I suppose $^{foo}$ will do what you want. you may need some additional \mathrm command if you do not want math fonts.
or maybe try \textsuperscript{foo} (untested) Andreas Leha writes: > Hi all, > > quick question: What is the syntax of superscripts without a 'base > character'? > > I tried to use ^{foo} and {}^{foo} which both do not produce what I > expect in the latex export. > > \nbsp^{foo} comes close. > > Best, > Andreas -- Professor John Kitchin Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 @johnkitchin http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu