Selected publications

Anomalous intrinsic viscosity of octadecylamine-functionalised carbon nanotubes in suspension.
Donovan KJ, Scott K
J Chem Phys, Volume 138, issue 24, page 244902, 28th June 2013.
DOI: 10.1063/1.4811279

Induced electro-optic effects in single-walled carbon nanotubes. I. Polarizability of metallic nanotubes
Robb-Smith TJ, Donovan KJ, Scott K et al.
PHYS REV B, Volume 83, issue 15, 7th April 2011.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.155414

Induced electro-optic effects in single-walled carbon nanotubes. II. Hydrodynamics of nanotubes in viscous media
Robb-Smith TJ, Donovan KJ, Scott K et al.
PHYS REV B, Volume 83, issue 15, 7th April 2011.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.155415

Bimolecular recombination on carbon nanotubes
Scott K, Somerton M, Bunning JC et al.
Phys. Rev. B, Volume 71, issue 8, page 085412-1, 1st February 2005.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.085412

Temperature-independent hole mobility in discotic liquid crystals
Kreouzis T, Donovan KJ, Boden N et al.
J CHEM PHYS, Volume 114, issue 4, page 1797, 22nd January 2001.
DOI: 10.1063/1.1334958

2018

Determination of the size distribution of non-spherical nanoparticles by electric birefringence-based methods.
Arenas-Guerrero P, Delgado ÁV, Donovan KJ et al.
Sci Rep, Volume 8, issue 1, page 9502, 22nd June 2018.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27840-0

2017

Electric birefringence of carbon nanotubes: Single- vs double-walled
Arenas-Guerrero P, Jiménez ML, Scott K et al.
Carbon, Volume 126, page 77, 5th October 2017.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.10.001

2016

Significance of bundling effects on carbon nanotubes' response to hydrostatic compression
Sun YW, Hernández I, González J et al.
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Volume 120, issue 3, page 1863, 28th January 2016.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b09082

2014

On the electron transport in polydiacetylene crystals and derivatives
Velarde MG, Chetverikov AP, Ebeling W et al.
EPL, Volume 106, issue 2, 1st April 2014.
DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/106/27004

2013

Anomalous intrinsic viscosity of octadecylamine-functionalised carbon nanotubes in suspension.
Donovan KJ, Scott K
J Chem Phys, Volume 138, issue 24, page 244902, 28th June 2013.
DOI: 10.1063/1.4811279

2012

Anomalous effective hydrodynamic radius of octadecylamine functionalised single walled carbon nanotubes
Donovan KJ, Scott K
CARBON, Volume 50, issue 10, page 3807, 1st August 2012.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.04.007

2011

Induced electro-optic effects in single-walled carbon nanotubes. I. Polarizability of metallic nanotubes
Robb-Smith TJ, Donovan KJ, Scott K et al.
PHYS REV B, Volume 83, issue 15, 7th April 2011.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.155414

Induced electro-optic effects in single-walled carbon nanotubes. II. Hydrodynamics of nanotubes in viscous media
Robb-Smith TJ, Donovan KJ, Scott K et al.
PHYS REV B, Volume 83, issue 15, 7th April 2011.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.155415

2010

Design and Synthesis of Novel Calamitic and Discotic Materials Based on the Photorefractive Carbazole Unit
Preece MMPINSPRASKKJDAJA
Mol. Crys. Liq. Crys, Volume 84, issue 518, page 84, 1st January 2010.
DOI: 10.1080/15421400903568054

2006

Transient photocurrents in a charge transfer complex of trinitrofluorenone with a carbazole substituted discotic liquid crystal
Donovan KJ, Scott K, Somerton M et al.
CHEM PHYS, Volume 322, issue 3, page 471, 20th March 2006.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2005.09.036

2005

Transient electric birefringence in suspensions of single-walled carbon nanotubes
Donovan KJ, Scott K
PHYS REV B, Volume 72, issue 19, 1st November 2005.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.195432

Macroscopic scale separation of metallic and semiconducting nanotubes by dielectrophoresis
Lutz T, Donovan KJ
CARBON, Volume 43, issue 12, page 2508, 1st October 2005.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.05.002

Electron photogeneration in a triblock co-polymer discotic liquid crystal
Bunning JC, Donovan KJ, Bushby RJ et al.
CHEM PHYS, Volume 312, issue 1-3, page 145, 6th June 2005.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2004.11.032

Bimolecular recombination on carbon nanotubes
Scott K, Somerton M, Bunning JC et al.
Phys. Rev. B, Volume 71, issue 8, page 085412-1, 1st February 2005.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.085412

Charge Transport in Discotic Liquid Crystals
DONOVAN KJ
1st January 2005.

Molecular engineering of triphenylene-based discotic liquid crystal conductors
Bushby RJ, Donovan KJ, Kreouzis T et al.
OPTO-ELECTRON REV, Volume 13, issue 4, page 269, 1st January 2005.

2004

Enhanced conduction in the discotic mesophase
Boden N, Bushby RJ, Lozman OR et al.
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Volume 410, 1st December 2004.
DOI: 10.1080/15421400490434324

Observation of transient photocurrents on suspended nanotubes
Bunning JC, Donovan KJ, Scott K
J APPL PHYS, Volume 96, issue 7, page 3939, 1st October 2004.
DOI: 10.1063/1.1789268

2003

Molecular engineering the phototransport properties of discotic liquid crystals
Donovan KJ, Kreouzis T, Scott K et al.
MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS, Volume 396, page 91, 1st January 2003.
DOI: 10.1080/15421400390213221

Photoconducting discotic liquid crystals
Bushby RJ, Lozman OR, Bunning JC et al.
ORGANIC PHOTONIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES V, Volume 4991, page 222, 1st January 2003.
DOI: 10.1117/12.478360

Quantum efficiencies of photogeneration in discotic liquid crystals. Part 2: Electric field and temperature dependence
Bunning JC, Donovan KJ, Kreouzis T et al.
MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS, Volume 397, page 563, 1st January 2003.
DOI: 10.1080/15421406390214194

Quantum efficiency of photogeneration in discotic liquid crystals: Part 1: Temperature and wavelength dependence
Scott K, Donovan KJ, Kreouzis T et al.
MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS, Volume 397, page 553, 1st January 2003.
DOI: 10.1080/15421400390214185

2002

Photoconductive transients and one-dimensional charge carrier dynamics in discotic liquid crystals
Pecchia A, Lozman OR, Movaghar B et al.
PHYS REV B, Volume 65, issue 10, 1st March 2002.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.65.104204

2001

2,3,7, 8,12,13-Hexakis[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]-tricycloquinazoline: a discogen which allows enhanced levels of n-doping
Boden N, Bushby RJ, Donovan K et al.
LIQ CRYST, Volume 28, issue 12, page 1739, 1st December 2001.
DOI: 10.1080/02678290110082383

Temperature-independent hole mobility in discotic liquid crystals
Kreouzis T, Donovan KJ, Boden N et al.
J CHEM PHYS, Volume 114, issue 4, page 1797, 22nd January 2001.
DOI: 10.1063/1.1334958

2000

Enhanced electronic transport properties in complementary binary discotic liquid crystal systems
Kreouzis T, Scott K, Donovan KJ et al.
Chemical Physics, Volume 262, issue 2-3, page 489, 15th December 2000.
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0104(00)00323-2

Bimolecular recombination quenching in Langmuir Blodgett multilayers
Elliott JE, Jeong IS, Scott K et al.
Journal of Chemical Physics, Volume 113, issue 17, page 7598, 1st November 2000.
DOI: 10.1063/1.1312868

Influence of electric field on interwell tunneling rate in quasi two dimensional organic quantum wells
Donovan KJ, Elliott JE, Jeong IS et al.
Journal of Chemical Physics, Volume 113, issue 17, page 7606, 1st November 2000.
DOI: 10.1063/1.1312869

On the non-Arrhenius temperature dependence of the interwell electron tunneling rate in quasi two dimensional organic quantum wells
Jeong IS, Scott K, Donovan KJ et al.
Journal of Chemical Physics, Volume 113, issue 17, page 7613, 1st November 2000.
DOI: 10.1063/1.1312870

Deconvolution of time of flight photocurrent transients and electronic response time in columnar liquid crystals
Donovan KJ, Kreouzis T
Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 88, issue 2, page 918, 15th July 2000.
DOI: 10.1063/1.373755

Measurement of intermolecular electron current in supramolecular assemblies created by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique
Donovan KJ, Elliott JE, Scott K et al.
Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 87, issue 2, page 914, 15th January 2000.
DOI: 10.1063/1.371970

1999

Carrier range on finite, isolated molecular wires in a monomer crystalline matrix: Example: Polydiacetylene, 4BCMU
Spagnoli S, Donovan KJ, Scott K et al.
Chemical Physics, Volume 250, issue 1, page 71, 15th November 1999.
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0104(99)00280-3

DC photoconduction action spectra in thin film polymer crystals of 3 and 4BCMU polydiacetylene
Donovan KJ, Scott K, Spagnoli S et al.
Chemical Physics, Volume 250, issue 1, page 61, 15th November 1999.
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0104(99)00279-7

Carrier range on conjugated polymers as molecular wires. Example: Polydiacetylene, 4BCMU
Donovan KJ, Spagnoli S
Chemical Physics, Volume 247, issue 2, page 293, 15th August 1999.
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0104(99)00208-6

Carrier range and photocarrier generation efficiency on thin-film crystalline-conjugated polymers
Donovan KJ, Scott K, Spagnoli S
Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 86, issue 3, page 1472, 1st January 1999.
DOI: 10.1063/1.370915

1998

One dimensional carrier trapping in the crystalline phase of a columnar liquid crystal
Donovan KJ, Kreouzis T, Boden N et al.
Journal of Chemical Physics, Volume 109, issue 23, page 10400, 1st December 1998.
DOI: 10.1063/1.477695

Time resolved electron motion on isolated polymer chains in solution
Donovan KJ, Hargrave P, Scott K et al.
Physical Review Letters, Volume 81, issue 17, page 3731, 26th October 1998.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.3731

Charge dynamics and recombination kinetics in columnar discotic liquid crystals
Boden N, Bushby RJ, Clements J et al.
Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Volume 58, issue 6, page 3063, 1st January 1998.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.58.3063

1996

Electron tunnelling rates as a function of intermolecular distance, measured in a Langmuir-Blodgett assembly
Donovan KJ, Elliott JE, Scott K et al.
Thin Solid Films, Volume 273, issue 1-2, page 229, 1st January 1996.
DOI: 10.1016/0040-6090(95)06777-9

1995

Mechanism of charge transport in discotic liquid crystals.
Boden N, Bushby RJ, Clements J et al.
Phys Rev B Condens Matter, Volume 52, issue 18, page 13274, 1st November 1995.
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.52.13274

1994

Comparison of tunnelling rates in two Langmuir-Blodgett quantum well structures differing only in barrier width
Donovan KJ, Elliot J, Scott K et al.
Thin Solid Films, Volume 244, issue 1-2, page 928, 15th May 1994.
DOI: 10.1016/0040-6090(94)90602-5

Determination of the parallel and perpendicular intermolecular tunnelling rates in two Langmuir-Blodgett quantum well systems
Donovan KJ, Scott K, Sudiwala RV et al.
Thin Solid Films, Volume 244, issue 1-2, page 923, 15th May 1994.
DOI: 10.1016/0040-6090(94)90601-7

Control of electron transfer in a nanostructure assembled from organic molecules
Scott K, Sudiwala RV, Donovan KJ et al.
Thin Solid Films, Volume 242, issue 1-2, page 187, 15th April 1994.
DOI: 10.1016/0040-6090(94)90527-4

1993

Determination of anisotropic electron transport properties of two Langmuir-Blodgett organic multiple quantum wells
Donovan KJ, Scott K, Sudiwala RV et al.
Thin Solid Films, Volume 232, issue 1, page 110, 10th September 1993.
DOI: 10.1016/0040-6090(93)90771-G

Novel coulomb glass creation in electronic one dimensional systems
Donovan KJ, Elkins JWP, Wilson EG
Synthetic Metals, Volume 57, issue 2-3, page 5032, 19th April 1993.
DOI: 10.1016/0379-6779(93)90858-T

Novel Coulomb glass creation in electronic one dimensional systems
Donovan KJ, Elkins JWP, Wilson EG
Synthetic Metals, Volume 57, issue 2 -3 pt 6, page 5032, 1st April 1993.

Electron-electron interactions and coulomb glass creation in electronic one dimensional systems
Donovan KJ, Elkins JWP, Wilson
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Volume 236, issue 1, page 157, 1st January 1993.
DOI: 10.1080/10587259308055223

1992

Electron transport across organic quantum wells: new results on amphiphilic phthalocyanines
Donovan KJ, Paradiso R, Scott K et al.
Thin Solid Films, Volume 210-211, issue PART 1, page 253, 15th April 1992.
DOI: 10.1016/0040-6090(92)90226-2

Fast photoconduction in Langmuir-Blodgett multilayers of polydiacetylenes
Donovan KJ, Sudiwala RV, Wilson EG
Thin Solid Films, Volume 210-211, issue PART 1, page 271, 15th April 1992.
DOI: 10.1016/0040-6090(92)90231-Y

1991

Reply by K J Donovan and E G Wilson
Donovan KJ, Wilson EG
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Volume 3, issue 21, page 3845, 1st December 1991.
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/3/21/016

The effect of electric field on the bimolecular recombination rate in a one-dimensional polymer single crystal
Donovan KJ, Elkins JWP, Wilson EG
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Volume 3, issue 13, page 2075, 1st December 1991.
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/3/13/010

The inchworm memory - progress towards a new Langmuir Blodgett molecular electronic device
Burrows PM, Donovan KJ, Scott K et al.
Synthetic Metals, Volume 42, issue 1-2, page 1523, 15th May 1991.
DOI: 10.1016/0379-6779(91)91890-M

Carrier recombination in polydiacetylenes the scaling with sample size
Donovan KJ, Willock DJ, Wilson EG
Synthetic Metals, Volume 41, issue 1-2, page 243, 30th April 1991.
DOI: 10.1016/0379-6779(91)91051-B

The effect of electric field on the bimolecular recombination rate in a one dimensional polymer single crystal
Donovan KJ, Elkins JPW, Wilson EG
Synthetic Metals, Volume 41, issue 1-2, page 211, 30th April 1991.

Temporal resolution of electron motion along a molecular wire in solution
Donovan KJ, Wilson EG
Synthetic Metals, Volume 41, issue 1-2, page 210, 1st January 1991.

1990

The field-independent early-time drift velocity of carriers in polydiacetylenes: Solitary-wave acoustic polaron or dispersive trap-limited transport in 1D?
Donovan KJ, Wilson EG
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Volume 2, issue 6, page 1659, 1st December 1990.
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/2/6/022

1989

Electron motion perpendicular to Langmuir-Blodgett multilayers of conjugated macrocyclic compounds: The organic quantum well
Burrows PE, Donovan KJ, Wilson EG
Thin Solid Films, Volume 179, issue 1-2, page 129, 11th November 1989.
DOI: 10.1016/0040-6090(89)90174-0

Non-solitonic nature of picosecond photoconductivity in trans-polyacetylene
Bleier H, Donovan K, Friend RH et al.
Synthetic Metals, Volume 28, issue 3, 20th February 1989.
DOI: 10.1016/0379-6779(89)90691-7

The observation of electron motion along individual polydiacetylene chains in solution: The molecular wire
Donovan KJ, Wilson EG
Synthetic Metals, Volume 28, issue 3, 20th February 1989.
DOI: 10.1016/0379-6779(89)90746-7

The search for east transits using the Auston switch technique in single crystal polydiacetylenes
Donovan KJ, Wilson EG
Synthetic Metals, Volume 28, issue 3, 20th February 1989.
DOI: 10.1016/0379-6779(89)90745-5

Unipolar carrier transport in quasi one dimensional systems:- novel results in polydiacetylene
Donovan KJ, Fisher NE, Wilson EG
Synthetic Metals, Volume 28, issue 3, 20th February 1989.
DOI: 10.1016/0379-6779(89)90744-3

1988

Organic quantum wells:- Electron transport across Langmuir-Blodgett films of conjugated organic molecules
Ahmed FR, Burrows PE, Donovan KJ et al.
Synthetic Metals, Volume 27, issue 3-4, page 593, 30th December 1988.
DOI: 10.1016/0379-6779(88)90205-6

1986

Temperature dependence of pulsed photocurrents in the one-dimensional semiconductor pdats
Donovan KJ, Wilson EG
Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics, Volume 19, issue 17, page L357, 20th June 1986.
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3719/19/17/002

SOLITARY WAVE ACOUSTIC POLARON MOTION ON POLYDIACETYLENE CHAINS.
Donovan KJ, Wilson EG
Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Proceedings of the ACS Division of Polymeric Material, Volume 54, page 675, 1st January 1986.

1985

Micro-engineering of a novel organic molecular electronic structure
Donovan KJ, Freeman PD, Wilson EG
Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics, Volume 18, issue 11, page L275, 20th April 1985.
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3719/18/11/001

Carrier trapping in one-dimensional systems: Example organic PDATS
Donovan KJ, Wilson EG
Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics, Volume 18, issue 2, page L51, 20th January 1985.
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3719/18/2/003

1984

Anomalous electric field dependence of carrier drift in one-dimensional systems. Example: Organic PDA-TS
Movaghar B, Murray DW, Donovan KJ et al.
Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics, Volume 17, issue 7, page 1247, 1st December 1984.
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3719/17/7/017

1981

Demonstration of an ultra-high mobility organic polymer
Donovan KJ, Wilson EG
Philosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Statistical Mechanics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties, Volume 44, issue 1, page 9, 1st January 1981.
DOI: 10.1080/01418638108222364

Photocarrier creation in one dimension
Donovan KJ, Wilson EG
Philosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Statistical Mechanics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties, Volume 44, issue 1, page 31, 1st January 1981.
DOI: 10.1080/01418638108222365

1979

Demonstration of high-mobility one-dimensional semiconducting polymers
Donovan KJ, Wilson EG
Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics, Volume 12, issue 22, page 4857, 1st December 1979.
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3719/12/22/027