Dr Federico Grillo
Research Fellow
Research areas
My current research work focuses on the self-assembly of organic molecules, such as corrosion inhibitors and surface passivators, at either single crystal metal surfaces or bimetallic substrates. A combined experimental (VT-STM, XPS and vibrational spectroscopy HREELS and RAIRS, also supported by Synchrotron Radiation studies) and theoretical apporach (computational methods via software packages such as Gaussian, SIESTA and VASP) is a fundamental part of the research activity.
Selected publications
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VerSoX B07‐B: a high‐throughput XPS and ambient pressure NEXAFS beamline at Diamond Light Source
Grinter, D. C., Ferrer, P., Venturini, F., van Spronsen, M. A., Large, A. I., Kumar, S., Jaugstetter, M., Iordachescu, A., Watts, A., Schroeder, S. L. M., Kroner, A., Grillo, F., Francis, S. M., Webb, P. B., Hand, M., Walters, A., Hillman, M. & Held, G., May 2024, In: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 31, 3, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adsorption of the prototypical organic corrosion inhibitor benzotriazole on the Cu(100) surface
Turano, M., Walker, M., Grillo, F., Gattinoni, C., Hunt, G., Kirkman, P., Richardson, N. V., Baddeley, C. J. & Costantini, G., Oct 2022, In: Corrosion Science. 207, 10 p., 110589.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Copper adatoms mediated adsorption of benzotriazole on a gold substrate
Grillo, F., Gattinoni, C., Larrea, C. R., Lacovig, P. & Richardson, N. V., 30 Oct 2022, In: Applied Surface Science. 600, 154087.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Highly ordered N-heterocyclic carbene monolayers on Cu(111)
Angove, E., Grillo, F., Fruchtl, H. A., Veinot, A. J., Singh, I., Horton, J. H., Crudden, C. M. & Baddeley, C. J., 24 Feb 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 13, 8, p. 2051-2056Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Surface confined hydrogenation of graphene nanoribbons
Sung, Y-Y., Vejayan, H., Baddeley, C. J., Grillo, F., Richardson, N. V. & Schaub, R., 26 Jul 2022, In: ACS Nano. 16, 7, p. 10281–10291 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thermal behaviour of Cu and Au nanoparticles grown on CeO2 thin films
Megginson, R., Grillo, F., Francis, S. M., Paes, V. Z. C., Trombini, H., Grande, P. L., Rossall, A. K., van den Berg, J. A. & Baddeley, C. J., 28 Oct 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Surface Science. In press, 151656.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding the interaction of organic corrosion inhibitors with copper at the molecular scale: benzotriazole on Cu(110)
Turano, M., Walker, M., Grillo, F., Gattinoni, C., Edmondson, J., Adesida, O., Hunt, G., Kirkman, P., Richardson, N. V., Baddeley, C. J., Michaelides, A. & Costantini, G., 30 Dec 2021, In: Applied Surface Science. 570, 151206.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phenylacetylene hydrogenation coupled with benzyl alcohol dehydrogenation over Cu/CeO2 : a consideration of Cu oxidation state
Pischetola, C., Francis, S. M., Grillo, F., Baddeley, C. J. & Cárdenas-Lizana, F., 13 Nov 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Catalysis. In pressResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Corrosion Inhibitor on Metal Surfaces
Grillo, F., 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Calculating the frequencies and intensities of strongly anharmonic modes of adsorbates on surfaces: a low-cost but accurate computational approach
Garrido Torres, J. A., Goetze, J. P., Grillo, F., Richardson, N. V., Früchtl, H. A., Hooley, C. A. & Schaub, R., 25 Jul 2019, In: Physical Review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics. 100, 3, 035433.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review