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Personal Profile
Andrew Ferguson received his doctorate in physical chemistry from Imperial College, researching the photophysical properties of molecular organic semiconductors under the supervision of Professor Tim Jones in the Centre for Electronic Materials and Devices. After his graduate studies, Ferguson joined Garry Rumbles' group at NLR as a postdoctoral researcher, investigating the fate of excitons and carriers in organic photovoltaic material systems, such as conjugated-polymer:fullerene blends, using time-resolved microwave conductivity as well as time-resolved and steady-state photoluminescence spectroscopy. He is now a research scientist in the Chemistry and Nanoscience Center, exploring exciton, carrier, and heat transport in nanoscale and organic semiconductors.
Research Interests
Tailored carbon nanotube thermoelectric materials
Evaluation and understanding of organic photovoltaics
Interfacial photodynamics in organic semiconductor systems
Novel photophysics in organic semiconductor systems
Professional Experience
Senior Scientist, NLR, Chemistry and Nanoscience Center (2013–present)
Scientist, NLR, Chemical and Biosciences Center, and Chemistry and Nanoscience Center (2009–2013)
Postdoctoral Researcher, NLR, Chemical & Biosciences Center (2006–2009)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Imperial College London (2005–2006)
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Physical Chemistry, Imperial College London
Master, Chemistry, Imperial College London
Diploma, Chemistry – Electronic Materials, Imperial College London
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Impact of Cation Insertion on Semiconducting Polymer Thin Films toward Electrochemical Energy Conversion
Li, S., Thurston, J., Kopcha, W., Brown, M., Bombile, J., Suo, S., Dong, B., Wright, D., Gish, M., McCulloch, I., Risko, C., Lian, T., Toney, M., Reid, O., Ferguson, A., Miller, E. & Greenaway, A., 2026, In: Chemistry of Materials. 38, 2, p. 630-644 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interlayer Exciton Polarons in Mesoscopic V2O5 for Broadband Optoelectronic Synapses: Article No. e10479
Phan, T. L., Li, J., Acharya, S., Giem, A., Haque, M. A., Sagar, S., Pashov, D., Laricchia, S., Miller, E., Smeaton, M., Jungjohann, K., Banerjee, S., Luther, J., Guo, J., Ferguson, A., Blackburn, J. & Wheeler, L., 2026, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 36, 24, 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Controlling Ligand Excimer Formation with Dipole Changes in Emissive Rare-Earth/Phosphonic Acid Complexes
Johnson, J., Larsen, R., Douair, I., Kuvayskaya, A., Sellinger, A. & Ferguson, A., 2025, In: ACS Omega. 10, 39, p. 46188-46196 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Electrolyte Immersion Increases Photoconductivity in a Model Polymer Photocathode
Kopcha, W., Mohapatra, A., Davis, C., Thurston, J., Suh, E. H., Dong, B., Brown, M., Basu, A., Chen, Z., Ardo, S., Risko, C., Lian, T., Ratcliff, E., Barlow, S., Marder, S., Toney, M., Gish, M., Ferguson, A. & Reid, O., 2025, In: ACS Energy Letters. 10, 8, p. 4019-4026 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Electronic and Structural Properties of the Polymer-Electrolyte Interphase in Electrochemically Doped Polymers
Brown, M., Li, S., Thurston, J., Kopcha, W., Bombile, J., Suo, S., Dong, B., Chen, Z., Sun, Q., Norlund, D., Iglesias, L., Sindt, C., Kumar, S., Grinter, D., Magni, A., Reid, O., Ferguson, A., Miller, E., Greenaway, A. & Li, H. & 8 others, , 2025, 1 p. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR).Research output: NLR › Poster
Awards and Honors
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NREL Distinguished Member of Research Staff
Jordan, D. (Recipient), Sengupta, M. (Recipient), Miller-Link, E. (Recipient), Keyser, M. (Recipient), Johnson, J. (Recipient), Carpenter, B. (Recipient) & Ferguson, A. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Honorary award