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• Electron Microscopy

Conference Paper

• Mathia, E., Rexer, T., Bowen, L. & Aplin, A.C. (2013), Evolution of Porosity and Pore Systems in Organic-Rich Posidonia and Wealden Shales, London 2013, 75th eage conference en exhibition incorporating SPE Europec.

Journal Article

• Lukose, Cecil Cherian, Anestopoulos, Ioannis, Mantso, Theodora, Bowen, Leon, Panayiotidis, Mihalis I. & Birkett, Martin (2022). Thermal activation of Ti(1-x)Au(x) thin films with enhanced hardness and biocompatibility. Bioactive Materials 15: 426-445.
• Luo, Quanshun, Mei, Haijuan, Kitchen, Matthew, Gao, Yubi & Bowen, Leon (2021). Effect of Short-Term Low-Temperature Austempering on the Microstructure and Abrasive Wear of Medium-Carbon Low-Alloy Steel. Metals and Materials International 27(9): 3115-3131.
• Cao, Yunyi, Jana, Saikat, Bowen, Leon, Liu, Hongzhong, Jakubovics, Nicholas S. & Chen, Jinju (2020). Bacterial nanotubes mediate bacterial growth on periodic nano-pillars. Soft Matter 16(32): 7613-7623.
• Ramadan, Sami, Bowen, Leon, Popescu, Sinziana, Fu, Chen, Kwa, Kelvin K. & O'Neill, Anthony (2020). Fully controllable silicon nanowire fabricated using optical lithography and orientation dependent oxidation. Applied Surface Science 523: 146516.
• Hobson, Theodore D. C., Phillips, Laurie J., Hutter, Oliver S., Shiel, Huw, Swallow, Jack E. N., Savory, Christopher N., Nayak, Pabitra K., Mariotti, Silvia, Das, Bhaskar, Bowen, Leon, Jones, Leanne A. H., Featherstone, Thomas J., Smiles, Matthew J., Farnworth, Mark A., Zoppi, Guillaume, Thakur, Pardeep K., Lee, Tien-Lin, Snaith, Henry J., Leighton, Chris, Scanlon, David O., Dhanak, Vinod R., Durose, Ken, Veal, Tim D. & Major, Jonathan D. (2020). Isotype Heterojunction Solar Cells Using n-Type Sb2Se3 Thin Films. Chemistry of Materials 32(6): 2621-2630.
• Wyn Jones, Eurig, James Holliman, Peter, Bowen, Leon, Connell, Arthur, Kershaw, Christopher & Elizabeth Meza-Rojas, Diana (2020). Hybrid Al2O3-CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskites towards Avoiding Toxic Solvents. Materials 13(1): 243.
• Qi, Yu, Ju, Yiwen, Tan, Jingqiang, Bowen, Leon, Cai, Chunfang, Yu, Kun, Zhu, Hongjian, Huang, Cheng & Zhang, Weilai (2020). Organic matter provenance and depositional environment of marine-to-continental mudstones and coals in eastern Ordos Basin, China—Evidence from molecular geochemistry and petrology. International Journal of Coal Geology 217(2): 103345.
• Wilson, M. J., Hurst, A., Wilkins, A. D., Wilson, L. & Bowen, L. (2020). Mineralogical evidence for multiple dust sources in an early Triassic loessite. Sedimentology 67(1): 239-260.
• Cao, Yunyi, Jana, Saikat, Bowen, Leon, Tan, Xiaolong, Liu, Hongzhong, Rostami, Nadia, Brown, James, Jakubovics, Nicholas S. & Chen, Jinju (2019). Hierarchical rose-petal surfaces delay the early-stage bacterial biofilm growth. Langmuir 35(45): 14670-14680.
• Phillips, Laurie J., Savory, Christopher N., Hutter, Oliver S., Yates, Peter J., Shiel, Huw, Mariotti, Silvia, Bowen, Leon, Birkett, Max, Durose, Ken, Scanlon, David O. & Major, Jonathan D. (2019). Current Enhancement via a TiO2 Window Layer for CSS Sb2Se3 Solar Cells: Performance Limits and High Voc. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 9(2): 544-551.
• Baines, Tom, Papageorgiou, Giorgos, Hutter, Oliver, Bowen, Leon, Durose, Ken & Major, Jonathan (2018). Self-Catalyzed CdTe Wires. Nanomaterials 8(5): 274.
• Campbell, S., Qu, Y., Bowen, L., Chapon, P., Barrioz, V., Beattie, N.S. & Zoppi, G. (2018). Influence of OLA and FA ligands on the optical and electronic properties of Cu 2 ZnSn(S, Se) 4 thin films and solar cells prepared from nanoparticle inks. Solar Energy 175: 101-109.
• Baines, Tom, Zoppi, Guillaume, Bowen, Leon, Shalvey, Thomas P., Mariotti, Silvia, Durose, Ken & Major, Jonathan D. (2018). Incorporation of CdSe layers into CdTe thin film solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 180: 196-204.
• Cao, Yunyi, Su, Bo, Chinnaraj, Subash, Jana, Saikat, Bowen, Leon, Charlton, Sam, Duan, Pengfei, Jakubovics, Nicholas S. & Chen, Jinju (2018). Nanostructured titanium surfaces exhibit recalcitrance towards Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation. Scientific Reports 8(1): 1071.
• Perri, Edoardo, Tucker, Maurice E., Słowakiewicz, Mirosław, Whitaker, Fiona, Bowen, Leon & Perrotta, Ida D. (2018). Carbonate and silicate biomineralization in a hypersaline microbial mat (Mesaieed sabkha, Qatar): Roles of bacteria, extracellular polymeric substances and viruses. Sedimentology 65(4): 1213-1245.
• Kartopu, G., Turkay, D., Ozcan, C., Hadibrata, W., Aurang, P., Yerci, S., Unalan, H.E., Barrioz, V., Qu, Y., Bowen, L., Gürlek, A.K., Maiello, P., Turan, R. & Irvine, S.J.C. (2018). Photovoltaic performance of CdS/CdTe junctions on ZnO nanorod arrays. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 176: 100-108.
• Major, J.D., Phillips, L.J., Al Turkestani, M., Bowen, L., Whittles, T.J., Dhanak, V.R. & Durose, K. (2017). P3HT as a pinhole blocking back contact for CdTe thin film solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 172: 1-10.
• Rostami, N., Shields, R.C., Yassin, S.A., Hawkins, A.R., Bowen, L., Luo, T.L., Rickard, A.H., Holliday, R., Preshaw, P.M. & Jakubovics, N.S. (2017). A Critical Role for Extracellular DNA in Dental Plaque Formation. Journal of Dental Research 96(2): 208-216.
• Major, Jonathan D., Tena-Zaera, Ramon, Azaceta, Eneko, Bowen, L. & Durose, K. (2017). Development of ZnO nanowire based CdTe thin film solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 160: 107-115.
• Major, J. D., Al Turkestani, M., Bowen, L., Brossard, M., Li, C., Lagoudakis, P., Pennycook, S. J., Phillips, L. J., Treharne, R. E. & Durose, K. (2016). In-depth analysis of chloride treatments for thin-film CdTe solar cells. Nature Communications 7: 13231.
• Kalfagiannis, Nikolaos, Siozios, Anastasios, Bellas, Dimitris V., Toliopoulos, Dimosthenis, Bowen, Leon, Pliatsikas, Nikolaos, Cranton, Wayne M., Kosmidis, Constantinos, Koutsogeorgis, Demosthenes C., Lidorikis, Elefterios & Patsalas, Panos (2016). Selective modification of nanoparticle arrays by laser-induced self assembly (MONA-LISA): putting control into bottom-up plasmonic nanostructuring. Nanoscale 8(15): 8236-8244.
• Holliday, Richard, Preshaw, Philip M, Bowen, Leon & Jakubovics, Nicholas S (2015). The ultrastructure of subgingival dental plaque, revealed by high-resolution field emission scanning electron microscopy. BDJ Open 1(1): 15003.
• Williams, Benjamin L., Major, Jonathan D., Bowen, Leon, Keuning, Wytze, Creatore, Mariadriana & Durose, Ken (2015). A Comparative Study of the Effects of Nontoxic Chloride Treatments on CdTe Solar Cell Microstructure and Stoichiometry. Advanced Energy Materials 5(21): 1500554.
• Major, Jonathan D., Bowen, Leon, Treharne, Robert E., Phillips, Laurie J. & Durose, Ken (2015). NH 4 Cl Alternative to the CdCl 2 Treatment Step for CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 5(1): 386-389.
• Major, Jonathan Douglas, Bowen, Leon, Treharne, Robert & Durose, Ken (2014). Assessment of photovoltaic junction position using combined focused ion beam and electron beam-induced current analysis of close space sublimation deposited CdTe solar cells. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 22(10): 1096-1104.
• Ambrosini, Stefano Filo, Bowen, Leon, Mendis, Budhika, Cirlin, George, Bouravleuv, Alexey, Gallant, Andrew, Petty, Michael, Dubrovskii, Vladimir & Zeze, Dagou (2014). Novel TEM sample preparation using XeF2 selective Etching. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1659: 149-153.
• Williams, B.L., Major, J.D., Bowen, L., Phillips, L., Zoppi, G., Forbes, I. & Durose, K. (2014). Challenges and prospects for developing CdS/CdTe substrate solar cells on Mo foils. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 124: 31-38.
• Williams, B. L., Taylor, A. A., Mendis, B. G., Phillips, L., Bowen, L., Major, J. D. & Durose, K. (2014). Core-shell ITO/ZnO/CdS/CdTe nanowire solar cells. Applied Physics Letters 104(5): 053907.
• Ball, Jeremy, Bowen, Leon, Mendis, Budhika G. & Reehal, H. S. (2013). Low pressure plasma assisted silicon nanowire growth from self organised tin catalyst particles. CrystEngComm 15(19): 3808.
• Major, Jonathan D., Bowen, Leon, Treharne, Robert E. & Durose, Ken (2012). Assessment of Photovoltaic Junction Position in CdTe Solar Cells Using a Combined FIB-EBIC Technique. MRS Proceedings 1432.
• Major, Jonathan D., Bowen, Leon & Durose, Ken (2011). Focussed ion beam and field emission gun-scanning electron microscopy for the investigation of voiding and interface phenomena in thin-film solar cells. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 20(7): 892.