James J. C. Counter
University of Manchester, Chemistry Department · University of Manchester
Biography
PDRA in the Walton group developing retrofittable cells to conduct near ambient pressure XPS in conventional XPS instruments. My PhD research focused on operando characterisation of nanocatalysts for water electrolysis using NAP-XPS. This research developed a new working electrode assembly in with a half CCM geometry. This working electrode assembly was utilised to investigate the structure-activity of iridium oxides under OER conditions and develop a potential programmed NEXAFS technique. This research was supported by Johnson Matthey and Diamond Light Source. During my undergraduate studies I gained industrial experience working on thin film solid state battery R&D. My work focusses on sample environment development and for XPS.
Recent Scopus Publications
- A Catalyst-Coated Mesoporous Carbon–Membrane Electrode Assembly for In Situ Soft X-ray XPS and NEXAFS Studies of Electrocatalytic Interfaces
- Operando XPS studies of precisely size-selected Pd nano-catalysts for methane oxidation
- An electrochemical flow cell for operando XPS and NEXAFS investigation of solid-liquid interfaces
- In situ methods: discoveries and challenges: general discussion
- Time resolved surface analysis (kinetic and molecular time scales): general discussion
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8085-2972
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57819896800