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Exploring the alignment of carbon nanotubes dispersed in a liquid crystal matrix using coplanar electrodes (2015)
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Volpati, D., Massey, M., Johnson, D., Kotsialos, A., Qaiser, F., Pearson, C., …Petty, M. (2015). Exploring the alignment of carbon nanotubes dispersed in a liquid crystal matrix using coplanar electrodes. Journal of Applied Physics, 117(12), Article 125303. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4916080

We report on the use of a liquid crystalline host medium to align single-walled carbon nanotubes in an electric field using an in-plane electrode configuration. Electron microscopy reveals that the nanotubes orient in the field with a resulting incre... Read More about Exploring the alignment of carbon nanotubes dispersed in a liquid crystal matrix using coplanar electrodes.

Colour tuning of blue electroluminescence using bipolar carbazole-oxadiazole molecules in single-active-layer organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) (2012)
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Linton, K., Fisher, A., Pearson, C., Fox, M., Pålsson, L., Bryce, M., & Petty, M. (2012). Colour tuning of blue electroluminescence using bipolar carbazole-oxadiazole molecules in single-active-layer organic light emitting devices (OLEDs). Journal of materials chemistry, 22(23), 11816-11825. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2jm31825c

Electroless deposition of multi-functional zinc oxide surfaces displaying photoconductive, superhydrophobic, photowetting, and antibacterial properties (2012)
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Wood, T., Hurst, G., Schofield, W., Thompson, R., Oswald, G., Evans, J., …Badyal, J. (2012). Electroless deposition of multi-functional zinc oxide surfaces displaying photoconductive, superhydrophobic, photowetting, and antibacterial properties. Journal of materials chemistry, 22(9), 3859-3867. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2jm14260k

Poole-Frenkel conduction in single wall carbon nanotube composite films built up by electrostatic layer-by-layer deposition (2008)
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Jombert, A., Coleman, K., Wood, D., Petty, M., & Zeze, D. (2008). Poole-Frenkel conduction in single wall carbon nanotube composite films built up by electrostatic layer-by-layer deposition. Journal of Applied Physics, 104(9), Article 094503. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3006015

The fabrication of large area thin films of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) using electrostatic layer-by-layer deposition is reported. The in-plane current versus voltage (I-V) characteristics were dependent on the concentration of SWCNTs trans... Read More about Poole-Frenkel conduction in single wall carbon nanotube composite films built up by electrostatic layer-by-layer deposition.

New electroluminescent bipolar compounds for balanced charge-transport and tuneable colour in organic light emitting diodes: triphenylamine oxadiazole-fluorene triad molecules (2006)
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Kamtekar, K., Wang, C., Bettington, S., Batsanov, A., Perepichka, I., Bryce, M., …Petty, M. (2006). New electroluminescent bipolar compounds for balanced charge-transport and tuneable colour in organic light emitting diodes: triphenylamine oxadiazole-fluorene triad molecules. Journal of materials chemistry, 16(39), 3823-3835. https://doi.org/10.1039/b604543j

This work describes bipolar 2,5-diaryl-1,3,4-oxadiazole–fluorene hybrids which incorporate triphenylamine or carbazole units within the π-electron system, viz. compounds 7, 8, 14 and 16. A related bipolar bis(oxadiazolyl)pyridine system 20 is reporte... Read More about New electroluminescent bipolar compounds for balanced charge-transport and tuneable colour in organic light emitting diodes: triphenylamine oxadiazole-fluorene triad molecules.

Electrical investigations of layer-by-layer films of carbon nanotubes (2006)
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Palumbo, M., Lee, K., Ahn, B., Suri, A., Coleman, K., Zeze, D., …Petty, M. (2006). Electrical investigations of layer-by-layer films of carbon nanotubes. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 39(14), 3077-3085. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/39/14/030

Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with anionic or cationic coatings have been prepared by exploiting the ability of certain surfactants to form a monolayer shell around the nanotube. The presence of electrically charged functional groups on the su... Read More about Electrical investigations of layer-by-layer films of carbon nanotubes.

Thermal annealing of blended-layer organic light-emitting diodes (2005)
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Ahn, J., Wang, C., Widdowson, N., Pearson, C., Bryce, M., & Petty, M. (2005). Thermal annealing of blended-layer organic light-emitting diodes. Journal of Applied Physics, 98(5),

The effects of thermal annealing on the electro-optical and morphological properties of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) containing a blend of poly [2-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-5-methoxy-1, 4-phenylenevinylene] and an electron-transporting material, 2,7... Read More about Thermal annealing of blended-layer organic light-emitting diodes.

A covalent tetrathiafulvalene-tetracyanoquinodimethane diad: Extremely low HOMO-LUMO gap, thermoexcited electron transfer, and high-quality Langmuir-Blodgett films (2003)
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Perepichka, D., Bryce, M., Pearson, C., Petty, M., McInnes, E., & Zhao, J. (2003). A covalent tetrathiafulvalene-tetracyanoquinodimethane diad: Extremely low HOMO-LUMO gap, thermoexcited electron transfer, and high-quality Langmuir-Blodgett films. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 42(38), 4636-4639. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200351876

New electron-transporting materials for light emitting diodes: 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyridine and 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyrimidine hybrids (2002)
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Wang, C., Jung, G., Batsanov, A., Bryce, M., & Petty, M. (2002). New electron-transporting materials for light emitting diodes: 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyridine and 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyrimidine hybrids. Journal of materials chemistry, 12(2), 173-180

We describe the synthesis of three new isomeric 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyridine hybrids, namely: 2,6-, 3,5- and 2,4-bis[2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-5-yl] pyridine, (PDPy-2,6, PDPy-3,5 and PDPy-2,4, respectively) and a 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyrimidine... Read More about New electron-transporting materials for light emitting diodes: 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyridine and 1,3,4-oxadiazole-pyrimidine hybrids.

A blended layer MEH-PPV electroluminescent device incorporating a new electron transport material (2002)
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Cea, P., Hua, Y., Pearson, C., Wang, C., Bryce, M., Lopez, M., & Petty, M. (2002). A blended layer MEH-PPV electroluminescent device incorporating a new electron transport material. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 22(1), 87-89

Single layer organic light-emitting devices containing both poly[2-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-5-methoxy-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) as an emissive polymer and a new electron transport (ET) material, 2,5-bis[5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-2-pyridyl]-1,3,4-oxadiaz... Read More about A blended layer MEH-PPV electroluminescent device incorporating a new electron transport material.

Single layer polymer electroluminescent devices incorporating new electron transport materials (2002)
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Cea, P., Hua, Y., Pearson, C., Wang, C., Bryce, M., Royo, F., & Petty, M. (2002). Single layer polymer electroluminescent devices incorporating new electron transport materials. Thin Solid Films, 408(1-2), 275-281

The opto-electronic properties of single layer light emitting devices containing the polymer poly [2-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-5-methoxy-1,4-phenylenevinylene] and different electron transport materials are reported. Two oxadiazole derivatives and three oxad... Read More about Single layer polymer electroluminescent devices incorporating new electron transport materials.

Synthesis and properties of self organising semiconducting and luminescent polymers and model compounds (2001)
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Feast, W., Goldoni, F., Kilbinger, A., Meijer, E., Petty, M., & Schenning, A. (2001). Synthesis and properties of self organising semiconducting and luminescent polymers and model compounds. Macromolecular Symposia, 175, 151-158

Oligothiophene-PEO-block-co-polymers and related model compounds have been synthesised and characterised. In the polymers well-defined oligothiophene blocks (with from two to six alpha,alpha -linked thiophene sequences) were alternated with poly(ethy... Read More about Synthesis and properties of self organising semiconducting and luminescent polymers and model compounds.

An efficient pyridine- and oxadiazole-containing hole-blocking material far organic light-emitting diodes: Synthesis, crystal structure, and device performance (2001)
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Wang, C., Jung, G., Hua, Y., Pearson, C., Bryce, M., Petty, M., …Howard, J. (2001). An efficient pyridine- and oxadiazole-containing hole-blocking material far organic light-emitting diodes: Synthesis, crystal structure, and device performance. Chemistry of Materials, 13(4), 1167-1173

In this paper, we focus on the synthesis and structure of the new bis(1,3,4-oxadiazole) system 2,5-bis[2-(4-tert- butylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]pyridine (PDPyDP). We have fabricated light-emitting diodes (LEDs) using poly[2-methoxy-5- (2-ethylhex... Read More about An efficient pyridine- and oxadiazole-containing hole-blocking material far organic light-emitting diodes: Synthesis, crystal structure, and device performance.

Arborol-functionalised tetrathiafulvalene derivatives: Synthesis and thin-film formation
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Le Gall, T., Pearson, C., Bryce, M., Petty, M., Dahlgaard, H., & Becher, J. (online). Arborol-functionalised tetrathiafulvalene derivatives: Synthesis and thin-film formation. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 3562-3568. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.200300286

The syntheses of a series of novel tetrathiafulvalene derivatives substituted with four side-chains terminating in hydrophilic amidoalcohol (arborol) groups are reported, for example the tetrathiafulvalene derivative 15. Some of these arborol derivat... Read More about Arborol-functionalised tetrathiafulvalene derivatives: Synthesis and thin-film formation.