Biography
- Staff Researcher, Tyndall National Institute UCC (2005-Present)
- Wilhem Simon Fellow: Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Zurich, Switzerland (2005)
- Post Doctoral Researcher: Physics Department, Trinity College Dublin (2004-2005)
- PhD Student: Physics Department, Trinity College Dublin (1999-2004)
- BSc (Physics): Physics Department, U.C.C.
Research Grants
Project | Funding Body | Start Date | End Date | Award | |
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EI IR-2011-0001 | Enterprise Irl | 01-JUN-11 | 30-JAN-15 | €328,349.00 | |
Shunt Diode for High Temperature Operation | European Space Agency | 01-JAN-10 | 18-DEC-12 | ||
Energy for a Green Society - from Sustainable Harvesting to Smart Distribution. Equipments, Materials, Design solutions and their Applications. | European Union | 01-JUN-11 | 30-JAN-15 | €65,929.00 | |
Advanced substrate engineering for high efficiency III-V solar cells. | Science Foundation of Ireland | 01-JAN-14 | 30-MAY-15 | €123,575.00 | |
SFI DPP/13/71 ; Citizen Solar Scientist. | Science Foundation of Ireland | 01-APR-14 | 31-MAY-15 | €27,475.00 | |
Commercial Case Feasiility Support Grant. | Enterprise Irl | 15-AUG-12 | 15-NOV-12 | €17,992.00 | |
ESA 22531 WO02 COO29 InAIN Study | Foreign Industry | 01-FEB-14 | 25-SEP-14 | €19,733.00 |
Publications
Book Chapters
Year | Publication | |
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(2006) | 'Group III Nitrides' Donagh O'Mahony & James Lunney (2006) 'Group III Nitrides' In: Rob Eason (eds). Pulsed Laser Deposition of Thin Films: Applications-Led Growth of Functional Materials. London: Wiley. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication | |
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(2007) | 'Low-resistance Ni-based Schottky diodes on freestanding n-GaN' Lewis, L and Corbett, B and O Mahony, D and Maaskant, PP (2007) 'Low-resistance Ni-based Schottky diodes on freestanding n-GaN'. Applied Physics Letters, 91 (16):162103-162103 [Details] | |
(2013) | 'InAlAs solar cell on a GaAs substrate employing a graded InxGa1-xAs-InP metamorphic buffer layer' Mathews, I,O'Mahony, D,Gocalinska, A,Manganaro, M,Pelucchi, E,Schmidt, M,Morrison, AP,Corbett, B (2013) 'InAlAs solar cell on a GaAs substrate employing a graded InxGa1-xAs-InP metamorphic buffer layer'. Applied Physics Letters, 102 [DOI] [Details] | |
(2011) | 'Thermal stability of SiC Schottky diode anode and cathode metalisations after 1000 h at 350 degrees C' O'Mahony, D,Duane, R,Campagno, T,Lewis, L,Cordero, N,Maaskant, P,Waldron, F,Corbett, B (2011) 'Thermal stability of SiC Schottky diode anode and cathode metalisations after 1000 h at 350 degrees C'. Microelectronics Reliability, 51 :904-908 [DOI] [Details] | |
(2014) | 'Patterning Submicrometer Thick Inorganic Nanoparticle Films by Solution Process and Application for Light Trapping in Solar Cells' Li, SP,Xu, J,Wang, WS,Mathews, I,O'Mahony, D,Xu, YB,Roy, S (2014) 'Patterning Submicrometer Thick Inorganic Nanoparticle Films by Solution Process and Application for Light Trapping in Solar Cells'. IEEE Transactions On Nanotechnology, 13 :537-540 [DOI] [Details] | |
(2012) | 'Theoretical performance of multi-junction solar cells combining III-V and Si materials' Mathews, I,O'Mahony, D,Corbett, B,Morrison, AP (2012) 'Theoretical performance of multi-junction solar cells combining III-V and Si materials'. Optics Express, 20 :754-764 [Details] |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2005 | Wilhem Simon Fellowship | Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry (CEAC), ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
Conference Contributions
Year | Publication | |
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(2014) | European Space Power Conference, *Donagh O’Mahony(1), Ian Mathews(1, 2, 3), Agnieszka Gocalinska(1), Emanuele Pelucchi(1), Kevin Thomas(1), Alan P. Morrison(1, 2) and Brian Corbett(1) (2014) ESPC. [Poster Presentation], European Space Power Conference, Amsterdam , 14-APR-14 - 17-APR-14. [Details] |
Employment
Employer | Position | From / To | |
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University College Cork | Staff Researcher | / |
Education
Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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1998 | university college cork | BSC | Physics | |
2004 | Trinity College Dublin | PhD | Physics |
Languages
Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
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Irish | Functional | Functional | Functional |
Outreach Activities
Description | |
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Guest Speaker, Science Week, 2009 | |
Co-ordinator, SFI Discover Project "CSI". www.solarscience.ie |
Journal Activities
Journal | Role | To / From | |
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Microelectronics Reliability | Referee | 01-JAN-08 - 17-NOV-14 | |
Semiconductor Science And Technology | Referee | 01-JAN-07 - 17-NOV-14 |
Other Activities
Description | |
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Organiser. Workshop on Solar Energy, Cork, 2013 (https://www.tyndall.ie/news/irish-solar-energy-workshop-held-tyndall-1) Conference Secretary, UK NItrides Consortium Winter Meeting, Cork, 2009 |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
Experimental PhysicsRecent Postgraduates
Graduation Year | Student Name | Institution | Degree Type | Thesis Title | |
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2013 | Ian Mathews | PHD |
Research Information
External Collaborators
Name | Organisation/ Institution | Country | |
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Dr Mazhar Bari | SolarPrint | IRELAND |