International Journal of Composite Materials

The International Journal of Composite Materials is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. The journal covers all scientific and technological aspects of composite materials and their structures, including physical, chemical, artificial, mechanical, and other properties of Composite Materials as well as microscopic to macroscopic behavior studied both experimentally and theoretically.


Russell Binions

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Composite Materials

Lecturer, School of Engineering and Materials Sciences, University of London, UK

Research Areas

Chemical Vapour Deposition, Gas Sensing, History Of Science

Education

2008-2010Post Graduate CertificateLearning and Teaching in Higher Education – Module A, Centre for Adult Learning and Teaching, University College London
2001-2005Ph.D. ChemistryUniversity College London
1997-2001M.Sci (Hons) ChemistryCollege of St Hild and St Bede, University of Durham

Experience

2011-OnwardsLecturer in Functional Materials, Queen Mary, University of London, School of Engineering and Materials Sciences
2008-2012Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship, Electric Fields and Chemical Vapour Deposition. Held full time at University College London
2007-2008University College London, Chemically Modified Discriminating Gas Sensors. Post Doctoral Research Fellowship - EPSRC funded
2005-2007University College London, Termoglaze – Production of thermochromic glazings for energy saving applications. Post Doctoral Research Fellowship – EU funded
2001-2005University College London, Chemical Vapour Deposition of transition metal phosphides and oxides (Ph.D. EPSRC funded. CASE award with Pilkington Glass Plc.)
2000-2001University of Durham, Luminescence of lanthanide (III) ions in smectic clays and zeolites (Fourth year project)

Publications: Journals

[1]  Naitik Panjwani, Anupriya Naik, Michael E.A. Warwick, Geoffrey Hyett and Russell Binions. The Preparation of Titanium Dioxide Gas Sensors by the Electric Field Assisted Aerosol CVD Reaction of Titanium Isopropoxide in Toluene. Chemical Vapor Deposition 18, (2012), 102-106.
[2]  Darryl Hill, Russell Binions. Breath Analysis for Medical Diagnosis. International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems 5, (2012), 401-439.
[3]  Thanasak Sathitwitayakul, Maxim V. Kuznetsov, Ivan P. Parkin and Russell Binions*. The gas sensing properties of some complex metal oxides prepared by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis. Materials Letters 75 (2012) 36-38.
[4]  S. Elouali, L.G. Bloor, R. Binions*, I.P. Parkin, C.J. Carmalt, J.A. Darr. Gas Sensing with Nano-Indium Oxides Prepared via Continuous Hydrothermal Flow Synthesis. Langmuir 28 (2012) 1879-1885.
[5]  L.M. Cavanagh, P. Smith, R Binions*. BaSnO3 Thick Film as a Carbon Dioxide Sensor. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 159 (2012) J67-J71.
[6]  Pragna Kiri, Michael E.A. Warwick, Ian Ridley, Russell Binions*. Fluorine doped vanadium dioxide thin films for smart windows. Thin Solid Films 520 (2011) 1363-1366.
[7]  Priya Varsani, Ayo Afonja, David E. Williams, Ivan P. Parkin, Russell Binions*. Zeolite-modified WO3 gas sensors – Enhanced detection of NO2. Sensors and Actuators B 160 (2011) 475– 482.
[8]  Michael E.A. Warwick, Charles W. Dunnill. Josie Goodall, Jawwad A. Darr, Russell Binions*. Hybrid chemical vapour and nanoceramic aerosol assisted deposition for multifunctional nanocomposite thin films. Thin Solid Films, 2011, 519(18), 5942-5948.
[9]  R. Binions*, A. Afonja, S. Dungey, D.E. Lewis, I.P. Parkin, D.E. Williams. Discrimination Effects in Zeolite Modified Metal Oxide Semiconductor Gas Sensors. IEEE Sensors Journal, 2011, 11(5), 1145-1151.
[10]  Jared Crane, Michael Warwick, Richard Smith, Neza Furlan and Russell Binions*. The application of electric fields to aerosol assisted chemical vapor deposition reactions. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, (2011), 158(2), D62 - D67.
[11]  Manfredi Saeli, Clara Piccirillo, Ivan P Parkin, Russell Binions* and Ian Ridley. Optimisation of Thermochromic Thin Films on Glass; Design of Intelligent Windows. Advances in Science and Technology (2010), 75, 79-90.
[12]  Michael E.A. Warwick, Charles W. Dunnill, Russell Binions*. Multifunctional Nanocomposite Thin Films by Aerosol Assisted CVD. Chemical Vapor Deposition (2010), 16 (7-9), 220-224.
[13]  Pragna Kiri, Geoff Hyett, Russell Binions*. Solid state thermochromic materials. Advanced Materials Letters (2010), 1(2), 86-105.
[14]  Yunier Garcia-Basabe, Inocente Rodriguez-Iznaga, Louis-Charles de Menorval, Philip Llewellyn, Guillaume Maurin, Dewi W. Lewis, Russell Binions, Miguel Autie and A. Rabdel Ruiz-Salvador*. Step-wise dealumination of natural clinoptilolite: Structural and physicochemical characterization. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, (2010), 135 (1-3), 187-196.
[15]  Manfredi Saeli, Clara Piccirillo, Ivan P. Parkin, Russell Binions* and Ian Ridley. Energy Modelling Studies of Thermochromic Glazing. Energy and Buildings, (2010), 42, 1666-1673.
[16]  George F. Fine, Leon M. Cavanagh, Ayo Afonja, Russell Binions*. Metal Oxide Semi-Conductor Gas Sensors in Environmental Monitoring. Sensors (2010), 10(6) 5468-5502.
[17]  Sapna Shrestha Kanu and Russell Binions* . Thin films for solar control applications . Proceedings of the Royal Society A, (2010), 466, 211319-44.
[18]  Manfredi Saeli, Clara Piccirillo, Ivan P. Parkin, Ian Ridley and Russell Binions* . Nano-composite thermochromic thin films and their application in energy-efficient glazing. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, (2010). 94 (2), 141-151.
[19]  Manfredi Saeli, Russell Binions*, Clara Piccirillo, Geoffrey Hyett and Ivan P. Parkin. Templated growth of smart nanocomposite thin films: Hybrid aerosol assisted and atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition of vanadyl acetylacetonate, auric acid and tetraoctyl ammonium bromide. Polyhedron, (2009), 28(11), 2233-2239 .
[20]  Manfredi Saeli, Russell Binions*, Clara Piccirillo, Ivan P. Parkin. Templated growth of smart coatings: Hybrid chemical vapour deposition of vanadyl acetylacetonate with tetraoctyl amomonium bromide. Applied Surface Science, (2009), 255, 7291.
[21]  Christopher S. Blackman, C. Piccirillo, R. Binions*, Ivan P. Parkin. Atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition of thermochromic tungsten doped vanadium dioxide thin films for use on architectural glazing. Thin Solid Films, (2009), 517, 4565-4570.
[22]  Russell Binions*, Helen Davies, Ayo Afonja, Sheena Dungey,Dewi Lewis, David E. Williams, Ivan P. Parkin. Zeolite-Modified Discriminating Gas Sensors. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, (2009), 156 (3), J46-J51.
[23]  Sheena Dungey, Ayo Afonja, Dewi W. Lewis*, Russell Binions, Ivan P. Parkin, Themis Paraskeva, David E. Williams . Zeolite-Based Discriminating Gas Sensors. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, (2008), 174(1), 549-554.
[24]  R. Binions, C.S. Blackman, T.D. Manning, C. Piccirillo, I.P. Parkin*. Thermochromic Coatings for Intelligent Architectural Glazing. Journal of Nano Research, (2008), 2, 1-20.
[25]  H.M. Pinto, J. Correia*, R. Binions, C.Piccirillo, I.P. Parkin, V. Teixeira. Determination of the Optical Constants of VO2 and Nb-doped VO2 Thin Films. Materials Science Forum, (2008), 587-588, 640-644.
[26]  R.Binions, I.P. Parkin*, C. Piccirillo, C.J. Carmalt, R. G. Palgrave. Hybrid Aerosol Assisted and Atmospheric Pressure CVD of Gold-Doped Vanadium Dioxide. Chemical Vapor Deposition, (2008), 1-2, 33-39.
[27]  C. Piccirillo, R. Binions, I.P. Parkin*. Synthesis and characterisation of W-doped VO2 by Aerosol Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition. Thin Solid Films, (2008), 516 (8), 1992-1997.
[28]  S. Basharat, C. J. Carmalt*, I.P. Parkin, R. Binions, R.G. Palgrave . Gallium oxide thin films from the AACVD of [Ga[NMe2)3]2 and donor functionalised alcohols. Dalton Transactions - (2008), 591.
[29]  R. Binions, C. Piccirillo, G. Hyett, I.P. Parkin*. Doped and un-doped vanadium dioxide thin films prepared by atmospheric pressure and aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition from vanadyl acetylacetonate and tungsten hexachloride: a thickness and micro-structural study. Journal of Materials Chemistry (2007), 17, 4652-4660.
[30]  G. Hyett, R. Binions, I.P. Parkin*. The effect of film thickness on the suitability of titanium oxy-nitride films as heat mirrors - formed by atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition of TiCl4 and NH3. Chemical Vapour Deposition, (2007), 13, 675-679.
[31]  C. Piccirillo, R. Binions, I.P. Parkin*. Nb-doped VO2 thin films prepared by aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition. European Journal Of Inorganic Chemistry (2007), 25, 4050-4055.
[32]  R. Binions, C. Piccirillo, I.P. Parkin*. Tungsten doped vanadium dioxide thin films prepared by atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition from vanadyl acetylacetonate and tungsten hexachloride. Surface and Coatings Technology (2007), 201, 9369-9372.
[33]  C. Piccirillo, R. Binions, I.P. Parkin*. Synthesis and functional properties of vanadium oxides. V2O3, VO2, and V2O5 deposited on glass by aerosol-assisted CVD. Chemical Vapour Deposition (2007), 13(4), 145-151.
[34]  S. Ashraf, R. Binions*, C. Blackman, I.P. Parkin. The APCVD of Tungsten oxide thin films from reaction of WCl6 with ethanol and results on their gas-sensing properties. Polyhedron, (2007), 26, 1493-1498.
[35]  R. Binions, I.P. Parkin*. A Comparison of the gas sensing properties of solid state metal oxide semiconductor gas sensors produced by atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition and screen printing. Measurement Science and Technology, 2007, 18, 190-200.
[36]  R. Binions*, C.J.Carmalt, I.P. Parkin. Antimony oxide thin films and gas sensors from the chemical vapour deposition reaction of antimony pentachloride and ethyl acetate. Polyhedron, 2006, 25, 3032 - 3038.
[37]  R. Binions, C.J.Carmalt, I.P. Parkin*. Aerosol Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition of Sodium Fluoride Thin Films. Thin Solid Films, 2004, 469-470, 416 - 419.
[38]  R. Binions, C.J.Carmalt, I.P. Parkin*. Gallium Oxide Thin Films from the Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapour Deposition Reaction of Gallium Trichloride and Methanol. Chemistry of Materials, 2004, 16(12), 2489 - 2493.
[39]  L. Apostolico, M.F. Mahon, K.C. Molloy*, R. Binions, C.S. Blackman, C.J. Carmalt, I.P. Parkin. The reaction of GeCl4 with primary and secondary phosphines. Dalton Transactions, 2004, 470 - 475.
[40]  R. Binions, C.J.Carmalt, I.P. Parkin*. Germanium phosphide coatings from the atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition of GeX4 (X = Cl or Br) and PCychexH2. Polyhedron, 2003, 22, 1683 - 1688.
[41]  R. Binions, C.S. Blackman, C.J. Carmalt, I.P. Parkin*, S.A. O'Neill, K.C. Molloy, L. Apostolico. Tin phosphide coatings from the atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition of SnX4 (X = Cl or Br) and PRxH3-x (R = Cyc(hex) or phenyl). Polyhedron, 2002, 21(19), 1943 - 1947.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Richard Smith, Leon M. Cavanagh and Russell Binions. Ultra Violet Irradiation of Metal Oxide Semiconductor Gas Sensors. Electrochemical Society Transactions 41, (2011), 29-40.
[2]  Russell Binions. Cead Mile Failte. Chemical Vapour Deposition 17 (2011) 279-283.
[3]  L.M. Cavanagh, P. Smith, R. Binions. BaSnO3 thick film as a carbon dioxide sensor. Electrochemical Society Transactions 2011, 35(30), 103-112.
[4]  Michael E. A. Warwick and Russell Binions . On the Effects of Electric Fields in Aerosol Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition Reactions of Vanadyl . Acetylacetonate Solutions in Ethanol . Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2011, 11, 8126-8131.
[5]  Michael E. A. Warwick, Ian Ridley, and Russell Binions . Electric Fields in the Chemical Vapour Deposition Growth of Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films . Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2011, 11, 8158-8162.
[6]  Russell Binions. In Focus: Photocatalysis. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2011, 86, 1001.
[7]  A. Afonja, R. Binions, S. Dungey, I.P. Parkin, D.W. Lewis, D.E. Williams. Zeolites as transformation elements in discriminating sensors. Procedia Engineering, 2010, 5, 103-106.
[8]  Michael Warwick, Richard Smith, Neza Furlan, Jared Crane and Russell Binions. Electric Fields and Chemical Vapour Deposition. Electrochemical Society Transactions, 2010, 28(15), 1-13.
[9]   Russell Binions, Ayo Afonja, Sheena Dungey, Dewi W. Lewis, Ivan P. Parkin, David E. Williams. Discrimination Effects in Zeolite Modified Metal Oxide Semiconductor Gas Sensors. IEEE Sensors 2009 Proceedings, 1090 - 1095.
[10]  Manfredi Saeli, Clara Piccirillo, Ivan P. Parkin and Russell Binions. Hybrid aerosol assisted atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition: A new route toward nanocomposite thin films?. Electrochemical Society Transactions, (2009), 25(8), 773-780.
[11]  A. Afonja, S. Dungey, R. Binions, I.P. Parkin, D.W. Lewis and D.E. Williams. Gas Sensing Properties of Composite Tungsten Trioxide-Zeolite Thick Films. Electrochemical Society Transactions (2009), 16(24), 77-84.
[12]  Russell Binions, Ayo Afonja, Sheena Dungey, Dewi Lewis, Ivan P. Parkin, David E. Williams. Zeolite Modification: Towards Discriminating Metal Oxide Gas Sensors. Electrochemical Society Transactons, (2009), 19(6), 241-250.
[13]  R. Binions, H. Davis, A Afonja, S. Dungey, D.W. Lewis, D.E. Williams, I.P. Parkin. Zeolite Modified Gas Sensors. Electrochemical Society Transactions, (2008), 16(11), 275-286.
[14]  R. Binions. Recent Advances In Thermochromic Glazing. UCL Inorganic Seminar Series June 2007.
[15]  R.Binions, C. Piccirillo, I.P. Parkin. Hybrid Aerosol Assited and Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapour Deposition of Gold Doped Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films. UK CVD Network Meeting, Salford, England, July 2007
[16]  R. Binions. Event preview: UCL CPS lectures: programme for spring meetings is unveiled. Chemistry & Industry (2007) 1 33.
[17]  R.Binions, C.J. Carmalt, I.P. Parkin. Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapour Deposition of Metal Oxide Thin Films and their Gas-Sensing Applications. RSC Dalton Division Meeting, July 2004.
[18]  R.Binions, C.J. Carmalt, I.P. Parkin. Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapour Deposition of Germanium Phosphide Thin Films. UK CVD Network Meeting, Manchester, England, September 2002
[19]  R. Binions, C.J. Carmalt, I.P. Parkin. Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapour Deposition of Main Group Metal Phosphides. UCL seminar series, University College London, England, October 2002

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Chemical Vapour Deposition of Main Group Metal Oxides and Phosphide: Aspects of Synthesis and Functional Property. VDM Verlag, Saarbrucken, 2009, ISBN: 978-3-639-14069-9.
[2]  R. Binions and I.P. Parkin “Novel Chemical Vapour Deposition Routes to Nanocomposite Thin Films” in Advances in Nanocomposites, Theory and Applications, Intech Publishing, Vienna, 2009, ISBN: 978-953-307-165-7
[3]  R. Binions “Thermochromic thin films and nanocomposites for smart glazing” in Intelligent Nanomaterials, John Wiley and Sons (Scrivener Publishing), New Jersey, 2012, ISBN: 978-047-093-879-9.
[4]  R. Binions and A. Naik “Metal Oxide Gas Sensors in Environmental Monitoring” in Semiconductor Gas Sensors, Woodhead Publishing – in press
[5]  R. Binions “Zeolite Transformation Layers in Discriminating Metals Oxide Semiconductor Gas Sensors” in Smart Sensor Technologies, CRC Press – in press