Dr Dale Brownson
Senior Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry
My profile
Biography
Research focus: Electrochemistry (Fundamental and Applied)
Expert in Electrochemistry, 2D Materials, Materials Charaterisation, and Analytical Chemistry.
Email for research queries and collaboration. Research student project proposals welcome.
Academic and professional qualifications
PhD, PGCAP, BSc (Hons), FHEA, MRSC
Prizes and awards
Ramsay Memorial Fellowship (2015-2017).
Ronald Belcher Award 2013 (RSC). Awarded by the RSC in June 2013 for “achievements towards the fundamental understanding of graphene as an electrode material and for contributions to the implications of this knowledge for the evolution of improved electroanalytical sensors.”
Editorial Board membership
Editorial Board Member (2017-Present) Chemosensors, ISSN 2227-9040.
Expert reviewer for external bodies
Journal Review Responsibilities: ACS Applied Nano Materials; ACS Applied Electronic Materials; Analytical Methods, RSC; Australian Journal of Chemistry; Biosensors; Diamond & Related Materials; Electroanalysis; Electrochimica Acta; Journal of the Electrochemical Society; Nanomaterials; New Journal of Chemistry, RSC; Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical; Thin Solid Films.
Membership of professional associations
FHEA, MRSC, ISE, SCI.
Teaching
Subject areas
Analytical Chemistry | Electrochemistry
Supervision
Completed:
PhD students:
Anthony Slate (DoS)
Aamar Khan (DoS: Prof. C. Banks)
Alejandro Ferrari (DoS: Prof. C. Banks)
Mandeep Kaur (DoS: Dr. A. Jones)
MSc students:
Wasiq Jahangir (DoS: Prof. C. Banks)
Inayah Ali (DoS: Dr. O. Sutcliffe)
Research outputs
Papers >60, H-Index 31 (Jun-2022), Citations >4,800.
Electrochemistry, Electron transfer, Sensors, Nanotechnology, Fundamental characterisation of 2D materials (including graphene), Energy generation and storage.
Research Centre: Surface Engineering & Advanced Materials Research Group / Engineering & Materials Research Centre
Publication List via ResearcherID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-1949-2013
Book: “The Handbook of Graphene Electrochemistry”, D. A. C. Brownson, C. E. Banks, 2014, Springer-Verlag Ltd., London, ISBN: 978-1-4471-6427-2.
Interested in working with me?
I am always interested in hearing from highly motivated students, researchers as well as industry and would like to discuss research opportunities and collaborations. Self-funded PhD/MSc projects always welcome. Please email me at your earliest convenience.
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. Handbook of Graphene Electrochemistry. Springer.
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Chapters in books
Slate, A.J., Karaky, N., Whitehead, K.A. 'Antimicrobial properties of modified graphene and other advanced 2D material coated surfaces..' In Banks, C.E., Brownson, D.A.C. (ed.) 2D materials: Characterization, production and applications. CRC Press,
Brownson, D.A.C., Metters, J.P., Banks, C.E. 'Graphene for Energy Production and Storage Applications.' In Garcia-Martinez, J. (ed.) Nanotechnology for the Energy Challenge – 2nd Edition. Wiley-VCH, pp. 133-170.
Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Electrochemical performance of graphene.' Nova Science Publishers, Inc., pp. 151-191.
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Journal articles
Ferrari, A.G.-.M., Hurst, N.J., Bernalte, E., Crapnell, R.D., Whittingham, M.J., Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Exploration of defined 2-dimensional working electrode shapes through additive manufacturing.' Analyst, 147(22) pp. 5121-5129.
AlSalem, H.S., Al-Goul, S.T., Garcia-Miranda Ferrari, A., Brownson, D.A.C., Velarde, L., Koehler, S.P.K. 'Correction: Imaging the reactivity and width of graphene's boundary region.' Chemical Communications, 57(34) pp. 4198-4198.
Chelaghmia, M.L., Fisli, H., Nacef, M., Brownson, D.A.C., Affoune, A.M., Satha, H., Banks, C.E. 'Disposable non-enzymatic electrochemical glucose sensors based on screen-printed graphite macroelectrodes modified via a facile methodology with Ni, Cu, and Ni/Cu hydroxides are shown to accurately determine glucose in real human serum blood samples.' Analytical Methods, 13(25) pp. 2812-2822.
Garcia-Miranda Ferrari, A., Elbardisy, H.M., Silva, V., Belal, T.S., Talaat, W., Daabees, H.G., Banks, C.E., Brownson, D.A.C. 'The influence of lateral flake size in graphene/graphite paste electrodes: an electroanalytical investigation.' Analytical Methods, 12(16) pp. 2133-2142.
Fuchigami, H., Bal, M.K., Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E., Jones, A.M. 'Voltammetric behaviour of drug molecules as a predictor of metabolic liabilities.' Scientia Pharmaceutica, 88(4) pp. 1-15.
Brownson, D.A.C., Garcia-Miranda Ferrari, A., Ghosh, S., Kamruddin, M., Iniesta, J., Banks, C.E. 'Electrochemical properties of vertically aligned graphenes: tailoring heterogeneous electron transfer through manipulation of the carbon microstructure.' Nanoscale Advances, 2(11) pp. 5319-5328.
AlSalem, H.S., Al-Goul, S.T., Garcia-Miranda Ferrari, A., Brownson, D.A.C., Velarde, L., Koehler, S.P.K. 'Imaging the reactivity and width of graphene's boundary region.' Chemical Communications, 56(67) pp. 9612-9615.
Rowley-Neale, S.J., Brownson, D.A.C., Smith, G., Banks, C.E. 'Graphene Oxide Bulk-Modified Screen-Printed Electrodes Provide Beneficial Electroanalytical Sensing Capabilities.' Biosensors, 10(3) pp. 27-27.
Slate, A.J., Whitehead, K.A., Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Microbial fuel cells: An overview of current technology.' Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 101pp. 60-81.
Garcia-Miranda Ferrari, A., Foster, C., Brownson, D., Vagg-Whitehead, K., Banks, C. 'Exploring the reactivity of distinct electron transfer sites at CVD grown monolayer graphene through the selective electrodeposition of MoO2 nanowires.' Scientific Reports, 9(1) pp. 12814-12814.
Elbardisy, H.M., Garcia-Miranda Ferrari, A., Foster, C.W., Sutcliffe, O.B., Brownson, D.A.C., Belal, T.S., Talaat, W., Daabees, H.G., Banks, C.E. 'Forensic Electrochemistry: The Electroanalytical Sensing of Mephedrone Metabolites.' ACS Omega, 4(1) pp. 1947-1954.
Garcia-Miranda Ferrari, A., Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Investigating the Integrity of Graphene towards the Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER).' Scientific Reports, 9(1) pp. 15961-15961.
Garcia-Miranda Ferrari, A., Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Investigating the Integrity of Graphene towards the Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution Reaction.' ChemElectroChem, 6(21) pp. 5446-5453.
Garcia-Miranda Ferrari, A., Brownson, D.A.C., Abo Dena, A.S., Foster, C.W., Rowley-Neale, S.J., Banks, C.E. 'Tailoring the electrochemical properties of 2D-hBN via physical linear defects: physicochemical, computational and electrochemical characterisation.' Nanoscale Advances, 2(1) pp. 264-273.
Slate, A.J., Brownson, D.A.C., Abo Dena, A.S., Smith, G.C., Whitehead, K.A., Banks, C.E. 'Exploring the electrochemical performance of graphite and graphene paste electrodes composed of varying lateral flake sizes..' Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 20pp. 20010-20022.
Garcia-Miranda Ferrari, A., Foster, C.W., Kelly, P.J., Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Determination of the Electrochemical Area of Screen-Printed Electrochemical Sensing Platforms.' Biosensors, 8(2) pp. 53-53.
Brownson, D.A.C., Smith, G.C., Banks, C.E. 'Graphene oxide electrochemistry: The electrochemistry of graphene oxide modified electrodes reveals coverage dependent beneficial electrocatalysis.' Royal Society Open Science, 4(11)
Whitehead, K.A., Vaidya, M., Liauw, C., Brownson, D., Ramalingam, P., Kamieniak, J., Rowley-Neale, S., Tetlow, L., Wilson-Nieuwenhuis, J., Brown, D., McBain, A., Kulandaivel, J., Banks, C. 'Antimicrobial activity of graphene oxide-metal hybrids..' International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 123pp. 182-190.
Khan, A.F., Randviir, E.P., Brownson, D.A.C., Ji, X., Smith, G.C., Banks, C.E. '2D Hexagonal Boron Nitride (2D-hBN) Explored as a Potential Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction.' Electroanalysis, 29(2) pp. 622-634.
Khan, A.F., Brownson, D.A.C., Foster, C.W., Smith, G.C., Banks, C.E. 'Surfactant exfoliated 2D hexagonal Boron Nitride (2D-hBN) explored as a potential electrochemical sensor for dopamine: surfactants significantly influence sensor capabilities.' The Analyst, 142(10) pp. 1756-1764.
Rowley-Neale, S.J., Foster, C.W., Smith, G.C., Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Mass-producible 2D-MoSe 2 bulk modified screen-printed electrodes provide significant electrocatalytic performances towards the hydrogen evolution reaction.' Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 1(1) pp. 74-83.
Khan, A.F., Brownson, D.A.C., Randviir, E.P., Smith, G.C., Banks, C.E. '2D Hexagonal Boron Nitride (2D-hBN) Explored for the Electrochemical Sensing of Dopamine.' Analytical Chemistry, 88(19) pp. 9729-9737.
Foster, C.W., Brownson, D.A.C., Ruas De Souza, A.P., Bernalte, E., Iniesta, J., Bertotti, M., Banks, C.E. 'Pencil it in: Pencil drawn electrochemical sensing platforms.' Analyst, 141(13) pp. 4055-4064.
Rowley-Neale, S.J., Fearn, J.M., Brownson, D.A.C., Smith, G.C., Ji, X., Banks, C.E. '2D molybdenum disulphide (2D-MoS2) modified electrodes explored towards the oxygen reduction reaction.' Nanoscale, 8(31) pp. 14767-14777.
Brownson, D.A.C., Figueiredo-Filho, L.C.S., Riehl, B.L., Riehl, B.D., Gómez-Mingot, M., Iniesta, J., Fatibello-Filho, O., Banks, C.E. 'High temperature low vacuum synthesis of a freestanding three-dimensional graphene nano-ribbon foam electrode.' Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(7) pp. 2617-2629.
Rowley-Neale, S.J., Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Defining the origins of electron transfer at screen-printed graphene-like and graphite electrodes: MoO2 nanowire fabrication on edge plane sites reveals electrochemical insights.' Nanoscale, 8(33) pp. 15241-15251.
Cumba, L.R., Foster, C.W., Brownson, D.A.C., Smith, J.P., Iniesta, J., Thakur, B., Do Carmo, D.R., Banks, C.E. 'Can the mechanical activation (polishing) of screen-printed electrodes enhance their electroanalytical response?.' Analyst, 141(9) pp. 2791-2799.
Bernalte, E., Foster, C.W., Brownson, D.A.C., Mosna, M., Smith, G.C., Banks, C.E. 'Pencil it in: Exploring the feasibility of hand-drawn pencil electrochemical sensors and their direct comparison to screen-printed electrodes.' Biosensors, 6(3)
Brownson, D.A.C., Kelly, P.J., Banks, C.E. 'In situ electrochemical characterisation of graphene and various carbon-based electrode materials: An internal standard approach.' RSC Advances, 5(47) pp. 37281-37286.
Rowley-Neale, S.J., Brownson, D.A.C., Smith, G.C., Sawtell, D.A.G., Kelly, P.J., Banks, C.E. '2D nanosheet molybdenum disulphide (MoS
2 ) modified electrodes explored towards the hydrogen evolution reaction.' Nanoscale, 7(43) pp. 18152-18168.Cumba, L.R., Smith, J.P., Brownson, D.A.C., Iniesta, J., Metters, J.P., Do Carmo, D.R., Banks, C.E. 'Electroanalytical detection of pindolol: Comparison of unmodified and reduced graphene oxide modified screen-printed graphite electrodes.' Analyst, 140(5) pp. 1543-1550.
Randviir, E.P., Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'A decade of graphene research: production, applications and outlook.' Materials Today, 17(9) pp. 426-432.
Figueiredo-Filho, L.C.S., Brownson, D.A.C., Fatibello-Filho, O., Banks, C.E. 'Correction: Exploring the origins of the apparent "electrocatalytic" oxidation of kojic acid at graphene modified electrodes (Analyst (2013) 138 (4436-4442)).' Analyst, 139(21) pp. 5614-5614.
Brownson, D.A.C., Varey, S.A., Hussain, F., Haigh, S.J., Banks, C.E. 'Electrochemical properties of CVD grown pristine graphene: monolayer- vs. quasi-graphene..' Nanoscale, 6(3) pp. 1607-1621.
Figueiredo-Filho, L.C.S., Brownson, D.A.C., Fatibello-Filho, O., Banks, C.E. 'Electroanalytical performance of a freestanding three-dimensional graphene foam electrode.' Electroanalysis, 26(1) pp. 93-102.
Randviir, E.P., Brownson, D.A.C., Metters, J.P., Kadara, R.O., Banks, C.E. 'The fabrication, characterisation and electrochemical investigation of screen-printed graphene electrodes.' Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16(10) pp. 4598-4611.
Figueiredo-Filho, L.C.S., Brownson, D.A.C., Fatibello-Filho, O., Banks, C.E. 'Exploring the origins of the apparent "electrocatalytic" oxidation of kojic acid at graphene modified electrodes (vol 138, pg 4436, 2013).' ANALYST, 139(21) pp. 5614-5614.
Brownson, D.A.C., Figueiredo-Filho, L.C.S., Ji, X., Gomez-Mingot, M., Iniesta, J., Fatibello-Filho, O., Kampouris, D.K., Banks, C.E. 'Freestanding three-dimensional graphene foam gives rise to beneficial electrochemical signatures within non-aqueous media.' JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 1(19) pp. 5962-5972.
Figueiredo-Filho, L.C.S., Brownson, D.A.C., Fatibello-Filho, O., Banks, C.E. 'Exploring the origins of the apparent "electrocatalytic" oxidation of kojic acid at graphene modified electrodes..' Analyst, 138(16) pp. 4436-4442.
Figueiredo-Filho, L.C.S., Brownson, D.A.C., Gómez-Mingot, M., Iniesta, J., Fatibello-Filho, O., Banks, C.E. 'Exploring the electrochemical performance of graphitic paste electrodes: graphene vs. graphite..' Analyst, 138(21) pp. 6354-6364.
Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Limitations of CVD graphene when utilised towards the sensing of heavy metals.' RSC Advances, 2(12) pp. 5385-5389.
Randviir, E.P., Brownson, D.A.C., Gómez-Mingot, M., Kampouris, D.K., Iniesta, J., Banks, C.E. 'Electrochemistry of Q-graphene..' Nanoscale, 4(20) pp. 6470-6480.
Brownson, D.A.C., Kampouris, D.K., Banks, C.E. 'Graphene electrochemistry: fundamental concepts through to prominent applications..' Chem Soc Rev, 41(21) pp. 6944-6976.
Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Fabricating graphene supercapacitors: highlighting the impact of surfactants and moieties..' Chem Commun (Camb), 48(10) pp. 1425-1427.
Brownson, D.A.C., Lacombe, A.C., Kampouris, D.K., Banks, C.E. 'Graphene electroanalysis: inhibitory effects in the stripping voltammetry of cadmium with surfactant free graphene..' Analyst, 137(2) pp. 420-423.
Brownson, D.A.C., Foster, C.W., Banks, C.E. 'The electrochemical performance of graphene modified electrodes: an analytical perspective..' Analyst, 137(8) pp. 1815-1823.
Brownson, D.A.C., Lacombe, A.C., Gómez-Mingot, M., Banks, C.E. 'Graphene oxide gives rise to unique and intriguing voltammetry.' RSC Advances, 2(2) pp. 665-668.
Larkin, B.A.J., El-Sayed, M., Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Crime scene investigation III: Exploring the effects of drugs of abuse and neurotransmitters on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis.' Analytical Methods, 4(3) pp. 721-729.
Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'The electrochemistry of CVD graphene: progress and prospects..' Phys Chem Chem Phys, 14(23) pp. 8264-8281.
Brownson, D.A.C., Gorbachev, R.V., Haigh, S.J., Banks, C.E. 'CVD graphene vs. highly ordered pyrolytic graphite for use in electroanalytical sensing..' Analyst, 137(4) pp. 833-839.
Brownson, D.A.C., Gómez-Mingot, M., Banks, C.E. 'CVD graphene electrochemistry: biologically relevant molecules..' Phys Chem Chem Phys, 13(45) pp. 20284-20288.
Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'CVD graphene electrochemistry: the role of graphitic islands..' Phys Chem Chem Phys, 13(35) pp. 15825-15828.
Brownson, D.A.C., Metters, J.P., Kampouris, D.K., Banks, C.E. 'Graphene electrochemistry: Surfactants inherent to graphene can dramatically effect electrochemical processes.' Electroanalysis, 23(4) pp. 894-899.
El-Sayed, M., Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Crime scene investigation II: The effect of warfarin on bloodstain pattern Analysis.' Analytical Methods, 3(7) pp. 1521-1524.
Brownson, D.A.C., Kampouris, D.K., Banks, C.E. 'An overview of graphene in energy production and storage applications.' Journal of Power Sources, 196(11) pp. 4873-4885.
Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Graphene electrochemistry: fabricating amperometric biosensors..' Analyst, 136(10) pp. 2084-2089.
Brownson, D.A.C., Munro, L.J., Kampouris, D.K., Banks, C.E. 'Electrochemistry of graphene: Not such a beneficial electrode material?.' RSC Advances, 1(6) pp. 978-988.
Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Graphene electrochemistry: Surfactants inherent to graphene inhibit metal analysis.' Electrochemistry Communications, 13(2) pp. 111-113.
Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Crime scene investigation: The effect of drug contaminated bloodstains on bloodstain pattern analysis.' Analytical Methods, 2(12) pp. 1885-1889.
Brownson, D.A.C., Banks, C.E. 'Graphene electrochemistry: an overview of potential applications..' Analyst, 135(11) pp. 2768-2778.