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Paul O'Brien
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Research
Latest papers
Activation of Ultrathin Films of Hematite for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting via H2 Treatment.
ChemSusChem · 2015
Morphology-controlled In2O3 nanostructures enhance the performance of photoelectrochemical water oxidation.
Nanoscale · 2015
Enhanced hematite water electrolysis using a 3D antimony-doped tin oxide electrode.
ACS nano · 2013
Latest funding
- $127,979
Camera System for Particle Image Velocimetry with Upgraded Stereo Measurement Feature
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $39,000
Development of Photothermal and Radiative Cooling Surfaces and Structures for Environmental Sustainability
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $90,000
Developing binary alloy catalysts for selective CO2 capture from direct air via integrated advanced computational tools, experimentation, and techno-enviro economic assessment
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
4 publications.
Activation of Ultrathin Films of Hematite for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting via H2 Treatment.
Moir J, Soheilnia N, Liao K, O'Brien P, Tian Y, Burch KS, Ozin GA
Morphology-controlled In2O3 nanostructures enhance the performance of photoelectrochemical water oxidation.
Chen C, Moir J, Soheilnia N, Mahler B, Hoch L, Liao K, Hoepfner V, O'Brien P, Qian C, He L, Ozin GA
Enhanced hematite water electrolysis using a 3D antimony-doped tin oxide electrode.
Moir J, Soheilnia N, O'Brien P, Jelle A, Grozea CM, Faulkner D, Helander MG, Ozin GA
Flash Nano‐Welding: Investigation and Control of the Photothermal Response of Ultrathin Bismuth Sulfide Nanowire Films
Thomson JW, Lawson G, O'Brien P, Klenkler R, Helander MG, Petrov S, Lu Z, Kherani NP, Adronov A, Ozin G
Camera System for Particle Image Velocimetry with Upgraded Stereo Measurement Feature
Principal investigators: Hanson, Ronald
Keywords: Active Turbulence Generation; Enhanced Research Capability; Experimental Fluid Dynamics; Microplastic Aerodyanmics; Particle Image Velocemetiry; Stereo Particle Image Velocimetry; Turbulence
Development of Photothermal and Radiative Cooling Surfaces and Structures for Environmental Sustainability
Principal investigators: O'Brien, Paul
Keywords: radiative heat transfer; radiative cooling; photothermal films; carbon capture; solar energy; thermal energy storage; thin films; nanostructured materials; photonic structures; life cycle assessment
Developing binary alloy catalysts for selective CO2 capture from direct air via integrated advanced computational tools, experimentation, and techno-enviro economic assessment
Principal investigators: Ghuman, Kulbir KK
Keywords: chemical engineering; computational materials design; machine learning; materials science and engineering; photo catalysis; physical chemistry; quantum/classical mechanics; structure property relationship; synthesis and characterization; techno-enviro economic assessment
Electric power generation using thermophotovoltaics for space applications
Principal investigators: O'Brien, Paul PG
: Developing photoactive materials for CO2 capture and release via integrated DFT-based genetic algorithm search, experimentation and techno-enviro-economic assessment
Principal investigators: Ghuman, Kulbir
Keywords: Genetic Algorithm Metal-based nanohybrid materials Photocatalysis Material Design Sustainable development Computational Quantum Chemistry Techno-enviro-economic assessment Green technology innovation Surface Chemistry CO2 capture and release
Meeting building heating requirements with solar energy using smart booster fans**
Principal investigators: OBrien, Paul
Developing Transparent Selectively Permeable Heat Mirrors
Principal investigators: O'Brien, Paul
Keywords: Heat mirrors; nanofabrication; Nanomaterials; Nanoporous structures; Nanostructured coatings; Permeable membranes; Radiant heat transfer; Solar energy; thin-film optical coatings; Water desalination
Conversion of photosynthetically inactive solar radiation into electric power for enhanced agrivoltaic applications
Principal investigators: OBrien, Paul
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Alex Adronov and Zheng-Hong Lu: 1 shared paper
- Alex Adronov and Paul O'Brien: 1 shared paper
- Chenxi Qian and Zheng-Hong Lu: 1 shared paper
- Chenxi Qian and Paul O'Brien: 1 shared paper
- Zheng-Hong Lu and Paul O'Brien: 1 shared paper
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Department of Medical Biophysics
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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