Publications

Publications are listed in reverse order, most recent first:

  1. A. J. Alexander, J. Chem. Phys. 136, in press (2012): "Deep ultraviolet and visible crystalloluminescence of sodium chloride".
  2. M. R. Ward, S. McHugh, A. J. Alexander, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14, 90 (2012): "Non-photochemical laser-induced nucleation of supercooled glacial acetic acid". doi:10.1039/c1cp22774b
  3. M. R. Ward, G. Copeland, A. J. Alexander, J. Chem. Phys. 135, 114508 (2011): "Chiral hide-and-seek: Retention of enantiomorphism in laser-induced nucleation of molten sodium chlorate". doi:10.1063/1.3637946
  4. L. Bougas, D. Sofikitis, M. A. Everest, A. J. Alexander, T. P. Rakitzis, J. Chem. Phys. 133, 174308 (2010): "(2+1) LIF polarization-sensitive detection of hydrogen atoms". doi:10.1063/1.3503974
  5. M. R. Ward, G. Copeland, A. J. Alexander, Chem. Commun. 46, 7634 (2010): "Enantiomorphic symmetry breaking in crystallization of molten sodium chlorate". doi:10.1039/C0CC02563A
  6. T. P. Rakitzis, A. J. Alexander, J. Chem. Phys. 132, 224310 (2010): "Photofragment angular momentum distributions in the molecular frame II: Single state dissociation, multiple state interference, and non-axial recoil in photodissociation of polyatomic molecules". doi:10.1063/1.3429744
  7. M. R. Ward, I. Ballingall, M. L. Costen, K. G. McKendrick, A. J. Alexander, Chem. Phys. Lett. 481, 25 (2009): "Nanosecond pulse-width dependence of nonphotochemical laser-induced nucleation of potassium chloride". doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2009.09.049. Highlighted as Editor's choice.
  8. C. Duffus, P. J. Camp, A. J. Alexander, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 11676 (2009): "Spatial Control of Crystal Nucleation in Agarose Gel", doi:10.1021/ja905232m. Link to reports in Chemical & Engineering News, in Nature Chemistry and in Nature News.
  9. A. A. El-Hendawy, R. J. Andrews, A. J. Alexander, Appl. Surf. Sci. 255, 7446 (2009): "Impact of Mo and Ce on growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes by chemical vapour deposition using MgO-supported Fe catalysts". doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.04.017
  10. A. J. Alexander, P. J. Camp, Cryst. Growth. Des. 9, 958 (2009) : "Single pulse, single crystal laser-induced nucleation of potassium chloride". doi:10.1021/cg8007415
  11. N. C. M. Bartlett, D. J. Miller, R. N. Zare, A. J. Alexander, D. Sofikitis, T. P. Rakitzis, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 11, 142 (2009): "Time-Dependent Depolarization of Aligned HD Molecules". doi:10.1039/b814133a
  12. D. Sofikitis, L. Rubio-Lago, L. Bougas, A. J. Alexander, T. P. Rakitzis, J. Chem. Phys. 129, 144302 (2008): "Laser-detection of spin-polarized hydrogen from HCl and HBr photodissociation: Comparison of H- and halogen-atom polarizations ". doi:10.1063/1.2989803
  13. N. C. M. Bartlett, D. J. Miller, R. N. Zare, D. Sofikitis, T. P. Rakitzis, A. J. Alexander, J. Chem. Phys. 129, 084312 (2008): "Preparation of oriented and aligned H2 and HD by stimulated Raman pumping". doi:10.1063/1.2973628
  14. A. J. Alexander, Cryst. Growth Des. 8, 2630 (2008): "Crystallization of sodium chlorate with D-glucose co-solute is not enantioselective". doi:10.1021/cg800540z
  15. A. A. El-Hendawy, A. J. Alexander, R. J. Andrews, G. Forrest, J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolysis 82, 272 (2008): "Effects of activation schemes on porous, surface and thermal properties of activated carbons prepared from cotton stalks". doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2008.04.006
  16. M. Robinson, A. C. Fowler, A. J. Alexander, S. B. G. O'Brien, Phys. Fluids 20, 067101 (2008): "Waves in Guinness". doi:10.1063/1.2929369
  17. G. A. Forrest, A. J. Alexander, Carbon 46, 818 (2008): "Quantitative inhibiting effect of Group I to III cations on the growth of carbon nanotubes". doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2008.02.010
  18. D. Sofikitis, L. Rubio-Lago, A. J. Alexander, T. P. Rakitzis, Europhys. Lett. 81, 68002 (2008) "Nanosecond control and high-density production of spin-polarized hydrogen atoms". doi:10.1209/0295-5075/81/68002
  19. D. Sofikitis, L. Rubio-Lago, M. R. Martin, D. J. Ankeny Brown, N. C.-M. Bartlett, A. J. Alexander, R. N. Zare, T. P. Rakitzis, J. Chem. Phys. 127, 144307 (2007): "Optical control of ground-state atomic orbital alignment: Cl(2P3/2) atoms from HCl (v=2,J=1) photodissociation". doi:10.1063/1.2772272
  20. G. A. Forrest, A. J. Alexander, J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 10792 (2007): "A Model for the Dependence of Carbon Nanotube Length on Acid Oxidation Time". doi:10.1021/10.1021/jp0716839.
  21. A. J. Alexander, "Carbon Nabotube Structures and Compositions: Implications for Toxicological Studies", in Nanotoxicology: Characterization, Dosing and Health Effects, eds. N. A. Monteiro-Riviere and C. Lang Tran, Informa, New York, 2007.
  22. A. J. Alexander, Anal. Chem. 78, 5597 (2006): "Flowing Liquid-Sheet Jet for Cavity Ring-Down Absorption Measurements". doi:10.1021/10.1021/ac060571v.
  23. K. Donaldson, R. Aitken, L. Tran, V. Stone, R. Duffin, G. Forrest, A. Alexander, Tox. Sciences 92, 5 (2006): "Carbon nanotubes: a review of their properties in relation to pulmonary toxicology and workplace safety". doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfj130.
  24. R. J. Andrews, C. F. Smith, A. J. Alexander, Carbon 44, 341 (2006): "Mechanism of carbon nanotube growth from camphor and camphor analogs by chemical vapor deposition". doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2005.07.025.
  25. N. O. V. Plank, G. A. Forrest, R. Cheung, A. J. Alexander, J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 22096, (2005): "Electronic properties of n-type carbon nanotubes prepared by CF4 plasma-fluorination and amino-functionalization".doi:10.1021/jp055103o.
  26. A. J. Alexander, J. Chem. Phys. 123, 194312 (2005): "Determination of the helicity of oriented photofragents".doi:10.1063/1.2122667.
  27. A. J. Alexander, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 7, 3693 (2005): "Calculation of adiabatic polarization of atomic photofragments under the influence of long range quadrupole-quadrupole interactions". doi:10.1039/b509864e.
  28. A. J. Alexander, T. P. Rakitzis, Mol. Phys. 103, 1665 (2005): "Effects of long-range potentials on polarization of chlorine atoms from photodissociation of ICl". doi:10.1080/00268970500074985.
  29. A. J. Alexander, Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. B 359, 1323 (2004): "The molecular basis of life: is life possible without water? (Transcript of final discussion session)". doi:10.1098/rstb.2004.1508.
  30. A. J. Alexander, Chem. Phys. Lett. 393, 138 (2004): "Reaction kinetics of nitrate radicals with terpenes in solution studied by cavity ring-down spectroscopy". doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2004.06.027.
  31. A. J. Alexander, Z. H. Kim, R. N. Zare, J. Chem. Phys. 118, 10566 (2003): "Photodissociation of O2 via the Herzberg continuum: measurements of O-atom alignment and orientation". doi:10.1063/1.1574511.
  32. A. J. Alexander, J. Chem. Phys. 118, 6234 (2003): "Photofragment angular momentum polarization from dissociation of hydrogen peroxide near 355 nm". doi:10.1063/1.1557920.
  33. R. N. Muir, A. J. Alexander, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 5, 1279 (2003): "Structure of monolayer dye films studied by Brewster angle cavity ringdown spectroscopy". doi:10.1039/b212790c.
  34. A. J. Alexander, Phys. Rev. A. 66, 060702 (2002): "Interference between dissociating states in H2O2 and HOCl causes orientation of OH diatomic products". doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.66.060702.
  35. Z. H. Kim, A. J. Alexander, H. A. Bechtel, R. N. Zare, J. Chem. Phys. 115, 179 (2001): "Comparison of near-threshold reactivity of ground-state and spin-orbit excited chlorine atoms with methane". doi:10.1063/1.1378042.
  36. A. J. Alexander, Z. H. Kim, S. A. Kandel, R. N. Zare, T. P. Rakitzis, Y. Asano, S. Yabushita, J. Chem. Phys. 113, 9022 (2000): "Oriented chlorine atoms as a probe of the nonadiabatic photodissociation dynamics of molecular chlorine". doi:10.1063/1.1319995.
  37. A. J. Alexander, R. N. Zare, Acc. Chem. Res. 33, 199 (2000): "Molecular tennis: flat smashes and wicked cuts". doi:10.1021/ar970297e.
  38. A. J. Alexander, F. J. Aoiz, L. Banares, M. Brouard, J. P. Simons, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2 , 571 (2000): "Product rotational angular momentum polarisation in the reaction O(1D2) + H2 -> OH + H". doi:10.1039/a908928d.
  39. S. A. Kandel, A. J. Alexander, Z. H. Kim, R. N. Zare, F. J. Aoiz, L. Banares, J. F. Castillo, V. Saez Rabanos, J. Chem. Phys. 112 , 670 (2000): "Cl + HD(v=1,J=1,2) reaction dynamics: comparison between theory and experiment". doi:10.1063/1.480602.
  40. Z. H. Kim, A. J. Alexander, R. N. Zare, J. Phys. Chem. A 103 , 10144 (1999): "Speed-dependent photofragment helicity in the photodissociation of OCS at 223nm". doi:10.1021/jp991988q.
  41. Z. H. Kim, A. J. Alexander, S. A. Kandel, T. P. Rakitzis, R. N. Zare, Faraday Discuss. 113 , 27 (1999): "Orientation as a probe of photodissociation dynamics". doi:10.1039/a901828j.
  42. T. P. Rakitzis, S. A. Kandel, A. J. Alexander, Z. H. Kim, R. N. Zare, J. Chem. Phys. 110, 3351 (1998): "Measurements of Cl-atom photofragment angular momentum distributions in the photodissociation of Cl2 and ICl". doi:10.1063/1.478201.
  43. A. J. Alexander, M. Brouard, K. S. Kalogerakis, J. P. Simons, Chem. Soc. Rev. 27, 405 (1998): "Chemistry with a sense of direction: the stereodynamics of bimolecular reactions". doi:10.1039/a827405z.
  44. T. P. Rakitzis, S. A. Kandel, A. J. Alexander, Z. H. Kim, R. N. Zare, Science 281, 1346 (1998): "Photofragment helicity caused by matter-wave interference from multiple dissociative states". doi:10.1126/science.281.5381.1346.
  45. A. J. Alexander, R. N. Zare, J. Chem. Ed. 75, 1105 (1998): "Anatomy of elementary chemical reactions". Link to online article.
  46. A. J. Alexander, D. A. Blunt, M. Brouard, J. P. Simons, F. J. Aoiz, L. Banares, Y. Fujimura and M. Tsubouchi, Faraday Discuss. 108, 375 (1997): "O(1D2) + H2 -> OH(v', N', f') + H: the anatomy of a reaction". doi:10.1039/a707996f.
  47. A. J. Alexander, F. J. Aoiz, M. Brouard, J. Short, J. P. Simons, Israel J. Chem. 37, 317 (1997): "The state-resolved stereodynamics of an insertion reaction O(1D2) + H2 --> OH(v', N', f') + H".
  48. A. J. Alexander, F. J. Aoiz, L. Banares, M. Brouard, J. Short, J. P. Simons, Chem. Phys. Lett. 278 , 313 (1997) "Classical reaction probabilites, cross sections and rate constants for the O(1D2) + H2 -> OH(v'=0, N', f') + H: state-resolved Linear and rotational angular momentum distibutions". doi:10.1016/S0009-2614(97)00989-5.
  49. A. J. Alexander, F. J. Aoiz, L. Banares, M. Brouard, J. Short and J. P. Simons, J. Phys. Chem. 101 , 7544 (1997): 'Stereodynamics of the reaction O(1D2) + H2 -> OH(v'=0, N', f') + H: state-resolved linear and rotational angular momentum distributions". doi:10.1021/jp971123h.
  50. A. J. Alexander, F. J. Aoiz, M. Brouard, I. Burak, Y. Fujimura, J. Short and J. P. Simons, Chem. Phys. Lett. 262, 589 (1996): "An experimental and quasi-classical trajectory study of the product state resolved stereodynamics of the reaction: O(1D) + H2 -> OH(X2Pi; v'=0, N'=5) + H". doi:10.1016/S0009-2614(96)01073-1.
  51. A. J. Alexander, F. J. Aoiz, M. Brouard and J. P. Simons, Chem. Phys. Lett. 256, 561 (1996): "A quasi-classical trajectory study of the reaction O(1D) + HD -> OH(D) + D(H)". doi:10.1016/0009-2614(96)00506-4.
  52. A. J. Alexander, M. Brouard, S. P. Rayner and J. P. Simons, Chem. Phys. 207, 215 (1996): "Product state-resolved stereodynamics: O(1D) + HCl -> OH + Cl".doi:10.1016/0301-0104(95)00310-X.
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