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• 學經歷
  • B.S. in Colour and Polymer Chemistry, University of Leeds, England, 2001-2004
  • Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2004-2007
  • Postdoc in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2007-2009
  • Postdoc in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Oxford, England, 2009-2011
  • Lecturer, School of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney, Australia, 2011-2016
  • Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, King’s College London, 2017-2023
  • Visiting Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, King’s College London, 2023-2024
  • Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2024-onwards.

• 研究主題

熱電化學廢熱收集

我們的研究專注於應用新的電解質和材料將廢熱轉化為電能。儘管熱能佔大多數廢棄能量，但很少有方法可以利用小的溫度梯度（如在工業中，建築物內外之間的溫差，人體熱等）。基於熵驅動的氧化還原化學是一種簡單且具有潛力的可持續方法，可以將這些廢熱轉化為有用的電能。

電化學

電化學越來越重要，應用範圍廣泛，從電池到電合成，再到下一代傳感器。

生質材料處理

廢棄生質材料是一種具有潛力的可持續化學原料，能夠取代我們對石化工業中化學品的極端依賴。
 

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2. K. Laws, M.A. Buckingham, L. Aldous(*), “Self-Assembled Monolayers for Electrostatic Electrocatalysis and Enhanced Electrode Stability in Thermogalvanic Cells” Chemical Science 2024, 15, 6958–6964.
3. K. Laws, M.A. Buckingham, M. Farleigh, M. Ma, L. Aldous(*), “High Seebeck coefficient thermogalvanic cells via the solvent-sensitive charge additivity of cobalt 1,8-diaminosarcophagine” Chemical Communications 2023, 59, 2323-2326.
4. Y. Zhou, S. Zhang, M.A. Buckingham, L. Aldous, et al. “Novel porous thermosensitive gel electrolytes for wearable thermo-electrochemical cells” Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 449, 137775.
5. M.A. Trosheva, M.A. Buckingham, L Aldous(*), “Direct measurement of the genuine efficiency of thermogalvanic heat-to-electricity conversion in thermocells” Chemical Science 2022, 13 (17), 4984-4998 (“Most popular 2022 Materials and Energy Articles”).
6. M.A. Buckingham, F. Stoffel, S. Zhang, Y. Liu, F. Marken, J. Chen, L. Aldous(*), “Nanostructuring Electrode Surfaces and Hydrogels for Enhanced Thermocapacitance” ACS Applied Nano Materials 2022, 5 (1), 438-445.
7. M.A. Buckingham, K. Laws, E. Cross, A.J. Surman, L. Aldous(*), “Developing iron-based anionic redox couples for thermogalvanic cells: Towards the replacement of the ferricyanide/ferrocyanide redox couple” Green Chemistry, 2021, 23, 8901-8915 (“2021 Green Chemistry Hot Article”).
8. M.A. Buckingham, S. Zhang, Y.Q. Liu, J. Chen, F. Marken, L. Aldous(*), “Thermogalvanic and Thermocapacitive Behavior of Superabsorbent Hydrogels for Combined Low-Temperature Thermal Energy Conversion and Harvesting” ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2021, 4, 11204-11214.
9. M.A. Buckingham, K. Laws, H.X. Li, Y.F. Kuang, L. Aldous(*), “Thermogalvanic cells demonstrate inherent physiochemical limitations in redox-active electrolytes at water-in-salt concentrations” Cell Reports Physical Science, 2021, 2, 100510.
10. R.A. Grothe, A. Lobato, B. Mounssef, N. Tasi, A.A.C. Braga, M.O. Maldaner, L. Aldous, T.R.L.C. Paixao, L.M. Goncalves, “Electroanalytical profiling of cocaine samples by means of an electropolymerized molecularly imprinted polymer using benzocaine as the template molecule” Analyst, 2021, 146, 1747-1759.
11. Y.T. Zhou, Y.Q. Liu, M.A. Buckingham, S. Zhang, L. Aldous, S. Beirne, G. Wallace, J. Chen, “The significance of supporting electrolyte on poly (vinyl alcohol) - iron(II)/iron(III) solid -state electrolytes for wearable thermo-electrochemical cells” Electrochemistry Communications, 2021, 124, 106938.
12. Y.Q. Liu, S. Zhang, Y.T. Zhou, M.A. Buckingham, L. Aldous, P.C. Sherrell, G.G. Wallace, G. Ryder, S. Faisal, D.L. Officer, S. Beirne, J. Chen, “Advanced Wearable Thermocells for Body Heat Harvesting” Advanced Energy Materials, 2020, 10, 2002539.
13. M.A. Buckingham, K. Laws, J.T. Sengel, L. Aldous(*), “Using iron sulphate to form both n-type and p-type pseudo-thermoelectrics: non-hazardous and 'second life' thermogalvanic cells” Green Chemistry, 2020, 22, 6062-6074 (“2020 Green Chemistry Hot Article”).
14. M.A. Buckingham, L. Aldous(*), “Thermogalvanic cells: A side-by-side comparison of measurement methods” Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2020, 872, 114280.
15. R.A.S. Couto, B. Mounssef, F. Carvalho, C.M.P. Rodrigues, A.A.C. Braga, L. Aldous, L.M. Goncalves, M.B. Quinaz, “Methylone screening with electropolymerized molecularly imprinted polymer on screen-printed electrodes”, Sensors and Actuators B – Chemical, 2020, 316, 128133.
16. M.A. Buckingham, S. Hammoud, H.X. Li, C.J. Beale, J.T. Sengel, L. Aldous(*), “A fundamental study of the thermoelectrochemistry of ferricyanide/ferrocyanide: cation, concentration, ratio, and heterogeneous and homogeneous electrocatalysis effects in thermogalvanic cells” Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2020, 4, 3388-3399.
17. H.A.H. Alzahrani, M.A. Buckingham, W.P. Wardley, R.D. Tilley, N. Ariotti, L. Aldous(*), “Gold nanoparticles immobilised in a superabsorbent hydrogel matrix: facile synthesis and application for the catalytic reduction of toxic compounds”, Chemical Communications, 2020, 56, 1263-1266.
18. M.M. Hossain, A. Rawal, L. Aldous(*), “Aprotic vs Protic Ionic Liquids for Lignocellulosic Biomass Pretreatment: Anion Effects, Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Solid-State NMR, Distillation, and Recycle”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2019, 7, 11928-11936.
19. P. Zheng, A. Eskandari, C. Lu, K. Laws, L. Aldous(*), K. Suntharalingam(*), “Biophysical analysis of cancer stem cell-potent copper (II) coordination complexes” Dalton Transactions, 2019, 48, 5892-5896.
20. H.A.H. Alzahrani, M.A. Buckingham, F. Marken, L. Aldous(*), “Success and failure in the incorporation of gold nanoparticles inside ferri/ferrocyanide thermogalvanic cells” Electrochemistry Communications, 2019, 102 , 41-45.