By Professor Paul Richard Munroe

Journal articles

Tahery S; Parra MC; Munroe P; Mitchell DRG; Meale SJ; Joseph S, 2025, 'Developing an activated biochar-mineral supplement for reducing methane formation in anaerobic fermentation', Biochar, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42773-024-00403-5

zhou Q; Jiang M; Xu J; Xie ZH; Munroe P; Lu H, 2025, 'Enhancing humidity sensing with NiPS3: A theoretical study on selectivity and sensitivity', Physica B Condensed Matter, 711, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2025.417306

Cao F; Wang H; Xie J; Hao Z; Luo R; Yuan Z; Zhou Z; Xie Z; Munroe P, 2025, 'Influence of Thickness and Ti Interlayer on Scratch and Wear Resistance of CoCrNi Medium Entropy Alloy Coatings', Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 34, pp. 7386 - 7395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11665-024-09723-w

Eriş R; Meghwal A; Singh S; Berndt CC; Ang ASM; Munroe P, 2025, 'Annealing effects on the microstructural and mechanical evolution of high-velocity oxygen-fuel (HVOF) sprayed Al0.3CrFeNiTi0.3 medium-entropy alloy coatings', Surface and Coatings Technology, 502, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131805

Bosi E; Meghwal A; Hourmand M; Singh S; Boschen M; Roccisano A; Hall C; Matthews S; Munroe P; Berndt CC; Ang ASM, 2025, 'First report of agglomerated and sintered carbide-high-entropy alloy composite thermal spray coating', Scripta Materialia, 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2025.116591

Akhter R; Bendavid A; Munroe P, 2025, 'Improving the wear resistance and scratch adhesion strength of TiAlN coatings via Al incorporation', Thin Solid Films, 816, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2025.140650

Jiang M; Xu J; Chen Y; Wang L; Zhou Q; Munroe P; Li L; Xie ZH; Peng S, 2025, 'Interstitial Doping in Ultrafine Nanocrystals for Efficient and Durable Water Splitting', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202424195

Zhou Q; Jiang M; Xu J; Xie ZH; Munroe P, 2025, 'Mechanisms of superlubricity in WS2/Graphite Interfaces: A First-Principles study on Silicon-Based substrates', Applied Surface Science, 686, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.162109

Eriş R; Meghwal A; Singh S; Berndt CC; Ang ASM; Munroe P, 2025, 'A detailed investigation on the microstructural and mechanical properties of high-velocity oxygen-fuel (HVOF) sprayed Al0.3CrFeNiTi0.3 medium-entropy alloy coatings', Surface and Coatings Technology, 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2024.131682

Jiang M; Xu J; Chen Y; Wang L; Munroe P; Xie ZH; Peng S, 2025, 'High-Efficiency Photo-Assisted Large Current-Density Water Splitting with Mott-Schottky Heterojunctions', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202415492

Jiang M; Xu J; Chen Y; Wang L; Munroe P; Xie Z; Peng S, 2025, 'High‐Efficiency Photo‐Assisted Large Current‐Density Water Splitting with Mott‐Schottky Heterojunctions', Angewandte Chemie, 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202415492

Eriş R; Meghwal A; Singh S; Berndt CC; Ang ASM; Munroe P, 2025, 'Exploring the impact of Mo addition in high-velocity oxygen-fuel (HVOF) sprayed CoCrFeNiMo0.5 high-entropy alloy coatings', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, pp. 180510 - 180510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.180510

Jiang M; Xu J; Chen Y; Wang L; Zhou Q; Munroe P; Li L; Xie Z; Peng S, 2025, 'Interstitial Doping in Ultrafine Nanocrystals for Efficient and Durable Water Splitting', Angewandte Chemie, 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202424195

Meghwal A; Bosi E; Anupam A; Hall C; Björklund S; Joshi S; Munroe P; Berndt CC; Ang ASM, 2024, 'Microstructure, multi-scale mechanical and tribological performance of HVAF sprayed AlCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy coating', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1005, pp. 175962, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.175962

Jiang M; Xu J; Liu C; Xie ZH; Munroe PR, 2024, 'Enhanced corrosion resistance of NbTaMoW medium entropy alloy coatings in simulated PEMFC environments: Experimental and computational insights', Corrosion Science, 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2024.112499

Eriş R; Bosi E; Meghwal A; Webster RF; Berndt CC; Ming Ang AS; Munroe P, 2024, 'Sunflower-like eutectic solidification in gas atomized Al0.3CrFeNiTi0.3 medium-entropy alloy powders: A comprehensive microstructural study', Materials Science and Engineering A, 912, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2024.146996

Chen Y; Xu J; Chen Y; Wang L; Jiang S; Xie Z; Zhang T; Munroe P; Peng S, 2024, 'Rapid Defect Engineering in FeCoNi/FeAl₂O₄ Hybrid for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Catalysis: A Pathway to High‐Performance Electrocatalysts', Angewandte Chemie, 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202405372

Chen Y; Xu J; Chen Y; Wang L; Jiang S; Xie ZH; Zhang T; Munroe P; Peng S, 2024, 'Rapid Defect Engineering in FeCoNi/FeAl2O4 Hybrid for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Catalysis: A Pathway to High-Performance Electrocatalysts', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202405372

Xie S; Xu J; Jiang M; Chen Y; Xie ZH; Munroe P, 2024, 'Boosting electrocatalytic water splitting of Mo-doped CoNi/FeCr2O4 heterojunctions via photothermal effects', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 110, pp. 144 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.02.225

Zhao Y; Xu J; Wang Q; Xie ZH; Munroe P, 2024, 'Corrigendum to “(TiZrNbTaMo)N nanocomposite coatings embedded with silver nanoparticles: imparting mechanical, osteogenic and antibacterial traits to dental implants” [J. Alloy. Compd. 972 (2024) 172824] (Journal of Alloys and Compounds (2024) 972, (S0925838823041270), (10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.172824))', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 976, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.173018

Chen Y; Xu J; Jiang M; Wang L; Ma R; Chen Y; Xie ZH; Munroe P; Hu F; Li L; Peng S, 2024, 'Enhancing Oxygen Evolution Reaction Performance: Electrochemical Activation of the Biphasic CoNi/Zn(Fe,Al,Cr)2O4 via Controlled Aluminum Leaching Facilitated Surface Reconstruction', Advanced Energy Materials, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202303450

Zhao Y; Xu J; Wang Q; Xie ZH; Munroe P, 2024, '(TiZrNbTaMo)N nanocomposite coatings embedded with silver nanoparticles: imparting mechanical, osteogenic and antibacterial traits to dental implants', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 972, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.172824

Jiang M; Xu J; Munroe P; Xie ZH; Chen Z, 2024, 'Light metal decorated graphene-like Si2BN monolayers as hydrogen storage media: A DFT investigation', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 50, pp. 865 - 878, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.08.174

Zhao Y; Jiang M; Xu J; Xie ZH; Munroe P, 2024, 'Effects of nitrogen concentration on the microstructure and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline (TiZrNbTaMo)N high-entropy nitride coatings: Experimental investigations and first-principles calculations', Vacuum, 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2023.112715

Anupam A; Meghwal A; Ang ASM; Vijay R; Munroe P; Murty BS; Berndt CC; Kottada RS, 2024, 'Oxidation Behaviour Of Alcocr0.5ni Medium Entropy Alloy Bond Coat Deposited By Atmospheric Plasma Spray', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4961303

Liu C; Xu J; Xie ZH; Munroe PR; Chen Z, 2023, 'Antibacterial and corrosion resistant ANPs-TaC nanocomposite coating for biomedical applications', Surface and Coatings Technology, 474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2023.130056

Chen Y; Xu J; Chen Y; Xie ZH; Munroe P, 2023, 'Hybrid Metal/Spinel Oxide Coating with Microcone Arrays to Stimulate a Photothermal-Augmented Oxygen Evolution Reaction', Small, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202302781

Meghwal A; Anupam A; Boschen M; Singh S; Björklund S; Joshi S; Munroe P; Berndt CC; Ang ASM, 2023, 'Novel Al2CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy coating produced using suspension high velocity air fuel (SHVAF) spraying', Intermetallics, 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2023.108057

Wang G; Xu J; Chen Y; Zhao YJ; Xie ZH; Munroe PR, 2023, 'Assessment of the tribocorrosion performance of a (TiZrNbTaMo)C refractory high entropy alloy carbide coating in a marine environment', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 965, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.171342

Abbas M; Khalid A; Ang ASM; Munroe PR, 2023, 'Microstructural study on the effect of thermo-physical properties for plasma sprayed Ni and Ni–20Cr splats formed on Cu substrates', Surface and Coatings Technology, 473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2023.129976

Jiang M; Ma R; Xu J; Munroe P; Xie ZH, 2023, 'Fabrication of a Ag2O/SiO2/Ta2O5 nanocomposite coating for orthopaedic applications: Anticorrosion, photocatalytical and antimicrobial activities', Ceramics International, 49, pp. 28297 - 28312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.06.085

Bosi E; Meghwal A; Singh S; Munroe P; Berndt CC; Ang ASM, 2023, 'Empirical and Computational-Based Phase Predictions of Thermal Sprayed High-Entropy Alloys', Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 32, pp. 1840 - 1855, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11666-023-01586-2

Akhter R; Bendavid A; Munroe P, 2023, 'Microstructure, mechanical properties and optical reflectance of TiNiN films deposited on silicon substrates using cathodic arc evaporation', Thin Solid Films, 777, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2023.139896

Jiang M; Xu J; Munroe P; Xie ZH, 2023, '1D/2D CdS/WS2 heterojunction photocatalyst: First-principles insights for hydrogen production', Materials Today Communications, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.105991

Jiang M; Xu J; Munroe P; Xie ZH, 2023, 'First-principles calculations of Li-decorated Dirac semimetal NP monolayer as a potential reversible hydrogen storage medium', Materials Today Communications, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106309

Wang G; Xu J; Peng S; Xie ZH; Munroe P, 2023, 'High-entropy carbides designed to resist cavitation erosion-corrosion in an acidic environment: Surface engineering guided by first-principles calculations and experiments', Vacuum, 211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2023.111974

Jiang M; Xu J; Munroe P; Xie ZH, 2023, 'Lithium-decorated SiB monolayer for reversible hydrogen storage: High-capacity realization through strain engineering', Applied Surface Science, 618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.156707

Kabir MS; Zhou Z; Xie Z; Munroe P, 2023, 'Scratch adhesion evaluation of diamond like carbon coatings with alternate hard and soft multilayers', Wear, 518-519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2023.204647

Peng S; Xu J; Hu D; Xie ZH; Munroe P, 2023, 'The impact of surface scratches on the corrosion behavior of nanocrystalline high entropy alloy coatings: Electrochemical experiments and first-principles study', Applied Materials Today, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2023.101767

TAHERY S; REBBECK M; JOSEPH S; MUNROE P; CHEN G; O'SULLIVAN M; PITCHFORD WS, 2023, 'Overall benefits of biochar, fed to dairy cows, for the farming system', Pedosphere, 33, pp. 225 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedsph.2022.06.039

Wang Y; Joseph S; Wang X; Weng ZH; Mitchell DRG; Nancarrow M; Taherymoosavi S; Munroe P; Li G; Lin Q; Chen Q; Flury M; Cowie A; Husson O; Van Zwieten L; Kuzyakov Y; Lehmann J; Li B; Shang J, 2023, 'Inducing Inorganic Carbon Accrual in Subsoil through Biochar Application on Calcareous Topsoil', Environmental Science and Technology, 57, pp. 1837 - 1847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c06419

Jiang M; Xu J; Munroe P; Xie ZH, 2023, 'First-principles study on the hydrogen storage properties of MgH2(1 0 1) surface by CuNi co-doping', Chemical Physics, 565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2022.111760

Meghwal A; Singh S; Sridar S; Xiong W; Hall C; Munroe P; Berndt CC; Ang ASM, 2023, 'Development of composite high entropy-medium entropy alloy coating', Scripta Materialia, 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.115044

Meghwal A; Pinches S; Anupam A; Lie L; Munroe P; Berndt CC; Siao Ming Ang A, 2023, 'Structure-property correlation of a CoCrFeNi medium-entropy alloy manufactured using extreme high-speed laser material deposition (EHLA)', Intermetallics, 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2022.107769

Jiang M; Xu J; Munroe P; Xie ZH, 2022, 'SnS2 monolayer as a promising candidate for NO2 sensor or capturer with high selectivity and sensitivity: A first-principles study', Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2022.107073

Jiang M; Xu J; Munroe P; Xie ZH, 2022, 'Hydrogen storage capacity and reversibility of Li-decorated B4CN3 monolayer revealed by first-principles calculations', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47, pp. 38271 - 38281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.09.005

Meghwal A; Anupam A; Schulz C; Hall C; Murty BS; Kottada RS; Vijay R; Munroe P; Berndt CC; Ang ASM, 2022, 'Tribological and corrosion performance of an atmospheric plasma sprayed AlCoCr0.5Ni high-entropy alloy coating', Wear, 506-507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2022.204443

Xu J; Zhao Y; Chen Y; Chen Y; Xie ZH; Munroe PR, 2022, 'A Superhydrophilic, Light/Microwave-Absorbing Coating with Remarkable Antibacterial Efficacy', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14, pp. 42468 - 42482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c11642

Akhter R; Bendavid A; Munroe P, 2022, 'Tailoring the scratch adhesion strength and wear performance of TiNiN nanocomposite coatings by optimising substrate bias voltage during cathodic arc evaporation', Surface and Coatings Technology, 445, pp. 128707, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2022.128707

Meghwal A; Singh S; Anupam A; King HJ; Schulz C; Hall C; Munroe P; Berndt CC; Ang ASM, 2022, 'Nano- and micro-mechanical properties and corrosion performance of a HVOF sprayed AlCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy coating', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 912, pp. 165000, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.165000

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