Gillian Collins
Research Profile
Gillian Collins
Contact Details
Chemistry
University College Cork
Cork
Ireland
T: +353-21-490-3000
E: G.Collins@ucc.ie
Biography
Dr Gillian Collins is a Lecturer in Sustainable Materials at the School of Chemistry, University College Cork, where she leads research at the interface of nanomaterials and catalysis. Her research foucses on design and synthesis of catalytic nanomaterials spanning nanoparticles, alloys, oxide-supported nanostructures and 2D materials.
Affiliations:
Funded Investigator, Research Ireland Centre BiOrbic: Research on the bioeconomy and sustainable materials.
Affiliated Investigator, AMBER Research Ireland Centre for Advanced Materials & BioEngineering Research
Member, UCC Sustainability Institute: contributing to interdisciplinary sustainability research.
Affiliations:
Funded Investigator, Research Ireland Centre BiOrbic: Research on the bioeconomy and sustainable materials.
Affiliated Investigator, AMBER Research Ireland Centre for Advanced Materials & BioEngineering Research
Member, UCC Sustainability Institute: contributing to interdisciplinary sustainability research.
Research Interests
- Heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic nanomaterials
- Plastic depolymerisation and upcycling strategies
- Sustainable and circular approaches to chemical synthesis
- Nanoparticle and 2D material design for energy and environmental applications
- Surface and interface analysis of functional materials
- Orcid ID: 0000-0002-5950-2457
Research Grants
| Project | Funding Body |
Start Date | End Date | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combining Microscopy and Spectroscopy Techniques-Synergistic Approach to Designing Nanoclusters. | Irish Research Council | 01-JAN-17 | 08-DEC-17 | €3,600.00 | |
| Postgrad Scholarhip 2023. | Irish Research Council | 01-SEP-23 | 31-AUG-27 | €112,000.00 | |
| SFI 21/RC/10307_P2 - BiOrbic Phase 2 - Platform - Plastics Challenge - Gillian Collins (X) | Science Foundation of Ireland | 10-JAN-23 | 30-SEP-29 | €165,450.00 | |
| Facilitating a circular economy through polymer-to-material chemical transformations of waste plastics | Irish Research Council | 01-SEP-24 | 31-AUG-28 | €124,000.00 | |
| From Atom Economy to Atom Circularity - Creating a Digital Education Tool for Environmentally Sustainable Laboratory Research Practice | Foreign Research Institute | 01-JUL-24 | 31-AUG-25 | €11,467.00 | |
| Carbon-neutral pathways of recycling marine plastic waste | Horizon 2020 | 03-JAN-23 | 28-FEB-27 | €30,100.00 | |
| Undergraduate Research Bursary "Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Depolymerization of PET Plastic Waste" | Foreign Research Institute | 01-JUN-22 | 31-AUG-22 | €3,110.00 | |
| Perpetual - Permanent Recycling of PET | Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund | 01-SEP-21 | 01-SEP-24 | €381,000.00 | |
| P2 AMBER_Pepsico | Science Foundation of Ireland | 15-SEP-21 | 31-MAY-23 | €49,102.00 |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2025) | 'A Collaborative Cocurricular Undergraduate Research Experience on Sustainable Materials: Analysis of Biochar Using the Boehm Titration and Spectroscopic Techniques'
Rachel Breen,Conor Goggin,Justin Holmes, Gillian Collins (2025) 'A Collaborative Cocurricular Undergraduate Research Experience on Sustainable Materials: Analysis of Biochar Using the Boehm Titration and Spectroscopic Techniques'. Journal Of Chemical Education, [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2024) | 'Guanidine functionalized porous SiO2 as heterogeneous catalysts for microwave depolymerization of PET and PLA'
Casey, É; Breen, R.; Pareras, G.; Rimola Gibert, A.; Holmes, J. D.; Collins, G. (2024) 'Guanidine functionalized porous SiO2 as heterogeneous catalysts for microwave depolymerization of PET and PLA'. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2 (4):1040-1051 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2023) | 'Ligand-Aided Glycolysis of PET Using Functionalized Silica-Supported Fe2O3 Nanoparticles'
Casey É;Breen R;Gómez JS;Kentgens APM;Pareras G;Rimola A;Holmes JD;Collins G; (2023) 'Ligand-Aided Glycolysis of PET Using Functionalized Silica-Supported Fe2O3 Nanoparticles'. Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11 (43):15544-15555 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2022) | 'Selective Hydrogenation of Stearic Acid Using Mechanochemically Prepared Titania-Supported Pt and Pt-Re Bimetallic Catalysts'
Ralphs, K;Collins, G;Manyar, H;James, SL;Hardacre, C (2022) 'Selective Hydrogenation of Stearic Acid Using Mechanochemically Prepared Titania-Supported Pt and Pt-Re Bimetallic Catalysts'. Acs Sustainable Chemistry &Amp; Engineering, 10 :6934-6941 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2021) | 'Controlled morphology and dimensionality evolution of NiPd bimetallic nanostructures'
Maize, M. El-Boraey, H. A.; Ayad, M. I.; Holmes, J. D.; Collins, G. (2021) 'Controlled morphology and dimensionality evolution of NiPd bimetallic nanostructures'. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 585 :480-489 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2014) | 'Enhanced catalytic activity of high index faceted palladium nanoparticles in Suzuki-Miyaura coupling due to efficient leaching mechanism'
Collins, G.; Schmidt, M.; O'Dwyer, C.; McGlacken, G.; Holmes, J. D. (2014) 'Enhanced catalytic activity of high index faceted palladium nanoparticles in Suzuki-Miyaura coupling due to efficient leaching mechanism'. ACS Catalysis, 4 (9):3105-3111 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2014) | 'Stability, Oxidation, and Shape Evolution of PVP-Capped Pd Nanocrystals'
Collins, G,Schmidt, M,McGlacken, GP,O'Dwyer, C,Holmes, JD (2014) 'Stability, Oxidation, and Shape Evolution of PVP-Capped Pd Nanocrystals'. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118 :6522-6530 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2014) | 'Enhanced Catalytic Activity of High-Index Faceted Palladium Nanoparticles in Suzuki Miyaura Coupling Due to Efficient Leaching Mechanism'
Collins, G,Schmidt, M,O'Dwyer, C,McGlacken, G,Holmes, JD (2014) 'Enhanced Catalytic Activity of High-Index Faceted Palladium Nanoparticles in Suzuki Miyaura Coupling Due to Efficient Leaching Mechanism'. ACS Catalysis, 4 :3105-3111 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2011) | 'Investigation into the voltammetric behaviour and detection of selenium(IV) at metal electrodes in diverse electrolyte media'
Beni, V,Collins, G,Arrigan, DWM; (2011) 'Investigation into the voltammetric behaviour and detection of selenium(IV) at metal electrodes in diverse electrolyte media'. Analytica Chimica Acta, 699 :127-133 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2020) | 'Ordered Macroporous Photonic Crystal Hot Electron Plasmonic Photocatalysts'
Collins, G., Lonergan, A., McNulty, D., Glynn, C., Buckley, D., Hu, C. & O'Dwyer, C. (2020) 'Ordered Macroporous Photonic Crystal Hot Electron Plasmonic Photocatalysts'. ECS Transactions, 98 :53-62 [Details] |
|
| (2020) | 'Semiconducting Metal Oxide Photonic Crystal Plasmonic Photocatalysts'
Collins, G;Lonergan, A;McNulty, D;Glynn, C;Buckley, D;Hu, CY;O'Dwyer, C (2020) 'Semiconducting Metal Oxide Photonic Crystal Plasmonic Photocatalysts'. Advanced Materials Interfaces, [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2020) | 'Stabilization of Black Phosphorus by Sonication-Assisted Simultaneous Exfoliation and Functionalization'
van Druenen, M;Collins, T;Davitt, F;Doherty, J;Collins, G;Sofer, Z;Holmes, JD (2020) 'Stabilization of Black Phosphorus by Sonication-Assisted Simultaneous Exfoliation and Functionalization'. Chemistry - A European Journal, [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2019) | 'Evaluation of the Surface Chemistry of Black Phosphorus during Ambient Degradation'
van Druenen, M.; Davitt, F.; Collins, T.; Glynn, C.; O'Dwyer, C.; Holmes, J. D.; Collins, G. (2019) 'Evaluation of the Surface Chemistry of Black Phosphorus during Ambient Degradation'. Langmuir, 35 (6):2172-2178 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2018) | 'Comparing thermal and chemical removal of nanoparticle stabilizing ligands - effect on catalytic activity and stability'
Collins, G.; Davitt, F.; O'Dwyer, C.; Holmes, J. D. (2018) 'Comparing thermal and chemical removal of nanoparticle stabilizing ligands - effect on catalytic activity and stability'. Acs Applied Nano Materials, 1 (12):7129-7138 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2018) | 'Functionalization of SiO2 Surfaces for Si Monolayer Doping with Minimal Carbon Contamination'
van Dreunen, M., Collins, G., Glynn, C., O'Dwyer, C. & Holmes, J. D. (2018) 'Functionalization of SiO2 Surfaces for Si Monolayer Doping with Minimal Carbon Contamination'. Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10 :2191-2201 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2018) | 'NiVO3 fused oxide nanoparticles - an electrochemically stable intercalation anode material for lithium ion batteries'
McNulty, D;Collins, G;O'Dwyer, C (2018) 'NiVO3 fused oxide nanoparticles - an electrochemically stable intercalation anode material for lithium ion batteries'. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6 :18103-18115 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2018) | 'Functionalization of SiO2 Surfaces for Si Monolayer Doping with Minimal Carbon Contamination'
van Dreunen, M.; Collins, G.; Glynn, C.; O'Dwyer, C.; Holmes, J. D. (2018) 'Functionalization of SiO2 Surfaces for Si Monolayer Doping with Minimal Carbon Contamination'. Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10 (2):2191-2201 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2018) | 'Covalent functionalization of few-layer black phosphorus using iodonium salts and comparison to diazonium modified black phosphorus'
van Druenen, M., Davitt, F., Collins, T., Glynn, C., O'Dwyer, C., Holmes, J. D. and Collins, G. (2018) 'Covalent functionalization of few-layer black phosphorus using iodonium salts and comparison to diazonium modified black phosphorus'. Chemistry of Materials, 30 (14):4667-4674 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2017) | '2D nanosheet paint from solvent-exfoliated Bi2Te3 ink'
Carroll, E.; Buckley, D.; Mogili, N. V. V.; McNulty, D.; Moreno, M. S.; Glynn, C.; Collins, G.; Holmes, J. D.; Razeeb, K. M.; O'Dwyer, C. (2017) '2D nanosheet paint from solvent-exfoliated Bi2Te3 ink'. Chemistry of Materials, 29 (17):7390-7400 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2017) | 'Influence of Binders and Solvents on Stability of Ru/RuOx Nanoparticles on ITO Nanocrystals as Li-O2 Battery Cathodes'
Vankova, S., Francia, C., Amici, J., Zeng, J., Bodoardo, S., Penazzi, N., Collins, G., Geaney, H. & O'Dwyer, C. (2017) 'Influence of Binders and Solvents on Stability of Ru/RuOx Nanoparticles on ITO Nanocrystals as Li-O2 Battery Cathodes'. Chemsuschem, 10 :575-586 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2016) | 'Synthesis and catalytic properties of highly branched palladium nanostructures using seeded growth'
Graham, L,Collins, G,Holmes, JD,Tilley, RD (2016) 'Synthesis and catalytic properties of highly branched palladium nanostructures using seeded growth'. Nanoscale, 8 :2867-2874 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2016) | 'Quantum confined intense red luminescence from large area monolithic arrays of mesoporous and nanocrystal-decorated silicon nanowires for luminescent devices'
O'Dwyer, C., McSweeney, W. & Collins, G. (2016) 'Quantum confined intense red luminescence from large area monolithic arrays of mesoporous and nanocrystal-decorated silicon nanowires for luminescent devices'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 5 (1):R3059-R3066 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2016) | 'Mesoporosity in doped silicon nanowires from metal assisted chemical etching monitored by phonon scattering'
McSweeney, W., Glynn, C., Geaney, H., Collins, G., Holmes, J. D. & O'Dwyer, C. (2016) 'Mesoporosity in doped silicon nanowires from metal assisted chemical etching monitored by phonon scattering'. Semiconductor Science and Technology, 31 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2016) | 'Embedding colloidal nanoparticles inside mesoporous silica using gas expanded liquids for high loading recyclable catalysts'
Collins, G.; Rahme, K.; O'Connell, J.; Holmes, J. D. (2016) 'Embedding colloidal nanoparticles inside mesoporous silica using gas expanded liquids for high loading recyclable catalysts'. Catalysis Science & Technology, 6 (19):7212-7219 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2016) | 'Embedding colloidal nanoparticles inside mesoporous silica using gas expanded liquids for high loading recyclable catalysts'
Collins, G,Rahme, K,O'Connell, J,Holmes, JD (2016) 'Embedding colloidal nanoparticles inside mesoporous silica using gas expanded liquids for high loading recyclable catalysts'. Catalysis Science & Technology, 6 :7212-7219 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2016) | '2D and 3D Photonic Crystal Materials for Photocatalysis and Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion'
Collins, G., Armstrong, E., McNulty, D., O'Hanlon, S., Geaney, H. & O'Dwyer, C. (2016) '2D and 3D Photonic Crystal Materials for Photocatalysis and Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion'. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 17 :563-582 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2016) | 'Monolayer Doping of Si with Improved Oxidation Resistance'
O'Connell, J;Collins, G;McGlacken, GP;Duffy, R;Holmes, JD (2016) 'Monolayer Doping of Si with Improved Oxidation Resistance'. Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8 :4101-4108 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2016) | 'Engineering metallic nanoparticles for enhancing and probing catalytic reactions'
Collins, G.; Holmes, J. D. (2016) 'Engineering metallic nanoparticles for enhancing and probing catalytic reactions'. Advanced Materials, 28 (27):5689-5695 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2016) | 'Synthesis and catalytic properties of highly branched palladium nanostructures using seeded growth'
Graham, L.; Collins, G.; Holmes, J. D.; Tilley, R. D. (2016) 'Synthesis and catalytic properties of highly branched palladium nanostructures using seeded growth'. Nanoscale, 8 (5):2867-2874 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2016) | 'Fingerprints of a size-dependent crossover in the dimensionality of electronic conduction in Au-seeded Ge nanowires'
Koleśnik-Gray, M.; Collins, G.; Holmes, J. D.; Krstić, V. (2016) 'Fingerprints of a size-dependent crossover in the dimensionality of electronic conduction in Au-seeded Ge nanowires'. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 7 :1574-1578 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2016) | 'Novel germanium surface modification for sub-10 nm patterning with electron beam lithography and hydrogen silsesquioxane resist'
Gangnaik, AS,Georgiev, YM,Collins, G,Holmes, JD (2016) 'Novel germanium surface modification for sub-10 nm patterning with electron beam lithography and hydrogen silsesquioxane resist'. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, 34 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2015) | 'Solution processable broadband transparent mixed metal oxide nanofilm optical coatings via substrate diffusion doping'
Glynn, C;Aureau, D;Collins, G;O'Hanlon, S;Etcheberry, A;O'Dwyer, C (2015) 'Solution processable broadband transparent mixed metal oxide nanofilm optical coatings via substrate diffusion doping'. Nanoscale, 7 :20227-20237 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2015) | 'Precursor Concentration and Substrate Effects on High Rate Dip-Coated Vanadium Oxide Thin Films'
Glynn, C., Aureau, D., O'Hanlon, S., Daly, L., Geaney, H., Collins, G., Etcheberry, A. & O'Dwyer, C. (2015) 'Precursor Concentration and Substrate Effects on High Rate Dip-Coated Vanadium Oxide Thin Films'. ECS Transactions, 64 :1-9 [ Publisher's Version] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2015) | 'Paintable Films from Chemically Exfoliated 2D Bismuth Telluride Nanosheets'
Carroll, E., Buckley, D. P., Collins, G., Holmes, J. D., Razeeb, K. M. & O'Dwyer, C. (2015) 'Paintable Films from Chemically Exfoliated 2D Bismuth Telluride Nanosheets'. ECS Transactions, 64 :1-11 [ Publisher's Version] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2015) | 'Elucidating-Structure Property Relationships in the Design of Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts for the Activation of Molecular Oxygen'
Hinde, CS,Ansovini, D,Wells, PP,Collins, G,Van Aswegen, S,Holmes, JD,Hor, TSA,Raja, R (2015) 'Elucidating-Structure Property Relationships in the Design of Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts for the Activation of Molecular Oxygen'. ACS Catalysis, 5 :3807-3816 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2015) | 'Solution Processable Broadband Transparent Mixed Metal Oxide Nanofilm Optical Coatings via Substrate Diffusion Doping'
Glynn, C., Aureau, D., Collins, G., O'Hanlon, S., Etcheberry, A. & O'Dwyer, C. (2015) 'Solution Processable Broadband Transparent Mixed Metal Oxide Nanofilm Optical Coatings via Substrate Diffusion Doping'. Nanoscale, 7 :20227-20237 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2015) | 'Elucidating structure-property relationships in the design of metal nanoparticle catalysts for the activation of molecular oxygen'
Hinde, C.; Ansovini, D.; Wells, P.; Collins, G.; Aswegen, S.; Holmes, J. D.; Hor, T. S. A.; Raja, R. (2015) 'Elucidating structure-property relationships in the design of metal nanoparticle catalysts for the activation of molecular oxygen'. ACS Catalysis, 5 (6):3807-3816 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2014) | 'Palladium Nanoparticles As Catalysts for Li-O2 battery Cathodes'
Geaney, H.; Collins, G.; Glynn, C.; Holmes, J. D.; O'Dwyer, C. (2014) 'Palladium Nanoparticles As Catalysts for Li-O2 battery Cathodes'. ECS Transactions, 58 :21-29 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2014) | 'The Origin of Shape Sensitivity in Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Cross Coupling Reactions'
Collins, G;Schmidt, M;Dwyer, CO;Holmes, JD;McGlacken, GP (2014) 'The Origin of Shape Sensitivity in Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Cross Coupling Reactions'. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53 :4142-4145 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2014) | 'Enhanced Catalytic Activity of High Index Faceted Palladium Nanoparticles in Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling due to Efficient Leaching Mechanism'
Collins, G., Schmidt, M., O'Dwyer, C., McGlacken, G. & Holmes, J. D. (2014) 'Enhanced Catalytic Activity of High Index Faceted Palladium Nanoparticles in Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling due to Efficient Leaching Mechanism'. ACS Catalysis, 4 :3105-3111 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2014) | 'The origin of shape sensitivity in palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling reactions'
Collins, G.; Schmidt, M.; O'Dwyer, C.; Holmes, J. D.; McGlacken, G. P (2014) 'The origin of shape sensitivity in palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling reactions'. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53 (16):4142-4145 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2014) | 'Germanium Oxide Removal by Citric Acid and Thiol Passivation from Citric Acid-Terminated Ge(100)'
Collins, G,Aureau, D,Holmes, JD,Etcheberry, A,O'Dwyer, C (2014) 'Germanium Oxide Removal by Citric Acid and Thiol Passivation from Citric Acid-Terminated Ge(100)'. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 30 :14123-14127 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2014) | 'Stability, oxidation and shape evolution of PVP-capped Pd nanocrystals'
Collins, G.; Schmidt, M.; McGlacken, G. P.; O'Dwyer, C.; Holmes, J. D. (2014) 'Stability, oxidation and shape evolution of PVP-capped Pd nanocrystals'. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118 (12):6522-6530 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2014) | 'Germanium oxide removal by citric acid and thiol passivation from citric acid terminated Ge(100)'
Collins, G.; Aureau, D.; Holmes, J. D.; Etcheberry, A.; O'Dwyer, C. (2014) 'Germanium oxide removal by citric acid and thiol passivation from citric acid terminated Ge(100)'. Langmuir, 30 (47):14123-14127 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2013) | 'Large directional conductivity change in chemically stable layered thin films of vanadium oxide and a 1D metal complex'
Glynn, C;Thompson, D;Paez, J;Collins, G;Benavente, E;Lavayen, V;Yutronic, N;Holmes, JD;Gonzalez, G;O'Dwyer, C (2013) 'Large directional conductivity change in chemically stable layered thin films of vanadium oxide and a 1D metal complex'. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 1 :5675-5684 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2013) | 'Three-dimensionally ordered hierarchically porous tin dioxide inverse opals and immobilization of palladium nanoparticles for catalytic applications''
Collins, G.; Bloemker, M.; Osiak, M.; Holmes, J. D.; Bredol, M.; O'Dwyer, C. (2013) 'Three-dimensionally ordered hierarchically porous tin dioxide inverse opals and immobilization of palladium nanoparticles for catalytic applications''. Chemistry of Materials, 25 (21):4312-4320 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2013) | 'Three-Dimensionally Ordered Hierarchically Porous Tin Dioxide Inverse Opals and Immobilization of Palladium Nanoparticles for Catalytic Applications'
Collins, G,Blomker, M,Osiak, M,Holmes, JD,Bredol, M,O'Dwyer, C (2013) 'Three-Dimensionally Ordered Hierarchically Porous Tin Dioxide Inverse Opals and Immobilization of Palladium Nanoparticles for Catalytic Applications'. Chemistry of Materials, 25 :4312-4320 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2013) | 'Probing the origin of in situ generated nanoparticles as sustainable oxidation catalysts'
Hinde, CS;Van Aswegen, S;Collins, G;Holmes, JD;Hor, TSA;Raja, R (2013) 'Probing the origin of in situ generated nanoparticles as sustainable oxidation catalysts'. Dalton Transactions, 42 :12600-12605 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2013) | 'Contact resistivity and suppression of Fermi level pinning in side-contacted germanium nanowires'
Kolesnik-Gray, MM,Lutz, T,Collins, G,Biswas, S,Holmes, JD,Krstic, V (2013) 'Contact resistivity and suppression of Fermi level pinning in side-contacted germanium nanowires'. Applied Physics Letters, 103 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2013) | 'Large directional conductivity change in chemically stable layered thin films of vanadium oxide and a 1D metal complex'
Glynn, C and Thompson, D and Paez, J and Collins, G and Benavente, E and Lavayen, V and Yutronic, N and Holmes, JD and Gonz\'alez, G and O'Dwyer, C (2013) 'Large directional conductivity change in chemically stable layered thin films of vanadium oxide and a 1D metal complex'. J. Mater. Chem. C, 1 (36):5675-5684 [Details] |
|
| (2013) | 'Probing the origins of in situ generated nanoparticles as sustainable oxidation catalysts'
Hinde, C. S.; van Aswegen, S.; Collins, G.; Holmes, J. D.; Hor, T. S. A.; Raja, R. (2013) 'Probing the origins of in situ generated nanoparticles as sustainable oxidation catalysts'. Dalton Transactions, 42 (35):12600-12605 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2013) | 'Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions for the Functionalization of Si Surfaces: Superior Stability of Alkenyl Monolayers'
Collins, G;O'Dwyer, C;Morris, M;Holmes, JD (2013) 'Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions for the Functionalization of Si Surfaces: Superior Stability of Alkenyl Monolayers'. Langmuir Journal, 29 :11950-11958 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2011) | 'Organic functionalization of germanium nanowires using arenediazonium salts'
Collins, G.; Fleming. P.; O'Dwyer, C.; Morris, M. A.; Holmes, J. D.; (2011) 'Organic functionalization of germanium nanowires using arenediazonium salts'. Chemistry of Materials, 23 :1883-1891 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2011) | 'Investigation into the voltammetric behaviour and detection of selenium(IV) at metal electrodes in diverse electrolyte media'
Beni, V;Collins, G;Arrigan, DWM (2011) 'Investigation into the voltammetric behaviour and detection of selenium(IV) at metal electrodes in diverse electrolyte media'. Analytica Chimica Acta, 699 :127-133 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2011) | 'Functionalization of germanium nanowires'
Collins, G.; Fleming, P.; O'Dwyer, C.; Morris, M. A.; Holmes, J. D.; (2011) 'Functionalization of germanium nanowires'. ECS Transactions, 35 :87-99 [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
|
| (2011) | 'Chemical functionalisation of silicon and germanium nanowires'
Collins, G;Holmes, JD (2011) 'Chemical functionalisation of silicon and germanium nanowires'. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21 :11052-11069 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2010) | 'Alkane and alkanethiol passivation of halogenated Ge nanowires'
Collins, G.; Fleming, P.; Barth, S.; O'Dwyer, C.; Boland, J. J.; Morris, M. A.; Holmes, J. D.; (2010) 'Alkane and alkanethiol passivation of halogenated Ge nanowires'. Chemistry of Materials, 22 :6370-6377 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
|
| (2010) | 'Alkane and Alkanethiol Passivation of Halogenated Ge Nanowires'
Collins, G;Fleming, P;Barth, S;O'Dwyer, C;Boland, JJ;Morris, MA;Holmes, JD (2010) 'Alkane and Alkanethiol Passivation of Halogenated Ge Nanowires'. Chemistry Materials, 22 :6370-6377 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2010) | 'Germanium Nanowire Synthesis from Fluorothiolate-Capped Gold Nanoparticles in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide'
Collins, G;Kolesnik, M;Krstic, V;Holmes, JD (2010) 'Germanium Nanowire Synthesis from Fluorothiolate-Capped Gold Nanoparticles in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide'. Chemistry Materials, 22 :5235-5243 [DOI] [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2015) | ECS Transactions
Carroll, E.; Buckley, D., Collins, G.; Holmes, J. D.; Razeeb, K. M.; O'Dwyer, C. (2015) Paintable films from chemically exfoliated 2D bismuth telluride nanosheets ECS Transactions Cancun, Mexico, , 05-OCT-14 - 10-MAY-15 , pp.1-11 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2015) | NSTI: Advanced Materials - TechConnect Briefs 2015
Collins G.;O'Dwyer C.;Holmes J. (2015) Colloidal palladium nanoparticles versus commercial palladium catalysts for suzuki cross coupling reactions - The influence of surface functionalization NSTI: Advanced Materials - TechConnect Briefs 2015 , pp.79-82 [Details] |
|
| (2014) | Palladium Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Li-O-2 Battery Cathodes
Geaney, H,Collins, G,Glynn, C,Holmes, JD,O'Dwyer, C,Johnson, CS,Veith, G,Mukerjee, S (2014) BATTERY CHEMISTRIES BEYOND LITHIUM ION Palladium Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Li-O-2 Battery Cathodes , pp.21-29 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2014) | ECS Transactions
Glynn C.;Aureau D.;O'Hanlon S.;Daly L.;Geaney H.;Collins G.;Etcheberry A.;O'Dwyer C. (2014) Precursor concentration and substrate effects on high rate dip-coated vanadium oxide thin films ECS Transactions , pp.1-9 [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2014) | ECS Transactions
Geaney, H.; Collins, G.; Glynn, C.; Holmes, J. D.; O'Dwyer, C. (2014) 'Palladium nanoparticles as catalysts for Li-O2 battery cathodes ECS Transactions Orlando, FL, USA, , 11-MAY-14 - 15-MAY-14 , pp.21-29 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2011) | PROCESSES AT THE SEMICONDUCTOR-SOLUTION INTERFACE 4
Collins, G;Fleming, P;O'Dwyer, C;Morris, MA;Holmes, JD (2011) Functionalization of Germanium Nanowires PROCESSES AT THE SEMICONDUCTOR-SOLUTION INTERFACE 4 , pp.89-99 [DOI] [Details] |
Reviews
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | 2D and 3D photonic crystal materials for photocatalysis and electrochemical energy storage and conversion.
Collins, G;Armstrong, E;McNulty, D;O'Hanlon, S;Geaney, H;O'Dwyer, C (2016) 2D and 3D photonic crystal materials for photocatalysis and electrochemical energy storage and conversion. ABINGDON: Reviews [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2008) | Synthesis and Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Silicon and Germanium Nanowires.
Wu, XY;Kulkarni, JS;Collins, G;Petkov, N;Almecija, D;Boland, JJ;Erts, D;Holmes, JD (2008) Synthesis and Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Silicon and Germanium Nanowires. WASHINGTON: Reviews [DOI] [Details] |
Data set
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2024) | Ligand-aided glycolysis of PET using functionalized silica-supported Fe2O3 Nanoparticles.
Casey, É; Breen, R.; Gómez, J. S.; Kentgens, A. P. M.; Pareras, G.; Rimola, A.; Holmes, J. D.; Collins, G. (2024) Ligand-aided glycolysis of PET using functionalized silica-supported Fe2O3 Nanoparticles. Data set [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2024) | Guanidine functionalized porous SiO2 as heterogeneous catalysts for microwave depolymerization of PET and PLA'.
Casey, É; Breen, R.; Pareras, G.; Rimola Gibert, A.; Holmes, J. D.; Collins, G (2024) Guanidine functionalized porous SiO2 as heterogeneous catalysts for microwave depolymerization of PET and PLA'. Data set [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2022) | PdAu nanosheets for visible-light-driven suzuki cross-coupling reactions.
Casey, É; Holmes, J. D.; Collins, G. (2022) PdAu nanosheets for visible-light-driven suzuki cross-coupling reactions. Data set [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details] |
|
| (2021) | Controlled morphology and dimensionality evolution of NiPd bimetallic nanostructures.
Maize, M.; Collins, G.; Holmes, J. D. (2021) Controlled morphology and dimensionality evolution of NiPd bimetallic nanostructures. Data set [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details] |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Society of Chemistry | Member | / |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Student Committee | Visiting student representative | / |
Teaching Interests
CM2003: Energetics and Kinetics
CM2004: States of Matter
CM3025: Materials Chemistry
CM4020: Colloids and Surfaces
CM2004: States of Matter
CM3025: Materials Chemistry
CM4020: Colloids and Surfaces