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E. Charles Sykes |
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Usen Family Career Development Assistant Professor
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| Departmental Affiliation: |
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Chemistry Department
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| Degrees: |
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Ph.D., 2002 Cambridge University, UK
M.S., 1998 Oxford University, UK
Postdoctoral, 2002 Penn State University |
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Physical Chemistry
Our aim is to understand how atoms and molecules interact with surfaces, and to build novel nanoscale structures by controlling these interactions. We use Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), a very powerful surface science technique, which enables direct visualization and control over single atoms and molecules on conductive surfaces.
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charles.sykes@tufts.edu
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| Other websites: |
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http://ase.tufts.edu/chemistry/sykes/index.html
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| Scholarship & Research: |
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P. Han, B.A. Mantooth, E.C.H. Sykes*, Z.J. Donhauser and P.S. Weiss “Benzene on Au{111} at 4 K: Monolayer growth and tip-induced molecular cascades” JACS, 2004, 126, 10787-10793.
E.C.H. Sykes*, P.Han, S.A. Kandel, K.F. Kelly, G.S. McCarty and P.S. Weiss “Substrate-mediated interactions and intermolecular forces between molecules absorbed on surfaces” Acc. Chem Res. 2003, 36, 945-953.
“A comparative scanning tunneling microscopy study of physisorbed linear quadrupolar molecules: C2N2 and CS2 on Au{111} at 4K” P. Han, E.C.H. Sykes*, and P.S. Weiss Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 2003, 107, 8124-8129.
“A classical electrophile surface bond evidenced quantum mechanically via tip-induced CS2 interaction with Friedel Oscillaions on Au{111}” E.C.H. Sykes*, P. Han, and P.S. Weiss Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 2002, 107, 5016-5021.
“Molecular conformation of styrene on Ag(100): relevance to an understanding of the catalytic epoxidation of terminal alkenes” F.J. Williams, D.P.C. Bird, E.C.H. Sykes*, A.K. Santra, and R.M. Lambert Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 2002, 107, 3824-3828.
“Quantum size effects in catalysis by TiO2/platinum: the switch from partial oxidation to partial hydrogenation of styrene” E.C.H. Sykes*, M.S. Tikhov, and R.M. Lambert Cat. Lett. 2002, 82, 169-173.
“Nucleation, growth, sintering, mobility, and absorption properties of small gold” E.C.H. Sykes*, F.J. Williams, M.S. Tikhov, and R.M. Lambert Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 2002, 106, 5390-5394.
“Surface composition, morphology, and catalytic activity of model polycrystalline Titania surfaces” E.C.H. Sykes*, M.S. Tikhov, and R.M. Lambert Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2002, 106, 7290-7294.
“On the switch between selective oxidation and selective hydrogenation of a terminal alkene on well-defined titania surfaces” E.C.H. Sykes*, M.S. Tikhov, R.M. Lambert Catalysis Letters 2002, 78, 7-11.
“The chemistry of sulfoxy species on clean, oxygenated, and caesiated Ag{100}: A Study of surface reactivity by fast XPS and TPR” A.K. Santra, D.P.C. Bird, E.C.H. Sykes*, F.J. Williams, A.Goldoni, A. Baraldi, and R.M. Lambert Journal of Physical Chemsitry B 2002, 105, 10062-10068.
“Fundamental aspects of enantioselective heterogeneous catalysis: a NEXAFS study of methyl pyruvate and (S)-(-)-1-(1_napthyl) ethylamine on Pt{111}” J.M. Bonello, E.C.H. Sykes*, R. Lindsay, F.J. Williams, A.K. Santra, and R.M. Lambert Surface Science 2001, 482, 207-214.
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