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Julie M. Cairney

Julie M. Cairney

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
59
Citations
11372
World Ranking
743
National Ranking
32

Materials Science

D-Index
67
Citations
15448
World Ranking
5137
National Ranking
169

Overview

Julie M. Cairney is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields, notably engineering and materials science, with a significant focus on materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, electrical and electronic engineering, and mechanical engineering.

The scientist's work includes prominent research topics such as advanced materials characterization techniques, hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced photocatalysis techniques, fusion materials and technologies, ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, as well as corrosion behavior and inhibition.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Advanced Energy Materials

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by the scientist are:

  • Observation of hydrogen trapping at dislocations, grain boundaries, and precipitates, 2020, Science
  • Atom probe tomography, 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • Tuning the Coordination Structure of CuNC Single Atom Catalysts for Simultaneous Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 and NO3- to Urea, 2022, Advanced Energy Materials
  • The effect of coordination environment on the activity and selectivity of single-atom catalysts, 2022, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • Isolated copper-tin atomic interfaces tuning electrocatalytic CO2 conversion, 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with the scientist include:

  • Jiangtao Qu
  • Levi Tegg
  • Ranming Niu
  • Limei Yang
  • Ingrid McCarroll

The profile presented reflects a comprehensive academic focus on the development and analysis of materials and catalysts, particularly within energy conversion and advanced characterization techniques, consistent with robust interdisciplinary collaboration and publication in highly regarded scientific journals.

Best Publications

  • Atom Probe Microscopy

    Baptiste Gault;Michael P. Moody;Julie M. Cairney;Simon P. Ringer

  • Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 solar cells with over 10% power conversion efficiency enabled by heterojunction heat treatment

    Chang Yan;Jialiang Huang;Kaiwen Sun;Steve Johnston

  • Observation of hydrogen trapping at dislocations, grain boundaries, and precipitates

    Yi-Sheng Chen;Hongzhou Lu;Jiangtao Liang;Alexander Rosenthal

  • Atom probe tomography

    Baptiste Gault;Baptiste Gault;Ann N. Chiaramonti;Oana Cojocaru-Mirédin;Patrick Stender

  • The effect of coordination environment on the activity and selectivity of single-atom catalysts

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  • Microstructural evolution during ageing of Al–Cu–Li–x alloys

    Vicente Araullo-Peters;Baptiste Gault;Frederic de Geuser;Alexis Deschamps

  • New insights into the phase transformations to isothermal ω and ω-assisted α in near β-Ti alloys

    Tong Li;Tong Li;Damon Kent;Damon Kent;Gang Sha;Leigh T. Stephenson

  • NiPS3 ultrathin nanosheets as versatile platform advancing highly active photocatalytic H2 production

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  • Dynamic precipitation, segregation and strengthening of an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy (AA7075) processed by high-pressure torsion

    Yidong Zhang;Shenbao Jin;Patrick W. Trimby;Xiaozhou Liao

  • Isolated copper–tin atomic interfaces tuning electrocatalytic CO2 conversion

    Wenhao Ren;Xin Tan;Jiangtao Qu;Sesi Li

  • Long-chain terminal alcohols through catalytic CO hydrogenation.

    Yizhi Y. Xiang;Véronique Chitry;Peter P. Liddicoat;Peter P. Felfer

  • Atom probe crystallography

    Baptiste Gault;Michael P. Moody;Julie M. Cairney;Simon P. Ringer

  • Deformation-induced trace element redistribution in zircon revealed using atom probe tomography

    Sandra Piazolo;Alexandre La Fontaine;Patrick Trimby;Simon Harley

  • Transmission Kikuchi diffraction in a scanning electron microscope: A review

    Glenn C. Sneddon;Patrick W. Trimby;Julie M. Cairney

  • Characterizing deformed ultrafine-grained and nanocrystalline materials using transmission Kikuchi diffraction in a scanning electron microscope

    Patrick W. Trimby;Yang Cao;Zibin Chen;Shuang Han

  • Phase Stability of t′-Zirconia-Based Thermal Barrier Coatings: Mechanistic Insights

    Jessica A. Krogstad;Stephan Krämer;Don M. Lipkin;Curtis A. Johnson

  • A reproducible method for damage-free site-specific preparation of atom probe tips from interfaces.

    Peter Johann Felfer;Talukder Alam;Simon Peter Ringer;Julie Marie Cairney

  • Effect of ion irradiation on tensile ductility, strength and fictive temperature in metallic glass nanowires

    D.J. Magagnosc;G. Kumar;J. Schroers;P. Felfer

  • Penetration of protective chromia scales by carbon

    David J. Young;Thuan Dinh Nguyen;Peter Felfer;Jianqiang Zhang

  • Atomic-scale compositional mapping reveals Mg-rich amorphous calcium phosphate in human dental enamel.

    Alexandre La Fontaine;Alexander Zavgorodniy;Howgwei Liu;Rongkun Zheng

  • Nanocomposite Ti-Si-N, Zr-Si-N, Ti-Al-Si-N, Ti-Al-V-Si-N thin film coatings deposited by vacuum arc deposition

    P.J. Martin;A. Bendavid;J.M. Cairney;M. Hoffman

  • Cd-Free Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell with an efficiency greater than 10% enabled by Al2O3 passivation layers

    Xin Cui;Kaiwen Sun;Jialiang Huang;Jae S. Yun

  • Observations of grain boundary impurities in nanocrystalline Al and their influence on microstructural stability and mechanical behaviour

    F. Tang;D.S. Gianola;M.P. Moody;K.J. Hemker

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon P. Ringer
Simon P. Ringer University of Sydney
Baptiste Gault
Baptiste Gault Max Planck Institute for Iron Research
Michael P. Moody
Michael P. Moody University of Oxford
Paul Munroe
Paul Munroe University of New South Wales
Steven M. Reddy
Steven M. Reddy Curtin University
Mark Hoffman
Mark Hoffman University of Newcastle Australia
Gang Sha
Gang Sha Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Rongkun Zheng
Rongkun Zheng University of Sydney
Matthew S. Dargusch
Matthew S. Dargusch University of Queensland
P.J. Martin
P.J. Martin Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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