Corr, Serena - University of Glasgow

研究领域

Research in the Corr group focuses on the design, synthesis and full characterisation of functional nanomaterials whose applications include insertion electrodes for energy storage, biomedical diagnostics and therapeutics and electronically responsive materials. Using a variety of synthetic approaches and a range of characterisation techniques spanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, physical property measurements and local structure probes, we are particularly interested in understanding the intimate structure-property interplay in functional nanomaterials. A current major strategy is the development of lower energy, quicker synthetic routes to highly crystalline nanoparticles using green routes such as microwave approaches, which drive down reaction times from days to minutes, and the development of molecular precursors to afford novel routes to nanostructured functional materials. These kinds of approaches can lead not only to monodisperse, crystalline materials of desired functionality but also afford a degree of control over the resulting crystal chemistry. Our local structure examinations, in combination with bulk measurements, give us crucial and unique insight into the underlying mechanisms governing behaviour in these important materials, aiding us in the design of future materials.

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Barpanda, P., Ati, M., Melot, B.C., Rousse, G., Chotard, J.-N., Doublet, M.-L., Sougrati, M.T., Corr, S.A., Jumas, J.-C., and Tarascon, J.-M. (2011) A 3.90V iron-based fluorosulphate material for lithium-ion batteries crystallizing in the triplite structure. Nature Materials, 10(10), pp. 772-779. (doi:10.1038/nmat3093) Corr, S.A., Shoemaker, D.P., Melot, B.C., and Seshadri, R. (2010) Real-space investigation of structural changes at the metal-insulator transition in VO?. Physical Review Letters, 105(5), 056404. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.056404) Shi, Y., Guo, B., Corr, S.A., Shi, Q., Hu, Y.-S., Heier, K.R., Chen, L., Seshadri, R., and Stucky, G.D. (2009) Ordered mesoporous metallic MoO2 materials with highly reversible lithium storage capacity. Nano Letters, 9(12), pp. 4215-4220. (doi:10.1021/nl902423a) Corr, S.A., Byrne, S.J., Tekoriute, R., Meledandri, C.J., Brougham, D.F., Lynch, M., Kerskens, C., O'Dwyer, L., and Gun'ko, Y.K. (2008) Linear assemblies of magnetic nanoparticles as MRI contrast agents. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130(13), pp. 4214-4215. (doi:10.1021/ja710172z)