Drew Evans

Research Interests

Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering Manufacturing Materials Engineering Nanoscale Characterisation Organic Semiconductors Polymers and Plastics Sensor Technology Solar-photovoltaic energy

Teaching Strengths

Materials Engineering
Innovation in Engineering

Prof Drew Evans

Dean Research, EIT

Future Industries Institute

Future Industries Institute

Available For Media Comment.

Dr Drew Evans is the current Deputy Director (Research Excellence), a Research Professor, and Professorial Lead within the Future Industries Institute at the University of South Australia, with expertise in thin film coatings for commercial applications.  His work focusses on enhancing the performance and manufacturability of materials for application in industry. He is a former Future Fellow - Australian Research Council ("Revolution through evolution - new conducting polymer materials" 2017 - 2020) focused on fundamental materials physics and chemistry, complemented by a significant proportion of industry-engaged projects (multiple CRC's and CRC-P).
In 2006 he received his PhD in interfacial science from the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. During this time he worked under the Cooperative Research Centre for Functional Communication Surfaces, working with some of the leading international paper making companies.
Upon completion of his PhD, Drew spent 4 years as a scientist with the Research Laboratories of Australia. In this role, he was involved with the development and commercialisation of a new liquid toner printing technology. His role within this development included developing and commissioning a pilot production facility, leading fundamental R&D projects in materials and colloidal science to overcome technology road-blocks, and value-adding to existing client projects. Based in Adelaide, Australia, he was an integral part of the small R&D team developing a world leading technology in collaboration with the leading digital printing companies in Europe, Asia and America.
In late 2010 he joined the Mawson Institute at the University of South Australia as a senior researcher under another Cooperative Research Centre project, the AutoCRC. This project has seen the development of a light-weight shatter-proof plastic mirror for replacement of conventional glass mirrors, in partnership with a leading international automotive OEM supplier, SMR-Technologies. After the commercialisation in 2012, Drew and the team engaged with SMR on a range of Next Generation Automotive Coatings through the Automotive Australia 2020 CRC.  In 2019, this led to the commercialisation of new decorative products for the interior of vehicles - first integrated into a (confidential) UK supercar brand.  
In 2014, Drew was part of a core team that facilitated the establishment of a new South Australian company, Heliostat-SA. This company brings together UniSA with 3 private industry partners to form a consortium to deliver Concentrated Solar Power solutions to the global energy marketplace.
Drew is leading efforts to engage a diverse range of industry partners with new conducting polymer technology.  This includes a partnership (since 2016) with Sentek Pty Ltd developing new sensor technology for agriculture.  Beyond this, the conducting polymer tech is being explored for use in new energy storage devices - through the ARC training centre for future energy storage technology (storEnergy, 2019-2024) and the French-Australia international research network for energy stroage (2019 onwards).  Extending into novel energy devices with EntX Limited and their GenX technology (2020 onwards), GenT technology (2021 onwards), and underlying purification technology (2022 onwards). 
To date Drew has secured over $24M in research funding since 2011, for both fundamental and applied studies in the materials science field. He has supervised over 70 international intern students from leading universities (ETH, Bath, Aachen, etc), 10 PhD students to completion, and is currently involved in supervising 5 full time PhD and 2 Masters students.
As a result of his research achievements, he was awarded the 2013 SA Tall Poppy of the Year prize and the 2019 Ralston Medal for Excellence in Physical Chemistry. In 2022 Drew was part of the SIGWater project in the SmartSatCRC that was awarded the Environment and Sustainability prize at the Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards.  Following on from this, he was a member of the South Australian Science Council upon invitation from SA's Chief Scientist from 2014 - 2018. In 2016 Drew was the recepient of the BioSA Young Achiever Award for his contribution to industry in South Australia.  Also, Drew is a member of the Early- and Mid-Career Research Forum Executive under the Australian Academy of Science (2018 chair, 2019 deputy chair).  In 2019, Drew was invited to the Australian Academy of Science's National Committee for Materials Science and Engineering. He is a current member of the executive for the Australian Materials Research Society.
Drew’s experience and expertise demonstrates his passion for conducting cutting edge fundamental science for the development of high-tech products and advanced materials in partnership with industry. This passion includes engaging the wider community on aspects of materials science and manufacturing through several UniSA supported teaching initiatives, as well as public lectures and online forums (including The Conversation).

The application of innovative, cutting edge science to new endeavours for the greater community benefit. For example, employing cutting edge science to develop new renewable energy technologies.

The translation of fundamental science into real world devices and applications (for example, the world's first plastic automotive mirror).

  • Polymer electronics
  • Organic electronics
  • Metal alloy optics
  • Nanocomposites
  • Advanced Manufacturing

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2024 Award Future Industries Institute Director’s Award for Engagement University of South Australia Australia -
2022 Award Geospatial Excellence Award for Environment and Sustainability Geospatial Council of Australia Australia -
2019 Award Ralston Medal for Excellence in Physical Chemistry University of South Australia Australia -
2019 Award UniSA Path to Impact - Innovation award University of South Australia Australia -
2016 Award Young Achiever Award BioSA Australia -
2013 Award South Australian Tall Poppy of the Year Australian Institute of Policy and Science Australia -
2012 Award Early Career STEM Professional (Natural and Physical Science/Engineering and Mathematics) Award Finalist South Australian Science Excellence Awards Australia -
2011 Award Silver Award for Design Excellence Society of Automotive Engineers - Australasia Australia -
2006 Research Award cisra Physics Prize CRC SmartPrint Australia -
2006 Award Healy-Hunter Award 24th Australian Colloid and Surface Science Student Conference Australia -
2005 Award John Carver Prize Australian National University Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
2002 - 2006 Australian National University Australia PhD
1998 - 2001 Australian National University Australia B.Sc (hons)

Year Citation
2025 Mokhtar, S. M. A., Nataren, N. J., Evans, D. R., Moore, M., Bradley, S., MacHacaz Palmar, S., . . . Yamada, M. (2025). Molecular and histological evidence for the biocompatibility of PEDOT-coated microneedles in human skin.. Journal Of Materials Chemistry B, 13(22), 6393-6401.
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2025 Khamhanglit, C., Li, T., Sethu Madhavan, V. S., McDonald, J., Switalska, E., Sun, A. R. J., . . . Sonar, P. (2025). PEDOT: Tosylate on biocompatible chitosan film by vapor phase polymerization: promising technology toward biocompatible and wearable organic electrochemical transistor. Small Structures, online, 1-11.
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2025 Ur Rehman, M., Rahman, M. A., Dhanabalan, S. S., Switalska, E., Komljenovic, R., Tawfik, S. A., . . . Bhaskaran, M. (2025). Room-temperature methanol gas sensor based on PEDOT:Tosylate thin films: enhanced sensitivity through urea surface treatment. ACS Omega, 10(44), 53549-53556.
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2025 Hui, K. W., Xu, Y. Z., Singh-Morgan, A., Mougel, V., Llusca Jane, M., Evans, D., & MacGregor, M. (2025). Vapor Deposited Ru and Mo Nanostructured Electrocatalysts Towards Nitrogen Reduction Reactions. Small Structures, 9 pages.
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2024 Demarthe, N., O'Dell, L. A., Humbert, B., Arrua, R. D., Evans, D., Brousse, T., & Le Bideau, J. (2024). Enhanced Li+ and Mg2+ diffusion at the polymer-ionic liquid Interface within PVDF-based ionogel electrolytes for batteries and metal-ion capacitors. Advanced Energy Materials, 14(18), 1-10.
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2024 Hui, K., Esselbach, G., Llusca Jane, M., Mougel, V., Evans, D., & MacGregor, M. (2024). Nanoporous Pt-based electrodes for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 7(15), 18014-18026.
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2024 Sethumadhavan, V., Switalska, E., Shahbazi, M., Li, Y., Zuber, K., Wang, T., . . . Sonar, P. (2024). Understanding the inherent properties of vapor phase poly (3,4 - Ethylenedioxythiophene) deposited stretchable conducting films. Advanced Electronic Materials, 10(6, article no. 2300602), 1-10.
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2024 Ebadati, E., Switalska, E., Lombi, E., Warren‐Smith, S. C., & Evans, D. (2024). Challenges of polymer‐based pH sensing in soil. Journal of Polymer Science, 62(1), 32-41.
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2024 Yin, Y., Garcia-Quintana, L., Chapsky, A., Llusca Jane, M., & Evans, D. R. (2024). Through thickness anisotropy in all inorganic perovskite thin films via two-step synthesis: implications for voltaic devices. Chemical Communications, 60(74), 10184-10187.
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2023 Mokhtar, S. M. A., Derrick Roberts, A. L. K., Evans, D. R., & Strudwick, X. L. (2023). Cell viability assessment of PEDOT conducting polymer-coated microneedles for skin sampling. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 6(11), 4662-4671.
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2023 Ajmal Mokhtar, S. M., Yamada, M., Prow, T. W., Moore, M., Strudwick, X. L., & Evans, D. (2023). PEDOT coated microneedle towards electrochemically assisted skin sampling. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 11(22), 5021-5031.
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2023 Petsagkourakis, I., Kim, D., Modarresi, M., Rudd, S., Rudd, R., Zozoulenko, I., & Evans, D. (2023). A nuanced understanding of the doping of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) with tosylate. Discover Materials, 3(10), 1-10.
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2022 Rudd, S., & Evans, D. (2022). Recent advances in the aqueous applications of PEDOT. Nanoscale Advances, 4(3), 733-741.
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2022 Evans, D. (2022). Understanding PEDOT doped with Tosylate. Chemical Communications, online(29), 1-8.
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2022 Rudd, S., Mahjoub, R., Switalska, E., Bassell, C., Schmerl, N., Cavallaro, A. A., . . . Evans, D. R. (2022). Surface doping in poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-based nanoscale films: insights for polymer electronics. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5(9), 12143-12153.
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2021 Sethumadhavan, V., Mahjoub, R., Zuber, K., Stanford, N., & Evans, D. (2021). Oxygenation of conducting polymers facilitated by structure-breaking anions. Journal of Polymer Science, 59(9), 745-753.
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2021 Ajmal Mokhtar, S. M., Alvarez de Eulate, E., Sethumadhavan, V., Yamada, M., Prow, T. W., & Evans, D. R. (2021). Electrochemical stability of PEDOT for wearable on-skin application. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 138(44, article no. 51314), 1-11.
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2021 Sethumadhavan, V., Mahjoub, R., Zuber, K., Stanford, N., & Evans, D. (2021). Oxygenation of conducting polymers facilitated by structure-breaking anions (vol 59, pg 745, 2021). JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE, 59(16), 1866.
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2021 Shahnia, S., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Evans, D., & Afshar, S. (2021). A fibre-optic platform for sensing nitrate using conducting polymers. Sensors (Basel), 21(1), 1-11.
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2020 Wang, H., Evans, D., Voelcker, N. H., Griesser, H. J., & Meagher, L. (2020). Modulation of substrate van der Waals forces using varying thicknesses of polymer overlayers. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 580, 690-699.
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2020 Rehmen, J., Pathirana, T., Garcia Quintana, L., Kerr, R., Howlett, P. C., Zuber, K., . . . Evans, D. R. (2020). Structuring PEDOT hollow nanosphere electrodes for high specific energy Li-metal|polymer thin-film batteries. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 3(4), 3820-3828.
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2020 Sethumadhavan, V., Zuber, K., Bassell, C., Teasdale, P. R., & Evans, D. (2020). Hydrolysis of doped conducting polymers. Communications Chemistry, 3(1, article no. 153), 1-9.
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2020 Mokhtar, S. M. A., Alvarez de Eulate, E., Yamada, M., Prow, T. W., & Evans, D. R. (2020). Conducting polymers in wearable devices. Medical Devices & Sensors, 4(1), 1-12.
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2020 Evans, D. (2020). The switch is on. Nature nanotechnology, 15(1), 7.
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2019 Rehmen, J., Zuber, K., Modarresi, M., Kim, D., Charrault, E., Jannasch, P., . . . Karlsson, C. (2019). Structural control of charge storage capacity to achieve 100% doping in vapor phase-polymerized PEDOT/tosylate. ACS Omega, 4(26), 21818-21826.
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2019 Rudd, S., Desroches, P., Switalska, E., Gardner, E., Dalton, M., Buss, P., . . . Evans, D. (2019). Relationship between structure/properties of vapour deposited PEDOT and sensitivity to passive nitrate doping. Sensors and Actuators, B, 281, 582-587.
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2019 Rudd, R., Obrusník, A., Zikan, P., Hall, C., Murphy, P., Evans, D., & Charrault, E. (2019). Plasma gas aggregation cluster source: Influence of gas inlet configuration and total surface area on the heterogeneous aggregation of silicon clusters. Surface and coatings technology, 364, 1-6.
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2019 Wang, H., Evans, D., Voelcker, N. H., Griesser, H. J., & Meagher, L. (2019). Interfacial forces at layered surfaces: substrate electrical double-layer forces acting through ultrathin polymer coatings. Langmuir, 35(36), 11679-11689.
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2019 Hora, J., Stoehr, B., Lepleux, E., Pacheco, L., Murphy, P. J., Evans, D. R., & Charrault, E. (2019). Chemically heterogeneous nanowrinkling of polymer surfaces induced by low-energy cluster implantation. Journal of physical chemistry C, 123(21), 13330-13336.
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2019 Jannasch, P., Rehmen, J., Evans, D., & Karlsson, C. (2019). Charge transport in nonstoichiometric 2-fluoropyridinium triflate protic ionic liquids. The journal of physical chemistry C, 123(38), 23427-23432.
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2019 Sethumadhavan, V., Rudd, S., Switalska, E., Zuber, K., Teasdale, P., & Evans, D. (2019). Recent advances in ion sensing with conducting polymers. BMC materials, 1(4), 1-14.
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2019 Shahnia, S., Rehmen, J., Lancaster, D. G., Monro, T. M., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Evans, D., & Afshar, S. (2019). Towards new fiber optic sensors based on the vapor deposited conducting polymer PEDOT:Tos. Optical Materials Express, 9(12), 4517-4531.
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2018 Evans, D. (2018). A bird's eye view of the synthesis and practical application of conducting polymers. Polymer international, 67(4), 351-355.
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2018 Yasin, M. N., Brooke, R. K., Rudd, S., Chan, A., Chen, W. T., Waterhouse, G. I. N., . . . Svirskis, D. (2018). 3-Dimensionally ordered macroporous PEDOT ion-exchange resins prepared by vapor phase polymerization for triggered drug delivery: fabrication and characterization. Electrochimica Acta, 269, 560-570.
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2018 James, R. A., Stapleton, A. J., Hughes, A., Charrault, E., Zuber, K., Switalska, E., . . . Llusca, M. (2018). Metallic adhesive layers for ag-based first surface mirrors. Advanced engineering materials, 20(7, article no. 1800106), 1-7.
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2018 Rudd, S., Murphy, P. J., & Evans, D. R. (2018). Diffusion controlled vapour deposition of mixed doped PEDOT. Synthetic metals, 242, 61-66.
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2018 Zuber, K., Shere, H., Rehmen, J., Wheaton, V., Fabretto, M., Murphy, P. J., & Evans, D. R. (2018). Influence of Postsynthesis Heat Treatment on Vapor-Phase-Polymerized Conductive Polymers. ACS Omega, 3(10), 12679-12687.
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2018 De Anastro, A. F., Casado, N., Wang, X., Rehmen, J., Evans, D., Mecerreyes, D., . . . Pozo Gonzalo, C. (2018). Poly(ionic liquid) iongels for all-solid rechargeable zinc/PEDOT batteries. Electrochimica acta, 278, 271-278.
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2018 Rudd, S., Franco Gonzalez, J. F., Kumar Singh, S., Ullah Khan, Z., Crispin, X., Andreasen, J. W., . . . Evans, D. (2018). Charge transport and structure in semimetallic polymers. Journal of polymer science, part B: polymer physics, 56(1), 97-104.
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2017 Hora, J., Hall, C., Evans, D., & Charrault, E. (2017). Inorganic thin film deposition and application on organic polymer substrates. Advanced engineering materials, 20(5, article no. 1700868), 1-18.
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2017 Malti, A., Tu, D., Edberg, J., Sani, N., Rudd, S., Evans, D., & Forchheimer, R. (2017). Electromagnetic devices from conducting polymers. Organic electronics: physics, materials, applications, 50, 304-310.
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2017 Markanday, J. F. S., Charrault, E., Evans, D., Zuber, K., & Hall, C. (2017). Chemical seeding via propanol plasma pretreatment for improving adhesion and properties of PECVD siloxane coatings on polymers. Plasma processes and polymers, 14(8, article no. e1600106), 1-12.
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2017 Zuber, K., Markanday, J. F. S., Hall, C., Evans, D., Charrault, E., & Murphy, P. (2017). Post-polymerization surface segregation in thin PECVD siloxane films leading to a self-regenerative effect. Plasma processes and polymers, 14(9, article no. e1600233), 1-7.
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2017 Rudd, R., Barthe, C., Zuber, K., Murphy, P., Hall, C., Evans, D., & Charrault, E. (2017). Degradation and gelation during plasma synthesis of nanoparticles in ionic liquids. The journal of physical chemistry C, 121(11), 6349-6356.
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2017 Brooke, R., Cottis, P., Talemi, P., Fabretto, M., Murphy, P., & Evans, D. (2017). Recent advances in the synthesis of conducting polymers from the vapour phase. Progress in materials science, 86, 127-146.
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2017 Rudd, R., Obrusník, A., Zikán, P., Pratt, R., Hall, C., Murphy, P., . . . Charrault, E. (2017). Manipulation of cluster formation through gas-wall boundary conditions in large area cluster sources. Surface and coatings technology, 314, 125-130.
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2017 Rudd, S., Dalton, M., Buss, P., Treijs, A., Portmann, M., Ktoris, N., & Evans, D. (2017). Selective uptake and sensing of nitrate in poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene). Scientific reports, 7(article no. 16581), 1-6.
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2017 Koch, L., Polek, A., Rudd, S., & Evans, D. (2017). Macroscopic electrical wires from vapor deposited poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene). ACS Applied materials & interfaces, 9(1), 65-70.
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2016 Stoehr, B., Hall, C. J., Evans, D. R., & Murphy, P. J. (2016). Cleaning dirty surfaces: a three-body problem. ACS applied materials and interfaces, 8(28), 18534-18539.
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2016 Höflich, A., Bradley, N., Hall, C., Evans, D., Murphy, P., & Charrault, E. (2016). Packing density/surface morphology relationship in thin sputtered chromium films. Surface and Coatings Technology, 291, 286-291.
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2016 Moser, T., Celma, C., Lebert, A., Charrault, E., Brooke, R., Murphy, P. J., . . . Evans, D. (2016). Hydrophilic organic electrodes on flexible hydrogels. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8(1), 974-982.
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2016 Brooke, R., Fabretto, M., Krasowska, M., Talemi, P., Pering, S., Murphy, P., & Evans, D. (2016). Organic energy devices from ionic liquids and conducting polymers. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4(7), 1550-1556.
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2016 Pering, S., Nicholas, J., Bayatsarmadi, B., Evans, D., Fabretto, M., Blencowe, A., . . . Talemi, P. (2016). The effect of block copolymer additives for a highly active polymeric metal-free oxygen reduction electrode. RSC Advances, 6(34), 28809-28814.
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2016 Bradley, N., Hora, J., Hall, C., Evans, D., Murphy, P. J., & Charrault, E. (2016). Influence of post-deposition moisture uptake in polycarbonate on thin film's residual stress short term evolution. Surface and Coatings Technology, 294, 210-214.
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2016 Karlsson, C., Nicholas, J., Evans, D., Forsyth, M., Strømme, M., Sjödin, M., . . . Pozo Gonzalo, C. (2016). Stable deep doping of vapor-phase polymerized poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) / Ionic Liquid Supercapacitors. ChemSusChem, 9(16), 2112-2121.
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2016 Rudd, R., Hall, C., Murphy, P. J., Reece, P. J., Charrault, E., & Evans, D. R. (2016). Decoupling the effects of confinement and passivation on semiconductor quantum dots. Physical chemistry chemical physics, 18(29), 19765-19772.
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2016 Edberg, J., Iandolo, D., Brooke, R., Liu, X., Musumeci, C., Andreasen, J. W., . . . Berggren, M. (2016). Patterning and conductivity modulation of conductive polymers by UV light exposure. Advanced functional materials, 26(38), 6950-6960.
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2016 Stoehr, B., McClure, S., Höflich, A., Al, K. M., Hall, C., Murphy, P., & Evans, D. (2016). Unusual nature of fingerprints and the implications for easy-to-clean coatings. Langmuir, 32(2), 619-625.
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2015 Zuber, K., Evans, D. R., McClure, S., & Murphy, P. J. (2015). Mesoporous siloxane films through thermal oxidation of siloxane-carbon nanocomposites. Advanced engineering materials, 17(11), 1547-1555.
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2015 Brooke, R., Fabretto, M., Vucaj, N., Zuber, K., Switalska, E., Reeks, L., . . . Evans, D. (2015). Effect of oxidant on the performance of conductive polymer films prepared by vacuum vapor phase polymerization for smart window applications. Smart Materials and Structures, 24(3), 1-9.
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2015 Khan, Z. U., Bubnova, O., Jafari, M. J., Brooke, R., Liu, X., Gabrielsson, R., . . . Crispin, X. (2015). Acido-basic control of the thermoelectric properties of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)tosylate (PEDOT-Tos) thin films. Journal of materials chemistry C, 3(40), 10616-10623.
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2015 Weathers, A., Khan, Z. U., Brooke, R., Evans, D., Pettes, M. T., Andreasen, J. W., . . . Shi, L. (2015). Significant electronic thermal transport in the conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene). Advanced materials, 27(12), 2101-2106.
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2015 Brooke, R., Fabretto, M., Pering, S., Switalska, E., Reeks, L., Evans, D., & Murphy, P. (2015). Diffuse color patterning using blended electrochromic polymers for proof-of-concept adaptive camouflage plaques. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 132(26), 1-7.
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2015 Webb, H. K., Notley, S. M., & Evans, D. (2015). Observation of electron transfer between bacteria and high conductivity graphene - PEDOT composites. RSC Advances, 5(57), 45642-45645.
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2015 Caruso, D., Fabretto, R., Field, S., Evans, D., Murphy, P., & Hall, C. (2015). Market evaluation, performance modelling and materials solution addressing short wavelength discomfort glare in rear view automotive mirrors. Translational materials research, 2(3), 1-13.
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2014 Bubnova, O., Khan, Z., Wang, H., Braun, S., Evans, D., Fabretto, M., . . . Crispin, X. (2014). Semi-metallic polymers. Nature Materials, 13(2), 190-194.
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2014 Brooke, R., Fabretto, M., Hojati-Talemi, P., Murphy, P., & Evans, D. (2014). Evidence for 'bottom up' growth during vapor phase polymerization of conducting polymers. Polymer, 55(16), 3458-3460.
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2014 Vucaj, N., Quinn, M., Baechler, C., Notley, S., Cottis, P., Hojati-Talemi, P., . . . Evans, D. (2014). Vapor phase synthesis of conducting polymer nanocomposites incorporating 2D nanoparticles. Chemistry of Materials, 26(14), 4207-4213.
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2014 Bubnova, O., Khan, Z. U., Wang, H., Braun, S., Evans, D. R., Fabretto, M., . . . Crispin, X. (2014). Erratum: Semi-metallic polymers (Nature Materials (2014) 13 (190-194)). Nature Materials, 13(6), 662.
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2014 Cottis, P., Evans, D., Fabretto, M., Pering, S., Murphy, P., & Hojati-Talemi, P. (2014). Metal-free oxygen reduction electrodes based on thin PEDOT films with high electrocatalytic activity. RSC Advances, 4(19), 9819-9824.
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2014 Brooke, R., Evans, D., Hojati-Talemi, P., Murphy, P., & Fabretto, M. (2014). Enhancing the morphology and electrochromic stability of polypyrrole via PEG-PPG-PEG templating in vapour phase polymerisation. European Polymer Journal, 51(1), 28-36.
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2014 Fabretto, M., Hall, C., Evans, D., Zuber, K., Switalska, E., Reeks, L., . . . Murphy, P. (2014). Optical coatings for automotive applications: a case study in translating fundamental materials science into commercial reality. Translational Materials Research, 1(2), 1-18.
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2014 Evans, D. R., Tayati, P., An, H., Lam, P. K., Craig, V. S. J., & Senden, T. J. (2014). Laser actuation of cantilevers for picometre amplitude dynamic force microscopy. Scientific Reports, 4(5567), 1-7.
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2014 Zuber, K., Murphy, P., & Evans, D. (2014). One-step fabrication of nanocomposite thin films of PTFE in SiOx for repelling water. Advanced engineering materials, 17(4), 474-482.
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2014 Walsh, R., Evans, D. R., & Craig, V. S. (2014). Surface force measurements between titanium dioxide surfaces prepared by atomic layer deposition in electrolyte solutions reveal Non-DLVO intractions: Influence of water and argon plasma cleaning. Langmuir, 30(8), 2093-2100.
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2014 Notley, S. M., & Evans, D. R. (2014). Aqueous processing of graphene-polymer hybrid thin film nano-composites and gels. Advances in colloid and interface science, 209, 196-203.
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2013 Frohlich, K., Hojati Talemi, P., Bishop, M., Zuber, K., Murphy, P., & Evans, D. (2013). Large area nanostructured arrays: optical properties of metallic nanotubes. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5(9), 3937-3942.
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2013 Hojati-Talemi, P., Evans, D., & Fabretto, M. (2013). Extending the utility of conducting polymers through chemisorption of nucleophiles. Chemistry of Materials, 25(9), 1837-1841.
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2013 Brooke, R., Evans, D., Dienel, M., Hojati-Talemi, P., Murphy, P., & Fabretto, M. (2013). Inkjet printing and vapor phase polymerization: patterned conductive PEDOT for electronic applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 1(20), 3353-3358.
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2013 Hojati-Talemi, P., Bächler, C., Fabretto, M., Murphy, P., & Evans, D. (2013). Ultrathin polymer films for transparent electrode applications prepared by controlled nucleation. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5(22), 11654-11660.
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2013 Fröhlich, K., Hojati-Talemi, P., Bishop, M., Zuber, K., Murphy, P., & Evans, D. (2013). Large area nanostructured arrays: optical properties of metallic nanotubes. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5(9), 3937-3942.
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2013 Hall, C., Field, S., Zuber, K., Murphy, P., & Evans, D. (2013). Corrosion resistance of robust optical and electrical thin film coatings on polymeric substrates. Corrosion science, 69, 406-411.
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2013 Oberli, L., Caruso, D., Hall, C., Fabretto, M., Murphy, P. J., & Evans, D. (2013). Condensation and freezing of droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces. Advances in colloid and interface science, 210, 47.
DOI Scopus279 WoS250 Europe PMC43
2013 Zuber, K., Evans, D., & Murphy, P. (2013). Nanoporous glass films on liquids. ACS applied materials and interfaces, 6(1), 507-512.
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2013 Zuber, K., Downey, E. F., Hall, C., Murphy, P., & Evans, D. (2013). Growth of sputtered nanocomposite alloys on polymeric substrates : the role of the substrate's mechanical hardness. Advanced Engineering Materials, 15(11), 1076-1081.
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2012 Zuber, K., Hall, C., Murphy, P., & Evans, D. (2012). Enhanced abrasion resistance of ultrathin reflective coatings on polymeric substrates : an improvement upon glass substrates. Wear, 297(1/2), 986-991.
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2012 Zuber, K., Hall, C., Murphy, P., & Evans, D. (2012). Atomic structure studies of chrome alloy coatings and their abrasion resistance. Surface and coatings technology, 206(17), 3645-3649.
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2012 Evans, D., Zuber, K., & Murphy, P. (2012). Ultrathin films of co-sputtered CrZrx alloys on polymeric substrates. Surface and coatings technology, 206(18), 3733-3738.
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2012 Zuber, K., Merkens, K., Frohlich, K., Murphy, P., Wong Leung, J., & Evans, D. (2012). Anderson-like localization in ultrathin nanocomposite alloy films on polymeric substrates. Scripta materialia, 67(10), 866-869.
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2012 Fabretto, M., Evans, D., Mueller, M., Zuber, K., Hojati-Talemi, P., Short, R., . . . Murphy, P. (2012). Polymeric material with metal-like conductivity for next generation organic electronic devices. Chemistry of Materials, 24(20), 3998-4003.
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2012 Mueller, M., Fabretto, M., Evans, D., Hojati-Talemi, P., Gruber, C., & Murphy, P. (2012). Vacuum vapour phase polymerization of high conductivity PEDOT: role of PEG-PPG-PEG, the origin of water, and choice of oxidant. Polymer, 53(11), 2146-2151.
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2012 Evans, D., Fabretto, M., Mueller, M., Zuber, K., Short, R., & Murphy, P. (2012). Structure-directed growth of high conductivity PEDOT from liquid-like oxidant layers during vacuum vapor phase polymerization. Journal of materials chemistry, 22(30), 14889-14895.
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2012 Evans, D., Zuber, K., Merkens, K., & Murphy, P. (2012). Orbital hybridization, crystal structure and anomalous resistivity of ultrathin CrZr x alloy films on polymeric substrates. Scripta Materialia, 67(4), 356-359.
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2011 Evans, D., Zuber, K., Hall, C., Griesser, H. J., & Murphy, P. (2011). Abrasion resistance of thin film coatings as measured by diffuse optical scattering. Surface and coatings technology, 206(2-3), 312-317.
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2011 Notley, S. M., Craig, V. S. J., Fogden, A., & Evans, D. R. (2011). Adsorption of dispersants at a polyester resin-alkane interface. Colloids and surfaces A : physicochemical and engineering aspects, 377(1-3), 318-324.
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2007 Craig, V. S. J., & Evans, D. R. (2007). Reply to "comment on 'the origin of surface stress induced by adsorption of iodine on gold'". Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 111(22), 8136.
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2006 Evans, D. R., Parsons, D., & Craig, V. S. (2006). Physical properties of phase-change emulsions. Langmuir, 22(23), 9538-9545.
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2006 Evans, D. R., & Craig, V. S. (2006). The origin of surface stress induced by adsorption of iodine on gold. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical, 110(39), 19507-19514.
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2006 Evans, D. R., & Craig, V. S. (2006). Sensing cantilever beam bending by the optical lever technique and its application to surface stress. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical, 110(11), 5450-5461.
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2006 Thormann, E., Evans, D. R., & Craig, V. S. (2006). Experimental studies of the dynamic mechanical response of a single polymer chain. Macromolecules, 39(18), 6180-6185.
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2005 Neto, C., Evans, D. R., Bonaccurso, E., Butt, H. J., & Craig, V. S. (2005). Boundary slip in Newtonian liquids: A review of experimental studies. Reports on Progress in Physics, 68(12), 2859-2897.
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- Kalnins, C. A. G., Francis, N., Yin, Y., Garcia-Quintana, L., Kirk, B. P., Spooner, N. A., . . . Llusca Jane, M. (2025). Enhanced Betavoltaic Signals in Asymmetric Metal-Semiconductor-Metal SiC Schottky Devices: An Experimental and Simulation Investigation with <SUP>63</SUP>Ni, <SUP>90</SUP>Sr/<SUP>90</SUP>Y, and <SUP>177</SUP>Lu β Exposure. ACS APPLIED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, 9 pages.
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Year Citation
2020 Shahnia, S., Evans, D., Lancaster, D. G., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., & Afshar, S. V. (2020). Nitrate sensing using optical properties of PEDOT at the tip of the fibre. In 2020 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim, CLEO-PR 2020 - Proceedings (pp. 1-2). online: OSA/IEEE.
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2019 Shahnia, S., Rehmen, J., Lancaster, D. G., Evans, D., & Afshar, S. (2019). Toward a new sensing platform based on conducting polymer: thickness measurement and the effect of different oxidant solution on damage threshold. In A. Rubinsztein-Dunlop (Ed.), Proceedings of SPIE AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT) and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy (ACOLS) 2019 Vol. 11200 (pp. 1-2). US: SPIE.
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2016 Rudd, R., Obrusnik, A., Zikan, P., Pratt, R., Hall, C., Murphy, P., . . . Charrault, E. (2016). Manipulation of Cluster Formation Through Gas-Wall Boundary Conditions in Large-Area Cluster Sources. In J. Lampert, & K. Marken (Eds.), SOCIETY OF VACUUM COATERS 59TH ANNUAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, 2016 (pp. 266-272). IN, Indianapolis: SOC VACUUM COATERS.
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2004 Evans, D. R., Craig, V. S. J., & Senden, T. J. (2004). The hydrophobic force: Nanobubbles or polymeric contaminant?. In Physica A Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications Vol. 339 (pp. 101-105). AUSTRALIA, Canberra: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV.
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2004 Henry, C. L., Neto, C., Evans, D. R., Biggs, S., & Craig, V. S. J. (2004). The effect of surfactant adsorption on liquid boundary slippage. In Physica A Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications Vol. 339 (pp. 60-65). AUSTRALIA, Canberra: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV.
DOI Scopus39 WoS38

Year Citation
2021 Nicholson, J., Koehne, S., Edwards, S., Belcher, S., Evans, D. R., Hall, C. J., & Zuber, K. (2021). US10,969,080, Light efficiency methods for HTL systems.
2019 Nicholson, J., Koehne, S., Edwards, S., Belcher, S., Chapman Winter, M., Evans, D. R., . . . Zuber, K. (2019). 20200011502, Light efficiency methods for vehicular HTL systems.
2018 Evans, D. R., Rudd, S., Buss, P., Dalton, M. R., & Portman, M. (2018). WO2018068079, Apparatus and method for anion detection and/or measurement.
2016 Evans, D. R., Zuber, K., Hall, C. J., & Field, S. D. (2016). US20160059773, Coated Polymeric Substrates.
2015 Evans, D. R., Zuber, K., Hall, C. J., & Field, S. D. (2015). CN104302803, Chromium-based reflective coating.
2015 Evans, D. R., Hall, C., Bishop, M., & Murphy, P. J. (2015). WO2015039180, Reflector coatings and methods for production.
2013 Caruso, D., Hall, C. J., & Evans, D. R. (2013). AU2013903966, Anti-glare mirrors.
2013 Fabretto, M., Evans, D. R., & Muller, M. (2013). WO2013052993, Structure directed vapour phase polymerisation of conductive polymers.

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