Gregory Metha

Research Interests

Analytical Chemistry Atomic and Molecular Physics Catalysis and Mechanisms of Reactions Chemical Characterisation of Materials Chemical Physics Chemical Sciences Chemical Thermodynamics and Energetics Energy Nanomaterials Nanoscale Characterisation Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Physical Chemistry Physical Chemistry of Materials Radiation and Matter Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

Prof Gregory Metha

Professor

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

College of Sciences

Greg Metha is a Professor of Chemistry and Acting Director of the Centre for Energy Technology (CET) at the University of Adelaide. He established and convenes the international Hydrogen Production Technology (HyPT) series of forums running since 2019. He is also the Australian Director of the NSF-CSIRO Global Center for Hydrogen Production, a sub-task leader for the IEA Hydrogen Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) Task 45: Renewable Hydrogen Technology, and Australian lead for the Mission Innovation Sunlight-to-X Innovation Platform. His research uses light sources from lasers to synchrotrons, across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, investigating a range of molecular phenomena to discover new molecules and explore their properties. He heads the Metal Cluster Laboratory which focuses on the exploration of the physical and chemical properties of sub-nanometre sized metallic particles underpinned by advanced computational modelling, the advancement of novel catalysts based on metal clusters, and building novel apparatus and instrumentation including pioneering work developing photocatalytic reactors that operate under concentrated radiation. His most recent work involves using light to produce chemical fuels directly from sunlight such as hydrogen from water-splitting, and hydrocarbons from CO2 reduction.Greg also enjoys teaching into a wide range of Chemistry courses and runs an active and happy research group.

My research interests can be summarised as follows:

  • Development of photocatalytic reactor technologies. 
  • Exploration of photocatalytic activity of metal clusters on oxide surfaces using atomically-accurate modelling of metal clusters and their interaction with surfaces.
  • Development of sensitive surface methods for the physical and chemical characterisation of chemically-synthesised, atomically-precise clusters on oxide surfaces.
  • Far Infra-red spectroscopy of metal clusters using synchrotron radiation (at the Australian Synchrotron) to identify key vibrational features that characterises cluster structure.
  • Experimental and computational study of the structure and reactivity of metal clusters in the gas phase to benchmark computational approaches to prototypical metal cluster/surface systems.
  • Reaction investigations of metal-carbide clusters as potential replacement catalysts.

 

 

Date Position Institution name
2015 - ongoing Professor University of Adelaide
2010 - 2018 Head of Chemistry University of Adelaide

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2015 Fellowship Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), 2015 Royal Australian Chemical Institute Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
Monash University Australia PhD
Monash University Australia BSc(Hons)

Year Citation
2026 Kalyan, R., Small, T. D., Metha, G. F., Hamza, M. A., O'Dea, T. J., Shen, Y., & Shearer, C. J. (2026). Photocatalytic Water Splitting on the Lunar Surface: Prospects for In Situ Resource Utilization. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 12 pages.
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2026 Metha, G. F., Holford, S. P., Shearer, C., Saw, W., Sun, Z., & Nathan, G. J. (2026). A comparison of current and emerging net-zero hydrogen production technologies: a perspective drawn from the international HyPT forum. Frontiers in Energy Research, 14.
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2026 Alotabi, A. S., Adnan, R. H., Almutairi, A. M., Kawawaki, T., Negishi, Y., Metha, G. F., . . . Andersson, G. G. (2026). A Comprehensive Review of the Role of Overlayers in Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting and Related Reactions.. Chemical reviews, 126(5), 2801-2845.
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2025 Small, T. D., Hamza, M. A., Shen, Y., Shearer, C. J., & Metha, G. F. (2025). Systematic investigation of ABO₃ perovskite synthesis to generalise a La and Rh co-doping strategy for visible light photocatalysis†. Nanoscale Advances, 7(14), 4313-4324.
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2025 Hamza, M. A., Metha, G. F., & Shearer, C. J. (2025). Recent advances and future directions of CdIn₂S₄-based photocatalysts: properties, synthesis, and modifications for energy and environmental applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13(27), 21292-21351.
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2025 Smith, M., Li, W., Metha, G. F., Hisatomi, T., Domen, K., & Andersson, G. G. (2025). Detailed study of defect layer at the surface of BaTaO2N: a potential candidate for visible light photocatalytic water splitting. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 207, 112982.
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2024 Dolan, A., Pan, X., Griffith, M. J., Sharma, A., de la Perrelle, J. M., Baran, D., . . . Andersson, M. R. (2024). Enhanced Photocatalytic and Photovoltaic Performance Arising from Unconventionally Low Donor-Y6 Ratios. Advanced Materials, 36(15), 2309672-1-2309672-17.
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2024 Madridejos, J. M. L., Alvino, J. F., Lu, Y., Golovko, V. B., & Metha, G. F. (2024). Revisiting ultrasmall phosphine-stabilized rhodium-doped gold clusters AunRh (n = 5, 6, 7, 8): geometric, electronic, and vibrational properties.. Phys Chem Chem Phys, 26(6), 5289-5295.
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2024 Leung, M. H. M., Addicoat, M. A., Lincoln, S. F., Metha, G. F., & Kee, T. W. (2024). Time-resolved keto-enol tautomerization of the medicinal pigment curcumin. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 26(20), 14970-14979.
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2024 Hamza, M. A., Evans, J. D., Andersson, G. G., Metha, G. F., & Shearer, C. J. (2024). Ultrathin Ru-CdIn₂S₄ nanosheets for simultaneous photocatalytic green hydrogen production and selective oxidation of furfuryl alcohol to furfural. Chemical Engineering Journal, 493, 152603-1-152603-12.
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2024 Abd Rahim, I. H., Lee, X. Y., Alotabi, A. S., Osborn, D. J., Adhikari, S. G., Andersson, G. G., . . . Adnan, R. H. (2024). Photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production over photocatalysts prepared by phosphine-protected Au<sub>101</sub> nanoparticles on WO<sub>3</sub>. Catalysis Science &amp; Technology, 14(14), 3909-3923.
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2024 Howard-Fabretto, L., Gorey, T. J., Li, G., Osborn, D. J., Tesana, S., Metha, G. F., . . . Andersson, G. G. (2024). The interaction of size-selected Ru<inf>3</inf> clusters with TiO<inf>2</inf>: depth-profiling of encapsulated clusters. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 26(26), 19117-19129.
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2024 Krishnan, G., O’Donnell, S., Broughton, R., Jones, J. L., Osborn, D. J., Small, T. D., . . . Andersson, G. G. (2024). Chemical and Valence Electron Structure of the Core and Shell of Sn(II)-Perovskite Oxide Nanoshells. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 128(41), 17387-17398.
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2024 Krishnan, G., O'Donnell, S., Broughton, R., Alotabi, A. S., Jones, J. L., Osborn, D. J., . . . Andersson, G. G. (2024). Chemical and Valence Electron Structure of Core and Shell of Sn(II)-Perovskite Oxide Nanoshells (vol 128, pg 17387, 2024). JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 128(45), 1 page.
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2024 Shingyouchi, Y., Ogami, M., Biswas, S., Tanaka, T., Kamiyama, M., Ikeda, K., . . . Negishi, Y. (2024). Ligand-Dependent Intracluster Interactions in Electrochemical CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; Reduction Using Cu&lt;sub&gt;14&lt;/sub&gt; Nanoclusters.. Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 21(16), e2409910.
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2024 Madbak, E., Osborn, D. J., Small, T., Ishwara, T., Schmidt, T. W., Domen, K., & Metha, G. F. (2024). Utilising triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion for overall photocatalytic water splitting. Chemical Communications, 61(1), 4 pages.
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2023 Alotabi, A. S., Small, T. D., Yin, Y., Osborn, D. J., Ozaki, S., Kataoka, Y., . . . Andersson, G. G. (2023). Reduction and Diffusion of Cr-Oxide Layers into P25, BaLa4Ti4O15, and Al:SrTiO3 Particles upon High-Temperature Annealing.. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces, 15(11), 14990-15003.
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2023 Kawawaki, T., Mitomi, Y., Nishi, N., Kurosaki, R., Oiwa, K., Tanaka, T., . . . Negishi, Y. (2023). Pt17 nanocluster electrocatalysts: preparation and origin of high oxygen reduction reaction activity.. Nanoscale, 15(16), 7272-7279.
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2023 Yazaki, D., Kawawaki, T., Hirayama, D., Kawachi, M., Kato, K., Oguchi, S., . . . Negishi, Y. (2023). Carbon Nitride Loaded with an Ultrafine, Monodisperse, Metallic Platinum-Cluster Cocatalyst for the Photocatalytic Hydrogen-Evolution Reaction.. Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 19(34), 12 pages.
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2022 Adnan, R. H., Madridejos, J. M. L., Alotabi, A. S., Metha, G. F., & Andersson, G. G. (2022). A Review of State of the Art in Phosphine Ligated Gold Clusters and Application in Catalysis.. Adv Sci (Weinh), 9(15), 48 pages.
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2022 Alotabi, A. S., Osborn, D. J., Ozaki, S., Kataoka, Y., Negishi, Y., Tesana, S., . . . Andersson, G. G. (2022). Suppression of phosphine-protected Au<sub>9</sub> cluster agglomeration on SrTiO<sub>3</sub> particles using a chromium hydroxide layer. Materials Advances, 3(8), 3620-3630.
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2022 Mousavi, H., Sharma, S. K., Golovko, V., Shearer, C. J., & Metha, G. F. (2022). Methanol Tolerant Oxygen Reduction Reaction electrocatalysis using Size-Specific Triphenylphosphine-Ligated Gold Nanoclusters. ChemNanoMat, 8(7), 1-9.
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2022 Dolan, A., de la Perrelle, J. M., Small, T. D., Milsom, E. R., Metha, G. F., Pan, X., . . . Kee, T. W. (2022). Surfactant Effects on Hydrogen Evolution by Small-Molecule Nonfullerene Acceptor Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5(9), 12154-12164.
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2022 De La Perrelle, J. M., Dolan, A., Milsom, E. R., Small, T. D., Metha, G. F., Pan, X., . . . Kee, T. W. (2022). Red-Light-Mediated Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Hole Transfer from Non-Fullerene Acceptor Y6. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126(34), 14518-14528.
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2022 Alotabi, A. S., Yin, Y., Redaa, A., Tesana, S., Metha, G. F., & Andersson, G. G. (2022). Effect of TiO2 Film Thickness on the Stability of Au9 Clusters with a CrOx Layer. Nanomaterials, 12(18), 3218.
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2022 O'Donnell, S., Osborn, D. J., Krishnan, G., Block, T., Koldemir, A., Small, T. D., . . . Maggard, P. A. (2022). Prediction and Kinetic Stabilization of Sn(II)-Perovskite Oxide Nanoshells. Chemistry of Materials, 34(17), 8054-8064.
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2022 Mousavi, H., Small, T. D., Sharma, S. K., Golovko, V. B., Shearer, C. J., & Metha, G. F. (2022). Graphene Bridge for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution with Gold Nanocluster Co-Catalysts. Nanomaterials, 12(20), 3638-1-3638-13.
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2021 Madridejos, J., Harada, T., Falcinella, A., Small, T., Golovko, V. B., Andersson, G. G., . . . Kee, T. W. (2021). Optical properties of the atomically precise C₄ core [Au₉(PPh₃)₈]³⁺ cluster probed by transient absorption spectroscopy and time-dependent density functional theory. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125(3), 2033-2044.
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2021 Alotabi, A. S., Gibson, C. T., Metha, G. F., & Andersson, G. G. (2021). Investigation of the Diffusion of Cr2O3 into Different Phases of TiO2 upon Annealing. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 4(1), 322-330.
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2021 Mousavi, H., Yin, Y., Howard-Fabretto, L., Sharma, S. K., Golovko, V., Andersson, G. G., . . . Metha, G. F. (2021). Au₁₀₁–rGO nanocomposite: immobilization of phosphine-protected gold nanoclusters on reduced graphene oxide without aggregation. Nanoscale Advances, 3(5), 1422-1430.
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2021 Markwell-Heys, A. W., Schneider, M. L., Madridejos, J. M. L., Metha, G. F., & Bloch, W. M. (2021). Self-sorting of porous Cu₄L₂L′₂ metal–organic cages composed of isomerisable ligands. Chemical Communications, 57(23), 2915-2918.
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2021 Howard-Fabretto, L., Gorey, T. J., Li, G., Tesana, S., Metha, G. F., Anderson, S. L., & Andersson, G. G. (2021). The interaction of size-selected Ru3 clusters with RF-deposited TiO2: probing Ru–CO binding sites with CO-temperature programmed desorption. Nanoscale Advances, 3(12), 3537-3553.
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2021 Kawawaki, T., Kataoka, Y., Hirata, M., Akinaga, Y., Takahata, R., Wakamatsu, K., . . . Negishi, Y. (2021). Creation of High-Performance Heterogeneous Photocatalysts by Controlling Ligand Desorption and Particle Size of Gold Nanocluster.. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 60(39), 21340-21350.
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2021 Kawawaki, T., Shimizu, N., Funai, K., Mitomi, Y., Hossain, S., Kikkawa, S., . . . Negishi, Y. (2021). Simple and high-yield preparation of carbon-black-supported similar to 1 nm platinum nanoclusters and their oxygen reduction reactivity. Nanoscale, 13(35), 14679-14687.
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2021 Alotabi, A. S., Yin, Y., Redaa, A., Tesana, S., Metha, G. F., & Andersson, G. G. (2021). Cr₂O₃ layer inhibits agglomeration of phosphine-protected Au₉ clusters on TiO₂ films. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 155(16), 164702-1-164702-10.
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2021 Mousavi, H., Yin, Y., Sharma, S. K., Gibson, C. T., Golovko, V., Andersson, G. G., . . . Metha, G. F. (2021). Factors influencing catalytic activity of size-specific triphenylphosphine-ligated gold nanoclusters in the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126(1), 246-260.
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2020 Hardy, R. A., Karayilan, A. M., & Metha, G. F. (2020). Utilizing Photoionization Efficiency Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory to Investigate Charge Transfer Interactions in AuCe<inf>3</inf>O<inf>n</inf> Clusters. The journal of physical chemistry. A, 124(28), 5812-5823.
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2020 Shearer, C. J., Hisatomi, T., Domen, K., & Metha, G. F. (2020). Gas phase photocatalytic water splitting of moisture in ambient air: toward reagent-free hydrogen production. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 401(112757), 1-7.
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2020 Kurashige, W., Mori, Y., Ozaki, S., Kawachi, M., Hossain, S., Kawawaki, T., . . . Negishi, Y. (2020). Activation of Water-Splitting Photocatalysts by Loading with Ultrafine Rh–Cr Mixed-Oxide Cocatalyst Nanoparticles. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 59(18), 7076-7082.
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2020 Vuong, V. Q., Madridejos, J. M. L., Aradi, B., Sumpter, B. G., Metha, G. F., & Irle, S. (2020). Density-functional tight-binding for phosphine-stabilized nanoscale gold clusters. Chemical Science, 11(48), 13113-13128.
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2020 Daughtry, J., Andersson, G. G., Metha, G. F., Tesana, S., & Nakayama, T. (2020). Sub-monolayer Au<inf>9</inf>cluster formation: Via pulsed nozzle cluster deposition. Nanoscale Advances, 2(9), 4051-4061.
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2020 Karayilan, A. M., & Metha, G. F. (2020). Investigating Pt atom addition to gas phase Ce₂O(n) clusters using photoionization efficiency spectroscopy and density functional theory. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124(49), 26897-26907.
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2019 Krishnan, G., Eom, N., Kirk, R. M., Golovko, V. B., Metha, G. F., & Andersson, G. G. (2019). Investigation of phosphine ligand protected Au₁₃ clusters on defect rich titania. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123(11), 6642-6649.
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2019 Stark, K. A. S., Alvino, J. F., Kirkbride, K. P., Sumby, C. J., Metha, G. F., Lenehan, C. E., . . . Prior, C. (2019). Crystal structure, sensitiveness and theoretical explosive performance of xylitol pentanitrate (XPN). Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 44(5), 541-549.
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2019 Burgos, J. C., Mejía, S. M., & Metha, G. F. (2019). Effect of Charge and Phosphine Ligands on the Electronic Structure of the Au8 Cluster. ACS Omega, 4(5), 9169-9180.
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2019 Hardy, R. A., Karayilan, A. M., & Metha, G. F. (2019). Investigating Charge Transfer Interactions in AuCe2On Clusters Using Photoionization Efficiency Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory.. The journal of physical chemistry. A, 123(46), 10158-10168.
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2018 Tesana, S., Metha, G. F., Andersson, G. G., Ridings, C., & Golovko, V. (2018). Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye using catalyst based on the gold-containing clusters supported on TiO₂. International Journal of Nanotechnology, 15(8-10), 669-675.
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2018 Sharma, A., Andersson, G., Rivnay, J., Alvino, J. F., Metha, G. F., Andersson, M. R., . . . Fabretto, M. (2018). Insights into the Oxidant/Polymer Interfacial Growth of Vapor Phase Polymerized PEDOT Thin Films. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 5(18), 8 pages.
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2018 Shearer, C., Alvino, J., Batmunkh, M., & Metha, G. F. (2018). Pt Nanocluster Co-Catalysts for Photocatalytic Water Splitting. C Journal of Carbon Research, 4(4), 64-1-64-12.
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2018 Shearer, C., Alvino, J. F., Batmunkh, M., & Metha, G. (2018). Pt Nanocluster Co-Catalysts for Photocatalytic Water Splitting.
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2017 Burgun, A., Coghlan, C., Huang, D., Chen, W., Horike, S., Kitagawa, S., . . . Doonan, C. (2017). Mapping-out catalytic processes in a metal-organic framework with single-crystal X-ray crystallography. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 56(29), 8412-8416.
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2017 Alvino, J., Bennett, T., Kler, R., Hudson, R., Aupoil, J., Nann, T., . . . Metha, G. (2017). Apparatus for the investigation of high-temperature, high-pressure gas-phase heterogeneous catalytic and photo-catalytic materials. Review of Scientific Instruments, 88(5), 7 pages.
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2017 Al Qahtani, H., Metha, G., Walsh, R., Golovko, V., Andersson, G., & Nakayama, T. (2017). Aggregation behavior of ligand-protected Au₉ clusters on sputtered atomic layer deposition TiO₂. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121(20), 10781-10789.
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2017 Krishnan, G., Al Qahtani, H., Li, J., Yin, Y., Eom, N., Golovko, V., . . . Andersson, G. (2017). Investigation of ligand-stabilized gold clusters on defect-rich titania. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121(50), 28007-28016.
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2016 Sharma, A., George, Z., Bennett, T., Lewis, D., Metha, G., Andersson, G., & Andersson, M. (2016). Stability of Polymer Interlayer Modified ITO Electrodes for Organic Solar Cells. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 69(7), 735-740.
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2016 Hudson, R., Falcinella, A., & Metha, G. (2016). Molecular geometries and relative stabilities of titanium oxide and gold-titanium oxide clusters. Chemical Physics, 477, 8-18.
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2016 Visser, B., Addicoat, M., Gascooke, J., Lawrance, W., & Metha, G. (2016). First spectroscopic observation of gold(i) butadiynylide: Photodetachment velocity map imaging of the AuC₄H anion. Journal of Chemical Physics, 145(4), 044320-1-044320-8.
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2016 White, R., Bennett, T., Golovko, V., Andersson, G. G., & Metha, G. F. (2016). A systematic density functional theory study of the complete de-ligation of Ru₃(CO)₁₂. ChemistrySelect, 1(6), 1163-1167.
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2016 Al Qahtani, H., Higuchi, R., Sasaki, T., Alvino, J., Metha, G., Golovko, V., . . . Nakayama, T. (2016). Grouping and aggregation of ligand protected Au₉ clusters on TiO₂ nanosheets. RSC Advances, 6(112), 110765-110774.
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2016 Al Qahtani, H., Kimoto, K., Bennett, T., Alvino, J., Andersson, G., Metha, G., . . . Nakayama, T. (2016). Atomically resolved structure of ligand-protected Au₉ clusters on TiO₂ nanosheets using aberration-corrected STEM. Journal of Chemical Physics, 144(11), 114703-1-114703-6.
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2015 Williamson, N., Huang, D., Bell, S., & Metha, G. (2015). Guided inquiry learning in an introductory chemistry course. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 23(6), 34-51.
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2015 Miyajima, K., Sobhan, M., Hardy, R., Metha, G., & Mafuné, F. (2015). Structural rearrangement in gas phase niobium carbide clusters, Nb<inf>n</inf>C<inf>3</inf> and Nb<inf>n</inf>C<inf>6</inf>. Chemical Physics Letters, 634, 261-265.
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2015 Bennett, T., Falcinella, A., White, R., Adnan, R., Golovko, V., Andersson, G., & Metha, G. (2015). The effect of counter ions on the far-infrared spectra of tris(triphenylphosphinegold)oxonium dimer salts. RSC Advances, 5(91), 74499-74505.
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2015 Alshehri, N., Bennett, T., Metha, G., & Andersson, G. (2015). Transfer of Ordered Phospholipid Films onto Solid Substrates from a Drained Foam Film. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(39), 22496-22503.
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2015 Ruzicka, J., Abu Bakar, F., Hoeck, C., Adnan, R., Mcnicoll, C., Kemmitt, T., . . . Golovko, V. (2015). Toward control of gold cluster aggregation on TiO₂ via surface treatments. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(43), 24465-24474.
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2015 Adnan, R., Andersson, G., Polson, M., Metha, G., & Golovko, V. (2015). Factors influencing the catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol using supported phosphine-capped gold nanoparticles. Catalysis Science and Technology, 5(2), 1323-1333.
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2015 Visser, B., Addicoat, M., Gascooke, J., Zhang, X., Bowen, K., Lawrance, W., & Metha, G. (2015). Photodetachment velocity map imaging of the 1A′ ← 2A′ transition in the AuOH anion. Chemical Physics Letters, 625, 164-167.
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2015 Bennett, T., Adnan, R., Alvino, J., Kler, R., Golovko, V., Metha, G., & Andersson, G. (2015). Effect of gold nanoclusters on the production of Ti³⁺ defect sites in titanium dioxide nanoparticles under ultraviolet and soft X‑ray radiation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(20), 11171-11177.
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2015 Slotte, M., Metha, G., & Zevenhoven, R. (2015). Life cycle indicator comparison of copper, silver, zinc and aluminum nanoparticle production through electric arc evaporation or chemical reduction. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 6(3), 233-243.
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2015 Nagata, T., Miyajima, K., Hardy, R., Metha, G., & Mafuné, F. (2015). Reactivity of oxygen deficient cerium oxide clusters with small gaseous molecules. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 119(22), 5545-5552.
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2014 Andersson, G., Golovko, V., Alvino, J., Bennett, T., Wrede, O., Mejia, S., . . . Metha, G. (2014). Phosphine-stabilised Au₉ clusters interacting with titania and silica surfaces: the first evidence for the density of states signature of the support-immobilised cluster. Journal of Chemical Physics, 141(1), 014702-1-014702-12.
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2014 Bennett, T., Adnan, R., Alvino, J., Golovko, V., Andersson, G., & Metha, G. (2014). Identification of the vibrational modes in the far-infrared spectra of ruthenium carbonyl clusters and the effect of gold substitution. Inorganic Chemistry, 53(9), 4340-4349.
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2013 Williamson, N., Metha, G., Willison, J., & Pyke, S. (2013). Development of POGIL-Style classroom activities for an introductory chemistry course. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 21(5), 27-41.
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2013 Alvino, J., Bennett, T., Anderson, D., Donoeva, B., Ovoshchnikov, D., Adnan, R., . . . Metha, G. (2013). Far-infrared absorption spectra of synthetically-prepared, ligated metal clusters with Au₆, Au₈, Au₉ and Au₆Pd metal cores. RSC Advances, 3(44), 22140-22149.
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2013 Fong, Y., Gascooke, J., Visser, B., Harris, H., Cowie, B., Thomsen, L., . . . Buntine, M. (2013). Influence of cationic surfactants on the formation and surface oxidation states of gold nanoparticles produced via laser ablation. Langmuir, 29(40), 12452-12462.
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2013 Anderson, D., Adnan, R., Alvino, J., Shipper, O., Donoeva, B., Ruzicka, J., . . . Andersson, G. (2013). Chemically synthesised atomically precise gold clusters deposited and activated on titania. Part II. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15(35), 14806-14813.
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2013 Visser, B., Addicoat, M., Gascooke, J., Lawrance, W., & Metha, G. (2013). Spectroscopic observation of gold-dicarbide: Photodetachment and velocity map imaging of the AuC2 anion. Journal of Chemical Physics, 138(17), 1-10.
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2013 Anderson, D., Alvino, J., Gentleman, A., Al Qahtani, H., Thomsen, L., Polson, M., . . . Andersson, G. (2013). Chemically-synthesised, atomically-precise gold clusters deposited and activated on titania. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15(11), 3917-3929.
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2012 Bowie, J., Bruce, M., Buntine, M., Gentleman, A., Graham, D., Low, P., . . . White, A. (2012). Facile decarboxylation of propiolic acid on a ruthenium center and related chemistry. Organometallics, 31(15), 5262-5273.
DOI Scopus15 WoS14
2012 Addicoat, M., Lim, K., & Metha, G. (2012). Reactions of Nb₂ and Nb₃ with CO, D₂, N₂, and O₂: Reconciling experimental kinetics with density functional theory-calculated reaction profiles. Journal of Chemical Physics, 137(3), 1-10.
DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC3
2012 Medwell, P., Chan, Q., Dally, B., Alwahabi, Z., Mahmoud, S., Metha, G., & Nathan, G. (2012). Flow seeding with elemental metal species via an optical method. Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics, 107(3), 665-668.
DOI Scopus21 WoS18
2012 Acres, R., Ellis, A., Alvino, J., Lenahan, C., Khodakov, D., Metha, G., & Andersson, G. (2012). Molecular structure of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane layers formed on silanol-terminated silicon surfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part C: Nanomaterials and Interfaces, 116(00010), 6289-6297.
DOI Scopus430 WoS416
2012 Fong, Y., Gascooke, J., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2012). Influence of surfactant concentration on laser-based gold nanoparticle formation and stability. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 65(2), 97-104.
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2011 Gentleman, A., Addicoat, M., & Metha, G. (2011). A density functional theory investigation of the bimetallic clusters Nb₂Rh and NbRh₂ and the complexes they form with CO. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 64(12), 1554-1559.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2011 Fong, Y., Visser, B., Gascooke, J., Cowie, B., Thomsen, L., Metha, G., . . . Harris, H. (2011). Photoreduction kinetics of sodium tetrachloroaurate under synchrotron soft X-ray exposure. Langmuir, 27(13), 8099-8104.
DOI Scopus66 WoS64 Europe PMC24
2011 Addicoat, M., Metha, G., & Kee, T. (2011). Density functional theory investigation of Cu(I)- and Cu(II)-curcumin complexes. Journal of Computational Chemistry, 32(3), 429-438.
DOI Scopus26 WoS25 Europe PMC14
2010 Fong, Y., Gascooke, J., Visser, B., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2010). Laser-based formation and properties of gold nanoparticles in aqueous solution: Formation kinetics and surfactant-modified particle size distributions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part C: Nanomaterials and Interfaces, 114(38), 15931-15940.
DOI Scopus24 WoS23
2010 Dryza, V., Alvino, J., & Metha, G. (2010). Onset of carbon-carbon bonding in Ta₅Cy (y = 0-6) clusters: A threshold photoionization and density functional theory study. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 114(12), 4080-4085.
DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC5
2009 Dryza, V., & Metha, G. (2009). Threshold photoionization and density functional theory studies of bimetallic-carbide nanocrystals and fragments: Ta3ZrCy (y=0-4). Journal of Chemical Physics, 130(24), 1-10.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2009 Gentleman, A., Addicoat, M., Dryza, V., Gascooke, J., Buntine, M., & Metha, G. (2009). Photoionization efficiency spectroscopy and density functional theory investigations of RhHo2On, (n=0-2) clusters. Journal of Chemical Physics, 130(16), 64311-1-64311-8.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC2
2009 Addicoat, M., & Metha, G. (2009). Excited states of Nb₃N₂ and Nb₃C₂: Density functional theory, CASSCF, and MRCI studies. Journal of Chemical Physics, 130(16), 64308-1-64308-8.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC3
2009 Dryza, V., Gascooke, J., Buntine, M., & Metha, G. (2009). Onset of carbon-carbon bonding in the Nb5Cy (y=0-6) clusters: a threshold photo-ionisation and density functional theory study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11(7), 1060-1068.
DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC8
2009 Addicoat, M., & Metha, G. (2009). Kick: Constraining a stochastic search procedure with molecular fragments. Journal of Computational Chemistry, 30(1), 57-64.
DOI Scopus69 WoS67 Europe PMC36
2009 Varberg, T. D., Kokkin, D. L., Troy, T. P., Nakajima, M., Nauta, K., Metha, G. F., . . . Schmidt, T. W. (2009). PHYS 333-Electronic spectrum of the all-benzenoid polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene, C42H18. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 237, 1 page.
2008 Addicoat, M., & Metha, G. (2008). Computational Study of CO Reactivity with Nb3X Heteronuclear Clusters. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 61(11), 854-859.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2008 Kokkin, D., Troy, T., Nakajima, M., Nauta, K., Varberg, T., Metha, G., . . . Schmidt, T. (2008). The Optical Spectrum of a Large Isolated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon: Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene, C42H18. Astrophysics, 681(1), L49-L51.
DOI Scopus43 WoS40
2008 Graham, D., Bruce, M., Metha, G., Bowie, J., & Buntine, M. (2008). Regioselective control of the nickel-mediated coupling of acetylene and carbon dioxide - A DFT study. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 693(16), 2703-2710.
DOI Scopus39 WoS35
2008 Dryza, V., Addicoat, M., Gascooke, J., Buntine, M., & Metha, G. (2008). Threshold photoionization and density functional theory studies of the niobium carbide clusters Nb3Cn (n=1-4) and Nb4Cn (n=1-6). Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 112(25), 5582-5592.
DOI Scopus35 WoS33 Europe PMC22
2008 Addicoat, M., Buntine, M., Yates, B., & Metha, G. (2008). Associative versus dissociative binding of CO to 4d transition metal trimers: A density functional study. Journal of Computational Chemistry, 29(9), 1497-1506.
DOI Scopus15 WoS15 Europe PMC8
2007 Graham, D., Mitchell, C., Bruce, M., Metha, G., Bowie, J., & Buntine, M. (2007). Production of acrylic acid through nickel-mediated coupling of ethylene and carbon dioxide - A DFT study. Organometallics, 26(27), 6784-6792.
DOI Scopus102 WoS90
2007 Addicoat, M., Buntine, M., Metha, G., Gilbert, A., & Gill, P. (2007). BFW: A density functional for transition metal clusters. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 111(13), 2625-2628.
DOI Scopus4 WoS6 Europe PMC1
2006 Maselli, O., Gascooke, J., Kobelt, S., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2006). Rotational Energy Distributions of Benzene Liberated from Aqueous Liquid Microjets: A Comparison between Evaporation and Infrared Desorption. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 59(2), 104-108.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6
2005 Dryza, V., Addicoat, M., Gascooke, J., Buntine, M., & Metha, G. (2005). Ionization potentials of tantalum-carbide clusters: An experimental and density functional theory study. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 109(49), 11180-11190.
DOI Scopus30 WoS29 Europe PMC17
2004 Buntine, M., Kable, S., & Metha, G. (2004). The emission spectroscopy of C2 produced in a hydrocarbon/oxygen flame: An APCELL experiment. Australian Journal of Education in Chemistry, 63, 21-25.
2004 Addicoat, M., Buntine, M., & Metha, G. (2004). DFT calculations on group 5 mixed metal tetramers: TaxNbyVz (x+y+z=4). Australian Journal of Chemistry, 57(12), 1197-1203.
DOI Scopus6 WoS7
2004 Pederson, D., Rayner, D., Simard, B., Addicoat, M., Buntine, M., Metha, G., & Fielicke, A. (2004). Photoionization of Nb₃CO and Nb₃ (CO)₂: is CO molecularly or dissociatively adsorbed on niobium?. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 108(6), 964-970.
DOI Scopus25 WoS24 Europe PMC16
2004 Buntine, M., Lee, J., & Metha, G. (2004). The lowest-lying excited singlet and triplet electronic states of propanal: an ab initio molecular orbital investigation of the potential energy surfaces. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 6(4), 688-696.
DOI Scopus12 WoS12
2003 Holstein, W., Dobeck, L., Otten, D., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2003). Ultraviolet laser irradiation of low concentration liquid microjets: Solute evaporation and solvent initiated reactivity. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 56(5), 481-487.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2003 Otten, D., Trevitt, A., Nichols, B., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2003). Infrared laser desorption of hydroquinone from a water-ethanol liquid beam. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 107(32), 6130-6135.
DOI Scopus10 WoS10
2002 Metha, G., Terentis, A., & Kable, S. (2002). Near threshold photochemistry of propanal: barrier height, transition state structure and product state distributions for the HCO channel. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 106(24), 5817-5827.
DOI Scopus26 WoS25
2002 Metha, G. F. (2002). The 3s Rydberg State in Deuterated Aldehydes: II. Jet Cooled MPI Spectra of the Propanal Isotopomeric Series. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy.
2001 Heaven, M., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2001). Reaction pathways of singlet silylene and singlet germylene with water, methanol, ethanol, dimethyl ether, and trifluoromethanol: An ab initio molecular orbital study. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 105(7), 1185-1196.
DOI Scopus57 WoS57
2001 Metha, G., Buntine, M., Bradley, A., & Morrison, R. (2001). Jet-cooled multiphoton ionization spectroscopy of the iso-butanal 3s←n Rydberg transition. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 206(1), 73-82.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC3
2001 Holstein, W., Hammer, M., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2001). Time-of-flight mass spectrometric detection of mono- and di-substituted benzenes at parts per million concentrations by way of liquid microjet injection and laser ionisation. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 207(01-Feb), 1-12.
DOI Scopus11 WoS11
2001 Heaven, M., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2001). Reaction rate constants for singlet silylene and singlet germylene with water, methanol, ethanol, dimethyl ether and trifluoromethanol: Competition between H-atom migration and H₂ elimination. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 54(3), 185-192.
DOI Scopus11 WoS11
2000 Heaven, M., Stewart, G., Buntine, M., & Metha, G. (2000). Neutral tantalum - carbide clusters: A multiphoton ionization and density functional theory study. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 104(15), 3308-3316.
DOI Scopus42 WoS40
2000 Bytheway, I., & Metha, G. (2000). Ab initio calculations on excited states of VCH. Chemical Physics Letters, 326(1-2), 151-157.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3
2000 Cameron, M. R., Johns, S. A., Metha, G. F., & Kable, S. H. (2000). Photodissociation dynamics of the reaction CF2Br2 + hv → CF2 + 2Br. Energetics, threshold and nascent CF2 energy distributions for λ = 223-260 nm. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2(11), 2539-2547.
DOI Scopus18 WoS17
1998 Terentis, A., Waugh, S., Metha, G., & Kable, S. (1998). HCO (N,Ka,Kc,J) distributions from near-threshold photolysis of H2CO (J,Ka,Kc). Journal of Chemical Physics, 108(8), 3187-3198.
DOI Scopus60 WoS60
1998 Waugh, S., Terentis, A., Metha, G., & Kable, S. (1998). Conservation of angular momentum in polyatomic photochemical reactions: H₂CO(v,J,Ka,Kc)→H+HCO(N,Ka,Kc,J). SPIE Proceedings, 3271, 36-46.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
1997 Barnes, M., Merer, A., & Metha, G. (1997). Optical-optical double resonance spectroscopy of jet-cooled TiO. New 3f and 3P states near 4 eV. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 181(1), 180-193.
DOI Scopus26 WoS25
1997 Rassias, G., Metha, G., McGilvery, D., Morrison, R., & O'Dwyer, M. (1997). Dispersed emission from the lower vibronic levels of the ù A₂state of sulfur dioxide. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 181(1), 78-90.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
1997 Barnes, M., Merer, A. J., & Metha, G. F. (1997). 2Π-X̃2Σ+ electronic bands of titanium methylidyne, TiCH, near 725 nm wavelength. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 181(1), 168-179.
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1997 Barnes, M., Clouthier, D., Hajigeorgiou, P., Huang, G., Kingston, C., Merer, A., . . . Dixon, S. (1997). The Electronic Spectrum of Gaseous CoO in the Visible Region. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 186(2), 374-402.
DOI Scopus38 WoS39 Europe PMC14
1997 Barnes, M., Merer, A., & Metha, G. (1997). High Resolution Laser Spectroscopy of TitaniumMethylidyne;TiCH. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 181(1), 168-179.
DOI WoS29
1996 Barnes, M., Gillett, D. A., Merer, A. J., & Metha, G. F. (1996). The near infrared electronic spectrum of tungsten methylidyne, WCH. Journal of Chemical Physics, 105(15), 6168-6182.
DOI Scopus26 WoS24
1996 Barnes, M., Merer, A. J., & Metha, G. F. (1996). Rotational and hyperfine structure of some low-J lines in the A3Φ-X3Δ (0,0) band of TiO. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 180(2), 437-440.
DOI Scopus17 WoS16 Europe PMC1
1995 McNaughton, D., Metha, G. F., & Tay, R. (1995). Generation of transient species by laser induced pyrolysis. The high resolution fourier transform infrared spectrum of NCN. Chemical Physics, 198(1-2), 107-117.
DOI Scopus22 WoS23
1995 Barnes, M., Merer, A. J., & Metha, G. F. (1995). Rotational and hyperfine analysis of the a′3Φ4-x3Φ4 transitions of coh and cod. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 173(1), 100-112.
DOI Scopus17 WoS16
1995 Tay, R., Metha, G. F., Shanks, F., & McNaughton, D. (1995). Determination of the molecular structure of diacetylene from high-resolution FTIR spectroscopy. Structural Chemistry, 6(1), 47-55.
DOI Scopus26 WoS27
1995 Barnes, M., Hajigeorgiou, P., Kasrai, R., Merer, A., & Metha, G. (1995). Laser-induced fluorescence of gaseous vanadium methylidyne, VCH : A triatomic organometallic molecule. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 117(7), 2096-2097.
DOI Scopus26 WoS24
1995 Barnes, M., Merer, A., & Metha, G. (1995). Electronic transitions of cobalt carbide, CoC, near 750 nm: a good example of case (b(βS)) hyperfine coupling. Journal of Chemical Physics, 103(19), 8360-8371.
DOI Scopus74 WoS72
1994 Metha, G. F., Buntine, M. A., McGilvery, D. C., & Morrison, R. J. S. (1994). The (n, 3s) rydberg state in deuterated aldehydes: Jet-Cooled MPI spectra of the propanal isotopomeric series. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 165(1), 32-56.
DOI Scopus19 WoS18
1994 Buntine, M. A., Metha, G. F., McGilvery, D. C., & Morrison, R. J. S. (1994). The (n, 3s) Rydberg State in Deuterated Aldehydes: Jet-Cooled MPI Spectra of the sym and asym Rotamers of CHD2CHO and CDH2CHO. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 165(1), 12-31.
DOI Scopus15 WoS14
1990 Metha, G. F., McGilvery, D. C., Morrison, R. J. S., & O'Dwyer, M. F. (1990). Use of a heated nozzle to locate the hot bands in the 340-260-nm absorption of sulfur dioxide. Journal of Physical Chemistry, 94(1), 67-71.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5
- Rahman, T. M., Osborn, D. J., Pellicone, A. E., Tapping, P. C., Takata, T., Hisatomi, T., . . . Metha, G. F. (2025). Photocatalyst sheet performance under intense UV irradiation and increased temperatures. EES Solar, 1(4), 536-542.
DOI

Year Citation
2018 Hudson, R., Daughtry, J., Andersson, G., & Metha, G. (2018). Deposition, ligand removal, and applications of atomically precise, chemically synthesized clusters on metal oxide surfaces. In Encyclopedia of Interfacial Chemistry: Surface Science and Electrochemistry (pp. 672-679). Elsevier.
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Year Citation
2013 Jerram, K., Stubbs, M., Westphalen, L., Williamson, N. M., & Metha, G. F. (2013). Delivering a Small-Group Discovery Experience in Large Classes. In HERGA 2013 Proceedings. Adelaide.
2012 Williamson, N. M., Huang, D. M., Pyke, S. M., Willison, J., & Metha, G. F. (2012). Constructing a First Year University Chemistry Course for the ‘Late Bloomers’. In ERGA 2012 Proceedings. Adelaide.
1999 Hsieh, J. H., Fong, L. H., Yi, S., & Metha, G. (1999). Plasma cleaning of copper leadframe with Ar and Ar/H<sub>2</sub> gases. In SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY Vol. 112 (pp. 245-249). SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA.
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Year Citation
2015 Williamson, N. M., Huang, D. M., Bell, S. G., & Metha, G. F. (2015). Guided Inquiry Learning in an Introductory Chemistry Course. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem). Honolulu, USA.
2012 Williamson, N. M., Metha, G. F., Huang, D. M., & Bell, S. G. (2012). Development of POGIL-Style Organic Chemistry Activities. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education. Sydney.
  • NSF Global Center for Hydrogen Production ($3.7M) 2023–2028.
  • Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Program ($470,511) 2023–2024.
  • Sparc Hydrogen ($2.0M) 2022–2024.
  • ARC LIEF "Femtosecond beamline for time-resolved momentum spectroscopy"; ($1,150,000) 2024.
  • HILT CRC ($251,000) 2022–2023.
  • CRC Future Fuels ($315,000) 2019–2023.
  • ARENA Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI); ($470,000) 2019–2023.
  • ARC LIEF "Chemical Signature Analysis of Surfaces"; ($320,625) 2019.
  • ARC LIEF "Shared Picosecond-Laser Facility"; ($563,390) 2018.
  • US Army - Research Project on Solar Fuels; (US$60,000) 2016–2018.
  • ARENA Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI); ($250,000), 2013–2019.
  • SA Premier's Research & Industry Fund - Collaboration Pathways Program; ($300,000) 2013–2015.
  • ARC LIEF "Supercontinuum Fibre Lasers for Chemical and Materials Sciences"; ($200,000) 2012.
  • ARC LIEF "Equipment for Metastable Induced Electron Spectroscopy"; ($637,120) 2009.
  • ARC LIEF "Ultrafast Dynamics Measurement Facility"; ($400,000) 2009.
  • ARC LIEF "South Australian Supercluster Facility"; ($560,000) 2006.
  • ARC LIEF "Shared Laser Facility"; ($481,000) 2005.
  • ARC LIEF "A National T-Ray Facility"; ($864,000) 2005.
  • ARC LIEF "Advanced Materials Laser Characterisation Facility"; ($237,000) 2004.
  • 2 x ARC Fellowships; ($568,000 total) 1997–2003.

Teaching Prizes

  • 2016  Australian Award for University Teaching (team award).
  • 2015  D.R. Stanks Award for Excellence in Chemical Education; SA Branch RACI.
  • 2015  University of Adelaide Commendation for Excellence in Support of Student Experience (team award).
  • 2014  Chemical Education Division Medal; Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
  • 2014  Exectutive Dean of Sciences Award for Excellence in Teaching (team award).
  • 2006  Stephen Cole the Elder Prize for Excellence in Teaching (first 5 years of Teaching).
  • 2006  Executive Dean of Sciences Prize for Excellence in Teaching (first 5 years of Teaching).
  • 2005  Executive Dean of Sciences Certificate of Merit in Teaching (first 5 years of Teaching).

 

Teaching Grants

  • Australian Learning & Teaching Council grant to develop POGIL in Foundations of Chemistry lectures 2011–2012 ($2,000).
  • University L & T grant to develop Level I courses in summer semester, 2011–2012 ($8,000).
  • Faculty grant to continue Demonstrator and Tutor training program, 2008 ($1,000).
  • Faculty L & T grant to develop a Demonstrator and Tutor training program, 2006–2007 ($40,000).
  • University L & T grant to develop a Demonstrator and Tutor training program, 2006–2007 ($50,000).
  • University of Adelaide L & T grant to restructure tutorial program for Foundations of Chemistry, 2003–2004 ($25,000).

 

Teaching Developments

  • Convener, working group to re-develop the curricula for all Level III Chemistry courses, 2012–present.
  • Convener, working group to re-develop Foundations of Chemistry courses IA, IB & IS, 2011–2012.
  • Developed Lecture material for a new Computational Chemistry in Honours, 2010.
  • Developed Lecture material for the new Materials Chemistry III course, 2007.
  • Developed Lecture and Tutorial material for the new Analytical Chemistry II course, 2005.
  • Developed Lecture and Tutorial material for the revised Chemistry I course, 2005.
  • Completed "Teaching at University" course, 2004.
  • Team Member in the expanded Australian Chemistry Enhanced Laboratory Learning (ACELL) project, 2004–2009.
  • Technically upgraded laboratory experiments for Level I Chemistry, 2008. 
  • Developed new experiments for EcoChemistry and Nanoscience named-degree students, 2006.
  • Developed specialist tutorials for Chemistry named-degree (Nanoscience and Molecular & Drug Design) students, 2006.
  • Team Member in the CUTSD-funded project Australian Physical Chemistry Enhanced Laboratory Learning (APCELL) project, 2001–2003.
  • Developed and published the "Flame Emission" practical for the APCELL experiment database, 2002.
  • Key motivator to enforce independent entry requirements for Level I Chemistry course (Foundations of Chemistry & Chemistry I), 2003.
  • Introduced multiple-choice questions into Foundations of Chemistry course, 2002.

 

Teaching-Related Coordination 

  • "Chemistry" Coordinator for B.Sc(Adv) students in Principles and Practice of Research (PPR) II & III courses, 2013–2016.
  • Coordinator of Level III Chemistry, 2007–2010.
  • Director of Chemistry Undergraduate Laboratories, July 2003–2006.
  • Convener, Chemistry Student-Staff Liaison Committee, 2003 & 2008.

 

Teaching Areas

  • Chemistry I; Chemical Energy & Equilibrium (9 lecture series + tutorials), 2002–present.
  • Foundations of Chemistry I; Chemical Energy (9 lecture series + tutorials), 2003–2005, 2012–present
  • Chemistry III; Molecular Photoscience, (6 lecture series + tutorials), 2002–present.
  • Materials Chemistry III; Sub-Nano Assemblies, (8 lecture series + tutorials), 2007–present
  • Honours; Computational Chemistry, (8 lecture series + workshops), 2010–present
  • Environmental & Analytical Chemistry II; Instrumentation (5 lecture series + tutorials), 2005–2008.
  • Environmental & Analytical Chemistry II; X-ray & Optical Methods (5 lecture series + tutorials), 2009–2011.
  • Chemistry II; Thermodynamics, (8 lecture series + tutorials), 2006–2010.
  • Environmental & Analytical Chemistry II; Heavy Metals, (5 lecture series + tutorials), 2007–2009.
  • Environmental & Analytical Chemistry II; Nuclear Chemistry (5 lecture series + tutorials), 2007–2009.
  • Chemistry I ANR; Chemical Equilibrium (9 lecture series + tutorials), 2002. 

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2026 Principal Supervisor Development of cluster-based co-catalysts to improve the kinetics of photocatalytic water splitting and reduce amount of PGM used - Doctorate Full Time Mr Jhayden James Angus Jarman
2025 Co-Supervisor Development of visible light active photocatalysts for hydrogen production and environmental remediation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thomas James O'Dea
2025 Co-Supervisor Development of visible light active photocatalysts for hydrogen production and environmental remediation - Doctorate Full Time Mr Thomas James O'Dea
2024 Principal Supervisor Incorporating metal clusters as co-catalysts in visible light active photocatalysts. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Muhammad Adnan
2024 Principal Supervisor Development of improved photocatalyst coating Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Tatyana Osorio Rendon
2024 Principal Supervisor Development of improved photocatalyst coating - Master Full Time Tatyana Osorio Rendon
2024 Principal Supervisor Incorporating metal clusters as co-catalysts in visible light active photocatalysts. - Doctorate Full Time Mr Muhammad Adnan
2023 Co-Supervisor Rational Design and Preparation of Advanced Photocatalysts for Solar Fuels Production Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mahmoud Adel Hamza Elsayed Gharib
2023 Principal Supervisor Investigating the photocatalytic production evolution times of hydrogen and oxygen using fast ionization spectroscopy Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Edward Madbak
2023 Principal Supervisor Techno-Economic Assessment on photocatalytic hydrogen production and the design and development of Photo-Thermal Receivers. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Anthony Ernest Pellicone
2023 Principal Supervisor Techno-Economic Assessment on photocatalytic hydrogen production and the design and development of Photo-Thermal Receivers. - Doctorate Part Time Mr Anthony Ernest Pellicone
2023 Principal Supervisor Investigating the photocatalytic production evolution times of hydrogen and oxygen using fast ionization spectroscopy - Doctorate Full Time Mr Edward Madbak
2022 Co-Supervisor Visible Light Photocatalysis by Organic Semiconductor Nanoparticles Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Andrew Dolan
2022 Co-Supervisor Visible Light Photocatalysis by Organic Semiconductor Nanoparticles - Doctorate Full Time Mr Andrew Dolan
2021 Principal Supervisor Concentrated Solar Thermo-Photocatalytic Water Splitting Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Talib McCoy Rahman
2021 Co-Supervisor Exploring the Properties and Stabilisation of Nanoscale Metal cluster/overlayer Architectures (Nanotechnology) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mohammed Zayed Asiri
2021 Co-Supervisor Exploring the Properties and Stabilisation of Nanoscale Metal cluster/overlayer Architectures (Nanotechnology) - Doctorate Full Time Mr Mohammed Zayed Asiri
2021 Principal Supervisor Concentrated Solar Thermo-Photocatalytic Water Splitting - Doctorate Part Time Mr Talib McCoy Rahman
2019 Principal Supervisor High Speed, Pulsed, Laser-Based Mechanistic Study of Photo-Induced Chemical Reactions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ketan Patel
2019 Principal Supervisor High Speed, Pulsed, Laser-Based Mechanistic Study of Photo-Induced Chemical Reactions - Doctorate Full Time Mr Ketan Patel

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2023 - 2025 Co-Supervisor Visible-Light-Active Photocatalysts for Solar Fuels Production, Waste Valorization, and PFAS Degradation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mahmoud Adel Hamza Elsayed Gharib
2023 - 2025 Co-Supervisor Purification, trace metal analysis and glass etching for ultra-low-loss ZBLAN optic fiber - Master Full Time Mrs Ranjani Kalyan
2023 - 2025 Principal Supervisor Designing BiVO4-based photocatalysts for improved oxygen evolution reaction Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Yideng Shen
2021 - 2025 Principal Supervisor Designing metal oxide photocatalysts for efficient visible-light driven Z-scheme photocatalytic water-splitting Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thomas Douglas Small
2020 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Reduced Graphene Oxide-Supported Phosphine-Ligated Gold Nanoclusters for Energy Conversion Technologies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Hanieh Mousavi
2018 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Towards the photophysical nature of the triphenylphosphine-stabilized nonagold cluster and its catalytic applications Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Jenica Marie Lorica Madridejos
2017 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Polarisation Effects of Exciton Migration and Singlet Fission in TIPS-Pentacene Nanoparticles Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Elisabeth Schrefl
2015 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Carbon Dioxide Photo-Reduction by a Gold Ruthenium Cluster Deposited Upon Titanium Dioxide Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Rohan Joshua Hudson
2015 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Infrared Spectroscopy of Astrophysically Relevant Molecules Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Hayley Ann Bunn
2011 - 2015 Principal Supervisor The Characterisation, Photocatalytic Performance, and Theoretical Investigation of Small Gold Clusters Supported on Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Jason Frankie Alvino
2011 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Spectroscopic Investigations on the Molecular Motions and Solution Chemistry of the Medicinal Pigment Curcumin Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Hei Leung
2010 - 2018 Principal Supervisor Photo-Ionisation and Density Functional Theory Studies of Gold Doped Cerium Oxide Clusters Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Robert Allan Hardy
2009 - 2011 Co-Supervisor Removal of Toxic Pollutants from Industrial Wastewater by Australian Clay Mineral Master of Engineering Science Master Full Time Mrs Manjot Kaur Toor
2006 - 2014 Principal Supervisor The Effect of Sequential Oxidation and Composition on the Structural and Electronic Properties of Gas-Phase Transition-Lanthanide Bimetallic Clusters Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Alexander Gentleman
2005 - 2012 Co-Supervisor A Study into the Kinetic Formation and Oxidation States of Gold Nanoparticles Produced Via Laser Ablation Synthesis in Solution Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Mable Yan Fong
2004 - 2009 Principal Supervisor Computational Investigations into the Structure and Reactivity of Small Transition Metal Clusters Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Matthew Addicoat
2004 - 2012 Principal Supervisor Velocity Map Imaging of Small Gold Carbide Clusters Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Bradley Visser
2003 - 2008 Principal Supervisor Threshold Photo-Ionisation and Density Functional Theory Studies of Metal-Carbide Clusters Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Viktoras Dryza
2003 - 2010 Co-Supervisor A Study into the Internal Energy Distributions of Molecules Liberated from an InVacuo Liquid Surface Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Olivia Maselli

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2015 - 2016 President Royal Australian Chemical Institute - South Australia branch Royal Australian Chemical Institute Australia

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