Professor Michael James

Phone +61 (0)2 9717 9299
E-Mail  Michael.James@ansto.gov.au

Prof Michael James has BSc from the University of Sydney and a PhD in inorganic chemistry from the University of Cambridge. He is a Principal Research Scientist, manager of the chemistry laboratory and leader of the project to build a new PLATYPUS Time-of-Flight Reflectometer at the OPAL research reactor. Since joining ANSTO in 1995 he has worked in numerous areas of neutron scattering; predominantly relating to powder diffraction of magnetic materials and reflectometry of ultra-thin organic films. He has published more than 70 scientific papers in the areas of molecular thin-films, surface science, solid state-, polymer- and fullerene chemistry. Since 2007, Michael has  held a Professorial Visiting Fellowship at the University of New South Wales.

Selected Recent Papers 

M. James, M. L. Carter, Z. Zhang, Y. Zhang, K. S. Wallwork, M. Avdeev and E. R. Vance, Crystal chemistry and structures of (Ca,U) titanate pyrochlores , accepted for publication in J. Am. Ceram. Soc. (2010). (from ECHIDNA) 

C. Neto, M. James and A. M. Telford, "On the Composition of the Top Layer of Microphase Separated Thin PS-PEO Films", Macromolecules 42, 4801-4808 (2009). (from PLATYPUS)

 H. Cavaye, A. Smith, M. James, A. Nelson, P. Burn, I. Gentle, S.-C. Lo, and P. Meredith, "Solid-state dendrimer sensors: probing the diffusion of an explosive analogue using neutron reflectometry", Langmuir 25, 12800-12805 (2009). (from PLATYPUS)

W. Sriprom, M. James, S. Perrier, C. Neto, "Ordered Microphase Separation in Thin Films of PMMA-PBA Synthesized by RAFT: Effect of Polydispersity", Macromolecules 42, 3138-3146 (2009). (1st paper from PLATYPUS)

S. Ciampi, P. K. Eggers, G. Le Saux, M. James, J. B. Harper, and J. J. Gooding, Silicon (100) Electrodes Resistant to Oxidation in Aqueous Solutions: An Unexpected Benefit of Surface Acetylene Moieties, Langmuir, 25(4), 2530-2539 (2009).

A. Ng, S. Ciampi, M. James, J. B. Harper, and J. J. Gooding, Comparing the Reactivity of Alkynes and Alkenes on Silicon (100) Surfaces, Langmuir, 25(24), 13934-13941 (2009).

V. Luca, M. G. Blackford, K. S. Finnie, P. J. Evans, M. James, M. J. Lindsay, M. Skyllas-Kazacos, and P. R. F. Barnes, Sol-gel tungsten oxide/titanium oxide multilayer nanoheterostructured thin films: Structural and photoelectrochemical properties, J. Phys. Chem. C, 111(50), 18479-18492 (2007)

E.L.S. Wong, M. James, T.C. Chilcott and H.G.L. Coster, "Characterisation of Alkyl-Functionalised Si(111) using Reflectometry and AC Impedance Spectroscopy", Surface Science, 601, 5740 - 5743 (2007)

S. Ciampi, T. Boecking, K. A. Kilian, M. James, J. B. Harper, J. J. Gooding, "Functionalization of Acetylene-Terminated Monolayers on Si(100) Surfaces: A Click Chemistry Approach", Langmuir, 23 9320-9329 (2007).

M. James, M. Avdeev, P. Barnes, L. Morales, K. S Wallwork, R. L Withers, "Orthorhombic superstructures within the rare earth strontium-doped cobaltate perovskites: Ln1-xSrxCoO3- (Ln = Y3+, Dy3+ - Yb3+; 0.750 £ x £ 0.875)" Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 180(8), 2233-2247 (2007).

B. W. Muir, A. Nelson, A. Fairbrother, C. Fong, P. G Hartley, M. James and K. M McLean, "A comparative X-ray and neutron reflectometry study of reactive amine containing plasma polymer films", Plasma Processes and Polymers, 4, 433-444 (2007).

T. Boecking, E. L.S. Wong, M. James, J. S. Watson, C. L. Brown, T. C. Chilcott, K. D. Barrow, H. G. L. Coster, "Immobilization of dendrimers on Si-C linked carboxylic acid-terminated monolayers on silicon(111)", Thin Solid Films, 515, 1857-1863 (2006).

E. L. S. Wong, T. C. Chilcott, M. James and H. G. L. Coster, "Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy Characterisations of Alkyl-Functionalised Si(111)", Biophysical Reviews and Letters, 1, 301-307 (2006).

K. S. Wallwork, M. James and M. L. Carter, "The crystal chemistry, structure and properties of the synthetic carnotite-type mineral, Ba(UO2)(TiO4)", Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 433-442 (2006).

M. James, A. Nelson, A. Brule and J. C. Schulz, "Platypus: A time-of-flight neutron reflectometer at Australia's new research reactor", Journal of Neutron Research, 14, 91-108 (2006).

M. James, A. Tedesco, D. Cassidy, M. Colella and P. J. Smythe, "The Phase Diagram and Crystal Chemistry of Strontium-Doped Rare Earth Cobaltates: Ln2-xSrxCoO4+ (Ln = La - Dy)", J. Alloys and Compounds, 419, 201-207 (2006).

A. Nelson, B. W. Muir, J. Oldham, C. Fong, K. M. McLean, P. G. Hartley, S. K. Oiseth and M. James, "An X-ray and neutron reflectometry study of glow discharge plasma polymer films", Langmuir, 22, 453-458 (2006).

H. St.C. O'Neill, M. James, W. A. Dollase and S. A. T. Redfern, "Temperature dependence of the cation distribution in CuAl2O4 spinel", European Journal of Mineralogy, 17, 581-586 (2005).

M. James, T. Tedesco, D. J. Cassidy and R. L. Withers, "Oxygen Vacancy Ordering in Strontium Doped Rare Earth Cobaltate Perovskites Ln1-xSrxCoO3-.(Ln = La, Pr and Nd; x > 0.60)", Mat. Res. Bull., 40, 990-1000 (2005).

D. J. Goossens, K. F. Wilson and M. James, "Structure and magnetism in Ho1-xSrxCoO3-p" J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 66, 169-175 (2005).

T. Boecking, M. James, H. G.L. Coster, T. C. Chilcott and K. D. Barrow "Structural Characterization of Organic Multilayers Formed by Immobilization of Molecular Films on Functionalized Si-C Linked Monolayers on Silicon", Langmuir, 20, 9227-9235 (2004).

M. James, D. Cassidy, K. F. Wilson, J. Horvat and R. L. Withers, "Oxygen Vacancy Ordering and Magnetism in the Rare Earth Stabilised Perovskite Form of "SrCoO3-".", Solid State Sciences, 6(7), 655-662 (2004).

D. J. Goossens, K. F. Wilson, M. James, A. J. Studer and X. L. Wang, "Structural and magnetic properties of Y0.33Sr0.67CoO2.79" Phys. Rev. B, 69, 134411 (2004).

M. James, D. Cassidy, D. J. Goossens and R. L. Withers, "The Phase Diagram and Tetragonal Superstructures of the Rare Earth Cobaltate Phases Ln1-xSrxCoO3-p (Ln = La3+, Pr3+, Nd3+, Sm3+, Gd3+, Y3+, Ho3+, Dy3+, Er3+, Tm3+ and Yb3+)", J. Solid State Chem., 177, 1886-1895 (2004).

R. L. Withers, M. James and D. J. Goossens, "Atomic Ordering in the Doped Rare Earth Cobaltates Ln0.33Sr0.67CoO3- (Ln = Y3+, Ho3+ and Dy3+).", J. Solid State Chem., 174, 198-208 (2003).