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E02-JEM ARM 300CF I22-Small angle scattering & Diffraction	3D nanostructured palladium with single diamond architecture for enhanced catalytic activity Matthew Burton , Anand Selvam , Jake Lawrie-ashton , Adam M. Squires , Nicholas Terrill , Iris Nandhakumar Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b13230 Diamond Proposal Number(s): [14925, 10330, 16964] Show Abstract ▼ Abstract: Fuel cells are a key new green technology that have applications in both transport and portable power generation. Carbon supported platinum (Pt) is used as an anode and cathode electrocatalyst in low-temperature fuel cells fuelled with hydrogen or low molecular weight alcohols. The cost of Pt and the limited world supply are significant barriers to the widespread use of these types of fuel cells. Compara-tively palladium has a three times higher abundance in the Earth’s crust. Here a facile, low temperature and scalable synthetic route to-wards 3D nanostructured palladium (Pd) employing electrochemical templating from inverse lyotropic lipid phases is presented. The obtained single diamond morphology Pd nanostructures exhibited excellent catalytic activity and stability towards methanol, ethanol and glycerol oxidation compared to commercial Pd black and the nanostructure was verified by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), scanning tunneling electron microscopy (STEM) as well as by cyclic voltammetry (CV).	Oct 2018
B21-High Throughput SAXS	Complex three-dimensional self-assembly in proxies for atmospheric aerosols C. Pfrang , K. Rastogi , Edna Cabrera-martinez , A. M. Seddon , C. Dicko , A. Labrador , T. S. Plivelic , N. Cowieson , A. M. Squires Nature Communications 8 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01918-1 Diamond Proposal Number(s): [16578] Open Access Show Abstract ▼ Abstract: Aerosols are significant to the Earth’s climate, with nearly all atmospheric aerosols containing organic compounds that often contain both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts. However, the nature of how these compounds are arranged within an aerosol droplet remains unknown. Here we demonstrate that fatty acids in proxies for atmospheric aerosols self-assemble into highly ordered three-dimensional nanostructures that may have implications for environmentally important processes. Acoustically trapped droplets of oleic acid/sodium oleate mixtures in sodium chloride solution are analysed by simultaneous synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering and Raman spectroscopy in a controlled gas-phase environment. We demonstrate that the droplets contained crystal-like lyotropic phases including hexagonal and cubic close-packed arrangements of spherical and cylindrical micelles, and stacks of bilayers, whose structures responded to atmospherically relevant humidity changes and chemical reactions. Further experiments show that self-assembly reduces the rate of the reaction of the fatty acid with ozone, and that lyotropic-phase formation also occurs in more complex mixtures more closely resembling compositions of atmospheric aerosols. We suggest that lyotropic-phase formation likely occurs in the atmosphere, with potential implications for radiative forcing, residence times and other aerosol characteristics.	Nov 2017
I22-Small angle scattering & Diffraction	3D semiconducting nanostructures via inverse lipid cubic phases M. R. Burton , C. Lei , P. A. Staniec , N. J. Terrill , A. M. Squires , N. M. White , Iris S. Nandhakumar Scientific Reports 7 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06895-5 Diamond Proposal Number(s): [14925, 10330] Open Access Show Abstract ▼ Abstract: Well-ordered and highly interconnected 3D semiconducting nanostructures of bismuth sulphide were prepared from inverse cubic lipid mesophases. This route offers significant advantages in terms of mild conditions, ease of use and electrode architecture over other routes to nanomaterials synthesis for device applications. The resulting 3D bicontinous nanowire network films exhibited a single diamond topology of symmetry Fd3m (Q227) which was verified by Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and holds great promise for potential applications in optoelectronics, photovoltaics and thermoelectrics.	Jul 2017
I07-Surface & interface diffraction	Watching Mesoporous Metal Films Grow During Templated Electrodeposition with In Situ SAXS Samuel J. Richardson , Matthew R. Burton , Xiatong Luo , Paul A. Staniec , Iris S. Nandhakumar , Nick J. Terrill , Joanne M. Elliott , Adam M. Squires Nanoscale DOI: 10.1039/C7NR03321D Diamond Proposal Number(s): [10330] Show Abstract ▼ Abstract: In this paper, we monitor real-time growth of mesoporous platinum during electrodeposition using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). Previously we have demonstrated that platinum films featuring ‘single diamond’ (Fd3m) morphology can be produced from ‘double diamond’ (Pn3m) lipid cubic phase templates; the difference in symmetry provides additional scattering signals unique to the metal. Taking advantage of this, we present simultaneous in situ SAXS / electrochemical measurement as the platinum nanostructures grow within the lipid template. This measurement allows us to correlate the nanostructure appearance with the deposition current density and to monitor the evolution of orientational and lateral ordering of the lipid and platinum during deposition and after template removal. In other periodic metal nanomaterials deposited within any of the normal topology liquid crystal, mesoporous silica or block copolymer templates previously published, the template and emerging metal have the same symmetry, so such a study has not previously been possible.	Jun 2017
I07-Surface & interface diffraction I22-Small angle scattering & Diffraction	A novel route to nanostructured bismuth telluride films by electrodeposition M. R. Burton , S. J. Richardson , P. A. Staniec , N. J. Terrill , J. M. Elliott , A. M. Squires , N. M. White , Iris S. Nandhakumar Electrochemistry Communications 76, 71 - 74 DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2017.02.004 Diamond Proposal Number(s): [9678, 1156, 14925, 10330] Show Abstract ▼ Abstract: We report a novel route to the fabrication of 3D nanostructured stoichiometric bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) films by electrodeposition through inverse lipid cubic phases as evidenced by Small-angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) and Helium Ion Microscopy (HIM). The nanostructured Bi2Te3 films were composed of interconnected nanowires with diameters of 60–150 Å.	Mar 2017
B21-High Throughput SAXS	Modification of β-sheet forming peptide hydrophobic face: effect on self-assembly and gelation Mohamed Elsawy , Andrew M. Smith , Nigel Hodson , Adam Squires , Aline Fiona Miller , Alberto Saiani Langmuir DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03841 Diamond Proposal Number(s): [12950] Open Access Show Abstract ▼ Abstract: Beta-sheet forming peptides have attracted significant interest for the design of hydrogels for biomedical applications. One of the main challenges is the control and understanding of the correlations between peptide molecular structure, the morphology, and topology of the fiber and network formed as well as the macroscopic properties of the hydrogel obtained. In this work, we have investigated the effect that functionalizing these peptides through their hydrophobic face has on their self-assembly and gelation. Our results show that the modification of the hydrophobic face results in a partial loss of the extended -sheet conformation of the peptide and a significant change in fiber morphology from straight to kinked. As a consequence the ability of these fibers to associate along their length and form large bundles is reduced leading. These structural changes (fiber structure and network topology) significantly affect the mechanical properties of the hydrogels (shear modulus and elasticity).	Apr 2016
I07-Surface & interface diffraction	Aligned platinum nanowire networks from surface-oriented lipid cubic phase templates S. Richardson , M. R. Burton , P. A. Staniec , I. S. Nandhakumar , N. J. Terrill , J. M. Elliott , A. M. Squires Nanoscale 8, 2850 - 2856 DOI: 10.1039/C5NR06691C PMID: 26763739 Diamond Proposal Number(s): [10330] Show Abstract ▼ Abstract: Mesoporous metal structures featuring a bicontinuous cubic morphology have a wide range of potential applications and novel opto-electronic properties, often orientation-dependent. We describe the production of nanostructured metal films 1–2 microns thick featuring 3D-periodic ‘single diamond’ morphology that show high out-of-plane alignment, with the (111) plane oriented parallel to the substrate. These are produced by electrodeposition of platinum through a lipid cubic phase (QII) template. Further investigation into the mechanism for the orientation revealed the surprising result that the QII template, which is tens of microns thick, is polydomain with no overall orientation. When thicker platinum films are grown, they also show increased orientational disorder. These results suggest that polydomain QII samples display a region of uniaxial orientation at the lipid/substrate interface up to approximately 2.8 ± 0.3 μm away from the solid surface. Our approach gives previously unavailable information on the arrangement of cubic phases at solid interfaces, which is important for many applications of QII phases. Most significantly, we have produced a previously unreported class of oriented nanomaterial, with potential applications including metamaterials and lithographic masks.	Jan 2016
I07-Surface & interface diffraction	Glycerol prevents dehydration in lipid cubic phases Samuel Richardson , Paul Staniec , Gemma Newby , Jonathan Rawle , A. R. Slaughter , Nicholas Terrill , J. M. Elliott , Adam Squires Chemical Communications 51 (57), 11386 - 11389 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC03771A Diamond Proposal Number(s): [8418] Show Abstract ▼ Abstract: Lipid cubic phase samples dry out and undergo phase transitions when exposed to air. We demonstrate experimentally and theoretically that adding glycerol controllably lowers the humidity at which cubic phases form. These results broaden the potential applications of cubic phases and open up the potential of a new humidity-responsive nanomaterial.	Jun 2015
I07-Surface & interface diffraction	Predicting the orientation of lipid cubic phase films Paul Staniec , Gemma Newby , Nicholas Terrill , Samuel Richardson , Joanne Elliott , Adam Squires , Wojciech T. Goìzìdzì Langmuir 30, 1351013515 DOI: 10.1021/la503313n Diamond Proposal Number(s): [8418] Show Abstract ▼ Abstract: Lipid cubic phase films are of increasingly widespread importance, both in the analysis of the cubic phases themselves by techniques including microscopy and X-ray scattering, and in their applications, especially as electrode coatings for electrochemical sensors and for templates for the electrodeposition of nanostructured metal. In this work we demonstrate that the crystallographic orientation adopted by these films is governed by minimization of interfacial energy. This is shown by the agreement between experimental data obtained using grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GI-SAXS), and the predicted lowest energy orientation determined using a theoretical approach we have recently developed. GI-SAXS data show a high degree of orientation for films of both the double diamond phase and the gyroid phase, with the [111] and [110] directions respectively perpendicular to the planar substrate. In each case, this matches the lowest energy facet calculated for that particular phase.	Oct 2014
I22-Small angle scattering & Diffraction	Preparation of Films of a Highly Aligned Lipid Cubic Phase Adam Squires , James Hallett , Charlotte Beddoes , Tomás S. Plivelic , Annela Seddon Langmuir 29 (6), 17261731 DOI: 10.1021/la304726m Show Abstract ▼ Abstract: We demonstrate a method by which we can produce an oriented film of an inverse bicontinuous cubic phase (QIID) formed by the lipid monoolein (MO). By starting with the lipid as a disordered precursor (the L3 phase) in the presence of butanediol, we can obtain a film of the QIID phase showing a high degree of in-plane orientation by controlled dilution of the sample under shear within a linear flow cell. We demonstrate that the direction of orientation of the film is different from that found in the oriented bulk material that we have reported previously; therefore, we can now reproducibly form QIID samples oriented with either the [110] or the [100] axis aligned in the flow direction depending on the method of preparation. The deposition of MO as a film, via a moving fluid–air interface that leaves a coating of MO in the L3 phase on the capillary wall, leads to a sample in the [110] orientation. This contrasts with the bulk material that we have previously demonstrated to be oriented in the [100] direction, arising from flow producing an oriented bulk slug of material within the capillary tube. The bulk sample contains significant amounts of residual butanediol, which can be estimated from the lattice parameter of the QIID phase obtained. The sample orientation and lattice parameters are determined from synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering patterns and confirmed by simulations. This has potential applications in the production of template materials and the growth of protein crystals for crystallography as well as deepening our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the behavior of lyotropic liquid-crystal phases.	Jan 2013

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