
Overview
Background
My research is based on organic materials for uses including energy storage, solar cells, light emitting diodes and sensors. The way that they pack into thin films and the processes that occur at the interfaces between materials are the main areas of interest.
Examples of specific areas of research are:
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Understanding structure in organic optoelectronic devices - Organic devices such as organic light emitting diodes, solar cells and sensors, are constructed using multiple layers of materials that perform different functions such as emitting light and charge transport. The morphology and interaction betweens these layers are very important and we study structure and diffusion in layers and at interfaces using such techniques as X-ray and neutron reflectometry, X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy.
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Materials for energy storage - We are developing new materials for use as cathodes in high-energy rechargeable batteries, particularly lithium sulfur batteries, and supercapacitors. Materials developed so far show potential increases in energy density of 3-5x that of lithium ion batteries.
Availability
- Professor Ian Gentle is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Sydney
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney
Works
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2005
Journal Article
Evaluating the Baylis-Hillman reaction of cyclic enones using surfactants in water
Porzelle, A., Williams, C. M., Schwartz, B. D. and Gentle, I. R. (2005). Evaluating the Baylis-Hillman reaction of cyclic enones using surfactants in water. Synlett, 19 (19) D25505ST, 2923-2926. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-921890
2004
Journal Article
Mixed thin films of a cationic amphiphilic porphyrin and n-alkanes
ODriscoll, B. M. D., Ruggles, J. L. and Gentle, I. R. (2004). Mixed thin films of a cationic amphiphilic porphyrin and n-alkanes. Langmuir, 20 (15), 6246-6251. doi: 10.1021/la049969h
2004
Journal Article
Structural studies of copper(II)-amine terminated dendrimer complexes by EXAFS
Tran, M. Linh, Gahan, Lawrence R. and Gentle, Ian R. (2004). Structural studies of copper(II)-amine terminated dendrimer complexes by EXAFS. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 108 (52), 20130-20136. doi: 10.1021/jp037569h
2004
Conference Publication
Hyperpolarised 129Xenon NMR for biomaterial surface analysis
Baldwin, K., Gentle, I., Friese, M., Talbot, C. and Whittaker, A. (2004). Hyperpolarised 129Xenon NMR for biomaterial surface analysis. 27th Australian Polymer Symposium, The University of Adelaide, 28 November - 2 December 2004. Centre for Magnetic Resonance - RACI Polymer Division: University of Queensland.
2003
Journal Article
Conformational changes in SP-B as a function of surface pressure
Fullagar, W. K., Aberdeen, K. A., Bucknall, D. G., Kroon, P. A. and Gentle, I. R. (2003). Conformational changes in SP-B as a function of surface pressure. Biophysical Journal, 85 (4), 2624-2632. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74685-2
2003
Journal Article
Multiple ordered phases in Langmuir-Blodgett films of cadmium arachidate at elevated temperatures
Peng, J. B., Foran, G. J., Barnes, G. T. and Gentle, I. R. (2003). Multiple ordered phases in Langmuir-Blodgett films of cadmium arachidate at elevated temperatures. Langmuir, 19 (11), 4701-4706. doi: 10.1021/la027007+
2003
Journal Article
Thin films of a tetracationic porphyrin
O'Driscoll, Benjamin M. D., Ruggles, Jeremy L., Foran, Garry J. and Gentle, Ian R. (2003). Thin films of a tetracationic porphyrin. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 56 (10), 1059-1063. doi: 10.1071/CH03123
2003
Conference Publication
XPS study of Cu-Ga2O3/ZrO2 catalyst for methanol synthesis
Liu, Y., Yan, Z. F., Lu, M.G., Wood, B. J. and Gentle, I. R. (2003). XPS study of Cu-Ga2O3/ZrO2 catalyst for methanol synthesis. 3rd Asia-Pacific Congress on Catalysis, Dalian, China, 12-15 October, 2003. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier.
2002
Journal Article
Bis(diethylenetriamine)mercury(II) bis(thiocyanate)
Tran, M. Linh, Bernhardt, Paul V. and Gentle, Ian R. (2002). Bis(diethylenetriamine)mercury(II) bis(thiocyanate). Acta Crystallographica Section E, E58 (4), M150-M151. doi: 10.1107/S1600536802004701
2002
Conference Publication
Synchrotron X-ray methods in studies of thin organic film structure
Gentle, I. R. (2002). Synchrotron X-ray methods in studies of thin organic film structure. Australian X-ray Analytical Association Meeting, Newcastle, NSW, February, 2002.
2002
Journal Article
Conformational changes in monolayers of a cationic amphiphilic porphyrin on saline subphases
O'Driscoll, Benjamin M. D., Ruggles, Jeremy L., Foran, Garry J., Lin, Binhua H. and Gentle, Ian R. (2002). Conformational changes in monolayers of a cationic amphiphilic porphyrin on saline subphases. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 6 (11-12), 806-811. doi: 10.1142/S1088424602000920
2002
Journal Article
Structural changes in mixed Langmuir-Blodgett films upon nanoparticle formation
O'Driscoll, Benjamin M. D. and Gentle, Ian R. (2002). Structural changes in mixed Langmuir-Blodgett films upon nanoparticle formation. Langmuir, 18 (16), 6391-6397. doi: 10.1021/la011875+
2001
Journal Article
X-ray scattering studies of mixed langmuir monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett films of a noncentrosymmetric porphyrin with cadmium arachidate
Peng, Jian Bang, Barnes, Geoffrey T., Gentle, Ian R., Foran, Garry J., Le, Tai H. and Crossley, Maxwell J. (2001). X-ray scattering studies of mixed langmuir monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett films of a noncentrosymmetric porphyrin with cadmium arachidate. Langmuir, 17 (6), 1936-1940. doi: 10.1021/la001262h
2001
Journal Article
Molecular Lego (R): non-centrosymmetric alignment within interdigitating layers
Ashwell, Geoffrey J., Hamilton, Richard, Wood, Barry J., Gentle, Ian R. and Zhou, Dejian (2001). Molecular Lego (R): non-centrosymmetric alignment within interdigitating layers. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 11 (12), 2966-2970. doi: 10.1039/b105657n
2001
Journal Article
The structures of Langmuir-Blodgett films of fatty acids and their salts
Peng, J. B., Barnes, G. T. and Gentle, I. R. (2001). The structures of Langmuir-Blodgett films of fatty acids and their salts. Advances In Colloid And Interface Science, 91 (2), 163-219. doi: 10.1016/S0001-8686(99)00031-7
2000
Journal Article
X-ray scattering studies of mixed monolayers of tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)porphinatocopper(II) with cadmium arachidate at the air-water interface
Peng, Jian Bang, Lawrie, Gwen A., Barnes, Geoffrey T., Gentle, Ian R., Foran, Garry J., Crossley, Maxwell J. and Huang, Zhengqing (2000). X-ray scattering studies of mixed monolayers of tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)porphinatocopper(II) with cadmium arachidate at the air-water interface. Langmuir, 16 (17), 7051-7055. doi: 10.1021/la000209q
2000
Journal Article
Superstructures and correlated metal ion layers in Langmuir-Blodgett films of cadmium soaps observed with grazing incidence X-ray diffraction
Peng, J. B., Barnes, G. T., Gentle, I. R. and Foran, G. (2000). Superstructures and correlated metal ion layers in Langmuir-Blodgett films of cadmium soaps observed with grazing incidence X-ray diffraction. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 104 (23), 5553-5556. doi: 10.1021/jp000075p
2000
Journal Article
Studies of polyethylene-coated tin oxide films on glass bottles
Bhargava, Atit, Wang, Fei, Wood, Barry, Higginbotham, Geoffrey and Gentle, Ian (2000). Studies of polyethylene-coated tin oxide films on glass bottles. Surface and Interface Analysis, 29 (10), 663-670. doi: 10.1002/1096-9918(200010)29:103.0.CO;2-A
2000
Journal Article
Structures of mixed Langmuir-Blodgett films of tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl) porphinatocopper(II) with cadmium arachidate: A grazing incidence synchrotron X-ray diffraction study
Peng, J. B., Foran, G., Barnes, G. T., Crossley, M. J. and Gentle, I. R. (2000). Structures of mixed Langmuir-Blodgett films of tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl) porphinatocopper(II) with cadmium arachidate: A grazing incidence synchrotron X-ray diffraction study. Langmuir, 16 (2), 607-611. doi: 10.1021/la9907679
2000
Journal Article
The structural characterization of self-assembled films of dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine: A neutron reflectivity and Brewster angle microscopy study
Lawrie, G. A., Gunton, K., Barnes, G. T. and Gentle, I. R. (2000). The structural characterization of self-assembled films of dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine: A neutron reflectivity and Brewster angle microscopy study. Colloids and Sciences A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 168 (1), 13-25. doi: 10.1016/S0927-7757(99)00234-4
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Materials for electrocatalysis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ruth Knibbe
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Doctor Philosophy
Efficient and Sustainable Ni-Based Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ruth Knibbe
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Doctor Philosophy
Morphology of Perovskite Solar Cells
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Burn
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Doctor Philosophy
Correlating morphology and performance in optoelectronic devices
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Burn, Associate Professor Paul Shaw
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Doctor Philosophy
Correlating the morphology and nanostructure of organic semiconductors with the optical and electronic properties of organic thin film devices
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Burn
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Doctor Philosophy
Efficient and Sustainable Ni-Based Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ruth Knibbe
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Doctor Philosophy
In-situ characterisation of electrochemical energy systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Qingbing Xia, Associate Professor Ruth Knibbe
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Doctor Philosophy
Interface design in solid state batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ruth Knibbe
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Doctor Philosophy
Functional materials for high performance iron flow battery
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Bin Luo
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Doctor Philosophy
Solar rechargeable flow battery
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Bin Luo
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Doctor Philosophy
Functional Carbon materials for Stable Na Metal Anode
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Bin Luo
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing Stable, Flexible and Scalable Zinc Batteries for Future Electronics
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Miaoqiang Lyu, Associate Professor Ruth Knibbe
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Doctor Philosophy
Functional materials for high performance Zinc-Bromine flow batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Bin Luo
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Morphology of Perovskite Solar Cells
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Burn
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Morphological studies of organic light-emitting diodes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Burn
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Novel polyacrylonitrile-derived sulfur cathode material for lithium sulfur batteries
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
New approaches for high performance lithium-sulfur batteries
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Diffusion of Analyte Molecules into Fluorescence-based Explosives Sensors
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Burn
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Cobalt-based electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Developing carbon-based electrocatalysts for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction
Principal Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Assembly and Characterisation of Organic Materials for Molecular Rectification
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Shih-Chun Lo
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Surfactant protein B-based microemulsion as transdermal drug carrier for anti-acne agent
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ben Ross
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Properties of Materials for Organic Light Emitting Diodes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Burn
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
PROBING HEAVY METAL-LIGAND INTERACTIONS USING QCMs DERIVATISED WITH SELF-ASSEMBLED SURFACESrq
Principal Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
CONTROLLED FORMATION OF Q-STATE SEMICONDUCTOR PARTICLES IN THIN FILMS
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Developing Stable, Flexible and Scalable Zinc Batteries for Future Electronics
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Miaoqiang Lyu, Associate Professor Ruth Knibbe
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Functional materials to enable durable and high loading lithium-sulfur batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Bin Luo, Associate Professor Ruth Knibbe
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The Study of 2D MXene Anode Materials for High Performance Sodium Ion Batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Vanadium-oxide-based electrode materials for Li-ion batteries
Associate Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Charge Transport Properties in Eumelanin: Probing the Effect of Hydration on the Ubiquitous Biomacromolecular Pigment via Conductivity, muSR and EPR Experiments
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ben Powell
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2002
Doctor Philosophy
NOVEL CATALYSTS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF FORMALDEHYDE
Associate Advisor
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- Physical chemistr
- Surface chemistry
- Surfactants
- Thin films
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