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

Atom probe microscopy of zinc isotopic enrichment in ZnO nanorods. Ironside, C.N; Saxey, D.W; Rickard, W.D.A; Gray, C; McGlynn, E; Reddy, S.M; Marks, N.A. AIP Advances 2017

Materials Growth and Processing

Characteristics and applications of silver nanoparticles. Zivic, F; Grujovic, N; Mitrovic, S; Ahad, I.U; Brabazon, D. Commercialization of Nanotechnologies-A Case Study Approach 2017

Materials Growth and Processing

Introduction-The current status and momentum in nanotechnology commercialisation. Zivic, F; Grujovic, N; Ahad, I.U; Brabazon, D. Commercialization of Nanotechnologies-A Case Study Approach 2017

Materials Growth and Processing

Commercialization of nanotechnologies-A case study approach. Brabazon, D; Pellicer, E; Zivic, F; Sort, J; Baró, M.D; Grujovic, N; Choy, K.-L. Commercialization of Nanotechnologies-A Case Study Approach 2017

Low-temperature Plasmas, Materials Growth and Processing

Pulsed-Plasma Physical Vapor Deposition Approach Toward the Facile Synthesis of Multilayer and Monolayer Graphene for Anticoagulation Applications. Vijayaraghavan, R.K; Gaman, C; Jose, B; McCoy, A.P; Cafolla, T; McNally, P.J; Daniels, S. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2016

Materials Growth and Processing

Surface modification of AISI H13 tool steel by laser cladding with NiTi powder. Norhafzan, B; Aqida, S.N; Chikarakara, E; Brabazon, D. Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing 2016

Materials Growth and Processing

Simultaneous depth-profiling of electrical and elemental properties of ion-implanted arsenic in silicon by combining secondary-ion mass spectrometry with resistivity measurements. Bennett, N.S; Wong, C.S; McNally, P.J. Review of Scientific Instruments 2016

Materials Growth and Processing

Nanoporous membrane production via block copolymer lithography for high heat dissipation systems. Lundy, R; Flynn, S.P; Cummins, C; Kelleher, S.M; Collins, M.N; Dalton, E; Daniels, S; Morris, M; Enright, R. Proceedings of the 15th InterSociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, ITherm 2016 2016

Materials Growth and Processing

Effect of SiC particle morphology on CO-P electroless coating characteristics. Noori, H; Mousavian, R.T; Khosroshahi, R.A; Brabazon, D; Damadi, S.R. Surface Engineering 2016

Materials Growth and Processing

In Situ XPS Chemical Analysis of MnSiO3 Copper Diffusion Barrier Layer Formation and Simultaneous Fabrication of Metal Oxide Semiconductor Electrical Test MOS Structures. Byrne, C; Brennan, B; McCoy, A.P; Bogan, J; Brady, A; Hughes, G. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2016

Materials Growth and Processing

Graphene oxide and graphene nanosheet reinforced aluminium matrix composites: Powder synthesis and prepared composite characteristics. Liu, J; Khan, U; Coleman, J; Fernandez, B; Rodriguez, P; Naher, S; Brabazon, D. Materials and Design 2016

Materials Growth and Processing

Air sensitivity of MoS2, MoSe2, MoTe2, HfS2, and HfSe2. Mirabelli, G; McGeough, C; Schmidt, M; McCarthy, E.K; Monaghan, S; Povey, I.M; McCarthy, M; Gity, F; Nagle, R; Hughes, G; Cafolla, A; Hurley, P.K; Duffy, R. Journal of Applied Physics 2016

Materials Growth and Processing

Powder processing methodology for production of graphene oxide reinforced aluminium matrix composites. Liu, J; Fernandez, B; Rodriguez, P; Naher, S; Brabazon, D. Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies 2016

Materials Growth and Processing

Control of crystal structure, morphology and optical properties of ceria films by post deposition annealing treatments. Eltayeb, A; Vijayaraghavan, R.K; McCoy, A.P; Cullen, J; Daniels, S; McGlynn, E. Thin Solid Films 2016

Materials Growth and Processing

Methodology of laser processing for precise control of surface micro-topology. Ahmed Obeidi, M; McCarthy, E; Brabazon, D. Surface and Coatings Technology 2016

Materials Growth and Processing

Fabrication of aluminum matrix composites reinforced with nano- to micrometer-sized SiC particles. Taherzadeh Mousavian, R; Azari Khosroshahi, R; Yazdani, S; Brabazon, D; Boostani, A.F. Materials and Design 2016

Materials Growth and Processing

Corrosion behaviour of rolled A356 matrix composite reinforced with ceramic particles. Sheykholeslami, S.O.R; Mousavian, R.T; Brabazon, D. International Journal of Materials Research 2016

Materials Growth and Processing

Investigation of the thermal stability of Mo-In0.45Ga0.47As for applications as source/drain contacts. Walsh, L.A; Weiland, C; McCoy, A.P; Woicik, J.C; Lee, R.T.P; Lysaght, P; Hughes, G. Journal of Applied Physics 2016

Biomedical Applications, Materials Growth and Processing

Laser-assisted synthesis of ultrapure nanostructures for biological sensing applications. Bagga, K; McCann, R; Brasi, Q; Coussy, J; Stalcup, A; Vázquez, M; Brabazon, D. Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering 2016

Energy Applications, Materials Growth and Processing

Fabrication and characterisation of GaAs nanopillars using nanosphere lithography and metal assisted chemical etching. Cowley, A; Steele, J.A; Byrne, D; Vijayaraghavan, R.K; McNally, P.J. RSC Advances 2016

Materials Growth and Processing

Towards functional 3D-stacked electrospun composite scaffolds of PHBV, silk fibroin and nanohydroxyapatite: Mechanical properties and surface osteogenic differentiation. Paşcu, E.I; Cahill, P.A; Stokes, J; McGuinness, G.B. Journal of Biomaterials Applications 2016

Materials Growth and Processing

A review of semi-solid aluminium-steel joining processes. Obeidi, M; McCarthy, É; Brabazon, D. AIP Conference Proceedings 2016

Low-temperature Plasmas, Materials Growth and Processing

Influence of surface conditions on plasma dynamics and electron heating in a radio-frequency driven capacitively coupled oxygen plasma. Greb, A; Gibson, A.R; Niemi, K; O’Connell, D; Gans, T. Plasma Sources Science and Technology 2015

Materials Growth and Processing

The impact of porosity on the formation of manganese based copper diffusion barrier layers on low-κ dielectric materials. McCoy, A.P; Bogan, J; Walsh, L; Byrne, C; O’Connor, R; Woicik, J.C; Hughes, G. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2015

Materials Growth and Processing

Characterisation of CuAl alloy for future interconnect technologies. Byrne, C; McCoy, A.P; Bogan, J; Brady, A; Hughes, G. 2015 IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference and 2015 IEEE Materials for Advanced Metallization Conference, IITC/MAM 2015 2015