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Donal D. C. Bradley

Donal D. C. Bradley

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Materials Science
Saudi Arabia
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
140
Citations
95823
World Ranking
229
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2020 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1987 - Ludwig Mond Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Donal D. C. Bradley is affiliated with NEOM in Saudi Arabia and has a research focus spanning multiple fields and subfields of science and engineering. Their work predominantly centers on Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions to Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research explores several high-impact topics, including:

  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Strong Light-Matter Interactions
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics

Recent scholarly papers authored or coauthored by the scientist include:

  • High-Efficiency Perovskite-Organic Blend Light-Emitting Diodes Featuring Self-Assembled Monolayers as Hole-Injecting Interlayers, 2022, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Properties and Applications of Copper(I) Thiocyanate Hole-Transport Interlayers Processed from Different Solvents, 2022, Advanced Electronic Materials
  • Two-Photon Laser-Written Photoalignment Layers for Patterning Liquid Crystalline Conjugated Polymer Orientation, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Efficient Anisotropic Polariton Lasing Using Molecular Conformation and Orientation in Organic Microcavities, 2022, Advanced Functional Materials
  • A Conjugated Carboranyl Main Chain Polymer with Aggregation-Induced Emission in the Near-Infrared, 2024, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Their frequent coauthors include Iain Hamilton, Thomas D. Anthopoulos, Frédéric Laquai, Ji-Seon Kim, and Robert A. Taylor. Collaborative efforts appear notably within the fields related to functional materials and organic electronics.

Donal D. C. Bradley's research has been published in notable scientific venues with several recurring publication forums such as Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Advanced Optical Materials, Journal of Polymer Science, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Over their career, recognition for research contributions includes election as a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom in 2004, the Ludwig Mond Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 1987, and being named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Light-emitting diodes based on conjugated polymers

    J. H. Burroughes;D. D. C. Bradley;A. R. Brown;R. N. Marks

  • Electroluminescence in conjugated polymers

    R. H. Friend;R. W. Gymer;A. B. Holmes;J. H. Burroughes

  • A strong regioregularity effect in self-organizing conjugated polymer films and high-efficiency polythiophene:fullerene solar cells

    Youngkyoo Kim;Steffan Cook;Sachetan M. Tuladhar;Stelios A. Choulis

  • Efficient light-emitting diodes based on polymers with high electron affinities

    N. C. Greenham;S. C. Moratti;D. D. C. Bradley;R. H. Friend

  • Morphology evolution via self-organization and lateral and vertical diffusion in polymer:fullerene solar cell blends.

    Mariano Campoy-Quiles;Toby Ferenczi;Tiziano Agostinelli;Pablo G. Etchegoin

  • Strong exciton–photon coupling in an organic semiconductor microcavity

    D. G. Lidzey;D. D. C. Bradley;M. S. Skolnick;T. Virgili

  • Mobility enhancement in conjugated polymer field-effect transistors through chain alignment in a liquid-crystalline phase

    H. Sirringhaus;R. J. Wilson;R. H. Friend;M. Inbasekaran

  • Device annealing effect in organic solar cells with blends of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) and soluble fullerene

    Youngkyoo Kim;Stelios A. Choulis;Jenny Nelson;Donal D. C. Bradley

  • Chemical tuning of electroluminescent copolymers to improve emission efficiencies and allow patterning

    P. L. Burn;A. B. Holmes;A. Kraft;D. D. C. Bradley

  • Poly(p-phenylenevinylene) light-emitting diodes : enhanced electroluminescent efficiency through charge carrier confinement

    A. R. Brown;D. D. C. Bradley;J. H. Burroughes;R. H. Friend

  • Degradation of organic solar cells due to air exposure

    Kenji Kawano;Roberto Pacios;Dmitry Poplavskyy;Jenny Nelson

  • Electrochemical determination of the ionization potential and electron affinity of poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene)

    S. Janietz;D. D. C. Bradley;M. Grell;C. Giebeler

  • Angular Dependence of the Emission from a Conjugated Polymer Light‐Emitting Diode: Implications for efficiency calculations

    Neil C. Greenham;Richard H. Friend;Donal D. C. Bradley;Donal D. C. Bradley

  • Interplay of Physical Structure and Photophysics for a Liquid Crystalline Polyfluorene

    M. Grell;D. D. C. Bradley;G. Ungar;J. Hill

  • Charge carrier formation in polythiophene/fullerene blend films studied by transient absorption spectroscopy.

    Hideo Ohkita;Steffan Cook;Yeni Astuti;Warren Duffy

  • High brightness and efficiency blue light-emitting polymer diodes

    A. W. Grice;D. D. C. Bradley;M. T. Bernius;M. Inbasekaran

  • Measuring the Efficiency of Organic Light-Emitting Devices

    Stephen R. Forrest;Donal D. C. Bradley;Mark E. Thompson

  • Investigation of the Effects of Doping and Post‐Deposition Treatments on the Conductivity, Morphology, and Work Function of Poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene)/Poly(styrene sulfonate) Films

    J. Huang;P. F. Miller;J. S. Wilson;A. J. de Mello

  • A glass‐forming conjugated main‐chain liquid crystal polymer for polarized electroluminescence applications

    Martin Grell;Donal D. C. Bradley;Mike Inbasekaran;E. P. Woo

  • Hybrid Polymer/Zinc Oxide Photovoltaic Devices with Vertically Oriented ZnO Nanorods and an Amphiphilic Molecular Interface Layer

    Punniamoorthy Ravirajan;Ana M. Peiro;Mohammed K. Nazeeruddin;Michael Graetzel

Frequent Co-Authors

Jenny Nelson
Jenny Nelson Imperial College London
Thomas D. Anthopoulos
Thomas D. Anthopoulos University of Manchester
Richard H. Friend
Richard H. Friend University of Cambridge
David G. Lidzey
David G. Lidzey University of Sheffield
Paul L. Burn
Paul L. Burn University of Queensland
James R. Durrant
James R. Durrant Imperial College London
Youngkyoo Kim
Youngkyoo Kim Kyungpook National University
Iain McCulloch
Iain McCulloch University of Oxford
Wei Huang
Wei Huang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Mariano Campoy-Quiles
Mariano Campoy-Quiles Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona

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