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 at the University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Chemical Engineering (Affiliated with the Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science)

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  1. B. A. Ferguson, A. Sellidj, Bruce B. Doris, and C. B. Mullins, "Supersonic-jet-assisted growth of GaN and GaAs films," J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A  14, 825-830 (1996).  (PDF)

  2. D. C. Seets, M. C. Wheeler, and C. B. Mullins, "Dynamics of Molecular Chemisorption of N2 on the Ru(001) Surface," J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 14, 1566-1571 (1996).  (PDF)

  3. M. C. Wheeler, D. C. Seets, and C. B. Mullins, "Kinetics and Dynamics of the Trapping-Mediated Dissociative Chemisorption of Oxygen on Ru(001), "J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 14, 1572-1577 (1996).  (PDF)

  4. J. E. Davis, S. G. Karseboom, P. D. Nolan, and C. B. Mullins, "Intermediate States in the Adsorption of NO on Ir(111): Substrate Temperature Effects," J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 14, 1598-1603 (1996).  (PDF)

  5. M. C Wheeler, D. C. Seets, and C. B. Mullins, "Kinetics and Dynamics of the Initial Dissociative Chemisorption of Oxygen on Ru(001)," J. Chem. Phys. 105, 1572-1583 (1996).  (PDF)

  6. A. Sellidj, B. A. Ferguson, T. Mattord, B. G. Streetman, and C. B. Mullins, "Growth of GaN on Sapphire (0001) using a Supersonic Jet of Plasma-Generated Atomic Nitrogen," Appl. Phys. Lett., 68, 3314-3316 (1996).  (PDF)

  7. D. C. Seets, M. C. Wheeler, and C. B. Mullins, "Kinetics and Dynamics of Nitrogen Adsorption on Ru(001): Evidence for Direct Molecular Chemisorption," Chem. Phys. Lett. 257, 280-284 (1996).

  8. K. A. Pacheco, B. A. Ferguson, S. Banerjee, and C. B. Mullins, "Surface Morphology of Homoepitaxial Silicon Thin Films Grown using Energetic Supersonic Jets of Disilane," Appl. Phys. Lett., 69, 1110-1112 (1996).

  9. J. E. Davis, S. G. Karseboom, P. D. Nolan, and C. B. Mullins, "Kinetics and Dynamics of the Initial Adsorption of Nitric Oxide on Ir(111)," J. Chem. Phys., 105, 8362-88375 (1996).  (PDF)

  10. S. John, E. J. Quinones, B. Ferguson, K. A. Pacheco, C. B. Mullins, and S. K. Banerjee, "Progression of the Surface Roughness of N+ Silicon Epitaxial Films as Analyzed by AFM," Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 399 (1996) pp. 123-129.

  11. C. B. Mullins and W.H. Weinberg, "Dynamics of Surface Reactions," Handbook of Catalysis, Ed. G. Ertl, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, (1996).

  12. J. E. Davis and C. B. Mullins, “Adsorption of Translationally Energetic O2 and N2: Direct Dissociation Versus Direct Molecular Chemisorption,” Surf. Sci. 380, L513-L520 (1997).  (PDF)

  13. D. C. Seets, M. C. Wheeler, and C. B. Mullins, “Mechanism of Dissociative Chemisorption of Methane over Ir(110): Trapping-Mediated or Direct?,” Chem. Phys. Lett.  266, 431-436 (1997).  (PDF)

  14. B. A. Ferguson and C. B. Mullins, “Supersonic Jet Epitaxy of III-Nitride Semiconductors,” J. Crystal Growth  178, 134-146 (1997).  (PDF)

  15. S. G. Karseboom, J. E. Davis, and C. B. Mullins, “Oxidative Cleavage of 2-Methylpropene on Ir(111): Double Bond Scission During the Formation of Acetone,” Surf. Sci.  383, 173-202 (1997).  (PDF)

  16. K. A. Pacheco, B. A. Ferguson, and C. B. Mullins, "Growth and Characterization of Silicon Thin Films Employing Supersonic Jets," J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 15, 2190-2195 (1997).  (PDF)

  17. J. E. Davis, P. D. Nolan, S. G. Karseboom, and C. B. Mullins, "Kinetics and Dynamics of the Dissociative Chemisorption of Oxygen on Ir(111)," J. Chem. Phys.  107, 943-952 (1997).  (PDF)

  18. C. B. Mullins, K. A. Pacheco, S. Banerjee, “Growth and Characterization of Silicon Thin Films Employing Supersonic Jets of SiH4 and Si2H6 on Polysilicon and Si(100),” J. Appl. Phys.  82, 6281-6288 (1997).  (PDF)

  19. D. C. Seets, M. C. Wheeler, and C. B. Mullins, "Trapping-Mediated and Direct Dissociative Chemisorption of Methane on Ir(110): A Comparison of Molecular Beam and Bulb Experiments," J. Chem. Phys.  107, 3986-3998 (1997).  (PDF)

  20. S. John, E. J. Quinones, B. Ferguson, S. K. Ray, C. B. Mullins, and S. K. Banerjee, "Surface Morphology of Si­1-x-y­GexCy Epitaxial Films Deposited by Low Temperature UHV-CVD," Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 440 (1997) p. 275-280.

  21. S. John, E. J. Quinones, B. Ferguson, S. K. Ray, C. B. Mullins, and S. K. Banerjee, "Surface Morphology of Si­1-x-y­GexCy Epitaxial Films Deposited by Low Temperature UHV-CVD," Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 440 (1997) p. 275-280.

  22. D. C. Seets, C. T. Reeves, B. A. Ferguson, M. C. Wheeler, and C. B. Mullins, "Dissociative Chemisorption of Methane on Ir(111): Evidence for Direct and Trapping-Mediated Mechanisms," J. Chem. Phys. 107, 10229-10241 (1997).  (PDF)

  23. S. G. Karseboom, J. E. Davis, and C. B. Mullins, "Oxidative Cleavage of Propene on Ir(111): Double Bond Scission During the Formation of Acetate," Surf. Sci. 398, 11-27 (1998).  (PDF)

  24. M. C. Wheeler, C. T. Reeves, D. C. Seets, and C. B. Mullins, "Experimental Study of CO Oxidation by an Atomic Oxygen Beam on Pt(111), Ir(111), and Ru(001)," J. Chem. Phys.  108, 3057-3063 (1998).  (PDF)

  25. C. B. Mullins, J. R. Engstrom, and H. H. Lamb, "Supersonic Jets Speed Up Film Growth," published as an invited article in Vacuum Solutions  (November 1997, Issue 2).

  26. P. D. Nolan, M. C. Wheeler, J. E. Davis, and C. B. Mullins, “Mechanisms of Initial Dissociative Chemisorption of Oxygen on Transition Metal Surfaces,” Acc. Chem. Res.  31, 798-804 (1998).  (PDF)

  27. P. D. Nolan, B. R. Lutz, P. L. Tanaka, J. E. Davis, and C. B. Mullins, “Translational Energy Selection of Molecular Precursors to Oxygen Adsorption on Pt(111),” Phys. Rev. Lett.  81, 3179-3182 (1998).  (PDF)

  28. P. D. Nolan, B. R. Lutz, P. L. Tanaka, and C. B. Mullins, “Direct Verification of a High Translational Energy Molecular Precursor to Oxygen Dissociation on Pd(111),” Surf. Sci.  419, L107-L113 (1998).  (PDF)

  29. B. A. Ferguson, C. T. Reeves, and C. B. Mullins, "Oxygen Adsorption on Si(100)-2x1 via Trapping-Mediated and Direct Mechanisms,” J. Chem. Phys. 110, 11574-11584 (1999).  (PDF)

  30. B. A. Ferguson, C. T. Reeves, and C. B. Mullins, "Trapping Dynamics of Disilane on bare and monohydride-terminated Si(100)-2x1,” Surf. Sci.  437, L748-L754 (1999).  (PDF)

  31. P. D. Nolan, B. R. Lutz, P. L. Tanaka, J. E. Davis, and C. B. Mullins, "Molecularly Chemisorbed Intermediates to Oxygen Adsorption on Pt(111): A Molecular Beam and Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy Study,” J. Chem. Phys.  111, 3696-3704 (1999).  (PDF)

  32. P. D. Nolan, B. R. Lutz, P. L. Tanaka, R. J. Meyer, S. J. Brown, and C. B. Mullins, "Evidence of a Molecular Chemisorption-Mediated Mechanism for High Translational Energy Oxygen Adsorption on Pt(100)-hex-R0.7o," Chem. Phys. Lett.  309, 111-116 (1999).  (PDF)

  33. C. T. Reeves, B. A. Ferguson, C. B. Mullins, G. O. Sitz, B. A. Helmer, and D. B. Graves, "Trapping dynamics of ethane on Si(100)-(2x1): molecular beam experiments and molecular dynamics simulations," J. Chem. Phys. 111, 7567-7575 (1999).  (PDF)

  34. S. John, E. J. Quinones, B. Ferguson, S. K. Ray, B. Anantharam, S. Middlebrooks, C. B. Mullins, J. Ekerdt, J. Rawlings, and S. K. Banerjee, "Properties of UHVCVD Grown Si1-x-yGexCy Epitaxial Films," J. Electrochemical Society 146, 4611-4618 (1999).

  35. B. A. Ferguson, C. T. Reeves, D. J. Safarik, and C. B. Mullins, "Trapping-Mediated Chemisorption of Disilane on Si(100)-2x1,” J. Chem. Phys. 113, 2470-2478 (2000).  (PDF)

  36. P. L. Tanaka, S. Oldfield, J. D. Neece, C. B. Mullins, and D. T. Allen, "Anthropogenic Sources of Chlorine and Ozone Formation in Coastal Urban Atmospheres,” Environ. Sci. Tech. 34, 4470-4473 (2000).

  37. R. J. Meyer, D. J. Safarik, C. T. Reeves, D. T. Allen, and C. B. Mullins, "Phosgene formation from adsorption of carbon tetrachloride on oxygen modified Ir(111),” J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem.  167, 59-66 (2001).  (PDF)

  38. P. L. Tanaka, S. Oldfield, J. D. Neece, C. B. Mullins, and D. T. Allen, "The Role of Anthropogenic Sources of Chlorine in Promoting Urban Ozone Formation,” Proceedings of the 93rd Air and Waste Management Annual Conference and Exhibition pp. 557-568 (2000), Published by the Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA CODEN:69BMLL.

  39. C. T. Reeves, D. C. Seets, and C. B. Mullins, "Low kinetic energy pathways to dissociative chemisorption of methane on transition metal surfaces,” J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem.  167, 207-215 (2001).  (PDF)

  40. C. T. Reeves, J. D. Stiehl, C. B. Mullins, and G. O. Sitz, “Molecular dynamics simulations of the trapping of ethane on Si(100)-(2x1): The effect of rotational energy and surface temperature,” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 19, 1543-1548 (2001).  (PDF)

  41. R. J. Meyer, C. T. Reeves, D. J. Safarik, D. T. Allen, and C. B. Mullins, “A comparison of phosgene formation from adsorption of carbon tetrachloride on oxygen modified Ir(111) and oxygen modified Ir(110),” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 19, 1524-1530 (2001).  (PDF)

  42. D. J. Safarik, R. J. Meyer, and C. B. Mullins, “Interaction of chlorodifluoromethane with ultrathin solid water films,” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 19, 1537-1542 (2001).  (PDF)

  43. B. A. Ferguson, C. T. Reeves, D. J. Safarik, and C. B. Mullins, "Silicon deposition from disilane on Si(100)-2x1: Microscopic model including adsorption,” J. Appl. Phys. 90, 4981- 4989 (2001).  (PDF)

  44. R. C. Egeberg, S. Ullmann, I. Alstrup, C. B. Mullins, and I. Chorkendorff, “Dissociation of CH4 on Ni(111) and Ru(0001),” Surf. Sci. 497, 183-193 (2002).  (PDF)

  45. G. O. Sitz and C. B. Mullins, “Molecular dynamics simulations of the influence of surface temperature on the trapping of methane on iridium single-crystalline surfaces,” J. Phys. Chem. B. 106, 8349-8353 (2002).  (PDF)

  46. D. J. Safarik and C. B. Mullins, “Surface phase transformation kinetics: A geometrical model for thin films of nonvolatile and volatile solids,” J. Chem. Phys. 117, 8110-8123 (2002).  (PDF)

  47. P. L. Tanaka, D. D. Riemer, S. Chang, G. Yarwood, E. C. McDonald-Buller, E. C. Apel, J. J. Orlando, P. J. Silva, J. L. Jimenez, M. R. Canagaratna, J. D. Neece, C. B. Mullins, and D. T. Allen “Direct Evidence for Chlorine-Enhanced Urban Ozone Formation in Houston, TX,”  Atmos. Environ. 37, 1393-1400 (2003).  (PDF)

  48. P. L. Tanaka, E. C. McDonald-Buller, S. Chang, G. Yarwood, Y. Kimura, J. D. Neece, C. B. Mullins, and D. T. Allen, “Development of a chlorine mechanism for use in the Carbon Bond IV chemistry model,” J. Geophys. Res. 108(D4), 4145-4157, doi:10.1029/2002JD002432, (2003).

  49. P. L. Tanaka, D. T. Allen, and C. B. Mullins “An Environmental Chamber Investigation of Chlorine-Enhanced Ozone Formation in Houston, TX,” J. Geophys. Res. 108(D18) 4576-4586, doi:10.1029/2002JD003314, (2003).

  50. D. J. Safarik and C. B. Mullins, “Surface phase transformation kinetics: A geometrical model for thin films of nonvolatile and volatile solids,” J. Chem. Phys. 117, 8110-8123 (2002).  (PDF)

  51. C. T. Reeves, R. J. Meyer, and C. B. Mullins, “Dissociative adsorption and hydrodechlorination of CCl4 on Ir(110),” J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem.  202,135-146 (2003).  (PDF)

  52. T. S. Kim, J. D. Stiehl, C. T. Reeves, R. J. Meyer, and C. B. Mullins, “Cryogenic CO oxidation on TiO2 supported gold nanoclusters pre-covered with atomic oxygen,” J. Am. Chem. Soc.  125, 2018-2019 (2003).  (PDF)

  53. D. J. Safarik, R. J. Meyer, and C. B. Mullins, “Thickness dependent crystallization kinetics of sub-micron amorphous solid water films,” J. Chem. Phys. 118, 4660-4671 (2003).  (PDF)

  54. D. J. Safarik and C. B. Mullins, “A new methodology and model for characterization of nucleation and growth kinetics in solids,” J. Chem. Phys. 119, 12510-12524 (2003).  (PDF)

  55. J. D. Stiehl, T. S. Kim, S. M. McClure, and C. B. Mullins, “Evidence for molecularly chemisorbed oxygen on TiO2 supported gold nanoclusters and Au(111),” J. Am. Chem. Soc.  126, 1606-1607 (2004).  (PDF)

  56. D. J. Safarik and C. B. Mullins, “The nucleation rate of crystalline ice in amorphous solid water,” J. Chem. Phys. 121, 6003-6010 (2004).  (PDF)

  57. J. D. Stiehl, T. S. Kim, C. T. Reeves, R. J. Meyer, and C. B. Mullins, “Reactive scattering of CO from an oxygen atom covered Au/TiO2 model catalyst,” J. Phys. Chem. B 108,7917-7926 (2004).  (PDF)

  58. S. M. McClure, T. S. Kim, J. D. Stiehl, P. L. Tanaka, and C. B. Mullins, “Adsorption and reaction of nitric oxide with atomic oxygen covered Au(111),” J. Phys. Chem. B 108, 17952-17958 (2004).  (PDF)

  59. J. D. Stiehl, T. S. Kim, S. M. McClure, and C. B. Mullins, “Reaction of CO with molecularly chemisorbed oxygen on TiO2-supported gold nanoclusters,” J. Am. Chem. Soc.  126, 13574-13575 (2004).  (PDF)

  60. J. D. Stiehl, T. S. Kim, S. M. McClure, and C. B. Mullins, “Formation of Molecularly Chemisorbed Oxygen on TiO2-Supported Gold Nanoclusters and Au(111) from Exposure to an Oxygen Plasma Jet,” J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 6316-6322 (2005).  (PDF)

  61. T. S. Kim, J. Gong, R. Ojifinni, J. M. White, and C. B. Mullins, “Water Activated by Atomic Oxygen on Au(111) to Oxidize CO at Low Temperatures” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 6282-6283 (2006).  (PDF)

  62. S. M. McClure, D. J. Safarik, T. M. Truskett, and C. B. Mullins, “Evidence that amorphous solid water below 160 K is not a fragile liquid,” J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 11033-11036 (2006).  (PDF)

  63. J. Gong, R. A. Ojifinni, T. S. Kim, J. M. White, and C. B. Mullins, “Selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia on atomic oxygen precovered Au(111),” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 9012-9013 (2006).  (PDF)

  64. J. D. Stiehl, J. Gong, R. A. Ojifinni, T. S. Kim, S. M. McClure, and C. B. Mullins, “Reactivity of Molecularly Chemisorbed Oxygen on a Au/TiO2 Model Catalyst,” J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 20337-20343 (2006).  (PDF)

  65. S. M. McClure, E. Barlow, M. Akin, D. J. Safarik, T. M. Truskett, and C. B. Mullins, “Transport in amorphous solid water films: Implications for self-diffusivity,” J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 17987-17997 (2006).  (PDF)

  66. J. Gong, R. A. Ojifinni, T. S. Kim, J. D. Stiehl, S. M. McClure, J. M. White, and C. B. Mullins, “Low temperature CO oxidation on Au(111) and the role of adsorbed water,” Topics in Catalysis 44, 57-63 (2007).  (PDF)

  67. D. W. Flaherty, Z. Dohnalek, A. Dohnalkova, B. W. Arey, D. E. McCready, N. Ponnusamy, C. B. Mullins, and B. D. Kay, “Reactive ballistic deposition of porous TiO2 films: growth and characterization,” J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 4765-4773 (2007).  (PDF)

  68. S. M. McClure, E. Barlow, M. Akin, D. J. Safarik, T. M. Truskett, and C. B. Mullins, “Effect of dilute nitric acid on crystallization and fracture of amorphous solid water films,” J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 10438-10447 (2007).  (PDF)

  69. C. B. Mullins and G. O. Sitz, “Taking a selective bite out of methane,” Science 319, 736-737 (2008).  (PDF)

  70. R. A. Ojifinni, N. S. Froemming, J. Gong, M. Pan, T. S. Kim, J. M. White, G. Henkelman, and C. B. Mullins, “Water-enhanced low-temperature CO oxidation and isotope effects on atomic oxygen covered Au(111),” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 6801-6812 (2008).  (PDF)

  71. J. Gong, D. W. Flaherty, R. A. Ojifinni, J. M. White, and C. B. MUllins, “Surface chemistry of methanol on clean and atomic oxygen pre-covered Au(111),” J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 5501-5509 (2008).  (PDF)

  72. R. A. Ojifinni1, J. Gong1, N. S. Froemming, D. W. Flaherty, M. Pan, G. Henkelman, and C. B. MUllins, “Carbonate Formation and Decomposition on Atomic Oxygen Precovered Au(111),” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 11250-11251 (2008). (1: equal contribution)   (PDF)

  73. J. Gong, and C. B. MUllins, “Enhanced Carbonate Formation on Gold,” J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 17631-17634 (2008).  (PDF)

  74. J. Gong, D. W. Flaherty, T. Yan, and C. B. MUllins, “Selective Oxidation of Propanol on Au(111): Mechanistic Insights into Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols,” ChemPhysChem 9, 2461-2466 (2008).  (PDF)

  75. J. Gong, and C. B. MUllins, “Selective Oxidation of Ethanol to Acetaldehyde on Gold,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 16458-16459 (2008).  (PDF)

  76. J. Gong, T. Yan, and C. B. MUllins, “Selective Oxidation of Propylamine to Propionitrile and Propionaldehyde on Oxygen-Covered Gold,” Chem. Commun. 7, 761-763 (2009).  (PDF)

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