Tak Kee

Associate Professor Tak Kee

Associate Professor

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

College of Science

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.

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.

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

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

Year Citation
2025 Stuart, A. N., de la Perrelle, J. M., Huang, D. M., & Kee, T. W. (2025). Photodegradation reveals that singlet energy transfer impedes energy-gradient-driven singlet fission in polyacene blends. Chemical Science, 16(7), 3246-1-3246-13.
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2025 Manian, A., De La Perrelle, J. M., Hudson, R. J., Goh, Z., Smith, T. A., Kee, T. W., & Russo, S. P. (2025). Interexcited State Photophysics II: A Qualitative Excited State Dynamics Model from First-Principles. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 21(8), 4051-4066.
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2025 de la Perrelle, J. M., McAfee, H. J., Dolan, A., Goh, Z., Dela Peña, T. A., Ma, R., . . . Kee, T. W. (2025). Ultrafast Singlet Exciton Dissociation in Y-Series Acceptors. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 16(40), 10306-10315.
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2025 Dela Peña, T. A., Luo, Y., Hai, Y., Ma, R., Dolan, A., Khanmohammadi, S., . . . Wu, J. (2025). Tailoring short-range mobility at donor–acceptor heterointerfaces through small molecules promotes efficient organic solar cells. Energy & Environmental Science, 18(23), 10164-10179.
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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, 36(15), 2309672-1-2309672-17.
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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.
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2024 Leung, M. H. M., Addicoat, M. A., Lincoln, S. F., Metha, G. F., & Kee, T. W. (2024). Time-resolved keto-enol tautomerization of the medicinal pigment curcumin. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 26(20), 14970-14979.
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2024 de la Perrelle, J. M., Hudson, R. J., Dolan, A., Jana, S., Pan, X., Andersson, M. R., . . . Kee, T. W. (2024). From light to hydrogen: the complete life cycle of free charges in photocatalytic nanoparticles. Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 8(14), 3145-3163.
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2024 Goh, Z., Dolan, A., de la Perrelle, J. M., Jevric, M., Pan, X., Andersson, M. R., . . . Kee, T. W. (2024). Preparation-Dependent Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Organic Semiconducting Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 7(22), 25544-25555.
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2024 Yoshioka, D., de la Perrelle, J. M., Dolan, A., Goh, Z., Kee, T. W., & Kobayashi, Y. (2024). Unraveling Photoinduced Desorption Dynamics of π-Conjugated Ligands in ZnS Nanocrystals via Pump-Push-Probe Spectroscopy. The journal of physical chemistry letters, 15(50), 12370-12375.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2015 Leung, M., Harada, T., Dai, S., & Kee, T. (2015). Nanoprecipitation and spectroscopic characterization of curcumin-encapsulated polyester nanoparticles. Langmuir, 31(42), 11419-11427.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2008 Leung, H., Colangelo, H., & Kee, T. (2008). Encapsulation of curcumin in cationic micelles suppresses alkaline hydrolysis. Langmuir, 24(11), 5672-5675.
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2006 Kee, T., Zhao, H., & Cicerone, M. (2006). One-laser interferometric broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering. Optics Express, 14(8), 3631-3640.
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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.
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2004 Kee, T., & Cicerone, M. (2004). Simple approach to one-laser, broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy. Optics Letters, 29(23), 2701-2703.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Scopus58 WoS54
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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). CO, Denver: 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.
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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 (NH3)5RuIIINCRuII(CN)5- in aqueous solution. In Optics Infobase Conference Papers (pp. 46-48).

Year Citation
- Stuart, A., Tapping, P., Huang, D., & Kee, T. (n.d.). Supplementary data for "Pitfalls of quantifying intersystem crossing rates in singlet-fission chromophore solutions".
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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  

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