Publications

2025 2024 2023 – 2021 2020 – 2018 2017 – 2016 2015 – 2013 Book Chapters

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Pre-prints

a) Synthesis of radical-bridged lanthanide heterobimetallic complexes
Horsewill SJ, Chowdhury T, Bailey AG, Peveler WJ, Hedley GJ, Wilson C, Farnaby JH

b) Colorimetric detection of estrogen using gold nanoparticles is susceptible to microbial matrix interference
Felion C, Yang Z, Peveler WJ, Gauchotte-Lindsay C

2025

54) An Integrated Plasmonic Sensing Array for Chemical Fingerprinting and Flavour Profiling in Beverages and Other Liquids
Sperling JR, Osborne DD, Aekbote B, Perri AE, Wilson LT, Sipperley C, Schick RJ, Gauchotte-Lindsay C, Peveler WJ, Clark AW
ACS Sensors; 2025; 10:7936

2024

53) Impact of SERS in Catalysis
Stefancu A, et al.
ACS Nano; 2024; 18:29337

52) Roadmap on Plasmonic Metasurfaces
Schulz S, et al.
Appl. Phys. Lett.; 2024; 124:260701

51) Food for Thought: Optical Sensor Arrays and Machine Learning for the Food and Beverage Industry
Peveler WJ
ACS Sensors; 2024; 9:1656

2023

50) A cross-reactive plasmonic sensing array for drinking water assessment
Sperling JR, Poursat B, Savage L, Christie I, Cuthill C, Aekbote B, McGuire K, Karimullah AS, Robbie J, Sloan WT, Gauchotte-Lindsay C, Peveler WJ, Clark AW.
Environ. Sci.:Nano; 2023; 10:3500

49) Supramolecular Click Chemistry for Surface Modification of Quantum Dots Mediated by Cucurbit[7]uril
McGuire K, He S, Gracie J, Bryson C, Zheng D, Clark AW, Koehnke J, France DJ, Nau WM, Lee T-C, Peveler WJ.
ACS Nano; 2023; 17:21585

48) Photo-induced enhanced Raman spectroscopy (PIERS) as a probe for photocatalytic surfaces
Ben-Jaber S, Glass D, Brick T, Maier SA, Parkin IP, Cortés E, Peveler WJ, Quesada-Cabrera R.
Philos. Trans. R. Soc. A; 2023; 381:20220343

47) Towards direct detection of tetracycline residues in milk with a gold nanostructured electrode
Raykova MR, McGuire K, Peveler WJ, Corrigan DK, Henriquez FL, Ward AC.
PLOS ONE; 2023; 18:e0287824

46) The applicability of transperceptual and deep learning approaches to the study and mimicry of complex cartilaginous tissues
Waghorne J, Howard C, Hu H, Pang J, Peveler WJ, Harris L, Barrera O.
Front. Mater.; 2023; 10:1092647

45) Multi-mode enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy using aggregation-free hybrid metal/metal-oxide nanoparticles with intrinsic oxygen vacancies
Davison G, Yin Y, Jones T, Parkin IP, Peveler WJ, Lee T-C.
J. Mater. Chem. C; 2023; 11:3334

44) Reduction chemistry yields stable and soluble divalent lanthanide tris(pyrazolyl)borate complexes
Chowdhury T, Evans MJ, Coles MP, Bailey AG, Peveler WJ, Wilson C, Farnaby JH.
Chem. Commun.; 2023; 59:2134

2022

43) Fluorous-Directed Assembly of DNA Origami Nanostructures
Zou J, Stammers AC, Taladriz-Sender A, Withers JM, Christie I, Santana Vega M, Aekbote BL, Peveler WJ, Rusling DA, Burley GA, Clark AW.
ACS Nano; 2022; 17:752

42) Growth of Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Aging Cask-Matured Whisky
Gracie J, Zamberlan F, Andrews IB, Smith BO, Peveler WJ.
ACS Appl. Nano. Mater; 2022; 5:15362 – highlighted on BBC Radio Scotland, in The Herald, C&EN, Chemistry World, Chemistry & Industry and other international news outlets

41) Myelinated axons are the primary target of hemin-mediated oxidative damage in a model of the central nervous system
Baldacchino K, Peveler WJ, Lemgruber L, Sherrard Smith R, Scharler C, Hayden L, Komarek L, Lindsay SL, Barnett SC, Edgar JM, Linington C, Thümmler K.
Experimental Neurology; 2022; 354:114113.

2021

40) Chiral Quantum Metamaterial for Hypersensitive Biomolecule Detection
Hajji M, Cariello M, Gilroy C, Kartau M, Syme CD, Karimullah A, Gadegaard N, Malfait A, Woisel P, Cooke G, Peveler WJ, Kadodwala M.
ACS Nano; 2021; 15:19905.

39) A red-orange carbazole-based iridium(III) complex: synthesis, thermal, optical and electrochemical properties and OLED application.
Altinolcek N, Battal A, Tavasli M, Cameron J, Peveler WJ, Yu HA, Skabara PJ, Fairbairn NJ, Hedley GJ.
J. Organomet. Chem.; 2021; 951:122004. DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2021.122004

38) Photoluminescent Nanoparticles for Chemical and Biological Analysis and Imaging
Algar WR, Massey M, Rees K, Higgins R, Krause KD, Darwish GH, Peveler WJ, Xiao Z, Tsai H-Y, Gupta R, Lix K, Tran MV, Kim H.
Chem. Rev.; 2021; 121:9243

37) Carbazole-based D-π-A molecules: Determining the photophysical properties and comparing ICT effects of π-spacer and acceptor groups.
Altinolcek N, Battal A, Vardalli CN, Tavasli M, Yu HA, Peveler WJ, Skabara PJ.
J. Mol. Struct.; 2021;1239:130494.

36) Sepsis and the immune system
Farthing AG, Howell J, Baillie K, Forde T, Garrett A, Goodyear C, Gracie J, Graham C, Hammarton TC, Murphy ME, Peveler WJ, Pybus S, Sajib MSI, Thomson G, Jimenez M. Front. Young Minds; 2021; 9:639681.

2020

35) Yellowish-orange and red emitting quinoline-based iridium (III) complexes: synthesis, thermal, optical and electrochemical properties and OLED application
Altinolcek N, Battal A, Tavasli M, Cameron J, Peveler WJ, Yu HA, Skabara PJ.
Synth. Met.; 2020; 268:116504.

34) Synthesis of novel multifunctional carbazole-based molecules and their thermal, electrochemical and optical properties
Altinolcek N, Battal A, Tavasli M, Peveler WJ, Yu HA, Skabara PJ.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem.; 2020; 16:1066.

33) In-situ Formation of Low Molecular Weight Organogelators for Slick Solidification
Peron J-M, Packman H, Peveler WJ, Bear JC.
RSC Adv.; 2020; 10:13369.

2019

32) Dynamics of photo-induced surface oxygen vacancies in metal-oxide semiconductors studied under ambient conditions
Glass D, Cortés E, Ben-Jaber S, Brick T, Peveler WJ, Blackman CS, Howle CR, Quesada-Cabrera R, Parkin IP, Maier SA.
Adv. Sci.; 2019; 6:1901841. – cover art

31) Comparison of Semiconducting Polymer Dots and Semiconductor Quantum Dots for Smartphone-Based Fluorescence Assays
Gupta R, Peveler WJ, Lix K, Algar WR.
Anal. Chem.; 2019; 91:10955.

30) Whisky Tasting using a Bimetallic Nanoplasmonic Tongue
Macias G, Sperling JR, Peveler WJ, Burley GA, Neale SL, Clark AW.
Nanoscale; 2019; 11:15216. – highlighted in The Guardian, BBC, New Scientist and other international news outlets.

29) Selective Detection of Nitro-Explosives Using Molecular Recognition within Self-Assembled Plasmonic Nanojunctions
Chio W-I K, Peveler WJ, Assaf, K, Moorthy S, Nau W, Parkin IP, Olivo M, Lee T-C.
J. Phys. Chem. C.; 2019; 123:15769. – front cover

28) Cucurbituril-mediated quantum dot aggregates formed by aqueous self-assembly for sensing applications
Peveler WJ, Jia H, Jeen T, Rees K, Macdonald TJ, Xia Z, Chio W-I K, Moorthy S, Parkin IP, Carmalt CJ, Algar WR, Lee T-C.
Chem. Commun.; 2019; 55:5495.

27) Sensing and Discrimination of Explosives at Variable Concentration with a Large-Pore MOF as part of a Luminescent Array
Jurcic M, Peveler WJ, Savory CN, Bučar D-K, Kenyon AJ, Scanlon DO, Parkin IP.
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces; 2019; 11:11618.

26) Array‐based “Chemical Nose” Sensing in Diagnostics and Drug Discovery
Geng Y, Peveler WJ, Rotello VM.
Angew. Int. Ed.; 2019; 58:5190.

25) Small Surface, Big Effects and Big Challenges: Toward Understanding Enzymatic Activity at the Inorganic Nanoparticle-Substrate Interface
Algar WR, Jeen T, Massey M, Peveler WJ, Asselin J.
Langmuir; 2019; 35:7067.

2018

24) A new family of urea-based low molecular-weight organogelators for environmental remediation: the influence of structure
Peveler WJ, Packman H, Alexander S, Chauhan RR, Hayes LM, Macdonald TJ, Cockcroft JK, Rogers S, Aarts DGAL, Carmalt CJ, Parkin IP, Bear JC.
Soft Matter; 2018; 14:8821.

23) A Rapid and Robust Diagnostic for Liver Fibrosis Using a Multichannel Polymer Sensor Array
Peveler WJ, Landis RF, Yazdani M, Day JW, Modi R, Carmalt CJ, Rosenberg WM, Rotello VM.
Adv. Mater.; 2018; 30:1800634. – highlighted in The Times, Daily Mail & Guardian and other international news outlets

22) More than a Light Switch: Engineering Unconventional Fluorescent Configurations for Biological Sensing
Peveler WJ, Algar WR.
ACS Chem. Bio.; 2018; 13:1752.

21) Covalently attached anti-microbial surfaces using BODIPY: Improving efficiency and effectiveness
Peveler WJ, Noimark S, Al-Azawi H, Hwang GB, Crick CR, Allan E, Edel JB, Ivanov AP, MacRobert AJ, Parkin IP.
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces; 2018; 10:98.

2017

20) Sensitive and specific detection of explosives in solution and vapour by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy on silver nanocubes
Ben-Jaber S, Peveler WJ, Quesada-Cabrera R, Sol CWO, Papakonstantinou I, Parkin IP.
Nanoscale; 2017; 9:16459.

19) Plasmonic Gold Nanostars Incorporated into High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells
Batmunkh M, Macdonald TJ, Peveler WJ, Bati ASR, Carmalt CJ, Parkin IP, Shapter JG.
ChemSusChem; 2017; 10:3750.

18) Nanoparticles in explosives detection – the state-of-the-art and future directions
Peveler WJ, Ben-Jaber S, Parkin IP.
Forensic Sci. Med. Pathol.; 2017; 13:490.

2016

17) Thiol-Capped Gold Nanoparticles Swell-Encapsulated into Polyurethane as Powerful Antibacterial Surfaces Under Dark and Light Conditions
Macdonald TJ, Wu K, Sehmi SK, Noimark SM, Peveler WJ, du Toit H, Voelcker N, Allan E, MacRobert AJ, Gavriilidis A, Parkin IP.
Sci. Rep.; 2016; 6:39272.

16) Plasmonic Nanoprobes for Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscopy
Cortés E, Huidobro PA, Sinclair HG, Guldbrand S, Peveler WJ, Davies T, Parrinello S, Görlitz F, Dunsby C, Neil MAA, Sivan Y, Parkin IP, French PMW, Maier SA.
ACS Nano; 2016; 10:10454.

15) Selectivity and Specificity: Pros and Cons in Sensing
Peveler WJ, Yazdani M, Rotello VM.
ACS Sensors; 2016;1:1282.

14) Enhancing Antibacterial Activity of Light-Activated Surfaces Containing Crystal Violet and ZnO nanoparticles: Investigation of Nanoparticle Size, Capping Ligand and Dopants.
Sehmi SK, Noimark SM, Pike SD, Bear JC, Peveler WJ, Williams CK, Shaffer MSP, Allan E, Parkin IP, Macrobert AJ.
ACS Omega; 2016; 1:334.

13) Advanced Compositional Analysis of Nanoparticle-polymer Composites Using Direct Fluorescence Imaging
Crick CR, Noimark S, Peveler WJ, Bear JC, Ivanov AP, Edel J, Parkin IP.
J. Vis. Exp.; 2016; 113:e54178.

12) Photo-induced Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Universal Ultra-trace Detection of Explosives, Pollutants and Biomolecules
Ben-Jaber S, Peveler WJ, Quesada-Cabrera R, Cortés E, Sotelo-Vazquez C, Abdul-Karim N, Maier SA, Parkin IP.
Nat. Commun.; 2016; 7:12189.

11) Amine Cages as Fluorescent Explosive Sensors; a Computational Perspective
Zwijnenburg MA, Berardo E, Peveler WJ, Jelfs KE.
J. Phys. Chem. B; 2016; 120:5063.

10) Superhydrophobic Au/polymer nanocomposite films via AACVD/swell encapsulation tandem synthesis procedure
Dixon SC, Peveler WJ, Noor N, Bear JC, Parkin IP.
RSC Adv.; 2016; 6:31146.

9) Multichannel Detection of Explosives with a Quantum Dot Array
Peveler WJ, Roldan A, Hollingsworth N, Porter MJ, Parkin IP.
ACS Nano; 2016; 10:1139. – highlighted in 19 news outlets

2015

8) Lethal photosensitisation of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli using crystal violet and zinc oxide-encapsulated polyurethane
Sehmi SK, Noimark S, Bear JC, Peveler WJ, Bovis M, Allan E, MacRobert AJ, Parkin IP.
J. Mater. Chem. B; 2015; 3:6480.

7) Photosensitisation Studies of Silicone Polymer Doped with Methylene Blue and Nanogold for Antimicrobial Applications
Bovis MJ, Noimark S, Woodhams JH, Kay CWM, Weiner J, Peveler WJ, Correia A, Wilson M, Allan E, Parkin IP, MacRobert AJ.
RSC Adv.; 2015; 5:54830.

6) Advanced Analysis of Nanoparticle Composites – A Means toward Increasing the Efficiency of Functional Materials
Crick CR, Noimark S, Peveler WJ, Bear JC, Ivanov AP, Edel J, Parkin IP.
RSC Adv.; 2015; 5:53789.

5) Nanoparticle-sulphur “inverse vulcanisation” polymer composites
Bear JC, Peveler WJ, McNaughter P, Parkin IP, O’Brien P, Dunnill CW.
Chem. Commun.; 2015; 51:10467.

4) Selective Detection of Explosive Markers and Derivatives Using Two Novel Fluorescent Metal-Organic Frameworks
Jurcic M, Peveler WJ, Savory CN, Scanlon DO, Kenyon AJ, Parkin IP.
J. Mater. Chem. A.; 2015; 3:6351.

2014

3) Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials: Nanoparticle Containing Organogels with Myriad Applications
Peveler WJ, Bear JC, Southern P, Parkin IP.
Chem. Commun.; 2014; 50:14418.

2013

2) Rapid Synthesis of Gold Nanostructures with Cyclic and Linear Ketones
Peveler WJ, Parkin IP.
RSC Adv.; 2013; 3:21919.

1) Detection of explosive markers using zeolite modified gas sensors
Peveler WJ, Binions R, Hailes SMV, Parkin IP.
J. Mater. Chem. A.; 2013; 1:2613.

Book Chapters

Toward Clinical Applications of Smartphone Spectroscopy and Imaging. Vol 2 Chapter 10 in ‘Portable Spectroscopy and Spectrometry’. John Wiley & Sons (Hoboken).2021; pp. 199-266.

Electronic Noses – the chemistry of smell and security. Chapter 26 in ‘The Handbook of Crime Science’. Routledge (London).2019; pp. 384-392.