John.Madden
MiNa Faculty Member
Dr. John D.W. Madden
Email:Lab: AMPEL/Brimacombe 341
Office: Kaiser 3042
Email: jmadden
Lab web page: http://mm.ece.ubc.ca
Faculty page: http://ece.ubc.ca/~jmadden
Education
Ph.D. MIT 2000 (Mechanical Engineering, BioInstrumentation Laboratory)
M.Eng. McGill 1995 (Biomedical Engineering)
B.Sc. UBC 1991 (Honours Physics)Research Interests
Artificial Muscle
- Conducting polymers, carbon nanotubes, and ultra-strong metal nanofibres
- Applied catheters.Energy Storage
- Supercapacitors and batteries based on highly porous materials in collaboration with Epod Inc of KelownaSolar Cells
- Investigating the use of the proteins used in photosynthesis to generate electrical energy from light.Organic Electronics
- Polymer transistors for printable circuits.Courses
EECE 300 Molecules to Mechanisms
EECE 301 Topics in Nanotechnology and Microsystems
EECE 580 Emerging Electronic MaterialsNanotechnology and Microsystems Option Coordinator
Group Members:
- Ashwin Usgaocar, Visiting / Post-Doc student
- Eddie Fok, Ph.D. student
- Ali Mahmoudzadeh, Ph.D. student
- Tissaphern Mirfakhrai, Ph.D. student
- vazi saiyed, Ph.D. student
- Tina shoa, Ph.D. student
- Arash Takshi, Ph.D. student
- Dansik Yoo, Ph.D. student
- Alexandros Dimopoulos, M.A.Sc. student
- Niloofar Fekri, M.A.Sc. student
- Bahar Iranpour, M.A.Sc. student
- Rahul Krishna-Prasad, M.A.Sc. student
- Joanna Lam, M.A.Sc. student
- Seyed Mohammad Mirvakili, M.A.Sc. student
- Umair Naseem Rana, M.A.Sc. student
Alumni:
- Milad Mohammadi, B.A.Sc.
Research Projects
Protein-based Solar Cell Plants capture photons very efficiently. Can we learn from them in making photovoltaic devices? We are investigating the use of photosynthetic protein complexes in solar cells, with the aim of creating very low cost solar cells. 
Conducting polymer based active catheter Contractile polymers are applied to the tips of neuro-vascular catheters in order to help them navigate through the complex blood vessels found in the brain. Carbon Nanotube and Metal Nanowire Actuators It is well known that carbon nanotubes and arrays of metal nanowires are ultra-strong. What is less well known is that voltage can be applied to make these materials contract and expand, creating impressive muscle like actuation. We are studying this new method of actuation and its initial applications. 
Organic Transistors Application of printing methods in producing organic transistors has promised low-cost electronics, but a printed transistor has a poor performance due to the thick semiconductor layer. Also, most of organic transistors operate at high voltages (> 40V). We are investigating two types of organic transistors, OMESFET and dual gate transistor, to overcome the voltage problem and enhance the performance in a thick film transistor. Journal Publications
(Table View)2012"Microstructuring of Polypyrrole by Maskless Direct Femtosecond Laser Ablation", Advanced materials(Weinheim), vol. 24, issue 9, pp. 1243-1246, 03/2012. Tagged XML BibTex"Toward a Flow Following Ionic Conductivity and Temperature Sensor Package", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 51, issue 6, pp. 2738-2746, 02/2012. Tagged XML BibTex2011"Photocurrent generation by direct electron transfer using photosynthetic reaction centres", SMART MATERIALS \& STRUCTURES, vol. 20, no. 9, SI, SEP. Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Multiple time constant modelling of a printed conducting polymer electrode", ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA, vol. 56, no. 13, pp. 4711-4716, MAY 1. Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"A Dynamic Electromechanical Model for Electrochemically Driven Conducting Polymer Actuators", IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 42-49, FEB. Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Mechanoelectrical Force Sensors Using Twisted Yarns of Carbon Nanotubes", IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 90-97, FEB. Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Torsional carbon nanotube artificial muscles", Science, vol. 334, pp. 494-497, 10/2011. Tagged XML BibTex"Study the effect of distribution of density of states on the subthreshold characteristics of an organic field-effect transistor (OFET)", Journal of Computational Electronics, vol. 10, issue 1-2, pp. 154-162, 06/2011. Tagged XML BibTex"Hair cell inspired mechanotransduction with a gel-supported, artificial lipid membrane", SOFT MATTER, vol. 7, no. 10, pp. 4644-4653, 2011 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex2010"A Photovoltaic Device Using an Electrolyte Containing Photosynthetic Reaction Centers", ENERGIES, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 1721-1727, NOV. Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Analytical modeling of a conducting polymer-driven catheter", Polymer International, vol. 59, no. 3, Sp. Iss, {THE ATRIUM, SOUTHERN GATE, CHICHESTER PO19 8SQ, W SUSSEX, ENGLAND}, {JOHN WILEY \& SONS LTD}, pp. 343-351, MAR. Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Multilayer Stretchable Conductors with a Large Tensile Strength", JOURNAL OF ELASTOMERS AND PLASTICS, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 365-373, JUL. Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Bond order effects in electromechanical actuation of armchair single-walled carbon nanotubes", Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 132, pp. 074703-1 - 074703-6, 02/2010. Tagged XML BibTex"Electro-stiffening in polypyrrole films: Dependence of Young's modulus on oxidation state, load and frequency", SYNtheTIC METALS, vol. 160, no. 11-12, pp. 1280--1286, 2010 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Electromechanical coupling in polypyrrole sensors and actuators", Sensors and Actuators A-Physical, vol. 161, no. 1-2, pp. 127--133, 2010 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTexExploration of Femtosecond Laser Micromachining for Polypyrrole Based Artificial Muscle Actuated Catheters, : SPIE Photonics, 2010 . Tagged XML BibTex2009"Carbon Nanotube Yarn Actuators: An Electrochemical Impedance Model", Journal of the Electrochemical Society, vol. 156, no. 6, pp. K97--K103, 2009 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Conducting polymer actuator driven catheter: overview and applications", Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2009, vol. 7287, no. 1: SPIE, pp. 72871J, 2009 . Tagged XML BibTex"Diffusion model for charge transfer from a photosynthetic reaction center to an electrode in a photovoltaic device", Electrochimica ACTA, vol. 54, no. 14, pp. 3806--3811, 2009 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Electrically-activated catheter using polypyrrole actuators: cycling effects", Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2009, vol. 7287, no. 1: SPIE, pp. 72871I, 2009 . Tagged XML BibTex"Fabrication and characterization of laser-micromachined polypyrrole-based artificial muscle actuated catheters", Sensors and Actuators A-Physical, vol. 153, no. 2, pp. 230--236, 2009 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Rate Limits in Conducting Polymers", Advances in science and technology, vol. 61, pp. 26--33, 2009 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Stiffer Than Steel", Science, vol. 323, no. 5921, pp. 1571--1572, 2009 . Tagged XML BibTex2008"Simulation of a Low-Voltage Organic Transistor Compatible With Printing Methods", Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 276 -282, jan.. Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Response Characterization of Electroactive Polymers as Mechanical Sensors", Mechatronics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 187 -196, apr.. Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Study the effect of distribution of density of states on the depletion width of organic Schottky contacts", Solid-State Electronics, pp. 5, 11/2008. Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Rate limits in conducting polymers", Advances in Science and Technology, vol. 61: Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, pp. 26-33, 09/2008. Tagged XML BibTex"Electromechanical actuation of single-walled carbon nanotubes: an ab initio simulation study", Nanotechnology, vol. 19, 08/2008. Tagged XML BibTex"Carbon Nanotube Yarns as High Load Actuators and Sensors", Advances in Science and Technology, vol. 61, pp. 65-74, 07/2008. Tagged XML BibTex"Quartz Crystal Microbalance Study of volume changes and Modulus Shift in Electrochemically Switched Polypyrrole", Thin Solid Films, vol. 516, pp. 2800-2807, 03/2008. Tagged XML BibTex"Carbon nanotube yarns: sensors, actuators, and current carriers", Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2008, vol. 6927, no. 1: SPIE, pp. 692708, 2008 . Tagged XML BibTex"Simulation of a dual gate organic transistor compatible with printing methods", Solid -State Electronics, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 107--114, 2008 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Sensor response of polypyrrole trilayer benders as a function of geometry", Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2008, vol. 6927, no. 1: SPIE, pp. 692721, 2008 . Tagged XML BibTex2007"An investigation into behaviour of electroactive polymers as mechanical sensors", Advanced intelligent mechatronics, 2007 IEEE/ASME international conference on, pp. 1 -6, sep.. Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"An NMR study of PF6- ions in polypyrrole", Synthetic Metals, vol. 157, no. 10-12, pp. 460-466, 2007 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Biologically inspired large contraction actuators", Handbook of Organic Electronics and Photonics, Los Angeles, American Scientific, 2007 . Tagged XML BibTex"Creep and cycle life in polypyrrole actuators", Sens. Actuators A, Phys. (Switzerland), vol. 133, no. 1, pp. 210 - 17, 2007 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Capacitive charging and background processes in carbon nanotube yarn actuators", Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2007, 1, vol. 6524, San Diego, California, USA, SPIE, pp. 65241H-12, 2007 . Tagged XML BibTex"Depletion width measurement in an organic Schottky contact using a metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor", Applied Physics Letters, vol. 91, no. 8: AIP, pp. 083513-3, 2007 . Tagged XML BibTex"Electric field and vibration-assisted nanomolecule desorption and anti-biofouling for biosensor applications", Colloids Surf. B, Biointerfaces (Netherlands), vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 67 - 73, 2007 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Electrochemical actuation of carbon nanotube yarns", Smart Mater. Struct. (UK), vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 243 - 9, 2007 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Electroactive polymer actuator online database", Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2007, 1, vol. 6524, San Diego, California, USA, SPIE, pp. 65240P-7, 2007 . Tagged XML BibTex"Low Voltage Polymer Transistors", Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2007. CCECE 2007. Canadian Conference on, pp. 956-958, 2007 . Tagged XML BibTex"Mobile Robots: Motor Challenges and Materials Solutions", Science, vol. 318, no. 5853, pp. 1094-1097, 2007 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Polymer artificial muscles", Mater. Today (Netherlands), vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 30 - 8, 2007 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Polypyrrole operating voltage limits in aqueous sodium hexafluorophosphate", Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2007, 1, vol. 6524, San Diego, California, USA, SPIE, pp. 652421-8, 2007 . Tagged XML BibTex"Soft mechanical sensors through reverse actuation in polypyrrole", Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 17, no. 16, pp. 3216-3222, 2007 . Tagged XML BibTex2006"A structural, electronic and electrochemical study of polypyrrole as a function of oxidation state", Synth. Met. (Switzerland), vol. 156, no. 9-10, pp. 724 - 30, 2006 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Electrochemical switching of conducting polymers: A variable resistance transmission line model", J. Electroanal. Chem. (Switzerland), vol. 590, no. 1, pp. 76 - 81, 2006 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Fast carbon nanotube charging and actuation", Advanced materials(Weinheim), vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 870-873, 2006 . Tagged XML BibTex"Large apparent inductance in organic Schottky diodes at low frequency", J. Appl. Phys. (USA), vol. 99, no. 8, pp. 84503 - 1, 2006 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Materials Science - Artificial Muscle Begins to Breathe", Science, vol. 311, no. 5767, pp. 1559-1560, 2006 . Tagged XML BibTex"The effect of temperature exposure on polypyrrole actuation", Electroresponsive Polymers and their Applications. Symposium (Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings Vol.889), Boston, MA, USA, pp. 105 - 10, 2006 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex2005"Towards High Power Polypyrrole/Carbon Capacitors", Synth. Met. (Switzerland), vol. 152, no. 1-3, pp. 129 - 132, 2005 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"A structural investigation of polypyrrole as a function of oxidation state", Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, vol. 871E, San Francisco, Materials Research Society, pp. I6.1 pp. 1-6, 2005 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Time dependent parallel resistance in a Schottky contact", Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, vol. 871E, San Francisco, Materials Research Society, pp. I3.35 pp. 1-6, 2005 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Web-based actuator selection tool", Proc. SPIE - Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. (USA), vol. 5759, no. 1, San Diego, CA, USA, pp. 9 - 15, 2005 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex2004"Artificial muscle technology: physical principles and naval prospects", IEEE J. Ocean. Eng. (USA), vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 706 - 28, 2004 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Application of polypyrrole actuators: feasibility of variable camber foils", IEEE J. Ocean. Eng. (USA), vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 738 - 49, 2004 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Actuator selection for variable camber foils", Proc. SPIE - Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. (USA), vol. 5385, no. 1, San Diego, CA, USA, pp. 442 - 8, 2004 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Large strain actuation in polypyrrole actuators", Proc. SPIE - Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. (USA), vol. 5385, no. 1, San Diego, CA, USA, pp. 380 - 7, 2004 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTexLarge strain actuation in polypyrrole actuators, , vol. 5385, San Diego, CA, USA, SPIE, pp. 380-387, 2004 . Tagged XML BibTex"The relation of conducting polymer actuator material properties to performance", Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 696-705, 2004 . Tagged XML BibTex2003"Conducting-polymer-driven actively shaped propellers and screws", Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD), 1, vol. 5051, San Diego, CA, USA, SPIE, pp. 437-441, 2003 . Tagged XML BibTexIncreased actuation rate of electromechanical carbon nanotube actuators using potential pulses with resistance compensation, , no. 4, pp. 549-555, 2003 . Tagged XML BibTex"Recent advances in thiophene based molecular actuators", Proc. SPIE - Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. (USA), vol. 5051, San Diego, CA, USA, pp. 42 - 53, 2003 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Synthesis and characterization of EDOT-based conducting polymer actuators", Proc. SPIE - Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. (USA), vol. 5051, San Diego, CA, USA, pp. 349 - 56, 2003 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex2002"Conducting polymer actuators as engineering materials", Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 4695, Bellingham, WA, SPIE Press, pp. pp. 176-190, 2002 . Tagged XML BibTex"Load and time dependence of displacement in a conducting polymer actuator", Materials Research Society Proceedings, vol. 698, no. EE4.3, pp. 137-144, 2002 . Tagged XML BibTex"Thiophene-based conducting polymer molecular actuators", Proceedings of SPIE Smart Structures and Materials, vol. 4695, pp. 424-434, 2002 . Tagged XML BibTex2001"Conducting polymers as building blocks for biomimetic systems", Proc. 13th Symp. on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, 2001 . Tagged XML BibTex"Polypyrrole actuators: modeling and performance", Proc. SPIE - Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. (USA), vol. 4329, Newport Beach, CA, USA, pp. 72 - 83, 2001 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex2000"Conducting Polymer Actuators", Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge, MA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000 . Tagged XML BibTex"Fast contracting polypyrrole actuators", Synth. Met. (Switzerland), vol. 113, no. 1-2, pp. 185 - 92, 2000 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex1999"Encapsulated polypyrrole actuators", Synth. Met. (Switzerland), vol. 105, no. 1, pp. 61 - 4, 1999 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex1996"Three-dimensional microfabrication by localized electrochemical deposition", J. Microelectromech. Syst. (USA), vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 24 - 32, 1996 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex1995"Fabrication by electrodeposition: building 3D structures and polymer actuators", MHS'95. Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Micro Machine and Human Science (Cat. No.95TH8079), Nagoya, Japan, pp. 77 - 81, 1995 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTexHistory
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