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Research interests
My research interests lie at the boundary of physics and chemistry and explore the possibilities of controlling and manipulating, on the atomic scale, individual molecules at a surface. Specifically by probing single molecule excitations by tunnelling electrons (or holes) from the tip on a scanning tunnelling microscope (STM), to both further understand these fundamental processes and to uncover new methods of controlling matter at the atomic scale. This research covers the electronic structure of surfaces, molecule/surface interactions, electron/surface/molecule interactions and actions, and is beginning to explore electron transport at surfaces. Specifically I study small (and large) molecules on graphene and on semiconducting surfaces. Additionally with the advent of programmable STM control electronics I aim to add layers of automation and optimization to allow state-of-the-art atomic manipulation to be performed even when having lunch.
Research interests
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, STM Molecular Manipulation, University of Birmingham
Award Date: 1 Jan 2004
Master of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1999
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Projects
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Phase 2 of the Bath Physics Observatory (I): Spectroscopy
Sloan, P. (PI), Mathlin, G. (PI), Davies, S. (PI) & Scowcroft, V. (PI)
1/01/22 → 30/06/22
Project: Other
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Phase 2 of the Bath Physics Observatory (II): Power station and Solar pannels
Sloan, P. (PI), Mathlin, G. (PI), Davies, S. (PI) & Scowcroft, V. (PI)
1/01/22 → 30/06/22
Project: Other
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BPO: Alumni: The Bath Physics Observatory
Sloan, P. (PI), Scowcroft, V. (CoI), Davies, S. (CoI) & Mathlin, G. (CoI)
1/03/20 → 28/02/22
Project: Other
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Phase 2 of the Bath Physics Observatory (I): Imaging system.
Sloan, P. (PI), Mathlin, G. (PI), Scowcroft, V. (PI) & Davies, S. (PI)
1/01/20 → 30/06/20
Project: Other
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Phase 2 of the Bath Physics Observatory (II): Observatory piers
Sloan, P. (PI), Mathlin, G. (PI), Davies, S. (PI) & Scowcroft, V. (PI)
1/01/20 → 30/06/20
Project: Other
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Controlling competing outcomes of a singlemolecule reaction
Purkiss, R., Keenan, P., Klamroth, T., Sloan, P. & Rusimova, K., 31 Jan 2024, Research Square, (Research Square).Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Preprint
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Measuring competing outcomes of a single-molecule reaction reveals classical Arrhenius chemical kinetics
Keenan, P. J., Purkiss, R. M., Klamroth, T., Sloan, P. A. & Rusimova, K. R., 28 Nov 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 10322.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Case study of developing an affordable undergraduate observatory
Scowcroft, V., Davies, S., Mathlin, G. & Sloan, P., 31 May 2023, In: Physics Education. 58, 3, 13 p., 035014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (SciVal) -
The Rüchardt experiment revisited: using simple theory, accurate measurement and python based data analysis
Shearwood, C. & Sloan, P., 27 Apr 2023, In: European Journal of Physics. 44, 3, 035102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A self-consistent model to link surface electronic band structure to the voltage dependence of hot electron induced molecular nanoprobe experiments
Sloan, P. A. & Rusimova, K. R., 21 Nov 2022, In: Nanoscale Advances. 4, 22, p. 4880-4885 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (SciVal)
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Data for paper: Initiating and imaging the coherent surface dynamics of charge carriers in real space
Sloan, P. (Creator), Rusimova, K. (Creator), Bannister, N. (Creator), Harrison, P. (Creator), Crampin, S. (Creator), Palmer, R. (Creator) & Lock, D. (Creator), University of Bath, 27 Jul 2016
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00230
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Data set for: Molecular and atomic manipulation mediated by electronic excitation of the underlying Si(111)-7x7 surface
Rusimova, K. (Creator) & Sloan, P. (Creator), University of Bath, 15 Nov 2016
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00315
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Dataset for: "The nanometer limits of ballistic and diffusive hot-hole mediated nonlocal molecular manipulation"
Etheridge, H. (Creator), Rusimova, K. (Creator) & Sloan, P. (Creator), University of Bath, 29 Nov 2019
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00722
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Dataset for "The Ruchardt experiment revisited: using simple theory, accurate measurement and python based data analysis"
Sloan, P. (Creator) & Shearwood, C. (Creator), University of Bath, 30 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-01199
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Data for paper: Regulating the femtosecond excited-state lifetime of a single molecule
Sloan, P. (Creator), Rusimova, K. (Creator), Purkiss, R. (Creator) & Crampin, S. (Creator), University of Bath, 5 Sept 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00527
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