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Materials Growth and Processing - NCPST

Materials Growth and Processing

Our materials growth and processing research develops novel materials and processing methods directed towards applications in high-tech microelectronics, sensing, and sustainability, working in collaboration with key industrial and scientific partners.

About the Research Area

Novel materials coupled with precision processing techniques enable unique functional devices on sub-micron and nanometre length scales. The ability to work at the interface of materials growth and processing, and to utilise a wide variety of processing techniques, including non-equilibrium plasma methods, enables us to access a broad range of parameter space and to develop innovative new materials, composites and structures suited to specific applications. Our wide range of analysis and characterisation techniques provide us with detailed understanding of the scientific basis of the material and device behaviour and these techniques are designed to maximise their relevance to the high-tech manufacturing sector by replicating industrial conditions to give our work maximum impact.

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Materials Growth and Processing

Detecting voids in 3D printing using melt pool time series data. Mahato, V; Obeidi, M.A; Brabazon, D; Cunningham, P. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 2022

Materials Growth and Processing

Assessing dependency of part properties on the printing location in laser-powder bed fusion metal additive manufacturing. Mussatto, A; Groarke, R; Vijayaraghavan, R.K; Hughes, C; Obeidi, M.A; Doğu, M.N; Yalçin, M.A; McNally, P.J; Delaure, Y; Brabazon, D. Materials Today Communications 2022

Materials Growth and Processing

Laser surface polishing of Ti-6Al-4V parts manufactured by laser powder bed fusion. Obeidi, M.A; Mussatto, A; Dogu, M.N; Sreenilayam, S.P; McCarthy, E; Ahad, I.U; Keaveney, S; Brabazon, D. Surface and Coatings Technology 2022

Low-temperature Plasmas, Materials Growth and Processing

The role of atomic oxygen in the decomposition of self-assembled monolayers during area-selective atomic layer deposition. Brady-Boyd, A; O’Connor, R; Armini, S; Selvaraju, V; Pasquali, M; Hughes, G; Bogan, J. Applied Surface Science 2022

Materials Growth and Processing

Corrosion behavior of new rare-earth free Cu-based metallic glasses in NaCl solution of different molarity. Tamilselvam, K; Saini, J.S; Xu, D; Brabazon, D. Journal of Materials Research and Technology 2022

Low-temperature Plasmas, Energy Applications, Materials Growth and Processing

Thermal and plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition of ultrathin TiO2on silicon from amide and alkoxide precursors: Growth chemistry and photoelectrochemical performance. O’Donnell, S; Jose, F; Shiel, K; Snelgrove, M; McFeely, C; McGill, E; O’Connor, R. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2022

Materials Growth and Processing

Effect of liquid medium and laser processing parameters on the fabrication of carbon nanoparticles via pulsed laser ablation in liquid towards paper electronics. Nyabadza, A; Vázquez, M; Fitzpatrick, B; Brabazon, D. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2022

Materials Growth and Processing

Silver nanocolloid generation using dynamic Laser Ablation Synthesis in Solution system and drop-casting. McCarthy, É; Sreenilayam, S.P; Ronan, O; Ayub, H; McCann, R; McKeon, L; Fleischer, K; Nicolosi, V; Brabazon, D. Nano-Structures and Nano-Objects 2022

Energy Applications, Materials Growth and Processing

Deposition of Very-Low-Hydrogen-Containing Silicon at a Low Temperature Using Very-High-Frequency (162 MHz) SiH4 Plasma. Kim, K.S; Ji, Y.-J; Kim, K.-H; Kang, J.-E; Ellingboe, A.R; Yeom, G.Y. Micromachines 2022

Diagnostics and Sensors, Materials Growth and Processing

Real-time monitoring and control for high-efficiency autonomous laser fabrication of silicon nanoparticle colloids. Freeland, B; McCann, R; O’Neill, P; Sreenilayam, S; Tiefenthaler, M; Dabros, M; Juillerat, M; Foley, G; Brabazon, D. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

Influences of powder morphology and spreading parameters on the powder bed topography uniformity in powder bed fusion metal additive manufacturing. Mussatto, A; Groarke, R; O’Neill, A; Obeidi, M.A; Delaure, Y; Brabazon, D. Additive Manufacturing 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

In-situ sensing, process monitoring and machine control in Laser Powder Bed Fusion: A review. McCann, R; Obeidi, M.A; Hughes, C; McCarthy, É; Egan, D.S; Vijayaraghavan, R.K; Joshi, A.M; Acinas Garzon, V; Dowling, D.P; McNally, P.J; Brabazon, D. Additive Manufacturing 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

Comparison of the porosity and mechanical performance of 316L stainless steel manufactured on different laser powder bed fusion metal additive manufacturing machines. Ahmed Obeidi, M; Uí Mhurchadha, S.M; Raghavendra, R; Conway, A; Souto, C; Tormey, D; Ahad, I.U; Brabazon, D. Journal of Materials Research and Technology 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

CO2 laser polishing of laser-powder bed fusion produced AlSi10Mg parts. El Hassanin, A; Obeidi, M.A; Scherillo, F; Brabazon, D. Surface and Coatings Technology 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

Laser beam powder bed fusion of nitinol shape memory alloy (SMA). Obeidi, M.A; Monu, M; Hughes, C; Bourke, D; Dogu, M.N; Francis, J; Zhang, M; Ahad, I.U; Brabazon, D. Journal of Materials Research and Technology 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

In-situ XRD study on the effects of stress relaxation and phase transformation heat treatments on mechanical and microstructural behaviour of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V. Kaschel, F.R; Vijayaraghavan, R.K; McNally, P.J; Dowling, D.P; Celikin, M. Materials Science and Engineering A 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

XPS and SEM characterization for powder recycling within 3d printing process. Gorji, N.E; O’Connor, R; Brabazon, D. ESAFORM 2021 – 24th International Conference on Material Forming 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

Microstructural and mechanical evaluation of post-processed SS 316L manufactured by laser-based powder bed fusion. Sohrabpoor, H; Salarvand, V; Lupoi, R; Chu, Q; Li, W; Aldwell, B; Stanley, W; O’Halloran, S; Raghavendra, R; Choi, C.-H; Brabazon, D. Journal of Materials Research and Technology 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

Numerical simulation of laser powder bed fusion processes. Abrami, M.B; Ransenigo, C; Tocci, M; Pola, A; Obeidi, M; Brabazon, D. Metallurgia Italiana 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

Topology and FEA modeling and optimization of a patient-specific zygoma implant. Cholkar, A; Kinahan, D; Brabazon, D. ESAFORM 2021 – 24th International Conference on Material Forming 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

Analysing trimethylaluminum infiltration into polymer brushes using a scalable area selective vapor phase process. Snelgrove, M; McFeely, C; Shiel, K; Hughes, G; Yadav, P; Weiland, C; Woicik, J.C; Mani-Gonzalez, P.G; Lundy, R; Morris, M.A; McGlynn, E; O’Connor, R. Materials Advances 2021

Low-temperature Plasmas, Materials Growth and Processing

Characteristics of silicon nitride deposited by very high frequency (162 MHz)-plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition using bis(diethylamino)silane. Byun, J.Y; Ji, Y.J; Kim, K.H; Kim, K.S; Tak, H.W; Ellingboe, A.R; Yeom, G.Y. Nanotechnology 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

Review of materials and fabrication methods for flexible nano and micro-scale physical and chemical property sensors. Nyabadza, A; Vázquez, M; Coyle, S; Fitzpatrick, B; Brabazon, D. Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

Incorporation of SiC Ceramic Nanoparticles into the Aluminum Matrix by a Novel Method: Production of a Metal Matrix Composite. Taherzadeh Mousavian, R; Behnamfard, S; Heidarzadeh, A; Taherkhani, K; Azari Khosroshahi, R; Brabazon, D. Metals and Materials International 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

Xps, sem, dsc and nanoindentation characterization of silver nanoparticle-coated biopolymer pellets. Motas, J.G; Gorji, N.E; Nedelcu, D; Brabazon, D; Quadrini, F. Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

Dominant roles of eccentricity, fin design, and nanoparticles in performance enhancement of latent thermal energy storage unit. Khan, L.A; Khan, M.M; Ahmed, H.F; Irfan, M; Brabazon, D; Ahad, I.U. Journal of Energy Storage 2021

Energy Applications, Materials Growth and Processing

Improvement of electrical properties of ITO thin films by melt-free ultra-short laser crystallization. Farid, N; Sharif, A; Vijayaraghavan, R.K; Wang, M; Chan, H; Brunton, A; McNally, P.J; Choy, K.L; O’Connor, G.M. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2021

Materials Growth and Processing

Magnesium nanoparticle synthesis from powders via pulsed laser ablation in liquid for nanocolloid production. Nyabadza, A; Vázquez, M; Coyle, S; Fitzpatrick, B; Brabazon, D. Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 2021