Professor Peter Murphy

Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Enterprise Chancellery and Council Services

City West Campus (H4-03)

email Peter.J.Murphy@unisa.edu.au

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About me

Peter is Deputy Vice Chancellor Research & Enterprise at UniSA, and will be the new Pro Vice Chancellor Research Translation at Adelaide University from January 2026, reflecting his experience in identifying, driving and supporting business development opportunities and translating research discoveries into real-world applications.

Peter’s own research encompasses the engineering of surfaces and extends to applications in the optical, automotive, aerospace, defence, mining and renewable energy industry sectors.

He has won more than $25 million of research grant funding and was awarded the 2016 ATSE Clunies Ross Award for Innovation for his work in the development of the world’s first plastic, external automotive... Read more

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Date	Title
16/06/2016	Engineers Australia, https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/news/plastic-mirrors-shining-example-innovation

Research

Research focus

Chemical Sciences
Engineering
Materials Engineering
Physical Sciences
Condensed Matter Physics

Highlights

Thin Film Coating Technology: including plasma polymerisation, sputter coating, electron beam evaporation, spray coating, dip coating, spin coating,Electromaterials : inclduing electrochromic materials based upon conducting polymer coatings of PEDOT / PMAS / PANI.,Surface Characterisation and Analysis : AFM, XPS, SEM, TEM, EDAX and EELS.,Industry engagement - what does it take to create a highly successful collaboration with private industry that generates both research and product outcomes.

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2025	Dalgleish, JL, Jane, ML, Murphy, PJ, Rudd, S, Mahjoub, R & Zuber, K 2025, 'Electrochemical analysis of PEDOT in acetonitrile solutions of ionic liquids for active IR technologies', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 142, no. 19, article no. e56867, pp. 1-15. Open access
2025	Llusca Jane, M, Patil, A, Roccisano, A, Switalska, E, Reeks, L, Zuber, K, Murphy, P & Hall, C 2025, 'A novel ultra-abrasion resistant coating for enhanced durability in automotive polycarbonate glazing', COMPOSITES AND ADVANCED MATERIALS, vol. 34, pp. 1-9. Open access 1
2025	Shamsuddin, WNSW, Zuber, K, Murphy, PJ & Jane, ML 2025, 'Environmentally durable Au-based low-e coatings', Coatings, vol. 15, no. 10, article no. 1231, pp. 1-14. Open access
2025	Yunos, L, Murphy, PJ, Llusca Jane, M & Zuber, K 2025, 'Frequency selective surface microstructure patterning on silver-based low-e coatings: laser ablation and photolithography', APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE ADVANCES, vol. 27, article no. 100761, pp.1-9. Open access 1 2
2024	Wan Shamsuddin, WNS, Zuber, K, Murphy, PJ & Llusca Jane, M 2024, 'Environmental durability of soft low-e coatings: a review', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 266, pp. 1-17. Open access 24 21
2024	Yunos, L, Zuber, K, Murphy, PJ & Llusca Jane, M 2024, 'Weather resistant low-e coatings on polycarbonate substrates transparent to 5G signals', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 278, article no. 113181, pp. 1-12. Open access 2 2
2023	Dalgleish, JL, Rudd, S, Jane Llusca, M, Murphy, PJ, Mahjoub, R & Zuber, K 2023, 'Effects of secondary dopant anions on emissivity and related properties of poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene)', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, vol. 44, no. 15, article no. 2300129, pp. 1-8. Open access 1 1
2023	Yunos, L, Jane, ML, Murphy, PJ & Zuber, K 2023, 'Frequency selective surface on low emissivity windows as a means of improving telecommunication signal transmission: a review', Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 70, article no. 106416, pp. 1-22. Open access 23 22
2022	Wan Shamsuddin, WNS, Roccisano, A, Zuber, K, Murphy, PJ & Llusca Jane, M 2022, 'Environmentally robust Ag-Cu based low-e coatings', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 248, article no. 112033, pp. 1-8. Open access 10 5
2021	Salah, M, Hall, C, Murphy, P, Francis, C, Kerr, R, Stoehr, B, Rudd, S & Fabretto, M 2021, 'Doped and reactive silicon thin film anodes for lithium ion batteries: a review', Journal of Power Sources, vol. 506, article no. 230194. Open access 51 47 1
2020	Alder, FA, Charrault, E, Zuber, K, Fabretto, M, Patil, A, Murphy, P & Llusca, M 2020, 'Fabrication of robust solar mirrors on polymeric substrates by physical vapor deposition technique', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 209, article no. 110476, pp. 1-7. Open access 22 22 1
2020	Salah, M, Hall, C, Alvarez de Eulate, E, Murphy, P, Francis, C, Kerr, R, Pathirana, T & Fabretto, M 2020, 'Compressively stressed silicon nanoclusters as an antifracture mechanism for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 12, no. 35, pp. 39195-39204. Open access 12 12 3
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, vol. 364, pp. 1-6. Open access 4 4 1
2019	Salah, M, Murphy, P, Hall, C, Francis, C, Kerr, R & Fabretto, M 2019, 'Pure silicon thin-film anodes for lithium-ion batteries: a review', Journal of Power Sources, vol. 414, pp. 48-67. Open access 180 170 3
2018	James, RA, Stapleton, AJ, Hughes, A, Charrault, E, Zuber, K, Switalska, E, Evans, D, Murphy, P & Llusca, M 2018, 'Metallic adhesive layers for ag-based first surface mirrors', Advanced Engineering Materials, vol. 20, no. 7, article no. 1800106, pp. 1-7. Open access 16 16
2018	Rudd, S, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2018, 'Diffusion controlled vapour deposition of mixed doped PEDOT', Synthetic Metals, vol. 242, pp. 61-66. 7 7 2
2018	Uddin, MS, Hall, C, Hooper, R, Charrault, E, Murphy, P & Santos, V 2018, 'Finite element analysis of surface integrity in deep ball-burnishing of a biodegradable AZ31B Mg alloy', Metals, vol. 8, no. 2, article no. 136 pp. 1-17. Open access 28 24 2
2018	Zuber, K, Shere, H, Rehmen, J, Wheaton, V, Fabretto, M, Murphy, PJ & Evans, DR 2018, 'Influence of Postsynthesis Heat Treatment on Vapor-Phase-Polymerized Conductive Polymers', ACS Omega, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 12679-12687. Open access 15 13 4
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, vol. 86, pp. 127-146. Open access 133 121 2
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: Energy Conversion and Storage, Optical and Electronic Devices, Interfaces, Nanomaterials, and Hard Matter, vol. 121, no. 11, pp. 6349-6356. Open access 2
2017	Rudd, R, Obrusník, A, Zikán, P, Pratt, R, Hall, C, Murphy, P, Evans, D & Charrault, E 2017, 'Manipulation of cluster formation through gas-wall boundary conditions in large area cluster sources', Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 314, pp. 125-130. Open access 8 9
2017	Zuber, K, Markanday, JF, 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, vol. 14, no. 9, article no. e1600233, pp. 1-7. 9 9
2016	Bradley, N, Hora, J, Hall, C, Evans, D, Murphy, PJ & Charrault, E 2016, 'Influence of post-deposition moisture uptake in polycarbonate on thin film's residual stress short term evolution', Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 294, pp. 210-214. Open access 9 10
2016	Brooke, R, Fabretto, M, Krasowska, M, Talemi, P, Pering, S, Murphy, PJ & Evans, D 2016, 'Organic energy devices from ionic liquids and conducting polymers', Journal of Materials Chemistry C, vol. 4, no. 7, pp. 1550-1556. Open access 19 18
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, vol. 291, pp. 291-286. Open access 9 9
2016	Moser, T, Celma, C, Lebert, A, Charrault, E, Brooke, R, Murphy, PJ, Browne, G, Young, R, Higgs, T & Evans, D 2016, 'Hydrophilic organic electrodes on flexible hydrogels', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 974-982. Open access 25 24 104
2016	Pering, SR, Nicholas, JA, Bayatsarmadi, B, Evans, D, Fabretto, M, Blencowe, A, Murphy, PJ & Talemi, P 2016, 'The effect of block copolymer additives for a highly active polymeric metal-free oxygen reduction electrode', RSC Advances: An International Journal to Further the Chemical Sciences, vol. 6, no. 34 pp. 28809-28814. Open access 10 10
2016	Rudd, R, Hall, C, Murphy, PJ, Reece, PJ, Charrault, E & Evans, DR 2016, 'Decoupling the effects of confinement and passivation on semiconductor quantum dots', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 18, no. 29, pp. 19765-19772. Open access 4 6
2016	Stoehr, B, Hall, CJ, Evans, DR & Murphy, PJ 2016, 'Cleaning dirty surfaces: a three-body problem', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 8, no. 28 pp. 18534-18539. Open access
2016	Stoehr, B, McClure, S, Höflich, A, Al, KM, Hall, C, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2016, 'Unusual nature of fingerprints and the implications for easy-to-clean coatings', Langmuir: The ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 619-625. Open access 14 11 7
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, vol. 132, no. 26, pp. 1-7. Open access 20 21
2015	Brooke, R, Fabretto, M, Vucaj, N, Zuber, K, Switalska, E, Reeks, L, Murphy, P & 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, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 1-9. Open access 24 18
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, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 1-13. Open access 5
2015	Hojati-Talemi, P, Delaigue, ML, Murphy, P & Fabretto, MV 2015, 'Flexible polymer-on-polymer architecture for piezo/pyroelectric energy harvesting', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 7, no. 16, pp. 8465-8471. 46 44 3
2015	Uddin, M, Hall, C & Murphy, P 2015, 'Surface treatments for controlling corrosion rate of biodegradable Mg and Mg-based alloy implants', Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 1-24, article no.053501. Open access 160 145 4
2015	Zuber, K, Evans, DR, McClure, S & Murphy, PJ 2015, 'Mesoporous siloxane films through thermal oxidation of siloxane-carbon nanocomposites', Advanced Engineering Materials, vol. 17, no. 11, pp. 1547-1555. Open access 2 5
2014	Brooke, R, Fabretto, M, Hojati-Talemi, P, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2014, 'Evidence for 'bottom up' growth during vapor phase polymerizations of conducting polymers', Polymer, vol. 55, no. 15, pp. 3458-3460. Open access 33 33
2014	Bubnova, O, Khan, ZU, Wang, H, Braun, S, Evans, DR, Fabretto, M, Hojati-Talemi, P, Dagnelund, D, Arlin, J-B, Geerts, YH, Desbief, S, Breiby, DW, Andreasen, JW, Lazzaroni, R, Chen, WM, Zozoulenko, I, Fahlman, M, Murphy, PJ, Berggren, M & Crispin, X 2014, 'Semi-metallic polymers', Nature Materials, vol. 13, pp. 190-194. Open access 789 748
2014	Cottis, PP, 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: An International Journal to Further the Chemical Sciences, vol. 4, no. 19, pp. 9819-9824. Open access 36 37
2014	Fabretto, M, Hall, C, Evans, D, Zuber, K, Switalska, E, Reeks, L, Schmauder, T & Murphy, P 2014, 'Optical coatings for automotive applications: a case study in translating fundamental materials science into commercial reality', Translational Materials Research, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 1-18. Open access 7
2014	Hall, CJ, Murphy, PJ & Griesser, HJ 2014, 'Direct imaging of mechanical and chemical gradients across the thickness of graded organosilicone microwave PECVD coating', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 1279-1287. 13 13
2014	Hall, CJ, Murphy, PJ & Griesser, HJ 2014, 'Influence of tetramethyldisiloxane-oxygen mixtures on the physical properties of microwave PECVD coatings and subsequent post-plasma reactions', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol.12, no. 6, pp. 555-563. 7 7
2014	Hall, CJ, Murphy, PJ, Schmauder, T & Griesser, HJ 2014, 'Variations in graded organosilicone microwave PECVD coatings modify stress and improve the durability on plastic substrates', Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 259, pp. 616-624. 7 8
2014	Hall, CJ, Ponnusamy, M, Murphy, PJ, Lindberg, M, Antzutkin, ON & Griesser, HJ 2014, 'A solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance study of post-plasma reactions in organosilicone microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) coatings', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 8353–8362. 24 24
2014	Vucaj, N, Quinn, MD, Baechler, C, Notley, SM, Cottis, P, Hojati, TP, Fabretto, M V, Wallace, G, Murphy, PJ & Evans, DR 2014, 'Vapor Phase Synthesis of Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites Incorporating 2D Nanoparticles', Chemistry of Materials, vol. 26, no. 14, pp. 4207-4213. Open access 32 25
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, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 474-482. Open access 13 12
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, vol. 5 no. 9, pp. 3937-3942. Open access 1 1
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, vol. 69, pp. 406-411. Open access 15 15
2013	Hojati-Talemi, P, Bachler, C, Fabretto, M, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2013, 'Ultrathin polymer films for transparent electrode applications prepared by controlled nucleation', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 5, no. 22, pp. 11654-11660. Open access 49 50
2013	Oberli, L, Caruso, D, Hall, C, Fabretto, M, Murphy, PJ & Evans, D 2013, 'Condensation and freezing of droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces', Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 210, pp. 47-47. Open access 277 247
2013	Zuber, K, Downey, EF, 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, vol. 15, no. 11, pp. 1076-1081. Open access 5 5
2013	Zuber, K, Evans, D & Murphy, P 2013, 'Nanoporous glass films on liquids', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 507-512. 8 7
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, vol. 22, no. 30, pp. 14889-14895. Open access 93 89
2012	Evans, D, Zuber, K & Murphy, P 2012, 'Ultrathin films of co-sputtered CrZrx alloys on polymeric substrates', Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 206, no. 18, pp. 3733-3738. Open access 11 11
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, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 356-359. Open access 5 5
2012	Evans, DR, Mueller, MC, Zuber, K, Hojati, TP, Short, RD, Wallace, G, Murphy, PJ & Fabretto, MV 2012, 'Polymeric material with metal-like conductivity for next generation organic electronic devices', Chemistry of Materials, vol. 24, no. 20, pp. 3998-4003. Open access 228 215
2012	Hall, C, Murphy, PJ & Griesser, HJ 2012, 'Hydroxyl radical etching improves adhesion of plasma-deposited a-SiOxCyHz films on poly(methylmethacrylate)', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 398-405. 9 9
2012	Hall, CJ, Murphy, PJ & Griesser, HJ 2012, 'Etching and deposition mechanism of an alcohol plasma on polycarbonate and poly(methyl methacrylate) : an adhesion promotion mechanism for plasma deposited a:SiO xC yH z coating', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 9, no. 9, pp. 855-865. 10 10
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, vol. 53, no. 11, pp. 2146-2151. 93 92
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, vol. 206, no. 17, pp. 3645-3649. Open access 9 10
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, vol. 297, no. 1-2, pp. 986-991. Open access 12 12
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, vol. 67, no. 10, pp. 866-869. Open access 2 2
2011	Desai, S, Shepherd, R, Innis, P, Murphy, P, Hall, C, Fabretto, M & Wallace, G 2011, 'Gel electrolytes with ionic liquid plasticiser for electrochromic devices', Electrochimica Acta, vol. 56, no. 11, pp. 4408-4413. 41 38
2011	Evans, D, Zuber, K, Hall, C, Griesser, HJ & Murphy, P 2011, 'Abrasion resistance of thin film coatings as measured by diffuse optical scattering', Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 206, no. 2-3, pp. 312-317. 14 14
2011	Fabretto, M, Autere, J-P, Hoglinger, D, Field, S & Murphy, P 2011, 'Vacuum vapour phase polymerised poly(3,4-ethyelendioxythiophene) thin films for use in large-scale electrochromic devices', Thin Solid Films, vol. 519, no. 8, pp. 2544-2549. 49 46
2011	Fabretto, M, Jariego Moncunill, C, Autere, J-P, Michelmore, A, Short, RD & Murphy, P 2011, 'High conductivity PEDOT resulting from glycol/oxidant complex and glycol/polymer intercalation during vacuum vapour phase polymerisation', Polymer, vol. 52, no. 8, pp. 1725-1730. 77 76
2011	Fabretto, M, Zuber, K, Jariego-Moncunill, CN & Murphy, P 2011, 'Measurement protocols for reporting PEDOT thin film conductivity and optical transmission : a critical survey', Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, vol. 212, no. 19, pp. 2173-2180. 29 26
2010	Fabretto, M, Mueller, M, Hall, C, Murphy, P, Short, RD & Griesser, HJ 2010, 'In-situ QCM-D analysis reveals four distinct stages during vapour phase polymerisation of PEDOT thin films', Polymer, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 1737-1743. 40 40
2009	Fabretto, M, Müller, M, Zuber, K & Murphy, P 2009, 'Influence of PEG-ran-PPG surfactant on vapour phase polymerised PEDOT thin films', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, vol. 30, no. 21, pp. 1846-1851. 53 50
2009	Fabretto, M, Zuber, K, Hall, C, Murphy, P & Griesser, HJ 2009, 'The role of water in the synthesis and performance of vapour phase polymerised PEDOT electrochromic devices', Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 19, no. 42, pp. 7871-7878. 101 94
2008	Hall, CJ, Fabretto, MV, Murphy, PJ & Zuber, K 2008, 'High Conductivity PEDOT Using Humidity Facilitated Vacuum Vapour Phase Polymerisation', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, vol. 29, pp. 1403-1409. 74 70
2008	Innis, PC, Mazurkiewicz, J, Wallace, GG, Fabretto, MV, Hall, CJ, Valthlanathan, T & Murphy, PJ 2008, 'Faradaic charge corrected colouration efficiency measurements for electrochromic devices', Electrochimica Acta, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 2250-2257. Open access 21 19
2008	Murphy, PJ, Valthlanathan, T, Innis, PC, Fabretto, MV, Wallace, GG, Hall, CJ & Mazurkiewicz, J 2008, 'The mechanism of conductivity enhancement in poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonic) acid using linear-diol additives: Its effect on electrochromic performance', Thin Solid Films, vol. 516, pp. 7828-7835. 28 26
2008	Murphy, PJ, Zuber, K, Hall, CJ & Fabretto, MV 2008, 'Improved PEDOT Conductivity via Suppression of Crystallite Formation in Fe(III) Tosylate During Vapor Phase Polymerization', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, vol. 29, no. 18, pp. 1503-1508. 94 88

Research

Patents

Details	Registry	Status
Coated articles with a low-e coating Jane, Marta Llusca; Pajak, Aleksandra; Zuber, Kamil; Switalska, Eliza; Murphy, Peter J	World	Filed
Processes for producing electrochromic substrates and electrochromic articles made therefrom Mazurkiewicz, Jakub Henryk; Wallace, Gordon George; Innis, Charles Peter; Edwards, Scott A; Murphy, Peter J; Hall, Colin; Fabretto, Rick; Zuber, Kamil	US;WO;EP;AU	Filed
Reflector coatings and methods for production Evans, Drew Raymond; Hall, Colin; Bishop,Matthew; Murphy, Peter James	WO	Filed
Signal friendly metallic surfaces Yunos, Luqman; Jane, Marta Llusca; Murphy, Peter; Zuber, Kamil	World	Filed

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Australian National University	AUSTRALIA
Contamac Ltd	UNITED KINGDOM
Deakin University	AUSTRALIA
Defence Science and Technology Group	AUSTRALIA
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, de Biologie et de Physique	FRANCE
EMPA	SWITZERLAND
Free University of Brussels	BELGIUM
Leybold Optics	GERMANY
Linköping University	SWEDEN
Lulea University of Technology	SWEDEN
LV Prasad Eye Institutue	INDIA
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	NORWAY
PlasmaSolve	CZECH REPUBLIC
PMB Defence Engineering	AUSTRALIA
Reutlingen University	GERMANY
RWTH Aachen University	GERMANY
Schefenacker Vision Systems Australia Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
SMR Automotive Australia Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Swinburne University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH)	SWITZERLAND
Technical University of Denmark	DENMARK
The University of Wollongong	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Bath	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	UNITED STATES
University of Liverpool	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Mons	BELGIUM
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Warwick	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Wollongong	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Member Australian Institute of Company Directors	2017
Clunies Ross Innovation Award Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering	2016
Finalist, Awards for research excellence Business-Higher Education Round Table BHERT	2012
Excellence Award for the Plastic Mirror Project AutoCRC	2011
Silver Award Society of Automotive Engineers, Australasia	2011

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Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Fabrication of MOF-based mixed matrix membranes for carbon capture through visible light 3D printing	Current
Nanostructuring of ultra-thin films on polymeric substrates	Completed
Design and fabrication of highly efficient photothermal evaporators for portable solar-steam generation systems	Completed
Effects of compositional grading and adhesion pre-treatments on the protective performance of microwave PECVD organosilicone coatings on transparent plastics	Completed
Engineering of vapour deposited conducting polymers on complex substrates	Completed
Enhancing phase change material heat transfer with additive manufacturing for the thermal management of high-powered CubeSat electronics	Completed
Environmentally durable low-e coatings	Completed
Fabrication of quantum dots and investigation of size and matrix material effects on optical properties of quantum dot nanocomposites	Completed
High refractive index and semi-stepwise gradient refractive index coatings by plasma polymerisation	Completed
Impact of doping on semi-metallic polymers	Completed
Investigation of conducting polymer:dopant systems for active IR modulation technology	Completed
Investigation of interactions between fingerprints, surfaces and cleaning implements	Completed
Modelling the deformation of soft tissues in the pelvic & thigh region for sitting applications using finite element methods	Completed
Novel approaches in photoelectrode design for dye-sensitised solar cells	Completed
Organic electrochromic devices for adaptive military camouflage	Completed
Silicon-based thin-film anodes for lithium-ion batteries using physical vapour deposition	Completed
Structuring siloxane thin film coatings	Completed
Template assisted carbon based porous materials for environmental and energy applications	Completed
Towards the Next Generation Vehicle (NxGV): frequency selective surface on low emissivity plastic windows	Completed

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