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  1. Processing and characterization of effective copper molybdate hydrogen evolution catalyst

    Article • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, May 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  2. Dielectric relaxation investigations of polyester/CoFe2O4 composites

    Article • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  3. Synthesis and characterisation of a new series of 2,6-linked-anthracene–benzothiadiazole based polymers for organic solar cells applications

    Article • Tetrahedron, May 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  4. A Mini Review on the Development of Conjugated Polymers: Steps towards the Commercialization of Organic Solar Cells

    Article • Polymers, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  5. Synthesis and Characterization of Polymers Containing Ethynylene and Ethynylene-Thiophene Based Alternating Polymers Containing 2,1,3-Linked Naphthothiadiazole Units as Acceptor Linked with Fluorine as Donor: Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Studies

    Article • Polymers, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  6. Metal‐Organic Framework Nanosheets as Templates to Enhance Performance in Semi‐Crystalline Organic Photovoltaic Cells

    Article • Advanced Science, May 2022, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  7. Synthesis, Optical and Electrochemical Properties of Naphthothiadiazole-Based Donor-Acceptor Polymers and Their Photovoltaic Applications

    Article • International Journal of Electrochemical Science, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  8. Impact of ethynylene linkers on the optical and electrochemical properties of benzothiadiazole based alternate conjugated polymers

    Article • Arabian Journal of Chemistry, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  9. Synthesis of Amorphous Conjugated Copolymers Based on Dithienosilole-Benzothiadiazole Dicarboxylic Imide with Tuned Optical Band Gaps and High Thermal Stability

    Article • Applied Sciences, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  10. Fabrication of Alternating Copolymers Based on Cyclopentadithiophene-Benzothiadiazole Dicarboxylic Imide with Reduced Optical Band Gap: Synthesis, Optical, Electrochemical, Thermal, and Structural Properties

    Article • Polymers, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  11. Characteristics of Low Band Gap Copolymers Containing Anthracene-Benzothiadiazole Dicarboxylic Imide: Synthesis, Optical, Electrochemical, Thermal and Structural Studies

    Article • Polymers, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  12. Influence of Fluorine Substitution on the Optical, Thermal, Electrochemical and Structural Properties of Carbazole-Benzothiadiazole Dicarboxylic Imide Alternate Copolymers

    Article • Polymers, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  13. Synthesis, Optical, Thermal and Structural Characteristics of Novel Thermocleavable Polymers Based on Phthalate Esters

    Article • Polymers, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  14. Optical, Electrochemical, Thermal, and Structural Properties of Synthesized Fluorene/Dibenzosilole-Benzothiadiazole Dicarboxylic Imide Alternating Organic Copolymers for Photovoltaic Applications

    Article • Coatings, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  15. Preparation and Characterization of Quinoxaline-Pyrene-Based Conjugated Copolymers for Organic Photovoltaic Devices

    Article • Coatings, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  16. Conducting Polymers for Optoelectronic Devices and Organic Solar Cells: A Review

    Article • Polymers, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  17. Interchain Spacing and Screening Length Modification of PSS Backbone Chains in Zwitterion-Doped Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene):Polystyrene Sulfonate

    Article • Journal of Surface Investigation X-ray Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques, October 2020, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  18. Pyrene-benzo[1,2,5]thiadiazole based conjugated polymers for application in BHJ solar cells

    Article • Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, June 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  19. Metal–organic framework nanosheets for enhanced performance of organic photovoltaic cells

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  20. High‐Performance Multilayer Encapsulation for Perovskite Photovoltaics

    Article • Advanced Energy Materials, July 2018, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  21. Molecular engineering of conjugated polymers for efficient hole transport and defect passivation in perovskite solar cells

    Article • Nano Energy, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  22. Achieving over 11% power conversion efficiency in PffBT4T-2OD-based ternary polymer solar cells with enhanced open-circuit-voltage and suppressed charge recombination

    Article • Nano Energy, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  23. Comparative indoor and outdoor stability measurements of polymer based solar cells

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  24. Preparation and photovoltaic properties of pyrene-thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-based donor-acceptor polymers

    Article • European Polymer Journal, December 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  25. Synthesis of Carbazole Based Co-polymers Containing Thienothiophene and Benzothiadiazole Units in a Direct Arylation Scheme

    Article • Polymers and Polymer Composites, November 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  26. Pyrene-benzothiadiazole-based copolymers for application in photovoltaic devices

    Article • Polymers for Advanced Technologies, July 2016, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  27. Synthesis and Characterization of novel Thiophene and Carbazole-based Polymers – Optical and Electrochemical Characterization

    Article • International Journal of Electrochemical Science, June 2016, ESG

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  28. Thermally Stable Solution Processed Vanadium Oxide as a Hole Extraction Layer in Organic Solar Cells

    Article • Materials, March 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  29. PCDTBT based solar cells: one year of operation under real-world conditions

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  30. Effect of fluorination pattern and extent on the properties of PCDTBT derivatives

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  31. Improved efficiency in organic solar cells via conjugated polyelectrolyte additive in the hole transporting layer

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Dr Alan DF Dunbar

  32. Polymer-based solar cells having an active area of 1.6 cm2 fabricated via spray coating

    Article • APL Materials, December 2015, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  33. The effect of residual palladium catalyst on the performance and stability of PCDTBT:PC70BM organic solar cells

    Article • Organic Electronics, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  34. Anthracene-thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione based donor-acceptor conjugated copolymers for applications in optoelectronic devices

    Article • Polymers for Advanced Technologies, November 2015, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  35. Dependence on material choice of degradation of organic solar cells following exposure to humid air

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics, September 2015, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  36. Grain size dependence of degradation of aluminium/calcium cathodes in organic solar cells following exposure to humid air

    Article • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, September 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  37. Organic photovoltaic devices with enhanced efficiency processed from non-halogenated binary solvent blends

    Article • Organic Electronics, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Dr Alan DF Dunbar

  38. The role of the hole-extraction layer in determining the operational stability of a polycarbazole:fullerene bulk-heterojunction photovoltaic device

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, February 2015, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  39. Vertical stratification and its impact on device performance in a polycarbazole based copolymer solar cells

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Prof. David George Lidzey, Dr Alan DF Dunbar

  40. Impact of fluorine substitution upon the photovoltaic properties of benzothiadiazole-fluorene alternate copolymers

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Prof. David George Lidzey

  41. Triisopropylsilylacetylene-functionalised anthracene-alt-benzothiadiazole copolymers for application in bulk heterojunction solar cells

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Prof. David George Lidzey

  42. The fabrication of polyfluorene and polycarbazole-based photovoltaic devices using an air-stable process route

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, December 2014, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  43. Molecular weight dependent vertical composition profiles of PCDTBT:PC71BM blends for organic photovoltaics

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  44. Impact of dithienyl or thienothiophene units on the optoelectronic and photovoltaic properties of benzo[1,2,5]thiadiazole based donor–acceptor copolymers for organic solar cell devices

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Prof. David George Lidzey

  45. Morphology Development in Amorphous Polymer:Fullerene Photovoltaic Blend Films During Solution Casting

    Article • Advanced Functional Materials, October 2013, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Dr Alan DF Dunbar

  46. Fluorene‐Based Co‐polymer with High Hole Mobility and Device Performance in Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells

    Article • Macromolecular Rapid Communications, June 2013, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  47. Air processed organic photovoltaic devices incorporating a MoOx anode buffer layer

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, May 2013, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  48. The Influence of MoOx Anode Stoicheometry on the Performance of Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells

    Article • Advanced Energy Materials, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  49. Polymer Solar Cells: Fabricating High Performance, Donor–Acceptor Copolymer Solar Cells by Spray‐Coating in Air (Adv. Energy Mater. 4/2013)

    Article • Advanced Energy Materials, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Dr Alan DF Dunbar

  50. Fabricating High Performance, Donor–Acceptor Copolymer Solar Cells by Spray‐Coating in Air

    Article • Advanced Energy Materials, February 2013, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Dr Alan DF Dunbar

  51. Anthracene-based donor–acceptor low band gap polymers for application in solar cells

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  52. Selenophene vs. thiophene in benzothiadiazole-based low energy gap donor–acceptor polymers for photovoltaic applications

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  53. Competition between substrate-mediated π-π stacking and surface-mediated Tg depression in ultrathin conjugated polymer films

    Article • The European Physical Journal E, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Dr Alan DF Dunbar

  54. Theoretical Investigations on the Electronic and Optical Properties of Bridged Oligothiophenes

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, September 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  55. Optimising the efficiency of carbazole co-polymer solar-cells by control over the metal cathode electrode

    Article • Organic Electronics, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  56. Solar Cells: Correlating Structure with Function in Thermally Annealed PCDTBT:PC70BM Photovoltaic Blends (Adv. Funct. Mater. 7/2012)

    Article • Advanced Functional Materials, April 2012, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Dr Alan DF Dunbar

  57. Correlating Structure with Function in Thermally Annealed PCDTBT:PC70BM Photovoltaic Blends

    Article • Advanced Functional Materials, February 2012, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Dr Alan DF Dunbar

  58. A regioregular head to tail thiophene based “double-cable” polymer with pendant anthraquinone functional groups: Preparation, spectroscopy and photovoltaic properties

    Article • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, July 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  59. The Nanoscale Morphology of a PCDTBT:PCBM Photovoltaic Blend

    Article • Advanced Energy Materials, April 2011, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Dr Alan DF Dunbar

  60. A Simple Route to Rod‐Coil Block Copolymers of Oligo‐ and Polythiophenes with PMMA and Polystyrene

    Article • Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, April 2011, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  61. Carbazole and thienyl benzo[1,2,5]thiadiazole based polymers with improved open circuit voltages and processability for application in solar cells

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  62. A novel 2,7-linked carbazole based “double cable” polymer with pendant perylene diimide functional groups: preparation, spectroscopy and photovoltaic properties

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  63. Aryl amine substituted low energy gap carbazole polymers: preparation and photovoltaic properties

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  64. Preparation and properties of alternating 2,7-linked carbazole copolymers with phenylene units with varying number of fluorine substituents

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  65. Alternating 2,7- and 3,6-linked carbazole copolymers as wide band gap energy transfer donors

    Article • Thin Solid Films, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  66. Single molecule spectroscopy of red- and green-emitting fluorene-based copolymers

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, January 2009, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  67. N-Aryl 2,7-Linked Carbazole Polymers and Copolymers with Fluorine Protecting Groups: A New Class of Blue Emitting Polymers for LED Applications

    Article • Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, December 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  68. Narrow Energy Gap Polymers with Absorptions up to 1 200 nm and their Photovoltaic Properties

    Article • Macromolecular Rapid Communications, November 2008, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  69. Observation of the β‐Phase in Two Short‐Chain Oligofluorenes

    Article • Advanced Functional Materials, February 2008, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  70. Fluoro‐protected carbazole main‐chain polymers as a new class of stable blue emitting polymers

    Article • Polymers for Advanced Technologies, November 2007, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  71. Triarylamine N‐functionalized 3,6‐linked carbazole main chain polymers and copolymers: Preparation and physical properties

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, November 2007, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  72. A New Class of Blue‐Emitting Materials for LED Applications: Triarylamine N‐Functionalised 2,7‐Linked Carbazole Polymers

    Article • Macromolecular Rapid Communications, May 2007, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  73. Preparation and Properties of 4-Dialkylamino-phenyl N-Functionalized 2,7-Linked Carbazole Polymers

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, November 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  74. Postmodification of poly(9‐alkyl‐9H‐carbazole‐2,7‐diyl)s as a route to new main‐chain‐functionalized carbazole polymers

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, March 2006, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  75. Effects of Methyl Substitution of Poly(9-alkyl-9H-carbazole-2,7-diyl)s at the 3,6-Positions on Their Physical Properties

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, January 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  76. Preparation and characterisation of tractable regioregular head‐to‐tail poly(3‐alkylthiophene)s with ferrocene substituents

    Article • Polymer International, January 2006, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  77. Synthesis and characterisation of functionalised thiophene copolymers with electron donor and acceptor substituents

    Article • Reactive and Functional Polymers, January 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  78. 3,6‐linked 9‐alkyl‐9H‐carbazole main‐chain polymers: Preparation and properties

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, October 2004, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  79. Preparation and Properties of 2,7-Linked N-Alkyl-9H-carbazole Main-Chain Polymers

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, January 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  80. Preparation of poly(9-alkylcarbazole-3,6-diyl)s via palladium catalysed cross-coupling reactions

    Article • Synthetic Metals, March 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  81. Synthesis, characterisation and study of photoluminescent properties of head to tail poly (3pentoxythiophene), poly(3-cyclohexylthiophene) and mixed alkoxy/cyclohexyl 3-substituted polythiophenes

    Article • Synthetic Metals, June 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  82. New synthetic routes to polyacenes

    Article • Synthetic Metals, May 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  83. Covalent binding of redox active centres to preformed regioregular polythiophenes

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 1998, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  84. Synthesis and characterisation of telechelic regioregular head-to-tail poly(3-alkylthiophenes)

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 1998, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  85. Synthesis of methacrylate and silicone polymers with pendant thiophene groups

    Article • Synthetic Metals, January 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  86. Synthesis of thiophene subtituted ruthenium and rhenium bipyridyl complexes.

    Article • Synthetic Metals, January 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  87. Functionalization of poly(p-phenylenevinylene) polymers with pendant nitroxide groups

    Article • Synthetic Metals, January 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  88. Synthesis, spectroelectrochemistry and thermochromism of regioregular head-to-tail oligo- and poly-[3-aryloxyhexylthiophenes]

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 1995, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Dr John C. Walton

  89. Aminoxyl functionalized polythiophene: synthesis and electrochemical applications

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 1995, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  90. Polyradicals: synthesis, spectroscopy, and catalysis

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 1994, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  91. Polyradicals: Synthetic Strategies and Characterization

    Article • Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, October 1993, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Dr John C. Walton

  92. Polyradicals: Synthetic strategies and characterization

    Article • Synthetic Metals, March 1993, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Dr John C. Walton

  93. Preparation and characterisation of thienonaphthoquinones and their radical ions

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1993, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi, Professor John C. Walton

  94. Preparation and reactivity of polyepoxides and polyketones: catalytic oxidation of polybutadienes

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 1992, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  95. Analysis of the composition of polycarboxylic acids obtained by catalytic hydrocarboxylation of polybutadienes

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 1992, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  96. Catalytic hydrosilation of polybutadienes as a route to functional polymers

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 1992, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  97. Polyketones via oxidation of polybutadienes catalysed by complexes of platinum(II)

    Article • Polyhedron, January 1991, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  98. Polymer-bound ligands and metal complexes via catalysed reactions of polybutadienes

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1991, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  99. Hydrogenation of acrylic acids catalysed by complexes of rhodium(I) containing mixed anhydrides of acrylic and diphenylphosphinous acids

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1991, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  100. Linkage isomerism in rhodium(I) complexes of mixed anhydrides of diphenylphosphinous and acrylic acids: crystal and molecular structure of [RhCl(PPh3)(Ph2PO2CCHCHMe)]

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 1990, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  101. A high activity molybdenum containing epoxidation catalyst and its use in regioselective epoxidation of polybutadiene

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1989, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  102. Complexes cationiques bimétalliques rhodium-zirconium et rhodium-titane: caractérisation et activité catalytique

    Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, September 1988, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  103. A semibridging hydrido zirconium-rhodium complex: a possible route to catalytic hydrogen transfer in d0-d8 systems

    Article • Organometallics, June 1987, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi

  104. A zirconium-rhodium hydrido complex, Cp2Zr(CH2PPh2)2RhH(PPh3), as catalyst for the hydroformylation of 1-hexene

    Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, September 1986, Elsevier

    Dr Ahmed Iraqi