Associate Professor Tak Kee

Associate Professor

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

My group uses steady state and time-resolved spectroscopic techniques to investigate the molecular processes in two significant systems. The first system is the important medicinal pigment curcumin. We aim to provide molecular insight into the medicinal effects of curcumin, focusing on the role of excited state photophysical processes and metal chelation. In addition, we use molecular assemblies including cyclodextrins and hydrogels to capture and stabilize curcumin in aqueous environment. We use these molecular assemblies to deliver curcumin to cancer cells. Recently, we began to use polymer nanoparticles to capture curcumin with the aim to develop a new means of delivery. Another system of interest is the highly fluorescent conjugated polymer nanostructures. We currently focus on using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy and fluorescence upconversion spectroscopy to understand the effect of the shape of the nanostructure on the energy and charge transfer processes in these structures. Because conjugated polymers are used as organic solar cell materials, a good understanding of these processes will lead to strategies for improving the efficiency of organic solar cells.

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My group uses steady state and time-resolved spectroscopic techniques to investigate molecular processes involving light harvesting and energy conversion. A system of interest is the highly fluorescent conjugated polymer nanostructures. We currently focus on using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy and fluorescence upconversion spectroscopy to understand the effect of the shape of the nanostructure on the energy and charge transfer processes in these structures. Because conjugated polymers are used as organic solar cell materials, a good understanding of these processes is useful for understanding the limiting factors in the efficiency of organic solar cells. We have also made progress in stabilizing the highly fluorescent conjugated polymer nanoparticles in high ionic strength condition, facilitating the cell imaging applications of these materials. This work has also led to progress in fabricating organic light emitting diodes using an aqueous dispersion of conjugated polymers.

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2015 - ongoing	Associate Professor	University of Adelaide
2011 - 2014	Senior Lecturer	University of Adelaide
2006 - 2010	Lecturer	University of Adelaide
2003 - 2006	Postdoctoral Fellow	National Institute of Standards and Technology

Education

Date Institution name Country Title
1999 - 2003 University of Texas at Austin United States PhD
1994 - 1997 Iowa State University United States BSc

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
1999 - 2003	University of Texas at Austin	United States	PhD
1994 - 1997	Iowa State University	United States	BSc

Journals

Year	Citation
2024	Dolan, A., Pan, X., Griffith, M. J., Sharma, A., de la Perrelle, J. M., Baran, D., . . . Andersson, M. R. (2024). Enhanced Photocatalytic and Photovoltaic Performance Arising from Unconventionally Low Donor-Y6 Ratios. Advanced Materials, 2309672-1-2309672-17. DOI Scopus1
2024	Stuart, A. N., Kee, T. W., & Huang, D. M. (2024). Role of Singlet and Triplet Excited States in the Oxygen-Mediated Photophysics and Photodegradation of Polyacenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(3), 2174-2186. DOI
2023	de la Perrelle, J., Hudson, R., Dolan, A., Jana, S., Pan, X., Andersson, M., . . . Kee, T. W. (2023). From light to hydrogen: the complete life cycle of free charges in organic photocatalytic nanoparticles. DOI
2023	Slimani, S. L., Kostecki, R., Kursunlu, A. N., Kee, T. W., Tapping, P. C., Mak, A. M., & Quach, J. Q. (2023). Experimental and computational characterisation of an artificial light harvesting complex. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 25(6), 4743-4753. DOI
2023	de la Perrelle, J. M., Tapping, P. C., Schrefl, E., Stuart, A. N., Huang, D. M., & Kee, T. W. (2023). Singlet fission preserves polarisation correlation of excitons. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 25(9), 1-13. DOI Scopus1 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2022	De Prinse, T., Klantsataya, E., Tsiminis, G., Payten, T., Moffatt, J., Kee, T. W., & Spooner, N. A. (2022). Multiphoton phosphorescence of simple ketones by visible-light excitation and its consideration for active sensing in space. Journal of Fluorescence, 32(3), 1051-1057. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2022	Hudson, R. J., Stuart, A. N., Huang, D. M., & Kee, T. W. (2022). What Next for Singlet Fission in Photovoltaics? The Fate of Triplet and Triplet-Pair Excitons. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126(12), 5369-5377. DOI Scopus19 WoS11
2022	Kee, T. W., de la Perrelle, J., Dolan, A., Milsom, E., Small, T., Metha, G., . . . Huang, D. (2022). Red-Light-Mediated Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Hole Transfer from Non-Fullerene Acceptor Y6. DOI
2022	Dolan, A., de la Perrelle, J., Milsom, E., Small, T., Metha, G., Pan, X., . . . Kee, T. W. (2022). Surfactant Effects on Hydrogen Evolution by Small Molecule Non-Fullerene Acceptor Nanoparticles. DOI
2022	Stuart, A. N., Tapping, P., Kee, T., & Huang, D. M. (2022). Pitfalls of quantifying intersystem crossing rates in singlet-fission chromophore solutions. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 157(8), 1-12. DOI Scopus3
2022	Dolan, A., de la Perrelle, J. M., Small, T. D., Milsom, E. R., Metha, G. F., Pan, X., . . . Kee, T. W. (2022). Surfactant Effects on Hydrogen Evolution by Small-Molecule Nonfullerene Acceptor Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5(9), 12154-12164. DOI Scopus7 WoS4
2022	De La Perrelle, J. M., Dolan, A., Milsom, E. R., Small, T. D., Metha, G. F., Pan, X., . . . Kee, T. W. (2022). Red-Light-Mediated Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Hole Transfer from Non-Fullerene Acceptor Y6. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126(34), 14518-14528. DOI Scopus5 WoS2
2021	Le, D. V., De La Perrelle, J. M., Do, T. N., Leng, X., Tapping, P. C., Scholes, G. D., . . . Tan, H. -S. (2021). Characterization of the ultrafast spectral diffusion and vibronic coherence of TIPS-pentacene using 2D electronic spectroscopy. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 155(1), 014302-1-014302-11. DOI Scopus11 WoS9 Europe PMC2
2021	Hudson, R., Stuart, A., de la Perrelle, J., Huang, D., & Kee, T. W. (2021). Nanoparticle–Size–Dependent Singlet Fission and Exciton Dynamics in Amorphous TIPS-Pentacene. DOI
2021	Hudson, R. J., Stuart, A. N., De La Perrelle, J. M., Huang, D. M., & Kee, T. W. (2021). Nanoparticle size-dependent singlet fission and exciton dynamics in amorphous TIPS-pentacene. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125(39), 21559-21570. DOI Scopus7 WoS4
2021	Hudson, R., Stuart, A., de la Perrelle, J., Huang, D., & Kee, T. W. (2021). Nanoparticle–Size–Dependent Singlet Fission and Exciton Dynamics in Amorphous TIPS-Pentacene. DOI
2021	Coleman, C. N., Tapping, P. C., Huxley, M. T., Kee, T. W., Huang, D. M., Doonan, C. J., & Sumby, C. J. (2021). Structural modulation of the photophysical and electronic properties of pyrene-based 3D metal-organic frameworks derived from s-block metals. CrystEngComm, 23(1), 82-90. DOI Scopus3 WoS4
2021	Madridejos, J., Harada, T., Falcinella, A., Small, T., Golovko, V. B., Andersson, G. G., . . . Kee, T. W. (2021). Optical properties of the atomically precise C₄ core [Au₉(PPh₃)₈]³⁺ cluster probed by transient absorption spectroscopy and time-dependent density functional theory. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125(3), 2033-2044. DOI Scopus5 WoS6
2021	de Prinse, T. J., Karami, A., Moffatt, J. E., Payten, T. B., Tsiminis, G., Teixeira, L. D. S., . . . Spooner, N. A. (2021). Dual Laser Study of Non-Degenerate Two Wavelength Upconversion Demonstrated in Sensitizer-Free NaYF₄:Pr Nanoparticles. Advanced Optical Materials, 9(7), 2001903-1-2001903-7. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2020	Hudson, R. J., Huang, D. M., & Kee, T. W. (2020). Anisotropic triplet exciton diffusion in crystalline functionalized pentacene. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124(43), 23541-23550. DOI Scopus11 WoS8
2020	Hudson, R. J., De La Perrelle, J. M., Pensack, R. D., Kudisch, B., Scholes, G. D., Huang, D. M., & Kee, T. W. (2020). Organizing crystalline functionalized pentacene using periodicity of poly(vinyl alcohol). Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 11(2), 516-523. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2020	Tapping, P. C., Song, Y., Kobayashi, Y., Scholes, G. D., & Kee, T. W. (2020). Two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy using rotating optical flats. The journal of physical chemistry A, 124(5), 1053-1061. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2019	Tapping, P. C., Roseli, R. B., & Kee, T. W. (2019). Liberation of charge carriers by optical pumping excitons in poly(3-hexylthiophene) aggregates. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123(6), 3441-3448. DOI Scopus7 WoS6
2019	Stuart, A. N., Tapping, P. C., Schrefl, E., Huang, D., & Kee, T. W. (2019). Controlling the efficiency of singlet fission in TIPS-pentacene/polymer composite nanoparticles. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123(10), 5813-5821. DOI Scopus23 WoS19
2019	Zheng, F., Chen, W., Bu, T., Ghiggino, K. P., Huang, F., Cheng, Y., . . . Wen, X. (2019). Triggering the passivation effect of potassium doping in mixed-cation mixed-halide perovskite by light illumination. Advanced Energy Materials, 9(24), 1901016-1-1901016-11. DOI Scopus113 WoS110
2019	Gan, Z., Zheng, F., Mao, W., Zhou, C., Chen, W., Bach, U., . . . Wen, X. (2019). The optical properties of Cs₄/PbBr₆-CsPbBr₃ perovskite composites. Nanoscale, 11(31), 14676-14683. DOI Scopus39 WoS38 Europe PMC8
2019	Gan, Z., Wen, X., Zhou, C., Chen, W., Zheng, F., Yang, S., . . . Jia, B. (2019). Transient energy reservoir in 2D perovskites. Advanced Optical Materials, 7(22), 1900171-1-1900171-8. DOI Scopus43 WoS41
2018	Rohatgi, C. V., Harada, T., Need, E. F., Krasowska, M., Beattie, D. A., Dickenson, G. D., . . . Kee, T. W. (2018). Low-Bandgap Conjugated Polymer Dots for Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 1(9), 4801-4808. DOI Scopus19 WoS18
2018	Dover, C., Gallaher, J., Frazer, L., Tapping, P., Petty, A., Crossley, M., . . . Schmidt, T. (2018). Endothermic singlet fission is hindered by excimer formation. Nature Chemistry, 10(3), 305-310. DOI Scopus123 WoS111 Europe PMC30
2018	Sharma, A., Athanasopoulos, S., Tapping, P. C., Sabatini, R. P., McRae, O. F., Müllner, M., . . . Lakhwani, G. (2018). Emission decay pathways sensitive to circular polarization of excitation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122(42), 23910-23916. DOI Scopus7 WoS7
2017	Rahman, M., Tapping, P., Kee, T., Smernik, R., Spooner, N., Moffatt, J., . . . Qiao, S. (2017). A benchmark quantum yield for water photoreduction on amorphous carbon nitride. Advanced Functional Materials, 27(39), 1702384-1-1702384-11. DOI Scopus112 WoS100
2017	Cao, W., Yuan, L., Patterson, R., Wen, X., Tapping, P., Kee, T., . . . Huang, S. (2017). Difference in hot carrier cooling rate between Langmuir-Blodgett and drop cast PbS QD films due to strong electron-phonon coupling. Nanoscale, 9(43), 17133-17142. DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC3
2017	Yang, J., Wen, X., Xia, H., Sheng, R., Ma, Q., Kim, J., . . . Conibeer, G. (2017). Acoustic-optical phonon up-conversion and hot-phonon bottleneck in lead-halide perovskites. Nature Communications, 8(1), 14120-1-14120-9. DOI Scopus341 WoS308 Europe PMC67
2017	Chung, S., Wen, X., Huang, S., Gupta, N., Conibeer, G., Shrestha, S., . . . Kee, T. (2017). Nanosecond long excited state lifetimes observed in hafnium nitride. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 169, 13-18. DOI Scopus18 WoS17
2017	Chung, S., Wen, X., Huang, S., Gupta, N., Harada, T., Kee, T. W., . . . Shrestha, S. (2017). Corrigendum to “Nanosecond long excited state lifetimes observed in hafnium nitride” [Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 169 (2017) 13–18] (S0927024817302064) (10.1016/j.solmat.2017.04.037)). Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 171, 302. DOI
2017	Roseli, R., Tapping, P., & Kee, T. (2017). Origin of the excited-state absorption spectrum of polythiophene. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 8(13), 2806-2811. DOI Scopus18 WoS18 Europe PMC2
2016	Deng, X., Wen, X., Huang, S., Sheng, R., Harada, T., Kee, T., . . . Ho-Baillie, A. (2016). Ultrafast carrier dynamics in methylammonium lead bromide perovskite. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120(5), 2542-2547. DOI Scopus55 WoS52
2016	Shrestha, A., Jin, B., Kee, T., Qiao, S., & Dai, S. (2016). A robust strategy for "living" growth of lead sulfide quantum dots. ChemNanoMat, 2(1), 49-53. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2016	Lin, S., Feng, Y., Wen, X., Harada, T., Kee, T., Huang, S., . . . Conibeer, G. (2016). Observation of hot carriers existing in Ag₂S nanoparticles and its implication on solar cell application. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120(19), 10199-10205. DOI Scopus11 WoS11
2016	Harada, T., Lincoln, S., & Kee, T. (2016). Excited-state dynamics of the medicinal pigment curcumin in a hydrogel. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18(40), 28125-28133. DOI Scopus10 WoS9 Europe PMC3
2016	Zhou, S., Valchev, D. G., Dinovitser, A., Chappell, J. M., Iqbal, A., Ng, B. W. -H., . . . Abbott, D. (2016). Terahertz signal classification based on geometric algebra. IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, 6(6), 793-802. DOI Scopus13 WoS13
2016	Yan, L., Cui, X., Harada, T., Lincoln, S., Dai, S., & Kee, T. (2016). Generation of fluorescent and stable conjugated polymer nanoparticles with hydrophobically modified poly(acrylate)s. Macromolecules, 49(22), 8530-8539. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2015	Tapping, P., Clafton, S., Schwarz, K., Kee, T., & Huang, D. (2015). Molecular-level details of morphology-dependent exciton migration in poly(3-hexylthiophene) nanostructures. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(13), 7047-7059. DOI Scopus26 WoS27
2015	Leung, M., Harada, T., Dai, S., & Kee, T. (2015). Nanoprecipitation and spectroscopic characterization of curcumin-encapsulated polyester nanoparticles. Langmuir, 31(42), 11419-11427. DOI Scopus25 WoS27 Europe PMC5
2015	Harada, T., McTernan, H., Pham, D., Lincoln, S., & Kee, T. (2015). Femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy of the medicinal agent curcumin in diamide linked γ-cyclodextrin dimers. The journal of physical chemistry B, 119(6), 2425-2433. DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC5
2014	Kee, T. (2014). Femtosecond pump-push-probe and pump-dump-probe spectroscopy of conjugated polymers: new insight and opportunities. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 5(18), 3231-3240. DOI Scopus25 WoS25 Europe PMC5
2014	Tapping, P., & Kee, T. (2014). Optical pumping of poly(3-hexylthiophene) singlet excitons induces charge carrier generation. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 5(6), 1040-1047. DOI Scopus27 WoS25 Europe PMC4
2014	Harada, T., Pham, D. -T., Lincoln, S., & Kee, T. (2014). The capture and stabilization of curcumin using hydrophobically modified polyacrylate aggregates and hydrogels. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 118(31), 9515-9523. DOI Scopus14 WoS14 Europe PMC5
2014	Song, Y., Clafton, S., Pensack, R., Kee, T., & Scholes, G. (2014). Vibrational coherence probes the mechanism of ultrafast electron transfer in polymer-fullerene blends. Nature Communications, 5(1), 4933-1-4933-7. DOI Scopus134 WoS127 Europe PMC31
2013	Harada, T., Giorgio, L., Harris, T., Pham, D., Ngo, H., Need, E., . . . Kee, T. (2013). Diamide linked γ-cyclodextrin dimers as molecular-scale delivery systems for the medicinal pigment curcumin to prostate cancer cells. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 10(12), 4481-4490. DOI Scopus31 WoS29 Europe PMC11
2013	Wallace, S., Kee, T., & Huang, D. (2013). Molecular basis of binding and stability of curcumin in diamide-linked y-cyclodextrin dimers. Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical, 117(41), 12375-12382. DOI Scopus21 WoS20 Europe PMC3
2013	Clafton, S., Huang, D., Massey, W., & Kee, T. (2013). Femtosecond dynamics of excitons and hole-polarons in composite P3HT/PCBM nanoparticles. Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical, 117(16), 4626-4633. DOI Scopus43 WoS41 Europe PMC7
2013	Leung, M., Harada, T., & Kee, T. (2013). Delivery of curcumin and medicinal effects of the copper(II)-curcumin complexes. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 19(11), 2070-2083. DOI Scopus50 WoS42 Europe PMC17
2013	Schwarz, K., Kee, T., & Huang, D. (2013). Coarse-grained simulations of the solution-phase self-assembly of poly(3-hexylthiophene) nanostructures. Nanoscale, 5(5), 2017-2027. DOI Scopus94 WoS93 Europe PMC19
2013	Chiu, M., Kee, T., & Huang, D. (2013). Corrigendum to: Coarse-grained simulations of the effects of chain length, solvent quality, and chemical defects on the solution-phase morphology of MEH-PPV conjugated polymers. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 66(4), 463-471. DOI
2012	Leung, H., Pham, D., Lincoln, S., & Kee, T. (2012). Femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy of copper(II)–curcumin complexes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14(39), 13580-13587. DOI Scopus33 WoS29 Europe PMC8
2012	Leung, H., Mohan, P., Pukala, T., Scanlon, D., Lincoln, S., & Kee, T. (2012). Reduction of Copper(II) to Copper(I) in the Copper-Curcumin Complex Induces Decomposition of Curcumin. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 65(5), 490-495. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2012	Chiu, M., Kee, T., & Huang, D. (2012). Coarse-grained simulations of the effects of chain length, solvent quality, and chemical defects on the solution-phase morphology of MEH-PPV conjugated polymers. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 65(5), 463-471. DOI Scopus8 WoS8
2011	Wang, J., Pham, D., Kee, T., Clafton, S., Guo, X., Clements, P., . . . Easton, C. (2011). Aggregation and host-guest interactions in dansyl-substituted poly(acrylate)s in the presence of β-cyclodextrin and a β-cyclodextrin dimer in aqueous solution: a UV-vis, fluorescence, ¹H NMR, and rheological study. Macromolecules, 44(24), 9782-9791. DOI Scopus23 WoS21
2011	Adhikary, R., Barnes, C., Trampel, R., Wallace, S., Kee, T., & Petrich, J. (2011). Photoinduced trans-to-cis isomerization of cyclocurcumin. Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical, 115(36), 10707-10714. DOI Scopus29 WoS27 Europe PMC4
2011	Harada, T., Pham, D., Leung, H., Ngo, H., Lincoln, S., Easton, C., & Kee, T. (2011). Cooperative binding and stabilization of the medicinal pigment curcumin by diamide linked γ-Cyclodextrin Dimers: a spectroscopic characterization. Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical, 115(5), 1268-1274. DOI Scopus66 WoS61 Europe PMC12
2011	Kee, T., Adhikary, R., Carlson, P., Mukherjee, P., & Petrich, J. (2011). Femtosecond fluorescence upconversion investigations on the excited-state photophysics of curcumin. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 64(1), 23-30. DOI Scopus19 WoS18
2011	Addicoat, M., Metha, G., & Kee, T. (2011). Density functional theory investigation of Cu(I)- and Cu(II)-curcumin complexes. Journal of Computational Chemistry, 32(3), 429-438. DOI Scopus24 WoS23 Europe PMC10
2010	Wang, Z., Leung, H., Kee, T., & English, D. (2010). The role of charge in the surfactant-assisted stabilization of the natural product curcumin. Langmuir, 26(8), 5520-5526. DOI Scopus103 WoS95 Europe PMC24
2010	Adhikary, R., Carlson, P., Kee, T., & Petrich, J. (2010). Excited-state intramolecular hydrogen atom transfer of curcumin in surfactant micelles. Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical, 114(8), 2997-3004. DOI Scopus84 WoS85 Europe PMC20
2010	Pham, D., Wang, J., Kee, T., Guo, X., Clements, P., Lincoln, S., & Prud'homme, R. (2010). Dansyl substituted poly(acrylate)s: Synthesis, host-guest complexation, and viscosity study at molecular and macroscopic levels. PMSE Preprints, 51(2), 1-2.
2010	Clafton, S., Beattie, D., Mierczynska-Vasilev, A., Acres, R., Morgan, A., & Kee, T. (2010). Chemical defects in the highly fluorescent conjugated polymer dots. Langmuir, 26(23), 17785-17789. DOI Scopus73 WoS70 Europe PMC15
2009	Hudson, S., Ecroyd, H., Kee, T., & Carver, J. (2009). The thioflavin T fluorescence assay for amyloid fibril detection can be biased by the presence of exogenous compounds. FEBS Journal, 276(20), 5960-5972. DOI Scopus468 WoS442 Europe PMC222
2009	Leung, H., & Kee, T. (2009). Effective stabilization of curcumin by association to plasma proteins: Human serum albumin and fibrinogen. Langmuir, 25(10), 5773-5777. DOI Scopus180 WoS164 Europe PMC59
2009	Adhikary, R., Mukherjee, P., Kee, T., & Petrich, J. (2009). Excited-State Intramolecular Hydrogen Atom Transfer and Solvation Dynamics of the Medicinal Pigment Curcumin. Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical, 113(15), 5255-5261. DOI Scopus94 WoS93 Europe PMC30
2008	Wallace, S., Morrison, J., Botting, K., & Kee, T. (2008). Second-harmonic generation and two-photon-excited autofluorescence microscopy of cardiomyocytes: quantification of cell volume and myosin filaments. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 13(6), 1. DOI Scopus25 WoS22 Europe PMC15
2008	Leung, H., Colangelo, H., & Kee, T. (2008). Encapsulation of curcumin in cationic micelles suppresses alkaline hydrolysis. Langmuir, 24(11), 5672-5675. DOI Scopus236 WoS223 Europe PMC68
2006	Kee, T., Zhao, H., & Cicerone, M. (2006). One-laser interferometric broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering. Optics Express, 14(8), 3631-3640. DOI Scopus51 WoS44 Europe PMC15
2006	Cicerone, M. T., & Kee, T. W. (2006). PHYS 505-Towards non-invasive, high-resolution hyperspectral imaging of cells and tissues. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 232, 1 page.
2005	Zhang, T., Lee, Y., Kee, T., & Barbara, P. (2005). The mechanism of electron-cation geminate recombination in liquid isooctane. Chemical Physics Letters, 403(4-6), 257-261. DOI Scopus11 WoS10
2004	Kee, T., & Cicerone, M. (2004). Simple approach to one-laser, broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy. Optics Letters, 29(23), 2701-2703. DOI Scopus297 WoS264 Europe PMC90
2004	Lee, Y., Kee, T., Zhang, T., & Barbara, P. (2004). Pump-Probe Spectroscopy of the Hydrated Electron in Reverse Micelles. Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical, 108(11), 3474-3478. DOI Scopus10 WoS9
2002	Kambhampati, P., Son, D., Kee, T., & Barbara, P. (2002). Solvation Dynamics of the Hydrated Electron Depends on Its Initial Degree of Electron Delocalization. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 106(10), 2374-2378. DOI Scopus108 WoS102
2002	Son, D., Kambhampati, P., Kee, T., & Barbara, P. (2002). Femtosecond multicolor pump-probe study of ultrafast electron transfer of [(NH₃)₅RuIIINCRuII(CN)₅]⁻ in aqueous solution. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 106(18), 4591-4597. DOI Scopus63 WoS61
2001	Son, D., Kambhampati, P., Kee, T., & Barbara, P. (2001). One-photon UV detrapping of the hydrated electron. Chemical Physics Letters, 342(5-6), 571-577. DOI Scopus47 WoS44
2001	Kee, T., Son, D., Kambhampati, P., & Barbara, P. (2001). A unified electron transfer model for the different precursors and excited states of the hydrated electron. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 105(37), 8434-8439. DOI Scopus83 WoS77
2001	Son, D., Kambhampati, P., Kee, T., & Barbara, P. (2001). Delocalizing Electrons in Water with Light. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 105(36), 8269-8272. DOI Scopus57 WoS52
2000	Kambhampati, P., Son, D., Kee, T., & Barbara, P. (2000). Solvent Effects on Vibrational Coherence and Ultrafast Reaction Dynamics in the Multicolor Pump-Probe Spectroscopy of Intervalence Electron Transfer. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 104(46), 10637-10644. DOI Scopus67 WoS67

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2018	Dover, C., Gallaher, J., Frazer, L., Tapping, P., Petty, A., Crossley, M., . . . Schmidt, T. (2018). Endothermic singlet fission is hindered by excimer formation. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Vol. 256 (pp. 2 pages). Boston, MA: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
2016	Zhou, S. L., Valchev, D. G., Dinovitser, A., Chappell, J. M., Iqbal, A., Ng, B. W. -H., . . . Abbott, D. (2016). Dispersion-independent terahertz classification based on Geometric Algebra for substance detection. In Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2016 41st International Conference on Vol. 2016-November (pp. 1-2). online: IEEE. DOI Scopus1
2015	Deng, X., Wen, X., Sheng, R., Huang, S., Harada, T., Kee, T., . . . Ho-Baillie, A. (2015). Ultrafast charge generation and relaxation dynamics in methylammonium lead bromide perovskites. In B. Eggleton, & S. Palomba (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 9668 (pp. 6 pages). Sydney, AUSTRALIA: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING. DOI
2015	Wen, X., Chung, S., Gupta, N., Xia, H., Feng, Y., Shrestha, S., . . . Conibeer, G. (2015). Ultrafast transient absorption study of hot carrier dynamics in hafnium nitride and zirconium nitride. In 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015 (pp. 4 pages). New Orleans, LA: IEEE. DOI
2011	Clafton, S. N., & Kee, T. W. (2011). Ultrafast exciton dynamics of conjugated polymer nanoparticles. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Vol. 242 (pp. 1 page). Denver, CO: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
2009	Kee, T. W. (2009). COLL 403-Photo-induced unfolding of MEH-PPV nanoparticles. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Vol. 238 (pp. 1 page). AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
2008	Wallace, S., Botting, K., Morrison, J., & Kee, T. (2008). Quantifcation of Cell Volume of Cardiomyocytes using Second Harmonic Generation and Two Photon Excitation Fluorescence Microscopy. In Proceedings of the ACMM-20 & IUMAS-IV (pp. 276-277). Australia: EECW.
2008	Kee, T., Zhao, H., & Cicerone, M. (2008). Elimination of Non-Resonant Background in CARS Imaging using Interferometry [124]. In Proceedings of the ACMM-20 & IUMAS-IV (pp. 218-219). Australia: EECW.
2005	Kee, T. W., & Cicerone, M. T. (2005). Biological imaging using broadband Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) microscopy. In BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL Vol. 88 (pp. 362A). Long Beach, CA: BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY. WoS2
2005	Kee, T. W., Becker, M. L., Zhao, H. X., Kohn, J., & Cicerone, M. T. (2005). Broadband CARS microscopy as a tool for probing protein adsorption on biocompatible surfaces. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Vol. 230 (pp. U305). Washington, DC: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
2004	Cicerone, M. T., & Kee, T. W. (2004). Broadband CARS imaging of single cells.. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Vol. 228 (pp. U301). Philadelphia, PA: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
2001	Son, D. H., Kambhampati, P., Kee, T. W., & Barbara, P. F. (2001). Femtosecond multicolor pump-probe investigation of ultrafast electron transfer of (NH<inf>3</inf>)<inf>5</inf>Ru<sup>III</sup> NCRu<sup>II</sup>(CN)<inf>5</inf><sup>-</sup> in solution. In Springer Series in Chemical Physics Vol. 66 (pp. 491-493).
2001	Son, D. H., Kambhampati, P., Kee, T. W., & Barbara, P. F. (2001). Femtosecond multicolor pump-probe investigation of ultrafast electron transfer of (NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub>Ru<SUP>III</SUP>NCRu<SUP>II</SUP>(CN)<sub>5</sub><SUP>-</SUP> in solution. In T. Elsaesser, S. Mukamel, M. M. Murnane, & N. F. Scherer (Eds.), ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA XII Vol. 66 (pp. 491-493). CHARLESTON, SC: SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN.
2000	Son, D. H., Kambhampati, P., Kee, T. W., & Barbara, P. F. (2000). Femtosecond multicolor pump-probe investigations of ultrafast electron transfer of (NH<inf>3</inf>)<inf>5</inf>Ru<sup>III</sup>NCRu<sup>II</sup>(CN)<inf>5</inf><sup>-</sup> in aqueous solution. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers (pp. 46-48).

Year(s)	Funding Agency	Scheme	Grant Title	Investigators	Amount
2016-2018	Australian Research Council (ARC)	Discovery Projects	Quantum Coherences in Artificial Light-Harvesting Complexes	TW Kee, GD Scholes
2013	Australian Research Council (ARC)	LIEF	Supercontinuum Fibre Laser Consortium for the Chemical and Materials Sciences	TW Kee, EJ Bieske, GF Metha, TA Smith, PR Medwell, KP Ghiggino
2010	Australian Research Council (ARC)	LIEF	Spectroscopic Imaging for Materials, Minerals, and Life Sciences	D Beattie, J Ralston, A Ellis, T Kee, K Bremmell, J Morrison, G Andersson, D Lewis, D Saint, K Vasilev, F Malherbe
2010	Australian Research Council (ARC)	LIEF	Ultrafast Dynamics Measurement Facility for the Physical, Biomedical and Materials Sciences	TW Kee, TM Monro, D Abbott, BM Fischer, GF Metha, JA Carver, DA Beattie, CA Prestidge, RA Lewis, DG Lancaster, U Bach

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2023	Principal Supervisor	Photocatalysis for Environmental Remediation and Renewable Hydrogen Generation	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Zi Goh
2022	Principal Supervisor	Visible Light Photocatalysis by Organic Semiconductor Nanoparticles	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Andrew Dolan
2021	Principal Supervisor	Studies of Electron Transfer and Coherence in Organic Systems by Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Jessica Michelle De La Perrelle
2020	Co-Supervisor	Converting cytochrome P450s into efficient peroxygenases for the synthesis of drug metabolites	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Matthew Podgorski
2019	Co-Supervisor	High Speed, Pulsed, Laser-Based Mechanistic Study of Photo-Induced Chemical Reactions	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Ketan Patel
2019	Co-Supervisor	Systematic Molecular Coarse-Graining of Anisotropic Condensed Phases	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Huong Nguyen

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2022 - 2024	Principal Supervisor	Triplet Excitons in Organic Semiconducting Nanoparticles for Renewable Energy Applications	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Harrison Jake McAfee
2019 - 2023	Co-Supervisor	Machine Learning Anisotropic Coarse-Grained Simulation Models of Small-Molecule and Polymeric Organic Semiconductors	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Marltan Oral Wilson
2019 - 2021	Principal Supervisor	Coherence and Singlet Fission of TIPS-Pentacene Probed by Two-dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Miss Jessica Michelle De La Perrelle
2018 - 2024	Co-Supervisor	A Dual Tuneable-Laser Excitation System for the Discovery of Naturally Occurring Fluorescence Signals	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Thomas Jacob de Prinse
2018 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	Understanding and Controlling the Microstructure of Organic Semiconductors	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Belinda Jayne Boehm
2018 - 2022	Principal Supervisor	Spectroscopic and Computational Studies of Morphology-Dependent Exciton Dynamics in TIPS-Pentacene Nanoparticles	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Rohan Joshua Hudson
2018 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	Towards the photophysical nature of the triphenylphosphine-stabilized nonagold cluster and its catalytic applications	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Jenica Marie Lorica Madridejos
2017 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Entrance Effects on Solution Transport Through Nanoporous Membranes	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Daniel Justin Rankin
2017 - 2019	Principal Supervisor	Polarisation Effects of Exciton Migration and Singlet Fission in TIPS-Pentacene Nanoparticles	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Miss Elisabeth Schrefl
2017 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Systematic Coarse-Graining and Dynamical Simulations of Anisotropic Molecules with Applications in Organic Semiconductors	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Ms Huong Nguyen
2016 - 2018	Principal Supervisor	A Kinetic and Spectroscopic Analysis of Distance-dependent Singlet Fission in TIPS-Pentacene	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Ms Alexandra Nicole Stuart
2015 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Interplay of Structural, Dynamical, and Electronic Properties in Doped Semiconducting Polymer Systems	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Ms Sophia Ackling
2015 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Carbon Dioxide Photo-Reduction by a Gold Ruthenium Cluster Deposited Upon Titanium Dioxide	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Rohan Joshua Hudson
2013 - 2017	Principal Supervisor	Theoretical and Spectroscopic Studies of Energy and Charge Transport in Organic Semiconductors	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Patrick Charles Tapping
2012 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Azobenzene-Modified Beta-Cyclodextrin: Molecules, Materials and Molecular Devices	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Noby Charn Keng Leong
2011 - 2016	Co-Supervisor	Studies of Self-assembled Substituted Poly(Acrylate) Networks as Potential Sustained Drug Delivery Systems and of Fluorescent Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles in Cell Imaging	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Liang Yan
2011 - 2015	Principal Supervisor	Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Drug Delivery of the Medicinal Pigment Curcumin in Molecular Assemblies	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Takaaki Harada
2011 - 2015	Principal Supervisor	Spectroscopic Investigations on the Molecular Motions and Solution Chemistry of the Medicinal Pigment Curcumin	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Hei Leung
2011 - 2015	Co-Supervisor	The Characterisation, Photocatalytic Performance, and Theoretical Investigation of Small Gold Clusters Supported on Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Jason Frankie Alvino
2010 - 2016	Co-Supervisor	From Polymers to Porphyrins: Supramolecular Control Asserted by Cyclodextrin Oligomers	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Hamish Liam McTernan
2010 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Photo-Ionisation and Density Functional Theory Studies of Gold Doped Cerium Oxide Clusters	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Robert Allan Hardy
2010 - 2014	Principal Supervisor	Photophysics and Photochemistry of Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Scott Clafton

Position: Associate Professor
Phone: 83135314
Email: tak.kee@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 83134380
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Badger, floor G
Org Unit: Chemistry

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