Chemistry: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Two-dimensional material inks.
(2002)The development of new and more accurate fabrication technologies has, in the past few years, boosted interest in advanced device manufacturing. 2D materials, thanks to their diverse properties and dispersibility in liquid ... -
Interconnected Metallic Membrane Enabled by MXene Inks Toward High-Rate Anode and High-Voltage Cathode for Li-Ion Batteries
(2023)The ever-increasing popularity of smart electronics demands advanced Li-ion batteries capable of charging faster and storing more energy, which in turn stimulates the innovation of electrode additives. Developing single-phase ... -
Additive Manufacturing of Ti3C2-MXene-Functionalized Conductive Polymer Hydrogels for Electromagnetic-Interference Shielding
(2021)The ongoing miniaturization of devices and development of wireless and implantable technologies demand electromagnetic interference (EMI)shielding materials with customizability. Additive manufacturing of conductive ... -
Synthetic Approaches Towards 3rd Generation, Light-Harvesting Metal-Organic Frameworks for Photo-Electrocatalytic Energy Conversions
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)Society?s increasing energy requirements as well as evident climate change problems present humanity with significant scientific challenges. Switching to more renewable energies sources such as the high density, carbon-free ... -
Responsive spiral photonic structures for visible vapor sensing, pattern transformation and encryption
(2023)Two photon polymerisation using direct laser writing is a burgeoning field of research, with recent focus being placed on bringing added value to microstructures, by incorporating soft, responsive polymers. Moving to the ... -
Two-Photon Polymerization of Sugar Responsive 4D Microstructures
(2023)Stimuli-responsive hydrogels have attracted much attention owing to the versatility of their programmed response in offering intelligent solutions for biomimicry applications, such as soft robotics, tissue engineering, and ... -
Activation of MnIIMnIII-Peroxides with Relevance to the Catalytic Cycle of Ib RNRs
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)The understanding of the catalytic cycle of Ib ribonucleotide reductases (RNRs) has been hindered by the inability to trap the species formed following reaction of superoxide (O2-) and the MnII2 active site. This unknown ... -
Structural Diversity in Metal-Organic Frameworks and Metal-Organic Polyhedra with 1,3,5-Triethynyl-Benzene Based Linkers
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)The study of metal-organic frameworks and metal-organic polyhedra is a rapidly evolving area of research. The research presented in this thesis serves to further our understanding of these advanced materials with the primary ... -
Development of a Scaleable Breath-figure Type Polymer Thin Film Patterning Process via Controlled Vapour Swelling of Thin Films
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)Efficient production of microporous polymeric films can be rapidly synthesised by changing the thermodynamics of a polymeric solution in a humid atmosphere. This conventional method, known as ?breath figure? (BF), involves ... -
The Design of Ruthenium and Iridium Triplet Photosensitisers
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)This thesis describes compounds designed to harness the energies of photon-induced transitions between electronic energy levels. Applications that involve such transitions include but are not limited to photodynamic therapy, ... -
High-Throughput Computational Investigation of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Water Splitting Catalysts
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)Understanding the sources of activity and stability in oxygen evolution reaction catalysts remains an open challenge. This thesis attempts to understand these factors by studying many catalysts for both homogeneous OER to ... -
Development of novel porous materials via polymer self-assembly and phase separation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)Polymer self-assembly is an ever-growing field that is attracting interest from a diverse range of research topics, which include the production of functional devices and membranes for electronic, optical and energy ... -
Synthesis and analysis of Nile Red functionalised Ru(II) and Ir(III) photosensitisers
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2023)Nile Red (9-(diethylamino)-5H-benzo[a]phenoxazin-5-one) is a common organic dye that exhibits strong absorption of visible light, and is highly fluorescent. Despite these properties, examples of transition metal complexes ... -
Design, synthesis, and biochemical evaluation of guanidine-based derivatives targeting protein kinases
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2022)Kinases are some of the most intensively pursued classes of drug targets with approximately 243 distinct kinase inhibitors making it to human trials and most of these compounds are being investigated for the treatment of ... -
Synthetic Approaches to Metal-Organic Frameworks and Coordination Cages Incorporating Heterocycle-Based Linkers
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Chemistry. Discipline of Chemistry, 2022)This thesis, entitled Synthetic Approaches to Metal-Organic Frameworks and Coordination Cages Incorporating Heterocycle-Based Linkers, focuses on the synthesis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and coordination cages using ... -
Catalytic, asymmetric azidations at carbonyls: achiral and meso-anhydride desymmetrisation affords enantioenriched ?-lactams
(2022)An unprecedented organocatalytic process involving the asymmetric addition of azide to meso-anhydrides has been developed, promoted by novel sulfamide-substituted Cinchona alkaloid-based catalysts. Readily available glutaric ...
