Iraqi, Ahmed, Dr

Dr Ahmed Iraqi

MRSC, CChem

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Reader in Polymer Chemistry

a.iraqi@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9566

Dainton Building

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Dr Ahmed Iraqi
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Dainton Building
13 Brook Hill
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S3 7HF

Profile: Dr. Iraqi obtained his BSc from the University of Fes (Morocco) in 1984. This was followed by an MSc in Chemistry from University Paul Sabatier in Toulouse in 1985 and a PhD from the same institution in 1988. Until 1996 he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of St Andrews, when he became a Lecturer at Lancaster University. In 2000 he was appointed Lecturer at the University of 91ֱ��, where he was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2009 and Reader in 2013.

Qualifications: MRSC, CHem

Research interests

Research in the area of organic conjugated polymers has developed rapidly over the last few years in view of their potential applications in electronic devices. Our research objectives are toward the design, synthesis and exploitation of the unique physical properties of these materials, in the fields of light emitting diodes, sloar cells and field effect transistors. Themes of the research programme include:

Design and development of conjugated polymers for application in displays: Considerable research efforts are devoted to develop new highly fluorescent blue light emitting polymers. Such materials are required for efficient emission in the blue part of the electromagnetic spectrum and also as energy-transfer donors and hosts for lower band gap fluorophores and phosphorescent dyes in an effort to enable the use of both singlet and triplet excitons in the radiative decay process.

Polyfluorenes have attracted a lot of interest in this area and great advances have been achieved with these materials, however, polyfluorenes suffer from luck of stability of blue light emission in devices which compromises their use. We are interested in developing alternative materials for application in this area.

Carbazole-based polymers such as poly(vinylcarbazole) (PVK) are widely used as hole-transporting materials, as well as wide band gap hosts to various fluorophores. However, PVK is a saturated main-chain polymer and alternative main-chain conjugated polymers are required. In our group we are developing a range of 2,7-linked and 3,6-linked carbazole main-chain conjugated polymers for application in this area.

Special attention is given to 2,7-linked carbazole polymers and copolymers whose physical properties can be tailored by judicious choice of either the co-monomers used in these carbazole based materials or the nature of substituents at the 3,6-positions as well as the 9-positions of carbazole repeat units.

Design and development of conjugated polymers for application in solar cells: There is at the moment a great deal of research interest in the development of new sources of renewable energy. Photovoltaic (PV) cells offer an attractive alternative in this area; however, the cost of the current technology based on single or polycrystalline silicon PV cells is the primary limiting factor for this technology. Polymer solar cells based on blends of conjugated polymer donors and molecular acceptors (often referred to as bulk heterojunction solar cells) are attracting a great deal of interest.

These systems have potential technological value due to their ease of fabrication and their relatively low production costs. Efficient harvesting of solar energy requires the development of polymers with high absorption coefficients and extended absorption spectra in order to enable photocurrent generation from lower-energy photons. This in turn will require low band gap polymers that absorb at wavelengths extending in the near-IR region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Our work in this area involves the development of new low band gap conjugated polymers that are able to absorb a wider portion of solar light than established polymers used in this area like poly(3-hexylthiophene)s. We are at present developing a range of low band gap donor/acceptor carbazole based conjugated copolymers for application in this area.

Other areas of investigation involve the synthesis and characterisation of a wide range of tractable functionalised regioregular polythiophenes by post-modification of preformed precursor polymers. Structurally homogeneous precursor polymers poly(3-(omega-bromoalkyl)thiophene)s are made with full regioregular control and further functionalised by covalent binding with desired functional groups.

This synthetic approach allows obtainment of tractable redox active functionalised polythiophenes that are easily characterised by conventional analytical techniques as opposed to similar materials obtained using different polymerisation methods. The physical properties of these materials (photovoltaic and electrocatalytic activity) are being investigated.

Publications

Journal articles

Alshammari M, Alshammari K, Alhassan S, Alshammari AH, Alotaibi T, Iraqi A & Mohaymen Taha TA (2024) . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 67, 33-41.
Alshammari AH, Alhassan S, Iraqi A, Saad SA & Taha TAM (2023) . Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 34(32).
Al-Isaee S, Iraqi A & Lidzey D (2023) . Tetrahedron, 133416-133416.
Al-Azzawi AGS, Dannoun EMA, Aziz SB, Iraqi A, Al-Saeedi SI, Nofal MM & Murad AR (2022) . Polymers, 14(19).
Al-Azzawi AGS, Aziz SB, Iraqi A, Murad AR, Abdulwahid RT, Alshehri SM & Ahamad T (2021) . Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 14(9).
Murad AR, Dannoun EMA, Aziz SB, Iraqi A, Abdullah SN, Nofal MM & Abdullah RM (2021) . Applied Sciences, 11(11), 4866.
Murad AR, Iraqi A, Aziz SB, Abdullah SN, Brza MA, Saeed SR & Abdulwahid RT (2021) . Polymers, 13(1).
Murad AR, Iraqi A, Aziz SB, Almeataq MS, Abdullah SN & Brza MA (2021) . Polymers, 13(1).
Murad AR, Iraqi A, Aziz SB, Hi H, N. Abdullah S, Brza MA & Abdulwahid RT (2020) . Polymers, 12(12).
R. Murad A, Iraqi A, Aziz SB, N. Abdullah S, Abdulwahid RT & Hussen SA (2020) . Coatings, 10(12).
R. Murad A, Iraqi A, Aziz SB, N. Abdullah S & Abdulwahid RT (2020) . Polymers, 12(12).
Alqurashy BA, Altayeb BM, Alfaifi SY, Alawad M, Iraqi A & Ali I (2020) . Coatings, 10(11).
R. Murad A, Iraqi A, Aziz SB, Abdullah SN & Brza MA (2020) . Polymers, 12(11).
Pérez GE, Alkorbi A, Iraqi A, Bastianini F, Pineda E, King SM & Dunbar ADF (2020) . Journal of Surface Investigation: X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques, 14(S1), S60-S68.
Sasitharan K, Bossanyi DG, Vaenas N, Parnell AJ, Clark J, Iraqi A, Lidzey DG & Foster JA (2020) . Journal of Materials Chemistry A.
Wong-Stringer M, Game OS, Smith JA, Routledge TJ, Alqurashy BA, Freestone BG, Parnell AJ, Vaenas N, Kumar V, Alawad MOA , Iraqi A et al (2018) . Advanced Energy Materials, 8(24).
Cai F, Cai J, Yang L, Li W, Gurney RS, Yi H, Iraqi A, Liu D & Wang T (2018) . Nano Energy, 45, 28-36.
Li W, Cai J, Cai F, Yan Y, Yi H, Gurney RS, Liu D, Iraqi A & Wang T (2018) . Nano Energy, 44, 155-163.
Sarjadi MS, Tan SE, Wong XL & Iraqi A (2018) Synthesis of the conjugated polymer with Fluoronated carbazole donor and benzothiadiazole acceptor linked through thienothiophene. ASM Science Journal, 11(Special Issue 2), 253-262.
Sarjadi MS, Tan SE & Iraqi A (2018) Preparation and properties of fluorene-based thienothiophene substituted benzothiadiazole copolymer for the application of polymeric solar cells. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 20(1), 24-32.
Zhang Y, Yi H, Iraqi A, Kingsley J, Buckley A, Wang T & Lidzey DG (2017) . Scientific Reports, 7.
Kwak C, Pérez GE, Freestone B, Al-Isaee S, Iraqi A, Lidzey DG & Dunbar A (2016) . Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4(45), 10722-10730.
Alqurashy BA, Iraqi A, Zhang Y & Lidzey DG (2016) . European Polymer Journal, 85, 225-235.
Iraqi A, Cartwright L, Zhang Y, Lidzey DG & Alqurashy BA (2016) . Polymers for Advanced Technologies.
Ali B. Alghamdi A (2016) . International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 5111-5127.
Cartwright L, Neal TJ, Rutland NJ & Iraqi A (2016) . Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 27(4), 525-531.
Alsulami A, Griffin J, Alqurashi R, Yi H, Iraqi A, Lidzey D & Buckley A (2016) . Materials, 9(4), 235-235.
Zhang Y, Bovill E, Kingsley J, Buckley AR, Yi H, Iraqi A, Wang T & Lidzey DG (2016) . Scientific Reports, 6(1).
Cartwright L, Yi H & Iraqi A (2016) . New Journal of Chemistry, 40(2), 1655-1662.
Glen TS, Scarratt NW, Yi H, Iraqi A, Wang T, Kingsley J, Buckley AR, Lidzey DG & Donald AM (2016) . Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 54(2), 216-224.
Sarjadi MS & Iraqi A (2016) Synthesis of carbazole based co-polymers containing thienothiophene and benzothiadiazole units in a direct arylation scheme. Polymers and Polymer Composites, 24(9), 703-710.
Sarjadi MS, Yi H, Iraqi A & Lidzey DG (2015) Thienothiophene units properties on the carbazole-based polymers for organic solar cell devices. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 19(6), 1205-1217.
Scarratt NW, Griffin J, Wang T, Zhang Y, Yi H, Iraqi A & Lidzey DG (2015) . APL Materials, 3(12).
Bracher C, Yi H, Scarratt NW, Masters R, Pearson AJ, Rodenburg C, Iraqi A & Lidzey DG (2015) . Organic Electronics, 27, 266-273.
Glen TS, Scarratt NW, Yi H, Iraqi A, Wang T, Kingsley J, Buckley AR, Lidzey DG & Donald AM (2015) . Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 140, 25-32.
Griffin J, Pearson AJ, Scarratt NW, Wang T, Dunbar ADF, Yi H, Iraqi A, Buckley AR & Lidzey DG (2015) . Organic Electronics, 21, 216-222.
Wang T, Scarratt NW, Yi H, Coleman IF, Zhang Y, Grant RT, Yao J, Skoda MWA, Dunbar ADF, Jones RAL , Iraqi A et al (2015) . Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3(16), 4007-4015.
Bovill E, Scarratt N, Griffin J, Yi H, Iraqi A, Buckley AR, Kingsley JW & Lidzey DG (2015) . Applied Physics Letters, 106(7), 073301-073301.
Cartwright L, Iraqi A, Zhang Y, Wang T & Lidzey DG (2015) . RSC Adv., 5(57), 46386-46394.
Kingsley JW, Marchisio PP, Yi H, Iraqi A, Kinane CJ, Langridge S, Thompson RL, Cadby AJ, Pearson AJ, Lidzey DG , Jones RAL et al (2014) . Sci Rep, 4, 5286.
Bovill E, Yi H, Iraqi A & Lidzey DG (2014) . Applied Physics Letters, 105(22), 223302-223302.
Alsalme AM, Alghamdi AAB, Alhamdani AAGQ & Iraqi A (2014) Synthesis and properties of alternating vinylene-benzothiadiazole-based copolymers with carbazole and fluorene derivatives for photovoltaic applications. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 9(4), 1920-1941.
Pearson AJ, Wang T, Watters DC, Coles DM, Jones RAL, Lidzey DG, Dunbar ADF, Yi H, Iraqi A & Staniec PA (2013) . Advanced Functional Materials.
Watters DC, Yi H, Pearson AJ, Kingsley J, Iraqi A & Lidzey D (2013) . Macromol Rapid Commun, 34(14), 1157-1162.
Bovill ESR, Griffin J, Wang T, Kingsley JW, Yi H, Iraqi A, Buckley AR & Lidzey DG (2013) . Applied Physics Letters, 102(18).
Buckley AR, Griffin J, Watters DC, Yi H, Iraqi A & Lidzey DG (2013) . Advanced Energy Materials.
Wang T, Scarratt NW, Yi H, Dunbar ADF, Pearson AJ, Watters DC, Glen TS, Brook AC, Kingsley J, Buckley AR , Skoda MWA et al (2013) . Advanced Energy Materials, 3(4), 410-410.
Wang T, Scarratt NW, Yi H, Dunbar ADF, Pearson AJ, Watters DC, Glen TS, Brook AC, Kingsley J, Buckley AR , Skoda MWA et al (2013) . Advanced Energy Materials, 3(4), 505-512.
Alsalme AM, Alghamdi AAB, Al-Baradi AM & Iraqi A (2013) Synthesis and physical properties of a "double-cable" polymer for photovoltaic applications. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 8(4), 5575-5593.
Iraqi A, Alghamdi AAB, Watters DC, Yi H, Al-Faifi S, Almeataq MS, Coles D, Kingsley J & Lidzey DG (2013) . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1, 5165-5171.
Almeataq MS, Yi H, Al-Faifi S, Alghamdi AAB, Iraqi A, Scarratt NW, Wang T & Lidzey DG (2013) . Chem Commun (Camb), 49(22), 2252-2254.
Wang T, Pearson AJ, Dunbar ADF, Staniec PA, Watters DC, Coles D, Yi H, Iraqi A, Lidzey DG & Jones RAL (2012) . Eur Phys J E Soft Matter, 35(12), 9807.
Bouzzine SM, Hamidi M, Bouachrine M, Serien-Spirau F, Lère Porte J-P, Sotiropoulos J-M & Iraqi A (2012) . J Phys Chem A, 116(39), 9730-9738.
Wang T, Pearson AJ, Dunbar ADF, Staniec PA, Watters DC, Yi H, Ryan AJ, Jones RAL, Iraqi A & Lidzey DG (2012) . Advanced Functional Materials, 22(7), 1321-1321.
Wang T, Pearson AJ, Dunbar ADF, Staniec PA, Watters DC, Yi H, Ryan AJ, Jones RAL, Iraqi A & Lidzey DG (2012) . Advanced Functional Materials, 22(7), 1399-1408.
Watters DC, Kingsley J, Yi H, Wang T, Iraqi A & Lidzey D (2012) . Organic Electronics, 13(8), 1401-1408.
Staniec PA, Parnell AJ, Dunbar ADF, Yi H, Pearson AJ, Wang T, Hopkinson PE, Kinane C, Dalgliesh RM, Donald AM , Ryan AJ et al (2011) . Adv. Energy Mater., 1(4), 499-504.
Antoun T, Iraqi A, Kergoat L, Miozzo L & Yassar A (2011) . Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 212(11), 1129-1136.
Mohamad DK, Chauhan SS, Yi H, Cadby AJ, Lidzey DG & Iraqi A (2011) A regioregular head to tail thiophene based "double-cable" polymer with pendant anthraquinone functional groups: Preparation, spectroscopy and photovoltaic properties. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.
Mohamad DK, Fischereder A, Yi H, Cadby AJ, Lidzey DG & Iraqi A (2011) . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(3), 851-862.
Mohamad D, Johnson RG, Janeliunas D, Kirkus M, Yi HN, Lidzey DG & Iraqi A (2010) . J MATER CHEM, 20(33), 6990-6997.
Pickup DF, Yi H & Iraqi A (2009) . J MATER SCI, 44(12), 3172-3178.
Pickup DF, Yi HN, Kun H, Iraqi A, Stevenson M & Lidzey DG (2009) . THIN SOLID FILMS, 517(9), 2840-2844.
Khalil GE, Adawi AM, Fox AM, Iraqi A & Lidzey DG (2009) . J Chem Phys, 130(4), 044903.
Yi HN, Johnson RG, Iraqi A, Mohamad D, Royce R & Lidzey DG (2008) . MACROMOL RAPID COMM, 29(22), 1804-1809.
Kun H, Yi H, Johnson RG & Iraqi A (2008) . POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL, 19(4), 299-307.
Tsoi WC, Charas A, Cadby AJ, Khalil G, Adawi AM, Iraqi A, Hunt B, Morgado J & Lidzey DG (2008) . ADV FUNCT MATER, 18(4), 600-606.
Chauhan SS, Yi HA & Iraqi A (2008) . MOL CRYST LIQ CRYST, 497, 461-473.
Kulasi A, Yi HN & Iraqi A (2007) . J POLYM SCI POL CHEM, 45(24), 5957-5967.
Yi HN, Iraqi A, Stevenson M, Elliott CJ & Lidzey DG (2007) . MACROMOL RAPID COMM, 28(10), 1155-1160.
Iraqi A, Simmance TG, Yi HN, Stevenson M & Lidzey DG (2006) . CHEM MATER, 18(24), 5789-5797.
Iraqi A & Pickup DF (2006) . POLYM INT, 55(7), 780-783.
Iraqi A, Pegington RC & Simmance TG (2006) . J POLYM SCI POL CHEM, 44(10), 3336-3342.
Iraqi A, Pickup DF & Yi HN (2006) . CHEM MATER, 18(4), 1007-1015.
Iraqi A, Barker GW & Pickup DF (2006) . REACT FUNCT POLYM, 66(1), 195-200.
Iraqi A & Wataru I (2004) . J POLYM SCI POL CHEM, 42(23), 6041-6051.
Iraqi A & Wataru I (2004) . CHEM MATER, 16(3), 442-448.
Iraqi A, Crayston JA & Walton JC (1998) Covalent binding of redox active centres to preformed regioregular polythiophenes. J MATER CHEM, 8(1), 31-36.
Iraqi A & Barker GW (1998) Synthesis and characterisation of telechelic regioregular head-to-tail poly(3-alkylthiophenes). J MATER CHEM, 8(1), 25-29.
IRAQI A, CRAYSTON JA & WALTON JC (1995) SYNTHESIS, SPECTROELECTROCHEMISTRY AND THERMOCHROMISM OF REGIOREGULAR HEAD-TO-TAIL OLIGO-[3-ARYLOXYHEXYLTHIOPHENES] AND POLY-[3-ARYLOXYHEXYLTHIOPHENES]. J MATER CHEM, 5(11), 1831-1836.
IRAQI A, CRAYSTON JA, WALTON JC & HARRISON A (1995) AMINOXYL FUNCTIONALIZED POLYTHIOPHENE - SYNTHESIS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS. J MATER CHEM, 5(9), 1291-1295.
CRAYSTON JA, IRAQI A & WALTON JC (1994) POLYRADICALS - SYNTHESIS, SPECTROSCOPY, AND CATALYSIS. CHEM SOC REV, 23(3), 147-153.
CRAYSTON JA, IRAQI A, MALLON P & WALTON JC (1993) PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THIENONAPHTHOQUINONES AND THEIR RADICAL IONS. J CHEM SOC PERK T 2(9), 1589-1595.
Crayston JA, Iraqi A, Mallon P, Walton JC & Tunstall DP (1993) . Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 236(1), 231-235.
NARAYANAN P, IRAQI A & COLEHAMILTON DJ (1992) ANALYSIS OF THE COMPOSITION OF POLYCARBOXYLIC ACIDS OBTAINED BY CATALYTIC HYDROCARBOXYLATION OF POLYBUTADIENES. J MATER CHEM, 2(11), 1149-1154.
IRAQI A, SETH S, VINCENT CA, COLEHAMILTON DJ, WATKINSON MD, GRAHAM IM & JEFFREY D (1992) CATALYTIC HYDROSILATION OF POLYBUTADIENES AS A ROUTE TO FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS. J MATER CHEM, 2(10), 1057-1064.
IRAQI A & COLEHAMILTON DJ (1992) PREPARATION AND REACTIVITY OF POLYEPOXIDES AND POLYKETONES - CATALYTIC-OXIDATION OF POLYBUTADIENES. J MATER CHEM, 2(2), 183-190.
IRAQI A, WATKINSON M, CRAYSTON JA & COLEHAMILTON DJ (1991) POLYMER-BOUND LIGANDS AND METAL-COMPLEXES VIA CATALYZED-REACTIONS OF POLYBUTADIENES. J CHEM SOC CHEM COMM(24), 1767-1769.
IRAQI A, FAIRFAX NR, PRESTON SA, CUPERTINO DC, IRVINE DJ & COLEHAMILTON DJ (1991) HYDROGENATION OF ACRYLIC ACIDS CATALYZED BY COMPLEXES OF RHODIUM(I) CONTAINING MIXED ANHYDRIDES OF ACRYLIC AND DIPHENYLPHOSPHINOUS ACIDS. J CHEM SOC DALTON(8), 1929-1935.
IRAQI A & COLEHAMILTON DJ (1991) POLYKETONES VIA OXIDATION OF POLYBUTADIENES CATALYZED BY COMPLEXES OF PLATINUM(II). POLYHEDRON, 10(9), 993-995.
BOROWSKI AF, IRAQI A, CUPERTINO DC, IRVINE DJ, COLE-HAMILTON DJ, HARMON MH & HURSTHOUSE MB (1990) . ChemInform, 21(14).
BOROWSKI AF, IRAQI A, CUPERTINO DC, IRVINE DJ, COLEHAMILTON DJ, HARMON MH & HURSTHOUSE MB (1990) LINKAGE ISOMERISM IN RHODIUM(I) COMPLEXES OF MIXED ANHYDRIDES OF DIPHENYLPHOSPHINOUS AND ACRYLIC ACIDS - CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE OF [RHCL(PPH3)(PH2PO2CCH=CHME)]. J CHEM SOC DALTON(1), 29-34.
GAHAGAN M, IRAQI A, CUPERTINO DC, MACKIE RK & COLEHAMILTON DJ (1989) A HIGH-ACTIVITY MOLYBDENUM CONTAINING EPOXIDATION CATALYST AND ITS USE IN REGIOSELECTIVE EPOXIDATION OF POLYBUTADIENE. J CHEM SOC CHEM COMM(21), 1688-1690.
CHOUKROUN R, IRAQI A, RIFAI C & GERVAIS D (1988) CHARACTERIZATION AND CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF BIMETALLIC CATIONIC RHODIUM-TITANIUM AND RHODIUM-ZIRCONIUM COMPLEXES. J ORGANOMET CHEM, 353(1), 45-52.
CHOUKROUN R, IRAQI A, GERVAIS D, DARAN JC & JEANNIN Y (1987) A SEMIBRIDGING HYDRIDO ZIRCONIUM RHODIUM COMPLEX - A POSSIBLE WAY TO CATALYTIC HYDROGEN TRANSFER ON D0-D8 SYSTEMS. ORGANOMETALLICS, 6(6), 1197-1201.
CHOUKROUN R, IRAQI A & GERVAIS D (1987) . ChemInform, 18(3).
CHOUKROUN R, IRAQI A & GERVAIS D (1986) A ZIRCONIUM-RHODIUM HYDRIDO COMPLEX, CP2ZR(CH2PPH2)2RHH(PPH3), AS CATALYST FOR THE HYDROFORMYLATION OF 1-HEXENE. J ORGANOMET CHEM, 311(3), C60-C62.
Alqurashy BA, Murad AR, Altayeb BM, Iraqi A & Aziz SB () . Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B, 1-12.
Al-Azzawi AGS, Aziz SB, Dannoun EMA, Iraqi A, Nofal MM, Murad AR & M. Hussein A () . Polymers, 15(1), 164-164.
Sasitharan K, Kilbride RC, Spooner ELK, Clark J, Iraqi A, Lidzey DG & Foster JA () . Advanced Science, 2200366-2200366.
G. S Al-Azzawi A () . International Journal of Electrochemical Science, ArticleID:21125-ArticleID:21125.
Imragaa A, Eltaboni F, Edbey K, Elgazail A, Ghamdi A & Iraqi A () . Physical Science International Journal, 10(2), 1-8.
Cartwright L, Taylor LJ, Yi H, Iraqi A, Zhang Y, Scarratt NW, Wang T & Lidzey DG () . RSC Advances, 5(123), 101607-101615.
Pearson AJ, Watters DC, Yi H, Sarjadi MS, Reynolds LX, Marchisio PP, Kingsley J, Haque SA, Iraqi A & Lidzey DG () . RSC Adv., 4(81), 43142-43149.
CRAYSTON JA, IRAQI A & WALTON JC () . ChemInform, 25(47), no-no.
CRAYSTON JA, IRAQI A, MALLON P & WALTON JC () . ChemInform, 24(51), no-no.
IRAQI A, FAIRFAX NR, PRESTON SA, CUPERTINO DC, IRVINE DJ & COLE-HAMILTON DJ () . ChemInform, 22(45), no-no.
Alqurashy BA, Iraqi A, Zhang Y & Lidzey DG () . Journal of Saudi Chemical Society.
Yi H, Al-Faifi S, Iraqi A, Watters DC, Kingsley J & Lidzey DG () . Journal of Materials Chemistry.

Conference proceedings papers

Iraqi A & Wataru I (2001) Preparation of poly(9-alkylcarbazole-3,6-diyl)s via palladium catalysed cross-coupling reactions. SYNTHETIC METALS, Vol. 119(1-3) (pp 159-160)
Iraqi A, Clark D, Jones R & Krier A (1999) Synthesis, characterisation and study of photoluminescent properties of head to tail poly(3-pentoxythiophene), poly(3-cyclohexylthiophene) and mixed alkoxy cyclohexyl 3-substituted polythiophenes. SYNTHETIC METALS, Vol. 102(1-3) (pp 1220-1221)
Schmit JPN, Davidson K & Iraqi A (1999) New synthetic routes to polyacenes. SYNTHETIC METALS, Vol. 101(1-3) (pp 100-101)
Iraqi A, Mlynski A, Heard A, Walton JC & Crayston JA (1997) Functionalization of poly(p-phenylenevinylene) polymers with pendant nitroxide groups. SYNTHETIC METALS, Vol. 84(1-3) (pp 333-334)
Iraqi A, Irvin AM, Walton JC & Crayston JA (1997) Synthesis of methacrylate and silicone polymers with pendant thiophene groups. SYNTHETIC METALS, Vol. 84(1-3) (pp 377-378)
Crayston JA, Iraqi A, Morrison JJ & Walton JC (1997) Synthesis of thiophene substituted ruthenium and rhenium bipyridyl complexes.. SYNTHETIC METALS, Vol. 84(1-3) (pp 441-442)
CRAYSTON JA, IRAQI A, MALLON P, WALTON JC & TUNSTALL DP (1993) POLYRADICALS - SYNTHETIC STRATEGIES AND CHARACTERIZATION. SYNTHETIC METALS, Vol. 55(2-3) (pp 867-872)
CRAYSTON JA, IRAQI A, MALLON P, WALTON JC & TUNSTALL DP (1993) POLYRADICALS - SYNTHETIC STRATEGIES AND CHARACTERIZATION. MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SECTION A-MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS, Vol. 234 (pp 771-775)

Patents

Iraqi A & Wataru I () Manufacture of 2,7-disubstituted carbazoles, their oligomers or polymers and use in electronic devices as semiconductor films.. Brit. UK Pat. Appl. (2003), GB 2383036 A 20030618 Appl. 01 Jan 1970.

Preprints

Sasitharan K, Frisch J, Kuliček J, Iraqi A, Lidzey DG, Bär M, Rezek B & Foster JA (2024) , Research Square Platform LLC.
Al-Isaee S, Iraqi A & Lidzey DG () .
Robson H, Spooner E, Bossanyi D, Korychenska O, Wang S, Carson H, McGhee K, Lidzey DG, Meijer AJHM, Clark J & Iraqi A () .

Teaching interests: Polymer Chemistry; Organometallic Chemistry.

Teaching activities

Undergraduate and postgraduate taught modules

Chemistry and the World Around Us (Level 1): The Chemistry Behind Things that Glow
Introducing some simple chemical principles of familiar aspects of the world around us which we often take for granted and to highlight the significance of chemistry to everyday life, society, and the future of our planet.
Group Theory in Chemistry (Level 2)
This course introduces group theory in chemistry, and applies it to the analysis of molecular orbital diagrams and to determining the stretching vibrations in simple molecules.
Main Group Chemistry 2 (Level 2)
This lecture course expands upon and introduces more of the wonderful and varied chemistry of the main group elements.
New Materials (Level 4)
This course gives an overview of the design, preparation and uses of organic conjugated polymers and oligomers in the electronics industry and focuses on the factors governing their physical properties and their structure-property relationship in electronic device applications.
Smart Polymers and Polymeric Materials (Postgraduate level)
This module focuses on the syntheses, structures, behaviours of polymers and polymeric materials that are responsive to external stimuli such as heat, light, electric potential, pH and ionic strength.

Support Teaching:

Tutorials: Level 2 Organic Chemistry.
Skills for Success: Databases Project.
Level 3 Literature Review

Laboratory Teaching:

MSc Laboratories
Level 4 Research Project