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An experimental study of the mechanism of the replacement of magnetite by pyrite up to 300 °C by Qian, Gujie, Brugger, Joël, Skinner, William M., Chen, Guorong, Pring, Allan

“…We present the results of an experimental study into the sulfidation of magnetite to form pyrite/marcasite under hydrothermal conditions (90–300 °C, vapor…”
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Copper and arsenate co-sorption at the mineral–water interfaces of goethite and jarosite by Gräfe, Markus, Beattie, David A., Smith, Euan, Skinner, William M., Singh, Balwant

“…The co-sorption reaction products of arsenate (As(V)) and copper (Cu(II)) on goethite ( α-FeOOH) and natro-jarosite (Na 3Fe 3(SO 4) 2(OH) 6) were investigated…”
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Localization and speciation of arsenic and trace elements in rice tissues by Smith, Euan, Kempson, Ivan, Juhasz, Albert L., Weber, John, Skinner, William M., Gräfe, Markus

“…The consumption of arsenic (As) contaminated rice is an important exposure route for humans in countries where rice cultivation employs As contaminated…”
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NiO Nanofibers as a Candidate for a Nanophotocathode by Macdonald, Thomas J, Xu, Jie, Elmas, Sait, Mange, Yatin J, Skinner, William M, Xu, Haolan, Nann, Thomas

“…-type NiO nanofibers have been synthesized from a simple electrospinning and sintering procedure. For the first time, -type nanofibers have been electrospun…”
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Model Surfaces Produced by Atomic Layer Deposition by Walsh, Rick B, Howard, Shaun C, Nelson, Andrew, Skinner, William M, Liu, Guangming, Craig, Vincent S. J

“…Atomic layer deposition is used with the aim of producing new model surfaces suitable for fundamental wet surface science investigations. Alumina surfaces are…”
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Quantum Dots for Electro-Optic Devices by Nann, Thomas, Skinner, William M

“…We discuss the use of quantum dots (QDs) in electro-optic devices. The focus of the article is on key problems in this area: the electronic and optical…”
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XPS identification of bulk hole defects and itinerant Fe 3d electrons in natural troilite (FeS) by Skinner, William M, Nesbitt, H.Wayne, Pratt, Allen R

“…XPS measurements have been made of vacuum-fractured monoclinic pyrrhotite and troilite that highlight sulfur coordination (S 2p) and iron electronic state (Fe…”
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Discrimination of pencil markings on paper using elemental analysis: An initial investigation by Denman, John A, Kempson, Ivan M, Skinner, William M, Kirkbride, K. Paul

“…Abstract The characterisation and comparison of pencil markings on paper is an area of questioned document analysis that has previously not received much…”
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ToF-SIMS analysis of elemental distributions in human hair by Kempson, Ivan M., Skinner, William M.

“…Elemental distributions on whole and longitudinal sections of hairs plucked from the scalp were studied with the surface sensitive technique time-of-flight…”
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An X-ray photoelectron and absorption spectroscopic investigation of the electronic structure of cubanite, CuFe2S3 by Goh, Siew Wei, Buckley, Alan N., Skinner, William M., Fan, Liang-Jen

“…X-ray photoelectron and absorption spectra have been obtained for natural specimens of cubanite and compared with the corresponding spectra for chalcopyrite…”
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Direct Measurement of van der Waals and Diffuse Double-Layer Forces between Titanium Dioxide Surfaces Produced by Atomic Layer Deposition by Walsh, Rick B, Nelson, Andrew, Skinner, William M, Parsons, Drew, Craig, Vincent S. J

“…The van der Waals forces between titanium dioxide surfaces produced by atomic layer deposition (ALD) at the isoelectric point have been measured and found to…”
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Organic and inorganic discrimination of ballpoint pen inks by ToF-SIMS and multivariate statistics by Denman, John A., Skinner, William M., Kirkbride, K. Paul, Kempson, Ivan M.

“…Surface analysis by ToF-SIMS analysis of ballpoint pen ink markings was performed for discrimination. ToF-SIMS provided non-destructive analysis of ink's…”
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Sulfur crosslinks from thermal degradation of chitosan dithiocarbamate derivatives and thermodynamic study for sorption of copper and cadmium from aqueous system by Yong, Soon Kong, Skinner, William M, Bolan, Nanthi S, Lombi, Enzo, Kunhikrishnan, Anitha, Ok, Yong Sik

“…Pristine chitosan beads were modified with sulfur (S)-containing functional groups to produce thiolated chitosan beads (ETB), thereby increasing S donor…”
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Comparison of Washing Methods for Hair Mineral Analysis: Internal Versus External Effects by Kempson, Ivan M, Skinner, William M

“…A major difficulty in hair elemental (mineral) analysis for biomonitoring is adequate understanding of the effectiveness of washing procedures. A review of…”
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Electronic environments in Ni3Pb2S2 (shandite) and its initial oxidation in air by Skinner, William M., Qian, Gujie, Buckley, Alan N.

“…Polycrystalline Ni3Pb2S2 (shandite) was synthesised as a non-porous ingot to enable representative surfaces prepared by fracture under UHV to be characterised…”
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Species formed at cuprite fracture surfaces; observation of O 1s surface core level shift by Harmer, Sarah L., Skinner, William M., Buckley, Alan N., Fan, Liang-Jen

“…Surfaces of mineral cuprite prepared by fracture under UHV have been characterised by synchrotron XPS and near-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy before and…”
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Single-cell Motility Analysis of Tethered Human Spermatozoa by Skinner, William M, Mannowetz, Nadja, Lishko, Polina V, Roan, Nadia R

“…Vigorous sperm flagellar motility is essential for fertilization, and so the quantitative measurement of motility is a useful tool to assess the intrinsic…”
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Advanced Analysis of Metal Distributions in Human Hair by Kempson, Ivan M, Skinner, William M, Kirkbride, K. Paul

“…A variety of techniques (secondary electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis, time-of-flight−secondary ion mass spectrometry, and synchrotron…”
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A comparison of the dissolution behavior of troilite with other iron(II) sulfides; implications of structure by Thomas, Joan E, Skinner, William M, Smart, Roger S.t.C

“…Further knowledge as to the nature of the structure of a terrestrial sample of troilite, FeS [stoichiometric iron(II) sulfide] is revealed by a combination of…”
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The Occurrence and Incorporation of Copper and Zinc in Hair and their Potential Role as Bioindicators: A Review by Kempson, Ivan M., Skinner, William M., Kirkbride, K. Paul

“…This article reviews evidence that suggests Cu and Zn concentrations are not altered significantly by exogenous processes and may be useful in applications of…”
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