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Research interests
Frank Marken has in September 2004 been appointed to a Senior Lecturer position at the University of Bath and promoted to Reader in 2008 and to Professor in 2011. General research interests are linked to water, solar energy, and sensing. This includes the development of novel electrochemical technologies including oxide nano-structure electro-catalysis for CO2 reduction, liquid-liquid triple phase junction processes, bio-electrochemical processes, ultrasound and microwave and sunlight-enhanced electrochemistry, solid state electrochemical processing, iontronics and ionic diodes in desalination, paired and self-supported organic syntheses, and industrially relevant electrode reactions (more than 480 publications). In 2009 Frank Marken was awarded the Theophilus Redwood lectureship by the Analytical Division of the RSC and in 2018 he was awarded the RSC Geoffrey Barker medal.
Research
Electrochemical reactions occur when charges move across interfaces (e.g. electrode | liquid or liquid | liquid interfaces or more complicated interfacial structures). The potential applied to the electrode and the material and interfacial design allow processes to be controlled or selected. I am interested in both fundamental and applied aspects of electrochemistry linked to water and to energy and in particular in (i) how energy (light, microwave, ultrasound, etc.) can be used to beneficially modify (or couple into) interfacial processes, (ii) triple-junction processes (electro-insertion, emulsion processes, gas-diffusion cells for CO2), novel electrode designs and materials (e.g. diamond, junctions, and nanoparticle assemblies, polymers of intrinsic microporosity), (iii) catalytic processes, (iv) bioelectrochemical processes, and (v) transport processes at interfaces on micro- and macroscopic level.
Research interests
- Electrochemistry at Carbon Nanofiber Electrodes
- Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity at Electrode Surfaces to Stabilise Catalysts
- Ultrasound and Microwave Enhanced Electrochemical Processes in Mono- and Biphasic Media
- Photochemical Processes and Electrochemical Energy Conversion
- Electroinsertion Processes and Electrochemically Driven Solid State Conversions
- Liquid - Liquid Ion Insertion and Expulsion Processes - Reactions at Triple Interfaces
- Applications of Boron-Doped Diamond Electrodes in Electroanalysis and Electrosynthesis
- Reaction Mechanisms, New Methods in Electrosynthesis, and Electrocatalysis
- Electrochemistry of Cellulose, Textile Materials, and Dyes
- Membrane Electrochemistry and Ionic Diodes in Desalination
Activities
- A joint CO2 reduction project (Univeristy of Bath, Bristol University, UWE) funded by the EPSRC Grand Challenge Call (EP/H046305/1: Nano-Integration of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Catalysis for the Uptake and Utilisation of CO2).
- Find out more about the Bath Electrochemical Impedance Summer School and Bath Electrochemistry Winter School.
- Find out more about the Electrochemistry Newsletter.
- Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Overcoming the Limitations of Photosynthesis
Editors: Frank Marken, David Fermin, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781782623809
Keywords
- QD Chemistry
- Electrochemistry
- Sensors
- Energy
- Materials
- Kinetics
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Microfocus X-ray absorption fine structure and fluorescence spectroscopy of lithiation in cathodic coatings of carbon fibres in structural batteries
Lunt, A., Barthelay, T., Gray, R., Rhead, A., Marken, F., Bowen, C. & Asp, L.
30/09/20 → …
Project: Research council
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Future Proofing SEM Excellence at the University of Bath
Knight, J., Cole, M., Dale, S., Fletcher, P., Leese, H., Lubben, A. T. & Marken, F.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
13/02/20 → 12/08/21
Project: Research council
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Microtomography and lattice strain characterisation in composite structural batteries during Li+ intercalation
Lunt, A., Rhead, A., Bowen, C., Gray, R., Barthelay, T., Marken, F. & Asp, L.
1/10/19 → …
Project: Other
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Pyroelectric water splitting and water treatment using ferroelectric materials
1/11/18 → 30/06/21
Project: UK charity
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“Smart Materials and Molecules for Sustainable Chemical Technologies and Clean Energy”
Hintermair, U., James, T., Bull, S., Islam, S., Hill, M., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Marken, F., Squires, A., Kohn, R., Johnson, A., Krewald, V., Düren, T., Eslava, S., White, T. J., Chye, J., Dong, Z., Pumera, M., Su, H. & Chi, R.
30/05/17 → 30/07/18
Project: Research-related funding
Research Output
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The influence of metallic Bi in BiVO4 semiconductor for artificial photosynthesis
Brito, J. F. D., Corradini, P. G., Zanoni, M. V. B., Marken, F. & Mascaro, L. H., 15 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 851, 156912.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2D-layered Ti3C2/TiO2 hybrids derived from Ti3C2 MXenes for enhanced electromagnetic wave absorption
Fan, B., Shang, S., Dai, B., Zhao, B., Li, N., Li, M., Zhang, L., Zhang, R. & Marken, F., 7 Apr 2020, In: Ceramics International.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An AC-Driven Desalination/Salination System Based on a Nafion Cationic Rectifier
Marken, F., Putra, B. R. P., Madrid, E., Arotiba, O. & Tshwenya, L., 15 Apr 2020, In: Desalination. 480, 114351.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Atomic scale surface modification of TiO2 3D nano-arrays: plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition of NiO for photocatalysis
Innocent, J., Napari, M., Johnson, A., Harris-Lee, T., Regue, M., Savajaara, T., Macmanus-Driscoll, J. L., Marken, F. & Alkhalil, F., 12 Oct 2020, In: Materials Advances.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bacteriophage M13 Aggregation on a Microhole Poly(ethylene-terephthalate) Substrate Produces an Anionic Current Rectifier: Sensitivity toward Anionic versus Cationic Guests
Putra, B. R. P., Szot-Karpińska, K., Kudła, P., Yin, H., Boswell, J., Squires, A., da Silva, M., Edler, K., Fletcher, P., Parker, S. & Marken, F., 21 Jan 2020, In: ACS Applied Bio Materials. 3, 1, p. 512-521Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)2 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Data for "A rapidly-reversible absorptive and emissive vapochromic Pt(II) pincer-based chemical sensor"
Bryant, M. (Data Collector), Skelton, J. (Creator), Hatcher, L. (Project Member), Stubbs, C. (Project Member), Madrid, E. (Project Member), R. Pallipurath, A. (Project Member), Thomas, L. (Project Member), Woodall, C. (Project Member), Christensen, J. (Project Member), Fuertes, S. (Project Member), Robinson, T. (Project Member), Beavers, C. (Project Member), Teat, S. J. (Project Member), Warren, M. (Project Member), Pradaux-Caggiano, F. (Project Member), Walsh, A. (Project Member), Marken, F. (Project Member), Carbery, D. (Project Member), Parker, S. (Project Member), Mckeown, N. B. (Project Member), Malpass-evans, R. (Project Member), Carta, M. (Project Member) & Raithby, P. (Project Leader), University of Bath, 27 Nov 2017
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00440
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DFT study of the hydrogen transfer step in the 4-benzoyloxy-TEMPO catalysed oxidation of alcohols
Buchard, A. (Creator), Marken, F. (Project Leader) & Ahn, S. (Project Member), University of Bath, 13 Jul 2015
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1513781
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