Ronan McGrath, Publications

1986
1. A Photon-Stimulated Ion Desorption SEXAFS study of H2O adsorption on Si(100).
R. McGrath, I.T. McGovern, D.R. Warburton, G. Thornton and D. Norman.
Surface Science 178 (1986) 101-109.

2. The use of PSID SEXAFS in the determination of surface structure.
G. Thornton, D.R. Warburton, I. W. Owen, C.H. Richardson, R. McGrath, I.T. McGovern and D. Norman.
Journal de Physique Colloque 8, 47 (1986) 179-183.

3. Azimuthally-dependent x-ray absorption near edge structure for S adsorbed on Ni(110).
D. Norman, C.H. Richardson, D.R. Warburton, G. Thornton, R. McGrath and F. Sette.
Journal de Physique Colloque 8, 47 (1986) 525-528.

1987
4. Determination of S co-ordination to the two-fold hollow site of Ni(110) using polarisation-dependent SEXAFS.
D.R. Warburton, G. Thornton, D. Norman, C.H. Richardson, R. McGrath and F. Sette.
Surface Science 189/190 (1987) 495-503.

1988
5. PSID SEXAFS Studies of silicon surface chemistry.
G. Thornton, D.R. Warburton, R. McGrath, I.T. McGovern and D. Norman.
Proc. DIET III, eds. R Stulen and M Knotek, Springer-Verlag Series in
Surface Science 13 (Berlin, Springer) (1988) 205-209.

6. Angle-resolved photoemission study of H2O adsorbed on vicinal Si(100).
R. McGrath, R. Cimino, W. Braun, G. Thornton and I.T. McGovern.
Vacuum 38 (1988) 251-255.

7.Face and coverage-dependent S co-ordination on the (110) and (111) faces of Ni using polarisation-dependent SEXAFS and NEXAFS.
D.R. Warburton, P.L. Wincott, G. Thornton, D. Norman, C.H. Richardson, F.M. Quinn and R. McGrath.
Vacuum 38 (1988) 241-246.

8. Determining the bulk component in ion desorption EXAFS spectra.
R. McGrath, I.T. McGovern, D.R. Warburton, P.L. Wincott, G. Thornton, D. Norman and F.M. Quinn.
Vacuum 38 (1988) 424-425.

9.Room temperature adsorption of water on vicinal Si(100): an angle-resolved photoemission study.
R. Cimino, R. McGrath, I.T. McGovern, W. Braun and G. Thornton.
Vuoto 18 (1988) 8-9.

10.A SEXAFS study of the V/Si(111) interface.
S.J. Morgan, A.R. Law, R.H. Williams, D. Norman, R. McGrath and I.T. McGovern.
Surface Science 204 (1988) 428-444.

11.Metal adatoms on oxidised Si surfaces: A survey by SXPS.
R. McGrath, J.F. McGilp, I.T. McGovern, A.R. Law, S. Morgan, W.
Herrenden-Harker and R.H. Williams.
Semiconductor Science and Technology 204 (1988) 937-942.

1989

12.Bonding sites for Cl on Si(100) (2x1) and Si(111) (7x7).
G. Thornton, P.L. Wincott, R. McGrath, I.T. McGovern, F.M. Quinn, D. Norman and D.D. Vdenskey.
Physica B 158 (1989) 640-642.

13.ARUPS of H2O adsorption on Si(100) and Si(111) surfaces.
K. Fives, R. McGrath, C. Stephens, I.T. McGovern, R. Cimino, D.S.L. Law, A.L. Johnson and G. Thornton.
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 1 (1989) SB105-SB109. and Surfaces: Statics, Dynamics and Growth, eds. P. Weightman and R.D. Diehl, (Adam-Hilger, Bristol) (1989).

14.Bonding sites for Cl on Si(100) (2x1) and Si(111) (7x7).
G. Thornton, P.L. Wincott, R. McGrath, I.T. McGovern, F.M. Quinn, D. Norman and D.D. Vdenskey.
Surface Science 211/212 (1989) 959-968.

15.Low temperature adsorption of H2S on Ni(001) studied by near-edge and surface extended x-ray absorption fine structure.
R. McGrath, A.A. MacDowell, T. Hashizume, F. Sette and P.H. Citrin.
Phys. Rev. B 40 (1989) 9457-9465.

1990

16.Structure of a Precursor State in Dissociative Chemisorption.
R. McGrath, A.A. MacDowell, T. Hashizume, F. Sette and P.H. Citrin.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 64 (1990) 575-578.

17.Structure determination of Cu(001)-(2x2)-S using X-ray diffraction.
E. Vlieg, I.K. Robinson and R. McGrath.
Phys. Rev. B 41 (1990) 7986-7898.

1991

18. Azimuthal Dependence of the Ni(110)c(2x2)S K-edge NEXAFS.
D.R. Warburton, G. Thornton, D. Norman, C.H. Richardson and R. McGrath.
Phys. Rev. B 43 12289-12295 (1991).
1992

19. Origin of the X-ray Absorption Fine Structure in Photon-Stimulated Ion Desorption from Si-adsorbate systems.
R. McGrath, I T. McGovern, D. Purdie, C.A. Muryn, N.S. Prakash, P.L.Wincott, G. Thornton, D. S.-L. Law and D. Norman.
Phys. Rev. B 45 9327-9338 (1992).

20. The Photoelectron bandstructure of molybdenum disulphide.
K. Fives, I.T. McGovern, R. McGrath, R. Cimino, G. Thornton
J. Phys. : Condensed Matter 4 5639-5646 (1992).

21. Adsorbate-induced de-reconstruction in the interaction of H2S with
Ge(001)(2x1).
K. Newstead, A.W. Robinson, S. d'Addato, A.J. Patchett, N.P. Prince,
R. McGrath, R. Whittle, E. Dudzik and I.T. McGovern.
J. Phys.: Condensed Matter 4 8441-8446 (1992).

1993

22. Top Site Adsorption for Potassium on Cu and Ni (111) Surfaces.
D.L. Adler, I.R. Collins, K.D. Tsuei, S. Chandavarkhar, E.E. Chaban, X.Liang, S.J. Murray, G.S. Leatherman, R. McGrath, R.D. Diehl and P.H. Citrin.
Phys. Rev. B 48 (1993) 17445-17451.

23. An x-ray absorption fine structure study of Ge(001)(2x1)-S.
K. Newstead, A.W. Robinson, S. d'Addato, A.J. Patchett, N.P. Prince,
R. McGrath, R. Whittle, E. Dudzik and I.T. McGovern.
Surface Science 287/288 (1993) p.317-320.

1994

24. Defect- and contamination- induced pinning of higher-order
reconstructions on Ge(001).
S.J. Murray, M. Mian, F. Leibsle and R. McGrath.
Surface Science 307/309 (1994) p. 741-746.

25. Overlayer ordering induced by carbon monoxide adsorption on potassium pre-covered Ni(100).
S.J. Murray and R. McGrath
Surface Science 307/309 (1994) p. 668-673.

26. Oxygen-induced Ordering of Potassium in a Coadsorbate Phase: A SPA-LEED and STM Study of K-O/Ni(100).
S.J. Murray, D.A. Brooks, F.M. Leibsle, R.D. Diehl and R. McGrath.
Surface Science 314 (1994) 307-314.

27. On structural effects in alkali-oxygen coadsorption.
S.J. Murray, R. McGrath and R.D. Diehl.
Surface Review and Letters 1 (1994) p.529-534.

1995

28. Changes in oxygen Auger spectra induced by potassium in the Ni(100)-O/K coadsorption system.
P. Finetti, S.J. Murray, T.K. Johal and R. McGrath.
J. El. Spect. Rel. Phenom. 72 (1995) 43-47.

29. Formation of ordered islands in CO adsorption on K pre-covered Ni(100) surfaces.
S.J. Murray, P. Finetti, F.M. Leibsle, R.D. Diehl and R. McGrath.
Chem. Phys. Lett. 237 (1995) 474-479.

30. H2S adsorption on the (110) surfaces of III-V semiconductors.
E. Dudzik, C. Muller, I.T. McGovern, D.R. Lloyd, A. Patchett, D.R.T.
Zahn, T.K. Johal, R. McGrath
Surface Science 344 (1995) 1-10.

31. Alkali metal adsorption on copper and nickel surfaces.
R.D. Diehl and R. McGrath,
Surface Review and Letters, Vol.2, No.3, (1995) pp.387-407.

1996

32. An STM and SPA-LEED Study of O /Rh(100).
J.R. Mercer, P. Finetti, F.M. Leibsle, V.R. Dhanak, R. McGrath, A. Baraldi, K.C. Prince and R. Rosei
Surface Science 352-354 (1996) 173-178.

33. A NISXW study of sulphur adsorption on InP(110).
T.K. Johal, P. Finetti, V.R. Dhanak, A.W. Robinson, A. Patchett, D.R.T. Zahn and R. McGrath
Appl. Surface Science 104/105 (1996) 257-261.

34. Structural study of Rh(100)-c(2x2)-S using the normal incidence standing x-ray method.
J.R. Mercer, G. Scarel, A. Santoni, B.C.C. Cowie, D. Lewis, A.W. Robinson, R. McGrath, V.R. Dhanak
Surface Science. 369 (1996) 36-44.

35. Structural studies of alkali metal adsorption and coadsorption on metal surfaces.
R.D. Diehl and R. McGrath.
Surface Science Reports Vol.23 (1996) 43-169.

1997

36. Relaxation of TiO2(110)-(1x1) using surface x-ray diffraction
G. Charlton, P.B. Howes, C.L. Nicklin, C. Norris, P. Steadman, J.S.G.
Taylor, C.A. Muryn, S.P. Harte, J.R. Mercer, R. McGrath, D. Norman,
T.S. Turner, G. Thornton
Phys. Rev. Lett., 78 (1997) 495-498.

37. An angle-resolved photoemission study of half monolayer O and S structures on the Rh(100) surface.
J.R. Mercer, P. Finetti, M.J. Scantlebury, U. Beierlein, V.R. Dhanak
and R. McGrath
Phys. Rev. B. 55 (1997) 10014-10021.

38. Removal of clock reconstruction of Ni(100)-(2x2)-p4g-N by coadsorption of K: a SPA-LEED and ARUPS study.
P. Finetti, M. Scantlebury, J.R. Mercer, S. D'Addato, R. McGrath.
Phys. Rev. B, 56 (1997) 7636-7643.

39. Bonding of potassium in the K-O-Ni(100) coadsorption system.
P. Finetti, S.J. Murray, J.R. Mercer, T.K. Johal, A.W. Robinson,
V.R. Dhanak, R. McGrath, S.P. Harte, G. Thornton
Surf. Rev. Lett. 4 (1997) 1341-1345.

40. Current progress in understanding alkali metal adsorption on metal systems.
R.D. Diehl and R. McGrath.
J. Phys. Condensed Matter 9 (1997) 951-968.

1998

41. Giant orbital magnetism of the nanostructured Co/Cu(11 13) surface.
H.A. Dürr, G. van der Laan, J. Vogel, G. Panaccione, N.B. Brookes, E. Dudzik, and R. McGrath.
Phys. Rev. B, 58 (1998) R11853-R11856.

42. Potassium-induced removal of the Ni(100)(2x2)-p4g-N reconstruction using surface x-ray diffraction.
E. Dudzik, A.G. Norris, R. McGrath, G. Charlton, G. Thornton, B. Murphy, T.S. Turner, and D. Norman
Phys. Rev. B, 58 (1998) 12659-12662.

1999

43. An STM study of the potassium-induced removal of the Ni(100)(2x2)p4g-N reconstruction
A.G. Norris, M.J. Scantlebury, A.W. Munz, Th. Bertrams, E. Dudzig, P. Finetti, P.W. Murray and R. McGrath
Surface Science,424/1 (1999) 74-81.

44. Clustered, terraced and mixed phases of the Al70Pd21Mn9 quasicrystal
J. Ledieu, A.W. Munz, T. Parker, R. McGrath, R.D. Diehl, D.W. Delaney and T.A. Lograsso.
Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 553 (1999) p. 237-242.

45. Structural study of the five-fold surface of the Al70Pd21Mn9 quasicrystal.
J. Ledieu, A.W. Munz, T. Parker, R. McGrath, R.D. Diehl, D.W. Delaney and T.A. Lograsso.
Surface Science 433/435 (1999) p. 666-671.

46. The Ni(100)(2x2)p4g-N reconstruction determined by surface x-ray diffraction.
E. Dudzik, A.G. Norris, R. McGrath, G. Charlton, G. Thornton, B. Murphy, T.S. Turner and D. Norman
Surface Science 433/435 (1999) p.317-321

47. A surface anomalous diffraction study of the Ni(100)(3x3)-(Cs+O) system.
A.G. Norris, C.A. Lucas, R. McGrath, F. Schedin, G. Thornton,
T.S. Turner, D. Norman
Surf. Rev. Lett. 6(5) (1999) 847-850.

48. Coadsorption of potassium at step edges on the Ni(100)(2x2)p4g-N reconstructed surface.
A.G. Norris and R. McGrath
J. Phys.:Condensed Matter 11 (1999) 9549-9554.

49. LEED and STM Study of Cs on Cu(211)
M. Caragiu, Th. Seyller, A. G. Norris, C. A. Muryn, R. McGrath and
R. D. Diehl
Surf. Rev. Lett. 6(5) (1999) 865-870.

2000

50. Decomposition of the Five-Fold Surface of Al70Pd21Mn9 at Elevated Temperature
J. Ledieu, R. McGrath, C. A. Muryn, G. Thornton, R. D. Diehl, T.A. Lograsso, D. W. Delaney
Mat. Sci. Eng. A, 294-296 (2000) 871-873.

51. A surface x-ray diffraction study of the Rh(100)(2x2)-O system
A.G. Norris, G. Thornton, F. Schedin, T.S. Turner, R. McGrath
Phys. Rev. B. 62 (2000) 2113-2117.

52. Surface Relaxation of SrTiO3(100)
G. Charlton, S. Brennan, C.A. Muryn, R. McGrath, D. Norman, T.S. Turner and G. Thornton
Surface Science Letters 457 (2000) L376-L380.

53. Copper Interface-Induced Relaxation of TiO2(110)-(1x1)
G. Charlton, P.B. Howes, C.A. Muryn, H. Raza, N. Jones, J.S.G. Taylor, C. Norris, R. McGrath, D. Norman, T.S. Turner, G. Thornton
Phys. Rev. B. 61 (2000) 16117-16120.

54. LEED Study of the Surface Geometry of Ni(100)-(3x3)-K+nO
P. Finetti, G. S. Leatherman, M. Caragiu, M. Lindroos, R. McGrath
and R. D. Diehl
Surface Science. 462 (2000) 77-84.

55. Electronic structure investigation of the room temperature coadsorption of oxygen and potassium on Ni(100): from oxygen submonolayer coverage to saturated NiO/Ni(100) via a (3x3)-K/O-Ni(100) structure.
P. Finetti, M.J. Scantlebury, R. McGrath, F. Borgatti, M. Sambi, L. Zaratin, G. Granozzi
Surface Science 461 (2000) 240-254.

2001

56. Alkali metals on metals
R.D. Diehl and R. McGrath in
'Physics of Covered Solid Surfaces-I. Adsorbed Layers on Surfaces' ed. H.P. Bonzel, Landolt-Börnstein Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology vol. III/42 (Springer, Berlin). (2001) pp.131-177

57. C60 adsorption on the quasicrystalline surface of Al70Pd21Mn9
J. Ledieu, C.A . Muryn, G. Thornton, R.D. Diehl, T.A. Logrosso, D. Delaney and R. McGrath.
Surface Science 472 (2001) 89-96.

58.The Stability of Polar Oxide Surfaces.
A. Wander, F. Schedin, P. Steadman, A. Norris, R. McGrath, T. S. Turner, G. Thornton, N. M. Harrison
Physical Review Letters, 86 (2001) 3811-3814

59. Tiling of the five-fold surface of Al70Pd21Mn9

J. Ledieu, R. McGrath, R.D. Diehl, T.A. Lograsso, D.W. Delaney, Z. Papadopolos and G. Kasner
Surf. Sci. Lett. 492 (2001) L729-L734

60.The 10-fold surface of the decagonal Al72Ni11Co17 quasicrystal studied by LEED, SPA-LEED, AES and STM
E.J. Cox, J. Ledieu, R. McGrath, R.D. Diehl, C.J. Jenks, I. Fisher
Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 643 (2001) K11.3.1-K11.3.6

61. Scaling parameters for gold and copper cluster growth on an alumina single crystal surface.
C. Winkler, A. Carew, R. Raval, J. Ledieu and R. McGrath
Surf. Rev. and Lett. Vol. 8, No. 6 (2001) 693-697

2002

62. Quasicrystal surfaces: structure and potential as templates
R. McGrath, J. Ledieu, E. Cox, R.D. Diehl
J. Phys. Condensed Matter, 14 (2002) R119-R144

63. Quasicrystal surfaces: potential as templates for molecular adsorption.
R. McGrath, J. Ledieu, E.J. Cox, S. Haq, R.D. Diehl, C.J. Jenks, I. Fisher, A.R. Ross, T.A Lograsso
J. Alloys and Compounds, 342 (2002) 432-436

64. Sulphur adsorption on the five-fold surface of the Al70Pd21Mn9 quasicrystal.
J. Ledieu, V.R. Dhanak, R.D. Diehl, T.A. Lograsso, D.W. Delaney and R. McGrath
Surface Science 512 (2002) 77-83

65. Bulk termination of the quasicrystalline five-fold surface of Al70Pd21Mn9
Z. Papadopolos, G. Kasner, R.D. Diehl, J. Ledieu, E.J. Cox, N.V. Richardson, Q. Chen, T.A. Lograsso, A.R. Ross and R. McGrath
Phys. Rev. B (2002), 66 (2002) 184207 (1-13)
2003

66. Experimentally derived tilings of quasicrystal surfaces
R. McGrath, E.J. Cox, R.D. Diehl and J. Ledieu, in
'Coverings of discrete quasicrystal sets', in series "Springer Tracts in Modern Physics" (Springer, Berlin) vol. 180 (2003) eds. P. Kramer and Z. Papadopolos
67. Low energy electron diffraction studies of quasicrystal surfaces
R.D. Diehl, J. Ledieu, N. Ferralis, A. Smodzsis and R. McGrath
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 15 (2003) R1-R19

68. Pseudomorphic starfish: nucleation and growth of extrinsic metal atoms on a Quasicrystalline Substrate
T. Cai, J. Ledieu, V. Fournee, T.A. Lograsso, A.R. Ross, R. McGrath, P.A. Thiel
Surface Science 526 (2003) 115-120.


69. Nanostructured quasiperiodic surfaces: the origin of pentagonal hollows and their role in adsorption and nucleation processes
J. Ledieu and R. McGrath
J. Phys. Condensed Matter 15 (2003) S3113-S3125.


2004

70. Dynamical low energy electron diffraction study of graphite(0001)-root3xroot3)R30-Xe
K. Pussi, J. Smerdon, N. Ferralis, M. Lindroos, R. McGrath and R.D. Diehl
Surface Science, 548 (2004) 157-162.

71. Quasicrystal surfaces as templates for artificial aperiodic systems: from nanoclusters to epilayers.
R. McGrath, J. Ledieu, E.J. Cox, N. Ferralis and R.D. Diehl
J. Non-crystalline Materials, 334-335 (2004) p.500-504.

72. Pseudomorphic growth of of a quasi-periodic copper thin film on a quasicrystal surface
J. Ledieu, J.T. Hoeft, D.E. Reid, J.A. Smerdon, R.D. Diehl, T.A. Lograsso, A.R. Ross and R. McGrath
Phys. Rev. Lett. 92 (2004) 135507

73. Structure of the 10-fold d-Al-Ni-Co Quasicrystal Surface
N. Ferralis, K. Pussi, E.J. Cox, M. Gierer, J. Ledieu, I. R. Fisher, C. J. Jenks, M. Lindroos, R. McGrath, and R. D. Diehl
Phys. Rev. B 69 (2004) 153404

74.  A maximum density rule for bulk terminations of quasicrystals
Z. Papadopolos, P. Pleasants, G. Kasner, V. Fournee, C. Jenks, J. Ledieu, R. McGrath
Phys. Rev. B 69 (2004) 224201

75.  A search for order: studies of clean quasicrystal surfaces and their use as templates for low-dimensional aperiodic structures
R. McGrath, J. Ledieu, and R.D. Diehl

Progress in Surface Science, 75 (2004) 131-145

76. An STM and SXPS study of the interaction of C60 with the ten-fold surface of the Al-Ni-Co quasicrystal.
E.J. Cox, J. Ledieu, V.R. Dhanak, S.D. Barrett, C.J. Jenks, I. Fisher and R. McGrath
Surface Science, 566-568 (2004) 1200-1205


77. The forbidden beauty of quasicrystals
R. McGrath, U. Grimm and R.D. Diehl
Physics World 17(12) (Dec. 2004) 23-27
Feature article

78. Low-Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED) Study of Potassium Adsorbed on Single Crystal Graphite and HOPG
N. Ferralis, K. Pussi, S. E. Finberg, J. Smerdon, M. Lindroos, R. McGrath and R. D. Diehl
Phys. Rev. B  70 (2004) 245407

2005

79. Step Structure On The Five-Fold AlPdMn Quasicrystalline Surface, and on Related Surfaces
J. Ledieu, R. McGrath, V Fournee, N.V. Richardson, Q. Chen, V. Fournée, T.A. Lograsso, A.R. Ross, K.J. Caspersen, B. Unal, J.M. Evans, and P.A. Thiel
Surface Science 583 (2005) 4-15

80. Compositional and structural changes in i-AlPdMn quasicrystals induced by sputtering and annealing: a medium energy ion scattering study.
T.C.Q. Noakes, P. Bailey, C.F. McConville, C.R. Parkinson, J. Smerdon, J. Ledieu, R. McGrath, A.R. Ross and T.A. Lograsso
Surface Science 583 (2005) 139-150


81. Copper adsorption on the five-fold AlPdMn surface
J. Ledieu, J.T. Hoeft, D.E. Reid, J.A. Smerdon, R.D. Diehl, N. Ferralis, T.A. Lograsso, A.R. Ross and R. McGrath
Phys. Rev. B 72 (2005) 035420 (6 pages)

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