Publications

Refereed Journal Articles 2006

1. Synthesis of Chiral Polyaniline Films via Chemical Vapor Phase Polymerization.  Chen, J., Winther-Jensen, B., Pornputtkul, Y., West, K., Kane-Maguire, L.A.P., Wallace, G.G.  Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 2006, 9 (1), C9-C11.  IF = 1.970
   
   
2. Surprising shrinkage of expanding gels under an external load.  Kim, S.J., Spinks, G.M., Prosser, S., Whitten, P.G., Kim, S.I., Wallace, G.G.  Nature Materials 2006, 5, 48-51.  IF = 15.941
   
   
3. Electrosynthesis of novel photochemically active inherently conducting polymers using an ionic liquid electrolyte.  Murray, P.S., Ralph, S.F., Too, C.O., Wallace, G.G.  Electrochimica Acta 2006, 51, 2471-2476. IF = 2.453
   
   
4. Fast Carbon Nanotube Charging and Actuation.  Madden, J.D.W., Barisci, J.N., Anquetil, P.A., Spinks, G.M., Hunter, I.W., Wallace, G.G.  Advanced Materials 2006, 18, 870-873.  IF = 9.107
   
   
5. Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polyaniline Fibres for High Strength Artificial Muscles.  Spinks, G.M., Mottaghitalab, V., Bahrami-Samani, M., Whitten, P.G., Wallace, G.G.  Advanced Materials 2006, 18, 637-640.  IF = 9.107
   
   
6. Mechanical properties of chitosan/CNT microfibers obtained with improved dispersion.  Spinks, G.M., Shin, S.R., Whitten, P.G., Kim, S.I., Kim, S.J., Wallace, G.G.  Sensors and Actuators B 2006, 115, 678-684.  IF = 2.646
   
   
7. A Simple Means to Immobilize Enzyme into Conducting Polymers via Entrapment.  Chen, J., Winther-Jensen, B., Lynam, C., Ngamna, O., Moulton, S., Zhang, W., Wallace, G.G.  Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 2006, 9 (7), H68-H70.  IF = 1.970
   
   
8. Functionalized polythiophene-coated textile: A new anode material for a flexible battery.  Wang, C.Y., Ballantyne, A.M., Hall, S.B., Too, C.O., Officer, D.L., Wallace, G.G.  Journal of Power Sources 2006, 156, 610-614.  IF = 2.77
   
   
9. The development and characterisation of polyaniline-single walled carbon nanotube composite fibres using 2-acrylamido-2 methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid (AMPSA) through one step wet spinning process.  Mottaghitalab, V., Spinks, G.M., Wallace, G.G.  Polymer  2006, 47, 4996-5002.  IF = 2.849
   
   
10. Electroless recovery of silver by inherently conducting polymer powders, membranes and composite materials.  Dimeska, R., Murray, P.S., Ralph, S.F., Wallace, G.G.  Polymer 2006, 47, 4520-4530.  IF = 2.849
    
    
11. Polyaniline fibres containing single walled carbon nanotubes: Enhanced performance artificial muscles.  Mottaghitalab, V., Xi, B., Spinks, G.M., Wallace, G.G.  Synthetic Metals 2006, 156, 796-803.  IF = 1.32
    
    
12. Conducting Polymer Nanoparticles Synthesized in an Ionic Liquid by Chemical Polymerisation.  Pringle, J.M., Ngamna, O., Chen, J., Forsyth, M., MacFarlane, D.R., Wallace, G.G.  Synthetic Metals 2006, 156, 979-983.  IF = 1.32
    
    
13. Fast trilayer polypyrrole bending actuators for high speed applications.  Wu, Y., Alici, G., Spinks, G.M., Wallace, G.G.  Synthetic Metals 2006, 156, 1017-1022.  IF = 1.32
    
    
14. Lithium-Polymer battery based on polybithiophene as cathode material.  Chen, J., Wang, J., Wang, C., Too, C.O., Wallace, G.G.  Journal of Power Sources 2006, 159, 708-711.  IF = 2.77
    
    
15. Poly(3-methylthiophene) electrochemical actuators showing increased strain and work per cycle at higher operating stresses.  Xi, B., Truong, V.-T., Whitten, P., Ding, J., Spinks, G.M., Wallace, G.G.  Polymer 2006, 47, 7720-7725.  IF = 2.849
    
    
16. Highly-flexible fibre battery incorporating polypyrole cathode and carbon nanotubes anode.  Wang, J., Wang, C.Y., Too, C.O., Wallace, G.G.  Journal of Power Sources 2006, 161, 1458-1462.  IF = 2.77
    
    
17. Induction of chirality into a fully sulfonated poly(methoxyaniline) via acid-base interactions with chiral amines.  Strounina, E.V., Kane-Maguire, L.A.P., Wallace, G.G.  Polymer 2006, 47, 8088-8094.  IF = 2.849
    
    
18. Swelling Behavior of Chitosan Hydrogel in Ionic Liquid-Water Binary Systems.  Spinks, G.M., Lee, C.K., Kim, S.I., Kim, S.J., Wallace, G.G.  Langmuir 2006, 22, 9375-9379.  IF = 3.705
    
    
19. Nanocomposites of Polyaniline/Poly(2-methoxyaniline-5-sulfonic acid).  Masdarolomoor, F., Innis, P.C., Ashraf, S., Kaner, R.B., Wallace, G.G.  Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2006, 27, 1995-2000.  IF = 3.126
    
    
20. Optimising the incorporation and release of a neurotrophic factor using conducting polypyrrole.  Thompson, B.C., Moulton, S.E., Ding, J., Richardson, R., Cameron, A., O’Leary, S., Clark, G.M., Wallace, G.G.  Journal of Controlled Release 2006, 116, 285-294.  IF = 3.696
    
    
21. The multi-channel cochlear implant the interface between sound and the central nervous system for hearing, speech and language in deaf people.  Clark, G.M. Philos T Roy Soc B, 2006, 361, 791-810.  IF = 4.997
    
    
22. A methodology towards geometry optimization of high performance polypyrrole (PPy) actuators. Alici, G., Metz, P., Spinks, G.M.  Smart Materials & Structures 2006, 15, 243-252. IF=1.67
    
    
23. Design, fabrication and testing of piezoelectric polymer PVDF microactuators. Fu, Y., Harvey, E.C., Ghantasala, M.K., Spinks, G.M.  Smart Materials & Structures 2006, 15, S141-S146. IF=1.67
    
    
24. Nanomaterials for Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Batteries. Liu, H.K., Wang, G.X., Guo, Z.P. Wang, J.Z. and Konstantinov, K. J. Nanosci. Nanotech., 2006, l(6), 1–15. IF = 1.932
    
    
25. Highly reversible lithium storage in spheroidal carbon-coated silicon nanocomposites as anodes for lithium-ion batteries. Ng, S.H., Wang, J., Wexler, D., Konstantinov, K., Guo, Z.P., Liu, H.K.  Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2006, 45, 6896-6899. IF = 9.596
    
    
26. Spray pyrolyzed PbO-carbon nanocomposites as anode for lithium-ion batteries. Ng, S.H., Wang, J. Konstantinov, K. Wexler, D. Chen, J. and Liu, H.K.  J. Electrochem. Soc., 2006, 153 (4), A787-A793. IF = 2.19
    
    
27. Electrochemical properties of Si thin film prepared by pulsed laser deposition for lithium ion micro-batteries. Park, M.S., Wang, G.X., Liu, H.K., Dou, S.X.  Electrochimica Acta, 2006, 51, 5246-5249. IF = 2.453
    
    
28. Conducting Poly(aniline) Nanotubes and Nanofibers: Controlled Synthesis and Application in Lithium/Poly(aniline) Rechargeable Batteries. Cheng, F., Tang, W., Li, C. Chen, J., Liu, H.K., Shen, P. and Dou, S.X. Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12, 3082 – 3088. IF = 4.907
    
    
29. Electrochemical Performance of Co3O4–C Composite Anode Materials. Needham, S.A., Wang, G.X., Konstantinov, K., Tournayre, Y., Lao, Z. and Liu,H.K.   Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 2006, 9(7), A315-A319. IF = 1.97
    
    
30. Electro-Oxidation of Ethanol on Pt-WO3/C Electrocatalyst. Zhang, D.Y., Ma, Z.F., Wang, G., Konstantinov, K., Yuan, X. and Liu, H.K. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 2006,9(9), A423-A426. IF = 1.97
    
    
31. Synthesis and Characterization of LiFePO4 and LiTi0.01Fe0.99PO4 Cathode Materials. Wang, G.X., Bewlay, S., Needham, S.A., Liu, H.K., Liu, R.S., Drozd, V.A., Lee, J.-F. and Chen, J.M.  J. Electrochem. Soc., 2006, 153(1), A25-A31. IF = 2.19
    
    
32. Nickel Oxide Nanotubes: Synthesis and Electrochemical Performance for Use in Lithium Ion Batteries. Needham, S.A., Wang, G.X., Liu, H.K. and Yang, L.   J. Nanosci. Nanotech., 2006, 6,  77-81. IF = 1.932
    
    
33. A new rapid synthesis technique for electrochemically active materials used in energy storage applications. Needham, S.A., Calka, A., Wang, G.X., Mosbah, A., Liu. H.K. Electrochem. Comm., 2006, 8(3), 434-8. IF=3.388
    
    
34. Nanostructured PbO materials obtained in situ by spray solution technique for energy saving applications.  Konstantinov, K., Ng, S.H., Wang, J.Z., Wang, G.X., Wexler, D., Liu, H.K.  J. Power Sources, 2006, 159, 241-244. IF = 2.770.
    
    
35. Spherical clusters of NiO nanoshafts for lithium-ion battery anodes. Yuan, L., Guo, Z.P., Konstantinov, K., Munroe, P., Liu, H.K. Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., 2006, 9(11), A524-A528. IF = 1.97 (*selected for the Sept 25 2006 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & nanotechnology).
    
    
36. An Ionic Liquid Surface Treatment for Corrosion Protection of Magnesium Alloy AZ31.  Forsyth, M., Howlett, P.C., Tan, S.K., MacFarlane, D.R. and Birbilis, N.R.  Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 2006, 9(11), B52. IF = 1.970
    
    
37. Exploring Corrosion Protection of Mg via Ionic Liquid Pretreatment.  Birbilis, N.,  Howlett, P.C., MacFarlane, D.R. and Forsyth, M.  Surface & Coatings Technology 2006, 201(2007), 4496-4504.  IF = 1.646
    
    
38. Electrochemistry at Negative Potentials in Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide Ionic Liquids.  Howlett, P.C., Izgorodina, E.I., Forsyth, M. and MacFarlane, D.R.  Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie, 2006, 220, 1483-1498.  IF = 1.161
    
    
39. Unexpected Improvement in Stability and Utility of Cytochrome c by Solution in Biocompatible Ionic Liquids.  Fujita, K., Forsyth, M., MacFarlane, D.R., Reid, R.W. and Elliott, G.D.  Wiley InterScience, Biotechnology and Bioengineering 2006, 94, No. 6, 1209-1213. IF = 2.483
    
    
40. Cerium Dibutylphosphate as a Corrosion Inhibitor for AA2024-T3 Aluminium Alloys. Ho, D., Brack, N., Scully, J., Markley, T., Forsyth, M. and Hinton, B.   Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2006, 153(9), B939-B401. IF = 2.190
    
    
41. Broadband Dielectric Response of the Ionic Liquid N-Methyl-N-Ethylpyrrolidinium Dicyanamide.  Schroedle, S., Annat, G., MacFarlane, D.R., Forsyth, M., Buchner, R. and Hefter, G.  Chemical Communications (Cambridge, United Kingdom) 2006, 16, 1748-1750.  IF = 4.426
    
    
42. Developing Fast Ion Conductors from Nanostructured Polymers.  Forsyth, M., Adebahr, J., Byrne, N. and MacFarlane, D.  Nanostructure Control of Materials 2006, 97-114.  IF = N/A
    
    
43. Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline Solar Cells Incorporating Ethylmethylimidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid Electrolytes.  Dai, Q., Menzies, D.B., MacFarlane, D.R., Batten, S.R., Forsyth, S., Spiccia, L., Cheng, Y-B. and Forsyth, M.  Comptes Rendus Chimie 2006, 9(5-6), 617-621.  IF = 1.577
    
    
44. Lewis Base Ionic Liquids.  MacFarlane, D.R., Pringle, J.M., Johansson, K.M., Forsyth, S.A. and Forsyth, M.  Chemical Communications (Cambridge, U.K.), The Royal Society of Chemistry 2006, 18, 1905-1917.  IF = 4.426
    
    
45. The “Filler-Effect” in Organic Ionic Plastic Crystals: Enhanced Conductivity by the Addition of Nano-sized TiO2.  Adebahr, J., Ciccosillo, N., Shekibi, Y., MacFarlane, D.R., Hill, A.J. and Forsyth, M.  Solid State Ionics 2006, 177(9-10), 827-831. IF = 1.571
    
    
46. Zwitterion Effect in Polyelectrolyte Gels Based on Lithium Methacrylate-N,N-Dimethyl Acrylamide Copolymer.  Sun, J., MacFarlane, D.R., Byrne, N. and Forsyth, M.  Electrochimica Acta 2006, 51(19), 4033-4038.  IF = 2.453
    
    
47. A New Lewis-Base Ionic Liquid Comprising a Mono-Charged Diamine Structure: A Highly Stable Electrolyte for Lithium Electrochemistry.  Yoshizawa-Fujita, M.,  MacFarlane, D.R., Howlett, P.C. and Forsyth, M. Electrochemistry Communications 2006, 8(3), 445-449.  IF = 3.388
    
    
48. Characterization of the Lithium Surface in N-Methyl-N-Alkylpyrrolidinium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid Electrolytes.  Howlett, P.C., Brack, N., Hollenkamp, A.F., Forsyth, M. and MacFarlane, D.R.   Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2006, 153(3), A595-A606.  IF = 2.190
    
    
49. Fast Ion Conduction in an Acid Doped Pentaglycerine Plastic Crystal.  Long, S., Howlett, P.C., MacFarlane, D.R. and  Forsyth, M.  Solid State Ionics 2006, 177(7-8), 647-652.  IF = 1.571
    
    
50. High Mobility l-/l.hivin.3 Redox Couple in a Molecular Plastic Crystal: A Potential New Generation of Electrolyte for Solid-State Photoelectrochemical Cells.  Dai, Q., MacFarlane, D.R. and Forsyth, M.  Solid State Ioncis 2006, 177(3-4), 395-401.  IF = 1.571
    
    
51. N-Methyl-N-Alkylpyrrolidinium Nonafluoro-1-Butanesulfonate Salts: Ionic Liquid Properties and Plastic Crystal Behaviour.  Forsyth, S.A., Fraser, K.J.,  Howlett, P.C., MacFarlane, D.R. and Forsyth, M.  Green Chemistry 2006, 8(3), 256-261.  IF = 3.255
    
    
52. Novel Lewis-Base Ionic Liquids Replacing Typical Anions. Yoshizawa-Fujita, M., Johansson, K., Newman, P. MacFarlane, D.R. and Forsyth, M.   Tetrahedron Letters 2006, 47(16), 2755-2758.  IF = 2.477
    
    
53. Synthesis and Structural Diversity of Rare Earth Anthranilate Complexes.  Deacon, G.B., Forsyth, M., Junk, P.C., Leary, S.G. and Moxey, G.J.   Polyhedron 2006, 25(2), 379-386.  IF = 1.957
    
    
54. Transport and Phase Dynamics of Poly(Vinyl Pyrrolidone) Doped Plastically Crystalline N-Methyl-N-Propylpyrrolidinium Tetrafluoroborate.  Efthimiadis, J.,  Annat, G., Efthimiadis, J., MacFarlane, D.R. and Forsyth, M.  Solid State Ionics 2006, 177(1-2), 95-104.  IF = 1.571
    
55. The Nature of the Surface Film on Steel Treated with Cerium and Lanthanum Cinnamate Based Corrosion Inhibitors.  Blin, F., Leary, S.G., Deacon, G.B., Junk, P.C. and Forsyth, M.  Corrosion Science, 2006, 48(2), 404-419.  IF = 1.922
    
    
56. Electrochemistry at Negative Potentials in Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide Ionic Liquids.  Howlett, P.C., Izgorodina, E.I., Forsyth, M., MacFarlane, D.R.  Z. Phys. Chem. 2006, 220, 1483-1498.  IF = 1.161
    
    
57. Preparation of CdSe Quantum Dots in Ionic Liquids.  Newman, P.J., MacFarlane, D.R. Z. Phys. Chem. 2006, 220, 1473-1481.  IF = 1.161
    
    
58. Confirmation of temperature independence in the fluorescence lifetime of the 3P0 →  3F2 transition in praseodymium-doped fluoride glass.  Nguyen, T.B., Vella, V., Baxter, G.W., Collins, S.F., Newman, P.J., MacFarlane, D.R.  Optics Comm. 2006, 261, 149-151.  IF =1.456
    
    
59. TiO2 sol-gel blocking layers for dye-sensitised solar cells. Hart, J.N., Menzies, D., Cheng, Y-B., Simon, G. and Spiccia, L.  Comptes Rendus Chimie, 2006, 9, 622-626.  IF = 1.577
    
    
60. Facile Synthesis of a new ferrocenyl uracil peptide nucleic acid monomer. Gasser, G., Belousoff, M.J. and Spiccia, L.  J. Org. Chem., 2006, 71, 7565-7573.  IF = 3.675
    
    
61. Reactions of iminoglycines with C60 fullerene and their unambiguous characterisation using NMR spectroscopy.  Keller, P.A., Pyne, S.G., Hawkins, B.C.  CR Chim, 2006, 9, 1100-1106.  IF = 1.577