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Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters tracking our latest discoveries in atomic-scale surface science.

Journal Articles

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Probing the Role of Copper Dislocation Density in Electrochemical CO2 Conversion

C. Zhang, U. Bhat, J. Hong, G. Sun, Z. S. Lim, C. Wu, T. Okajima, C. Wei, N. Hamidi, G. Yan, E. Iski, S. Xi, M. Bosman, and A. B. Wong

XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXX

SURFACE SCIENCE

In air STM observation of Au(111) surface disturbance including Au magic
fingers as modified by solvent choice

D. Dodge, R. Dirks, L. F. Hornbrook, N. Hamidi,  E. V. Iski

751, (2025), 122629

JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Extreme atomic-scale surface roughening: Amino acids on Ag on Au(111)

K. P. S. Boyd, E. A. Cook, M. A. Paszkowiak, & E. V. Iski

39, 060404 (2021)

JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Effect of Temperature on the Amino Acid-Assisted Formation of Metal Islands

K. P. S. Boyd, J. A. Phillips, M. A. Paszkowiak, K. K. Everett, E. A. Cook, E. V. Iski

38, 023205 (2020)

AIP ADVANCES

Using EC-STM to Obtain an Understanding of Amino Acid Adsorption on Au(111)

J. A. Phillips, K. P. Boyd, I. Baljak, L. K. Harville, E. V. Iski

9, 105221 (2019)

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION

Using a Guided-Inquiry Approach to Teach Michaelis-Menten Kinetics

J. A. Phillips, G. H. Jones, E. V. Iski

2019, 96, 9, 1948–1954

SURFACE SCIENCE

Formation of Magic Gold Fingers Under Mild and Relevant Experimental Conditions

J. A. Phillips, K. P. Boyd, I. Balijak, L. K. Harville, E. V. Iski

687, (2019), 1-6

ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES

Amino Acid Immobilization of Copper Surface Diffusion on Cu(111)

N. P. Guisinger, A. J. Mannix, R. Rankin, B. Kiraly, J. A. Phillips, S. B. Darling, B. L. Fisher, M. C. Hersam, and E. V. Iski

6, (2019), 1900021

SURFACE SCIENCE

Electrochemical Control of the Thermal Stability of Atomically Thin Ag Films on Au(111)

J. A. Phillips, L. K. Harville, H. R. Morgan, L. E. Jackson, G. LeBlanc and E. V. Iski

677, (2018), 316-323

NACE INTERNATIONAL

Comparison of Inhibited Erosion-Corrosion with Calcium Carbonate Particles Versus Sand

A. S. Nassef, M. W. Keller, K. P. Roberts, E. V. Iski, E. F. Rybicki, S. A. Shirazi

CORROSION, 11093, (2018)

THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C

The Quest for Stability: Structural Dependence of Rh(111) on Oxygen Coverage at Elevated Temperature

R. G. Farber, M. E. Turano, E. C. N. Oskorep, N. Wands, E. V. Iski, D. R. Killelea

121, (2017), 10470-10475

SPE INTERNATIONAL

Comparison of Erosion Resistance of Iron Carbonate Protective Layer with Calcium Carbonate Particles Versus Sand

A. S. Nassef, N. Banazadeh, M. W. Keller, K. P. Roberts, E. V. Iski, E. F. Rybicki, and S. A. Shiraz

ADIPEC, 188531-MS, (2017)

ACS CATALYSIS

Thermally Selective Formation of Subsurface Oxygen in Ag(111) and Consequent Surface Structure

J. Derouin, R. G. Farber, M. E. Turano, E. V. Iski, D. R. Killelea

6, (2016), 4640-4646

NACE INTERNATIONAL

Erosion-Corrosion of Low Carbon Steel Inhibition in Oil-Brine-Sand Flow

A. S. Nassef, M. W. Keller, K. P. Roberts, E. V. Iski, E. F. Rybicki, S. A. Shirazi

CORROSION, 7426, (2016)

NACE INTERNATIONAL

Corrosion Inhibition in Oil/Water Environments

M. W. Keller, A. M. Hall, A. S. Nassef, K. P. Roberts, S. A. Shirazi, E. V. Iski, J. R. Shadley, E. F. Rybicki

CORROSION, 5819, (2015)

NACE INTERNATIONAL

A 3-Cell Flow Loop Test Facility for the Simultaneous Evaluation of Erosion, Corrosion, and Erosion-Corrosion

A. M. Hall, M. W. Keller, K. P. Roberts, S. A. Shirazi, E. V. Iski, E. F. Rybicki, and J. R. Shadley

CORROSION, 6035, (2014)

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Solid Source Growth and Atomic-Scale Characterization of Graphene on Ag(111)

E. V. Iski, B. Kiraly, A. J. Mannix, B. L. Fisher, M. C. Hersam, and N. P. Guisinger

4, (2013), 1-7

THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C

Tracking Amino Acids in Chiral Quantum Corrals

E. N. Yitamben, L. Niebergall, R. B. Rankin, E. V. Iski, R. A. Rosenberg, J. P. Greeley, V. S. Stepanyuk, and N. P. Guisinger

117, (2013), 11757-11763

THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C

Atomic-Scale Investigation of Highly Stable Pt Clusters Synthesized on a Graphene Support for Catalytic Applications

E. Cho, E. N. Yitamben, E. V. Iski, N. P. Guisinger, and T. F. Kuech

116, (2012), 26066-26071

CHIRALITY

Viewing and Inducing Symmetry Breaking at the Single-Molecule Limit

H. L. Tierney, A. D. Jewell, A. E. Baber, E. V. Iski, and E. C. H. Sykes

24, (2012), 1051-1054

SURFACE SCIENCE

Controllable Restructuring of a Metal Substrate: Tuning the Surface Morphology of Gold

E. V. Iski, A. D. Jewell, H. L. Tierney, G. Kyriakou, and E. C. H. Sykes

606, (2012), 536-541

NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY

Experimental Demonstration of a Single-Molecule Electric Motor

H. L. Tierney, C. J. Murphy, A. D. Jewell, A. E. Baber, E. V. Iski, H. Y. Khodaverdian, A. F. McGuire, N. Klebanov, and E. C. H. Sykes

6, (2011), 625-629

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Carbamazepine on a Carbamazepine Monolayer Forms Unique 1D Supramolecular Structures

E. V. Iski, B. F. Johnston, A. J. Florence, E. C. H. Sykes, and A. J. Urquhart

47, (2011), 9627-9629

JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Organic Thin Film Induced Substrate Restructuring: An STM Study of the Interaction of Naphtho[2,3-a]pyrene Au(111) Herringbone Reconstruction

E. V. Iski, A. D. Jewell, H. L. Tierney, G. Kyriakou, and E. C. H. Sykes

29, (2011), 040601

CHEMISTRY A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Spontaneous Transmission of Chirality through Multiple Length Scales

E. V. Iski, H. L. Tierney, A. D. Jewell, and E. C. H. Sykes

17, (2011), 7205-7212

THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C

Chirality and Rotation of Asymmetric Surface-Bound Thioethers

H. L. Tierney, J. W. Han, A. D. Jewell, E. V. Iski, A. E. Baber, D. S. Sholl, and E. C. H. Sykes

115, (2010), 897-901

ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

The Extraordinary Stability Imparted to Silver Monolayers by Chloride

E. V. Iski, M. El-Kouedi, D. O. Bellisario, C. Calderon, F. Wang, T. Ye, and E. C. H. Sykes

56, (2011), 1652-1661

ACS NANO

Surface-Mediated Two-Dimentional Growth of the Pharmaceutical Carbamazepine

E. V. Iski, B. T. Johnson, A. J. Florence, E. C. H. Sykes, and A. J. Urquhart

4, (2010), 5061

LANGMUIR

Dynamics of Molecular Adsorption and Rotation on Non-Equilibrium Sites

H. L. Tierney, A. D. Jewell, A. E. Baber, E. V. Iski, and E. C. H. Sykes

26, (2010), 15350

JOURNAL OF PHYSICS: CONDENSED MATTER

Time-Resolved Studies of Individual Molecular Rotors

A. D. Jewell, H. L. Tierney, A. E. Baber, E. V. Iski, M. M. Laha, and E. C. H. Sykes

22, (2010), 264006

CHEMISTRY A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Mode-Selective Electrical Excitation of a Molecular Rotor

H. L. Tierney, A. E. Baber, A. D. Jewell, E. V. Iski, M. B. Boucher, and E. C. H. Sykes

15, (2009), 9678-9681

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Extraordinary Atomic Mobility of Au{111} at 80 Kelvin: Effect of Styrene Adsorption

A. E. Baber, S. C. Jensen, E. V. Iski, and E. C. H. Sykes

128, (2006), 15384-15385

Book Chapter Contributions

BOOK CHAPTER

Ch. 36: Mechanistic Modeling of Erosion-Corrosion for Carbon Steel

F. Mutahhar, G. Aithan, E. V. Iski, M. W. Keller, S. Shirazi, K. P. Roberts

Trends in Oil and Gas Research and Technologies, (2017), 926

INVITED CONTRIBUTION

Graphene at the Atomic-Scale: Synthesis, Characterization, and Modification

E. V. Iski, E. N. Yitamben, L. Gao, and N. P. Guisinger

Advanced Functional Materials, 23, (2013), 2554-2564

BOOK CHAPTER

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Single Molecule Conductance: Undergraduate Laboratory Experiments

E. V. Iski, M. El-Kouedi, and E. C. H. Sykes

ACS Symposium Series: Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education, 1010, (2009), Chapter 9, 122-123

EDUCATION PUBLICATION

Nanoscience Education through the Incorporation of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy into the Undergraduate Curriculum

E. V. Iski, M. El-Kouedi, A. E. Baber, S. C. Jensen, and E. C. H. Sykes

Education in Chemistry, 45, (2008), 54-58

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