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I designed, synthesised and characterised the chiral conjugated polymers that produce a Peltier-like thermoelectric effect with increased efficiency, explained by spin filtering. This could lead to more efficient, miniaturised electronic components.
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Chiral oligomers with notable circularly polarised luminescence, with theoretical calculations matching the measured spectroscopic properties.
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Synthesis of new carboline derivatives with modest to good activity against melanoma cells.
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