Selected Publications

29.	Understanding the electron beam resilience of two-dimensional conjugated metal-organic frameworks. Mücke, D., Cooley, I., Liang, B., Wang, Z., Park, S. W., Dong, R., Feng, X., Qi, H., Besley, E. and Kaiser, U. Nano Letters 24, 3014-3020 (2024).
28.	Probing graphene defect kinetics at millisecond time resolution using direct detection and machine learning. Huang, C., Allen C., Skowron S., Lobato I., Sasaki T., van Aert S., Besley, E. and Kirkland, A. Microscopy and Microanalysis 28 (Suppl 1), 1794 - 1796 (2022).
27.	Bond dissociation and reactivity of HF and H₂O in a nano test tube. Biskupek, J., Skowron, S. T., Stoppiello, C. T., Rance, G. A., Alom, S., Fung, K. L. Y., Whitby, R. J., Levitt, M. H., Ramasse, Q., Kaiser, U., Besley, E. and Khlobystov, A. N. ACS Nano 14, 11178-11189 (2020).
26.	Atomic mechanism of metal crystal nucleus formation in a single-walled carbon nanotube. Cao, K., Biskupek, J., Stoppiello, C. T., McSweeney, R. L., Chamberlain, T. W., Liu, Z., Suenaga, K., Skowron, S. T., Besley, E., Khlobystov, A. N. and Kaiser, U. Nature Chemistry 12, 921-928 (2020).
25.	Imaging an unsupported metal-metal bond in dirhenium molecules at the atomic scale. Cao, K., Skowron, S. T., Biskupek, J., Stoppiello, C. T., Leist, C., Besley, E., Khlobystov, A. N. and Kaiser, U. Science Advances 6: eaay5849 (2020).
24.	The effects of encapsulation on damage to molecules by electron radiation. Skowron, S. T., Roberts, S. L., Khlobystov, A. N. and Besley, E. Micron 120, 96-103 (2019).
23.	Comparison of atomic scale dynamics for the middle and late transition metal nanocatalysts. Cao, K., Zoberbier, T., Biskupek, J., Botos, A., McSweeney, R. L., Kurtoglu, A., Stopiello, C. T., Markevich, A. V., Besley, E., Chamberlain, T. W., Kaiser, U. and Khlobystov, A. N. Nature Communications 9, 3382 (2018).
22.	Chemical reactions of molecules promoted and simultaneously imaged by the electron beam in transmission electron microscopy. Skowron, S. T., Chamberlain, T. W., Biskupek, J., Kaiser, U., Besley, E. and Khlobystov, A. Accounts of Chemical Research 50, 1797-1807 (2017).
21.	Isotope substitution extends the lifetime of organic molecules in transmission electron microscopy. Small 11, 622-629 (2015). Corrigendum. Chamberlain, T. W., Biskupek, J., Skowron, S. T., Bayliss, P. A., Bichoutskaia, E., Kaiser, U. and Khlobystov, A. N. Small 13, 1770095 (2017).
20.	Stop-frame filming and discovery of reactions at the single-molecule level by transmission electron microscopy. Chamberlain, T. W., Biskupek, J., Skowron, S. T., Markevich, A. V., Kurasch, S., Reimer, O., Walker, K., Rance, G. A., Feng, X., Müllen, K., Turchanin, A., Lebedeva, M. A., Majouga, A. G., Nenajdenko, V. G., Kaiser, U., Besley, E. and Khlobystov, A. N. ACS Nano 11, 2509-2520 (2017).
19.	Dynamic behavior of single Fe atoms embedded in graphene. Markevich, A., Baldoni, M., Warner, J., Kirkland, A. and Besley, E. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 120, 21998-22003 (2016).
18.	Growth of single-layer boron nitride dome-shaped nanostructures catalysed by iron clusters. La Torre, A., Åhlgren, E. H., Fay, M. W., Ben Romdhane, F., Skowron, S. T., Parmenter, C., Davies, A. J., Jouhannaud, J., Pourroy, G., Khlobystov, A. N., Brown, P. D., Besley, E. and Banhart, F. Nanoscale 8, 15079 - 15085 (2016).
17.	Investigation of the interactions and bonding between carbon and group-VIII metals at the atomic scale. Zoberbier, T., Chamberlain, T. W., Biskupek, J., Suyetin, M., Majouga, A. G., Besley, E., Kaiser, U. and Khlobystov, A. N. Small 12, 1649-1657 (2016).
16.	Reaction kinetics of bond rotation in graphene. Skowron, S. T., Koroteev, V. O., Baldoni, M., Lopatin, S., Zurutuza, A., Chuvilin, A. and Besley, E. Carbon 105, 176-182 (2016).
15.	Electron beam controlled covalent attachment of small organic molecules to graphene. Markevich, A., Kurasch, S., Lehtinen, O., Reimer, O., Feng, X., Müllen, K., Turchanin, A., Khlobystov, A. N., Kaiser, U. and Besley, E. Nanoscale 8, 2711-2719 (2016).
14.	Isotope substitution extends the lifetime of organic molecules in transmission electron microscopy. Chamberlain, T. W., Biskupek, J., Skowron, S. T., Bayliss, P. A., Bichoutskaia, E., Kaiser, U. and Khlobystov, A. N. Small 11, 622-629 (2015).
13.	Using transmission electron microscopy to stimulate and understand the formation of defects in graphene. Chuvilin, A., Zubeltzu, J., Zurutuza, A., Bichoutskaia, E. and Lopatin, S. Microscopy and Analysis 28, 5-12, November (2014).
12.	Formation of nickel-carbon heterofullerenes under electron irradiation. Sinitsa, A. S., Lebedeva, I. V., Knizhnik, A. A., Popov, A. M., Skowron, S. T. and Bichoutskaia, E. Dalton Transactions 43, 7499-7513 (2014).
11.	Band gap expansion, shear inversion phase change behaviour and low-voltage induced crystal oscillation in low-dimensional tin selenide crystals. Carter, R., Suyetin, M., Lister, S., Dyson, M. A., Trewhitt, H., Goel, S., Liu, Z., Suenaga, K., Giusca, C., Kashtiban, R. J., Hutchinson, J. L., Dore, J. C., Bell, G. R., Bichoutskaia, E. and Sloan. J. Dalton Transactions 43, 7391-7399 (2014).
10.	Electron-beam engineering of single-walled carbon nanotubes from bilayer graphene. Algara-Siller, G., Santana, A., Onions, R., Suyetin, M., Biskupek, J., Bichoutskaia, E. and Kaiser, U. Carbon 65, 80-86 (2013).
9.	Approaches to modelling irradiation-induced processes in transmission electron microscopy. Skowron, S. T., Lebedeva, I., Popov, A. and Bichoutskaia, E. Feature Article, Nanoscale 5, 6677-6692 (2013).
8.	Inclusion of radiation damage dynamics in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy image simulations: The example of graphene. Santana, A., Zobelli, A., Kotakoski, J., Chuvilin, A. and Bichoutskaia, E. Physical Review B 87, 094110 (2013).
7.	Aberration corrected imaging of a carbon nanotube encapsulated Lindqvist ion and correlation with density functional theory calculations. Sloan, J., Bichoutskaia, E., Liu, Z., Kuganathan, N., Faulques, E., Suenaga, K. and Shannon, I. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 371, 012018 (2012).
6.	Size, structure and helical twist of graphene nanoribbons controlled by confinement in carbon nanotubes. Chamberlain, T. W., Biskupek, J., Rance, G. A., Chuvilin, A., Alexander, T. J., Bichoutskaia, E., Kaiser, U. and Khlobystov, A. N. ACS Nano 6, 3943-3953 (2012).
5.	Interactions and reactions of transition metal clusters with the interior of single-walled carbon nanotubes imaged at the atomic scale. Zoberbier, T., Chamberlain, T. W., Biskupek, J., Kuganathan, N., Eyhusen, S., Bichoutskaia, E., Kaiser, U. and Khlobystov, A. N. Journal of the American Chemical Society 134, 3073-3079 (2012).
4.	High-precision imaging of an encapsulated Lindqvist ion and correlation of its structure and symmetry with quantum chemical calculations. Bichoutskaia, E., Liu, Z., Kuganathan, N., Faulques, E., Suenaga, K., Shannon, I. and Sloan, J. Nanoscale 4, 1190-1199 (2012).
3.	Self-assembly of a sulphur-terminated graphene nanoribbon within a single-walled carbon nanotube. Chuvilin, A., Bichoutskaia, E., Gimenez-Lopez, M. C., Chamberlain, T. W., Rance, G. A., Kuganathan, N., Biskupek, J., Kaiser, U. and Khlobystov, A. N. Nature Materials 10, 687-692 (2011).
2.	Reactions of the inner surface of carbon nanotubes: the process of nano-protrusion formation imaged at the atomic scale. Chamberlain, T. W., Meyer, J. C., Biskupek, J., Leschner, J., Santana, A., Besley, N. A., Bichoutskaia, E., Kaiser, U. and Khlobystov, A. N. Nature Chemistry 3, 732-737 (2011).
1.	Direct transformation of graphene to fullerene. Chuvilin, A., Kaiser, U., Bichoutskaia, E., Besley, N. A. and Khlobystov, A. N. Nature Chemistry 2, 450-453 (2010).