Professor Michael Bowker
Professor of Surface Science
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Overview
Michael’s research has focused on surface structure/reactivity and catalysis, ranging from theoretical studies of the effect of sintering on product yields, to selective oxidation catalysis on oxide nanomaterials, to studies of adsorption on well-defined surfaces. He has used STM for 20 years to study various aspects of surface structure and reactivity, pioneering the use of high temperature, atomic resolution STM in this field. The group is focusing on environmental aspects of catalysis. Firstly, utilising solar energy to produce hydrogen directly from water splitting, by the use of light-absorbing photocatalysts. Secondly, examining CO2 reduction with solar hydrogen to make methanol, a way of storing solar energy at peak production, to be used when solar supply is low.
Links
Research Group: Cardiff Catalysis Institute
Publication
2022
- Bowker, M. et al. 2022. Advancing critical chemical processes for a sustainable future: challenges for industry and the Max Planck-Cardiff centre on the fundamentals of heterogeneous catalysis (funcat). Angewandte Chemie International Edition (10.1002/anie.202209016)
- Bowker, M., Holroyd, R. and Perkins, N. 2022. The catalytic reactivity of alloys; ethanol and formic acid decomposition on Cu-Pd(110). Journal of Physical Chemistry C 126(37), pp. 15703-15709. (10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c04881)
- Sharma, P., Slater, T. J. A., Sharma, M., Bowker, M. and Catlow, C. R. A. 2022. Enhanced H2O2 production via photocatalytic O2 reduction over structurally-modified poly(heptazine imide). Chemistry of Materials 34(12), pp. 5511-5521. (10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00528)
- Lawes, N. et al. 2022. Methanol synthesis from CO2 and H2 using supported Pd alloy catalysts.. Faraday Discussions (10.1039/D2FD00119E)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2022. The critical role of βPdZn alloy in Pd/ZnO catalysts for the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol. ACS Catalysis 12(9), pp. 5371-5379. (10.1021/acscatal.2c00552)
- Bowker, M., O'Rourke, C. and Mills, A. 2022. The role of metal nanoparticles in promoting photocatalysis by TiO2. Topics in Current Chemistry 380(3), article number: 17. (10.1007/s41061-022-00373-x)
2021
- Tariq, A., Ruiz Esquius, J., Davies, T. E., Bowker, M., Taylor, S. H. and Hutchings, G. J. 2021. Combination of Cu/ZnO methanol synthesis catalysts and ZSM-5 zeolites to produce oxygenates from CO2 and H2. Topics in Catalysis 64, pp. 965-973. (10.1007/s11244-021-01447-8)
- Ruiz Esquius, J., Bahruji, H., Bowker, M. and Hutchings, G. 2021. Identification of C2-C5 products from CO2 hydrogenation over PdZn/TiO2-ZSM-5 hybrid catalysts. Faraday Discussions 230, pp. 52-67. (10.1039/D0FD00135J)
- Kennedy, J., Hayward, J., Davies, P. and Bowker, M. 2021. Hydrogen production by the photo-reforming of methanol and the photocatalytic water gas shift reaction. Journal of Physics: Energy 3(2), article number: 24007. (10.1088/2515-7655/abdd82)
2020
- Bowker, M., Ruiz Esquius, J., Bahruji, H., Taylor, S. H. and Hutchings, G. J. 2020. CO2 hydrogenation to CH3OH over PdZn catalysts, with reduced CH4 production. ChemCatChem 12(23), pp. 6024-6032. (10.1002/cctc.202000974)
- Bowker, M., Klink, B. U., Lass, K. and Bennett, R. A. 2020. A simple angle-resolved thermal molecular beam reactor: applied to CO oxidation on Pt{110}. Catalysts 10(11), article number: 1229. (10.3390/catal10111229)
- Matam, S. K. et al. 2020. Investigation of MoOx/Al2O3 under cyclic operation for oxidative and non-oxidative dehydrogenation of propane. Catalysts 10(12), article number: 1370. (10.3390/catal10121370)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2020. Al-doped Fe2O3 as a support for molybdenum oxide methanol oxidation catalysts. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 22, pp. 18911-18918. (10.1039/D0CP01192D)
- Bowker, M. and Jones, W. 2020. Methanol photo-reforming with water on pure titania for hydrogen production. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 378(2176), article number: 20200058. (10.1098/rsta.2020.0058)
- Xie, B. et al. 2020. Synergistic ultraviolet and visible light photo-activation enables intensified low-temperature methanol synthesis over copper/zinc oxide/alumina. Nature Communications 11, article number: 1615. (10.1038/s41467-020-15445-z)
- Bemmer, V. et al. 2020. Rationalization of the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of aluminium phosphates synthesized from different precursors. RSC Advances 10(14), pp. 84448452. (10.1039/C9RA08738A)
2019
- Hellier, P., Wells, P. P. and Bowker, M. 2019. Methanol oxidation over shell-core MOx/Fe2O3 (M = Mo, V, Nb) catalysts. Chinese Journal of Catalysis 40(11), pp. 1686-1692. (10.1016/S1872-2067(19)63350-4)
- Jones, W., Wells, P. P., Gibson, E. K., Chutia, A., Silverwood, I. P., Catlow, C. R. A. and Bowker, M. 2019. Carbidisation of Pd nanoparticles by ethene decomposition, with methane production. ChemCatChem 11(17), pp. 4334-4339. (10.1002/cctc.201900795)
- Bowker, M. 2019. Methanol synthesis from CO2 hydrogenation. ChemCatChem 11(17), pp. 4238-4246. (10.1002/cctc.201900401)
- Abdullah, N., Bahruji, H., Rogers, S. M., Wells, P. P., Catlow, C. R. A. and Bowker, M. 2019. Pd local structure and size correlations to the activity of Pd/TiO2 for photocatalytic reforming of methanol. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21(29), pp. 16154-16160. (10.1039/C9CP00826H)
- Parkes, R. J. et al. 2019. Rock-crushing derived hydrogen directly supports a methanogenic community: significance for the deep biosphere.. Environmental Microbiology Reports 11(2), pp. 165-172. (10.1111/1758-2229.12723)
- Bowker, M., Grillo, F. and Archard, D. 2019. CO and O2 adsorption on K/Pt(111). Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123(13), pp. 8198-8205. (10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b08461)
- Bahruji, H., Bowker, M. and Davies, P. R. 2019. Influence of TiO2 structural structural properties on photocatalytic hydrogen gas production. Journal of Chemical Sciences 131(4), pp. -., article number: 33. (10.1007/s12039-019-1608-7)
2018
- Bahruji, H., Esquius, J. R., Bowker, M., Hutchings, G., Armstrong, R. D. and Jones, W. 2018. Correction to: Solvent free synthesis of PdZn/TiO2 catalysts for the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol. Topics in Catalysis (10.1007/s11244-018-1081-4)
- Bahruji, H., Armstrong, R. D., Ruiz Esquius, J., Jones, W., Bowker, M. and Hutchings, G. J. 2018. Hydrogenation of CO2 to dimethyl ether over brønsted acidic PdZn catalysts. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 57(20), pp. 6821-6829. (10.1021/acs.iecr.8b00230)
- Brookes, C. et al. 2018. Correction: In situ spectroscopic investigations of MoOx/Fe2O3 catalysts for the selective oxidation of methanol. Catalysis Science & Technology 8(11), pp. 2998. (10.1039/C8CY90033G)
- Kennedy, J., Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Davies, P. R., Bouleghlimat, E. and Issarapanacheewin, S. 2018. Hydrogen generation by photocatalytic reforming of potential biofuels: polyols, cyclic alcohols and saccharides. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 356, pp. 451-456. (10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.01.031)
- Bahruji, H., Ruiz Esquius, J., Bowker, M., Hutchings, G., Armstrong, R. D. and Jones, W. 2018. Solvent free synthesis of PdZn/TiO2 catalysts for the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol. Topics in Catalysis 61(3-4), pp. 144-153. (10.1007/s11244-018-0885-6)
2017
- Hellier, P., Wells, P. P., Gianolio, D. and Bowker, M. 2017. VOx/Fe2O3 Shell-Core Catalysts for the selective oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde. Topics in Catalysis (10.1007/s11244-017-0873-2)
- Hayward, J. S., Smith, P. J., Kondrat, S. A., Bowker, M. and Hutchings, G. J. 2017. The effects of secondary oxides on copper-based catalysts for green methanol synthesis. ChemCatChem 9(9), pp. 1655-1662. (10.1002/cctc.201601692)
- Niemantsverdriet, H. et al. 2017. Catalysis for fuels: general discussion. Faraday Discussions 197, pp. 165-205. (10.1039/C7FD90010D)
- Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Jones, W., Hayward, J., Ruiz Esquius, J., Morgan, D. J. and Hutchings, G. J. 2017. PdZn catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol using chemical vapour impregnation (CVI). Faraday Discussions 197, pp. 309-324. (10.1039/C6FD00189K)
- Sharpe, R., Counsell, J. D. and Bowker, M. 2017. Pd segregation to the surface of Au on Pd(111) and on Pd/TiO2(110). Surface Science 656, pp. 60-65. (10.1016/j.susc.2016.10.005)
- Jones, W. V. et al. 2017. A comparison of photocatalytic reforming reactions of methanol and triethanolamine with Pd supported on titania and graphitic carbon nitride. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.01.042)
- Subramanian, N., Caravaca, A., García-García, F. R. and Bowker, M. 2017. Sustainable hydrogen and/or syngas production: new approaches to reforming. In: Hutchings, G. J. et al. eds. Modern Developments in Catalysis. World Scientific Publishing, pp. 1-39., (10.1142/9781786341228_0001)
2016
- Bahruji, H. et al. 2016. Pd/ZnO catalysts for direct CO2 hydrogenation to methanol. Journal of Catalysis 343, pp. 133-146. (10.1016/j.jcat.2016.03.017)
- Chutia, A. et al. 2016. Adsorption of formate species on Cu(h,k,l) low index surfaces. Surface Science 653, pp. 45-54. (10.1016/j.susc.2016.05.002)
- Caravaca, A., Jones, W., Hardacre, C. and Bowker, M. 2016. H2 production by the photocatalytic reforming of cellulose and raw biomass using Ni, Pd, Pt and Au on titania. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science 472(2191), article number: 20160054. (10.1098/rspa.2016.0054)
- Brookes, C., Bowker, M. and Wells, P. B. 2016. Catalysts for the selective oxidation of methanol. Catalysts 6(7), article number: 92. (10.3390/catal6070092)
- Yeo, B. et al. 2016. The surface of iron molybdate catalysts used for the selective oxidation of methanol. Surface Science 648, pp. 163-169. (10.1016/j.susc.2015.11.010)
- Yang, Q. et al. 2016. Exploring the mechanisms of metal co-catalysts in photocatalytic reduction reactions: Is Ag a good candidate?. Applied Catalysis A: General 518, pp. 213-220. (10.1016/j.apcata.2015.10.023)
- Rogers, S. et al. 2016. The adsorbed state of a thiol on palladium nanoparticles. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 18, pp. 17265-17271. (10.1039/C6CP00957C)
- Bowker, M. 2016. The role of precursor states in adsorption, surface reactions and catalysis. Topics in Catalysis 59(8-9), pp. 663-670. (10.1007/s11244-016-0538-6)
- Bowker, M. and Waugh, K. C. 2016. From surface science to catalysis: The importance of methoxy and formate species on Cu single crystals and industrial catalysts. Surface Science 650, pp. 93-102. (10.1016/j.susc.2016.01.001)
- Bowker, M., Gibson, E. K., Silverwood, I. P. and Brookes, C. 2016. Methanol oxidation on Fe2O3 catalysts and the effects of surface Mo. Faraday Discussions 188, pp. 387-398. (10.1039/C5FD00225G)
- Brookes, C. et al. 2016. In situ spectroscopic investigations of MoOx/Fe2O3 catalysts for the selective oxidation of methanol. Catalysis Science and Technology 6, pp. 722-730. (10.1039/C5CY01175B)
- Chapman, S., Brookes, C., Bowker, M., Gibson, E. K. and Wells, P. P. 2016. Design and stabilisation of a high area iron molybdate surface for the selective oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde. Faraday Discussions 188, pp. 115-129. (10.1039/C5FD00153F)
2015
- Marin, R. P. et al. 2015. Supercritical antisolvent precipitation of TiO2 with tailored anatase/rutile composition for applications in redox catalysis and Ppotocatalysis. Applied Catalysis A: General 504, pp. 62-73. (10.1016/j.apcata.2015.02.023)
- Bowker, M. 2015. Rules for selective oxidation exemplified by methanol selective oxidation on iron molybdate catalysts. Topics in Catalysis 58(10-11), pp. 606-612. (10.1007/s11244-015-0399-4)
- Bowker, M., House, M., Alshehri, A., Brookes, C., Gibson, E. K. and Wells, P. P. 2015. Selectivity determinants for dual function catalysts: applied to methanol selective oxidation on iron molybdate. Catalysis, Structure & Reactivity 1(2), pp. 95-100. (10.1179/2055075815Y.0000000002)
- Booyens, S., Gilbert, L., Willock, D. and Bowker, M. 2015. The adsorption of ethene on Fe(1 1 1) and surface carbide formation. Catalysis Today 244, pp. 122-129. (10.1016/j.cattod.2014.06.025)
- Bahruji, H. et al. 2015. Rutile TiO2-Pd photocatalysts for hydrogen gas production from methanol reforming. Topics in Catalysis 58(2-3), pp. 70-76. (10.1007/s11244-014-0346-9)
- Kennedy, J. et al. 2015. Photocatalytic hydrogen production by reforming of methanol using Au/TiO2, Ag/TiO2and Au-Ag/TiO2catalysts. Catalysis, Structure & Reactivity 1(1), pp. 35-43. (10.1179/2055075814Y.0000000006)
- Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Davies, P. R., Kennedy, J. and Morgan, D. J. 2015. The importance of metal reducibility for the photo-reforming of methanol on transition metal-TiO2 photocatalysts and the use of non-precious metals. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 40(3), pp. 1465-1471. (10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.11.097)
- Bowker, M., Bahruji, H., Kennedy, J., Jones, W., Hartley, G. and Morton, C. 2015. The photocatalytic window: photo-reforming of organics and water splitting for sustainable hydrogen production. Catalysis Letters 145(1), pp. 214-219. (10.1007/s10562-014-1443-x)
- Villa, A. et al. 2015. Tailoring the selectivity of glycerol oxidation by tuning the acid-base properties of Au catalysts. Catalysis Science & Technology 5, pp. 1126-1132. (10.1039/C4CY01246A)
- Bowker, M. and Sharpe, R. 2015. Pd deposition on TiO2(110) and nanoparticle encapsulation. Catalysis, Structure & Reactivity 1(3), pp. 140-145. (10.1179/2055075815Y.0000000008)
2014
- Bowker, M. 2014. Editorial. Catalysis, Structure & Reactivity 1(1), pp. 1-3. (10.1179/2055074X14Z.0000000003)
- Brookes, C. et al. 2014. The nature of the molybdenum surface in iron molybdate. The active phase in selective methanol oxidation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118(45), pp. 26155-26161. (10.1021/jp5081753)
- Jones, W. V. et al. 2014. Optimised photocatalytic hydrogen production using core-shell AuPd promoters with controlled shell thickness. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16, pp. 26638-26644. (10.1039/C4CP04693E)
- Booyens, S., Bowker, M. and Willock, D. J. 2014. The adsorption and dissociation of CO on Fe(111). Surface Science 625, pp. 69-83. (10.1016/j.susc.2014.02.019)
- Schoenherr, P., Prabhakaran, D., Jones, W., Dimitratos, N., Bowker, M. and Hesjedal, T. 2014. Comparison of Au and TiO2 based catalysts for the synthesis of chalcogenide nanowires. Applied Physics Letters 104(25), pp. 253103-253103. (10.1063/1.4885217)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2014. Hydrogen production by photoreforming of biofuels using Au, Pd and Au-Pd/TiO2 photocatalysts. Journal of Catalysis 310, pp. 10-15. (10.1016/j.jcat.2013.04.005)
- Brookes, C., Wells, P. P., Cibin, G., Dimitratos, N., Jones, W. V., Morgan, D. J. and Bowker, M. 2014. Molybdenum oxide on Fe2O3 Core-Shell catalysts: Probing the nature of the structural motifs responsible for methanol oxidation catalysis. ACS Catalysis 4(1), pp. 243-250. (10.1021/cs400683e)
2013
- Bamroongwongdee, C., Bowker, M., Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Davies, R. J. and Edwards, D. 2013. Fabrication of complex model oxide catalysts: Mo oxide supported on Fe3O4(111). Faraday Discussions 162, pp. 201-212. (10.1039/c2fd20134h)
- Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Brookes, C., Davies, P. R. and Wawata, I. 2013. The adsorption and reaction of alcohols on TiO2 and Pd/TiO2 catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General 454, pp. 66-73. (10.1016/j.apcata.2013.01.005)
- Davies, R. J., Bowker, M., Davies, P. R. and Morgan, D. J. 2013. A facile route to model catalysts: the synthesis of Au@Pd core-shell nanoparticles on y-Fe2O3 (0001). Nanoscale 5, pp. 9018-9022. (10.1039/c3nr03047d)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2013. Encapsulation of Au nanoparticles on a silicon wafer during thermal oxidation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 117(41), pp. 21577-21582. (10.1021/jp4074043)
2011
- Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Davies, P. R. and Pedrono, F. 2011. New insights into the mechanism of photocatalytic reforming on Pd/TiO2. Applied Catalysis B - Environmental 107(1-2), pp. 205-209. (10.1016/j.apcatb.2011.07.015)
- Yaseneva, P., Bowker, M. and Hutchings, G. J. 2011. Structural and magnetic properties of Zn-substituted cobalt ferrites prepared by co-precipitation method. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13(41), pp. 18609-18614. (10.1039/c1cp21516g)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2011. The decarbonylation of acetaldehyde on Pd crystals and on supported catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General 391(1-2), pp. 394-399. (10.1016/j.apcata.2010.05.012)
- Davies, R. J., Edwards, D., Gräfe, J. R., Gilbert, L. A., Davies, P. R., Hutchings, G. J. and Bowker, M. 2011. The oxidation of Fe(111). Surface Science 605(17-18), pp. 1754-1762. (10.1016/j.susc.2011.06.017)
- Bowker, M. 2011. Sustainable hydrogen production by the application of ambient temperature photocatalysis. Green Chemistry 13(9), pp. 2235-2246. (10.1039/c1gc00022e)
- Uhlrich, J. J. et al. 2011. Preparation and characterization of iron-molybdate thin films. Surface Science 605(15-16), pp. 1550-1555. (10.1016/j.susc.2011.05.028)
2010
- Bahruji, H. et al. 2010. Sustainable H2 gas production by photocatalysis. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 216(2-3), pp. 115-118. (10.1016/j.jphotochem.2010.06.022)
- Davies, P. R. and Bowker, M. 2010. On the nature of the active site in catalysis: the reactivity of surface oxygen on Cu(1 1 0). Catalysis Today 154(1-2), pp. 31-37. (10.1016/j.cattod.2009.12.011)
- Bowker, M. 2010. The role of precursor states in adsorption, surface reactions and catalysis. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 22(26), article number: 263002. (10.1088/0953-8984/22/26/263002)
- Bowker, M., Counsell, J. D., El-Abiary, K., Gilbert, L. A., Morgan, C., Nagarajan, S. and Gopinath, C. S. 2010. Carbon dissolution and segregation in Pd(110). Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114(11), pp. 5060-5067. (10.1021/jp9108046)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2010. Effects of the nanostructuring of gold films upon their thermal stability. Acs Nano 4(4), pp. 2228-2232. (10.1021/nn901614e)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2010. Influence of thermal treatment on nanostructured gold model catalysts?. Langmuir 26(21), pp. 16261-16266. (10.1021/la101372w)
- Bowker, M., Gilbert, L. A., Counsell, J. D. and Morgan, C. 2010. Dehydrogenation versus decarbonylation of oxygenates on Pd(110): pure, clean Pd is a poor catalyst. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114(40), pp. 17142-17147. (10.1021/jp104837t)
- Bowker, M. and Bennett, R. A. 2010. Surface science studies of strong metal-oxide interactions on model catalysts. In: Rioux, R. M. ed. Model Systems in Catalysis: Single Crystals to Supported Enzyme Mimics. New York: Springer, pp. 155-173., (10.1007/978-0-387-98049-2_8)
2009
- Bowker, M. and Bennett, R. A. 2009. The role of Ti3+interstitials in TiO2(110) reduction and oxidation. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 21(47), article number: 474224. (10.1088/0953-8984/21/47/474224)
- Bahruji, H., Bowker, M. and Davies, P. R. 2009. Photoactivated reaction of water with silicon nanoparticles. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 34(20), pp. 8504-8510. (10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.08.039)
- Bowker, M. 2009. A prospective: Surface science and catalysis at the nanoscale. Surface Science 603(16), pp. 2359-2362. (10.1016/j.susc.2009.06.017)
- Bowker, M., Davies, P. R. and Al-Mazroai, L. S. 2009. Photocatalytic reforming of glycerol over gold and palladium as an alternative fuel source. Catalysis Letters 128(3-4), pp. 253 - 255. (10.1007/s10562-008-9781-1)
- Morgan, C. and Bowker, M. 2009. The reaction of vinyl acetate with Pd(110) studied with TPD and molecular beams. Surface Science 603(1), pp. 54-59. (10.1016/j.susc.2008.10.024)
- Weng, X. L. et al. 2009. Synthesis and characterization of doped nano-sized ceria-zirconia solid solutions. Applied Catalysis B-Environmental 90(3-4), pp. 405-415. (10.1016/j.apcatb.2009.03.031)
- Zhang, Z. et al. 2009. Photocatalytic activities of N-doped nano-titanias and titanium nitride. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 29(11), pp. 2343-2353. (10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.02.008)
- Bowker, M. and Davies, P. R. eds. 2009. Scanning tunneling microscopy in surface science. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH.
2008
- House, M. P., Carley, A. F., Echeverria-Valda, R. B. and Bowker, M. 2008. Effect of Varying the Cation Ratio within Iron Molybdate Catalysts for the Selective Oxidation of Methanol. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112(11), pp. 4333-4341. (10.1021/jp711251b)
- Bowker, M. 2008. Automotive catalysis studied by surface science. Chemical Society Reviews 37(10), pp. 2204-2211. (10.1039/b719206c)
- Bowker, M., Carley, A. F. and House, M. P. 2008. Contrasting the behaviour of MoO3 and MoO2 for the oxidation of methanol. Catalysis Letters 120(1-2), pp. 34-39. (10.1007/s10562-007-9255-x)
- Bowker, M. and Fourre, E. 2008. Direct interactions between metal nanoparticles and support: STM studies of Pd on TiO2(110). Applied Surface Science 254(14), pp. 4225-4229. (10.1016/j.apsusc.2008.01.014)
- Bowker, M., Holroyd, R., House, M. P., Bracey, R., Bamroongwongdee, C., Shannon, M. and Carley, A. F. 2008. The selective oxidation of methanol on iron molybdate catalysts. Topics in Catalysis 48(1-4), pp. 158-165. (10.1007/s11244-008-9058-3)
- House, M. P., Shannon, M. D. and Bowker, M. 2008. Surface segregation in iron molybdate catalysts. Catalysis Letters 122(3-4), pp. 210-213. (10.1007/s10562-008-9467-8)
- Soderhjelm, E., House, M. P., Cruise, N., Holmberg, J., Bowker, M., Bovin, J. and Andersson, A. 2008. On the Synergy Effect in MoO3-Fe-2(MoO4)(3) Catalysts for Methanol Oxidation to Formaldehyde. Topics in Catalysis 50(1-4), pp. 145-155. (10.1007/s11244-008-9112-1)
- Youngs, T. G. A., Haq, S. and Bowker, M. 2008. Formic acid adsorption and oxidation on Cu(110). Surface Science 602(10), pp. 1775-1782. (10.1016/j.susc.2008.03.013)
2007
- Bowker, M. 2007. Resolving catalytic phenomena with scanning tunnelling microscopy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 9(27), pp. 3514-3521. (10.1039/b703327n)
- Bowker, M. 2007. The 2007 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for surface chemistry: Understanding nanoscale phenomena at surfaces. Acs Nano 1(4), pp. 253-257. (10.1021/nn700356g)
2005
- Bowker, M. et al. 2005. Model catalyst studies of the strong metal-support interaction: surface structure identified by STM on Pd nanoparticles on TiO2(110). Journal of catalysis 234(1), pp. 172-181. (10.1016/j.jcat.2005.05.024)
- Bowker, M., Morgan, C., Perkins, N., Holroyd, R., Fourre, E., Grillo, F. and MacDowall, A. 2005. Ethene Adsorption, Dehydrogenation and Reaction with Pd(110): Pd as a Carbon 'Sponge'. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109(6), pp. 2377-2386. (10.1021/jp0402232)
2002
- Smith, R. D., Bennett, R. A. and Bowker, M. 2002. Measurement of the surface-growth kinetics of reduced TiO2(110) during reoxidation using time-resolved scanning tunneling microscopy. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 66, article number: 35409. (10.1103/PhysRevB.66.035409)
Articles
- Bowker, M. et al. 2022. Advancing critical chemical processes for a sustainable future: challenges for industry and the Max Planck-Cardiff centre on the fundamentals of heterogeneous catalysis (funcat). Angewandte Chemie International Edition (10.1002/anie.202209016)
- Bowker, M., Holroyd, R. and Perkins, N. 2022. The catalytic reactivity of alloys; ethanol and formic acid decomposition on Cu-Pd(110). Journal of Physical Chemistry C 126(37), pp. 15703-15709. (10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c04881)
- Sharma, P., Slater, T. J. A., Sharma, M., Bowker, M. and Catlow, C. R. A. 2022. Enhanced H2O2 production via photocatalytic O2 reduction over structurally-modified poly(heptazine imide). Chemistry of Materials 34(12), pp. 5511-5521. (10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00528)
- Lawes, N. et al. 2022. Methanol synthesis from CO2 and H2 using supported Pd alloy catalysts.. Faraday Discussions (10.1039/D2FD00119E)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2022. The critical role of βPdZn alloy in Pd/ZnO catalysts for the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol. ACS Catalysis 12(9), pp. 5371-5379. (10.1021/acscatal.2c00552)
- Bowker, M., O'Rourke, C. and Mills, A. 2022. The role of metal nanoparticles in promoting photocatalysis by TiO2. Topics in Current Chemistry 380(3), article number: 17. (10.1007/s41061-022-00373-x)
- Tariq, A., Ruiz Esquius, J., Davies, T. E., Bowker, M., Taylor, S. H. and Hutchings, G. J. 2021. Combination of Cu/ZnO methanol synthesis catalysts and ZSM-5 zeolites to produce oxygenates from CO2 and H2. Topics in Catalysis 64, pp. 965-973. (10.1007/s11244-021-01447-8)
- Ruiz Esquius, J., Bahruji, H., Bowker, M. and Hutchings, G. 2021. Identification of C2-C5 products from CO2 hydrogenation over PdZn/TiO2-ZSM-5 hybrid catalysts. Faraday Discussions 230, pp. 52-67. (10.1039/D0FD00135J)
- Kennedy, J., Hayward, J., Davies, P. and Bowker, M. 2021. Hydrogen production by the photo-reforming of methanol and the photocatalytic water gas shift reaction. Journal of Physics: Energy 3(2), article number: 24007. (10.1088/2515-7655/abdd82)
- Bowker, M., Ruiz Esquius, J., Bahruji, H., Taylor, S. H. and Hutchings, G. J. 2020. CO2 hydrogenation to CH3OH over PdZn catalysts, with reduced CH4 production. ChemCatChem 12(23), pp. 6024-6032. (10.1002/cctc.202000974)
- Bowker, M., Klink, B. U., Lass, K. and Bennett, R. A. 2020. A simple angle-resolved thermal molecular beam reactor: applied to CO oxidation on Pt{110}. Catalysts 10(11), article number: 1229. (10.3390/catal10111229)
- Matam, S. K. et al. 2020. Investigation of MoOx/Al2O3 under cyclic operation for oxidative and non-oxidative dehydrogenation of propane. Catalysts 10(12), article number: 1370. (10.3390/catal10121370)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2020. Al-doped Fe2O3 as a support for molybdenum oxide methanol oxidation catalysts. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 22, pp. 18911-18918. (10.1039/D0CP01192D)
- Bowker, M. and Jones, W. 2020. Methanol photo-reforming with water on pure titania for hydrogen production. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 378(2176), article number: 20200058. (10.1098/rsta.2020.0058)
- Xie, B. et al. 2020. Synergistic ultraviolet and visible light photo-activation enables intensified low-temperature methanol synthesis over copper/zinc oxide/alumina. Nature Communications 11, article number: 1615. (10.1038/s41467-020-15445-z)
- Bemmer, V. et al. 2020. Rationalization of the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of aluminium phosphates synthesized from different precursors. RSC Advances 10(14), pp. 84448452. (10.1039/C9RA08738A)
- Hellier, P., Wells, P. P. and Bowker, M. 2019. Methanol oxidation over shell-core MOx/Fe2O3 (M = Mo, V, Nb) catalysts. Chinese Journal of Catalysis 40(11), pp. 1686-1692. (10.1016/S1872-2067(19)63350-4)
- Jones, W., Wells, P. P., Gibson, E. K., Chutia, A., Silverwood, I. P., Catlow, C. R. A. and Bowker, M. 2019. Carbidisation of Pd nanoparticles by ethene decomposition, with methane production. ChemCatChem 11(17), pp. 4334-4339. (10.1002/cctc.201900795)
- Bowker, M. 2019. Methanol synthesis from CO2 hydrogenation. ChemCatChem 11(17), pp. 4238-4246. (10.1002/cctc.201900401)
- Abdullah, N., Bahruji, H., Rogers, S. M., Wells, P. P., Catlow, C. R. A. and Bowker, M. 2019. Pd local structure and size correlations to the activity of Pd/TiO2 for photocatalytic reforming of methanol. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21(29), pp. 16154-16160. (10.1039/C9CP00826H)
- Parkes, R. J. et al. 2019. Rock-crushing derived hydrogen directly supports a methanogenic community: significance for the deep biosphere.. Environmental Microbiology Reports 11(2), pp. 165-172. (10.1111/1758-2229.12723)
- Bowker, M., Grillo, F. and Archard, D. 2019. CO and O2 adsorption on K/Pt(111). Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123(13), pp. 8198-8205. (10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b08461)
- Bahruji, H., Bowker, M. and Davies, P. R. 2019. Influence of TiO2 structural structural properties on photocatalytic hydrogen gas production. Journal of Chemical Sciences 131(4), pp. -., article number: 33. (10.1007/s12039-019-1608-7)
- Bahruji, H., Esquius, J. R., Bowker, M., Hutchings, G., Armstrong, R. D. and Jones, W. 2018. Correction to: Solvent free synthesis of PdZn/TiO2 catalysts for the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol. Topics in Catalysis (10.1007/s11244-018-1081-4)
- Bahruji, H., Armstrong, R. D., Ruiz Esquius, J., Jones, W., Bowker, M. and Hutchings, G. J. 2018. Hydrogenation of CO2 to dimethyl ether over brønsted acidic PdZn catalysts. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 57(20), pp. 6821-6829. (10.1021/acs.iecr.8b00230)
- Brookes, C. et al. 2018. Correction: In situ spectroscopic investigations of MoOx/Fe2O3 catalysts for the selective oxidation of methanol. Catalysis Science & Technology 8(11), pp. 2998. (10.1039/C8CY90033G)
- Kennedy, J., Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Davies, P. R., Bouleghlimat, E. and Issarapanacheewin, S. 2018. Hydrogen generation by photocatalytic reforming of potential biofuels: polyols, cyclic alcohols and saccharides. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 356, pp. 451-456. (10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.01.031)
- Bahruji, H., Ruiz Esquius, J., Bowker, M., Hutchings, G., Armstrong, R. D. and Jones, W. 2018. Solvent free synthesis of PdZn/TiO2 catalysts for the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol. Topics in Catalysis 61(3-4), pp. 144-153. (10.1007/s11244-018-0885-6)
- Hellier, P., Wells, P. P., Gianolio, D. and Bowker, M. 2017. VOx/Fe2O3 Shell-Core Catalysts for the selective oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde. Topics in Catalysis (10.1007/s11244-017-0873-2)
- Hayward, J. S., Smith, P. J., Kondrat, S. A., Bowker, M. and Hutchings, G. J. 2017. The effects of secondary oxides on copper-based catalysts for green methanol synthesis. ChemCatChem 9(9), pp. 1655-1662. (10.1002/cctc.201601692)
- Niemantsverdriet, H. et al. 2017. Catalysis for fuels: general discussion. Faraday Discussions 197, pp. 165-205. (10.1039/C7FD90010D)
- Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Jones, W., Hayward, J., Ruiz Esquius, J., Morgan, D. J. and Hutchings, G. J. 2017. PdZn catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol using chemical vapour impregnation (CVI). Faraday Discussions 197, pp. 309-324. (10.1039/C6FD00189K)
- Sharpe, R., Counsell, J. D. and Bowker, M. 2017. Pd segregation to the surface of Au on Pd(111) and on Pd/TiO2(110). Surface Science 656, pp. 60-65. (10.1016/j.susc.2016.10.005)
- Jones, W. V. et al. 2017. A comparison of photocatalytic reforming reactions of methanol and triethanolamine with Pd supported on titania and graphitic carbon nitride. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.01.042)
- Bahruji, H. et al. 2016. Pd/ZnO catalysts for direct CO2 hydrogenation to methanol. Journal of Catalysis 343, pp. 133-146. (10.1016/j.jcat.2016.03.017)
- Chutia, A. et al. 2016. Adsorption of formate species on Cu(h,k,l) low index surfaces. Surface Science 653, pp. 45-54. (10.1016/j.susc.2016.05.002)
- Caravaca, A., Jones, W., Hardacre, C. and Bowker, M. 2016. H2 production by the photocatalytic reforming of cellulose and raw biomass using Ni, Pd, Pt and Au on titania. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science 472(2191), article number: 20160054. (10.1098/rspa.2016.0054)
- Brookes, C., Bowker, M. and Wells, P. B. 2016. Catalysts for the selective oxidation of methanol. Catalysts 6(7), article number: 92. (10.3390/catal6070092)
- Yeo, B. et al. 2016. The surface of iron molybdate catalysts used for the selective oxidation of methanol. Surface Science 648, pp. 163-169. (10.1016/j.susc.2015.11.010)
- Yang, Q. et al. 2016. Exploring the mechanisms of metal co-catalysts in photocatalytic reduction reactions: Is Ag a good candidate?. Applied Catalysis A: General 518, pp. 213-220. (10.1016/j.apcata.2015.10.023)
- Rogers, S. et al. 2016. The adsorbed state of a thiol on palladium nanoparticles. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 18, pp. 17265-17271. (10.1039/C6CP00957C)
- Bowker, M. 2016. The role of precursor states in adsorption, surface reactions and catalysis. Topics in Catalysis 59(8-9), pp. 663-670. (10.1007/s11244-016-0538-6)
- Bowker, M. and Waugh, K. C. 2016. From surface science to catalysis: The importance of methoxy and formate species on Cu single crystals and industrial catalysts. Surface Science 650, pp. 93-102. (10.1016/j.susc.2016.01.001)
- Bowker, M., Gibson, E. K., Silverwood, I. P. and Brookes, C. 2016. Methanol oxidation on Fe2O3 catalysts and the effects of surface Mo. Faraday Discussions 188, pp. 387-398. (10.1039/C5FD00225G)
- Brookes, C. et al. 2016. In situ spectroscopic investigations of MoOx/Fe2O3 catalysts for the selective oxidation of methanol. Catalysis Science and Technology 6, pp. 722-730. (10.1039/C5CY01175B)
- Chapman, S., Brookes, C., Bowker, M., Gibson, E. K. and Wells, P. P. 2016. Design and stabilisation of a high area iron molybdate surface for the selective oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde. Faraday Discussions 188, pp. 115-129. (10.1039/C5FD00153F)
- Marin, R. P. et al. 2015. Supercritical antisolvent precipitation of TiO2 with tailored anatase/rutile composition for applications in redox catalysis and Ppotocatalysis. Applied Catalysis A: General 504, pp. 62-73. (10.1016/j.apcata.2015.02.023)
- Bowker, M. 2015. Rules for selective oxidation exemplified by methanol selective oxidation on iron molybdate catalysts. Topics in Catalysis 58(10-11), pp. 606-612. (10.1007/s11244-015-0399-4)
- Bowker, M., House, M., Alshehri, A., Brookes, C., Gibson, E. K. and Wells, P. P. 2015. Selectivity determinants for dual function catalysts: applied to methanol selective oxidation on iron molybdate. Catalysis, Structure & Reactivity 1(2), pp. 95-100. (10.1179/2055075815Y.0000000002)
- Booyens, S., Gilbert, L., Willock, D. and Bowker, M. 2015. The adsorption of ethene on Fe(1 1 1) and surface carbide formation. Catalysis Today 244, pp. 122-129. (10.1016/j.cattod.2014.06.025)
- Bahruji, H. et al. 2015. Rutile TiO2-Pd photocatalysts for hydrogen gas production from methanol reforming. Topics in Catalysis 58(2-3), pp. 70-76. (10.1007/s11244-014-0346-9)
- Kennedy, J. et al. 2015. Photocatalytic hydrogen production by reforming of methanol using Au/TiO2, Ag/TiO2and Au-Ag/TiO2catalysts. Catalysis, Structure & Reactivity 1(1), pp. 35-43. (10.1179/2055075814Y.0000000006)
- Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Davies, P. R., Kennedy, J. and Morgan, D. J. 2015. The importance of metal reducibility for the photo-reforming of methanol on transition metal-TiO2 photocatalysts and the use of non-precious metals. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 40(3), pp. 1465-1471. (10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.11.097)
- Bowker, M., Bahruji, H., Kennedy, J., Jones, W., Hartley, G. and Morton, C. 2015. The photocatalytic window: photo-reforming of organics and water splitting for sustainable hydrogen production. Catalysis Letters 145(1), pp. 214-219. (10.1007/s10562-014-1443-x)
- Villa, A. et al. 2015. Tailoring the selectivity of glycerol oxidation by tuning the acid-base properties of Au catalysts. Catalysis Science & Technology 5, pp. 1126-1132. (10.1039/C4CY01246A)
- Bowker, M. and Sharpe, R. 2015. Pd deposition on TiO2(110) and nanoparticle encapsulation. Catalysis, Structure & Reactivity 1(3), pp. 140-145. (10.1179/2055075815Y.0000000008)
- Bowker, M. 2014. Editorial. Catalysis, Structure & Reactivity 1(1), pp. 1-3. (10.1179/2055074X14Z.0000000003)
- Brookes, C. et al. 2014. The nature of the molybdenum surface in iron molybdate. The active phase in selective methanol oxidation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118(45), pp. 26155-26161. (10.1021/jp5081753)
- Jones, W. V. et al. 2014. Optimised photocatalytic hydrogen production using core-shell AuPd promoters with controlled shell thickness. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16, pp. 26638-26644. (10.1039/C4CP04693E)
- Booyens, S., Bowker, M. and Willock, D. J. 2014. The adsorption and dissociation of CO on Fe(111). Surface Science 625, pp. 69-83. (10.1016/j.susc.2014.02.019)
- Schoenherr, P., Prabhakaran, D., Jones, W., Dimitratos, N., Bowker, M. and Hesjedal, T. 2014. Comparison of Au and TiO2 based catalysts for the synthesis of chalcogenide nanowires. Applied Physics Letters 104(25), pp. 253103-253103. (10.1063/1.4885217)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2014. Hydrogen production by photoreforming of biofuels using Au, Pd and Au-Pd/TiO2 photocatalysts. Journal of Catalysis 310, pp. 10-15. (10.1016/j.jcat.2013.04.005)
- Brookes, C., Wells, P. P., Cibin, G., Dimitratos, N., Jones, W. V., Morgan, D. J. and Bowker, M. 2014. Molybdenum oxide on Fe2O3 Core-Shell catalysts: Probing the nature of the structural motifs responsible for methanol oxidation catalysis. ACS Catalysis 4(1), pp. 243-250. (10.1021/cs400683e)
- Bamroongwongdee, C., Bowker, M., Carley, A. F., Davies, P. R., Davies, R. J. and Edwards, D. 2013. Fabrication of complex model oxide catalysts: Mo oxide supported on Fe3O4(111). Faraday Discussions 162, pp. 201-212. (10.1039/c2fd20134h)
- Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Brookes, C., Davies, P. R. and Wawata, I. 2013. The adsorption and reaction of alcohols on TiO2 and Pd/TiO2 catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General 454, pp. 66-73. (10.1016/j.apcata.2013.01.005)
- Davies, R. J., Bowker, M., Davies, P. R. and Morgan, D. J. 2013. A facile route to model catalysts: the synthesis of Au@Pd core-shell nanoparticles on y-Fe2O3 (0001). Nanoscale 5, pp. 9018-9022. (10.1039/c3nr03047d)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2013. Encapsulation of Au nanoparticles on a silicon wafer during thermal oxidation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 117(41), pp. 21577-21582. (10.1021/jp4074043)
- Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Davies, P. R. and Pedrono, F. 2011. New insights into the mechanism of photocatalytic reforming on Pd/TiO2. Applied Catalysis B - Environmental 107(1-2), pp. 205-209. (10.1016/j.apcatb.2011.07.015)
- Yaseneva, P., Bowker, M. and Hutchings, G. J. 2011. Structural and magnetic properties of Zn-substituted cobalt ferrites prepared by co-precipitation method. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13(41), pp. 18609-18614. (10.1039/c1cp21516g)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2011. The decarbonylation of acetaldehyde on Pd crystals and on supported catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General 391(1-2), pp. 394-399. (10.1016/j.apcata.2010.05.012)
- Davies, R. J., Edwards, D., Gräfe, J. R., Gilbert, L. A., Davies, P. R., Hutchings, G. J. and Bowker, M. 2011. The oxidation of Fe(111). Surface Science 605(17-18), pp. 1754-1762. (10.1016/j.susc.2011.06.017)
- Bowker, M. 2011. Sustainable hydrogen production by the application of ambient temperature photocatalysis. Green Chemistry 13(9), pp. 2235-2246. (10.1039/c1gc00022e)
- Uhlrich, J. J. et al. 2011. Preparation and characterization of iron-molybdate thin films. Surface Science 605(15-16), pp. 1550-1555. (10.1016/j.susc.2011.05.028)
- Bahruji, H. et al. 2010. Sustainable H2 gas production by photocatalysis. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 216(2-3), pp. 115-118. (10.1016/j.jphotochem.2010.06.022)
- Davies, P. R. and Bowker, M. 2010. On the nature of the active site in catalysis: the reactivity of surface oxygen on Cu(1 1 0). Catalysis Today 154(1-2), pp. 31-37. (10.1016/j.cattod.2009.12.011)
- Bowker, M. 2010. The role of precursor states in adsorption, surface reactions and catalysis. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 22(26), article number: 263002. (10.1088/0953-8984/22/26/263002)
- Bowker, M., Counsell, J. D., El-Abiary, K., Gilbert, L. A., Morgan, C., Nagarajan, S. and Gopinath, C. S. 2010. Carbon dissolution and segregation in Pd(110). Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114(11), pp. 5060-5067. (10.1021/jp9108046)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2010. Effects of the nanostructuring of gold films upon their thermal stability. Acs Nano 4(4), pp. 2228-2232. (10.1021/nn901614e)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2010. Influence of thermal treatment on nanostructured gold model catalysts?. Langmuir 26(21), pp. 16261-16266. (10.1021/la101372w)
- Bowker, M., Gilbert, L. A., Counsell, J. D. and Morgan, C. 2010. Dehydrogenation versus decarbonylation of oxygenates on Pd(110): pure, clean Pd is a poor catalyst. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114(40), pp. 17142-17147. (10.1021/jp104837t)
- Bowker, M. and Bennett, R. A. 2009. The role of Ti3+interstitials in TiO2(110) reduction and oxidation. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 21(47), article number: 474224. (10.1088/0953-8984/21/47/474224)
- Bahruji, H., Bowker, M. and Davies, P. R. 2009. Photoactivated reaction of water with silicon nanoparticles. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 34(20), pp. 8504-8510. (10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.08.039)
- Bowker, M. 2009. A prospective: Surface science and catalysis at the nanoscale. Surface Science 603(16), pp. 2359-2362. (10.1016/j.susc.2009.06.017)
- Bowker, M., Davies, P. R. and Al-Mazroai, L. S. 2009. Photocatalytic reforming of glycerol over gold and palladium as an alternative fuel source. Catalysis Letters 128(3-4), pp. 253 - 255. (10.1007/s10562-008-9781-1)
- Morgan, C. and Bowker, M. 2009. The reaction of vinyl acetate with Pd(110) studied with TPD and molecular beams. Surface Science 603(1), pp. 54-59. (10.1016/j.susc.2008.10.024)
- Weng, X. L. et al. 2009. Synthesis and characterization of doped nano-sized ceria-zirconia solid solutions. Applied Catalysis B-Environmental 90(3-4), pp. 405-415. (10.1016/j.apcatb.2009.03.031)
- Zhang, Z. et al. 2009. Photocatalytic activities of N-doped nano-titanias and titanium nitride. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 29(11), pp. 2343-2353. (10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.02.008)
- House, M. P., Carley, A. F., Echeverria-Valda, R. B. and Bowker, M. 2008. Effect of Varying the Cation Ratio within Iron Molybdate Catalysts for the Selective Oxidation of Methanol. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112(11), pp. 4333-4341. (10.1021/jp711251b)
- Bowker, M. 2008. Automotive catalysis studied by surface science. Chemical Society Reviews 37(10), pp. 2204-2211. (10.1039/b719206c)
- Bowker, M., Carley, A. F. and House, M. P. 2008. Contrasting the behaviour of MoO3 and MoO2 for the oxidation of methanol. Catalysis Letters 120(1-2), pp. 34-39. (10.1007/s10562-007-9255-x)
- Bowker, M. and Fourre, E. 2008. Direct interactions between metal nanoparticles and support: STM studies of Pd on TiO2(110). Applied Surface Science 254(14), pp. 4225-4229. (10.1016/j.apsusc.2008.01.014)
- Bowker, M., Holroyd, R., House, M. P., Bracey, R., Bamroongwongdee, C., Shannon, M. and Carley, A. F. 2008. The selective oxidation of methanol on iron molybdate catalysts. Topics in Catalysis 48(1-4), pp. 158-165. (10.1007/s11244-008-9058-3)
- House, M. P., Shannon, M. D. and Bowker, M. 2008. Surface segregation in iron molybdate catalysts. Catalysis Letters 122(3-4), pp. 210-213. (10.1007/s10562-008-9467-8)
- Soderhjelm, E., House, M. P., Cruise, N., Holmberg, J., Bowker, M., Bovin, J. and Andersson, A. 2008. On the Synergy Effect in MoO3-Fe-2(MoO4)(3) Catalysts for Methanol Oxidation to Formaldehyde. Topics in Catalysis 50(1-4), pp. 145-155. (10.1007/s11244-008-9112-1)
- Youngs, T. G. A., Haq, S. and Bowker, M. 2008. Formic acid adsorption and oxidation on Cu(110). Surface Science 602(10), pp. 1775-1782. (10.1016/j.susc.2008.03.013)
- Bowker, M. 2007. Resolving catalytic phenomena with scanning tunnelling microscopy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 9(27), pp. 3514-3521. (10.1039/b703327n)
- Bowker, M. 2007. The 2007 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for surface chemistry: Understanding nanoscale phenomena at surfaces. Acs Nano 1(4), pp. 253-257. (10.1021/nn700356g)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2005. Model catalyst studies of the strong metal-support interaction: surface structure identified by STM on Pd nanoparticles on TiO2(110). Journal of catalysis 234(1), pp. 172-181. (10.1016/j.jcat.2005.05.024)
- Bowker, M., Morgan, C., Perkins, N., Holroyd, R., Fourre, E., Grillo, F. and MacDowall, A. 2005. Ethene Adsorption, Dehydrogenation and Reaction with Pd(110): Pd as a Carbon 'Sponge'. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109(6), pp. 2377-2386. (10.1021/jp0402232)
- Smith, R. D., Bennett, R. A. and Bowker, M. 2002. Measurement of the surface-growth kinetics of reduced TiO2(110) during reoxidation using time-resolved scanning tunneling microscopy. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 66, article number: 35409. (10.1103/PhysRevB.66.035409)
Book sections
- Subramanian, N., Caravaca, A., García-García, F. R. and Bowker, M. 2017. Sustainable hydrogen and/or syngas production: new approaches to reforming. In: Hutchings, G. J. et al. eds. Modern Developments in Catalysis. World Scientific Publishing, pp. 1-39., (10.1142/9781786341228_0001)
- Bowker, M. and Bennett, R. A. 2010. Surface science studies of strong metal-oxide interactions on model catalysts. In: Rioux, R. M. ed. Model Systems in Catalysis: Single Crystals to Supported Enzyme Mimics. New York: Springer, pp. 155-173., (10.1007/978-0-387-98049-2_8)
Books
- Bowker, M. and Davies, P. R. eds. 2009. Scanning tunneling microscopy in surface science. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH.
- Bahruji, H., Bowker, M., Davies, P. R. and Pedrono, F. 2011. New insights into the mechanism of photocatalytic reforming on Pd/TiO2. Applied Catalysis B - Environmental 107(1-2), pp. 205-209. (10.1016/j.apcatb.2011.07.015)
- Yaseneva, P., Bowker, M. and Hutchings, G. J. 2011. Structural and magnetic properties of Zn-substituted cobalt ferrites prepared by co-precipitation method. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13(41), pp. 18609-18614. (10.1039/c1cp21516g)
- Bowker, M. 2011. Sustainable hydrogen production by the application of ambient temperature photocatalysis. Green Chemistry 13(9), pp. 2235-2246. (10.1039/c1gc00022e)
- Uhlrich, J. J. et al. 2011. Preparation and characterization of iron-molybdate thin films. Surface Science 605(15-16), pp. 1550-1555. (10.1016/j.susc.2011.05.028)
- Bowker, M. et al. 2010. Effects of the nanostructuring of gold films upon their thermal stability. Acs Nano 4(4), pp. 2228-2232. (10.1021/nn901614e)
- Bowker, M. and Bennett, R. A. 2009. The role of Ti3+interstitials in TiO2(110) reduction and oxidation. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 21(47), article number: 474224. (10.1088/0953-8984/21/47/474224)
- House, M. P., Carley, A. F., Echeverria-Valda, R. B. and Bowker, M. 2008. Effect of Varying the Cation Ratio within Iron Molybdate Catalysts for the Selective Oxidation of Methanol. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112(11), pp. 4333-4341. (10.1021/jp711251b)
Research
- Catalysis, particularly photocatalysis, the latter mainly for hydrogen production.
- CO2 hydrogenation to organics, especially methanol
- Further conversion/upgrading of organics like methanol by selective oxidation
- Fundamental research into the preparation and characteristics of catalysts used for environmental protection, especially for the removal of pollutants from cars
- Nanofabrication of model catalysts, consisting of nanoparticles anchored to oxide surfaces
- Investigation of the atomic-scale structure and reactivity of crystalline surfaces
The work of my group is aimed at gaining a fundamental understanding of aspects of heterogeneous catalysis, and the application of this understanding to the development of new, more efficient and environmentally-useful catalysts. This especially involves aspects of the structure and reactivity of anchored nanoparticles, that is, small metal particles (e.g. Au, Pd, Cu) bound to inorganic surfaces. This is of great importance in relation to the understanding of nanostructures generally, but it is also of practical relevance - for example, we work on iron molybdate catalysts for the selective oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde, and on the production of new fuels (especially hydrogen) using photocatalysis.
We use a wide range of experimental methods and have recently made significant new investments in equipment. We have the ability to image surfaces and nanoparticles at the atomic scale using Various forms of electron microscopy and synchrotron methods for examining reaction in situ and in operando. Members of the group regularly give presentations at scientific meetings in the UK and abroad.
Biography
PhD in Surface Science, University of Liverpool, 1977, supervisor Prof David King
Research Fellow, Dept. Chem. Eng., Stanford University, California, with Prof R.J. Madix 1977-9, working on catalytic reactions on well-defined surfaces.
Senior Research Scientist, ICI Corporate Laboratory, Runcorn, England 1979-87. Working on various aspects of industrial catalysis, using traditional catalytic methods and surface science. Reactions included ethylene epoxidation, ammonia synthesis, methanol synthesis, shift reaction and others.
Founding Assistant Director, Leverhulme Centre for Innovative Catalysis,Dept. Chemistry, University of Liverpool. 1987-93. Developing this centre from foundation. Covering a range of catalytic processes and surface science.
Principal Scientist, IRC in Surface Science, 1988-95. Again, a founding member of this centre, leading a team devoted to the study of adsorption, reactions and structure of well-defined surfaces.
Professor and Head of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Reading, 1993-2003. Responsible for organising Physical Chemistry teaching, researching aspects of surface science and catalysis and developing physical chemistry research in the department.
Professor of Surface Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, 2003. Head of Heterogeneous Catalysis and Surfaces Group. Development of surface science of nano particles. Focus on Selective oxidation catalysis and photocatalysis and hydrogen production/storage. Founder of the Wolfson Nanoscience Laboratory, 2006. Appointed Deputy Director, Cardiff Catalysis Institute in 2009. A founder member of the UK Catalysis Hub, and part of my time is spent at the Research Complex at Harwell, the Rutherford Appleton Lab.