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Research interests
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- materials chemistry for energy harvesting, storage and conversion
- precursor design
- chemical vapour deposition (plasma, low pressure, atmospheric pressure and aerosol assisted)
- atomic layer deposition (plasma assisted and thermal)
- graphene science
- nanoparticle synthesis
Thin film materials
Thin films have applications in optics, electronics, healthcare, magnets, mechanics and chemistry. Every piece of electronic or optical equipment needs thin films.
We make thin films by arranging conducting, semiconducting and insulating materials in specific ways. This allows electrons to flow through them in the way we want them to.
Producing these thin film materials is a major challenge. They can have exotic compositions and can range in thickness from fractions of a nanometer (monolayer) to several micrometers.
Molecular precursors
My group's research centres on development and synthesis of new molecules called molecular precursors. We use these to produce thin films of metals, oxides, chalcogenides and nitrides by two processes:
- chemical vapour deposition (CVD)
- atomic layer deposition (ALD)
Our aim is to develop new precursors which are highly volatile and non-toxic. Using CVD or ALD we can then use these precursors to grow thin films.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Investigation of the surface properties of plasma treated pressurised metered dose inhaler canisters and their influence on formulation performance
Jones, M., Ahmed, M. & Johnson, A.
1/10/21 → 30/09/25
Project: Research council
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COSMOS2 (COmplementary Semiconductor using thin-film Metal-Oxide System:2)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/09/16 → 31/03/17
Project: Research council
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COSMOS (COmplementary Semiconductors using thin film Metal OxideS
1/04/16 → 31/03/17
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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IAA - Development of p-type Semiconducting Materials for Printed Electronics
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/03/15 → 31/08/15
Project: Research council
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A chemist's guide to photoelectrode development for water splitting – the importance of molecular precursor design
Harris-Lee, T. R., Marken, F., Bentley, C. L., Zhang, J. & Johnson, A. L., 21 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: EES Catalysis. 42 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition of Highly Efficient Mixed Anatase-Rutile TiO2 for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
Johnson, A., Harris-Lee, T., Marken, F., Zhang, J., Bentley, C. & Della Gaspera, E., 1 Aug 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Materials Advances. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploration of Solid-State vs Solution-State Structure in Contact Ion Pair Systems: Synthesis, Characterization, and Solution-State Dynamics of Zinc Diphenyl Phosphate, [Zn{O2P(OPh)2}2], Donor-Base-Supported Complexes
Straiton, A. J., Parish, J. D., Smith, J. J., Lowe, J. P. & Johnson, A. L., 27 Mar 2023, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 62, 12, p. 4770-4785 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Green Alternatives to Zinc Dialkyldithiophosphates: Vanadium Oxide Based Additives
Johnson, A., Willneff, E., Schroeder, S., Neville, A., Sweeney, C., Smith, J. J., Thokozile, K., Parish, J., Straiton, A. & Morina, A., 31 Oct 2023, In: ACS Applied Engineering Materials.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lithium, Tin(II), and Zinc Amino-Boryloxy Complexes: Synthesis and Characterization
Johnson, A., Parish, J., Straiton, A., McMullin, C., Kociok-Kohn, G. & Lyall, C., 13 Feb 2023, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 62, 6, p. 2576-2591 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data set for 'TiO2 photoanodes with exposed {0 1 0} facets grown by aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition of a titanium oxo/alkoxy cluster'
Regue Grino, M. (Creator), Sibby, S. (Creator), Ahmet, I. (Creator), Friedrich, D. (Creator), Abdi, F. (Creator), Johnson, A. (Creator) & Eslava, S. (Creator), University of Bath, 5 Aug 2019
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00644
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Data set for: Mo-doped TiO2 photoanodes using [Ti4Mo2O8(OEt)10]2 bimetallic oxo cages as a single source precursor
Regue Grino, M. (Creator), Armstrong, K. (Creator), Walsh, D. (Creator), Richards, E. (Creator), Johnson, A. (Creator) & Eslava Fernandez, S. (Creator), University of Bath, 19 Sept 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00437
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Raw Data for Azetidinium Lead Iodide for Perovskite Solar Cells
Pering, S. (Creator), Kubiak, P. (Creator), Deng, W. (Creator), Niemann, R. (Creator), Brivio, F. (Creator), Ghosh, D. (Creator), Troughton, J. R. (Creator), Jeffrey, F. (Creator), Johnson, A. (Creator), Lewis, S. (Creator), Walker, A. (Creator), Watson, T. M. (Creator), Islam, M. (Creator), Raithby, P. (Creator) & Cameron, P. (Creator), University of Bath, 23 Jan 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00432
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Dataset for 'Zn doped Fe2TiO5 photoanodes grown by aerosol-assited chemical vapor deposition'
Regue Grino, M. (Creator), Ahmet, I. (Creator), Saurabh Bassi, P. (Creator), Johnson, A. (Creator), Eslava, S. (Creator) & Abdi, F. (Creator), University of Bath, 20 Nov 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00704
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Dataset for Cobalt(I) olefin Complexes: Precursors for Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition of High Purity Cobalt Metal Thin Films
Johnson, A. (Creator), Hamilton, J. (Creator), Pugh, T. (Creator), Richards, S. (Data Collector) & Kingsley, A. J. (Data Collector), University of Bath, 27 Jun 2016
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00200
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