The Gregory Research Group

Inorganic Solid State and Materials Chemistry

Group Alumni


Jana, Arpita, Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr Jana's research focussed on the synthesis of graphene-encapsulated oxide semiconductor nanoparticles for various energy harvesting applications. Her work involved fabrication of p-n junction diodes and gas-sensors fabricated from oxide semiconductor-graphene hybrids.


  • "Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of ZnO–rGO Core–Shell Nanorod Hybrids with Photo- and Electro-Catalytic Activity" A. Jana, D. H. Gregory, Chem. Eur. J., 2020, 26(29), 6703-6714

    • Sen, Sudeshna, Postdoctoral Fellow

    Dr Sen's research included the design and development of ionic and mixed ion-electronic conductors, new classes of fast solid state ion conductors, optimum tuning of crystal structures for favourable ion transport and the development of laboratory-scale solid state and lithium polymer batteries.


    Alnawmasi, Jawza Sharhan, PhD Thesis, Tuning the efficacy of ammine ammonia stores by cation and anion substitution


    Davis, Hallam, PhD Thesis, Complex hydrides and halides as solid state Li ion conductors


    Liu, Fengyuan, PhD Thesis, Layer by layer printing of nanomaterials for large-area, flexible electronics


    Campbell, Holly Jane, PhD Thesis, Novel nitrides and chalcogenides with the potential for superconductivity



    Navaraj, William Ringal Taube, PhD Thesis, Inorganic micro/nanostructures-based high-performance flexible electronics for electronic skin application


  • "Van der Waals Contact Engineering of Graphene Field-Effect Transistors for Large-Area Flexible Electronics" F. Liu, W. T. Navaraj, N. Yogeswaran, D. H. Gregory, R. Dahiya, ACS Nano, 2019, 13, 3257-3268

  • "Propagation of amorphous oxide nanowires via the VLS mechanism: growth kinetics" D. Shakthivel, W. T. Navaraj, S. Champet, D. H. Gregory, R. S. Dahiya, Nanoscale Adv., 2019, Advance Article

  • "Nanowire FET Based Neural Element for Robotic Tactile Sensing Skin" W. T. Navaraj, C. G. Garcia, D. Sakthivel, V. Vinciguerra, F. Labeau, D. H. Gregory, R. Dahiya, Front. Neurosci., 2017, 11, 501.

    • Bravo Diaz, Laura, PhD Thesis, Sorption properties in lightweight hydrogen storage materials for portable power applications


  • "Ammonia Borane-based Nanocomposites as Solid State Hydrogen Stores for Portable Power Applications" L. Bravo Diaz, J. M. Hanlon, M. Bielewski, A. Milewska, D. H. Gregory, Energy Technol., 2018, 6, 583-594

  • "Recent progress in the Synthesis of Nanostructured Magnesium Hydroxide" G. Balducci, L. Bravo Diaz, D. H. Gregory, CrystEngComm, 2017, 19, 6067-6084.

  • "Rapid Surfactant-free Synthesis of Mg(OH)2 Nanoplates and Pseudomorphic Dehydration to MgO" J. M. Hanlon, L. Bravo Diaz, G. Balducci, B. A. Stobbs, M. Bielewski, P. Chung, I. Maclaren, D. H. Gregory, CrystEngComm, 2015, 17, 5672-5679

  • "Ammonia Borane-based Nanocomposites as Solid State Hydrogen Stores for Portable Power Applications" L. Bravo Diaz, J. M. Hanlon, M. Bielewski, A. Milewska, D. H. Gregory, Energy Technol., 2018, 6, 583-594

  • "Recent progress in the Synthesis of Nanostructured Magnesium Hydroxide" G. Balducci, L. Bravo Diaz, D. H. Gregory, CrystEngComm, 2017, 19, 6067-6084.

  • "Rapid Surfactant-free Synthesis of Mg(OH)2 Nanoplates and Pseudomorphic Dehydration to MgO" J. M. Hanlon, L. Bravo Diaz, G. Balducci, B. A. Stobbs, M. Bielewski, P. Chung, I. Maclaren, D. H. Gregory, CrystEngComm, 2015, 17, 5672-5679


    • Cappelluti, Mauro Davide, PhD Thesis, Nanostructured materials for water purification: synthesis, insights and performance evaluation


  • "Ultrafast, Energy-Efficient Synthesis of Intermetallics; Microwave-Induced Metal Plasma (MIMP) Synthesis of Mg2Sn " Z. Fan, M. D. Cappelluti, D. H. Gregory, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2019, 7(24), 19686-19698


    • Champet, Simon, PhD Thesis, Graphene-derived nanocomposites for hydrogen storage


  • "Nano-inclusion in one step: spontaneous ice-templating of porous hierarchical nanocomposites for selective hydrogen release" S. Champet, J. van den Berg, R. Szczesny, A. Godula-Jopek, D. H. Gregory, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2019, 3, 396

  • "Towards New Thermoelectrics: Tin Selenide/Modified Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites" I. Protsak, S. Champet, C-Y. Chiang, W. Zhou, S. Popuri, J-W. Bos, D. Misra, Y. Morozov, D. H. Gregory, ACS Omega, 2019, 4, 6010-6019

  • "Propagation of amorphous oxide nanowires via the VLS mechanism: growth kinetics" D. Shakthivel, W. T. Navaraj, S. Champet, D. H. Gregory, R. S. Dahiya, Nanoscale Adv., 2019, Advance Article

  • "Investigation of Al-doping Effects on the NaFe0.5Mn0.5O2 Cathode for Na-ion Batteries" Y. Kee, N. Dimov, S. Champet, D. H. Gregory, S. Okada, Ionics, 2016, 22, 2245-2248.


    • Zhu, Yu, MSc(R) Thesis, Synthesis and characterisation of Zn2NF


  • "Nanostructural Evolution: from One-Dimensional Tungsten Oxide Nanowires to 3-D Ferberite Nanoflowers" W. Hu, Y. Zhao, Z. Liu, C. W. Dunnill, D. H. Gregory, Y. Zhu, Chem. Mater., 2008, 20, 5657

    • Furnari, Giandomenico, PhD Thesis, Rapid microwave-assisted synthesis and characterization of transition metal carbides and nitrides



    Liu, Zhe, PhD Thesis, Novel solid state materials for chemical hydrogen storage


  • "Facile Preparation of β-/γ-MgH2 Nanocomposites Under Mild Conditions and Pathways to Rapid Dehydrogenation" X. Xiao, Z. Liu, S. Saremi-Yarahmadi, D. H. Gregory, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 10492 - 10498

  • "Nanostructural Evolution: from One-Dimensional Tungsten Oxide Nanowires to 3-D Ferberite Nanoflowers" W. Hu, Y. Zhao, Z. Liu, C. W. Dunnill, D. H. Gregory, Y. Zhu, Chem. Mater., 2008, 20, 5657

    • Breternitz, Joachim, PhD Thesis, A contribution towards the performance and structural understanding of copper and nickel salts as ammonia stores


  • "Molecular-Salt Hybrids; Integration of Ammonia Borane into Lithium Halides" I. Cascallana-Matías, J. Breternitz, A. Baker, H. Davis, E. J. Cussen, D. H. Gregory, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2019, 6, 808-812

  • "Ni(NH3)2(NO3)2 – A 3-D Network through Bridging Nitrate Units Isolated from the Thermal Decomposition of Nickel Hexammine Dinitrate" J. Breternitz, A. Godula-Jopek, D. H. Gregory, Inorganics, 2018, 6, 59

  • "A Metamorphic Inorganic Framework that can be Switched Between Eight Single-Crystalline States" C. Zhan, J. M. Cameron, D. Gabb, T. Boyd, R. S. Winter, L. Nadal, S. G. Mitchell, S. Glatzel, J. Breternitz, D. H. Gregory, D. Long, A. Macdonell, L. Cronin, Nat. Commun., 2017, 8, 14185.

  • "The Search for Hydrogen Stores on a Large Scale; A Straightforward and Automated Open Database Analysis as a First Sweep for Candidate Materials" J. Breternitz, D. H. Gregory, Crystals, 2015, 5, 617-633

  • "Reaction of [Ni(H2O)6](NO3)2 with Gaseous NH3; Crystal Growth via In-Situ Solvation" J. Breternitz, L. J. Farrugia, A. Godula-Jopek, S. Saremi-Yarahmadi, I. E. Malka, T. K. A. Hoang, D. H. Gregory, J. Cryst. Growth, 2015, 412, 1

  • "Unusual Structural Phenomena in the Reaction of Copper and Nickel Dihalides with NH3(g) at Ambient Conditions" J. Breternitz, T. K. A. Hoang, D. H. Gregory, Acta Crystallogr., 2013, A69, s580


    • Cascallana-Matias, Irene, PhD Thesis, Lightweight metal halide and hydride fast Li ion conductors


  • "Molecular-Salt Hybrids; Integration of Ammonia Borane into Lithium Halides" I. Cascallana-Matías, J. Breternitz, A. Baker, H. Davis, E. J. Cussen, D. H. Gregory, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2019, 6, 808-812

  • "Phase Behaviour in the LiBH4-LiBr System and Structure of the Anion-stabilised Fast Ionic, High Temperature Phase" I. Cascallana-Matias, D. A. Keen, E. J. Cussen, D. H. Gregory, Chem. Mater., 2015, 27, 7780-7787


    • Su, Tina Yu-Ting, PhD Thesis, The dehydrogenation reactions between LiH and organic amines for solid state hydrogen storage systems


    Balducci, Giulia, PhD Thesis, Lightweight metal hydride – hydroxide systems for solid state hydrogen storage


  • "Recent progress in the Synthesis of Nanostructured Magnesium Hydroxide" G. Balducci, L. Bravo Diaz, D. H. Gregory, CrystEngComm, 2017, 19, 6067-6084.

  • "Rapid Surfactant-free Synthesis of Mg(OH)2 Nanoplates and Pseudomorphic Dehydration to MgO" J. M. Hanlon, L. Bravo Diaz, G. Balducci, B. A. Stobbs, M. Bielewski, P. Chung, I. Maclaren, D. H. Gregory, CrystEngComm, 2015, 17, 5672-5679


    • Gallagher, Jamie Brian, PhD Thesis, Synthesis of nanostructured materials with potential renewable energy generation applications


  • "New Surface-Directed, Vapour Transport Methods for the Controlled Growth of Nickel Sulfide Nanomaterials" S. J. Denholme, J. B. Gallagher, P. S. Dobson, J. M. R. Weaver, D. H. Gregory, Israel J. Chem., 2010, 50, 515


    • Kennedy, Jennifer Louise, PhD Thesis, Rapid microwave synthesis and characterisation of group 13 carbides


  • "Rapid, Energy-efficient Synthesis of the Layered Carbide, Al4C3" J. L. Kennedy, T. D. Drysdale, D. H. Gregory, Green Chem., 2015, 17, 285

  • "Modern Microwave Methods in Solid State Inorganic Materials Chemistry; From Fundamentals to Manufacturing" H. J. Kitchen, S. R. Vallance, J. L. Kennedy, N. Tapia-Ruiz, L. Carassiti, A. Harrison, A. G. Whittaker, T. D. Drysdale, S. W. Kingman, D. H. Gregory, Chem. Rev., 2014, 114, 1170


    • Segales, Marc, PhD Thesis, Nanoconfinement of complex hydrides in porous hosts for hydrogen storage applications


    Boscaino, Annalisa, PhD Thesis, New directions in time-resolved neutron diffraction: probing high power microwave materials synthesis in situ



    Reardon, Hazel, PhD Thesis, Synthesis, structure and characterisation of novel lightweight energy materials based on group I & II metal compounds


  • "Facile Uptake and Release of Ammonia by Nickel Halide Ammines, Ni(NH3)nX2 (X = Cl, Br, I; n = 0, 2, 6)" J. Bretenitz, Y. J. Vilk, E. Giraud, H. Reardon, T. K. A. Hoang, A. Godula-Jopek, D. H. Gregory, ChemSusChem., 2016, 9, 1312-1321

  • "Facile Synthesis of Nanosized Sodium Magnesium Hydride, NaMgH3" H. Reardon, N. Mazur, D. H. Gregory, Prog. Natur. Sci. Mater. Int., 2013, 23, 343

  • "Ammonia Uptake and Release in the MnX2 - NH3 (X=Cl, Br) Systems and Structure of the Mn(NH3)nX2 (n = 6, 2) Ammines" H. Reardon, J. M. Hanlon, M. Grant, I. Fullbrook, D. H. Gregory, Crystals, 2012, 2, 193

  • "The Challenge of Storage in the Hydrogen Energy Cycle; Nanostructured Hydrides as a Potential Solution" J. Hanlon, H. Reardon, N. Tapia-Ruiz, D. H. Gregory, Aus. J. Chem., 2012, 65, 656

  • "Emerging Concepts in Solid-state Hydrogen Storage: The Role of Nanomaterials Design" H. Reardon, J. Hanlon, R. W. Hughes, A. Godula-Jopek, T. K. Mandal, D. H. Gregory, Energy Env. Sci., 2012, 5, 5951

    • Hanlon, James M., PhD Thesis, Synthesis and characterisation of direct and indirect hydrogen storage materials


  • "Ammonia Borane-based Nanocomposites as Solid State Hydrogen Stores for Portable Power Applications" L. Bravo Diaz, J. M. Hanlon, M. Bielewski, A. Milewska, D. H. Gregory, Energy Technol., 2018, 6, 583-594

  • "Rapid Surfactant-free Synthesis of Mg(OH)2 Nanoplates and Pseudomorphic Dehydration to MgO" J. M. Hanlon, L. Bravo Diaz, G. Balducci, B. A. Stobbs, M. Bielewski, P. Chung, I. Maclaren, D. H. Gregory, CrystEngComm, 2015, 17, 5672-5679

  • "Ammonia Uptake and Release in the MnX2 - NH3 (X=Cl, Br) Systems and Structure of the Mn(NH3)nX2 (n = 6, 2) Ammines" H. Reardon, J. M. Hanlon, M. Grant, I. Fullbrook, D. H. Gregory, Crystals, 2012, 2, 193

  • "The Challenge of Storage in the Hydrogen Energy Cycle; Nanostructured Hydrides as a Potential Solution" J. M. Hanlon, H. Reardon, N. Tapia-Ruiz, D. H. Gregory, Aus. J. Chem., 2012, 65, 656

  • "Emerging Concepts in Solid-state Hydrogen Storage: The Role of Nanomaterials Design" H. Reardon, J. M. Hanlon, R. W. Hughes, A. Godula-Jopek, T. K. Mandal, D. H. Gregory, Energy Env. Sci., 2012, 5, 5951


    • Tapia Ruiz, Nuria, PhD Thesis, Novel synthesis and characterisation of Li-N-(H)-based materials for energy storage and conversion


  • "Low dimensional nanostructures of fast ion conducting lithium nitride" N. Tapia-Ruiz, A. G. Gordon, C. M. Jewell, H. K. Edwards, C. W. Dunnill, J. M. Blackman, C. P. Snape, P. D. Brown, I. MacLaren, M. Baldoni, E. Besley, J. J. Titman, D. H. Gregory, Nature, 2020, 11, 4492

  • "Ultra-rapid Microwave Synthesis of Li3-x-yMxN (M = Co, Ni and Cu) Nitridometallates" N. Tapia-Ruiz, J. Vidal Laveda, R. I. Smith, S. A. Corr, D. H. Gregory, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2015, 2, 1045-1050

  • "Modern Microwave Methods in Solid State Inorganic Materials Chemistry; From Fundamentals to Manufacturing" H. J. Kitchen, S. R. Vallance, J. L. Kennedy, N. Tapia-Ruiz, L. Carassiti, A. Harrison, A. G. Whittaker, T. D. Drysdale, S. W. Kingman, D. H. Gregory, Chem. Rev., 2014, 114, 1170

  • "Rapid Microwave Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of Lithium Nitride Hydride, Li4NH" N. Tapia-Ruiz, N. Sorbie, N. Vaché, T. K. A. Hoang, D. H. Gregory, Materials, 2013, 6, 5410

  • "The Chemistry of Ternary and Higher Lithium Nitrides" N. Tapia-Ruiz, M. Segalés, D. H. Gregory, Coord. Chem. Rev., 2013, 257, 1978

  • "Mechanochemical Synthesis of Tin Nanowires for Anodes in Li+ ion Secondary Batteries" N. Tapia-Ruiz, C. Nithya, S. Jayakrishnan, S. Gopukumar, D. H. Gregory, J. Chin. Chem. Soc., 2012, 59, 1190

  • "The Challenge of Storage in the Hydrogen Energy Cycle; Nanostructured Hydrides as a Potential Solution" J. M. Hanlon, H. Reardon, N. Tapia-Ruiz, D. H. Gregory, Aus. J. Chem., 2012, 65, 656

    • Hunter, Stuart Michael, PhD Thesis, Molybdenum nitrides: structural and reactivity studies


  • "A Study of 15N/14N Isotopic Exchange Over Cobalt Molybdenum Nitrides" S. M. Hunter, D. H. Gregory, J. S. J. Hargreaves, M. Richard, D. Duprez, N. Bion, ACS Catal., 2013, 3, 1719

  • "On the Regeneration of Co3Mo3N From Co6Mo6N with N2" D. H. Gregory, J. S. J. Hargreaves, S. M. Hunter, Catal. Lett., 2011, 141, 22

  • "Topotactic nitrogen transfer; structural transformation in cobalt molybdenum nitrides" S. M Hunter, D. Mckay, R. I. Smith, J. S. J. Hargreaves, D. H. Gregory, Chem. Mater., 2010, 22, 2898

  • "Towards Nitrogen Transfer Catalysis: Reactive Lattice Nitrogen in Cobalt Molybdenum Nitride" D. Mckay, D. H. Gregory, J. S. J. Hargreaves, S. M. Hunter, X. Sun, Chem. Commun., 2007, 3051


    • Kelly, Stephanie, PhD Thesis, Fabrication of polymer composites as potential bone replacement materials



    Paniconi, Giordano, PhD Thesis, Novel precursors for the synthesis of zinc nitride, copper nitride and nickel nitride


  • "Synthesis, Stoichiometry and Thermal Stability of Zn3N2 Powders Prepared by Ammonolysis Reactions" G. Paniconi, Z. Stoeva, R. I. Smith, P. C Dippo, B. L. Gallagher, D. H. Gregory, J. Solid State Chem., 2008, 181, 158

  • "Structural Chemistry of Cu3N Powders Obtained by Ammonolysis Reactions" G. Paniconi, Z. Stoeva, H. Doberstein, R. I. Smith, B. L. Gallagher, D. H. Gregory, Solid State Sci., 2007, 9, 907

    • Carassiti, Lucia, PhD Thesis, Synthesis of silicon carbide ceramics by novel microwave methods


  • "Modern Microwave Methods in Solid State Inorganic Materials Chemistry; From Fundamentals to Manufacturing" H. J. Kitchen, S. R. Vallance, J. L. Kennedy, N. Tapia-Ruiz, L. Carassiti, A. Harrison, A. G. Whittaker, T. D. Drysdale, S. W. Kingman, D. H. Gregory, Chem. Rev., 2014, 114, 1170

  • "Ultra-rapid, Sustainable and Selective Synthesis of Silicon Carbide Powders and Nanomaterials via Microwave Heating" L. Carassiti, A. Jones, P. Harrison, P. S. Dobson, S. Kingman, I. MacLaren, D. H. Gregory, Energy Env. Sci., 2011, 4, 1503


    • Carmichael, Donald Kenneth, PhD Thesis, Structural and property investigations into low-doped lithium nitridometallates Li3-x-yMxN, x = Co, Ni and Cu



    Denholme, Saleem J., PhD Thesis, Novel nanostructures in transition metal chalcogenide systems


  • "Probing the Chemical and Electronic Properties of the Core-shell Architecture of Transition Metal Trisulfide Nanoribbons" M. King, S. J. Denholme, D. H. Gregory, D. A. Maclaren, M. Kadodwala, Nanoscale, 2012, 4, 607

  • "Growth and Characterisation of Titanium Sulfide Nanostructures by Surface-assisted Vapour Transport Methods; from Trisulfide Ribbons to Disulfide Nanosheets" S. J. Denholme, P. S. Dobson, J. M. R. Weaver, I. MacLaren, D. H. Gregory, Int. J. Nanotech., 2012, 9, 23

  • "New Surface-Directed, Vapour Transport Methods for the Controlled Growth of Nickel Sulfide Nanomaterials" S. J. Denholme, J. B. Gallagher, P. S. Dobson, J. M. R. Weaver, D. H. Gregory, Israel J. Chem., 2010, 50, 515

  • "Synthesis Design Strategies to Nanostructured Chalcogenides" W. Shi, R. W. Hughes, S. J. Denholme, D. H. Gregory, CrystEngComm, 2010, 12, 641


    • Sorbie, Natalie, PhD Thesis, Synthesis and structure of group I and II nitrides as potential hydrogen stores


  • "Rapid Microwave Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of Lithium Nitride Hydride, Li4NH" N. Tapia-Ruiz, N. Sorbie, N. Vaché, T. K. A. Hoang, D. H. Gregory, Materials, 2013, 6, 5410

  • "In situ Powder Neutron Diffraction Study of Non-stoichiometric Phase Formation During the Hydrogenation of Li3N" D. J. Bull, N. Sorbie, G. Baldissin, D. Moser, M. T. F. Telling, R. I. Smith, D. H. Gregory, D. K. Ross, Faraday Disc., 2011, 151, 263

  • "Synthesis of LiNH2 + LiH by Reactive Milling of Li3N" C. Bonatto Minella, C. Rongeat, R. Domenech-Ferrer, I. Lindemann, N. Sorbie, M. Dornheim, D. H. Gregory, O. Gutfleisch, Faraday Disc., 2011, 151, 253

    • Prasad, Nupur, PhD Thesis, Microwave assisted synthesis of chalcogenide glasses


  • "First Time Microwave Synthesis of As40Se60 Chalcogenide Glass" N. Prasad, D. Furniss, H. Rowe, C. A. Miller, D. H. Gregory, A. B. Seddon, J. Non-Crystalline Solids, 2010, 356, 2134

    • Vallance, Simon Richard, PhD Thesis, Microwave synthesis and mechanistic examination of the transition metal carbides


  • "Modern Microwave Methods in Solid State Inorganic Materials Chemistry; From Fundamentals to Manufacturing" H. J. Kitchen, S. R. Vallance, J. L. Kennedy, N. Tapia-Ruiz, L. Carassiti, A. Harrison, A. G. Whittaker, T. D. Drysdale, S. W. Kingman, D. H. Gregory, Chem. Rev., 2014, 114, 1170

  • "Probing the Microwave Interaction Mechanisms and Reaction Pathways in the Energy-efficient, Ultra-rapid Synthesis of Tungsten Carbide" S. R. Vallance, H. J. Kitchen, C. Ritter, S. Kingman, G. Dimitrakis, D. H. Gregory, Green Chem., 2012, 14, 2184

  • "Ultra-rapid Microwave Synthesis of Superconducting Refractory Carbides" S. R. Vallance, D. M. Round, C. Ritter, E. J. Cussen, S. Kingman, D. H. Gregory, Adv. Mater., 2009, 21, 4502

  • "Ultra-rapid Processing of Refractory Carbides; 20 s Synthesis of Molybdenum Carbide, Mo2C" S. R. Vallance, S. Kingman, D. H. Gregory, Chem. Commun., 2007, 742

  • "Ultra-rapid Materials Processing: Synthesis of Tungsten Carbide, WC, in Sub-minute Timescales" S. R. Vallance, S. Kingman, D. H. Gregory, Adv. Mater., 2007, 19, 138

    • Dunnill, Charles W. H., PhD Thesis, Synthesis, characterisation and properties of tantalum based inorganic nanofibres


  • "Low dimensional nanostructures of fast ion conducting lithium nitride" N. Tapia-Ruiz, A. G. Gordon, C. M. Jewell, H. K. Edwards, C. W. Dunnill, J. M. Blackman, C. P. Snape, P. D. Brown, I. MacLaren, M. Baldoni, E. Besley, J. J. Titman, D. H. Gregory, Nature, 2020, 11, 4492

  • "Superconducting Tantalum Disulfide Nanotapes; Growth, Structure and Stoichiometry" C. W. Dunnill, I. MacLaren, D. H. Gregory, Nanoscale, 2010, 2, 90

  • "Nanostructural Evolution: from One-Dimensional Tungsten Oxide Nanowires to 3-D Ferberite Nanoflowers" W. Hu, Y. Zhao, Z. Liu, C. W. Dunnill, D. H. Gregory, Y. Zhu, Chem. Mater., 2008, 20, 5657

  • "Studies on Chromium/Aluminium Doped Manganese Spinel as Cathode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries - a Novel Chelated Sol-gel Synthesis" R. Thirunakaran, A. Sivashanmugam, S. Gopukumar, C. W. Dunnill, D. H. Gregory, J. Mater. Proc. Tech., 2008, 208, 520

  • "Electrochemical Behaviour of Nano-sized Spinel LiMn2O4 and LiAlxMn2-xO4 (x = Al: 0.00-0.40) Synthesized via Fumaric Acid Assisted Sol-gel Synthesis for Use in Lithium Rechargeable Batteries" R. Thirunakaran, A. Sivashanmugam, S. Gopukumar, C. W. Dunnill, D. H. Gregory, J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 2008, 69, 2082

  • "Phthalic Acid Assisted Nano Sized Spinel LiMn2O4 and LiCrxMn2-xO4 (x = 0.00-0.40) via Sol-gel Synthesis, its Electrochemical Behaviour for Use in Li-ion-batteries" R. Thirunakaran, A. Sivashanmugam, S. Gopukumar, C. W. Dunnill, D. H. Gregory, Mater. Res. Bull., 2008, 43, 2119

  • "Preparation and Characterization of Tungsten Oxynitride Nanowires" Y. M. Zhao, W. B. Hu, Y. D. Xia, Y. H. Li, D. G. McCartney, E. F. Smith, Y. Q. Zhu, C. W. Dunnill, D. H. Gregory, J. Mater. Chem., 2007, 17, 4436

  • "Low Temperature Magnetic Properties of Hematite Nanorods" Y. Zhao, C. W. Dunnill, Y. Q. Zhu, D. H. Gregory, W. Kockenberger, Y. Li, W. Hu, I. Ahmad, D. G. McCartney, Chem. Mater., 2007, 19, 916

  • "Single-step Synthesis and Surface-assisted Growth of Superconducting TaS2 Nanowires" C. W. Dunnill, H. K. Edwards, P. D. Brown, D. H. Gregory, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2006, 45, 7060


    • Hunter, Stuart Michael, MSc(R) Thesis, A structural and reactivity study of lithium molybdenum nitride


  • "A Study of 15N/14N Isotopic Exchange Over Cobalt Molybdenum Nitrides" S. M. Hunter, D. H. Gregory, J. S. J. Hargreaves, M. Richard, D. Duprez, N. Bion, ACS Catal., 2013, 3, 1719

  • "On the Regeneration of Co3Mo3N From Co6Mo6N with N2" D. H. Gregory, J. S. J. Hargreaves, S. M. Hunter, Catal. Lett., 2011, 141, 22

  • "Topotactic nitrogen transfer; structural transformation in cobalt molybdenum nitrides" S. M Hunter, D. Mckay, R. I. Smith, J. S. J. Hargreaves, D. H. Gregory, Chem. Mater., 2010, 22, 2898

  • "Towards Nitrogen Transfer Catalysis: Reactive Lattice Nitrogen in Cobalt Molybdenum Nitride" D. Mckay, D. H. Gregory, J. S. J. Hargreaves, S. M. Hunter, X. Sun, Chem. Commun., 2007, 3051

    • Edwards, Hannah Kate, PhD Thesis, Growth and characterisation of graphitic and inorganic nanowires


  • "Single-step Synthesis and Surface-assisted Growth of Superconducting TaS2 Nanowires" C. W. Dunnill, H. K. Edwards, P. D. Brown, D. H. Gregory, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2006, 45, 7060

  • "Hydrothermally Synthesised Fe2O3 Nanoparticles as Catalyst Precursors for the CVD Production of Graphitic Nanofibres" H. K Edwards, E. Evans, S. McCaldin, P. Blood, D. H. Gregory, M. Poliakoff, E. Lester, G. S. Walker, P. D. Brown, J. Phys. Conf. Series, 2005, 26, 195

  • "The Growth and Microstructural Characterisation of Single Crystalline Nb3Te4 Nanowires" H. K. Edwards, P. A. Salyer, M. J. Roe, G. S. Walker, P. D. Brown, D. H. Gregory, Cryst. Growth Des., 2005, 5, 1633

  • "Metallic Nanowires of Nb3Te4, a Nanostructured Chalcogenide" H. K. Edwards, P. A. Salyer, M. J. Roe, G. S. Walker, P. D. Brown, D. H. Gregory, Angew. Chem., 2005, 44, 3555

  • "Structural Characterisation of Carbon Nanotubes in the Presence of a Ni Catalyst" H. K. Edwards, M. W. Fay, M. Bououdina, D. H. Gregory, G. S. Walker, P. D. Brown, Inst. Phys. Conf. Ser., 2004, 179, 447

    • Bailey, Andrew Steven, PhD Thesis, Synthesis and characterisation of layered and defect nitrides


  • "New Ternary and Quaternary Barium Nitride Halides; Synthesis and Crystal Chemistry" A. S. Bailey, R. W. Hughes, P. Hubberstey, C. Ritter, R. I. Smith, D. H. Gregory, Inorg. Chem., 2011, 50, 9545

  • "Tunable defect structure in the Li-Mg-N ternary phase system; a powder neutron diffraction study" A. S. Bailey, P. Hubberstey, R. W. Hughes, C. Ritter, D. H. Gregory, Chem. Mater., 2010, 22, 3174

  • "Crystal Growth and Redetermination of Strontium Nitride Iodide, Sr2NI" A. S. Bailey, D. H. Gregory, P. Hubberstey, C. Wilson, Acta Crystallogr., 2007, E63, i177

  • "Strain Amplitude Response and Microstructure of PA/Clay Nanocomposites" W. Tong, M. J. Clifford, F. Gao, A. S. Bailey, D. H. Gregory, R. Somsunan, Polymer, 2005, 46, 6429

  • "Flexible ligands and structural diversity; isomerism in Cd(NO3)2 coordination polymers" D. B. Cordes, A. S. Bailey, P. L. Caradoc-Davies, D. H. Gregory, L. R. Hanton, K. Lee, M. D. Spicer, Inorg. Chem., 2005, 44, 2544


    • Brogan, Michael Alan, PhD Thesis, Cation and anion tuning : towards structural tailoring in multinary nitrides


  • "Structural Studies of Magnesium Nitride Fluorides by Powder Neutron Diffraction" M. A. Brogan, R. W. Hughes, R. I. Smith, D. H. Gregory, J. Solid State Chem., 2012, 185, 213

  • "Structural and compositional tuning of layered subnitrides; new complex nitride halides" M. A. Brogan, R. W. Hughes, R. I. Smith, D. H. Gregory, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 7153

  • "Magnesium Diiodide, MgI2" M. A. Brogan, A. J. Blake, C. Wilson, D. H. Gregory, Acta Crystallogr., 2003, C59, i136

    • Cunningham, John William, PhD Thesis, Molecular and polymeric precursors towards the novel synthesis of transition metal nitrides


    Bowman, Amy, PhD Thesis, Synthesis and characterisation of binary and ternary nitrides with two-dimensional structures


  • "3D Nitride Frameworks with Variable Channel Sizes; Synthesis and Powder Neutron Diffraction Study of the Nitride Carbodiimdes, Ca4N2(CN2) and Ca11N6(CN2)2" A. Bowman, R. I. Smith, D. H. Gregory, Top. Catal., 2009, 52, 1598

  • "Synthesis and Structure of the Ternary and Quaternary Strontium Nitride Halides, Sr2N(X,X´) (X, X´ = Cl, Br, I)" A. Bowman, R. I. Smith, D. H. Gregory, J. Solid State Chem., 2006, 179, 130

  • "Ternary and Quaternary Layered Nitride Halides, Ca2N(X,X´) (X, X´ = Cl, Br, I): Evolution of Structure with Composition" A. Bowman, R. I. Smith, D. H. Gregory, J. Solid State Chem., 2005, 178, 1807

  • "Crystal Chemistry and Electronic Structure of the Metallic Ternary Nitride, SrTiN2" G. Farault, R. Gautier, C. F. Baker, A. Bowman, D. H. Gregory, Chem. Mater., 2003, 15, 3922

  • "Synthesis and Characterisation of the Ternary Nitride, Sr2TaN3" A. Bowman, D. H. Gregory, J. Alloys Comp., 2003, 348, 80

  • "Heteroanionic Intercalation into Positively Charged Inorganic Hosts: the First Nitride Mixed Halides" A. Bowman, P. V. Mason, D. H. Gregory, Chem. Commun., 2001, 1650

  • "Dicalcium Nitride, Ca2N - a 2D 'Excess Electron' Compound; Synthetic Routes and Crystal Chemistry" D. H. Gregory, A. Bowman, C. F. Baker, D. P. Weston, J. Mater. Chem., 2000, 10, 1635


    • Gordon, Alexandra G. R., PhD Thesis, Structure and property modifications of lithium nitride and its derivatives


  • "Low dimensional nanostructures of fast ion conducting lithium nitride" N. Tapia-Ruiz, A. G. Gordon, C. M. Jewell, H. K. Edwards, C. W. Dunnill, J. M. Blackman, C. P. Snape, P. D. Brown, I. MacLaren, M. Baldoni, E. Besley, J. J. Titman, D. H. Gregory, Nature, 2020, 11, 4492

  • "Crystal Growth, Defect Structure and Magnetism of New Li3N-Derived Lithium Nitridocobaltates" A. G. Gordon, R. I. Smith, C. Wilson, Z. Stoeva, D. H. Gregory, Chem. Commun., 2004, 2812

  • "Fast Lithium Ion Diffusion in the Ternary Layered Nitridometalate LiNiN" Z. Stoeva, R. Gomez, A. G. Gordon, M. Allan, D. H. Gregory, G. B. Hix, J. J. Titman, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 4066

  • "Structure of Lithium Nitride and Transition Metal Doped Derivatives, Li3-x-yMxN (M=Ni, Cu): A Powder Neutron Diffraction Study" D. H. Gregory, P. M. O'Meara, A. G. Gordon, J. P. Hodges, S. Short, J. D. Jorgensen, Chem. Mater., 2002, 14, 2063

  • "Ternary Lithium Nitridocuprates, Li3-x-yCuxN: Crystal Growth, Bulk Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties" A. G. Gordon, D. H. Gregory, A. J. Blake, D. P. Weston, M. O. Jones, Int. J. Inorg. Mater., 2001, 3, 973

  • "Layered Ternary Transition Metal Nitrides; Synthesis, Structure and Physical Properties" D. H. Gregory, P. M. O'Meara, A. G. Gordon, D. J. Siddons, A. J. Blake, M. G. Barker, T. A. Hamor, P. P. Edwards, J. Alloys Comp., 2001, 317-318, 237

    • Baker, Charles Fielding, PhD Thesis, Synthesis and structural studies of low dimensional nitrides


  • "New Mixed Alkaline-earth Nitridomolybdate(VI) Nitride Oxides with Anion-Ordered Sub-Structures" C. F. Baker, M. G. Barker, C. Wilson, D. H. Gregory, Dalton Trans., 2004, 1298

  • "Crystal Chemistry and Electronic Structure of the Metallic Ternary Nitride, SrTiN2" G. Farault, R. Gautier, C. F. Baker, A. Bowman, D. H. Gregory, Chem. Mater., 2003, 15, 3922

  • "Synthesis and Structure of New Mixed Alkaline Earth Nitridomolybdates and Nitridotungstates, (Ba,Ca)3[MN4] (M=Mo, W)" C. F. Baker, M. G. Barker, A. J. Blake, C. Wilson, D. H. Gregory, Dalton Trans., 2003, 1065

  • "New Families of Mixed Alkaline Earth Nitridomolybdates and Nitridotungstates, (Ba,Sr)3[MN4] (M=Mo, W)" C. F. Baker, M. G. Barker, A. J. Blake, C. Wilson, D. H. Gregory, J. Chem Soc. Dalton Trans., 2002, 3961

  • "Dicalcium Nitride, Ca2N - a 2D 'Excess Electron' Compound; Synthetic Routes and Crystal Chemistry" D. H. Gregory, A. Bowman, C. F. Baker, D. P. Weston, J. Mater. Chem., 2000, 10, 1635