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  1. Presence and Impact of Aldol Condensation Products as Off-Notes in Plant-Based Protein Sources

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, March 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    George Fern

  2. Inkjet-printed graphene oxide memory cells on paper for flexible electronics

    Article • Discover Applied Sciences, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Iulia I Salaoru, George Fern

  3. Protoporphyrin IX iron(II) revisited. An overview of the Mössbauer spectroscopic parameters of low-spin porphyrin iron(II) complexes

    Article • JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    George Fern

  4. Europium doped Gd2O3 and GdBO3 scintillators for thermal neutron detection

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, March 2023, Elsevier

    George Fern

  5. Studies on the binding of CO to low-spin [Fe(II)(Por)L2] complexes: an aid to understanding the binding of CO to haemoglobin and myoglobin

    Article • JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    George Fern

  6. Studies on the binding of nitrogenous bases to protoporphyrin IX iron(II) in aqueous solution at high pH values

    Article • JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    George Fern

  7. Early defect identification for micro light‐emitting diode displays via photoluminescent and cathodoluminescent imaging

    Article • Journal of the Society for Information Display, February 2021, Wiley

    George Fern

  8. 37‐4: Micro LED Defect Analysis via Photoluminescent and Cathodoluminescent Imaging

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, August 2020, Wiley

    George Fern

  9. Crystal structure, photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence of Ba1-xSrxAl2O4 doped with Eu2+

    Article • Optical Materials Express, July 2020, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    George Fern

  10. Photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence of BaAl2O4:Eu2+ and undoped BaAl2O4: evidence for F-centres

    Article • Optical Materials Express, July 2020, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    George Fern

  11. Performance of four CVD diamond radiation sensors at high temperature

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, April 2020, Elsevier

    George Fern

  12. Laser-Activated Luminescence of BaAl2O4:Eu

    Article • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, January 2020, The Electrochemical Society

    George Fern

  13. Crystal structure, photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence of Ba1-xCaxAl2O4 doped with Eu2+

    Article • Optical Materials Express, September 2019, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    George Fern

  14. 37.1: Invited Paper: Using twin screw extrusion technology for the Inclusion of Phosphors with Polymers to accelerate plant growth under cover

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, September 2019, Wiley

    George Fern

  15. Improved photovoltaic performance of monocrystalline silicon solar cell through luminescent down‐converting Gd 2 O 2 S:Tb 3+ phosphor

    Article • Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, May 2019, Wiley

    Zahir Dehouche, George Fern

  16. Crystal structure, photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence of Sr1-xCaxAl2O4 doped with Eu2+

    Article • Optical Materials Express, April 2019, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    George Fern

  17. Luminescence properties of α-Ag2WO4 nanorods co-doped with Li+ and Eu3+ cations and their effects on its structure

    Article • Journal of Luminescence, February 2019, Elsevier

    George Fern

  18. Ultrathin Y2O3:Eu3+nanodiscs: spectroscopic investigations and evidence for reduced concentration quenching

    Article • Nanotechnology, September 2018, Institute of Physics Publishing

    George Fern

  19. Effective MgO-doped TiO2 nanoaerogel coating for crystalline silicon solar cells improvement

    Article • International Journal of Energy Research, June 2018, Wiley

    George Fern

  20. 32‐4: Potential Red Phosphors for LEDs: Replacing Eu3+ Activators in LiEu(WO4)2 with Al3+ Cations

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, May 2018, Wiley

    George Fern

  21. Reassignment of electronic transitions in the laser-activated spectrum of nanocrystalline Y2O3:Er3+

    Article • Journal of Luminescence, April 2018, Elsevier

    George Fern

  22. Cathodoluminescence of Y2O3:Ln3+ (Ln = Tb, Er and Tm) and Y2O3:Bi3+ nanocrystalline particles at 200 keV

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    George Fern

  23. On the Photo- and Cathodoluminescence of LaB3O6:Gd,Bi, Y3Al5O12:Pr, Y3Al5O12:Gd, Lu3Al5O12:Pr, and Lu3Al5O12:Gd

    Article • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, January 2018, The Electrochemical Society

    George Fern

  24. ZnCdS:Cu,Al,Cl: A Near Infra-Red Emissive Family of Phosphors for Marking, Coding, and Identification

    Article • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, September 2017, The Electrochemical Society

    George Fern

  25. P-121: Sub-micrometre Phosphor Preparation for Next Generation Displays

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, May 2017, Wiley

    George Fern

  26. Influence of Biodiesel Blending on Particulate Matter (PM) Oxidation Characteristics

    Article • March 2017, SAE International

    George Fern

  27. New Developments in Cathodoluminescence Spectroscopy for the Study of Luminescent Materials

    Article • Materials, March 2017, MDPI AG

    George Fern

  28. Development of high temperature, radiation hard detectors based on diamond

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, February 2017, Elsevier

    George Fern

  29. Diamond based detectors for high temperature, high radiation environments

    Article • Journal of Instrumentation, January 2017, Institute of Physics Publishing

    George Fern

  30. Cathodoluminescence and Photoluminescence of YPO4:Pr3+, Y2SiO5:Pr3+, YBO3:Pr3+, and YPO4:Bi3+

    Article • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, January 2017, The Electrochemical Society

    George Fern

  31. Structure and luminescence analyses of simultaneously synthesised (Lu1−xGdx)2O2S:Tb3+ and (Lu1−xGdx)2O3:Tb3+

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    George Fern

  32. Color Conversion Phosphors for Light Emitting Diodes

    Article • December 2016, Wiley

    George Fern

  33. Low temperature micro Raman and laser induced upconversion and downconversion spectra of europium doped silver tungstate Ag2−3xEuxWO4 nanorods

    Article • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    George Fern

  34. AC electroluminescent lamps: shedding some light on their mysteries

    Article • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    George Fern

  35. 34-4: Simultaneous Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy, Cathodoluminescence Imaging and EELS of Quantum Dot in Rods

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, May 2016, Wiley

    George Fern

  36. Investigating the Emission Characteristics of Single Crystal YAG When Activated by High Power Laser Beams

    Article • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, January 2016, The Electrochemical Society

    George Fern

  37. Laser Diode Induced Lighting Modules

    Article • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, January 2016, The Electrochemical Society

    George Fern

  38. Nanosized (Y1−xGdx)2O2S:Tb3+ particles: synthesis, photoluminescence, cathodoluminescence studies and a model for energy transfer in establishing the roles of Tb3+ and Gd3+

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    George Fern

  39. Photoluminescence, cathodoluminescence and micro-Raman investigations of monoclinic nanometre-sized Y2O3 and Y2O3:Eu3+

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    George Fern

  40. Red Shift of CT-Band in Cubic Y2O3:Eu3+upon Increasing the Eu3+Concentration

    Article • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, January 2016, The Electrochemical Society

    George Fern

  41. Ultraviolet and blue cathodoluminescence from cubic Y2O3and Y2O3:Eu3+generated in a transmission electron microscope

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    George Fern

  42. Contrast and decay of cathodoluminescence from phosphor particles in a scanning electron microscope

    Article • Ultramicroscopy, October 2015, Elsevier

    George Fern

  43. Paper No S2.1: Cathodoluminescence Images and Spectra of Single Nanometer Sized Phosphor Crystals Excited in a Field Emission Transmission Electron Microscope (Invited Paper)

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, September 2015, Wiley

    George Fern

  44. Paper No S10.2: Cathodoluminescence Imaging and EELS of Quantum Dot in Rods Excited in a Field Emission Transmission Electron Microscope

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, September 2015, Wiley

    George Fern

  45. Paper No S10.4: Transmission Electron Microscope Study of Symmetry‐related Transitions in Cubic Y2O3:Tb3+

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, September 2015, Wiley

    George Fern

  46. Evaluation of Thermally Stable Phosphor Screens for Application in Laser Diode Excited High Brightness White Light Modules

    Article • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, August 2015, The Electrochemical Society

    George Fern

  47. Multicolour correlative imaging using phosphor probes

    Article • Journal of Chemical Biology, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    George Fern

  48. Cathodoluminescence studies of phosphors in a scanning electron microscope

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, June 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    George Fern

  49. Cathodoluminescent images and spectra of single crystals of Y2O2S:Tb3+and Gd2O2S:Tb3+nanometer sized phosphor crystals excited in a field emission scanning transmission electron microscope

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, June 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    George Fern

  50. Materials Suitable for preparing Inorganic Nanocasts of butterflies and other insects

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, June 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    George Fern

  51. Photovoltaic cells energy performance enhancement with down-converting photoluminescence phosphors

    Article • International Journal of Energy Research, June 2015, Wiley

    George Fern

  52. 26.3: High Resolution Laser Etched Circuitry for ACEL Lamps

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, June 2015, Wiley

    George Fern

  53. Cathodoluminescence and electron microscopy of red quantum dots used for display applications

    Article • Journal of the Society for Information Display, February 2015, Wiley

    George Fern

  54. Symmetry-Related Transitions in the Photoluminescence and Cathodoluminescence Spectra of Nanosized Cubic Y2O3:Tb3+

    Article • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, January 2015, The Electrochemical Society

    George Fern

  55. Symmetry-Related Transitions in the Spectrum of Nanosized Cubic Y2O3:Tb3+

    Article • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, January 2015, The Electrochemical Society

    George Fern

  56. Nanostructured silicon oxide film for enhanced crystalline solar cell

    Article • June 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    George Fern

  57. 7.2: Red Quantum Dots under the Electron Microscope

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, June 2014, Wiley

    George Fern

  58. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles for enhanced monocrystalline solar cell

    Article • June 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    George Fern

  59. 19.6L: Late‐News Paper: How to Fabricate Much Brighter AC Electroluminescent Lamps: Optimizing the Alignment of the Emitting ZnS:Cu Phosphor Particles to the AC Field

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, June 2013, Wiley

    George Fern

  60. Effects of the host lattice and doping concentration on the colour of Tb3+ cation emission in Y2O2S:Tb3+ and Gd2O2S:Tb3+ nanometer sized phosphor particles

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    George Fern

  61. Contrasting behaviour of the co-activators in the luminescence spectra of Y2O2S:Tb3+,Er3+nanometre sized particles under UV and red light excitation

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    George Fern

  62. Incorporation of Luminescent Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles into Polystyrene

    Article • MRS Proceedings, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    George Fern

  63. A novel method for the preparation of non-agglomerated nanometre sized particles of lanthanum phosphate phosphors utilising a high surface area support in the firing process

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    George Fern

  64. Achieving structured colour in inorganic systems: Learning from the natural world

    Article • Optics & Laser Technology, March 2011, Elsevier

    George Fern

  65. Surface plasmon resonance imaging detection of silver nanoparticle-tagged immunoglobulin

    Article • Journal of The Royal Society Interface, February 2011, Royal Society Publishing

    George Fern

  66. A novel approach for the preparation of discrete phosphor nanoparticles

    Article • April 2010, SPIE

    George Fern

  67. A Study of Small Particle Yttrium Oxide Type Phosphors prepared from Solution using a Sacrificial Micellar Phase as a Combustion Fuel

    Article • January 2010, American Institute of Physics

    George Fern

  68. Raman Scattering from Industrially Prepared Nanometer Sized Particles of Chromium Doped Alumina

    Article • January 2010, American Institute of Physics

    George Fern

  69. Raman Scattering from Industrially Prepared Nanometer Sized Particles of Monoclinic and Cubic Phases of Yttrium Europium Oxide Phosphors

    Article • January 2010, American Institute of Physics

    George Fern

  70. Characterisation of Gd2O2S:Pr phosphor screens for water window X-ray detection

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, March 2009, Elsevier

    George Fern

  71. Structure and Morphology of ACEL ZnS:Cu,Cl Phosphor Powder Etched by Hydrochloric Acid

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 2009, The Electrochemical Society

    George Fern

  72. P‐125: Small Particle Size Lanthanum Cerium Terbium Phosphate (LAP) and Yttrium Europium Oxide (YEO) Phosphors for CCFL Backlight Units in LCD Displays

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, May 2008, Wiley

    George Fern

  73. Light-emitting nanocasts formed from bio-templates: FESEM and cathodoluminescent imaging studies of butterfly scale replicas

    Article • Nanotechnology, February 2008, Institute of Physics Publishing

    George Fern

  74. Experimental and theoretical luminous efficacies of phosphors used in combination with blue-emitting LEDs for lighting and backlighting

    Article • Journal of the Society for Information Display, January 2008, Wiley

    George Fern

  75. Correction to “Oxygen and sulphur isotope composition of volcanic sulphate aerosol at the point of emission”

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, May 2007, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    George Fern

  76. P-84: Experimental and Theoretical Luminous Efficacies of Phosphors used for Producing White Light from Blue-emitting LEDs

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, May 2007, Wiley

    George Fern

  77. Low-voltage cathodoluminescent red emitting phosphors for field emission displays

    Article • Journal of Luminescence, January 2007, Elsevier

    George Fern

  78. Investigation of near-source basaltic glasses using 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy

    Article • Hyperfine Interactions, November 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    George Fern

  79. Redox properties of a green emitting ZnGa2O4:Mn low voltage cathodoluminescent phosphor

    Article • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics, September 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    George Fern

  80. Stimulation of visible luminescence by irradiation of a novel phosphor screen with an infrared beam

    Article • Optical Engineering, February 2006, SPIE

    George Fern

  81. Oxygen and sulfur isotopic composition of volcanic sulfate aerosol at the point of emission

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, January 2006, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    George Fern

  82. Broad-band green phosphor screens as a light source for head up displays in moving platforms

    Article • June 2005, SPIE

    George Fern

  83. The use of a novel phosphor screen for visualising the infrared beam of a gas detector

    Article • June 2005, SPIE

    George Fern

  84. Novel nano-structured phosphor materials cast from naturalMorphobutterfly scales

    Article • Journal of Modern Optics, May 2005, Taylor & Francis

    George Fern

  85. UV photoluminescence from small particles of calcium cadmium sulfide solid solutions

    Article • Journal of Optics A Pure and Applied Optics, May 2005, Institute of Physics Publishing

    George Fern

  86. P-80: A New Oxide/Oxysulfide Based Phosphor Triad and High-Efficiency Green-Emitting (Y,Gd)[sub 2]O[sub 2]S:Tb Phosphor for FED Applications

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, January 2005, Wiley

    George Fern

  87. 42.3: Wavelength Tunable Emission from II–VI Phosphors Excited by Electron Beams or UV Light for Display Applications

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, January 2005, Wiley

    George Fern

  88. A study of the binding of the biologically important hematin molecule to a novel imidazole containing poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgel

    Article • Reactive and Functional Polymers, March 2004, Elsevier

    George Fern

  89. Photonic phosphors based on cubic Y2O3:Tb3 infilled into a synthetic opal lattice

    Article • Journal of Optics A Pure and Applied Optics, June 2003, Institute of Physics Publishing

    George Fern

  90. Yttrium Oxide Upconverting Phosphors. Part 4:  Upconversion Luminescent Emission from Thulium-Doped Yttrium Oxide under 632.8-nm Light Excitation

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, February 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    George Fern

  91. Physicochemical Properties of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-4-vinylpyridine) Cationic Polyelectrolyte Colloidal Microgels

    Article • Langmuir, January 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    George Fern

  92. Rare-earth element anti-Stokes emission from three inverse photonic lattices

    Article • Journal of Modern Optics, April 2002, Taylor & Francis

    George Fern

  93. Synthesis and characterization of a new (phthalocyani-nato)bis(carboxylate) silicon(IV) compound with increased solubility

    Article • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, March 2002, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    George Fern

  94. A Synthetic Method for the Production of a Range of Particle Sizes for Y[sub 2]O[sub 3]:Eu Phosphors Using a Copolymer Microgel of NIPAM and AMPS

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 2002, The Electrochemical Society

    George Fern

  95. Article • Hyperfine Interactions, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    George Fern

  96. Article • Hyperfine Interactions, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    George Fern

  97. Electrostatic field effects manifested in ferrocenyl metal complexes and the crystal structure of [Fe(η5-C5H5)(η5-C5H4CHNNHC5H4N)]·HCl

    Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, December 2001, Elsevier

    George Fern

  98. A New Application for Microgels:  Novel Method for the Synthesis of Spherical Particles of the Y2O3:Eu Phosphor Using a Copolymer Microgel of NIPAM and Acrylic Acid

    Article • Langmuir, October 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    George Fern

  99. Novel Seven Coordination Geometry of Sn(IV):  Crystal Structures of Phthalocyaninato Bis(undecylcarboxylato)Sn(IV), Its Si(IV) Analogue, and Phthalocyaninato Bis(chloro)silicon(IV). The Electrochemistry of the Si(IV) Analogue and Related Compounds

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, October 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    George Fern

  100. Yttrium Oxide Upconverting Phosphors. 3. Upconversion Luminescent Emission from Europium-Doped Yttrium Oxide under 632.8 nm Light Excitation

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, September 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    George Fern

  101. The Effect of Particle Morphology and Crystallite Size on the Upconversion Luminescence Properties of Erbium and Ytterbium Co-doped Yttrium Oxide Phosphors

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, February 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    George Fern

  102. Up-conversion emission phosphors based on doped silica glass ceramics prepared by sol–gel methods: control of silica glass ceramics containing anatase and rutile crystallites

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2001, Royal Society of Chemistry

    George Fern

  103. Crystal Structure of Bis(4-methylimidazole)tetraphenylporphyrinatoiron(III) Chloride and Related Compounds. Correlation of Ground State with Fe−N Bond Lengths

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, June 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    George Fern

  104. Effects of Temperature and Pressure on the Mössbauer Spectra of Models for the [4Fe-4S]2+Clusters of Iron−Sulfur Proteins and the Structure of [PPh4]2[Fe4S4(SCH2CO2C2H5)4]

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, September 1999, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    George Fern

  105. Control of Y[sub 2]O[sub 3]:Eu Spherical Particle Phosphor Size, Assembly Properties, and Performance for FED and HDTV

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 1999, The Electrochemical Society

    George Fern

  106. Effect of EDTA on Controlling Nucleation and Morphology in the Synthesis of Ultrafine Y[sub 2]O[sub 3]:Eu Phosphors

    Article • Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, January 1999, The Electrochemical Society

    George Fern

  107. Raman Spectra Of The Black-Pigmenting Anaerobic Bacterium Porphyromonas Gingivalis

    Article • January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    George Fern

  108. Palladium(II)-induced preferential activation of the σ[Csp2(phenyl)–Cl] bond versusσ[Csp2(ferrocene)–H]. Crystal structure of [Fe(η5-C5H5){η5-C5H4CH...

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1995, Royal Society of Chemistry

    George Fern

  109. Alkyne insertions into the σ-Pd–C(sp2, ferrocene) bond of cyclopalladated complexes containing Schiff bases derived from ferrocene. Crystal structures of [Pd{[(EtCCEt)2(η5-C5H3CRNCH2Ph...

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1995, Royal Society of Chemistry

    George Fern

  110. Effects of the nature of the nitrogen donor atom (sp2versus sp3) upon the properties and chemistry of palladated complexes with σ(Pd–Csp2, ferrocene) bonds

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1994, Royal Society of Chemistry

    George Fern