Publications
Journal Papers
- RRC Shutt, ESY Aw, Qili Liu, J Berry-Gair, HJ Lancaster, S Said, TS Miller, F Corà, CA Howard, AJ Clancy*
Investigating the mechanism of phosphorene nanoribbon synthesis by discharging black phosphorus intercalation compounds
Nanoscale, 2024,16, 1742-1750, 10.1039/D3NR05416K. - C Di Mino, AS Seel, TF Headen, AJ Clancy, A Sella, NT Skipper
Strong Structuring arising from Weak Cooperative O-H···π and C-H···O Hydrogen Bonding in Benzene-Methanol Solution
Nature Communications, 2023, 14, 5900, 10.1038/s41467-023-41451-y. - TF Headen, C Di Mino, TGA Youngs, AJ Clancy*
The Structure of Liquid Thiophene from Total Neutron Scattering
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2023, 25, 25157-25165, 10.1039/D3CP03932C. - K Lisowska, W Purser, F Chang, TAM Suter, TS Miller, A Sella, CA Howard, PF McMillan, F Cora, AJ Clancy*
Amphoteric Dissolution of 2D Polytriazine Imide Carbon Nitrides in Water
Philosophical Transactions A, 2023, 381, 20220339, 10.1098/rsta.2022.0339. - MC Wilding, C Benmore, TF Headen, C Di Mino, TS Miller, TM Suter, F Corà, AJ Clancy, A Sella, P McMillan, CA Howard
The Local Ordering of Polar Solvents Around Crystalline Carbon Nitride Nanosheets in Solution
Philosophical Transactions A, 2023, 381, 20220337, 0.1098/rsta.2022.0337. - FF Zhang, E Aw, RRC Shutt, J Lim, JH Kim, TJ Macdonald, C3DL Reyes, A Ashoka, R Pandya, OD Payton, L Picco, CE Knapp, F Cora, A Rao, CA Howard, AJ Clancy
Production of Magnetic Arsenic-Phosphorus Alloy Nanoribbons with Small Band Gaps and High Hole Conductivities
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 145, 18286-18295, 10.1021/jacs.3c03230. - RRC Shutt, T Ramireddy, E Stylianidis, C Di Mino, RA Ingle, G Ing, AA Wibowo, HT Nguyen, CA Howard, AM Glushenkov, A Stewart, AJ Clancy
Synthesis of Black Phosphorene Quantum Dots from Red Phosphorus
Chemistry - A European Journal, 2023, Early Access, 10.1002/chem.202301207. - K Smith, F Foglia, AJ Clancy, DJL Brett, TS Miller
Nafion Matrix and Ionic Domain Tuning for High‐Performance Composite Proton Exchange Membranes
Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 2304061, 10.1002/adfm.202304061. - SP Douglas, EN Faria, S Mrig, Y Zhou, L Santoni, AJ Clancy, CE Knapp
Tris-beta-ketoiminate Aluminium III Compounds as Aluminium Oxide Precursors
ChemPlusChem, 2023, 88, e202200411, 10.1002/cplu.202200411. - C Di Mino, AJ Clancy, A Sella, CA Howard, TF Headen, AG Seel, NT Skipper
Weak Interactions in Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)–Tertiary Amide Solutions: The Versatility of DMSO as a Solvent
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2023, 127, 6, 1357–1366, 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c07155. - TJ Macdonald, AJ Clancy*, RRC Shutt, CA Howard
Phosphorene Nanoribbons for Next-Generation Energy Devices
Joule, 2022, 26, 11, 2441-2446, 10.1016/j.joule.2022.09.010. - N Rubio, TAM Suter, Z Rana, AJ Clancy, S Masuda, H Au, GO Coulter, P Sirisinudomkit, PF McMillan, CA Howard, C Mattevi, DJL Brett, MSP Shaffer
Platinum Deposition on Functionalised Graphene for Corrosion Resistant Oxygen Reduction Electrodes
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, 10, 20121-20127, 10.1039/D2TA03487E. - Y Li, E Zatterin, M Conroy, A Pylypets, A Björling, DJ Groenendijk, E Lesne, AJ Clancy, M Hadjimichael, D Kepaptsoglou, Q Ramasse, A Caviglia, J Hlinka, U Bangert, SJ Leake, P Zubko
Electrostatically Driven Polarization Flop and Strain‐Induced Curvature in Free‐Standing Ferroelectric Superlattices
Advanced Materials, 2022, 34, 2106826, 10.1002/adma.202106826. - E Parkes, K Lisowska, PF McMillan, F Cora, AJ Clancy*,
New Functionalisation Reactions of Graphitic Carbon Nitrides: Computational and Experimental Studies
Journal of Chemical Research, 2022, 46, 1, 10.1177/17475198211073888. - F Foglia, Q Berrod, AJ Clancy, K Smith, G Gebel, V Garciá Sakai, M Appel, JM Zanotti, M Tyagi, N Mahmoudi, TS Miller, J Varcoe, DJL Brett, PR Shearing, S Lyonnard, PF McMillan
Disentangling Water, Ion and Polymer Dynamics in an Anion Exchange Membrane
Nature Materials, 2022, 21, 555-265, 10.1038/s41563-022-01197-2. - TJ Macdonald, AJ Clancy, W Xu, Z Jiang, CT Lin, L Mohan, T Du, DD Tune, L Lanzetta, G Min, T Webb, A Ashoka, R Pandya, V Tileli, MA McLachlan, JR Durrant, SA Haque, CA Howard
Phosphorene Nanoribbon-Augmented Optoelectronics for Enhanced Hole Extraction
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021 143, 21549-21559, 10.1021/jacs.1c08905. - D Kim, J Choi, JW Byun, JT Kim, GS Lee, JG Kim, D Kim, P Boonmongkolras, PF McMillan, HM Lee, AJ Clancy,* B Shin, SO Kim
Monodisperse Carbon Nitride Nanosheets as Multifunctional Additives for Efficient and Durable Perovskite Solar Cells
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13, 61215-61226, 10.1021/acsami.1c19587. - AJ Clancy*, TM Suter, A Taylor, S Bhattachary, TS Miller, V Brázdová, AE Abliev, AAP Chauvet, S Guldin, F Cora, CA Howard, PF McMillan,
Understanding Spontaneous Dissolution of Crystalline Layered Carbon Nitride for Tuneable Photoluminescent Solutions and Glasses
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, 9, 2175-2183, 10.1039/D0TA11070A. - TAM Suter, AJ Clancy, N Rubio Carrero, M Heitzmann, L Guetaz, PR Shearing, G Gebel, MSP Shaffer, CA Howard, PF McMillan, DJL Brett
Scalable Sacrificial Templating to Increase Porosity and Platinum Utilisation in Graphene-based Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Electrodes
Nanomaterials, 2021, 11, 2530, 10.3390/nano11102530. - F Foglia, S Lyonnard, V Gaarcia Sakai, Q Berrod, JM Zanotti, G Gebel, AJ Clancy, PF McMillan
Progress in Neutron Techniques: Towards Improved Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Energy Devices
Journal Physics: Condensed Matter, 2021, 33, 264005, 10.1088/1361-648X/abfc10. - T Song, H Lei, AJ Clancy, S Ma, H Yu, L Zhang,
Supramolecular Hydrogen Bond Enables Kapton Nanofibers to Reinforce Liquid-Crystalline Polymers for Light-Fueled Flight
Nano Energy 2021, 87, 106207, 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106207. - X Lv, W Wang, AJ Clancy, H Yu
A High-Speed, High-Speed, Heavy-Load and Direction Controllable Photothermal Pneumatic Floating Robot
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2021, 13 23030-23037, 10.1021/acsami.1c05827. - W Eom, E Lee, SH Lee, TH Sung, AJ Clancy, WJ Lee, TH Han,
Carbon Nanotube-Reduced Graphene Oxide Fiber with High Torsional Strength from Rheological Hierarchy Control
Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 396, 10.1038/s41467-020-20518-0. - S Chen, SM Rowland, J Carr, M Storm, KL Choy, AJ Clancy,
The Importance of Particle Dispersion in Electrical Treeing and Breakdown in Nano-Filled Epoxy Resin
Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 2021, 129, 106838, 10.1016/j.ijepes.2021.106838. - F Foglia, AJ Clancy, J Berry-Gair, K Lisowska, MC Wilding, T Suter, TS Miller, K Smith, F Demmel, M Appel, V García Sakai, A Sella, CA Howard, M Tyagi, F Corà, PF McMillan,
Aquaporin-Like Water Transport and Nanoconfinement in Nanoporous Crystalline Layered Carbon Nitride
Science Advances, 2020, 6, eabb6011, 10.1126/sciadv.abb6011. - TM Suter, N Rubio, Z Rana, AJ Clancy, M Heitzmann, L Guetaz, PR Shearing, CA Howard, G Gebel, PF McMillan, MSP Shaffer, DJL Brett,
Spacers to Improve Performance and Porosity of Graphene Based Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
ECS Transactions, 2020, 98, 141, 10.1149/09802.0141ecst. - AJ Clancy*, H Au, N Rubio, GO Coulter, MSP Shaffer,
Understanding and Controlling the Covalent Functionalisation of Graphene
Dalton Transactions, 2020, 49, 10308-10318, 10.1039/D0DT01589J. - AJ Clancy*, DB Anthony, F De Luca,
Metal Mimics: Lightweight, Strong, and Tough Nanomaterial Assemblies
ASC Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2020, 12, 15955-15975, 10.1021/acsami.0c01304. - N Basma, PL Cullen, AJ Clancy, MSP Shaffer, NT Skipper, TF Headen, CA Howard,
The Liquid Structure of the Solvents Dimethylformamide (DMF) and Dimethylacetamide (DMA)
Molecular Physics, 2019, 117, 3353-3363, 10.1080/00268976.2019.1649494. - AJ Clancy*, P Sirisinudomkit, DB Anthony, A Thong, JL Greenfield, M Salaken Singh, MSP Shaffer,
Real-Time Mechanistic Study of Carbon Nanotube Anion Functionalisation Through Open Circuit Voltammetry
Chemical Science, 2019, 2019, 10, 3300-3306, 10.1039/C8SC04970J. - A Sandu, O Walker, A Nistal, KL Choy, AJ Clancy*,
Perfluoroalkane Wax Infused Gels for Effective, Regenerating, Anti-Icing Surfaces
Chemical Communications, 2019, 55, 3215–3218, 10.1039/C8CC09818B. - WJ Lee,‡ AJ Clancy,‡ JC Fernández-Toribio, DB Anthony, ER White, HS Leese, JJ Vilatela, MSP Shaffer, (‡ Joint 1st author),
Improving Carbon Nanotube Composites Through Interface Control via Polymer Grafting
Carbon, 2019, 146, 162–171, 10.1016/j.carbon.2019.01.075. - AJ Clancy, MK Bayazit, SA Hodge, NT Skipper, CA Howard, MSP Shaffer,
Charged Carbon Nanomaterials: Redox Chemistries of Fullerene, Carbon Nanotubes, and Graphene
Chemical Reviews, 2018, 118, 7363–7408, 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00128. - AJ Clancy, HS Leese, N Rubio, JM Serginson, D Buckley, JL Greenfield, MSP Shaffer,
Depleting Depletion: Maintaining Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Solubility After Graft-to Polymer Functionalisation
Langmuir, 2018, 34, 15396–15402, 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03144. - J Jia, ER White, AJ Clancy, N Rubio Carrero, TM Suter, TS Miller, PM McMillan, V Brázdová, F Corà, CA Howard, C Mattevi, MSP Shaffer,
Fast Exfoliation and Functionalisation of 2D Crystalline Carbon Nitride by Framework Charging
Angewandte Chemie, 2018, 57, 12656–12660, 10.1002/ange.201800875. - F De Luca, AJ Clancy, N Rubio, DB Anthony, H De Luca, MSP Shaffer, A Bismarck,
Increasing Carbon Fiber Composite Strength with a Nanostructured “Brick-and-Mortar” Interphase
Materials Horizons, 2018, 5, 668–674, 10.1039/C7MH00917H. - AHM Leung, SD Pike, AJ Clancy, HC Yau, WJ Lee, KL Orchard, MSP Shaffer, CK Williams,
Layered Zinc Hydroxide Monolayers by Hydrolysis of Organozincs
Chemical Science, 2018, 9, 2135–2146, 10.1039/C7SC04256F. - AJ Clancy,‡ JM Serginson,‡ JL Greenfield, HC Yau, MSP Shaffer, (‡ Joint 1st author),
Systematic Comparison of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Covalent Functionalisation Reactions
Polymer, 2017, 133, 263–271, 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.10.047. - AJ Clancy, DB Anthony, C Roberts, S Fischer, MSP Shaffer,
Reductive Dissolution of Supergrowth Carbon Nanotubes for Tougher Nanocomposites by Reactive Coagulation Spinning
Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 8764–8773, 10.1039/C7NR00734E. - N Rubio, H Au, HS Leese, S Hu, AJ Clancy, MSP Shaffer,
Grafting from Versus Grafting to Approaches for the Functionalisation of Graphene Nanoplatelets with Poly(Methyl Methacrylate)
Macromolecules, 2017, 50, 7070–7079, 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01047. - DB Anthony, H Qian, AJ Clancy, ES Greenhalgh, A Bismarck, MSP Shaffer,
Applying a Potential Difference to Minimise Damage to Carbon Fibres During Carbon Nanotube Grafting by Chemical Vapour Deposition
Nanotechnology, 2017, 28, 305602, 10.1088/1361-6528/aa783f. Selected for Nanotechnology Highlights of 2017 Collection. - WJ Lee, AJ Clancy, E Kontturi, A Bismarck, MSP Shaffer,
Strong and Stiff: High Performance Cellulose Nanocrystal/Polyvinyl Alcohol Composite Fibers
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016, 8, 46, 31500–31504, 10.1021/acsami.6b11578. - AJ Clancy, HC Yau, HH Tay, E White, MSP. Shaffer,
Systematic Comparison of Conventional and Reductive Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Purifications
Carbon, 2016, 108, 423–432, 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.07.034. - MK Bayazit, SA Hodge, AJ Clancy, R Menzel, S Chen, MSP Shaffer
Reduced Carbon Nanotube Anions for the Preparation of Gold Nanoparticle–Nanocarbon Hybrids
Chemical Communications, 2016, 52, 1934–1937, 10.1039/C5CC08726K. - HS Leese, L Govada, E Saridakis, S Khurshid, T Morishita, R Menzel, AJ Clancy, ER White, NE Chayen, MSP Shaffer,
Reductively PEGylated Carbon Nanomaterials and their use as Protein Nucleants: a Comparison of Dimensionality
Chemical Science, 2016, 7, 2916–2923, 10.1039/C5SC03595C. - AJ Clancy, J Melbourne, MSP Shaffer,
A One-Step Route to Solubilised, Purified or Functionalised Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3, 16708–16715, 10.1039/C5TA03561A. - J Melbourne, AJ Clancy, J Seiffert, J Skepper, TD Tetley, MSP Shaffer, A Porter,
An Investigation of the Carbon Nanotube – Lipid Interface and its Impact Upon Pulmonary Surfactant Lipid Function
Biomaterials, 2015, 55, 24–32, 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.03.023. - T Morishita, AJ Clancy, MSP Shaffer,
Optimised Exfoliation Conditions Enhanced Isolation and Solubility of Grafted Graphenes from Graphite Intercalation Compounds
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2, 15022–15028, 10.1039/C4TA02349H.
Peer Reviewed Conference Papers
- AJ Clancy, DB Anthony, MSP. Shaffer,
Reactive Coagulation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Tougher Composites – Solution Processing and Assembly, (2017) AIP Conference Proceedings: Proceedings of Europe and Africa Regional Meeting of Polymer Processing Society (PPS2017), AIP Conference Proceedings, 2019, 2055, 090005, 10.1063/1.5084883. - F De Luca, AJ Clancy, MSP. Shaffer, A Bismarck, Nanostructured “Brick-and-Mortar” Interphase Inspired by Nature to Improve Carbon Fibre Composite Performance, (2017) Proceedings of 21st International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM21), Download Paper.
- AHM Leung, S Pike, AJ Clancy, HC Yau, MSP Shaffer, C Williams, Organometallic Route to Layered Zinc Hydroxides and their Exfoliated Monolayers in Apolar Solvents, (2017) 253rd National Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) on Advanced Materials, Technologies, Systems, and Processes, ISSN: 0065-7727.
Conferences & Invited Talks
- Invited Talk, Rice University Dept Chemical Engineering, 2024, Houston, USA, Neutron Scattering of Nanotubide Anion Solutions.
- Keynote, Flatlands 2023, Prague, Czech Replublic, Arsenic Phosphorus Alloy Nanoribbons
- Keynote, Sustainable Industrial Prosessing Symposium 2018, Heralkion, Cyrus Photoluminescent Polytriazine Imide Solutions and Glasses.
- Invited Talk, 3rd International Polymer and Composite Engineering Christmas Symposium, 2017, Vienna, Austria, Bigger is Better: High Aspect Ratio Nanotubes for Tougher Composites.
- Polymer Processing Society Europe/Africa Conference, 2017, Dresden, Germany, Longer Single-Walled Nanotubes for Tougher Composites – Solution Processing and Assembly.
- European Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, 2017, Strasbourg, France, Assembly of Reduced Carbon Nanotubes into Aerogels and Composite Fibres.
- European Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, 2016, Lille, Reductive Functionalisation of Carbon Nanomaterials for Protein Nucleants.
- ChemOnTubes, 2016. Brussels, Reductive Purification of SWCNTs and Systematic Comparison to Other Routes.
- Invited Talk, Cambridge University, Cambridge Graphene Centre, 2016, Reduced Carbon Nanotubes for Functionalisation and Assembly.
- ChemOnTubes, 2014, Lake Garda, Utilising Charged Carbon Nanomaterials as Reducing Agents for Nanoparticle Synthesis and Support.
- NT13: The 14th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes 2013, Espoo University, Finland, A Single-Step Route to Highly Concentrated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Solutions.
- Postgraduate Symposium on Nanotechnology, 2013, Birmingham University, DMAc Attack! A Single Step Route to Highly Concentrated Nanotube Solutions.
Patent
- A. J. Clancy, T. Morishita, Carbon Nanotubes. Dispersion and Grafting. International Patent Application Number PCT/EP2014/074686, 2014.