Faculty Information, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University   [ English | Japanese ]


MURDEY, Richard

Division of Multidisciplinary Chemistry - Molecular Aggregation Analysis -
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (Chemistry)
URL:http://www.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp/labos/is2/scope.html
E-mail: rmurdey at e.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Tel: +81 (0)774-38-3083
Fax: +81 (0)774-38-3084

Academic career
    Postdoc Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (2004-2006)
    Postdoc Linkopings Universitet, Linkoping, Sweden (2002-2004)
    Ph.D. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (2003)
    B.Sc. Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada (1995)
Research field
    Organic Electronics, Surface and Interface Science, Physical Chemistry
Current research
  1. Morphology, order, orientation and structure of organic thin films.
  2. Frontier energy levels in molecular materials.
  3. Conduction and photoconduction mechanisms in organic solids.
Selected publications
  1. Tsutsumi, J.; Yoshida, H.; Murdey, R.; Sato, N., "Decay mechanism of spontaneously built-up surface potential in a thin film of a zwitterionic molecule having noncentrosymmetric crystal structure" J. Chem. Phys. A 115, 2356-2359 (2011)
  2. Tsutsumi, J.; Yoshida, H.; Murdey, R.; Sato, N., "Spontaneous buildup of surface potential with a thin film of a zwitterionic molecule giving noncentrosymmetric crystal structure" Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 182901 (2009)
  3. Tsutsumi, J.; Yoshida, H.; Murdey, R.; Kato, S.; Sato, N., "An accurate calculation of electronic contribution to static permittivity tensor for organic molecular crystals on the basis of the charge response kernel theory" J. Phys. Chem. A 113, 9207-9212 (2009)
  4. Murdey, R.; Bouvet, M.; Sumimoto, M.; Sakaki, S.; Sato, N., "Direct observation of the energy gap in lutetium bisphthalocyanine thin films" Synth. Met. 159, 1677-1681 (2009)
  5. Sjölén, J.; Karlsson, l.; Braun, S.; Murdey, R.; Hörling, A.; Hultman, L., "Structure and mechanical properties of arc evaporated Ti–Al–O–N thin films" Surf. Coatings Technol. 201, 6392-6403 (2007)
  6. Sanchez-Carrera, R. S.; Coropceanu, V.; da Silva, D.A.; Friedlein, R.; Osikowicz, W.; Murdey, R.; Suess, C.; Salaneck, W. R.; Bredas, J. L., "Vibronic coupling in the ground and excited states of oligoacene cations" J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 18904-18911 (2006)
  7. Murdey, R. J.; Bouvet, M.; Sato, N., "Frontier electronic structures in fluorinated copper phthalocyanine thin films studied using ultraviolet and inverse photoemission spectroscopies" Mol. Crys. Liq. Crys. 455, 211-218 (2006)
  8. Murdey, R. J.; Salaneck, W.R., "Charge injection barrier heights across multilayer organic thin films" Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 44, 3751-3756 (2005)
  9. Minkov, I.; Gel'mukhanov, F.; Friedlein, R.; Osikowicz, W.; Suess,C.; Ohrwall, G.; Sorensen, S. L.; Braun, S.; Murdey, R.; Salaneck, W. R.; Agren, H., "Core excitations of naphthalene: Vibrational structure versus chemical shifts" J. Chem. Phys. 121, 5733-5739 (2004)
  10. Murdey, R.; Liang, S. J.; Stuckless, J. T., "An atom-transparent photon block for metal-atom deposition from high-temperature ovens" Rev. Sci. Instrum. 76, 23911 (2005)
  11. Osikowicz, W.; Murdey, R.; Giles, M.; Heeney, M.; Tierney, S.; McCulloch, I.; Salaneck W. R., "Electronic structure of a novel alkylidene fluorene polymer in the pristine state" Chem. Phys. Lett. 385, 184-188 (2004)
  12. Murdey, R.; Stuckless, J. T., "Calorimetry of polymer metallization: Copper, calcium, and chromium on PMDA-ODA polyimide" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 3995-3998 (2003)
  13. Capobianco, J. A.; Carazo-Salas, R.;Murdey, R.; Proulx, P. P.; Kabro, P.; Cormier G., "Temperature-dependent self absorption of the P30 → H34 transition in Gd3Ga5O12:Pr3+" Opt. Mater. 6, 203-209 (1996)
  14. Machin, W. D.; Murdey, R. J., "Adsorption hysteresis and interparticle capillary condensation in a non-porous carbon black" Langmuir 12, 6501-6505 (1996)
  15. Murdey, R. J.; Machin, W. D., "Adsorption hysteresis and the pore size distribution of a microporous silica gel" Langmuir 10, 3842-3844 (1994)


Update: Apr 02,2012