Many facets of photonic crystals: from optics and sensors to energy storage and photocatalysis

A Lonergan, C O'Dwyer - Advanced Materials Technologies, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to selectively redirect specific wavelengths of light has attracted a lot attention for
photonic crystal materials. Presently, there is a wealth of research relating to the fabrication …

Real-time nondestructive methods for examining battery electrode materials

A Grant, C O'Dwyer - Applied Physics Reviews, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
With the importance of Li-ion and emerging alternative batteries to our electric future,
predicting new sustainable materials, electrolytes, and complete cells that safely provide …

[HTML][HTML] Thickness control of dispersion in opal photonic crystals

A Grant, A Lonergan, C O'Dwyer - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Opals are naturally occurring photonic crystals which can be formed easily using low-cost
self-assembly methods. While the optical behaviour of opals has received significant …

Semiconducting metal oxide photonic crystal plasmonic photocatalysts

G Collins, A Lonergan, D McNulty… - Advanced Materials …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Plasmonic photocatalysis has facilitated rapid progress in enhancing photocatalytic
efficiency under visible light irradiation. Poor visible‐light‐responsive photocatalytic …

Ultrahigh Energy Density and Ultrafast Response in Symmetric Microsupercapacitors with 3D Bicontinuous Pseudocapacitance

MJ Kim, M Kim, WB Sohn, JH Kang… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Achieving a high storage capability while maintaining good rate performance using
symmetric microsupercapacitors (MSCs) remains challenging. Herein, a 3D symmetric MSC …

Comparing cycling and rate response of SnO2 macroporous anodes in lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries

A Grant, A Carroll, Y Zhang, U Gulzar… - Journal of The …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Tin oxide (SnO 2) is a useful anode material due to its high capacity (1493 mAh g− 1 and
1378 mAh g− 1 vs Li/Li+ and vs Na/Na+, respectively) and natural abundance (tin is one of …

Filling in the gaps: The nature of light transmission through solvent-filled inverse opal photonic crystals

A Lonergan, C Hu, C O'Dwyer - Physical Review Materials, 2020 - APS
Understanding the nature of light transmission and the photonic band gap in inverse opal
photonic crystals is essential for linking their optical characteristics to any application. This is …

The importance of sulfur host structural preservation for lithium–sulfur battery performance

D McNulty, V Landgraf, S Trabesinger - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The identification of sulfur host materials, which can overcome issues associated with the
insulating nature of sulfur and the shuttling of soluble lithium polysulfides, is crucial in order …

Operando color-coding of reversible lithiation and cycle life in batteries using photonic crystal materials

A Lonergan, U Gulzar, Y Zhang, C O'Dwyer - ECS Sensors Plus, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Innovative new materials are consistently emerging as electrode candidates from lithium-ion
and emerging alternative battery research, promising high energy densities and high-rate …

Structural, morphological, and optical analysis of TiO2 inverse opals prepared under different synthesis conditions

F Bayat, SA Kordasht, AR Amani-Ghadim… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although TiO 2 inverse opals have been used in different applications for the last decades,
controlling their properties is still a matter of effort. In this paper, it is shown that the structure …