Professor Graham J. Leggett

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Professor of Nanoscale Analytical Science

Graham Leggett
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graham.leggett@sheffield.ac.uk
Dainton Building

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Professor Graham J. Leggett
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Dainton Building
13 Brook Hill
Sheffield
S3 7HF
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Prof. Leggett obtained a BSc in Chemistry from UMIST in 1987. His PhD from the same institution, obtained in 1990, was followed by consecutive appointments as Research Associate at Universities of Washington and Nottingham. In 1994 he was appointed as lecturer at the University of Nottingham 1994-98. He became a Lecturer at UMIST in 1998, where he was subsequently promoted to senior lecturer and reader.

In 2002 he was appointed as Professor of nanoscale analytical chemistry at the University of Sheffield. He was appointed as the Head of Department in 2018.

Research interests

Graham's research is focused on the chemistry of nanoscale interfaces. Currently, three themes are of special interest:

  • nanophotonics, including nanofabrication and plasmonics
  • biologically-inspired design, in particular the construction of photonic materials inspired by photosynthetic systems
  • molecular interactions at nanometre scale interfaces, including fundamental investigations of the thermodynamics and mechanics of sliding contacts between molecules (nanotribology)

In strong light-matter coupling, an ensemble of excitons (molecular excited states) is hybridised with a confined optical mode (localised surface plasmon resonance) to create new states called plexcitons that combine the properties of light and matter. Our goal is to combine strong light-matter coupling with biologically-inspired design principles, to create new materials for applications in technologies such as solar energy capture and photocatalysis.

In our 'molecular photonic breadboards', minimal units - synthetic antenna complexes - are designed from scratch to organise molecular components precisely in space and assembled to form nanostructured films, with the aim of controlling excitation transfer from the nm to the cm scale. This work builds on our core expertise in making and characterising molecular thin films, including self-assembled monolayers (ordered molecular films formed by spontaneous adsorption onto a solid surface) and polymer brushes (polymers grown from surface-bound initiator molecules). We have developed a suite of techniques for manipulating surface chemistry at the nanometre scale, including nanophotonic methods based upon near-field photolithography and interferometric methods. We use powerful analytical methods, including atomic force microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and secondary ion mass spectrometry, to characterise the chemistry of molecular films.

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Using scanning probe microscopy, we measure noncovalent interactions between organic molecules at nanoscale interfaces, and we measure nanoscale sliding forces (friction) to explore the thermodynamics of molecular interfaces. Using these quantitative measurements we explore the molecular origins of friction and adhesion in a diversity of applications, including hair-care, laundry detergents and lubrication systems. Our goal is to use nanoscience to discover how to design sustainable alternatives to the active components in these important every-day products.

Publications

Journal articles

  • Blackburn D, Hill NS, Wood CJ, Velusamy T, Nieto-D穩az BA, Woolley C, Brown A, Zampelis L, McArdle T, Worth M , Thornber T et al (2025) . ACS Applied Energy Materials, 8(4), 2219-2228.
  • Cs獺nyi E, Liu Y, Kai D, Sugiarto S, Yit Loong Lee H, Tjiptoharsono F, Ruan Q, Daqiqeh Rezaei S, Chi X, Rusydi A , Leggett G et al (2025) . Nano Letters, 25(10), 3906-3913.
  • Petrenas R, Hawkins OA, Jones JF, Scott DA, Fletcher JM, Obst U, Lombardi L, Pirro F, Leggett GJ, Oliver TAA & Woolfson DN (2025) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147(4), 3796-3803.
  • Hunter SJ, Cs獺nyi E, Tyler JJS, Newell MA, Farmer MAH, Ma C, Sanderson G, Leggett GJ, Johnson EC & Armes SP (2024) . Langmuir, 40(50), 26735-26741.
  • Cs獺nyi E, Hammond DB, Bower B, Johnson EC, Lishchuk A, Armes SP, Dong Z & Leggett GJ (2024) . Langmuir, 40(28), 14527-14539.
  • Siles Br羹gge O, Hunter CA & Leggett GJ (2024) . Langmuir, 40(27), 13753-13762.
  • Karchilakis G, Varlas S, Johnson EC, Norvilaite O, Farmer MAH, Sanderson G, Leggett GJ & Armes SP (2024) . Langmuir, 40(27), 14086-14098.
  • Albanese KI, Petrenas R, Pirro F, Naudin EA, Borucu U, Dawson WM, Scott DA, Leggett GJ, Weiner OD, Oliver TAA & Woolfson DN (2024) . Nature Chemical Biology, 20, 991-999.
  • Rider MS, Johnson EC, Bates D, Wardley WP, Gordon RH, Oliver RDJ, Armes SP, Leggett GJ & Barnes WL (2024) . Nanophotonics, 13(14), 2453-2467.
  • Astier S, Johnson EC, Norvilaite O, Varlas S, Brotherton EE, Sanderson G, Leggett GJ & Armes SP (2024) . Langmuir, 40(7), 3667-3676.
  • Cs獺nyi E, Liu Y, Rezaei SD, Lee HYL, Tjiptoharsono F, Mahfoud Z, Gorelik S, Zhao X, Lim LJ, Zhu D , Wu J et al (2024) . Advanced Functional Materials, 34(2).
  • Johnson EC, Varlas S, Norvilaite O, Neal TJ, Brotherton EE, Sanderson G, Leggett GJ & Armes SP (2023) . Chemistry of Materials, 35(15), 6109-6122.
  • Brotherton EE, Johnson EC, Smallridge MJ, Hammond DB, Leggett GJ & Armes SP (2022) . Macromolecules, 56(5), 2070-2080.
  • Lishchik A, Csanyi E, Darroch B, Wilson C, Nabok A & Leggett GJ (2022) . Chemical Science, 2022(13), 2405-2417.
  • Lishchik A, Vasilev C, Johnson M, Hunter N, T繹rm瓣 P & Leggett GJ (2019) . Faraday Discussions, 216, 57-71.
  • Leggett GJ (2019) . Langmuir, 35(24), 7589-7602.
  • Clarkson CG, Johnson A, Leggett GJ & Geoghegan M (2019) . Nanoscale, 11(13), 6052-6061.
  • Robshaw TJ, Tukra S, Hammond D, Leggett G & Ogden MD (2019) . Journal of Hazardous Materials, 361, 200-209.
  • Zhang Z, Edmondson S, Mears M, Madsen PJ, Armes SP, Leggett G & Geoghegan M (2018) . Macromolecules, 51(16), 6312-6317.
  • Lishchuk A, Kodali G, Mancini JA, Broadbent M, Darroch B, Mass OA, Nabok A, Dutton PL, Hunter CN, Torma P & Leggett GJ (2018) . Nanoscale, 10(27), 13064-13073.
  • Madsen J, Ducker RE, Al Jaf O, Cartron ML, Alswieleh AM, Smith CH, Hunter CN, Armes SP & Leggett GJ (2018) . Chemical Science, 9, 2238-2251.
  • Raftari M, Zhang ZJ, Carter SR, Leggett GJ & Geoghegan M (2018) . Tribology Letters, 66(11).
  • El Zubir O, Xia S, Ducker RE, Wang L, Mullin N, Cartron ML, Cadby AJ, Hobbs JK, Hunter CN & Leggett GJ (2017) . Langmuir.
  • Johnson A, Bao P, Hurley CR, Cartron M, Evans SD, Hunter CN & Leggett GJ (2017) . Langmuir, 33(15), 3672-3679.
  • Johnson A, Madsen J, Chapman P, Alswieleh A, Al-Jaf O, Bao P, Hurley CR, Cartron ML, Evans SD, Hobbs JK , Hunter CN et al (2017) . Chemical Science, 8(6), 4517-4526.
  • Al-Jaf O, Alswieleh A, Armes SP & Leggett GJ (2017) . Soft Matter, 13(10), 2075-2084.
  • Zhang ZJ, Moxey M, Alswieleh A, Armes SP, Lewis AL, Geoghegan M & Leggett GJ (2017) . Langmuir, 33(3), 706-713.
  • Grayson KJ, Faries KM, Huang X, Qian P, Dilbeck P, Martin EC, Hitchcock A, Vasilev C, Yuen JM, Niedzwiedzki DM , Leggett GJ et al (2017) . Nature Communications, 8.
  • Zhang ZJ, Madsen J, Warren NJ, Mears M, Leggett GJ, Lewis AL & Geoghegan M (2017) . European Polymer Journal, 87, 449-457.
  • Kumar S, Cartron ML, Mullin N, Qian P, Leggett GJ, Hunter CN & Hobbs JK (2016) . ACS Nano.
  • Tsargorodska A, Cartron ML, Vasilev C, Kodali G, Mass OA, Baumberg JJ, Dutton PL, Hunter CN, T繹rm瓣 P & Leggett GJ (2016) . Nano Letters, 16(11), 6850-6856.
  • Galloway JM, Bird SM, Talbot JE, Shepley PM, Bradley RC, El-Zubir O, Allwood DA, Leggett GJ, Miles JJ, Staniland SS & Critchley K (2016) . Nanoscale, 8(22), 11738-11747.
  • Zhang Z, Moxey M, Alswieleh A, Morse AJ, Lewis AL, Geoghegan M & Leggett GJ (2016) . Langmuir, 32(20), 5048-5057.
  • Xia S, Cartron M, Morby J, Bryant DA, Hunter CN & Leggett GJ (2016) . Langmuir.
  • Rawlings AE, Bird SM, El-Zubir O, Leggett G & Staniland SS (2016) . Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4(18), 3948-3955.
  • Raftari M, Zhang ZJ, Carter SR, Leggett GJ & Geoghegan M (2015) . Macromolecules, 48(17), 6272-6279.
  • Patole S, Vasilev C, El-Zubir O, Wang L, Johnson MP, Cadby AJ, Leggett GJ & Hunter CN (2015) . Interface Focus, 5(4).
  • Gentile P, Frongia ME, Cardellach M, Miller CA, Stafford GP, Leggett GJ & Hatton PV (2015) . Acta Biomaterialia, 21, 35-43.
  • Chapman P, Ducker RE, Hurley CR, Hobbs JK & Leggett GJ (2015) . Langmuir.
  • Cheng N, Bao P, Evans SD, Leggett GJ & Armes SP (2015) . Macromolecules, 48(9), 3095-3103.
  • Mostegel FH, Ducker RE, Rieger PH, El Zubir O, Xia S, Radl SV, Edler M, Cartron ML, Hunter CN, Leggett GJ & Griesser T (2015) . Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 3(21), 4431-4438.
  • Blakeston AC, Alswieleh AM, Heath GR, Roth JS, Bao P, Cheng N, Armes SP, Leggett GJ, Bushby RJ & Evans SD (2015) . Langmuir, 31(12), 3668-3677.
  • Cartron ML, Olsen JD, Sener M, Jackson PJ, Brindley AA, Qian P, Dickman MJ, Leggett GJ, Schulten K & Neil Hunter C (2014) . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, 1837(10), 1769-1780.
  • Cunningham VJ, Alswieleh AM, Thompson KL, Williams M, Leggett GJ, Armes SP & Musa OM (2014) . Macromolecules, 47(16), 5613-5623.
  • Tsargorodska A, El Zubir O, Darroch B, Cartron ML, Basova T, Hunter CN, Nabok AV & Leggett GJ (2014) . ACS Nano, 8(8), 7858-7869.
  • Nikogeorgos N & Leggett GJ (2014) . Tribology Letters, 56(1), 185-185.
  • Nikogeorgos N, Hunter CA & Leggett GJ (2014) . Langmuir, 30(31), 9623-9623.
  • Alswieleh AM, Cheng N, Canton I, Ustbas B, Xue X, Ladmiral V, Xia S, Ducker RE, El Zubir O, Cartron ML , Hunter CN et al (2014) . J Am Chem Soc, 136(26), 9404-9413.
  • Cartron ML, Olsen JD, Sener M, Jackson PJ, Brindley AA, Qian P, Dickman MJ, Leggett GJ, Schulten K & Hunter CN (2014) . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, 1837, e118-e118.
  • Raftari M, Zhang Z, Carter SR, Leggett GJ & Geoghegan M (2014) . Soft Matter, 10(16), 2759-2766.
  • Alswieleh AM, Cheng N, Leggett GJ & Armes SP (2014) . Langmuir, 30(5), 1391-1400.
  • Moxey M, Leggett GJ & Chong KS (2013) , 999-999.
  • El Zubir O, Barlow I, Leggett GJ & Williams NH (2013) . Nanoscale, 5(22), 11125-11131.
  • Ul-Haq E, Patole S, Moxey M, Amstad E, Vasilev C, Hunter CN, Leggett GJ, Spencer ND & Williams NH (2013) . ACS Nano, 7(9), 7610-7618.
  • Zhang Z, Morse AJ, Armes SP, Lewis AL, Geoghegan M & Leggett GJ (2013) . Langmuir, 29(34), 10684-10692.
  • Yu Q, Shivapooja P, Johnson LM, Tizazu G, Leggett GJ & L籀pez GP (2013) . Nanoscale, 5(9), 3632-3637.
  • Nikogeorgos N & Leggett GJ (2013) . Tribology Letters, 1-11.
  • El Zubir O, Barlow I, Ul-Haq E, Tajuddin HA, Williams NH & Leggett GJ (2013) . Langmuir, 29(4), 1083-1092.
  • Tizazu G, el Zubir O, Patole S, McLaren A, Vasilev C, Mothersole DJ, Adawi A, Hunter CN, Lidzey DG, Lopez GP & Leggett GJ (2012) . Biointerphases, 7(1-4), 1-9.
  • Nikogeorgos N, Hunter CA & Leggett GJ (2012) . Langmuir, 28(51), 17709-17717.
  • Tajuddin HA, Manning RJ, Leggett GJ & Williams NH (2012) . Aip Conference Proceedings, 1502(1), 171-181.
  • Tizazu G, el Zubir O, Patole S, McLaren A, Vasilev C, Mothersole DJ, Adawi A, Hunter CN, Lidzey DG, Lopez GP & Leggett GJ (2012) . Biointerphases, 7(1-4), 54.
  • Busuttil K, Nikogeorgos N, Zhang Z, Geoghegan M, Hunter CA & Leggett GJ (2012) . Faraday Discussions, 156, 325-341.
  • Leggett GJ (2012) . Nanoscale, 4(6), 1840-1855.
  • ul-Haq E, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Ahmad SAA, Wong LS, Hobbs JK, Leggett GJ, Micklefield J, Roberts CJ & Weaver JMR (2011) . JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH, 26(24), 2997-3008.
  • Sun SQ, Thompson DG, Graham D & Leggett GJ (2011) . J MATER CHEM, 21(37), 14173-14177.
  • Liu Z, Ul-Haq E, Hobbs JK, Leggett GJ, Zhang Y, Weaver JMR & Roberts CJ (2011) . Microelectronic Engineering, 88(8), 2109-2112.
  • Liu Z, ul-Haq E, Hobbs JK, Leggett GJ, Zhang Y, Weaver JMR & Roberts CJ (2011) Parallel scanning near-field photolithography in liquid: The Snomipede. Microelectronic Engineering.
  • Magis GJ, Olsen JD, Reynolds NP, Leggett GJ, Hunter CN, Aartsma TJ & Frese RN (2011) Use of Engineered Unique Cysteine Residues to Facilitate Oriented Coupling of Proteins Directly to a Gold Substrate. Photochemistry and Photobiology.
  • Magis GJ, Olsen JD, Reynolds NP, Leggett GJ, Hunter CN, Aartsma TJ & Frese RN (2011) . Photochem Photobiol, 87(5), 1050-1057.
  • Tizazu G, El-Zubir O, Brueck SRJ, Lidzey DG, Leggett GJ & Lopez GP (2011) . Nanoscale, 3(6), 2511-2516.
  • Busuttil K, Geoghegan M, Hunter CA & Leggett GJ (2011) . J Am Chem Soc, 133(22), 8625-8632.
  • Leggett GJ (2011) . ACS Nano, 5(3), 1575-1579.
  • Ahmad SA, Leggett GJ, Hucknall A & Chilkoti A (2011) . Biointerphases, 6(1), 8-15.
  • Zhang Z, Morse AJ, Armes SP, Lewis AL, Geoghegan M & Leggett GJ (2011) . Langmuir, 27(6), 2514-2521.
  • Ahmad SAA, Wong LS, ul-Haq E, Hobbs JK, Leggett GJ & Micklefield J (2011) . J Am Chem Soc, 133(8), 2749-2759.
  • Zhang ZY, Fletcher IW, Hurley CR, Boardman C, Doyle P & Leggett GJ (2010) . J MATER CHEM, 20(39), 8531-8538.
  • ul Haq E, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Ahmad SAA, Wong L-S, Armes SP, Hobbs JK, Leggett GJ, Micklefield J, Roberts CJ & Weaver JMR (2010) . Nano Lett, 10(11), 4375-4380.
  • Wong LS, Janusz SJ, Sun S, Leggett GJ & Micklefield J (2010) . Chemistry A European Journal, 16(40), 12234-12243.
  • Adams J, Tizazu G, Janusz S, Brueck SRJ, Lopez GP & Leggett GJ (2010) . Langmuir, 26(16), 13600-13606.
  • Nikogeorgos N, Fletcher IW, Boardman C, Doyle P, Ortuoste N & Leggett GJ (2010) . Biointerphases, 5(2), 60-68.
  • Sun SQ, Thompson D, Schmidt U, Graham D & Leggett GJ (2010) . CHEM COMMUN, 46(29), 5292-5294.
  • Alang Ahmad S, Hucknall A, Chilkoti A & Leggett GJ (2010) . Langmuir, 26(12), 9937-9942.
  • Hurley CR, Ducker RE, Leggett GJ & Ratner BD (2010) . Langmuir, 26(12), 10203-10209.
  • Sugden MW, Richardson TH & Leggett G (2010) . Langmuir, 26(6), 4331-4338.
  • Morse AJ, Edmondson S, Dupin D, Armes SP, Zhang Z, Leggett GJ, Thompson RL & Lewis AL (2010) . SOFT MATTER, 6(7), 1571-1579.
  • Barlow I, Sun S, Leggett GJ & Turner M (2010) . Langmuir, 26(6), 4449-4458.
  • Burgos P, Zhang Z, Golestanian R, Leggett GJ & Geoghegan M (2009) . ACS Nano, 3(10), 3235-3243.
  • Hurley CR & Leggett GJ (2009) . ACS Appl Mater Interfaces, 1(8), 1688-1697.
  • Tizazu G, Adawi AM, Leggett GJ & Lidzey DG (2009) . Langmuir, 25(18), 10746-10753.
  • Whittle TJ & Leggett GJ (2009) . Langmuir, 25(16), 9182-9188.
  • Howse JR, Jones RAL, Battaglia G, Ducker RE, Leggett GJ & Ryan AJ (2009) . Nat Mater, 8(6), 507-511.
  • Leggett GJ (2009) , 479-562.
  • Wong LS, Leggett GJ & Micklefield J (2009) Application of phosphopantetheinyl transferase catalyzed site-selective covalent protein immobilization on to nanofabricated surfaces. ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S, 237, 399-399.
  • Burgos P, Zhang ZY, Golestanian R, Leggett GJ & Geoghegan M (2009) Directed single polymer diffusion along surface energy gradients. ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S, 237.
  • Whittle TJ & Leggett GJ (2009) . Langmuir, 25(4), 2217-2224.
  • Ahmad SAA, Wong LS, ul-Haq E, Hobbs JK, Leggett GJ & Micklefield J (2009) . J Am Chem Soc, 131(4), 1513-1522.
  • Reynolds NP, Tucker JD, Davison PA, Timney JA, Hunter CN & Leggett GJ (2009) . J Am Chem Soc, 131(3), 896-897.
  • Leggett GJ (2009) Bionanofabrication by Near-Field Optical Methods. Nanobiotechnology, 1-18.
  • Kingsley JW, Ray SK, Adawi AM, Leggett GJ & Lidzey DG (2008) . APPL PHYS LETT, 93(21).
  • Griesser T, Adams J, Wappel J, Kern W, Leggett GJ & Trimmel G (2008) . LANGMUIR, 24(21), 12420-12425.
  • Ducker RE, Montague MT & Leggett GJ (2008) . Biointerphases, 3(3), 59-65.
  • Iqbal P, Sun S, Hanwell MD, Attwood D, Leggett GJ, Preece JA, Richardson TH & Tunnicliffe D (2008) . J MATER CHEM, 18(17), 2016-2021.
  • Leggett GJ (2007) . Nanobiotechnology, 3(3-4), 223-240.
  • Critchley K, Ducker R, Bramble JP, Zhang L, Bushby RJ, Leggett GJ & Evans SD (2007) . J EXP NANOSCI, 2(4), 278-290.
  • Burgos P, Geoghegan M & Leggett GJ (2007) . NANO LETT, 7(12), 3747-3752.
  • Sun SQ & Leggett GJ (2007) . NANO LETT, 7(12), 3753-3758.
  • Ducker RE, Janusz S, Sun S & Leggett GJ (2007) . J Am Chem Soc, 129(48), 14842-14843.
  • Reynolds NP, Janusz S, Escalante-Marun M, Timney J, Ducker RE, Olsen JD, Otto C, Subramaniam V, Leggett GJ & Hunter CN (2007) . J Am Chem Soc, 129(47), 14625-14631.
  • Reynolds N, Janusz S, Hunter CN & Leggett GJ (2007) Nanoscale patterning of photosynthetic light harvesting proteins. European Cells and Materials, 14(SUPPL.3), 46.
  • Wong LS, Janusz SJ, Leggett GJ & Micklefield J (2007) COLL 198-Solid phase organic synthesis of pegylated disulfides for the generation of biocompatible self-assembled monolayers. ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S, 234.
  • Burgos P, Geoghegan M & Leggett GJ (2007) COLL 44-Preparation of surface energy gradients on the submicron scale by photooxidation. ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S, 234.
  • Montague M, Ducker RE, Chong KSL, Manning RJ, Rutten FJM, Davies MC & Leggett GJ (2007) . Langmuir, 23(13), 7328-7337.
  • Colburn TJ & Leggett GJ (2007) . Langmuir, 23(9), 4959-4964.
  • Leggett GJ (2007) . ChemInform, 38(5).
  • Bowen J, Pettitt ME, Kendall K, Leggett GJ, Preece JA, Callow ME & Callow JA (2007) . J R SOC INTERFACE, 4(14), 473-477.
  • Foster TT, Alexander MR, Leggett GJ & McAlpine E (2006) . LANGMUIR, 22(22), 9254-9259.
  • Leggett GJ (2006) . Chem Soc Rev, 35(11), 1150-1161.
  • Hurley CR & Leggett GJ (2006) . Langmuir, 22(9), 4179-4183.
  • Sun S, Mendes P, Critchley K, Diegoli S, Hanwell M, Evans SD, Leggett GJ, Preece JA & Richardson TH (2006) . Nano Lett, 6(3), 345-350.
  • Ducker RE & Leggett GJ (2006) . J Am Chem Soc, 128(2), 392-393.
  • Sun S, Montague M, Critchley K, Chen M-S, Dressick WJ, Evans SD & Leggett GJ (2006) . Nano Lett, 6(1), 29-33.
  • Leggett GJ & Jones RAL (2005) , 419-445.
  • Sun SQ, Chong KSL & Leggett GJ (2005) . NANOTECHNOLOGY, 16(9), 1798-1808.
  • Brewer NJ, Janusz S, Critchley K, Evans SD & Leggett GJ (2005) . J PHYS CHEM B, 109(22), 11247-11256.
  • Chong KSL, Sun S & Leggett GJ (2005) . Langmuir, 21(9), 3903-3909.
  • Leggett GJ, Brewer NJ & Chong KSL (2005) . Phys Chem Chem Phys, 7(6), 1107-1120.
  • Dinelli F, Leggett GJ & Shipway PH (2005) . Nanotechnology, 16(6), 675-682.
  • Leggett GJ (2005) . Analyst, 130(3), 259-264.
  • Sun S & Leggett GJ (2004) . NANO LETT, 4(8), 1381-1384.
  • Brewer NJ & Leggett GJ (2004) . LANGMUIR, 20(10), 4109-4115.
  • Brewer NJ, Foster TT, Leggett GJ, Alexander MR & McAlpine E (2004) . J PHYS CHEM B, 108(15), 4723-4728.
  • Leggett GJ (2004) . Chemphyschem, 5(3), 419-420.
  • Beake BD, Shipway PH & Leggett GJ (2004) . Wear, 256(1-2), 118-125.
  • DupontGillain CC, Fauroux CMJ, Gardner DCJ & Leggett GJ (2003) . Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 67A(2), 548-558.
  • Leggett GJ (2003) . ANAL CHIM ACTA, 479(1), 17-38.
  • Beake BD, Leggett GJ & Alexander MR (2002) . Journal of Materials Science, 37(22), 4919-4927.
  • Sun SQ & Leggett GJ (2002) . NANO LETT, 2(11), 1223-1227.
  • Dinelli F, Leggett GJ & Alexander MR (2002) . Journal of Applied Physics, 91(6), 3841-3846.
  • Sun S, Chong KSL & Leggett GJ (2002) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124(11), 2414-2415.
  • Scotchford CA, Gilmore CP, Cooper E, Leggett GJ & Downes S (2002) . Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 59(1), 84-99.
  • Alexander MR, Beamson G, Blomfield CJ, Leggett G & Duc TM (2001) . Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, 121(1-3), 19-32.
  • Beake BD, Leggett GJ & Shipway PH (2001) . Polymer, 42(16), 7025-7031.
  • Brewer NJ, Rawsterne RE, Kothari S & Leggett GJ (2001) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 123(17), 4089-4090.
  • Brewer NJ, Beake BD & Leggett GJ (2001) . Langmuir, 17(6), 1970-1974.
  • Beake BD, Leggett GJ & Shipway PH (2001) . Surface and Interface Analysis, 31(1), 39-45.
  • Beake BD, Leggett GJ & Alexander MR (2001) . Polymer, 42(6), 2647-2653.
  • Leggett G, Motevalli M & Sullivan AC (2000) . Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 598(1), 36-41.
  • Beake BD, Ling JSG & Leggett GJ (2000) . Polymer, 41(6), 2241-2248.
  • Cooper E, Parker L, Scotchford CA, Downes S, Leggett GJ & Parker TL (2000) . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 10(1), 133-139.
  • Beake BD & Leggett GJ (2000) . Langmuir, 16(2), 735-739.
  • Beake BD, Leggett GJ & Shipway PH (1999) . Surface and Interface Analysis, 27(12), 1084-1091.
  • Haddow DB, France RM, Short RD, MacNeil S, Dawson RA, Leggett GJ & Cooper E (1999) . J Biomed Mater Res, 47(3), 379-387.
  • Beake BD & Leggett GJ (1999) . Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 1(14), 3345-3350.
  • Cooper E & Leggett GJ (1999) . Langmuir, 15(4), 1024-1032.
  • Hutt DA & Leggett GJ (1999) . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 9(4), 923-928.
  • Beake BD & Leggett GJ (1999) . Polymer, 40(21), 5973-5976.
  • Scotchford CA, Cooper E, Leggett GJ & Downes S (1998) . Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 41(3), 431-442.
  • Cooper E & Leggett GJ (1998) . Langmuir, 14(17), 4795-4801.
  • Hutt DA, Cooper E & Leggett GJ (1998) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 102(1), 174-184.
  • Ling JSG, Leggett GJ & Murray AJ (1998) . Polymer, 39(24), 5913-5921.
  • Beake BD, Ling JSG & Leggett GJ (1998) . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 8(8), 1735-1742.
  • Hutt DA, Cooper E & Leggett GJ (1998) . Surface Science, 397(1-3), 154-163.
  • Daw R, Brook IM, Devlin AJ, Short RD, Cooper E & Leggett GJ (1998) A comparative study of cell attachment to self assembled monolayers and plasma polymers. J MATER CHEM, 8(12), 2583-2584.
  • Hutt DA & Leggett GJ (1997) . Langmuir, 13(11), 3055-3058.
  • Hutt DA & Leggett GJ (1997) . Langmuir, 13(10), 2740-2748.
  • Ling JSG & Leggett GJ (1997) Contact versus non-contact mode in the scanning force microscopy of plasma-treated poly(ethylene terephthalate) films. American Chemical Society Polymer Preprints Division of Polymer Chemistry, 38(1), 1061-1062.
  • Cooper E, Wiggs R, Hutt DA, Parker L, Leggett GJ & Parker TL (1997) . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 7(3), 435-441.
  • Ling JSG & Leggett GJ (1997) . Polymer, 38(11), 2617-2625.
  • Hutt DA, Cooper E, Parker L, Leggett GJ & Parker TL (1996) . Langmuir, 12(22), 5494-5497.
  • Hutt DA & Leggett GJ (1996) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 100(16), 6657-6662.
  • Leggett GJ, Davies MC, Jackson DE & Tendler SJB (1996) . Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, 81(3), 249-268.
  • Leggett GJ, Ratner BD & Vickerman JC (1995) . Surface and Interface Analysis, 23(1), 22-28.
  • Leggett GJ & Vickerman JC (1995) . Applied Surface Science, 84(3), 253-266.
  • Leggett GJ, Wilkins MJ, Davies MC, Jackson DE, Roberts CJ & Tendler SJB (1993) . Langmuir, 9(4), 1115-1120.
  • Leggett GJ, Davies MC, Jackson DE, Roberts CJ, Tendler SJB & Williams PM (1993) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 97(35), 8852-8854.
  • Leggett GJ, Davies MC, Jackson DE & Tendler SJB (1993) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 97(20), 5348-5355.
  • Leggett GJ, Roberts CJ, Williams PM, Davies MC, Jackson DE & Tendler SJB (1993) . Langmuir, 9(9), 2356-2362.
  • Leggett GJ, Davies MC, Jackson DE & Tendler SJB (1993) . Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions, 89(1), 179-179.
  • Leggett GJ & Vickerman JC (1992) . Surface and Interface Analysis, 18(8), 637-639.
  • Leggett GJ, Chilkoti A, Ratner BD & Vickerman JC (1992) . Surface and Interface Analysis, 18(3), 210-216.
  • Leggett GJ & Vickerman JC (1992) . International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes, 122, 281-319.
  • Leggett GJ, Vickerman JC, Briggs D & Hearn MJ (1992) . Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions, 88(3), 297-297.
  • Leggett GJ & Vickerman JC (1992) . Applied Surface Science, 55(2-3), 105-115.
  • Leggett GJ, Briggs D & Vickerman JC (1991) . Surface and Interface Analysis, 17(10), 737-744.
  • Leggett GJ & Vickerman JC (1991) . Analytical Chemistry, 63(6), 561-568.
  • Leggett GJ, Chilkoti A, Castner DG, Ratner BD & Vickerman JC (1991) . International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes, 108(1), 29-39.
  • Leggett GJ & Vickerman JC (1991) . Annual Reports Section "C" (Physical Chemistry), 88, 77-77.
  • Leggett GJ, Vickerman JC & Briggs D (1990) . Surface and Interface Analysis, 16(1-12), 3-8.
  • Leggett GJ, Briggs D & Vickerman JC (1990) . Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions, 86(10), 1863-1863.
  • Ducker RE, Br羹gge OS, Meijer AJHM & Leggett GJ () . Chemical Science, 14(7), 1752-1761.
  • Bai S, Balevicius V, Bittner E, Cheng Y-C, Chergui M, Cina J, das Neves Rodrigues N, Datta A, Dawlaty J, Dodin A , Fingerhut B et al () . Faraday Discussions, 216, 133-161.
  • Moxey M, Johnson A, El-Zubir O, Cartron M, Safari Dinachali S, Hunter CN, Saifullah MSM, Chong KSL & Leggett GJ () . ACS Nano.

Book chapters

  • Leggett GJ (2012) Wiley
  • Cope BC, Packham DE, Leggett G, Beech JC, Lowe GB, Briggs D, Brewis DM, Crocombe AD, Dixon DG, Van Ooij WJ , Parbhoo B et al (2005) (pp. 439-525). Wiley
  • Watts JF, Critchlow GW, Packham DE, Kneafsey B, Sherriff M, Shanahan MER, Cope BC, Pascoe MW, Sagar AJG, Allen KW , Dixon DG et al (2005) (pp. 1-58). Wiley
  • Leggett GJ (2005) , Nanolithography and Patterning Techniques in Microelectronics (pp. 238-266).
  • Packham DE (2005) Scanning probe microscopy, HANDBOOK OF ADHESION, 2ND EDITION (pp. 441-443).
  • Packham DE (2005) Atomic force microscopy, HANDBOOK OF ADHESION, 2ND EDITION (pp. 50-52).

Conference proceedings

  • Leggett GJ (2023) . 2023 IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC) (pp 473-474), 22 October 2023 - 25 October 2023.
  • Clarkson C, Johnson A, Leggett G & Geoghegan M (2019) Appearance of a slow mode of polymer surface diffusion on polymer brush-patterned surfaces in aqueous solution. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 258
  • Siles-Brugge O, Hunter C, Leggett G & Williams N (2017) Limits of Lifshitz theory. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 253
  • Kumar S, Mullin N, Cartron ML, Leggett GJ, Foster SJ, Hunter CN & Hobbs JK (2017) High-resolution Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) imaging of native biological membrane systems. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS, Vol. 46 (pp S368-S368)
  • Leggett G, Johnson A, Bao P, Leeds E, Armes S, Cartron M & Hunter C (2016) Simple routes to all-polymeric corrals, flow-channels and traps for studies of lipid and protein diffusion in supported lipid bilayers. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 251
  • Cunningham V, Alswieleh A, Thompson K, Williams M, Leggett G, Musa O & Armes S (2015) Copolymer nanoparticles via RAFT emulsion polymerization: Synthesis, characterization, and interfacial activity. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 250
  • Leggett GJ, Alswieleh A, Cheng N, Canton I, Ustbas B, Xue X, Ladmiral V, Xia S, Ducker RE, El Zubir O , Cartron ML et al (2014) Synthesis and nanometer-scale patterning of stimulus-responsive, biofouling-resistant zwitterionic poly(amino acid methacrylate) brushes. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 248
  • Moxey M, El Zubir O, Johnson A, Dinachali SS, Saifullah MSM, Chong KSL & Leggett GJ (2014) Self-cleaning, reusable templates for protein nanopatterning fabricated by interferometric lithography and nanoimprinting. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 248
  • Tsargorodska A, El Zubir O, Johnson A & Leggett GJ (2014) Fabrication of metal nanostructures over macroscopic areas by interferometric lithography of self-assembled monolayers. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 247
  • Ducker RE, El Zubir O, Wang L, Cartron ML, Mullin N, Cadby A, Hobbs J, Hunter CN & Leggett GJ (2014) Nanoscale positioning of multiple proteins by scanning near-field photolithography. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 248
  • Leggett G (2012) Continuous wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy for environmental applications. Optical Instrumentation for Energy and Environmental Applications, E2 2012
  • Nikogeorgos N, Hunter CA & Leggett GJ (2012) Mechanics and thermodynamics of nanometre-scale molecular contacts. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 244
  • Ducker RE, Montague MT, Sun S & Leggett GJ (2007) . Nanoengineering: Fabrication, Properties, Optics, and Devices IV, Vol. 6645 (pp 64513-64513)
  • Chong KSL, Sun S & Leggett GJ (2004) Scanning near-field photolithography: A new route to biological nanostructures. Transactions 7th World Biomaterials Congress (pp 1368)
  • Leggett GJ, Chong KSL & Sun SQ (2004) Scanning near-field photolithography: A new tool for fabricating molecular nanostructures.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 227 (pp U875-U875)
  • Hobbs JK, Winkel AK, McMaster TJ, Humphris ADL, Baker AA, Blakely S, Aissaoui M & Miles MJ (2001) Some recent developments in SPM of crystalline polymers. Macromolecular Symposia, Vol. 167(1) (pp 1-14)
  • Leggett GJ, Beake BD & Brewer NJ (2000) Scanning force microscopy of polyester: surface structure and adhesive properties. American Chemical Society Polymer Preprints Division of Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 41(2) (pp 1435-1436)
  • Leggett GJ, Beake BD & Brewer NJ (2000) Scanning force microscopy of polyester: Surface structure and adhesive properties.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 220 (pp U282-U282)
  • Leggett GJ & Beake BD (1998) Development of surface morphology, local friction and adhesion in plasma-treated poly(ethylene terephthalate) films. American Chemical Society Polymer Preprints Division of Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 39(2) (pp 1228-1229)
  • Leggett GJ & Beake BD (1998) Development of surface morphology, local friction and adhesion in plasma-treated poly(ethylene terephthalate) films.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 216 (pp U178-U178)
  • Ling JSG, Murray AJ & Leggett GJ (1997) Contact versus non-contact mode in the scanning force microscopy of plasma-treated poly(ethylene terephthalate) films.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 213 (pp 528-POLY)
  • Scotchford CA, Sim B, Hutt D, Leggett G & Downes S (1996) Surface energy effects on osteoblast attachment: A model system. Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials in Conjunction with the International Biomaterials Symposium, Vol. 1 (pp 597)

Preprints

  • Petrenas R, Ozga K, Chubb JJ, Romanyuk AV, McManus JJ, Leggett GJ, Scrutton NS, Oliver TAA & Woolfson DN (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Petrenas R, Hawkins OA, Jones JF, Scott DA, Fletcher JM, Obst U, Lombardi L, Pirro F, Leggett GJ, Oliver TAA & Woolfson DN (2024) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Csanyi E, Hammond D, Bower B, Johnson E, Lishchuk A, Armes S, Dong Z & Leggett G (2024) , American Chemical Society (ACS).
  • Csanyi E, Hammond D, Bower B, Johnson E, Lishchuk A, Armes S, Dong Z & Leggett G (2024) , American Chemical Society (ACS).
  • Siles-Brugge O, Hunter C & Leggett G (2024) , American Chemical Society (ACS).
  • Siles-Brugge O, Hunter C & Leggett G (2023) , American Chemical Society (ACS).
  • Albanese KI, Petrenas R, Pirro F, Naudin EA, Borucu U, Dawson WM, Arne Scott D, Leggett GJ, Weiner OD, Oliver TAA & Woolfson DN (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Cs獺nyi E, Liu Y, Rezaei SD, Lee HYL, Tjiptoharsono F, Mahfoud Z, Gorelik S, Zhao X, Lim LJ, Zhu D , Wu J et al (2023) , arXiv.
Teaching interests

Analytical Chemistry; Surface Chemistry.

Teaching activities

Undergraduate and postgraduate taught modules

  • Chemistry and the World Around Us (Level 1): Fuel
    The course examines how chemical principles may be used to make qualitative assessments of the efficiency of energy production, and explores the complexity of many issues facing society as it grapples with the problems of climate change and energy supply scarcity.
  • Solid Surfaces and Catalysis (Level 3)
    This course considers the nature of gas-solid interactions and their relationship to catalytic activity.
  • Nanochemistry (Level 4)
    This provides an overview of the role of chemistry in nanotechnology, and introduce students to major techniques for the fabrication and characterisation of nanostructured materials and devices.
  • Polymer Characterisation and Analysis (Postgraduate Level)
    This course explores the major instrumental methods for identifying polymers and determining characteristics including: polymer molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, stereochemistry, sequence distribution in copolymers, transition temperatures, and surface features.

Support Teaching:

  • Level 3 Literature Review

Laboratory Teaching:

  • Level 1 Physical Laboratories
  • Level 2 Physical Laboratories
  • Level 3 Research Project
  • Level 4 Research Project

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