Publications:  Dr Kevin Donovan

Arenas-Guerrero P, Delgado ÁV, Donovan KJ, Scott K, Bellini T, Mantegazza F, Jiménez ML(2018). Determination of the size distribution of non-spherical nanoparticles by electric birefringence-based methods. Sci Rep vol. 8, (1)

Arenas-Guerrero P, Jiménez ML, Scott K, Donovan KJ(2017). Electric birefringence of carbon nanotubes: Single- vs double-walled. Carbon vol. 126, 77-84.

Sun YW, Hernández I, González J, Scott K, Donovan KJ, Sapelkin A, Rodríguez F, Dunstan DJ(2016). Significance of bundling effects on carbon nanotubes' response to hydrostatic compression. Journal of Physical Chemistry C vol. 120, (3) 1863-1870.

Velarde MG, Chetverikov AP, Ebeling W, Wilson EG, Donovan KJ(2014). On the electron transport in polydiacetylene crystals and derivatives. EPL vol. 106, (2) Article ARTN 27004,

Donovan KJ, Scott K(2013). Anomalous intrinsic viscosity of octadecylamine-functionalised carbon nanotubes in suspension. J Chem Phys vol. 138, (24)

Donovan KJ, Scott K(2012). Anomalous effective hydrodynamic radius of octadecylamine functionalised single walled carbon nanotubes. CARBON vol. 50, (10) 3807-3815.

Robb-Smith TJ, Donovan KJ, Scott K, Somerton M(2011). Induced electro-optic effects in single-walled carbon nanotubes. I. Polarizability of metallic nanotubes. PHYS REV B vol. 83, (15) Article 155414,

Robb-Smith TJ, Donovan KJ, Scott K, Somerton M(2011). Induced electro-optic effects in single-walled carbon nanotubes. II. Hydrodynamics of nanotubes in viscous media. PHYS REV B vol. 83, (15) Article 155415,

Preece MMPINSPRASKKJDAJA(2010). Design and Synthesis of Novel Calamitic and Discotic Materials Based on the Photorefractive Carbazole Unit. Mol. Crys. Liq. Crys vol. 84, (518) 84-100.

Donovan KJ, Scott K, Somerton M, Preece J, Manickam M(2006). Transient photocurrents in a charge transfer complex of trinitrofluorenone with a carbazole substituted discotic liquid crystal. CHEM PHYS vol. 322, (3) 471-476.

Donovan KJ, Scott K(2005). Transient electric birefringence in suspensions of single-walled carbon nanotubes. PHYS REV B vol. 72, (19) Article 195432,

Lutz T, Donovan KJ(2005). Macroscopic scale separation of metallic and semiconducting nanotubes by dielectrophoresis. CARBON vol. 43, (12) 2508-2513.

Bunning JC, Donovan KJ, Bushby RJ, Lozman OR, Lu Z(2005). Electron photogeneration in a triblock co-polymer discotic liquid crystal. CHEM PHYS vol. 312, (1-3) 145-150.

Scott K, Somerton M, Bunning JC, DONOVAN KJ(2005). Bimolecular recombination on carbon nanotubes. Phys. Rev. B vol. 71, (8) 085412-1-085412-6.

DONOVAN KJ (2005). Charge Transport in Discotic Liquid Crystals. Conference: Proc.Int.Symp. Superfunctionality Organic Devices, IPAP Conf. Series 6, 38

Bushby RJ, Donovan KJ, Kreouzis T, Lozman OR(2005). Molecular engineering of triphenylene-based discotic liquid crystal conductors. OPTO-ELECTRON REV vol. 13, (4) 269-279.

Boden N, Bushby RJ, Lozman OR, Lu Z, McNeill A, Movaghar B, Donovan K, Kreouzis T (2004). Enhanced conduction in the discotic mesophase. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. vol. 410,

Bunning JC, Donovan KJ, Scott K(2004). Observation of transient photocurrents on suspended nanotubes. J APPL PHYS vol. 96, (7) 3939-3944.

Donovan KJ, Kreouzis T, Scott K, Bunning JC, Bushby RJ, Boden N, Lozman OR, Movaghar B(2003). Molecular engineering the phototransport properties of discotic liquid crystals. MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS vol. 396, 91-112.

Bushby RJ, Lozman OR, Bunning JC, Donovan KJ, Kreouzis T, Scott K (2003). Photoconducting discotic liquid crystals. ORGANIC PHOTONIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES V. Editors: Grote, JG, Kaino, T, vol. 4991, 222-233.

Bunning JC, Donovan KJ, Kreouzis T, Scott K, Bushby RJ, Boden N, Lozman OR(2003). Quantum efficiencies of photogeneration in discotic liquid crystals. Part 2: Electric field and temperature dependence. MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS vol. 397, 563-571.

Scott K, Donovan KJ, Kreouzis T, Bunning JC, Bushby RJ, Boden N, Lozman OR(2003). Quantum efficiency of photogeneration in discotic liquid crystals: Part 1: Temperature and wavelength dependence. MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS vol. 397, 553-561.

Pecchia A, Lozman OR, Movaghar B, Boden N, Bushby RJ, Donovan KJ, Kreouzis T(2002). Photoconductive transients and one-dimensional charge carrier dynamics in discotic liquid crystals. PHYS REV B vol. 65, (10) Article 104204,

Boden N, Bushby RJ, Donovan K, Liu QY, Lu ZB, Kreouzis T, Wood A(2001). 2,3,7, 8,12,13-Hexakis[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]-tricycloquinazoline: a discogen which allows enhanced levels of n-doping. LIQ CRYST vol. 28, (12) 1739-1748.

Kreouzis T, Donovan KJ, Boden N, Bushby RJ, Lozman OR, Liu Q(2001). Temperature-independent hole mobility in discotic liquid crystals. J CHEM PHYS vol. 114, (4) 1797-1802.

Kreouzis T, Scott K, Donovan KJ, Boden N, Bushby RJ, Lozman OR, Liu Q(2000). Enhanced electronic transport properties in complementary binary discotic liquid crystal systems. Chemical Physics vol. 262, (2-3) 489-497.

Elliott JE, Jeong IS, Scott K, Donovan KJ, Wilson EG(2000). Bimolecular recombination quenching in Langmuir Blodgett multilayers. Journal of Chemical Physics vol. 113, (17) 7598-7605.

Donovan KJ, Elliott JE, Jeong IS, Scott K, Wilson EG(2000). Influence of electric field on interwell tunneling rate in quasi two dimensional organic quantum wells. Journal of Chemical Physics vol. 113, (17) 7606-7612.

Jeong IS, Scott K, Donovan KJ, Wilson EG(2000). On the non-Arrhenius temperature dependence of the interwell electron tunneling rate in quasi two dimensional organic quantum wells. Journal of Chemical Physics vol. 113, (17) 7613-7620.

Donovan KJ, Kreouzis T(2000). Deconvolution of time of flight photocurrent transients and electronic response time in columnar liquid crystals. Journal of Applied Physics vol. 88, (2) 918-923.

Donovan KJ, Elliott JE, Scott K, Wilson EG(2000). Measurement of intermolecular electron current in supramolecular assemblies created by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique. Journal of Applied Physics vol. 87, (2) 914-924.

Spagnoli S, Donovan KJ, Scott K, Somerton M, Wilson EG(1999). Carrier range on finite, isolated molecular wires in a monomer crystalline matrix: Example: Polydiacetylene, 4BCMU. Chemical Physics vol. 250, (1) 71-79.

Donovan KJ, Scott K, Spagnoli S, Berrehar J(1999). DC photoconduction action spectra in thin film polymer crystals of 3 and 4BCMU polydiacetylene. Chemical Physics vol. 250, (1) 61-70.

Donovan KJ, Spagnoli S(1999). Carrier range on conjugated polymers as molecular wires. Example: Polydiacetylene, 4BCMU. Chemical Physics vol. 247, (2) 293-298.

Donovan KJ, Scott K, Spagnoli S(1999). Carrier range and photocarrier generation efficiency on thin-film crystalline-conjugated polymers. Journal of Applied Physics vol. 86, (3) 1472-1476.

Donovan KJ, Kreouzis T, Boden N, Clements J(1998). One dimensional carrier trapping in the crystalline phase of a columnar liquid crystal. Journal of Chemical Physics vol. 109, (23) 10400-10408.

Donovan KJ, Hargrave P, Scott K, Somerton M, Spagnoli S(1998). Time resolved electron motion on isolated polymer chains in solution. Physical Review Letters vol. 81, (17) 3731-3734.

Boden N, Bushby RJ, Clements J, Donovan K(1998). Charge dynamics and recombination kinetics in columnar discotic liquid crystals. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics vol. 58, (6) 3063-3074.

Donovan KJ, Elliott JE, Scott K, Wilson EG, Batzel DA, Clark TR, Kenney ME(1996). Electron tunnelling rates as a function of intermolecular distance, measured in a Langmuir-Blodgett assembly. Thin Solid Films vol. 273, (1-2) 229-231.

Boden N, Bushby RJ, Clements J, Movaghar B, Donovan KJ, Kreouzis T(1995). Mechanism of charge transport in discotic liquid crystals. Phys Rev B Condens Matter vol. 52, (18) 13274-13280.

Donovan KJ, Elliot J, Scott K, Sudiwala RV, Wilson EG, Clark TR, Batzel DA, Kenney ME(1994). Comparison of tunnelling rates in two Langmuir-Blodgett quantum well structures differing only in barrier width. Thin Solid Films vol. 244, (1-2) 928-931.

Donovan KJ, Scott K, Sudiwala RV, Wilson EG, Bonnett R, Wilkins RF, Paradiso R, Clark TR et al.(1994). Determination of the parallel and perpendicular intermolecular tunnelling rates in two Langmuir-Blodgett quantum well systems. Thin Solid Films vol. 244, (1-2) 923-927.

Scott K, Sudiwala RV, Donovan KJ, Wilson EG, Clark TR, Batzel DA, Kenney ME(1994). Control of electron transfer in a nanostructure assembled from organic molecules. Thin Solid Films vol. 242, (1-2) 187-190.

Donovan KJ, Scott K, Sudiwala RV, Wilson EG, Bonnett R, Wilkins RF, Paradiso R, Clark TR et al.(1993). Determination of anisotropic electron transport properties of two Langmuir-Blodgett organic multiple quantum wells. Thin Solid Films vol. 232, (1) 110-114.

Donovan KJ, Elkins JWP, Wilson EG(1993). Novel coulomb glass creation in electronic one dimensional systems. Synthetic Metals vol. 57, (2-3) 5032-5039.

Donovan KJ, Elkins JWP, Wilson EG(1993). Novel Coulomb glass creation in electronic one dimensional systems. Synthetic Metals vol. 57, (2 -3 pt 6) 5032-5039.

Donovan KJ, Elkins JWP, Wilson(1993). Electron-electron interactions and coulomb glass creation in electronic one dimensional systems. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals vol. 236, (1) 157-164.

Donovan KJ, Paradiso R, Scott K, Sudiwala RV, Wilson EG, Bonnett R, Wilkins RF, Batzel DA et al.(1992). Electron transport across organic quantum wells: new results on amphiphilic phthalocyanines. Thin Solid Films vol. 210-211, (PART 1) 253-256.

Donovan KJ, Sudiwala RV, Wilson EG(1992). Fast photoconduction in Langmuir-Blodgett multilayers of polydiacetylenes. Thin Solid Films vol. 210-211, (PART 1) 271-273.

Donovan KJ, Wilson EG(1991). Reply by K J Donovan and E G Wilson. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter vol. 3, (21) 3845-3847.

Donovan KJ, Elkins JWP, Wilson EG(1991). The effect of electric field on the bimolecular recombination rate in a one-dimensional polymer single crystal. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter vol. 3, (13) 2075-2081.

Burrows PM, Donovan KJ, Scott K, Sudiwala RV, Wilson EG(1991). The inchworm memory - progress towards a new Langmuir Blodgett molecular electronic device. Synthetic Metals vol. 42, (1-2)

Donovan KJ, Willock DJ, Wilson EG(1991). Carrier recombination in polydiacetylenes the scaling with sample size. Synthetic Metals vol. 41, (1-2)

Donovan KJ, Elkins JPW, Wilson EG(1991). The effect of electric field on the bimolecular recombination rate in a one dimensional polymer single crystal. Synthetic Metals vol. 41, (1-2)

Donovan KJ, Wilson EG(1991). Temporal resolution of electron motion along a molecular wire in solution. Synthetic Metals vol. 41, (1-2)

Donovan KJ, Wilson EG(1990). The field-independent early-time drift velocity of carriers in polydiacetylenes: Solitary-wave acoustic polaron or dispersive trap-limited transport in 1D?. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter vol. 2, (6) 1659-1664.

Burrows PE, Donovan KJ, Wilson EG(1989). Electron motion perpendicular to Langmuir-Blodgett multilayers of conjugated macrocyclic compounds: The organic quantum well. Thin Solid Films vol. 179, (1-2) 129-136.

Bleier H, Donovan K, Friend RH, Roth S, Rothberg L, Tubino R, Vardeny Z, Wilson G(1989). Non-solitonic nature of picosecond photoconductivity in trans-polyacetylene. Synthetic Metals vol. 28, (3)

Donovan KJ, Wilson EG(1989). The observation of electron motion along individual polydiacetylene chains in solution: The molecular wire. Synthetic Metals vol. 28, (3)

Donovan KJ, Wilson EG(1989). The search for east transits using the Auston switch technique in single crystal polydiacetylenes. Synthetic Metals vol. 28, (3)

Donovan KJ, Fisher NE, Wilson EG(1989). Unipolar carrier transport in quasi one dimensional systems:- novel results in polydiacetylene. Synthetic Metals vol. 28, (3)

Ahmed FR, Burrows PE, Donovan KJ, Wilson EG(1988). Organic quantum wells:- Electron transport across Langmuir-Blodgett films of conjugated organic molecules. Synthetic Metals vol. 27, (3-4) 593-600.

Donovan KJ, Wilson EG(1986). Temperature dependence of pulsed photocurrents in the one-dimensional semiconductor pdats. Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics vol. 19, (17) L357-L361.

Donovan KJ, Wilson EG (1986). SOLITARY WAVE ACOUSTIC POLARON MOTION ON POLYDIACETYLENE CHAINS. Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Proceedings of the ACS Division of Polymeric Material. vol. 54,

Donovan KJ, Freeman PD, Wilson EG(1985). Micro-engineering of a novel organic molecular electronic structure. Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics vol. 18, (11) L275-L282.

Donovan KJ, Wilson EG(1985). Carrier trapping in one-dimensional systems: Example organic PDATS. Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics vol. 18, (2) L51-L54.

Movaghar B, Murray DW, Donovan KJ, Wilson EG(1984). Anomalous electric field dependence of carrier drift in one-dimensional systems. Example: Organic PDA-TS. Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics vol. 17, (7) 1247-1255.

Donovan KJ, Wilson EG(1981). Demonstration of an ultra-high mobility organic polymer. Philosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Statistical Mechanics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties vol. 44, (1) 9-29.

Donovan KJ, Wilson EG(1981). Photocarrier creation in one dimension. Philosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Statistical Mechanics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties vol. 44, (1) 31-45.

Donovan KJ, Wilson EG(1979). Demonstration of high-mobility one-dimensional semiconducting polymers. Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics vol. 12, (22) 4857-4869.