Nicolas C. Nicolaidis
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View article: From 'Blind Drawing’ to How to Make a Cheese and Vegemite Sandwich: Motivative Teaching Elements to Foster Connections
From 'Blind Drawing’ to How to Make a Cheese and Vegemite Sandwich: Motivative Teaching Elements to Foster Connections Open
Whilst student engagement when teaching STEM subjects is critical, it is often hampered by student anxieties and a general lack of connection and context. This paper incorporates a collection of STEM-related case studies from courses indep…
View article: Optical properties of nanoparticulate organic photovoltaics and pathways to implementation
Optical properties of nanoparticulate organic photovoltaics and pathways to implementation Open
This thesis begins by examining the optical characteristics of organic photovoltaics (OPV) as the thesis continues the focus shifts steadily to practical considerations around the implementation of the OPV technology. The first chapter dem…
View article: Determining the Cost of Organic Photovoltaic Material and Its Impact on the Levelized Cost of Electricity
Determining the Cost of Organic Photovoltaic Material and Its Impact on the Levelized Cost of Electricity Open
The field of organic photovoltaics (OPV) has delivered significant performance increases through the development of donor polymers and non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs). However, these improvements have come at the expense of increased synthe…
View article: Sidechain engineering in poly(2,3-alkylthieno[3,4-<i>b</i>]pyrazine)s <i>via</i> GRIM polymerization: solubility, film formation, and device performance
Sidechain engineering in poly(2,3-alkylthieno[3,4-<i>b</i>]pyrazine)s <i>via</i> GRIM polymerization: solubility, film formation, and device performance Open
A study of linear vs. branched sidechains on GRIM-polymerized poly(2,3-dialkylthieno[3,4- b ]pyrazine)s show improved solubility, processibility, and devices for the branched analogue, allowing competitive NIR photodetectors able to detect…
View article: Remote Learning Facilitated by MyScope Explore
Remote Learning Facilitated by MyScope Explore Open
In response to the requirements imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, we developed a remote learning undergraduate workshop for 44 students at the University of Newcastle by embedding scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of Maratu…
View article: Polymer Photodetectors for Printable, Flexible, and Fully Tissue Equivalent X‐Ray Detection with Zero‐Bias Operation and Ultrafast Temporal Responses
Polymer Photodetectors for Printable, Flexible, and Fully Tissue Equivalent X‐Ray Detection with Zero‐Bias Operation and Ultrafast Temporal Responses Open
A new printable organic semiconducting material combination as a tissue equivalent photodetector for indirect X‐ray detection is demonstrated in this work. The device exhibits a higher optical‐to‐electrical conversion efficiency than any o…
View article: Plasmonic enhancement of aqueous processed organic photovoltaics
Plasmonic enhancement of aqueous processed organic photovoltaics Open
Plasmonic NaxWO3nanoparticles were introduced to aqueous processed organic photovoltaics with 35% device enhancement.
View article: Nano-pathways: Bridging the divide between water-processable nanoparticulate and bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics
Nano-pathways: Bridging the divide between water-processable nanoparticulate and bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics Open
View article: Probing the origin of photocurrent in nanoparticulate organic photovoltaics
Probing the origin of photocurrent in nanoparticulate organic photovoltaics Open