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A novel screen-printed multi-component nanocomposite ink with a pressure sensitive electrical resistance functionality (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Webb, A., Dempsey, S., Bloor, D., Graham, A., Laughlin, P., Lussey, D., …Atkinson, D. (2013). A novel screen-printed multi-component nanocomposite ink with a pressure sensitive electrical resistance functionality. In Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 2013 13th IEEE conference on (671-674). https://doi.org/10.1109/nano.2013.6720832

Here, a novel functional ink is described that is composed of multiple nanoscale components and exhibits pronounced touch pressure sensitive electrical properties ideal for applications in switching, sensing and touch sensitive surfaces. The ink can... Read More about A novel screen-printed multi-component nanocomposite ink with a pressure sensitive electrical resistance functionality.

Vapor sensing properties of a conductive polymer composite containing Nickel particles with nano-scale surface features (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dempsey, S., Webb, A., Graham, A., Bloor, D., Atkinson, D., & Szablewski, M. (2013). Vapor sensing properties of a conductive polymer composite containing Nickel particles with nano-scale surface features. In Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 2013 13th IEEE conference on (665-670). https://doi.org/10.1109/nano.2013.6720830

This paper presents an unusual conductive polymer composite, produced by Peratech Ltd under the trademark QTC™, which has many vapor sensing applications. Nickel particles are intimately coated by an elastomeric binder such that no percolative conduc... Read More about Vapor sensing properties of a conductive polymer composite containing Nickel particles with nano-scale surface features.

Plasmon-loss imaging of polymer-methanofullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells (2013)
Journal Article
Mendis, B. G., Bishop, S. J., Groves, C., Szablewski, M., Berlie, A., & Halliday, D. P. (2013). Plasmon-loss imaging of polymer-methanofullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells. Applied Physics Letters, 102(25), Article 253301. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812485

The plasmon feature in an electron energy loss spectrum provides unique insight into poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT)-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) solar cells. Analysis of the intensity, shape, and energy of the plasmon reveals informatio... Read More about Plasmon-loss imaging of polymer-methanofullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells.

A multi-component nanocomposite screen-printed ink with non-linear touch sensitive electrical conductivity (2013)
Journal Article
Webb, A. J., Szablewski, M., Bloor, D., Atkinson, D., Graham, A., Laughlin, P., & Lussey, D. (2013). A multi-component nanocomposite screen-printed ink with non-linear touch sensitive electrical conductivity. Nanotechnology, 24(16), Article 165501. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/24/16/165501

Printable electronics is an innovative area of technology with great commercial potential. Here, a screen-printed functional ink, comprising a combination of semiconducting acicular particles, electrically insulating nanoparticles and a base polymer... Read More about A multi-component nanocomposite screen-printed ink with non-linear touch sensitive electrical conductivity.

A muon spin relaxation study of the metal-organic magnet Ni(TCNQ)2 (2013)
Journal Article
Berlie, A., Terry, I., Giblin, S., Lancaster, T., & Szablewski, M. (2013). A muon spin relaxation study of the metal-organic magnet Ni(TCNQ)2. Journal of Applied Physics, 113(17), Article 17E304. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4798616

An investigation of the magnetism of the deuterated form of the metal-organic ferromagnet Ni(TCNQ)2 using the muon spin relaxation technique, is reported. Ni(TCNQ-D4)2 was synthesized in a similar manner to the protio-form, and the crystalline produc... Read More about A muon spin relaxation study of the metal-organic magnet Ni(TCNQ)2.

A sample holder for measuring the magnetic properties of air-sensitive compounds (2011)
Journal Article
Berlie, A., Terry, I., & Szablewski, M. (2011). A sample holder for measuring the magnetic properties of air-sensitive compounds. Measurement Science and Technology, 22(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/22/1/017002

A sample holder is reported which has allowed the magnetic characterization of air-sensitive compounds to be made in a Quantum Design Magnetic Properties Measurement System as a function of the applied field (0–5 T), and at temperatures ranging from... Read More about A sample holder for measuring the magnetic properties of air-sensitive compounds.

Understanding the optical spectroscopy of amphiphilic molecular rectifiers: A density functional approach (2010)
Journal Article
Tan, O., Clark, S., Szablewski, M., & Cross, G. (2010). Understanding the optical spectroscopy of amphiphilic molecular rectifiers: A density functional approach. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 133(24), Article 244702. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3516177

We present results of first principles density functional theory calculations of the electronic and atomic structural properties of model Z-type Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) layers comprising amphiphilic quinolinium tricyanoquinodimethanide (Q3CNQ) chromop... Read More about Understanding the optical spectroscopy of amphiphilic molecular rectifiers: A density functional approach.

Accurate determination and modeling of the dispersion of the first hyperpolarizability of an efficient zwitterionic nonlinear optical chromophore by tunable wavelength hyper-Rayleigh scattering (2008)
Journal Article
Campo, J., Wenseleers, W., Goovaerts, E., Szablewski, M., & Cross, G. (2008). Accurate determination and modeling of the dispersion of the first hyperpolarizability of an efficient zwitterionic nonlinear optical chromophore by tunable wavelength hyper-Rayleigh scattering. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112(1), 287-296. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0758824

Guest-host interactions between dichroic dyes and anisotropic hosts. (2006)
Journal Article
Palsson, L., Vaughan, H., Smith, A., Szablewski, M., Cross, G., Roberts, T., …Bloor, D. (2006). Guest-host interactions between dichroic dyes and anisotropic hosts. Journal of Luminescence, 117(1), 113-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2005.03.017

The guest–host interaction between dichroic dyes and anistropic hosts has been investigated by means of optical spectroscopy. Two different TCNQ adducts; 2-{4-[(2,6-dimethylmorpholin-4-yl)(4-metylpiperidin-1-yl)methylene]cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene}... Read More about Guest-host interactions between dichroic dyes and anisotropic hosts..

Synthesis and properties of zwitterionic nonlinear optical chromophores with large hyperpolarizability for poled polymer applications (2006)
Journal Article
Beaudin, A., Song, N., Bai, Y., Men, L., Gao, H., Wang, Z., …Goovaerts, E. (2006). Synthesis and properties of zwitterionic nonlinear optical chromophores with large hyperpolarizability for poled polymer applications. Chemistry of Materials, 18(5), 1079-1084. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm051758q+s0897-4756%2805%2901758-8

The electric-field-dependent change in refractive index in nonlinear optical (NLO) materials can be utilized for electrical-to-optical signal conversion, such as fast electrooptic (EO) modulators needed in optical telecommunication. Compared to inorg... Read More about Synthesis and properties of zwitterionic nonlinear optical chromophores with large hyperpolarizability for poled polymer applications.

Matrix dependence of blue light emission from a novel NH2-functionalized dicyanoquinodimethane derivative (2006)
Journal Article
Szablewski, M., Bloor, D., Kagawa, Y., Mosurkal, R., Cole, J., Clark, S., …Palsson, L. (2006). Matrix dependence of blue light emission from a novel NH2-functionalized dicyanoquinodimethane derivative. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 19(3), 206-213. https://doi.org/10.1002/poc.1020

The reactions of primary and secondary amines with (cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-diylidene)-dimalononitrile (TCNQ) lead to mono- and disubstituted dicyanoquinodimethane derivatives and fluorescence emission has been observed for several of these compounds... Read More about Matrix dependence of blue light emission from a novel NH2-functionalized dicyanoquinodimethane derivative.

Local field and aggregation dependence of the micro- and macroscopic optical non-linearity of zwitterionic molecules (2003)
Journal Article
Cross, G., Hackman, N., Thomas, P., Szablewski, M., Pålsson, L., & Bloor, D. (2003). Local field and aggregation dependence of the micro- and macroscopic optical non-linearity of zwitterionic molecules. Optical Materials, 21(1-3), 29-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0925-3467%2802%2900108-8

When a dipolar-conjugated molecule can lower its energy through gaining aromaticity, there can be a quite dramatic evolution of its polarisation properties dependent on the local reaction field generated in its environment. We have studied conjugated... Read More about Local field and aggregation dependence of the micro- and macroscopic optical non-linearity of zwitterionic molecules.

Orientation and solvatochromism of dyes in liquid crystals (2003)
Journal Article
Palsson, L., Szablewski, M., Roberts, A., Masutani, A., Love, G., Cross, G., …Yasuda, A. (2003). Orientation and solvatochromism of dyes in liquid crystals. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 402(1), 43-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/744816685

The orientation and solvatochromism of some dye molecules in a liquid crystal have been investigated. Interactions with the host and the structure of the dye molecule affect the macroscopic alignment of dichroic dye molecules in a liquid crystal: It... Read More about Orientation and solvatochromism of dyes in liquid crystals.

Current-voltage characteristics of an Lb monolayer of didecylammonium tricyanoquinodimethanide measured between macroscopic gold electrodes (2002)
Journal Article
Xu, T., Morris, T., Szulczewski, G., Metzger, R., & Szablewski, M. (2002). Current-voltage characteristics of an Lb monolayer of didecylammonium tricyanoquinodimethanide measured between macroscopic gold electrodes. Journal of materials chemistry, 12(10), 3167-3171. https://doi.org/10.1039/b203789k

Didecylammonium tricyanoquinodimethanide, a zwitterionic molecule of the type D+––A–(where D+= ammonium, = ethylene bridge, and A–= tricyanoquinodimethanide), forms a Pockels–Langmuir monolayer film at the air–water interface. The molecules can be tr... Read More about Current-voltage characteristics of an Lb monolayer of didecylammonium tricyanoquinodimethanide measured between macroscopic gold electrodes.

Charge-density study of the nonlinear optical precursor DED-TCNQ at 20 K (2002)
Journal Article
Cole, J., Copley, R., McIntyre, G., Howard, J., Szablewski, M., & Cross, G. (2002). Charge-density study of the nonlinear optical precursor DED-TCNQ at 20 K. Physical review B, 65(12), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.65.125107

A charge-density study of the nonlinear-optical (NLO) precursor {4-[bis(diethylamino)-methylium] phenyl}dicyanomethanide (DED-TCNQ), space group P21/c, a=11.174(2)Å; b=12.859(2)Å; c=12.486(2)Å; β=112.00(1)°, is presented. The results derive from a su... Read More about Charge-density study of the nonlinear optical precursor DED-TCNQ at 20 K.

Matrix dependence of light emission from TCNQ adducts (2001)
Journal Article
Bloor, D., Kagawa, Y., Szablewski, M., Ravi, M., Clark, S., Cross, G., …Rumbles, G. (2001). Matrix dependence of light emission from TCNQ adducts. Journal of materials chemistry, 11(12), 3053-3062. https://doi.org/10.1039/b104992p

The reactions of primary and secondary amines with 7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane(TCNQ) lead to mono- and di-substituted adducts. Fluorescence emission has been observed for several of these compounds. The luminescence property of the TCNQ adduc... Read More about Matrix dependence of light emission from TCNQ adducts.