Selected Pre-Print Publications

  • Cross-architecture Tuning of Silicon and SiGe-based Quantum Devices Using Machine Learning. B Severin, D T Lennon, L C Camenzind, F Vigneau, F Fedele, D Jirovec, A Ballabio, D Chrastina, G Isella, M de Kruijf, M J Carballido, S Svab, A V Kuhlmann, F R Braakman, S Geyer, F N M Froning, H Moon, M A Osborne, D Sejdinovic, G Katsaros, D M Zumbühl, G A D Briggs, N Ares. [PDF]
  • High pressure electron spin resonance of the endohedral fullerene 15N@C60. R.T. Harding, 1.A. Folli, J. Zhou, G.A.D. Briggs, K. Porfyrakis and E.A. Laird [PDF]
  • A wide-band tunable phase shifter for radio-frequency reflectometry, G. Yin, G.A.D. Briggs and E.A. Laird [PDF]

Selected Publications

  • Quantum interference enhances the performance of single-molecule transistors. Nature Nanotechnology (2024, in press) [PDF]; Chen, I.M. Grace, S.L. Woltering, L. Chen, A. Gee, J. Baugh, G.A.D. Briggs, L. Bogani, J.A. Mol, C.J. Lambert, H.L. Anderson and J.O. Thomas.
  • Bridging the reality gap in quantum devices with physics-aware machine learning
    David L Craig, Hyungil Moon, Federico Fedele, Dominic T Lennon, Barnaby van Straaten, Florian Vigneau, Leon C Camenzind, Dominik M Zumbühl, G Andrew D Briggs, Michael A Osborne, Dino Sejdinovic, Natalia Ares Physical Review X 14 (1), 011001 [PDF]
  • Identifying Pauli spin blockade using deep learning. J. Schuff, D.T. Lennon, S. Geyer, D. L. Craig, F.Fedele, F. Vigneau, L.C. Camenzind, A.V. Kuhlmann, G. A. D. Briggs, D.M. Zumbühl, D. Sejdinovic, N. Ares. [PDF]
  • Phase-Coherent Charge Transport through a Porphyrin Nanoribbon-Graphene Junction. Z. Chen, J.R. Deng, S. Hou, X. Bian, J.L. Swett, Q. Wu, J.Baugh, G.A.D. Briggs, J.A. Mol, C.J. Lambert, H.L. Anderson, J.O. Thomas. [PDF]
  • Charge-state dependent vibrational relaxation in a single-molecule junction
    X Bian, Z Chen, JK Sowa, C Evangeli, B Limburg, JL Swett, J Baugh, G AD Briggs, H L Anderson, J A Mol, J O Thomas. [PDF]
  • Ultrastrong coupling between electron tunneling and mechanical motion. F Vigneau, J Monsel, J Tabanera, L Bresque, F Fedele, G.A.D Briggs, J Anders, J M.R. Parrondo, A Auffèves, N Ares. [PDF]
  • Statistical signature of electrobreakdown in graphene nanojunctions. C. Evangeli, S.TewarihttpsJ. M. Kruip, X. BianJ.L. SwettJ. CullyJ. ThomasG. A. D. Briggs, and J. A. Mol. PNAS (2022) [PDF]
  • Implementation of quantum level addressability and geometric phase manipulation in aligned endohedral fullerene qudits. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.. 2022, 61, e202115263 (2022). S. Zhou, J. Yuan, Z.-Y. Wang, K. Ling, P.-X. Fu, Y.-H. Fang, Y.-X.Wang, Z. Liu, K. Porfyrakis, G.A.D. Briggs, S. Gao and S.D. Jiang. [PDF]
  • Deep reinforcement learning for efficient measurement of quantum devices. V. Nguyen, S. B. Orbell, D. T. Lennon, H. Moon, F. Vigneau, L. C. Camenzind, L. Yu, D. M. Zumbühl, G. A. D. Briggs, M. A. Osborne, D. Sejdinovic &  N. Ares. NJP Quantum Information (2021) [PDF]
  • Measuring the thermodynamic cost of timekeeping. A. N. Pearson, Y. Guryanova, P. Erker, E. A. Laird, G. A. D. Briggs, M. Huber, and N. Ares. Phys. Rev. X (2021) [PDF]
  • Radio-frequency characterization of a supercurrent transistor made of a carbon nanotube. M MergenthalerF J SchuppA NersisyanN AresA BaumgartnerC SchönenbergerG A D BriggsP J Leek and E A Laird. Mater. Quantum. Technol. (2021) [PDF]
  • Charge transport through extended molecular wires with strongly correlated electrons. J.O. ThomasJ.K. SowaB. LimburgX. BianC. EvangeliJ.L. SwettS. TewariJ. BaughG. C. SchatzG. A. D. BriggsH.L. Anderson and J.A. Mol. Chem. Sci.(2021) [PDF]
  • Experimental evidence of disorder enhance delectron-phonon scattering in graphene devices. C Evangeli, E McCann, JL Swett, S Tiwari, X Bian, J Thomas, GAD Briggs, OV Kolosov and JA Mol. Carbon, (2020) [PDF]
  • Erratum:”Sensitive radiofrequency readout of quantum dots using an ultra-low-noise SQUID amplifier” [J Appl Phys 127, 244503 (2020)]. FJ Schupp, F Vigneau, Y Wen, A Mavalankar, J Griffiths, GAC Jones, I Farrer, DA Ritchie, CG Smith, LC Camenzind, L Yu, DM Zumbühl, G A D Briggs, N Ares, EA Laird. AIP Publishing LLC, (2020) [PDF]
  • Quantum device fine-tuning using unsupervised embedding learning. N M V Esbroeck, D T Lennon, H Moon, V Nguyen, F Vigneau, L C Camenzind, L Yu, D M Zumbühl, G A D Briggs, D Sejdinovic, N Ares.  IOP Publishing Ltd, (2020). [PDF]
  • Machine learning enables completely automatic tuning of a quantum device faster than human experts. H Moon, D T Lennon, J Kirkpatrick, N M V Esbroeck, L C Camenzind, L Yu, F Vigneau, D M Zumbühl, G A D Briggs, M A Osborne, D Sejdinovic, E A Laird, N Ares. Nature Comms, (2020). [PDF]
  • Sensitive radiofrequency readout of quantum dots using an ultra-lo-noise SQUID amplifier. FJ Schupp, F Vigneau, Y Wen, A Mavalankar, J Griffiths, GAC Jones, I Farrer, DA Ritchie, CG Smith, LC Camenzind, L Yu, DM Zumbühl, G A D Briggs, N Ares, EA Laird. AIP Publishing LLC, (2020) [PDF]
  • Beyond Marcus theory and the Landauer-Buttiker approach in molecular junctions: A unified framework (vol 149, 154112, 2018). JK Sowa, J A Mol, GAD Briggs, E M Gauger. J Chem Phys, (2020) [PDF]
  • Role of metallic leads and electronic degeneracies in thermometric power generation in quantum dots. A. Harzheim, Jakub K. Sowa, Jacob L. Swett, G. Andrew D. Briggs, Jan A. Mol and P. Gehring. Phys.Rev. Research, 10 February 2020. [PDF]
  • Radio-frequency optomechanical characterization of a silicon nitride drum. A. N. Pearson, K. E. Khosla, M. Mergenthaler, G. A. D. Briggs, E. A. Laird & N. Ares. Nature Research (2020). [PDF]
  • A coherent nanomechanical oscillator driven by single-electron tunnelling. Yutian Wen, N.Ares, F. J. Schupp, T. Pei, G. A. D. Briggs & E. A. Laird. Nature Physics, (2020). [PDF]
  • Large amplitude charge noise and random telegraph fluctuations in room-temperature graphene single-electron transistors. Japser P. Fried, Xinya Bian, Jacob L. Swett, Ivan I. Kravchencko, G. A. D. Briggs and Jan A. Mol. Nanoscale, (2020). [PDF]
  • Understanding resonant charge transport through weakly coupled single-molecule junctions. J. O. Thomas, B. Limburg, J. K. Sowa, K. Willick, J. Baugh, G.A.D. Briggs, E. M. Gauger, H. L. Anderson and J. A. Mol. Nature Comms., (2019). [PDF]
  • Efficiently measuring a quantum device using machine learning.  T. Lennon, H. Moon, L.C. Camenzind, L. Yu, D.M. Zumbühl, G.A.D. Briggs, M.A. Osborne, E.A. Laird and N. Ares. npj Quantum Information 5, 79 (2019). [PDF]
  • Charge-state assignment of nanoscale single-electron transistors from their current-voltage characteristics. Limburg, J.O. Thomas, J.K. Sowa, K. Willick, J. Baugh, E.M. Gauger, G.A.D. Briggs, H.L. Anderson and J.A. Mol. Nanoscale 11, 14820-14827 (2019). [PDF]
  • Metal atom markers for imaging epitaxial molecular self-assembly on graphene by scanning transmission electron microscopy. J.K. Lee, I. Bulut, M. Rickhaus, Y. Sheng, X. Li, G.G.D. Han, G.A.D. Briggs, H.L. Anderson and J.H. Warner. ACS Nano 13, 7252-7260 (2019). [PDF]
  • Atomic scale imaging of reversible ring cyclization in graphene nanoconstrictions. J.K. Lee, G.-D. Lee, S. Lee, E. Yoon, H.L. Anderson, G.A.D. Briggs and J.H. Warner.  ACS Nano, 2019. [PDF]
  • Quantum Interference in Silicon 1D Junctionless Nanowire Field-Effect Transistors. F. J. Schupp, M.M. Mirza, D.A. MacLaren, G.A.D. Briggs, D.J. Paul, and J.A. Mol. Phys.Rev.B, 2019. [PDF]
  • Ethical considerations in the era of gene synthesis. G.A.D Briggs, T Brears.  MedNous 8-10 January 2019[PDF] §
  • Geometrically Enhanced Thermoelectric Effects in Graphene Nanoconstrictions. A. Harzheim, J. Spiece, C. Evangeli, E. McCann, V. Fal’ko, Y. Sheng, J. Warner, G. Briggs, J. Mol, P. Gehring, O. Kolosov, in Nano Letters, 2018. [PDF]
  • Beyond Marcus theory and the Landauer–Bütiker approach in molecular junctions: A unified framework.  J.K. Sowa, J.A. Mol, G.A.D. Briggs and E.M. Gauger in Chem. Phys. Editor’s Pick, October 2018 [PDF]
  • Measuring carbon nanotube vibrations using a single-electron transistor as a fast linear amplifier Y. Wen, N.  Ares, T. Pei, G.A.D. Briggs and E. A. LairdPublished in Appl. Phys. Lett, October 2018 [PDF]
  • Anchor groups for graphene-porphyrin single-molecule transistors B. Limburg, J.O. Thomas, G. Holloway, H. Sadeghi, S. Sangtarash, I.C.-Y. Hou, J. Cremers, A. Narita, K. Müllen, C.J. Lambert, G.A.D. Briggs, J.A. Mol and H.L. Anderson in Adv.Funct. Mater, 2018 [PDF]
  • Low-Frequency Noise in Graphene Tunnel Junctions P. Puczkarski, Q. Wu, H. Sadeghi, S. Hou, A. Karimi, Y. Sheng, J.H. Warner, C.J. Lambert, G.A.D. Briggs and J.A. Mol in ACS Nano September 2018 [PDF]
  • Distance Measurement of a Noncovalently Bound Y@C82 Pair with Double Electron Electron Resonance Spectroscopy G. Gil-Ramírez, A. Shah, H. El Mkami, K. Porfyrakis, G.A.D. Briggs, J.J.L. Morton,  H.L. Anderson and J.E.  Lovett in  J.Am.Chem.Soc, June 2018 [PDF]
  • Seeing opportunity in every difficulty Protecting information with weak value techniques.  G.C. Knee and G.A.D. Briggs.  Quantum Stud.: Math.Found. (2018) [PDF]
  • Spiro-Conjugated Molecular Junctions: Between Jahn-Teller Distortion and Destructive Quantum Interference. J.K. Sowa, J.A. Mol, G.A.D. Briggs and E.M. Gauger. J.Phys.Chem.Lett.9, 1859−1865 (2018) [PDF]
  • The spin resonance clock transition of the endohedral fullerene 15N@C60.R.T. Harding, S. Zhou, J. Zhou, T. Lindvall, W.K. Myers, A. Ardavan, G.A.D. Briggs, K. Porfyrakis, E.A. Laird. Phys.Rev. Lett. 119, 140801 (2017) [PDF]
  • Field-effect control of graphene−fullerene thermoelectric nanodevices. P. Gehring, A. Harzheim, J. Spièce, Y. Sheng, G. Rogers, C. Evangeli, A. Mishra, B.J. Robinson, K. Porfyrakis, J.H. Warner, O.V. Kolosov, G.A.D. Briggs and J.A. Mol. Nano Lett. (2017) [PDF]
  •  Conditioned spin and charge dynamics of a single electron quantum dot. E. Greplova, E.A. Laird, G.A.D. Briggs and K. Mølmer.  Phys. Rev. A. 96, 052104 (2017) [PDF]
  • Environment-Assisted Quantum Transport through Single-Molecule JunctionsJ.K. Sowa, J.A. Mol, G.A.D. Briggs and E.M. Gauger. Phys. Chem.Chem.Phys. 19, 29534 (2017) [PDF]
  • CF2-bridged C60 dimers and their optical transitions.  P. Dallas, S. Zhou, S. Cornes, H. Niwa, Y. Nakanishi, Y. Kino, T. Puchtler, R.A. Taylor, G.A.D. Briggs, H. Shinohara  and K. Porfyrakis. Chem.Phys.Chem. 18, 3540-3543 (2017) [PDF]
  • Strong coupling of microwave photons to antiferromagnetic fluctuations in an organic magnet. M.Mergenthaler, J. Liu, J.J. Le Roy, N. Ares, A.L. Thompson, L. Bogani, F. Luis, S.J. Blundell, T. Lancaster, A. Ardavan, G.A.D. Briggs, P.J. Leek and E.A. Laird. Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 147701 (2017) [PDF]
  • Double dot quantum memristor. Li, G.W. Holloway, S.C. Benjamin, G.A.D. Briggs, J. Baugh and J.A. Mol. Phys. Rev. B 96, 075446 (2017) [PDF]
  • One dimensional transport in silicon nanowire junction-less field effect transistors. M.M. Mirza, F.J. Schupp, J.A. Mol, D.A. MacLaren, G.A.D. Briggs, D.J. Paul. Sci. Rep. 7, 3004 (2017) [PDF]
  • Scaling limits of graphene nanoelectrodes. S.G. Sarwat, P. Gehring, G.R. Hernandez, J.H. Warner, G.A.D. Briggs, J.A. Mol, H. Bhaskaran. Nano Lett. 17, 3688−3693 (2017) [PDF]
  • Quantum memristor based on coupled quantum dots. G.W. Holloway, Y. Ling, S.C. Benjamin, G.A.D. Briggs, J. Baugh,  J.A. Mol. Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 62 (4), E52.00011 (2017) [PDF]
  • Distinguishing lead and molecule states in graphene-based single-electron transistors. P. Gehring, J.K. Sowa, J. Cremers, Q. Wu, H. Sadeghi, Y. Sheng, J.H. Warner, C.J. Lambert, G.A.D. Briggs, J.A. Mol. ACS Nano 11, 4739−4745 (2017) [PDF]
  • Hyperfine and spin-orbit coupling effects on decay of spin-valley states in a carbon nanotube. Pei, A. Pályi, M. Mergenthaler, N. Ares, A. Mavalankar, J.H. Warner, G.A.D. Briggs, E.A. Laird. Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 177701 (2017) [PDF]
  • Detecting continuous spontaneous localisation with charged bodies in a Paul trap. Y. Li, A.M. Steane, D. Bedingham , G.A.D. Briggs. Phys. Rev. A, 95, 032112 (2017)[PDF]
  • Machine learning and the questions it raises. G.A.D. Briggs, D. Potgieter. In From Matter to Life (eds S.I. Walker, P.C.W. Davies, G.F.R. Ellis) pp 468-486, Cambridge University Press (2017); ISBN 978-1-107-15053-9.  [PDF]
  • Vibrational effects in charge transport through a molecular double quantum dot. J. K. Sowa, J. A. Mol, G.A.D. Briggs. Phys. Rev. B 95, 085423 (2017) [PDF]
  • Interference-based molecular transistors  Y. Li, J.A Mol, S.C. Benjamin and G.A.D. Briggs. Sci. Rep. 6, 33686 (2016) [PDF]
  • Resonant optomechanics with a vibrating carbon nanotube and a radio-frequency cavity. N. Ares, T. Pei, A. Mavalankar, M. Mergenthaler, J. H. Warner, G. A. D. Briggs, E. A. Laird. Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 170801(2016) [PDF]
  • Charge separated states and singlet oxygen generation of mono and bis adducts of C60 and C70. P. Dallas, G. Rogers, B. Reid, RA Taylor, H. Shinohara, G.A.D. Briggs and K. Porfyrakis. Chem.Phys. 465, 28-39(2016) [PDF]
  • Photon-assisted tunneling and charge dephasing in a carbon nanotube double quantum dot.  A. Mavalankar,  T.Pei,  J. H. Warner,  G.A.D. Briggs,  and E.A. Laird. Phys. Rev. B [published online] (2016) [PDF]
  • Quantum Interference in Graphene Nanoconstrictions. P. Gehring, H. Sadegh, S. Sangtarash, C.S. Lau, J. Liu, A. Ardavan, J.H. Warner, C.J. Lambert, G.A.D. Briggs and J. A. Mol. Nano Lett. 16, 4210-4216 (2016) [PDF]
  • Sensitive Radio-Frequency Measurements of a Quantum Dot by Tuning to Perfect Impedance Matching.  N. Ares, F.J. Schupp, A. Mavalankar, G. Rogers, J. Griffiths, G.A.C. Jones, I. Farrer, D. A. Ritchie, C.G. Smith, A. Cotten, G. A. D. Briggs, and E. A. Laird. Phys. Rev. A. 5, 034011 (2016). [PDF]
  • Probing the Dipolar Coupling in a Hetero-spin Endohedral Fullerene-Phthalocyanine Dyad. S. Zhou, M. Yamamoto, G. Briggs, H. Imahori, K. Porfyrakis.  JACS 138, 1313-1319 (2016). [PDF]
  • Redox-dependent Franck-Condon blockade and avalanche transport in a graphene-fullerene nanoelectromechanical oscillator.  C.S. Lau, H. Sadeghi, G. Rogers, S. Sangtarash, P. Dallas, K. Porfyrakis, J.H. Warner, C.J. Lambert, G.A.D. Briggs and J.A. Mol. Nano Letters 16, 170-176 (2015). [PDF]
  • Three-terminal graphene single-electron transistor fabricated using feedback-controlled electroburning.
    P. Puczkarski, P. Gehring, C.S. Lau, J. Liu, A. Ardavan, J.H. Warner, G.A.D. Briggs and J.A. Mol.  Phys. Lett. 107, 133105 (2015). [PDF]
  • Graphene-porphyrin single-molecule transistors. J.A. Mol, C.S. Lau, W.J.M. Lewis, H. Sadeghi, C. Roche, A. Cnossen, J.H. Warner, C.J. Lambert, H.L. Anderson and G.A.D. Briggs.  Nanoscale 7, 13181-13185 (2015). [PDF]
  • Violation of a Leggett-Garg inequality with ideal non-invasive measurements.  G.C. Knee, S. Simmons, E.M. Gauger, J.J.L. Morton, H. Riemann, N.V. Abrosimov, P. Becker, H-J. Pohl, K.M. Itoh, M.L. Thewalt, G.A.D. Briggs and S.C. Benjamin. Nat. Commun. 3, 606 (2012). [PDF]
  • Storage of multiple coherent microwave excitations in an electron spin ensemble.  H. Wu, R.E. George, A. Ardavan, J.H. Wesenberg, K. Mølmer, D.I. Schuster, R.J. Schoelkopf, K.M. Itoh, J.J.L. Morton and G.A.D. Briggs.  Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 140503 (2011). [PDF]
  • Quantum computing with an electron spin ensemble.  J.H. Wesenberg, A. Ardavan, G.A.D. Briggs, J.J.L. Morton, R.J. Schoelkopf, D.I. Schuster and K. Mølmer. Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 070502 (2009). [PDF]
  • Structural transformation of graphene studied with high spatial and fast temporal resolution.  J.H Warner, M.H. Rümmeli, T. Gemming, B. Montanari, N.M. Harrison, B. Büchner, H. Shinohara and G.A.D. Briggs. Nature Nanotech. 4, 500-504 (2009). [PDF]
  • Magnetic field sensing beyond the standard quantum limit using 10-spin NOON states.  J.A. Jones, S.D. Karlen, J. Fitzsimons, A. Ardavan, S.C. Benjamin, G.A.D. Briggs and J.J.L. Morton. Science 324, 1166-1168 (2009). [PDF]. Reported in Electronics Weekly 29 April – 5 May 2009, p. 7; This Week in Science 29 May 2009, p. 1115.
  • Direct imaging of rotational stacking faults in few layer graphene. J.H. Warner, M.H. Rümmeli, T. Gemming, B. Büchner and G.A.D. Briggs. Nano Lett. 9, 102-106 (2009). [PDF]
  • Towards a fullerene-based quantum computer. S.C. Benjamin, A. Ardavan, G.A.D. Briggs, D.A. Britz, D. Gunlycke, J.H. Jefferson, M.A.G. Jones, D.F. Leigh, B.W. Lovett, A.N. Khlobystov, S. Lyon, J.J.L. Morton, K. Porfyrakis, M.R. Sambrook and A.M. Tyryshkin. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18, S867-S883 (2006). [PDF]
  • Bang-bang control of fullerene qubits using ultra-fast phase gates. J.J.L. Morton, A.M. Tyryshkin, A. Ardavan, S.C. Benjamin, K. Porfyrakis, S.A. Lyon and G.A.D. Briggs. Nature Physics 2, 40-43 (2006). [PDF]
  • Molecules in carbon nanotubes. A.N. Khlobystov, D.A. Britz and G.A.D. Briggs.  Accounts of Chemical Research 38, 901-909 (2005). [PDF]  Selected as a cover article for the December 2005 issue.
  • High fidelity single qubit operations using pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance.  J.J.L. Morton, A.M. Tyryshkin, A. Ardavan, K. Porfyrakis, S.A. Lyon and G.A.D. Briggs. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 200501 (2005). [PDF]
    Selected for the 21 November 2005 issue of Virtual Journal of Quantum Information, www.vjquantuminfo.org; selected for the 21 November 2005 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, www.vjnano.org.
  • Chemical reactions inside single-walled carbon nano test-tubes.  D.A. Britz, A.N. Khlobystov, K. Porfyrakis, A. Ardavan and G.A.D. Briggs.  Chem. Commun. 2005, 37-39 (2005). [PDF]
    Chosen by editors as Hot Paper (19 November 2004),   http://www.rsc.org/is/journals/current/chemcomm/cchotpapers.htm; chosen by editors for cover story of Issue 1 of 40th Anniversary Year; reported in Blueprint 5, 3 (18 November 2004); New Scientist (23 November 2004); BBC News, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4033641.stm; www.democraticunderground.com; permanent.nouvelobs.com; saltyjesus.squarespace.com (24 November 2004); Iran Daily Newspaper (25 November 2004) p. 4; Financial Times 35621, 13 (26 November 2004); nanotechweb.org, www.cnpowder.com, www2.e4engineering.com, Chemical & Engineering News 82 (48) 7 (29 November 2004); www.i-uk.com, www.britainusa.com, www.uknow.com.sg (1 December 2004); newstrove.com (13 December 2004); www.geocities.com (14 December 2004); Chemistry World 12 (December 2004), http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/Issues/2004/August/novel.asp; Editor’s Choice, Science 306, 1863 (10 December 2004); Smallest reactor ever, Materials Today 8 (1) 9 (January 2005); “The smallest test tube” in The Guinness Book of World Records (2006). ‘The above article was amongst the top twenty most accessed from the online version of ChemComm during 2005.’ www.rsc.org/ChemComm.
  • Observation of ordered phases of fullerene in carbon nanotubes.  A.N. Khlobystov, D.A. Britz, A. Ardavan and G.A.D. Briggs. Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 245507 (2004). [PDF]
    Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
  • Optical schemes for quantum computation in quantum dot molecules.  B.W. Lovett, J.H. Reina, A. Nazir and G.A.D. Briggs.  Phys. Rev. B 68, 205319, 1-18 (2003). [PDF]
    Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology
  • InGaN quantum dots grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy employing a post-growth nitrogen anneal.  R.A. Oliver, G.A.D. Briggs, M.J. Kappers, C.J. Humphreys, S. Yasin, J.H. Rice, J.D. Smith and R.A. Taylor.
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 755-757 (2003). [PDF]  Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
  • Gas permeation in silicon-oxide/polymer (SiOx/PET) barrier films: role of the oxide lattice, nano-defects and macro-defects.  A.P. Roberts, B.M. Henry, A.P. Sutton, C.R.M. Grovenor, G.A.D. Briggs, T. Miyamoto, M. Kano, Y. Tsukahara and M. Yanaka.  J. Membrane Sci. 208, 75-88 (2002). [PDF]
  • Surface glass transition temperature of amorphous polymers. A new insight with SFM. V.N. Bliznyuk, H.E. Assender and G.A.D. Briggs.  Macromolecules 35, 6613-6622 (2002). [PDF]
  • STM experiment and atomistic modelling hand in hand: individual molecules on surfaces of semiconductors.  G.A.D. Briggs and A.J. Fisher.  Surface Science Reports 33, 1-81 (1999). [PDF]
  • Elastic and shear moduli of single-walled carbon nanotube ropes.  J.‑P. Salvetat, G.A.D. Briggs, J.‑M. Bonard, R.R. Bacsa, A.J. Kulik, T. Stöckli, N.A. Burnham and L. Forró.  Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 944-947 (1999). [PDF]
  • Imaging the elastic nanostructure of Ge islands by ultrasonic force microscopy.  O.V. Kolosov, M.R. Castell, C.D. Marsh, G.A.D. Briggs, T.I. Kamins and R. Stanley Williams.  Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 1046-1049 (1998). [PDF]
  • Defect structure of nonstoichiometric CeO2(111) surfaces studied by scanning tunneling microscopy.  H. Norenberg and G.A.D. Briggs.  Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 4222-4225 (1997). [PDF]
  • Nucleation of “hut” pits and clusters during gas-source molecular-beam epitaxy of Ge/Si(001) in in situ scanning tunneling microscopy.  I. Goldfarb, P.T. Hayden, J.H.G. Owen and G.A.D. Briggs. Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 3959-3962 (1997). [PDF]
  • Atomic-resolution STM of a system with strongly correlated electrons: NiO(001) surface structure and defect sites.  M.R. Castell, P.L. Wincott, N.G. Condon, C. Muggelberg, G. Thornton, S.L. Dudarev, A.P. Sutton and G.A.D. Briggs. Phys. Rev. B 55, 7859-7863 (1997). [PDF]
  • How does a Tip Tap?  N.A. Burnham, O.P. Behrend, F. Oulevey, G. Gremaud, P.J. Gallo, D. Gourdon, E. Dupas A.J. Kulik, H.M. Pollock and G.A.D. Briggs.  Nanotechnology 8, 67-75 (1997). [PDF]
    Included in Volume 25 of Nanotechnology (2013) as one of the top ten best papers published to date.
  • Hydrocarbon adsorption on Si(001): When does the Si dimer bond break?  A.J. Fisher, P.E. Blöchl and G.A.D. Briggs.  Surf. Sci. 374, 298-305 (1997). [PDF]
  • Adsorption, abstraction, and pairing of atomic hydrogen on Si(100)-(2 × 1). W. Widdra, S.I. Yi, R. Maboudian, G.A.D. Briggs and W.H. Weinberg.  Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 2074-2077 (1995). [PDF]
  • Elastic quantum transport through small structures.  T.N. Todorov, G.A.D. Briggs and A.P. Sutton.  J. Phys: Condens. Matter 5, 2389-2406 (1993). [PDF]
  • An STM study of the chemisorption of C2H4 on Si(001)-(2 × 1).  A.J. Mayne, A.R. Avery, J. Knall, T.S. Jones, G.A.D. Briggs and W.H. Weinberg.  Surf. Sci. 284, 247-256 (1993). [PDF]
  • A two-dimensional imaging theory of surface discontinuities with the scanning acoustic microscope. M.G. Somekh, H.L. Bertoni, G.A.D. Briggs and N.J. Burton.  Proc. R. Soc. Lond. A 401, 29-51 (1985). [PDF]
    Reprinted in Selected Papers on Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (eds B.T. Khuri-Yakub, C.F. Quate), SPIE Milestone Series MS 53, 104-123 (1992).
  • The effect of anisotropy on contrast in the scanning acoustic microscope. M.G. Somekh, G.A.D. Briggs and C. Ilett. Phil. Mag. A 49, 179-204 (1984). [PDF]