Professor Graham J. Leggett

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Professor of Nanoscale Analytical Science

Graham Leggett
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graham.leggett@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9556

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Professor Graham J. Leggett
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Dainton Building
13 Brook Hill
91Ö±²¥
S3 7HF
Profile

Prof. Leggett obtained a BSc in Chemistry from UMIST in 1987. His PhD from the same institution, obtained in 1990, was followed by consecutive appointments as Research Associate at Universities of Washington and Nottingham. In 1994 he was appointed as lecturer at the University of Nottingham 1994-98. He became a Lecturer at UMIST in 1998, where he was subsequently promoted to senior lecturer and reader.

In 2002 he was appointed as Professor of nanoscale analytical chemistry at the University of 91Ö±²¥. He was appointed as the Head of Department in 2018.

Research interests

Graham's research is focused on the chemistry of nanoscale interfaces. Currently, three themes are of special interest:

  • nanophotonics, including nanofabrication and plasmonics
  • biologically-inspired design, in particular the construction of photonic materials inspired by photosynthetic systems
  • molecular interactions at nanometre scale interfaces, including fundamental investigations of the thermodynamics and mechanics of sliding contacts between molecules (nanotribology)

In strong light-matter coupling, an ensemble of excitons (molecular excited states) is hybridised with a confined optical mode (localised surface plasmon resonance) to create new states called plexcitons that combine the properties of light and matter. Our goal is to combine strong light-matter coupling with biologically-inspired design principles, to create new materials for applications in technologies such as solar energy capture and photocatalysis.

In our 'molecular photonic breadboards', minimal units - synthetic antenna complexes - are designed from scratch to organise molecular components precisely in space and assembled to form nanostructured films, with the aim of controlling excitation transfer from the nm to the cm scale. This work builds on our core expertise in making and characterising molecular thin films, including self-assembled monolayers (ordered molecular films formed by spontaneous adsorption onto a solid surface) and polymer brushes (polymers grown from surface-bound initiator molecules). We have developed a suite of techniques for manipulating surface chemistry at the nanometre scale, including nanophotonic methods based upon near-field photolithography and interferometric methods. We use powerful analytical methods, including atomic force microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and secondary ion mass spectrometry, to characterise the chemistry of molecular films.

Breadboard

Using scanning probe microscopy, we measure noncovalent interactions between organic molecules at nanoscale interfaces, and we measure nanoscale sliding forces (friction) to explore the thermodynamics of molecular interfaces. Using these quantitative measurements we explore the molecular origins of friction and adhesion in a diversity of applications, including hair-care, laundry detergents and lubrication systems. Our goal is to use nanoscience to discover how to design sustainable alternatives to the active components in these important every-day products.

Publications

Journal articles

  • Albanese KI, Petrenas R, Pirro F, Naudin EA, Borucu U, Dawson WM, Scott DA, Leggett GJ, Weiner OD, Oliver TAA & Woolfson DN (2024) . Nature Chemical Biology, 1-9. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rider MS, Johnson EC, Bates D, Wardley WP, Gordon RH, Oliver RDJ, Armes SP, Leggett GJ & Barnes WL (2024) . Nanophotonics, 13(14), 2453-2467. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Csányi E, Liu Y, Rezaei SD, Lee HYL, Tjiptoharsono F, Mahfoud Z, Gorelik S, Zhao X, Lim LJ, Zhu D , Wu J et al (2024) . Advanced Functional Materials, 34(2). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lishchik A, Csanyi E, Darroch B, Wilson C, Nabok A & Leggett GJ (2022) . Chemical Science. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lishchik A, Vasilev C, Johnson M, Hunter N, Törmä P & Leggett GJ (2019) . Faraday Discussions, 216, 57-71. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Clarkson CG, Johnson A, Leggett GJ & Geoghegan M (2019) . Nanoscale, 11(13), 6052-6061. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Robshaw TJ, Tukra S, Hammond D, Leggett G & Ogden MD (2019) . Journal of Hazardous Materials, 361, 200-209. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ (2018) . Langmuir. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zhang Z, Edmondson S, Mears M, Madsen PJ, Armes SP, Leggett G & Geoghegan M (2018) . Macromolecules, 51(16), 6312-6317. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lishchuk A, Kodali G, Mancini JA, Broadbent M, Darroch B, Mass OA, Nabok A, Dutton PL, Hunter CN, Törmä P & Leggett GJ (2018) . Nanoscale, 10(27), 13064-13073. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Raftari M, Zhang ZJ, Carter SR, Leggett GJ & Geoghegan M (2018) . Tribology Letters, 66(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Madsen J, Ducker RE, Al Jaf O, Cartron ML, Alswieleh AM, Smith CH, Hunter CN, Armes SP & Leggett (2018) . Chemical Science, 9, 2238-2251. RIS download Bibtex download
  • El Zubir O, Xia S, Ducker RE, Wang L, Mullin N, Cartron ML, Cadby AJ, Hobbs JK, Hunter CN & Leggett GJ (2017) . Langmuir, 33(35), 8829-8837. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Johnson A, Bao P, Hurley CR, Cartron M, Evans SD, Hunter CN & Leggett GJ (2017) . Langmuir, 33(15), 3672-3679. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Johnson A, Madsen J, Chapman P, Alswieleh A, Al-Jaf O, Bao P, Hurley CR, Cartron ML, Evans SD, Hobbs JK , Hunter CN et al (2017) . Chem. Sci., 8(6), 4517-4526. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Al-Jaf O, Alswieleh A, Armes SP & Leggett GJ (2017) . Soft Matter, 13. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zhang ZJ, Moxey M, Alswieleh AM, Armes SP, Lewis AL, Geoghegan M & Leggett GJ (2017) . Langmuir, 33(3), 706-713. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kumar S, Cartron ML, Mullin N, Qian P, Leggett GJ, Hunter CN & Hobbs JK (2017) . ACS Nano, 11(1), 126-133. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Grayson KJ, Faries KM, Huang X, Qian P, Dilbeck P, Martin EC, Hitchcock A, Vasilev C, Yuen JM, Niedzwiedzki DM , Leggett GJ et al (2017) . Nature Communications, 8. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zhang Z, Madsen J, Warren NJ, Mears M, Leggett , Lewis AL & Geoghegan M (2016) . European Polymer Journal. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tsargorodska A, Cartron ML, Vasilev C, Kodali G, Mass OA, Baumberg JJ, Dutton PL, Hunter CN, Törmä P & Leggett GJ (2016) . Nano Letters, 16(11), 6850-6856. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Galloway JM, Bird SM, Talbot JE, Shepley PM, Bradley RC, El-Zubir O, Allwood DA, Leggett GJ, Miles JJ, Staniland SS & Critchley K (2016) . Nanoscale, 8(22), 11738-11747. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zhang ZJ, Moxey M, Alswieleh AM, Morse AJ, Lewis AL, Geoghegan M & Leggett GJ (2016) . Langmuir, 32(20), 5048-5048. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Xia S, Cartron M, Morby J, Bryant DA, Hunter CN & Leggett GJ (2016) . Langmuir. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bird SM, El-Zubir O, Rawlings AE, Leggett G & Staniland SS (2015) . Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4(18), 3948-3955. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Raftari M, Zhang ZJ, Carter SR, Leggett GJ & Geoghegan M (2015) . Macromolecules, 48(17), 6272-6279. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Patole S, Vasilev C, El-Zubir O, Wang L, Johnson MP, Cadby AJ, Leggett GJ & Hunter CN (2015) . Interface Focus, 5(4). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gentile P, Frongia ME, Cardellach M, Miller CA, Stafford GP, Leggett GJ & Hatton PV (2015) . Acta Biomaterialia, 21, 35-43. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Moxey M, Johnson A, El-Zubir O, Cartron M, Dinachali SS, Hunter CN, Saifullah MSM, Chong K & Leggett GJ (2015) . ACS Nano, 9(6), 6262-6270. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Chapman P, Ducker RE, Hurley CR, Hobbs JK & Leggett GJ (2015) . Langmuir, 31(21), 5935-5944. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cheng N, Bao P, Evans SD, Leggett GJ & Armes SP (2015) . Macromolecules, 48(9), 3095-3103. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Blakeston AC, Alswieleh AM, Heath GR, Roth JS, Bao P, Cheng N, Armes SP, Leggett GJ, Bushby RJ & Evans SD (2015) . Langmuir, 31(12), 3668-3677. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cartron ML, Olsen JD, Sener M, Jackson PJ, Brindley AA, Qian P, Dickman MJ, Leggett GJ, Schulten K & Neil Hunter C (2014) . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, 1837(10), 1769-1780. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cunningham VJ, Alswieleh AM, Thompson KL, Williams M, Leggett GJ, Armes SP & Musa OM (2014) . Macromolecules, 47(16), 5613-5623. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tsargorodska A, El Zubir O, Darroch B, Cartron ML, Basova T, Hunter CN, Nabok AV & Leggett GJ (2014) . ACS Nano, 8(8), 7858-7869. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nikogeorgos N, Hunter CA & Leggett GJ (2014) . Langmuir, 30(31), 9623-9623. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nikogeorgos N & Leggett GJ (2014) . Tribology Letters, 56(1), 185-185. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cartron ML, Olsen JD, Sener M, Jackson PJ, Brindley AA, Qian P, Dickman MJ, Leggett GJ, Schulten K & Hunter CN (2014) . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, 1837, e118-e118. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Alswieleh AM, Cheng N, Canton I, Ustbas B, Xue X, Ladmiral V, Xia S, Ducker RE, El Zubir O, Cartron ML , Hunter CN et al (2014) . J Am Chem Soc, 136(26), 9404-9413. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Raftari M, Zhang Z, Carter SR, Leggett GJ & Geoghegan M (2014) . Soft Matter, 10(16), 2759-2766. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Alswieleh AM, Cheng N, Leggett GJ & Armes SP (2014) . Langmuir, 30(5), 1391-1400. RIS download Bibtex download
  • El Zubir O, Barlow I, Leggett GJ & Williams NH (2013) . Nanoscale, 5(22), 11125-11131. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ul-Haq E, Patole S, Moxey M, Amstad E, Vasilev C, Hunter CN, Leggett GJ, Spencer ND & Williams NH (2013) . ACS Nano, 7(9), 7610-7618. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zhang Z, Morse AJ, Armes SP, Lewis AL, Geoghegan M & Leggett GJ (2013) . Langmuir, 29(34), 10684-10692. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Moxey M, Leggett GJ & Chong KS (2013) , 999-999. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yu Q, Shivapooja P, Johnson LM, Tizazu G, Leggett GJ & López GP (2013) . Nanoscale, 5(9), 3632-3637. RIS download Bibtex download
  • El Zubir O, Barlow I, Ul-Haq E, Tajuddin HA, Williams NH & Leggett GJ (2013) . Langmuir, 29(4), 1083-1092. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nikogeorgos N & Leggett GJ (2013) . Tribology Letters, 1-11. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tizazu G, el Zubir O, Patole S, McLaren A, Vasilev C, Mothersole DJ, Adawi A, Hunter CN, Lidzey DG, Lopez GP & Leggett GJ (2012) . Biointerphases, 7(1-4), 1-9. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nikogeorgos N, Hunter CA & Leggett GJ (2012) . Langmuir, 28(51), 17709-17717. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tizazu G, el Zubir O, Patole S, McLaren A, Vasilev C, Mothersole DJ, Adawi A, Hunter CN, Lidzey DG, Lopez GP & Leggett GJ (2012) . Biointerphases, 7(1-4), 54. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ (2012) . Nanoscale, 4(6), 1840-1855. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tajuddin HA, Manning RJ, Leggett GJ & Williams NH (2012) . AIP Conference Proceedings, 1502(1), 171-181. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Busuttil K, Nikogeorgos N, Zhang Z, Geoghegan M, Hunter CA & Leggett GJ (2012) . Faraday Discussions, 156, 325-341. RIS download Bibtex download
  • ul-Haq E, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Ahmad SAA, Wong LS, Hobbs JK, Leggett GJ, Micklefield J, Roberts CJ & Weaver JMR (2011) . JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH, 26(24), 2997-3008. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tizazu G, El-Zubir O, Brueck SRJ, Lidzey DG, Leggett GJ & Lopez GP (2011) . Nanoscale, 3(6), 2511-2516. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Busuttil K, Geoghegan M, Hunter CA & Leggett GJ (2011) . J Am Chem Soc, 133(22), 8625-8632. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ (2011) . ACS Nano, 5(3), 1575-1579. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ahmad SA, Leggett GJ, Hucknall A & Chilkoti A (2011) . Biointerphases, 6(1), 8-15. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zhang Z, Morse AJ, Armes SP, Lewis AL, Geoghegan M & Leggett GJ (2011) . Langmuir, 27(6), 2514-2521. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ahmad SAA, Wong LS, ul-Haq E, Hobbs JK, Leggett GJ & Micklefield J (2011) . J Am Chem Soc, 133(8), 2749-2759. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Magis GJ, Olsen JD, Reynolds NP, Leggett GJ, Hunter CN, Aartsma TJ & Frese RN (2011) Use of Engineered Unique Cysteine Residues to Facilitate Oriented Coupling of Proteins Directly to a Gold Substrate. Photochemistry and Photobiology. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sun SQ, Thompson DG, Graham D & Leggett GJ (2011) . J MATER CHEM, 21(37), 14173-14177. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Magis GJ, Olsen JD, Reynolds NP, Leggett GJ, Hunter CN, Aartsma TJ & Frese RN (2011) . Photochem Photobiol, 87(5), 1050-1057. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Liu Z, Ul-Haq E, Hobbs JK, Leggett GJ, Zhang Y, Weaver JMR & Roberts CJ (2011) . Microelectronic Engineering, 88(8), 2109-2112. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Liu Z, ul-Haq E, Hobbs JK, Leggett GJ, Zhang Y, Weaver JMR & Roberts CJ (2011) Parallel scanning near-field photolithography in liquid: The Snomipede. Microelectronic Engineering. RIS download Bibtex download
  • ul Haq E, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Ahmad SAA, Wong L-S, Armes SP, Hobbs JK, Leggett GJ, Micklefield J, Roberts CJ & Weaver JMR (2010) . Nano Lett, 10(11), 4375-4380. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Adams J, Tizazu G, Janusz S, Brueck SRJ, Lopez GP & Leggett GJ (2010) . Langmuir, 26(16), 13600-13606. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nikogeorgos N, Fletcher IW, Boardman C, Doyle P, Ortuoste N & Leggett GJ (2010) . Biointerphases, 5(2), 60-68. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Alang Ahmad S, Hucknall A, Chilkoti A & Leggett GJ (2010) . Langmuir, 26(12), 9937-9942. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hurley CR, Ducker RE, Leggett GJ & Ratner BD (2010) . Langmuir, 26(12), 10203-10209. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Barlow I, Sun S, Leggett GJ & Turner M (2010) . Langmuir, 26(6), 4449-4458. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wong LS, Janusz SJ, Sun S, Leggett GJ & Micklefield J (2010) . Chemistry - A European Journal, 16(40), 12234-12243. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sugden MW, Richardson TH & Leggett G (2010) . Langmuir, 26(6), 4331-4338. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zhang ZY, Fletcher IW, Hurley CR, Boardman C, Doyle P & Leggett GJ (2010) . J MATER CHEM, 20(39), 8531-8538. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Morse AJ, Edmondson S, Dupin D, Armes SP, Zhang Z, Leggett GJ, Thompson RL & Lewis AL (2010) . SOFT MATTER, 6(7), 1571-1579. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sun SQ, Thompson D, Schmidt U, Graham D & Leggett GJ (2010) . CHEM COMMUN, 46(29), 5292-5294. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Burgos P, Zhang Z, Golestanian R, Leggett GJ & Geoghegan M (2009) . ACS Nano, 3(10), 3235-3243. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tizazu G, Adawi AM, Leggett GJ & Lidzey DG (2009) . Langmuir, 25(18), 10746-10753. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Whittle TJ & Leggett GJ (2009) . Langmuir, 25(16), 9182-9188. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hurley CR & Leggett GJ (2009) . ACS Appl Mater Interfaces, 1(8), 1688-1697. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Howse JR, Jones RAL, Battaglia G, Ducker RE, Leggett GJ & Ryan AJ (2009) . Nat Mater, 8(6), 507-511. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ (2009) , 479-562. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wong LS, Leggett GJ & Micklefield J (2009) Application of phosphopantetheinyl transferase catalyzed site-selective covalent protein immobilization on to nanofabricated surfaces. ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S, 237, 399-399. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Burgos P, Zhang ZY, Golestanian R, Leggett GJ & Geoghegan M (2009) Directed single polymer diffusion along surface energy gradients. ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S, 237. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Whittle TJ & Leggett GJ (2009) . Langmuir, 25(4), 2217-2224. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ahmad SAA, Wong LS, ul-Haq E, Hobbs JK, Leggett GJ & Micklefield J (2009) . J Am Chem Soc, 131(4), 1513-1522. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Reynolds NP, Tucker JD, Davison PA, Timney JA, Hunter CN & Leggett GJ (2009) . J Am Chem Soc, 131(3), 896-897. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ (2009) Bionanofabrication by Near-Field Optical Methods. Nanobiotechnology, 1-18. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kingsley JW, Ray SK, Adawi AM, Leggett GJ & Lidzey DG (2008) . APPL PHYS LETT, 93(21). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Griesser T, Adams J, Wappel J, Kern W, Leggett GJ & Trimmel G (2008) . LANGMUIR, 24(21), 12420-12425. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ducker RE, Montague MT & Leggett GJ (2008) . Biointerphases, 3(3), 59-65. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Iqbal P, Sun S, Hanwell MD, Attwood D, Leggett GJ, Preece JA, Richardson TH & Tunnicliffe D (2008) . J MATER CHEM, 18(17), 2016-2021. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ducker RE, Janusz S, Sun S & Leggett GJ (2007) . J Am Chem Soc, 129(48), 14842-14843. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sun SQ & Leggett GJ (2007) . NANO LETT, 7(12), 3753-3758. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Burgos P, Geoghegan M & Leggett GJ (2007) . NANO LETT, 7(12), 3747-3752. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Reynolds NP, Janusz S, Escalante-Marun M, Timney J, Ducker RE, Olsen JD, Otto C, Subramaniam V, Leggett GJ & Hunter CN (2007) . J Am Chem Soc, 129(47), 14625-14631. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wong LS, Janusz SJ, Leggett GJ & Micklefield J (2007) COLL 198-Solid phase organic synthesis of pegylated disulfides for the generation of biocompatible self-assembled monolayers. ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S, 234. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Burgos P, Geoghegan M & Leggett GJ (2007) COLL 44-Preparation of surface energy gradients on the submicron scale by photooxidation. ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S, 234. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bowen J, Pettitt ME, Kendall K, Leggett GJ, Preece JA, Callow ME & Callow JA (2007) . J R SOC INTERFACE, 4(14), 473-477. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Montague M, Ducker RE, Chong KSL, Manning RJ, Rutten FJM, Davies MC & Leggett GJ (2007) . Langmuir, 23(13), 7328-7337. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Colburn TJ & Leggett GJ (2007) . Langmuir, 23(9), 4959-4964. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ (2007) . ChemInform, 38(5). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Reynolds N, Janusz S, Hunter CN & Leggett GJ (2007) Nanoscale patterning of photosynthetic light harvesting proteins. European Cells and Materials, 14(SUPPL.3), 46. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ (2007) . Nanobiotechnology, 3(3-4), 223-240. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Critchley K, Ducker R, Bramble JP, Zhang L, Bushby RJ, Leggett GJ & Evans SD (2007) . J EXP NANOSCI, 2(4), 278-290. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ (2006) . Chem Soc Rev, 35(11), 1150-1161. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Foster TT, Alexander MR, Leggett GJ & McAlpine E (2006) . LANGMUIR, 22(22), 9254-9259. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hurley CR & Leggett GJ (2006) . Langmuir, 22(9), 4179-4183. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sun S, Mendes P, Critchley K, Diegoli S, Hanwell M, Evans SD, Leggett GJ, Preece JA & Richardson TH (2006) . Nano Lett, 6(3), 345-350. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ducker RE & Leggett GJ (2006) . J Am Chem Soc, 128(2), 392-393. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sun S, Montague M, Critchley K, Chen M-S, Dressick WJ, Evans SD & Leggett GJ (2006) . Nano Lett, 6(1), 29-33. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ & Jones RAL (2005) , 419-445. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sun SQ, Chong KSL & Leggett GJ (2005) . NANOTECHNOLOGY, 16(9), 1798-1808. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brewer NJ, Janusz S, Critchley K, Evans SD & Leggett GJ (2005) . J PHYS CHEM B, 109(22), 11247-11256. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Chong KSL, Sun S & Leggett GJ (2005) . Langmuir, 21(9), 3903-3909. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Brewer NJ & Chong KSL (2005) . Phys Chem Chem Phys, 7(6), 1107-1120. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ (2005) . Analyst, 130(3), 259-264. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dinelli F, Leggett GJ & Shipway PH (2005) . Nanotechnology, 16(6), 675-682. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sun S & Leggett GJ (2004) . NANO LETT, 4(8), 1381-1384. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brewer NJ & Leggett GJ (2004) . LANGMUIR, 20(10), 4109-4115. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brewer NJ, Foster TT, Leggett GJ, Alexander MR & McAlpine E (2004) . J PHYS CHEM B, 108(15), 4723-4728. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ (2004) . Chemphyschem, 5(3), 419-420. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Beake BD, Shipway PH & Leggett GJ (2004) . Wear, 256(1-2), 118-125. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dupont-Gillain CC, Fauroux CMJ, Gardner DCJ & Leggett GJ (2003) . Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 67A(2), 548-558. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ (2003) . ANAL CHIM ACTA, 479(1), 17-38. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Beake BD, Leggett GJ & Alexander MR (2002) . Journal of Materials Science, 37(22), 4919-4927. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sun SQ & Leggett GJ (2002) . NANO LETT, 2(11), 1223-1227. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sun S, Chong KSL & Leggett GJ (2002) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124(11), 2414-2415. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Scotchford CA, Gilmore CP, Cooper E, Leggett GJ & Downes S (2002) . Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 59(1), 84-99. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dinelli F, Leggett GJ & Alexander MR (2002) . Journal of Applied Physics, 91(6), 3841-3846. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Alexander MR, Beamson G, Blomfield CJ, Leggett G & Duc TM (2001) . Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, 121(1-3), 19-32. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Beake BD, Leggett GJ & Shipway PH (2001) . Polymer, 42(16), 7025-7031. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brewer NJ, Rawsterne RE, Kothari S & Leggett GJ (2001) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 123(17), 4089-4090. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brewer NJ, Beake BD & Leggett GJ (2001) . Langmuir, 17(6), 1970-1974. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Beake BD, Leggett GJ & Alexander MR (2001) . Polymer, 42(6), 2647-2653. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Beake BD, Leggett GJ & Shipway PH (2001) . Surface and Interface Analysis, 31(1), 39-45. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett G, Motevalli M & Sullivan AC (2000) . Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 598(1), 36-41. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Beake BD, Ling JSG & Leggett GJ (2000) . Polymer, 41(6), 2241-2248. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Beake BD & Leggett GJ (2000) . Langmuir, 16(2), 735-739. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cooper E, Parker L, Scotchford CA, Downes S, Leggett GJ & Parker TL (2000) . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 10(1), 133-139. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Haddow DB, France RM, Short RD, MacNeil S, Dawson RA, Leggett GJ & Cooper E (1999) . J Biomed Mater Res, 47(3), 379-387. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cooper E & Leggett GJ (1999) . Langmuir, 15(4), 1024-1032. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Beake BD, Leggett GJ & Shipway PH (1999) . Surface and Interface Analysis, 27(12), 1084-1091. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Beake BD & Leggett GJ (1999) . Polymer, 40(21), 5973-5976. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hutt DA & Leggett GJ (1999) . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 9(4), 923-928. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Beake BD & Leggett GJ (1999) . Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 1(14), 3345-3350. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Daw R, Brook IM, Devlin AJ, Short RD, Cooper E & Leggett GJ (1998) A comparative study of cell attachment to self assembled monolayers and plasma polymers. J MATER CHEM, 8(12), 2583-2584. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ling JSG, Leggett GJ & Murray AJ (1998) . Polymer, 39(24), 5913-5921. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Scotchford CA, Cooper E, Leggett GJ & Downes S (1998) . Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 41(3), 431-442. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cooper E & Leggett GJ (1998) . Langmuir, 14(17), 4795-4801. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Beake BD, Ling JSG & Leggett GJ (1998) . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 8(8), 1735-1742. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hutt DA, Cooper E & Leggett GJ (1998) . Surface Science, 397(1-3), 154-163. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hutt DA, Cooper E & Leggett GJ (1998) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 102(1), 174-184. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hutt DA & Leggett GJ (1997) . Langmuir, 13(11), 3055-3058. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hutt DA & Leggett GJ (1997) . Langmuir, 13(10), 2740-2748. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ling JSG & Leggett GJ (1997) . Polymer, 38(11), 2617-2625. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ling JSG & Leggett GJ (1997) Contact versus non-contact mode in the scanning force microscopy of plasma-treated poly(ethylene terephthalate) films. American Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry, 38(1), 1061-1062. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cooper E, Wiggs R, Hutt DA, Parker L, Leggett GJ & Parker TL (1997) . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 7(3), 435-441. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hutt DA, Cooper E, Parker L, Leggett GJ & Parker TL (1996) . Langmuir, 12(22), 5494-5497. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Davies MC, Jackson DE & Tendler SJB (1996) . Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, 81(3), 249-268. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hutt DA & Leggett GJ (1996) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 100(16), 6657-6662. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ & Vickerman JC (1995) . Applied Surface Science, 84(3), 253-266. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Ratner BD & Vickerman JC (1995) . Surface and Interface Analysis, 23(1), 22-28. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Wilkins MJ, Davies MC, Jackson DE, Roberts CJ & Tendler SJB (1993) . Langmuir, 9(4), 1115-1120. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Davies MC, Jackson DE, Roberts CJ, Tendler SJB & Williams PM (1993) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 97(35), 8852-8854. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Davies MC, Jackson DE & Tendler SJB (1993) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 97(20), 5348-5355. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Roberts CJ, Williams PM, Davies MC, Jackson DE & Tendler SJB (1993) . Langmuir, 9(9), 2356-2362. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Davies MC, Jackson DE & Tendler SJB (1993) . Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions, 89(1), 179-179. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ & Vickerman JC (1992) . International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes, 122, 281-319. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ & Vickerman JC (1992) . Surface and Interface Analysis, 18(8), 637-639. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Chilkoti A, Ratner BD & Vickerman JC (1992) . Surface and Interface Analysis, 18(3), 210-216. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ & Vickerman JC (1992) . Applied Surface Science, 55(2-3), 105-115. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Vickerman JC, Briggs D & Hearn MJ (1992) . Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions, 88(3), 297-297. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Briggs D & Vickerman JC (1991) . Surface and Interface Analysis, 17(10), 737-744. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Chilkoti A, Castner DG, Ratner BD & Vickerman JC (1991) . International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes, 108(1), 29-39. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ & Vickerman JC (1991) . Analytical Chemistry, 63(6), 561-568. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ & Vickerman JC (1991) . Annual Reports Section "C" (Physical Chemistry), 88, 77-77. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Vickerman JC & Briggs D (1990) . Surface and Interface Analysis, 16(1-12), 3-8. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Briggs D & Vickerman JC (1990) . Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions, 86(10), 1863-1863. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Csányi E, Hammond DB, Bower B, Johnson EC, Lishchuk A, Armes SP, Dong Z & Leggett GJ () . Langmuir. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Siles Brügge O, Hunter CA & Leggett GJ () . Langmuir. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Karchilakis G, Varlas S, Johnson EC, Norvilaite O, Farmer MAH, Sanderson G, Leggett GJ & Armes SP () . Langmuir. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Astier S, Johnson EC, Norvilaite O, Varlas S, Brotherton EE, Sanderson G, Leggett GJ & Armes SP () . Langmuir. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Johnson EC, Varlas S, Norvilaite O, Neal TJ, Brotherton EE, Sanderson G, Leggett GJ & Armes SP () . Chemistry of Materials. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brotherton EE, Johnson EC, Smallridge MJ, Hammond DB, Leggett GJ & Armes SP () . Macromolecules. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ducker RE, Brügge OS, Meijer AJHM & Leggett GJ () . Chemical Science. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bai S, Balevicius V, Bittner E, Cheng Y-C, Chergui M, Cina J, das Neves Rodrigues N, Datta A, Dawlaty J, Dodin A , Fingerhut B et al () . Faraday Discussions, 216, 133-161. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mostegel FH, Ducker RE, Rieger PH, El Zubir O, Xia S, Radl SV, Edler M, Cartron ML, Hunter CN, Leggett GJ & Griesser T () . Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 3(21), 4431-4438. RIS download Bibtex download

Chapters

  • Leggett GJ (2005) , Nanolithography and Patterning Techniques in Microelectronics (pp. 238-266). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Packham DE (2005) Scanning probe microscopy, HANDBOOK OF ADHESION, 2ND EDITION (pp. 441-443). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Packham DE (2005) Atomic force microscopy, HANDBOOK OF ADHESION, 2ND EDITION (pp. 50-52). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ () John Wiley & Sons, Ltd RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cope BC, Packham DE, Leggett G, Beech JC, Lowe GB, Briggs D, Brewis DM, Crocombe AD, Dixon DG, Van Ooij WJ , Parbhoo B et al () , Handbook of Adhesion (pp. 439-525). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd RIS download Bibtex download
  • Watts JF, Critchlow GW, Packham DE, Kneafsey B, Sherriff M, Shanahan MER, Cope BC, Pascoe MW, Sagar AJG, Allen KW , Dixon DG et al () , Handbook of Adhesion (pp. 1-58). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

  • Leggett GJ (2023) . 2023 IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC), 22 October 2023 - 25 October 2023. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kumar S, Mullin N, Cartron ML, Leggett GJ, Foster SJ, Hunter CN & Hobbs JK (2017) High-resolution Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) imaging of native biological membrane systems. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS, Vol. 46 (pp S368-S368) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Alswieleh A, Cheng N, Canton I, Ustbas B, Xue X, Ladmiral V, Xia S, Ducker RE, El Zubir O , Cartron ML et al (2014) Synthesis and nanometer-scale patterning of stimulus-responsive, biofouling-resistant zwitterionic poly(amino acid methacrylate) brushes. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 248 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Moxey M, El Zubir O, Johnson A, Dinachali SS, Saifullah MSM, Chong KSL & Leggett GJ (2014) Self-cleaning, reusable templates for protein nanopatterning fabricated by interferometric lithography and nanoimprinting. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 248 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ducker RE, El Zubir O, Wang L, Cartron ML, Mullin N, Cadby A, Hobbs J, Hunter CN & Leggett GJ (2014) Nanoscale positioning of multiple proteins by scanning near-field photolithography. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 248 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tsargorodska A, El Zubir O, Johnson A & Leggett GJ (2014) Fabrication of metal nanostructures over macroscopic areas by interferometric lithography of self-assembled monolayers. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 247 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett G (2012) Continuous wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy for environmental applications. Optical Instrumentation for Energy and Environmental Applications, E2 2012 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nikogeorgos N, Hunter CA & Leggett GJ (2012) Mechanics and thermodynamics of nanometre-scale molecular contacts. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 244 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ducker RE, Montague MT, Sun S & Leggett GJ (2007) . Nanoengineering: Fabrication, Properties, Optics, and Devices IV, Vol. 6645 (pp 64513-64513) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Chong KSL & Sun SQ (2004) Scanning near-field photolithography: A new tool for fabricating molecular nanostructures.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 227 (pp U875-U875) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Chong KSL, Sun S & Leggett GJ (2004) Scanning near-field photolithography: A new route to biological nanostructures. Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress (pp 1368) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hobbs JK, Winkel AK, McMaster TJ, Humphris ADL, Baker AA, Blakely S, Aissaoui M & Miles MJ (2001) Some recent developments in SPM of crystalline polymers. Macromolecular Symposia, Vol. 167(1) (pp 1-14) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Beake BD & Brewer NJ (2000) Scanning force microscopy of polyester: Surface structure and adhesive properties.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 220 (pp U282-U282) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ, Beake BD & Brewer NJ (2000) Scanning force microscopy of polyester: surface structure and adhesive properties. American Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 41(2) (pp 1435-1436) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ & Beake BD (1998) Development of surface morphology, local friction and adhesion in plasma-treated poly(ethylene terephthalate) films.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 216 (pp U178-U178) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leggett GJ & Beake BD (1998) Development of surface morphology, local friction and adhesion in plasma-treated poly(ethylene terephthalate) films. American Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 39(2) (pp 1228-1229) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ling JSG, Murray AJ & Leggett GJ (1997) Contact versus non-contact mode in the scanning force microscopy of plasma-treated poly(ethylene terephthalate) films.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 213 (pp 528-POLY) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Scotchford CA, Sim B, Hutt D, Leggett G & Downes S (1996) Surface energy effects on osteoblast attachment: A model system. Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials in conjunction with the International Biomaterials Symposium, Vol. 1 (pp 597) RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints

  • Petrenas R, Hawkins OA, Jones JF, Scott DA, Fletcher JM, Obst U, Lombardi L, Pirro F, Leggett GJ, Oliver TAA & Woolfson DN (2024) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Csanyi E, Hammond D, Bower B, Johnson E, Lishchuk A, Armes S, Dong Z & Leggett G (2024) , American Chemical Society (ACS). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Csanyi E, Hammond D, Bower B, Johnson E, Lishchuk A, Armes S, Dong Z & Leggett G (2024) , American Chemical Society (ACS). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Siles-Brugge O, Hunter C & Leggett G (2024) , American Chemical Society (ACS). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Siles-Brugge O, Hunter C & Leggett G (2023) , American Chemical Society (ACS). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Albanese KI, Petrenas R, Pirro F, Naudin EA, Borucu U, Dawson WM, Scott DA, Leggett GJ, Weiner OD, Oliver T & Woolfson D (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Csányi E, Liu Y, Rezaei SD, Lee HYL, Tjiptoharsono F, Mahfoud Z, Gorelik S, Zhao X, Lim LJ, Zhu D , Wu J et al (2023) , arXiv. RIS download Bibtex download
Teaching interests

Analytical Chemistry; Surface Chemistry.

Teaching activities

Undergraduate and postgraduate taught modules

  • Chemistry and the World Around Us (Level 1): Fuel
    The course examines how chemical principles may be used to make qualitative assessments of the efficiency of energy production, and explores the complexity of many issues facing society as it grapples with the problems of climate change and energy supply scarcity.
  • Solid Surfaces and Catalysis (Level 3)
    This course considers the nature of gas-solid interactions and their relationship to catalytic activity.
  • Nanochemistry (Level 4)
    This provides an overview of the role of chemistry in nanotechnology, and introduce students to major techniques for the fabrication and characterisation of nanostructured materials and devices.
  • Polymer Characterisation and Analysis (Postgraduate Level)
    This course explores the major instrumental methods for identifying polymers and determining characteristics including: polymer molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, stereochemistry, sequence distribution in copolymers, transition temperatures, and surface features.

Support Teaching:

  • Level 3 Literature Review

Laboratory Teaching:

  • Level 1 Physical Laboratories
  • Level 2 Physical Laboratories
  • Level 3 Research Project
  • Level 4 Research Project