Chemistry (Theses and Dissertations)
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Theoretical Insights into Ammonia Production and Conversion via Heterogeneous Catalysis
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2024)The global population is heavily dependent upon the production of ammonia via the Haber-Bosch process. This is an environmentally unfriendly process that demands pure hydrogen, obtained from the steam reforming of methane. ... -
Liquid Phase Exfoliation, characterization, and printing of SnSe and PtSe2 devices
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2024)The demand for optical-to-electrical and/or electrical-to-optical transducers is growing exponentially as optics are increasingly adopted for energy-efficient data transmission. Displays and light sensors are increasingly ... -
Characterisation of Structure-Property Relationships in Novel Chalcogenides Systems
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2024)As devices become smaller and head towards the atomic limits, minute changes in their structure, in the form of defects, can have an oversized effect on the device properties. This is especially true for novel classes of ... -
Exploring the Diverse Landscape of Layered Double Hydroxide-Based Nanomaterials
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of ChemistryTrinity College Dublin, School of Chemistry, 2024)This thesis details the synthesis, characterisation, and an exploration of the diverse application landscape of layered double hydroxide (LDH)-based nanomaterials. The aim is to showcase the potential of LDHs in chirality ... -
Nucleoside and Oligonucleotide Modification for Targeting the DNA Damage Repair Enzyme SNM1A
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2024)The exonuclease SNM1A is a key enzyme involved in the repair of interstrand crosslinks, a highly cytotoxic form of DNA damage. As cells depleted in this enzyme display increased sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents such ... -
Exploring new techniques for the surface modification of high-performance polymer materials
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2024)The surface modification of high-performance polymers is a critical area of research, as these materials possess excellent mechanical, chemical, and thermal properties but often lack the surface functionality required for ... -
Novel Chemical Modalities and Methods for Protein Profiling
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2024)The activity of proteins is pivotal to the chemistry of cells. In order to deconvolute the complexity of living systems, chemical tools can be used to study active proteins under different cellular states. Amongst these ... -
Tailored nitrogen-containing polyaromatics - from surfaces to stacks
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Chemistry, 2016)Chapter 1: This chapter gives a broad introduction to the subjects of graphene and nanographenes, which are discussed in subsequent chapters. Common methodologies for the synthesis of substituted polyphenylenes and ... -
Development of a solution-based process for hydroxyapatite and functionalised hydroxyapatite
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2024)Hydroxyapatite coatings have long been established as a means of improving the osteointegration of metallic orthopaedic implants. Nonetheless there are both technical and commercial drawbacks associated with industrial ... -
Development of Stimuli-responsive Materials for Direct Laser Writing for the Realisation of Microactuators
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2024)Two-photon polymerisation (2PP) is a laser-based fabrication technology which can be used to fabricate complex 3D microstructures with feature sizes ~100 nm. This thesis assesses the state of the art in 2PP and presents ... -
Fabrication of Nanoporous Membrane-like Thin Layers via Block Copolymer Lithography of P2VP-b-PS Inverse Systems and their Potential Applications
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2024)The large-scale fabrication of nanoporous materials and substrates has generated significant research interest on account of the wide range of possible applications, including nanophotonics, optoelectronics, biomedical ... -
Spectroscopic and Crystallographic Evaluation of Ruthenium(II) Complexes Bearing Phenanthroline-Naphthalimide Ligands
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)Spectroscopic and Crystallographic Evaluation of Ruthenium(II) Complexes Bearing Phenanthroline-Naphthalimide Ligands Deirdre Ann McAdams This Thesis predominantly focusses on the design, synthesis, and characterisation ... -
Thiol-Ene "Click" A Radical Tool for Chemoselective Modification and Labelling of Biomolecules
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)Thiol-Ene Click chemistry represents a venerable reaction in chemical synthesis, allowing the efficient formation of a sulfur-carbon bond from thiol and alkene reaction partners. This reaction has found myriad applications ... -
The Advanced Electron Microscopy Characterisation of Oxide Materials at the Atomic Level for Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)At the forefront of the challenges faced by modern-day society is the growing demand for clean and renewable energy sources. This challenge has been met by a surge in research activities on the development of electrochemical ... -
Fluorescent probes to target nucleic acids
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)Guanine-quadruplexes (G-quadruplexes) are non-canonical nucleic acid structures that consist of two or more stacked G-tetrads further stabilized by monovalent-cations. These structures are stable under physiological ... -
Organocatalysis by halogen bonding donors: A promising complement to hydrogen bond-based catalysis.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)Catalytic transformations, previously dominated by metal catalysts, have seen exponential growth in the use of organocatalysts over the last two decades. The emergence of small organic molecules employed to facilitate ... -
Solvent-Engineered Tin(II) Oxide for Applications in Energy Storage Devices
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)With the global economy finally accepting of the harm caused by fossil fuels to the planet as a whole and the reality that they are a finite resource, ambitious plans are being made to transition to carbon-neutral economies ... -
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Visualisation of Emergent Grain Boundaries on Cu (111) Surfaces
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)While nanocrystalline materials offer numerous advantages in various applications due to their superior properties, the presence of grain boundaries inherent to these materials can have a detrimental impact on their ... -
NanoElectrochemical studies of 2D Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion using Scanning Electrochemical Cell Microscopy
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)Electrochemical systems are of critical importance in modern society as they enable the conversion of electricity from renewable sources into chemicals and materials. The integration of nanomaterials in energy storage and ... -
PRINTED AND TEMPLATED 3D MXENE STRUCTURES FOR ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)Recently, MXenes have emerged as a promising family of materials for a variety of energy storage devices, with much of the work surrounding supercapacitors based on Ti3C2Tx. Nanosheets of this material combine a metallically ...