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  1. Wnuk, J. D.; Gorham, J. M.; Rosenberg, S. G.; van Dorp, W. F.; Madey, T. E.; Hagen, C. W.; Fairbrother, D. H., Electron beam irradiation of dimethyl-(acetylacetonate) gold(III) adsorbed onto solid substrates. Journal of Applied Physics 2010, 107, (5), 054301/1-054301/11
  2. Chen, K. L.; Smith, B. A.; Ball, W. P.; Fairbrother, D. H., Assessing the colloidal properties of engineered nanoparticles in water: case studies from fullerene C60 nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes. Environ. Chem. 2010, 7, (1), 10-27.
  3. Cho, H.-H.; Wepasnick, K.; Smith, B. A.; Bangash, F. K.; Fairbrother, D. H.; Ball, W. P., Sorption of Aqueous Zn[II] and Cd[II] by Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes: The Relative Roles of Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups and Graphenic Carbon. Langmuir 2010, 26, (2), 967-981.
  4. Rhim, Y.-R.; Zhang, D.; Fairbrother, D. H.; Wepasnick, K. A.; Livi, K. J.; Bodnar, R. J.; Nagle, D. C., Changes in electrical and microstructural properties of microcrystalline cellulose as function of carbonization temperature. Carbon 2010, 48, (4), 1012-1024.
  5. Wepasnick, K. A.; Smith, B. A.; Bitter, J. L.; Fairbrother, D. H., Chemical and structural characterization of carbon nanotube surfaces. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2010, 396, (3), 1003-1014.
  6. Wnuk, J. D.; Gorham, J. M.; Rosenberg, S. G.; Madey, T. E.; Hagen, C. W.; Fairbrother, D. H., Atomic radical abatement of organic impurities from electron beam deposited metallic structures. J. Vac. Sci. Technol., B: Microelectron. Nanometer Struct.--Process., Meas., Phenom. 2010, 28, (3), 527-537.
  7. Liu, Y.; Watson, S. M.; Lee, T.; Gorham, J. M.; Katz, H. E.; Borchers, J. A.; Fairbrother, H. D.; Reich, D. H., Correlation between microstructure and magnetotransport in organic semiconductor spin-valve structures. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2009, 79, (7), 075312/1-075312/10.
  8. Rhim, Y.-R.; Zhang, D.; Rooney, M.; Nagle, D. C.; Fairbrother, D. H.; Herman, C.; Drewry, D. G., III, Changes in the thermophysical properties of microcrystalline cellulose as function of carbonization temperature. Carbon 2009, 48, (1), 31-40.
  9. Smith, B.; Wepasnick, K.; Schrote, K. E.; Bertele, A. R.; Ball, W. P.; O'Melia, C.; Fairbrother, D. H., Colloidal Properties of Aqueous Suspensions of Acid-Treated, Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2009, 43, (3), 819-825.
  10. Smith, B.; Wepasnick, K.; Schrote, K. E.; Cho, H.-H.; Ball, W. P.; Fairbrother, D. H., Influence of Surface Oxides on the Colloidal Stability of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes: A Structure-Property Relationship Langmuir 2009, 25, (17), 9767-9776.
  11. van Dorp, W. F.; Wnuk, J. D.; Gorham, J. M.; Fairbrother, D. H.; Madey, T. E.; Hagen, C. W., Electron induced dissociation of trimethyl(methylcyclopentadienyl)platinum(IV): Total cross section as a function of incident electron energy. Journal of Applied Physics 2009, 106, (7), 074903/1-074903/9.
  12. Wnuk, J. D.; Gorham, J. M.; Fairbrother, D. H., Growth and Microstruture of Nanoscale Amorphous Carbon Nitride Films Deposited by Electron Beam Irradiation of 1,2-Diaminopropane. J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113, (28), 12345-12354.
  13. Wnuk, J. D.; Gorham, J. M.; Rosenberg, S. G.; van Dorp, W. F.; Madey, T. E.; Hagen, C. W.; Fairbrother, D. H., Electron Induced Surface Reactions of the Organometallic Precursor Trimethyl(methylcyclopentadienyl)platinum(IV). Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2009, 113, (6), 2487-2496.
  14. Cho, H.; Smith, B. A.; Wnuk, J. D.; Fairbrother, D. H.; Ball, W. P. Influence of Surface Oxides on the Adsorption of Naphthalene onto Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes. Environ. Sci. Technol., 42, (8) 2899–2905. 2008.
  15. Fairbrother, D. H.; Smith, B. A.; Wnuk, J. D.; Wepasnick, K.; Ball, W. P.; Cho, H.; Bangash, F. K. Surface Oxides on Carbon Nonotubes (CNTs): Effects on CNT stability and Sorption Properties in Aquatic Environments. In Nanosciemce amd Nanotechnology: Environmental and Health Impacts.; Grassian, V. H.; John Wiley and Sons, Inc: New Jersey. 2008, 133-158.
  16. Gorham, J.; Stover, A.; Fairbrother, D. H. “Modification of Semifluorinated Silane Self-Assembled Monolayers by Atomic Hydrogen.” J. Phys. Chem. C., 2007, 111, 18663.
  17. Wnuk, J. D.; Gorham, J. M.; Smith, B. A.; Shin, M.; Fairbrother, D. H. Quantifying the flux and spatial distribution of atomic hydrogen generated by a thermal source using atomic force microscopy to measure the chemical erosion of highly ordered pyrolytic graphite. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, 25, 621-625. 2007.  
  18. Wang, D.-A.; Varghese, S.; Sharma, B.; Strehin, I.; Fermanian, S.; Gorham, J.; Fairbrother, D. H.; Cascio, B.; Elisseeff, J. H. Multifunctional chondroitin sulphate for cartilage tissue-biomaterial integration. Nature Materials, 6, 385-392. 2007.  
  19. Perry, C. C.; Faradzhev, N. S.; Madey, T. E.; Fairbrother, D. H. Electron Stimulated Reactions of Methyl Iodide Coadsorbed with Amporhous Solid Water. J. Chem. Phys., 126, 204701-204714. 2007.  
  20. Langley, L. A.; Fairbrother, D. H. Effect of Wet Chemical Treatments on the Distribution of Surface Oxides on Carbonaceous Materials. Carbon, 45, 47-54. 2007.  
  21. Gorham, J.; Wnuk, J.; Shin, M.; Fairbrother, D. H. Adsorption of Natural Organic Matter onto Carbonaceous Surfaces: an Atomic Force Microscopy Study. Environ. Sci. Technol., 41, 1238-1244. 2007.  
  22. Gorham, J.; Smith, B.; Fairbrother, D. H. Modification of Alkanethiolate Self Assembled Monolayers by Atomic Hydrogen: Influence of Alkyl Chain Length. J. Phys. Chem. B., 111, 374. 2007.  
  23. Langley, L. A.; Villanueva, D.; Fairbrother, D. H. Quantification of Surface Oxides on Carbonaceous Materials. Chem. Mater., 18, 169-178. 2006.  
  24. Cwiertney, D. M.; Bransfield, S. J.; Livi, K. J. T.; Fairbrother, D. H.; Roberts, A. L. Exploring the Influence of Granular Iron Metal Additives on 1,1,1-Trichloroethane Reductive Dehalogenation. Environ. Sci. Technol., 40, 6837. 2006.  
  25. Bransfield, S.; Cwiertney, D.; Roberts, A. L.; Fairbrother, D. H. Surface Characterization of Cu/Fe Bimetallic Reductants: The Influence of Cu Loading on 1,1,1-Trichloroethane Reduction. Eviron. Sci. Technol., 40, 1485-1490. 2006.  
  26. Vandencasteele, N.; Fairbrother, H.; Reniers, F. Selected Effect of the Ions and the Neutrals in the Plasma Treatment of PTFE Surfaces. An OES-AFM-Contact Angle and XPS Study. Plasma Processes Polym., 2, 493-500. 2005.  
  27. Gorham, J.; Torres, J.; Wolfe, G. M.; d'Agostino, A.; Fairbrother, D. H. Surface Reactions of Molecular and Atomic Oxygen with Carbon Phosphide Films. J. Phys. Chem., 109, 20379-20386. 2005.  
  28. Wagner, A. J.; Wolfe, G. M.; Fairbrother, D. H. Reaction of Atomic Oxygen with Semi-fluorinated and n-Alkanethiolate Self-Assembled Monolayers. J. Chem. Phys., 120, 3799-3810. 2004.  
  29. Perry, C. C.; Faradzhev, N. S.; Fairbrother, D. H.; Madey, T. E. Electron stimulated reactions of halogenated compounds in condensed phases: Effects of solvent matrices on reaction dynamics and kinetics. Int. Rev. Phys. Chem., 23, 289-340. 2004.  
  30. Grenier, A. C.; McGuire, M. M.; Fairbrother, D. H.; Roberts, A. L. Treatment of Vapor-Phase Organohalides with Zero-Valent Iron and Ni/Fe Reductants. Environ. Eng. Sci., 21, 421-435. 2004.  
  31. Faradzhev, N. S.; Perry, C. C.; Kusmierek, D. O.; Fairbrother, D. H.; Madey, T. E. Kinetics of electron-induced decomposition of CF2Cl2 co-adsorbed with water(ice): A comparison with CCl4. J. Chem. Phys., 121, 8547-8561. 2004.  
  32. Wagner, A. J.; Wolfe, G. M.; Fairbrother, D. H. Reactivity of Vapor Deposited Metal Atoms with Nitrogen-containing Polymers and Organic Surfaces Studied by in situ XPS. Appl. Surf. Sci., 219, 317-328. 2003.  
  33. Wagner, A. J.; Pitzko, J. M.; Heerden, D. V.; Fairbrother, D. H.; Weihs, T. P. Investigating the Reaction Path and Growth Kinetics in CuO(x)/Al Multilayer Foils. J. Appl. Phys., 94, 2923-2929. 2003.  
  34. Wagner, A. J.; Fairbrother, D. H.; Weihs, T. P. Sputter-deposition and characterization of paramelaconite. J. Mater. Res., 18, 1535-1542. 2003.  
  35. Wagner, A. J.; Fairbrother, D. H.; Reniers, F. A Comparison of PE Surfaces Modified by Plasma Generated Neutral Nitrogen Species and Nitrogen Ions. Plasmas Polym., 8, 119-134. 2003.  
  36. Torres, J. W.; Perry, C. C.; Fairbrother, D. H. Interaction of Chlorine Radicals with Polyethylene and Hydrocarbon Thin Films under Vacuum Conditions - A Comparison with Atomic Oxygen Reactivity. Surf. Sci., 543, 75-86. 2003.  
  37. Torres, J.; Perry, C. C.; Bransfield, S. J.; Fairbrother, D. H. Low-Temperature Oxidation of Nitrided Iron Surfaces. J. Phys. Chem., 107, 5558-5567. 2003.  
  38. Perry, C. C.; Wolfe, G. M.; Wagner, A. J.; Torres, J.; Faradzhev, N. S.; Madey, T. E.; Fairbrother, D. H. Chemical Reactions in CF2Cl2/Water (Ice) Films Induced by X-ray Radiation. J. Phys. Chem., 107, 12740-12751. 2003.  
  39. McGuire, M. M.; Kohn, T.; Carlson, D. L.; Langley, L.; Roberts, A. L.; Fairbrother, D. H. Applications of Surface Analysis in the Environmental Sciences: Dehalogenation of Chlorocarbons with Zero-Valent Iron and Iron-Containing Mineral Surfaces. Anal. Chim. Acta, 496, 301-313. 2003.  
  40. Kohn, T.; Kane, S. R.; Fairbrother, D. H.; Roberts, A. L. Investigation of the Inhibitory Effect of Silica on the Degradation of 1,1,1-Trichloroethane by Granular Iron. Environ. Sci. Technol., 37, 5806-5812. 2003.  
  41. Carlson, D. L.; McGuire, M. M.; Roberts, A. L.; Fairbrother, D. H. Influence of Surface Composition on the Kinetics of Alachlor Reduction by Iron Pyrite. Environ. Sci. Technol., 37, 2394-2399. 2003.  
  42. Wagner, A. J.; Vecitis, C.; Wolfe, G. M.; Perry, C. C.; Fairbrother, D. H. Effect of chemical composition on the neutral reaction products produced during electron beam irradiation of carbon tetrachloride/water (ice) film. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 4, 3806-3813. 2002.  
  43. Wagner, A. J.; Vecitis, C.; Fairbrother, D. H. Electron-Stimulated Chemical Reactions in Carbon Tetrachloride/Water (Ice) Films. J. Phys. Chem. B, 106, 4432-4440. 2002.
  44. Wagner, A. J.; Carlo, S. R.; Vaught, A. L.; Fairbrother, D. H. Effect of x-ray irradiation on the chemical and physical properties of a semifluorinated self-assembled monolayer. Langmuir, 18, 1542-1549. 2002.  
  45. Torres, J.; Perry, C. C.; Bransfield, S. J.; Fairbrother, D. H. Radical Reactions with Organic Thin Films: Chemical Interaction of Atomic Oxygen with an X-ray Modified Self-Assembled Monolayer. J. Phys. Chem., 106, 6265-6272. 2002.  
  46. Perry, C. C.; Wagner, A. J.; Fairbrother, D. H. Electron stimulated C-F bond breaking kinetics in fluorine-containing organic thin films. Chem. Phys., 280, 111-118. 2002.  
  47. Perry, C. C.; Torres, J.; Carlo, S. R.; Fairbrother, D. H. Reactivity of Cu with poly(tetrafluoroethylene) and poly(vinyl chloride): Effect of pre- and post-metallization modification on the metal/polymer interface. J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A, 20, 1690-1698. 2002. 
  48. Han, K.; Fairbrother, D. H. Surface nitridation of nickel using hydrazoic acid (HN3) and nitrogen ion implantation. Appl. Surf. Sci., 195, 229-235. 2002.  
  49. Carlo, S. R.; Perry, C. C.; Torres, J.; Wagner, A. J.; Vecitis, C.; Fairbrother, D. H. Surface reactions of vapor deposited Ti atoms with halogen and nitrogen containing polymers studied using in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. Appl. Surf. Sci., 195, 93-106. 2002.  
  50. Carlo, S. R.; Perry, C. C.; Torres, J.; Fairbrother, D. H. Metallization of poly(vinylchloride) by Fe, Ni, Cu, Ag, and Au. J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A, 20, 350-355. 2002.  
  51. Carlo, S. R.; Torres, J.; Fairbrother, D. H. Thermal and Electron-Induced Reactions of Hydrazoic Acid (HN3) Adsorbed on Gold and Ice. J. Phys. Chem. B, 105, 6148-6157. 2001.  
  52. Wagner, A. J.; Han, K.; Vaught, A. L.; Fairbrother, D. H. X-ray Induced Modification of Semifluorinated Organic Thin Films. J. Phys. Chem., 104, 3291-3297. 2000.  
  53. Carlo, S. R.; Wagner, A. J.; Fairbrother, D. H. Iron metalization of fluorinated organic films: a combined x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy study. J. Phys. Chem., 104, 6633-6641. 2000.  
  54. Fairbrother, D. H.; Wu, S.; Lipkowski, J. On the electrochemical adsorption of KBr on gold (100); a LEED-Auger study. Surf. Sci., 433-435, 12-16. 1999.