiers in Chemistry. [ref]
An Ultrafast Shakedown Reveals the Energy Landscape, Relaxation Dynamics and Concentration of the N3VH0 Defect in Diamond
D.J.L. Coxon, M. Staniforth, B.G. Breeze, S.E. Greenough, J.P. Goss, M. Monti, J. Lloyd-Hughes, V.G. Stavros and M.E. Newton J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 11, XXX, 6677-6683.[ref]
WCUS is back in action!
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months, 2 service visits and 1 global pandemic later, #WCUS is back up and running this week, with Daniel @DiamondCDT kicking things off. Thanks to all for the hard work getting there!
Conservation of ultrafast photoprotective mechanisms with increasing molecular complexity in sinapoyl malate derivatives
L.A. Baker, M. Staniforth, A.L. Flourat, F. Allais, V.G. Stavros, Chem. Phys. Chem. 21, 1-7, 2020 [ref]
Insights into the photoprotection mechanism of the UV filter homosalate
E.L. Holt, K.M. Krokidi, M.A.P. Turner, P. Mishra, T.S. Zwier, N.d.N. Rodrigues and V.G. Stavros
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 22 (2020) 15509 [ref]
Ultrafast Optoelectronic Processes in 1D Radial van der Waals Heterostructures: Carbon, Boron Nitride, and MoS2 Nanotubes with Coexisting Excitons and Highly Mobile Charges
M.G. Burdanova, R.J. Kashtiban, Y. Zheng, R. Xiang, S. Chiashi, J.M. Woolley, M. Staniforth, E. Sakamoto-Rablah, X. Xie, M. Broome, J. Sloan, A. Anisimov, E.I. Kauppinen, S. Maruyama and J. Lloyd-Hughes
Nano Lett. (Apr 2020) [ free e-print ] [ preprint pdf ] [ ref ]
UV irradiation of Cu-based complexes with aliphatic amine ligands as used in living radical polymerization
E. Liarou, M. Staniforth, J.S. Town, A. Marathianos, M. Grypioti, Y. Li, Y. Chang, S. Efstathiou, E. Hancox, A.M. Wemyss, P. Wilson, B.A. Jones, M. Aljuaid, V.G. Stavros and D.M. Haddleton
Eur. Polym. J., 123 (2020) 109388 [ref]
Warwick Christmas Lectures 2019
As part of the Warwick Christmas Lectures 2019 we held an optics-packed pre-show, featuring demos about some of the weird and wonderful properties of light. Members of the Physics Department and Ultrafast & THz group explained important phenomena like fluorescence, infrared light, polarisation and diffraction and more! The "twangs" of the Department's laser harp helped provide some festive music. There were 1100 members of the public at the lecture, a lot of whom made it to the pre-show science bonanza. On stage James talked about the power of lasers, ably assisted by Edward the Elf (below). Thanks to everyone who helped make the Christmas Lecture on 26th Nov such as success! More pictures here...
Photo © Michelle Tennison