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Control Strategies for Solution‐Processed ZTO‐Based Thin‐Film Transistors Tailored Toward Volatile Organic Compound Detection (2025)
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Miller, L. R., Miller, L. R., Galán‐González, A., Galán-González, A., Nicholson, B., Bowen, L., Monier, G., Borthwick, R. J., Borthwick, R. J., White, F., Saeed, M., Thompson, R. L., Thompson, R. L., Robert‐Goumet, C., Robert-Goumet, C., Atkinson, D., Zeze, D. A., Chaudhry, M. U., Souop, M., & Bideux, L. (online). Control Strategies for Solution‐Processed ZTO‐Based Thin‐Film Transistors Tailored Toward Volatile Organic Compound Detection. Advanced Electronic Materials, Article 2400810. https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202400810

A breakthrough in the fabrication of amorphous Zn‐Sn‐O (ZTO)‐based thin‐film transistors (TFTs) is presented for volatile organic compound (VOC) detection. The incorporation of highly abundant materials offers substantial economic and environmental b... Read More about Control Strategies for Solution‐Processed ZTO‐Based Thin‐Film Transistors Tailored Toward Volatile Organic Compound Detection.

Reinforcement of GO composites using rigid and flexible crosslinkers (2025)
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Kaur, P., Bowen, L., Hutchings, L. R., Chaudhry, M. U., Pugh, T., & Thompson, R. L. (2025). Reinforcement of GO composites using rigid and flexible crosslinkers. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 709, Article 136156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.136156

Crosslinkers are important for graphene oxide (GO) plates in filtration applications because they help to define and maintain the integrity of the nanoscale structure. GO platelets were dispersed in aqueous solution and crosslinked using a simple “on... Read More about Reinforcement of GO composites using rigid and flexible crosslinkers.

Investigating the effect of hydrothermal carbonisation reaction times on the photoluminescence of bio-oil-derived carbon polymer dots † (2024)
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Bruce, L. A., Desmond, L., Seddon, A. A., Bowen, L., Mutch, G. A., Phan, A. N., & Gibson, E. A. (online). Investigating the effect of hydrothermal carbonisation reaction times on the photoluminescence of bio-oil-derived carbon polymer dots †. Journal of Materials Chemistry C Materials for optical and electronic devices, https://doi.org/10.1039/d4tc03858d

Carbon dots (CDs) have favourable properties such as broad spectral absorption, strong photoluminescence, low toxicity, and high specific surface area. Here, carbon polymer dots (CPDs), which are CDs with a carbon core and polymeric surface, were syn... Read More about Investigating the effect of hydrothermal carbonisation reaction times on the photoluminescence of bio-oil-derived carbon polymer dots †.

Understanding the Role of Organic Hole Transport Layers on Pinhole Blocking and Performance Improvement in Sb 2 Se 3 Solar Cells (2024)
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Shalvey, T. P., Don, C. H., Bowen, L., Veal, T. D., & Major, J. D. (online). Understanding the Role of Organic Hole Transport Layers on Pinhole Blocking and Performance Improvement in Sb 2 Se 3 Solar Cells. Advanced Materials Interfaces, Article 2400394. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400394

Sb2Se3 is an emerging semiconductor which has shown promise for low‐cost photovoltaic applications. After successive record‐efficiencies using a range of device structures, spiro‐OMeTAD has emerged as the default hole transport material (HTM), howeve... Read More about Understanding the Role of Organic Hole Transport Layers on Pinhole Blocking and Performance Improvement in Sb 2 Se 3 Solar Cells.

La₂O₂MQ₂ phases: stability and synthetic challenges (2024)
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Hebberd, G. R., Mendis, B., Bowen, L., Clark, S. J., & Mccabe, E. E. (2024). La₂O₂MQ₂ phases: stability and synthetic challenges. Solid State Sciences, 157, Article 107719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2024.107719

Oxychalcogenides containing transition metal or p block cations have potential for thermoelectric, photocatalytic and magnetic applications but the synthetic pathways to these quaternary phases are not fully understood. This presents a challenge to t... Read More about La₂O₂MQ₂ phases: stability and synthetic challenges.

Precision depth-controlled isolated silver nanoparticle-doped diamond-like carbon coatings with enhanced ion release, biocompatibility, and mechanical performance (2024)
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Zia, A. W., Anestopoulos, I., Bowen, L., Panayiotidis, M. I., & Birkett, M. (2024). Precision depth-controlled isolated silver nanoparticle-doped diamond-like carbon coatings with enhanced ion release, biocompatibility, and mechanical performance. Surface and Coatings Technology, 493, Part 2, Article 131281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2024.131281

Silver doped diamond-like carbon (Ag/DLC) coatings are in high demand for biomedical applications such as artificial implants, surgical instruments, and medical devices. However, recent reports indicate that the excess Ag concentration required in ty... Read More about Precision depth-controlled isolated silver nanoparticle-doped diamond-like carbon coatings with enhanced ion release, biocompatibility, and mechanical performance.

Reactive DC Sputtered TiO 2 Electron Transport Layers for Cadmium‐Free Sb 2 Se 3 Solar Cells (2024)
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Don, C. H., Shalvey, T. P., Sindi, D. A., Lewis, B., Swallow, J. E. N., Bowen, L., Fernandes, D. F., Kubart, T., Biswas, D., Thakur, P. K., Lee, T., & Major, J. D. (2024). Reactive DC Sputtered TiO 2 Electron Transport Layers for Cadmium‐Free Sb 2 Se 3 Solar Cells. Advanced Energy Materials, 14(34), Article 2401077. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202401077

The evolution of Sb2Se3 heterojunction devices away from CdS electron transport layers (ETL) to wide bandgap metal oxide alternatives is a critical target in the development of this emerging photovoltaic material. Metal oxide ETL/Sb2Se3 device perfor... Read More about Reactive DC Sputtered TiO 2 Electron Transport Layers for Cadmium‐Free Sb 2 Se 3 Solar Cells.

The Impact of Hot Injection Reaction Temperature on the Properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanocrystal Thin Films for PV Devices (2023)
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Alluhaybi, A., Halliday, D., Szablewski, M., & Bowen, L. (2024). The Impact of Hot Injection Reaction Temperature on the Properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanocrystal Thin Films for PV Devices. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 14(2), 240-245. https://doi.org/10.1109/jphotov.2023.3338859

Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) is a p-type absorber layer semiconductor, which is a promising candidate material for advanced solar cell devices. CZTS nanoparticle thin films were synthesized via the hot-injection spin-coating method. Nanoparticle inks were dep... Read More about The Impact of Hot Injection Reaction Temperature on the Properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanocrystal Thin Films for PV Devices.

Nanostructured Channel for Improving Emission Efficiency of Hybrid Light-Emitting Field-Effect Transistors (2023)
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Galán-González, A., Pander, P., MacKenzie, R. C. I., Bowen, L., Zeze, D. A., Borthwick, R. J., …Chaudhry, M. U. (2023). Nanostructured Channel for Improving Emission Efficiency of Hybrid Light-Emitting Field-Effect Transistors. ACS Photonics, 10(12), 4315-4321. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.3c01080

We report on the mechanism of enhancing the luminance and external quantum efficiency (EQE) by developing nanostructured channels in hybrid (organic/inorganic) light-emitting transistors (HLETs) that combine a solution-processed oxide and a polymer h... Read More about Nanostructured Channel for Improving Emission Efficiency of Hybrid Light-Emitting Field-Effect Transistors.

Enhanced Carrier Collection in Cd/In-Based Dual Buffers in Kesterite Thin-Film Solar Cells from Nanoparticle Inks (2023)
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Campbell, S., Zoppi, G., Bowen, L., Maiello, P., Barrioz, V., Beattie, N. S., & Qu, Y. (2023). Enhanced Carrier Collection in Cd/In-Based Dual Buffers in Kesterite Thin-Film Solar Cells from Nanoparticle Inks. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 6(21), 10883-10896. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c01622

Increasing the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of kesterite Cu2ZnSn­(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) solar cells has remained challenging over the past decade, in part due to open-circuit voltage (V OC)-limiting defect states at the absorber/buffer interface. Prev... Read More about Enhanced Carrier Collection in Cd/In-Based Dual Buffers in Kesterite Thin-Film Solar Cells from Nanoparticle Inks.