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Professor Benjamin Robinson FHEA

Chair and Director of Materials Science Lancaster

  1. Published

    Adhesion and dynamic nanotribology of graphene in polar and non-polar liquid environments studied with ultrasonic force microscopy

    Robinson, B., Kay, N. & Kolosov, O., 2012, NSTI-Nanotech 2012. Santa Clara, USA: CRC PRESS-TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP, Vol. 1. p. 150-153 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  2. Published

    Ambient and underliquid nanomechanical properties of suspended and supported graphene at wide range of range of stiffnesses

    Robinson, B., Kay, N., Rosamond, M. C., Zeze, D. A., Dinelli, F. & Kolosov, O., 2012.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  3. Published

    Assembly, structure and thermoelectric properties of 1,1’-dialkynylferrocene ‘hinges’

    Wilkinson, L. A., Bennett, T., Grace, I., Hamill, J., Wang, X., Au-Yong, S., Ismael, A., Jarvis, S., Hou, S., Albrecht, T., Cohen, L. F., Lambert, C., Robinson, B. & Long, N. J., 28/07/2022, In: Chemical Science. 13, 28, p. 8380–8387 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Carbazole‐Based Tetrapodal Anchor Groups for Gold Surfaces: Synthesis and Conductance Properties

    O'Driscoll, L. J., Wang, X., Jay, M., Batsanov, A. S., Sadeghi, H., Lambert, C., Robinson, B. & Bryce, M. R., 7/01/2020, In: Angewandte Chemie. 59, 2, p. 882-889 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Characterisation of local thermal properties in nanoscale structures by scanning thermal microscopy

    Castanon, E., Evangeli, C., Spiece, J., Robinson, B. J., Gomes, S., Kazakova, O. & Kolosov, O. V., 3/07/2017. 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  6. Published

    Characterization and conductivity of Langmuir-Blodgett films prepared from an amine substituted oligo(phenylene ethynylene)

    Villares, A., Lydon, D., Low, P., Robinson, B., Ashwell, G., Royo, F. & Pilar, C., 8/01/2008, In: Chemistry of Materials. 20, 1, p. 258-264 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Charged nano-domes and bubbles in epitaxial graphene

    Trabelsi, A. B. G., Kusmartsev, F. V., Robinson, B., Ouerghi, A., Kusmartseva, O. E., Kolosov, O., Mazzocco, R., Gaifullin, M. B. & Oueslati, M., 28/03/2014, In: Nanotechnology. 25, 16, 16 p., 165704.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Comparison of Local Dynamic Response of MEMS Nanostructures Using Ultrasonic Force Microscopy and Laser Doppler Vibrometry

    San Juan Mucientes, M., McNair, R., Peasey, A., Shao, S., Wengraf, J., Lulla Ramrakhiyani, K., Robinson, B. J. & Kolosov, O. V., 4/04/2018.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Poster

  9. Published

    Comparison of Local Dynamic Response of MEMS Nanostructures Using Ultrasonic Force Microscopy and Laser Doppler Vibrometry

    Mucientes, M., McNair, R., Peasey, A., Shao, S., Wengraf, J., Lulla Ramrakhiyani, K., Robinson, B. & Kolosov, O., 20/08/2018.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Posterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Correlation of Heat Transport and Shear Forces in Nanoscale Junctions

    Robinson, B. J. & Kolosov, O. V., 20/04/2017.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Speech

  11. Published

    Correlation of nano-scale electrical and topographical mapping of buried nanoscale semiconductor junctions

    Alsharif, G., Hanel, L., Robson, A. J., Schultze, J., Robinson, B. J. & Kolosov, O. V., 3/07/2017. 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  12. Published

    Correlation of shear forces and heat conductance in nanoscale junctions

    Robinson, B., Pumarol Crestar, M. & Kolosov, O., 16/12/2019, In: Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 100, 23, 6 p., 235426.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Determination of electric and thermoelectric properties of molecular junctions by AFM in peak force tapping mode

    Wang, X., Lamantia, A., Jay, M., Sadeghi, H., Lambert, C., Kolosov, O. & Robinson, B., 7/07/2023, In: Nanotechnology. 34, 38, 385704.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Determining a unique identifier for an optically read security element

    Robinson, B. J. & Young, R. J., 23/05/2018, IPC No. G06K19/06; G06K7/10; G06K9/00, Patent No. GB2556279, Priority date 7/02/2018

    Research output: Patent

  15. Published

    Dipole reversal in Langmuir–Blodgett films of an optically nonlinear dye and its effect on the polarity for molecular rectification

    Ashwell, G., Robinson, B., Amiri, M., Locatelli, D., Quici, S. & Roberto, D., 2005, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry. 15, 39, p. 4203-4205 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Direct probing of nanoscale heat transport phenomena via scanning thermal and shear force microscopies

    Kolosov, O., Robinson, B. & Pumarol Crestar, M., 2015. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  17. Published

    Dynamic mesoscale interfacial characterisation of graphene and graphene oxide thin films in water, dodecane and their vapour using QCM

    Mazzocco, R., Robinson, B., Dickinson, J., Boxall, C. & Kolosov, O., 2012, NSTI-Nanotech 2012. Santa Clara, USA: CRC PRESS-TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP, Vol. 1. p. 173-176 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  18. Published
  19. Published

    Electroactive Silk Fibroin Films for Electrochemically Enhanced Delivery of Drugs

    Mousavi, S., Harper, G., Municoy, S., Ashton, M., Townsend, D., Alsharif, G., Oikonomou, V., Au-Yong, S., Murdock, B., Akien, G., Halcovitch, N., Baldock, S., Fazilati, M., Kolosov, O., Robinson, B., Desimone, M. & Hardy, J., 1/06/2020, In: Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. 305, 6, 7 p., 2000130.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Electromechanical sensing of substrate charge hidden under atomic 2D crystals

    Kay, N., Robinson, B., Falko, V., Novoselov, K. & Kolosov, O., 23/05/2014, In: Nano Letters. 14, 6, p. 3400-3404 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  21. Published

    Erratum: Molecular-scale thermoelectricity: as simple as 'ABC' (Nanoscale Adv. (2020) 2 (5329–5334) DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00772B)

    Ismael, A., Al-Jobory, A., Wang, X., Alshehab, A., Almutlg, A., Alshammari, M., Grace, I., Bennett, T. L. R., Wilkinson, L. A., Robinson, B. J., Long, N. J. & Lambert, C., 21/01/2021, In: Nanoscale Advances. 3, 2, p. 619 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineComment/debatepeer-review

  22. Published

    Exploring buried interfaces and nanoelectromechanical devices in 2D materials – effects of elastic anisotropy

    Kolosov, O., Kay, N., Dinelli, F., Robinson, B., Falko, V. & Pingue, P., 2015.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  23. Published

    Field-Effect Control of Graphene–Fullerene Thermoelectric Nanodevices

    Gehring, P., Harzheim, A., Spiece, J., Sheng, Y., Rogers, G., Evangeli, C., Mishra, A., Robinson, B. J., Porfyrakis, K., Warner, J. H., Kolosov, O. V., Briggs, A. & Mol, J. A., 8/11/2017, In: Nano Letters. 17, 11, p. 7055-7061 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  24. E-pub ahead of print

    Formation of two-dimensional micelles on graphene: a multi-scale theoretical and experimental study

    Robinson, B. J., Bailey, S. W. D., O'Driscoll, L. J., Visontai, D., Welsh, D. J., Mostert, A. B., Mazzocco, R., Rabot, C., Jarvis, S., Kolosov, O. V., Bryce, M. R. & Lambert, C. J., 10/03/2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ACS Nano.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Functional molecular wires

    Ashwell, G., Wierzchowiec, P., Phillips, L. J., Collins, C. J., Gigon, J., Robinson, B. J., Finch, C. M., Grace, I., Lambert, C. J., Buckle, P. D., Ford, K., Woode, B. J. & Gentlee, I. R., 2008, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 10, 14, p. 1859-1866 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Graphitic platform for self-catalysed InAs nanowires growth by molecular beam epitaxy

    Zhuang, Q., Anyebe, E., Sanchez, A. M., Rajpalke, M. K., Veal, T. D., Zhukov, A., Robinson, B., Anderson, F., Kolosov, O. & Falko, V., 25/06/2014, In: Nanoscale Research Letters. 9, 7 p., 321.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    High-yield parallel fabrication of quantum-dot monolayer single-electron devices displaying Coulomb staircase, contacted by graphene

    Fruhman, J., Astier, H., Ehrler, B., Böhm, M., Eyre, L., Kidambi, P., Sassi, U., De Fazio, D., Griffiths, J., Robson, A., Robinson, B., Hofmann, S., Ferrari, A. & Ford, C., 14/07/2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 10 p., 4307.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Hybrid 2D Membrane-Nanoparticle Heterostructures via Langmuir-Blodgett Deposition

    Black, A., Roberts, J., Acebron, M., Bernardo Gavito, R., Alsharif, G., J. Urbanos, F., Juarez, B. H., Granados, D., Robinson, B. J., Vázquez De Parga, A. L. & Young, R. J., 13/05/2017.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Speech

  29. Published

    Immersion scanning thermal microscopy: probing nanoscale heat transport in liquid environments

    Kolosov, O. & Robinson, B., 2015, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer. Ottawa, 4 p. 176

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  30. Published

    Improving accuracy of nanothermal measurements via spatially distributed scanning thermal microscope probes

    Spiece, J., Evangeli, C., Lulla, K., Robson, A., Robinson, B. & Kolosov, O., 7/07/2018, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 124, 1, 7 p., 015101.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Langmuir – Blodgett films incorporating molecular wire candidates of ester-substituted oligo(phenylene – ethynylene) derivatives

    Villares, A., Lydon, D., Low, P., Robinson, B., Ashwell, G., Royo, F. & Pilar, C., 15/12/2008, In: Surface Science. 602, 24, p. 3683-3687 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Large Area Heterostructures from Graphene and Silica Encapsulated Colloidal Quantum Dots via the Langmuir-Blodgett Method

    Black, A., Roberts, J., Acebron, M., Bernardo Gavito, R., Alsharif, G., J. Urbanos, F., Juarez, B. H., Kolosov, O. V., Robinson, B. J., Vázquez De Parga, A. L., Granados, D. & Young, R. J., 28/02/2018, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 10, 8, p. 6805-6809 5 p., 10.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Large-Area 2D-0D Heterostructures via Langmuir-Blodgett Film Deposition

    Black, A., Roberts, J., Acebron, M., Bernardo Gavito, R., Alsharif, G., J. Urbanos, F., Juarez, B. H., Granados, D., Robinson, B. J., Vázquez De Parga, A. L. & Young, R. J., 26/04/2017.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Speech

  34. Published

    Mapping nanomechanical phenomena in graphene nanostructures using force modulation and ultrasonic force microscopy

    Kolosov, O., Kay, N., Robinson, B., Rosamond, M. C., Zeze, D. A., Falko, V. & Dinelli, F., 2012, Nanotechnology 2012: Advanced Materials, CNTs, Particles, Films and Composites. Santa Clara, Calif.: CRC PRESS-TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP, Vol. 1. p. 282-285 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  35. Published

    Mapping nanoscale dynamic properties of suspended and supported multi-layer graphene membranes via contact resonance and ultrasonic scanning probe microscopies

    Mucientes, M. S. J., Lulla, K., Peasey, A., Shao, S., McNair, R., Wengraf, J., Robinson, B. & Kolosov, O. V., 17/07/2020, In: Nanotechnology. 31, 41, 9 p., 415702.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Mapping nanosecond time scale nanoelectromechanical phenomena in 2D Materials on nanometre length scale via ultrasonic and heterodyne force microscopies

    Kolosov, O. V., Kay, N., Robinson, B. J., Novoselov, K. S. & Dinelli, F., 3/07/2017. 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Speech

  37. Published

    Method of making an optically readable element

    Robinson, B. J. & Young, R. J., 23/05/2018, IPC No. G06K19/060646; G06K7/10; G06K9/00577, Patent No. GB2556278 (A), Priority date 7/02/2018

    Research output: Patent

  38. Published

    Method of making an optically readable element

    Robinson, B. & Young, R., 31/05/2022, IPC No. G06K19/00; G06K19/04; G06K/06; G06K/0646, Patent No. US11,347,987

    Research output: Patent

  39. Published

    Method of making an optically readable element

    Young, R. & Robinson, B., 22/05/2022, IPC No. G06K19/06; H01L33/04; G06V20/80; G06V20/00;, Patent No. US11347987B2, 6/02/2019, Priority date 7/02/2018, Priority No. GB201802011A

    Research output: Patent

  40. Published

    Micro and Nanoscale Mapping of Electrical Characterization of Graphene and Semiconductor Heterostructures.

    Alsharif, G., Robinson, B. J. & Kolosov, O. V., 24/07/2016, p. 52. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  41. Published

    Molecular Bridging of Silicon Nanogaps

    Ashwell, G., Phillips, L. J., Robinson, B. J., Urasinska-Wojcik, B., Lambert, C. J., Grace, I. M., Bryce, M. R., Jitchati, R., Tavasli, M., Cox, T. I., Sage, I. C., Tuffin, R. P. & Ray, S., 12/2010, In: ACS Nano. 4, 12, p. 7401-7406 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Molecular Diodes: An altered polarity for rectification in ultra-thin films where the orientation of the dipole is reversed

    Ashwell, G., Tyrrell, W. & Robinson, B., 2005, p. 192-195. 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  43. Published

    Molecular-scale thermoelectricity: As simple as 'ABC'

    Ismael, A., Al-Jobory, A., Wang, X., Alshehab, A., Almutlg, A., Alshammari, M., Grace, I., Benett, T. L. R., Wilkinson, L. A., Robinson, B. J., Long, N. J. & Lambert, C., 1/11/2020, In: Nanoscale Advances. 2, 11, p. 5329-5334 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Multi-component self-assembled molecular-electronic films: towards new high-performance thermoelectric systems

    Bennett, T., Alshammari, M., Au-Yong, S., Almutlg, A., Wang, X., Wilkinson, L. A., Albrecht, T., Jarvis, S., Cohen, L. F., Ismael, A., Lambert, C., Robinson, B. & Long, N. J., 14/05/2022, In: Chemical Science. 13, 18, p. 5176-5185 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Nano-mapping of Surface and Subsurface Physical Properties of 2D materials

    Kolosov, O. V., Kay, N., Spiece, J., Alsharif, G., Robinson, B. J. & Dinelli, F., 25/06/2016, p. 18. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  46. Published

    Nanomechanical mapping of graphene layers and interfaces in suspended graphene nanostructures grown via carbon diffusion

    Robinson, B., Rabot, C., Mazzocco, R., Delamoreanu, A., Zenasni, A. & Kolosov, O., 1/01/2014, In: Thin Solid Films. 550, p. 472–479 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Nanomechanics and interfacial properties of supported and suspended graphene layers

    Robinson, B., Kay, N., Mazzocco, R. & Kolosov, O., 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  48. Published

    Nanoscale interfacial interactions of graphene with polar and non-polar liquids

    Robinson, B., Kay, N. & Kolosov, O., 2013, In: Langmuir. 29, 25, p. 7735-7742 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Nanoscale interfacial interactions of graphene with polar and non-polar liquids

    Robinson, B., Kay, N. & Kolosov, O., 2014.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  50. Published

    Nanoscale mapping of graphene membranes nanomechanics via Contact Resonance AFM

    San Juan Mucientes, M., Wengraf, J., Peasey, A., Shao, S., McNair, R., Lulla Ramrakhiyani, K., Robinson, B. J. & Kolosov, O. V., 7/02/2018.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Poster

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