Bradley Kirk
School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Dr Bradley Kirk had completed his PhD (Chemistry) at Flinders University in 2023. During his time at Flinders University, his research focus was towards the development of scalable organic photovoltaic (OPV) fabrication, in-depth investigation of degradation pathways associated with OPVs, as well as strategies for improving the lifespan that could be utilised in industry-scale manufacturing of flexible solar cells. Since moving to University of Adelaide as a grant-funded researcher at the University of Adelaide in early 2024, he has been working on the development of beta voltaic (BV) devices, in collaboration with EntX Ltd. and University of South Australia. The research project aims at investigating the influence of materials have over the device performance and lifespan of BVs.
My research is towards the development and characterisation of materials used in beta voltaic devices. This is achieved by utilising a variety of analytical techniques, including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). I also specialise in thin-film deposition, having experience with both vacuum (i.e. thermal and sputtering) and solvent-based (i.e. spin, blade and slot-die) coating methods, over flexible and rigid substrates.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2024 - ongoing Grant-funded Researcher (Level A) University of Adelaide 2023 - 2024 Casual Research Academic Flinders University 2018 - 2024 Casual Teaching Academic Flinders University -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2020 - 2023 Flinders University Australia PhD 2015 - 2019 Flinders University Australia Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Enhanced program for high achievers) -
Postgraduate Training
Date Title Institution Country 2022 - 2022 Academic internship program for doctoral students Flinders University Australia -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Cao, X., Luo, X., Heydari, A., Barros, S. M., Kirk, B. P., Tang, Y., & Raston, C. L. (2025). Vortex fluidic mediated generation of fatty acid ethyl esters from vegetable oils for applications in cosmetic emulsions. Journal of Cleaner Production, 494, 145006-1-145006-14.
Scopus2 WoS12025 Cao, X., Luo, X., Barros, S. M., Xing, W., MacGregor, M., Delcheva, I., . . . Raston, C. L. (2025). Vortex fluidic-mediated transesterification enhancement of mongongo fatty acid ethyl ester production for haircare applications. RSC Sustainability, 3(4), 1909-1922.
2024 Kirk, B. P., Alghamdi, A. R., Griffith, M. J., Pan, X., Jevric, M., Lewis, D. A., . . . Andersson, M. R. (2024). Investigation of different degradation pathways for organic photovoltaics at different temperatures. Materials Advances, 5(10), 4438-4451.
Scopus2 WoS22024 Kirk, B. P., Bjuggren, J. M., Andersson, G. G., Dastoor, P., & Andersson, M. R. (2024). Printing and Coating Techniques for Scalable Organic Photovoltaic Fabrication. Materials, 17(11), 42 pages.
Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC12024 Xu, H., Sharma, A., Han, J., Kirk, B. P., Alghamdi, A. R., Xu, F., . . . Baran, D. (2024). The Role of Self-Assembled Monolayers in the Performance-Stability Trade-Off in Organic Solar Cells. Advanced Energy Materials, 14(44), 12 pages.
Scopus22 WoS192023 Alghamdi, A. R., Kirk, B. P., Andersson, M. R., & Andersson, G. G. (2023). Chemical and Electronic Properties of PTB7-Th and ITIC on ZnO Interfaces in Organic Solar Cells. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 11(32), 11811-11818.
Scopus3 WoS32022 Alghamdi, A. R., Kirk, B. P., Kocak, G., Andersson, M. R., & Andersson, G. G. (2022). Modification of the Surface Composition of PTB7-Th: ITIC Blend Using an Additive. Molecules, 27(19), 13 pages.
Scopus2 WoS22022 Kirk, B., Pan, X., Jevric, M., Andersson, G., & Andersson, M. R. (2022). Introducing neat fullerenes to improve the thermal stability of slot-die coated organic solar cells. Materials Advances, 3(6), 2838-2849.
Scopus5 WoS42018 Bjuggren, J. M., Sharma, A., Gedefaw, D., Elmas, S., Pan, C., Kirk, B., . . . Andersson, M. R. (2018). Facile Synthesis of an Efficient and Robust Cathode Interface Material for Polymer Solar Cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 1(12), 7130-7139.
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Industry Partnerships
Date Engagement Type Partner Name 2024 - ongoing Collaboration EntX Ltd.
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