Dr. Brendan Mirka

PhD - 2022


Brendan used to work as a janitor at the university, until Benoit caught him solving math equations on the blackboard. In his spare time he enjoys hanging out with Ben Affleck and watching Patriots' games.

Publications with the LRG

147. Ourabi, M.; Garg, S.; Mirka, B.; Ewenike, R.; Tousignant, M.; Ranne, M.; Adronov, A.;. Lessard, B. H.*. Networks of Conjugated Polymer-Wrapped Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes through Controlled Drop-Dispensing for Thin-Film Transistors. doi:10.1021/acsanm.3c01265

146. Dallaire, N.; Mirka, B.; Manion, J.; Bodnaryk, W.; Fong, D.; Adronov, A.; Hinzer, K.; Lessard, B. H.*. Conjugated Wrapping Polymer Influences on Photoexcitation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-based Thin Film Transistors. doi: 10.1039/D3TC01484C

133. Birajdar, S. S.; Ourabi, M., Mirka, B.; More, K. S.; Puyad, A. L.; Lessard, B. H.; Bhosale, S. V.; Bhosale, S. V*. Direct Arylation: A Greener Synthesis of Anthraquinone-Naphthalene diimide-Based Small Chromophores for Applications in Organic Thin Film Transistors doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202200887

131. Tousignant, M.; Ourabi, M.; Niskanen, J.; Mirka, B.; Bodnaryk, W. J.; Adronov, A.; Lessard, B. H.* Poly(ionic liquid) dielectric for high performing P and N-type single walled carbon nanotube transistors doi:10.1088/2058-8585/ac928f

129. Mirka, B.; Rice, N.; Richard, C.; Lefebvre, D.; King, B.; Bodnaryk, W.; Fong, D.; Adronov, A.; Lessard, B. H.* Contact Engineering in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Thin-Film Transistors: Implications for Silane-Treated SiO2 Substrates doi:10.1021/acsanm.2c02052

122. Birajdar, S.; Mirka, B.; Gawade, V.;Puyad, A.; Lessard, B. H.* Bhosale, S.*; Bhosale , S.* Furan functionalized naphthalenediimide semiconductors with different N-alkyl chains for n-type organic thin film transistor applications. doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2022.110603

98. Mirka. B.; Rice, N. A.; Williams, P.; Tousignant, M. N.; Boileau, N.; Bodnaryk, W.; Fong, D.; Adronov, A.; Lessard, B. H.* Excess Polymer in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Thin-Film Transistors: Its Removal Prior to Fabrication Is Unnecessary. ACS Nano, 2021, 15, 5, 8252-8266. doi:10.1021/acsnano.0c08584

77. Brixi, S.; Melville, O.; Mirka , B. ; He, Y.; Hendsbee , A.; Meng , H.; Li, Y.; Lessard, B. H.* Air and temperature sensitivity of n-type polymer materials to meet and exceed the standard of N2200 doi:10.1038/s41598-020-60812-x

72. Boileau, N.; Cranston, R.; Mirka, B.; Melville, O. A.; Lessard, B. H.* Metal phthalocyanine organic thin-film transistors: changes in electrical performance and stability in response to temperature and environment doi:10.1039/C9RA03648B

71. Melville, O. A.; Grant, T. M.; Mirka, B.; Boileau, N.; Lessard, B. H.* Ambipolarity and Air Stability of Silicon Phthalocyanine Organic Thin-Film Transistors doi:10.1002/aelm.201900087

69. Mirka, B. T.; Fong, D.; Rice, N.; Melville , O.; Adronov, A.; Lessard, B. H.* Polyfluorene-Sorted Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Applications in Organic Thin Film Transistors doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b05357

61. Rice, N. A.; Bodnaryk, W.; Mirka, B.; Melville, O.; Adronov, A.*; Lessard, B. H.* Polycarbazole-Sorted Semiconducting Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Incorporation Into Organic Thin Film Transistors doi:10.1002/aelm.201800539

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