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Personal profile
Overview
Faculty Lead in Surface Analysis
As Senior Technical Specialist in Surface Characterisation, I manage cutting-edge facilities in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at The University of Manchester including X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS, including hard X-ray and near-ambient pressure variants), Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM, including nanoscale infrared spectroscopy, NanoIR), and more. The Surface team at Manchester is comprised of 12 specialists and technicians.
Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Henry Royce Institute acquired the world first Ga Ka (9.25 keV) laboratory HAXPES system from ScientaOmicron in 2019. My research focus is on the application of this technique, which extends XPS sampling depths towards the bulk of a material, for the study of advanced materials. Applications include batteries and energy materials, actinides, metallurgy and corrosion, 2D material structures, biomedical materials, and more.
Analytical services
We deliver characterisation for external academics and industry, with access available via Henry Royce Institute (including access schemes to cover access charges for academics and SMEs), and our XPS facilities are also accessible via the EPSRC National XPS Service. We provide a full service from consultation and quotation through to data collection, analysis, and reporting, for all our surface analysis facilities.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Pump-probe Spectroscopy of Photovoltaic Materials, The University of Manchester
Award Date: 31 Jul 2011
External positions
Secretary, Materials and Characterisation Group, The Institute of Physics
1 Jul 2024 → …
Co-Director, EPSRC National XPS Service
17 Aug 2023 → …
Committee Member, UKSAF (United Kingdom Surface Analysis Forum)
1 Jan 2023 → …
Areas of expertise
- QC Physics
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Henry Royce Institute
- Photon Science Institute
- National Graphene Institute
- Advanced materials
- Energy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A novel cerium-based metal-organic framework supported Pd catalyst for semi-hydrogenation of phenylacetylene
Zeng, X., Wang, Z., He, M., Lu, W., Huang, W., An, B., Li, J., Mufan, L., Spencer, B., Day, S., Tuna, F., Mcinnes, E. J. L., Schroder, M. & Yang, S., 31 Oct 2024, In: Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disorder and Sorption Preferences in a Highly Stable Fluoride-Containing Rare-Earth fcu -Type Metal–Organic Framework
Lutton-Gething, A. R. B. J., Spencer, B. F., Whitehead, G. F. S., Vitorica-Yrezabal, I. J., Lee, D. & Attfield, M. P., 27 Feb 2024, In: Chemistry of Materials. 36, 4, p. 1957-1965 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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HAXPES reference spectra of UO2 generated with Ga Kα X-ray source
Dunn, S. A., Wood, A., Roussel, P., Spencer, B., Harrison, R., Kaye, P. & Higginson, M. .. A., 1 Jun 2024, In: Surface Science Spectra. 31, 1, 014003 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nanosized Chevrel Phases for Dendrite-Free Zinc-Ion Based Energy Storage: Unraveling the Phase Transformations
Elgendy, A., Papaderakis, A., Ejigu, A., Helmbrecht, K., Spencer, B., Gross, A., Walton, A., Lewis, D. & Dryfe, R., 20 Jun 2024, In: Nanoscale.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatial segregation of catalytic sites within Pd doped H-ZSM-5 for fatty acid hydrodeoxygenation to alkanes
Ding, S., Ainaga, D. L. F., Hu, M., Qiu, B., Khalid, U., D'Agostino, C., Ou, X., Spencer, B., Zhong, X., Peng, Y., Hondow, N., Theodoropoulos, C., Jiao, Y., Parlett, C. M. A. & Fan, X., 4 Sept 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 12 p., 7718.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Dataset: Using HAXPES to quantify depth profiles through coatings using glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy (pulsed RF GD-OES)
Bouttemy, M. (Creator), Béchu, S. (Contributor), Spencer, B. F. (Creator), Dally, P. (Creator), Chapon, P. (Creator) & Etcheberry, A. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 28 Jun 2021
DOI: 10.48420/14754519.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Dataset_Using_HAXPES_to_quantify_depth_profiles_through_coatings_using_glow_discharge_optical_emission_spectroscopy_pulsed_RF_GD-OES_/14754519/1
Dataset
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Spatial segregation of catalytic sites within Pd doped H-ZSM-5 for fatty acids hydrodeoxygenation to alkanes - Publication Data
Qiu, B. (Creator), Theodoropoulos, K. (Creator), Peng, Y. (Creator), Jiao, Y. (Creator), Parlett, C. M. A. (Creator), Zhong, X. (Creator), D'Agostino, C. (Contributor), Spencer, B. F. (Creator), Hu, M. (Creator), Ding, S. (Creator), Hondow, N. S. (Creator), Fan, X. (Creator), Ou, X. (Creator), Khalid, U. (Creator) & Fernandez Ainaga, D. L. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 22 Aug 2024
DOI: 10.48420/22722229, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/_strong_Spatial_segregation_of_catalytic_sites_within_Pd_doped_H-ZSM-5_for_fatty_acids_hydrodeoxygenation_to_alkanes_-_Publication_Data_strong_/22722229
Dataset
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Surface Photovoltage Spectroscopy of PbS QDs chemically linked to ZnO: Associated with paper published in Applied Physics Letters
Spencer, B. (Creator), University of Manchester, 18 Feb 2016
DOI: 10.15127/1.297390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4943077 and one more link, https://www.escholar.manchester.ac.uk/api/datastream?publicationPid=uk-ac-man-scw:297390&datastreamId=Spencer_APL_data_SPV_ZnO_QDs.MAT (show fewer)
Dataset
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HAXPES AMRSF Library
Spencer, B. (Creator), Mendeley Data, 26 Jul 2019
DOI: 10.17632/hyhyz3b7r5.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/hyhyz3b7r5
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Press/Media
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HAXPES Result of the month for Scienta Omicron
1/11/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
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HAXPES Facility at the Henry Royce Institute reaches new milestone
11/01/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
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Royce opens £13m Advanced Materials Characterisation Facilities to Industry and Academia
17/05/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Thesis
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Pump-probe Spectroscopy of Photovoltaic Materials
Spencer, B. (Author), Flavell, W. (Supervisor) & Binks, D. (Supervisor), 31 Dec 2011Student thesis: Phd
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Equipment
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Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (HAXPES)
Spencer, B. (Senior Technical Specialist) & Flavell, W. (Academic lead)
Faculty of Science and EngineeringFacility/equipment: Facility
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Infrared Nanospectroscopy (NanoIR)
Nikiel, M. (Technical Specialist), Spencer, B. (Senior Technical Specialist), Lyon, S. (Academic lead), Morsch, S. (Academic lead) & Vijayaraghavan, A. (Academic lead)
Materials EngineeringFacility/equipment: Facility
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NanoIR3s - Atomic Force Microscope coupled with Infrared Spectroscopy
FSE ResearchFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Surface Characterisation
Spencer, B. (Platform Lead), Nikiel, M. (Technical Specialist), Sheraz, S. (Technical Specialist), Li, K. (Technical Specialist), Dwyer, L. (Technical Specialist), Wall, S. (Technical Specialist), Williams, W. (Technical Specialist), Forrest, A. (Senior Technician), Fong, J. (Senior Technician), Filip, T. (Technician) & Moore, K. (Academic lead)
FSE ResearchFacility/equipment: Platform