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PUBLICATIONS

41. “Electronically perturbed vibrational excitations of luminescing stable Blatter radicals” Bar-David, J.; Daaoub, A.; Chen, S.; Sibug-Torres, S.; Rocchetti, S.; Kang, G.; Davidson, R.; Salthouse, R.; Guo, C.; Mueller, N.; Sangtarash, S.; Bryce, M.; Sadeghi, H,; Baumberg, J; ACS Nano, 2025, 19, 8, 7650, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c09661

40. “Dual phosphorescent emissions from conformers of iridium complex rotors” Hsu, Y.; Bhangani, C.; Aguilar, J. A.; Fox, M. A.;

Yufit, D.; Davidson, R. J.; Beeby, A.; Dalton Transactions, 2024, 53, 17518, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4DT02321H

39. “The Conductance and Thermopower Behavior of Pendent Trans-Coordinated Palladium(II) Complexes in Single-Molecule

Junctions”. Bastante, P.; Davidson, R. J.; Malki, W.; Salthouse, R. J.; Cea, P.; Martin, S.; Bastanov, A. S.; Lambert, C. J.; Byrce,

M. R.; Agrait, N.; ACS Omega, 2024, 9, 36, 38303, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c06475

38. “Light Activated Release of Nitrile Ligands from trans-Ru(L)(PPh3)2(nitrile) Complexes”. Davidson, R. J.; Hsu, Y.; Yufit, D.;

Beeby, A. ACS Omega, 2024, 9, 31, 340098, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c04917

37. “Exploring the Impact of the HOMO–LUMO Gap on Molecular Thermoelectric Properties: A Comparative Study of Conjugated Aromatic, Quinoidal, and Donor–Acceptor Core Systems”. Blankevoort, N.; Bastante, P.; Davidson, R. J.; Salthouse, R. J.; Abdalghani, D. H.; Cea, P.; Martin, S.; Bastanov, A. S.; Sangtarash, S.; Bryce, M. R.; Agrait, N.; Sadeghi, H. ACS Omega, 2024, 9, 7, 8471, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c09760

36. “Large area arrays of discrete single-molecule junctions derived from host–guest complexes”. Escorihuela, E.; Del Barrio, J.; Davidson, R. J.; Beeby, A.; Low, P. J.; Prez-Murano, F.; Cea, P.; Martin, S. Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 1238, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NR05122F

35. “Connectivity-Dependent Conductance of 2, 2′-Bipyridine-Based Metal Complexes”. Chelli, Y.; Ferri, N.; Vezzoli, A.; Davidson, R. J.; Morris, J.; Nichols, R. J.; Higgins, S. J.; Sangtarash, S.; Sadeghi, H.; Yufit, D.; Beeby, A. ACS omega, 2023, 8, 48958, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c06555

34.  “Single-Molecule Conductance Behavior of Molecular Bundles" Bara-Estaún, A.; Planje, I.; Almughathawi, R.; Naghibi, S.; Vezzoli, A.; Milan, D.; Lambert, C.; Martin, S.; Cea, P.; Nichols, R.; Higgins, S.; Yufit, D.; Sangtarash, S.; Davidson, R.; Beeby, A. Inorganic Chemistry, 2023, 62, 20940, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01943

33.  “Electronic Conductance and Thermopower of Cross-Conjugated and Skipped-Conjugated Molecules in Single-Molecule Junctions" Salthouse, R., Hurtado-Gallego, J., Grace, I., Davidson, R., Alshammari, O., Agrait, N., Lambert, C., Bryce, M., Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2023, in press, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c00742

32.  “Single-Molecule Junction Formation in Deep Eutectic Solvents with Highly Effective Gate Coupling" Qiao, X., Vezzoli, A., Smith, S., Higgins, S., Davidson, R., Beeby, A., Nichols, R., Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2023, 127, 26, 12802https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c03129

31.  “Tuning Emission Lifetimes of Ir(C^N)2(acac) Complexes with Oligo(phenyleneethynylene) Groups" Davidson, R., Hsu, Y., Fox, M., Aguilar, J., Yufit, D., Beeby, A., Inorganic Chemistry, 2023, 62, 2793, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03934

30.  “Quantum interference dependence on molecular configurations for cross-conjugated systems in single-molecule junctions"

       Hurtado-Gallego, J., Davidson, R., Grace, I., Rincón-García, L., Batsanov, A., Lambert, C., Bryce, M., Agraït, N., Molecular Systems         Design & Engineering, 2022, 7, 1287, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2ME00074A

29.  “Divergent Approach for Tris-Heteroleptic Cyclometalated Iridium Complexes Using Triisopropylsilylethynyl-Substituted Synthons"

       Edkins, R., Hsu, Y., Fox, M., Yufit, D., Beeby, A., Davidson, R., Organometallics, 2022, 41, 17, 2487,        

       https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00292

28.  “Thermoelectric Enhancement in Single Organic Radical Molecules" Hurtado-Gallego, J., Sangtarash, S., Davidson, R., Rincón-               García, L., Daaoub, A., Rubio-Bollinger, G., Lambert, C., Oganesyan, V., Bryce, M., Agraït, N., Sadeghi, H. Nano Letters, 2022, 22,           3, 948, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c03698

27.  “Selective Anchoring Groups for Molecular Electronic Junctions with ITO Electrodes” Planje, I., Davidson, R., Vezzoli, A., Daaoub,             A., Sangtarash, S., Sadeghi, H., Martín, S., Cea, P.,  Lambert, C., Beeby, A., Higgins, S., Nichols, R. ACS Sensors, 2021, 6, 2,                 530, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.0c02205

26.  “Conductance Behavior of Tetraphenyl-aza-BODIPYs” Markin, A., Ismael, A., Davidson, R. Milan, D. Nichols, R., Higgins, S.                       Lambert, C., Hsu, Y., Yufit, D., Beeby, A. Journal of Physical Chemistry: C, 2020, 124, 12, 6479,

       https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b10232

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25.  “Turning the Tap: Conformational Control of Quantum Interference to Modulate Single‐Molecule Conductance” Jiang, F.; Trupp,

       D; Algethami, N.; He. W; Zheng, H; He. W.; Alqorashi, A.; Zhu, C.; Tang, C.; Li, R.; Liu, J.; Sadeghi, H.; Shi, J.; Davidson, R.;

       Korb, M.; Sobolev, A.; Naher, M.; Sangtarash, S.; Low, P.; Hong, H.; Lambert, C. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2019,             58, 18987, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201909461

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24.  “Highly Linearized Twisted Iridium(III) complexes” Davidson, R.; Hsu, Y.; Griffiths, G.; Li, C.; Yufit, D.; Pal, R.; Beeby, A.   

       Inorganic Chemistry, 2018, 57, 14450, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02818

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23.  “Emission tuning of Ir(N^C)2(pic) based complexes via torsional twisting of picolinate substituents”  Davidson, R.; Hsu, Y.; Yufit, D.;           Beeby, A. Organometallics, 2018, 37, 2003, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00194

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22.  “Conductance of ‘bare-bones’ tripodal molecular wires” Davidson, R.; Milan, D.; Al-Owaedi, O.; Ismael, A.; Nichols, R.; Higgins, S.;           Lambert, C.; Yufit, D.; Beeby, A. RSC Advances, 2018,8, 3585, 

       https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/ra/c8ra01257a#!divAbstract

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21.  “Exploring the chemistry and photophysics of substituted picolinates positional isomers in iridium(III)bisphenylpyridine complexes”.           Davidson, R.; Hsu, Y.; Bhangani, C.; Yufit, D.; Beeby, A. Organometallics, 2017, 36, 2727,

       https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00179

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20.   “Electrochemically grafted single molecule junctions exploiting a chemical protection strategy”. Liang, J.; Smith, R.; Vezzoli, A.;

        Xie, L. Milan, D.; Davidson, R.; Beeby, A.; Low, P.; Higgins, S.; Mao, B.; Nichols, R. Electrochimica Acta, 2016, 220, 436,

        https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013468616322009

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19.   “Structural features of di(1-​adamantyl)​benzylphosphane complexes of Cu(I) and Ag(I)”. Davidson, R. J.; Ainscough, E. W.;

        Brodie, A. M.; Freeman, G. H.; Jameson. Polyhedron, 2016, 119, 584, 

        https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277538716304661

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17.   “Single Molecule Conductance of Viologen-Cucurbit[8]uril Host-Guest Complexes”. Zhang, W.; Gan, S.; Vezzoli, A.;

        Davidson, R. J.; Milan, D. C.; Luzyanin, K. V.; Higgins, S. J.; Nichols, R. J.; Beeby, A.; Low, P. J.; Li, B.; Niu, L. ACS Nano, 2016,                 10, 5212, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsnano.6b00786

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16.   “Effects of electrode-molecule binding and junction geometry on the single-molecule conductance of bis-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine                    based complexes”. Davidson, R. J.; Al-Owaedi, O.; Milan, D. C.; Zeng, Q.; Tory, J.; Hartl, F.; Higgins, S. J.; Nichols, R. J.;

        Lambert, C.; Low, P. J. Inorganic Chemistry, 2016, 55, 2691, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02094

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15.   “Synthesis, electrochemistry and single-molecule conductance of bi-metallic 2,3,5,6-tetra(pyridine-2-yl)pyrazine based complexes”.          Davidson, R. J.; Liang, J.; Milan, D. C.; Mao, B.; Nichols, R. J.; Higgins, S. J.; Yufit, D. S.; Beeby, A.; Low, P. J. Inorganic Chemistry,              2015, 54, 5487, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b00507

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14.   “Alkyne substituted mononuclear photocatalysts based on [RuCl(bpy)(tpy)]+”. Davidson, R. J.; Wilson, L. E.; Duckworth, A. R.;                  Yufit, D.; Beeby, A.; Low, P. J. Dalton Transactions, 2015, 44, 11368, 

        https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/dt/c5dt01278c#!divAbstract

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13.   “Chemical and physical behaviour of heteroleptic 2,6-bis(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine and 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine substituted                    tricyclophosphazene ruthenium(II) complexes”. Davidson, R. J.; Ainscough, E. W.; Brodie, A. M.; Jameson, G. B.;

        Waterland, M. R. Polyhedron, 2015, 103, 217, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277538715001011

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12.   “Avoiding cross-linking in iron-polyphosphazene metallo-polymers”. Davidson, R. J.; Ainscough, E. W.; Brodie, A. M.;

        Waterland, M. R.; Jameson, G. B; Allcock, H. R.; Hindenlang, M. D.; Jameson, G. L. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2015,              51, 1, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1387700314004481

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11.   “Terpyridine and 2,6-di(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine substituted cyclotri- and polyphosphazene ruthenium(II) complexes: Chemical and          physical behaviour”. Davidson, R. J.; Ainscough, E. W.; Brodie, A. M.; Waterland, M. R.; Jameson, G. B; Allcock, H. R.;

        Hindenlang, M. D. Polyhedron, 2015, 85, 429, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277538714005919

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10.   “Structural studies on tris(2-cyanoethyl)phosphine complexes of Cu(I): The sensitivity of the secondary nitrile coordination to the              nature of the anion”. Davidson, R. J.; Ainscough, E. W.; Brodie, A. M.; Freeman, G. H.; Jameson, G. B. Polyhedron, 2014, 79, 330, 

        https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277538714003507 

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9.    Flexible pyridyloxy-substituted cyclotetraphosphazene platforms linked by silver(I), Davidson, R. J.; Ainscough, E. W.; Brodie, A. M.;         Jameson, G. B.; Otter, C. A. CrystEngComm, 2013, 15, 4379, 

       https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/ce/c3ce40395e#!divAbstract

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8.    “A behavioural difference between an iron(II) grafted polyphosphazene and its small molecule cyclophosphazene analogue”.                   Davidson, R. J.; Ainscough, E. W.; Brodie, A. M.; Waterland, M. R.; Jameson, G. B; Allcock, H. R.; Hindenlang, M. D.;

       Moubaraki, B.; Murray, K. S. Gordon, K. C.; Horvath, R.; Jameson, G. L. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2013, 37, 158, 

       https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1387700313004073

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7.    “An iron(II) spin crossover grafted cyclotriphosphazene”. Davidson, R. J.; Ainscough, E. W.; Brodie, A. M.; Waterland, M. R.;                       Jameson, G. B; Moubaraki, B.; Murray, K. S. Gordon, K. C.; Horvath, R.; Jameson, G. L. Polyhedron, 2013, 55, 37, 

       https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277538713001678

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6.    “Encapsulation of the Be(II) Cation: Spectroscopic and Computational Study”. Shaffer, K. J.; Davidson, R. J.; Burrell, A. K.;                       McCleskey, T. M.; Plieger, P. G. Inorganic Chemistry, 2013, 52, 3969, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic302770t

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5.    “Towards an iron(II) spin crossover grafted phosphazene polymer”. Davidson, R. J.; Ainscough, E. W.; Brodie, A. M.;

        Waterland, M. R.; Jameson, G. B; Allcock, H. R.; Hindenlang, M. D.; Moubaraki, B.; Murray, K. S. Gordon, K. C.; Horvath, R.;                     Jameson, G. L. Inorganic Chemistry, 2012, 51, 8307, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic300853f

4.    “The nature of phosphazene nitrogen-metal bond: DFT calculations on 2-(pyridyloxy)cyclophosphazene complexes”.

       Davidson, R. J.; Ainscough, E. W; Brodie, A. M; Harrison, J. A.; Waterland, M. R. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2010,            11, 1619, https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ejic.200901198

3.    “Metal-metal communication in copper(II) complexes of cyclotetraphosphazene ligands”. Ainscough, E. W.; Brodie, A. M.;

       Davidson, R. J.; Moubaraki, B.; Murray, K. S.; Otter, C. A.; Waterland, M. R. Inorganic Chemistry, 2008, 47, 9182, 

       https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ic8008706

2.    “The first coordination polymer containing a chiral cyclotriphosphazene”. Ainscough, E. W.; Brodie, A. M.; Davidson, R. J.;

       Otter, C. A. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2008, 11, 171, 

       https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1387700307004261

1.    “The first structurally characterised cyclotriphosphazene substituted with a sulphonamide”. Ainscough, E. W.; Brodie, A. M.;                        Davidson, R. J.; Otter, C. A. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2007, 10, 1005, 

       https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1387700307002055

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