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Materials Science
UK
2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
101
Citations
39842
World Ranking
1010
National Ranking
39

Chemistry

D-Index
101
Citations
40269
World Ranking
1209
National Ranking
64

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2013 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Paul O'Brien was affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and contributed extensively to the field of engineering, particularly focusing on thermal radiation and cooling technologies. Their research spanned several subfields, including mechanical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, civil and structural engineering, environmental engineering, and atomic and molecular physics, and optics.

The scientist's work covered a range of main topics, including:

  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Solar Cell Performance Optimization
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods

Frequent publication venues where their research appeared included:

  • Energies (4 publications)
  • Energy Technology (3 publications)
  • Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Energy Research and Applications, ICAERA... (3 publications)
  • Renewable Energy (2 publications)
  • Energy Storage (2 publications)

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Paul O'Brien were:

  • "Radiative cooling for buildings: A review of techno-enviro-economics and life-cycle assessment methods" (2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews)
  • "Solar-Driven Interfacial Water Evaporation Using Open-Porous PDMS Embedded with Carbon Nanoparticles" (2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials)
  • "Evaluation of a ZrO2/ZrO2-aerogel one-dimensional photonic crystal as an optical filter for thermophotovoltaic applications" (2021, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress)
  • "Numerical evaluation of one-dimensional transparent photonic crystal heat mirror coatings for parabolic dish concentrator receivers" (2021, Renewable Energy)
  • "A comprehensive review of life cycle assessments of direct air capture and carbon dioxide storage" (2025, Sustainable Production and Consumption)

Paul O'Brien collaborated frequently with other researchers. Notable co-authors included:

  • Nima Talebzadeh (11 joint publications)
  • Atousa Pirvaram (7 joint publications)
  • Siu N. Leung (6 joint publications)
  • Tanay Sahu (5 joint publications)
  • Kulbir Kaur Ghuman (5 joint publications)

In 2013, Paul O'Brien was recognized as a member of the European Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Nanocrystalline semiconductors: Synthesis, properties, and perspectives

    Tito Trindade;Paul O'brien;Nigel L. Pickett

  • Understanding the factors that govern the deposition and morphology of thin films of ZnO from aqueous solution

    Kuveshni Govender;David S. Boyle;Peter B. Kenway;Paul O'Brien

  • Production of few-layer phosphorene by liquid exfoliation of black phosphorus

    Jack R. Brent;Nicky Savjani;Edward A. Lewis;Sarah J. Haigh

  • Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Transition Metal-Doped Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

    Aleksander A. Tedstone;David J. Lewis;Paul O’Brien

  • The association between sterilizing activity and drug distribution into tuberculosis lesions

    Brendan Prideaux;Laura E. Via;Matthew D. Zimmerman;Seokyong Eum

  • A Low Curing Temperature Silver Ink for Use in Ink‐Jet Printing and Subsequent Production of Conductive Tracks

    Angela L. Dearden;Patrick J. Smith;Dong Youn Shin;Nuno Reis

  • Synthesis of Black TiOx Nanoparticles by Mg Reduction of TiO2 Nanocrystals and their Application for Solar Water Evaporation

    Miaomiao Ye;Jia Jia;Zhejian Wu;Chenxi Qian

  • Synthesis of CdS and CdSe Nanocrystallites Using a Novel Single-Molecule Precursors Approach

    Tito Trindade and;Paul O'Brien;Xiao-mei Zhang

  • Precursor Chemistry for Main Group Elements in Semiconducting Materials

    Mohammad Azad Malik;Mohammad Afzaal;Paul O’Brien

  • Optical properties of ZnO nanocrystals doped with Cd, Mg, Mn, and Fe ions.

    Y. S. Wang;P. John Thomas;P. O'brien

  • Quantum-dot concentrator and thermodynamic model for the global redshift

    Keith Barnham;Jose Luis Marques;John Hassard;Paul O’Brien

  • Developing an understanding of the processes controlling the chemical bath deposition of ZnS and CdS

    Paul O'Brien;John McAleese

  • Air-stable single-source precursors for the synthesis of chalcogenide semiconductor nanoparticles

    M. Azad Malik;Neerish Revaprasadu;Paul O'brien

  • Hybrid polymer/metal oxide solar cells based on ZnO columnar structures

    Ana M. Peiró;Punniamoorthy Ravirajan;Kuveshni Govender;David S. Boyle

  • Room-Temperature Lasing Observed from ZnO Nanocolumns Grown by Aqueous Solution Deposition

    Kuveshni Govender;David S. Boyle;Paul O'brien;David Binks

  • Recent developments in II–VI and III–VI semiconductors and their applications in solar cells

    Mohammad Afzaal;Paul O'Brien

  • CVD of Compound Semiconductors

    Anthony C. Jones;Paul O'Brien

  • Mesocrystals: a new class of solid materials.

    Lei Zhou;Paul O'Brien

  • Tin(II) Sulfide (SnS) Nanosheets by Liquid-Phase Exfoliation of Herzenbergite: IV-VI Main Group Two-Dimensional Atomic Crystals

    Jack R. Brent;David J. Lewis;Tommy Lorenz;Edward A. Lewis

  • Preparation of nanoparticle materials

    Paul O'Brien;Nigel Pickett

  • A Simple Route to the Synthesis of Core/Shell Nanoparticles of Chalcogenides

    M. Azad Malik;Paul O'Brien, ,† and;Neerish Revaprasadu

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohammad Azad Malik
Mohammad Azad Malik University of Manchester
Mohammad Afzaal
Mohammad Afzaal Higher Colleges of Technology
Neerish Revaprasadu
Neerish Revaprasadu University of Zululand
Majid Motevalli
Majid Motevalli Queen Mary University of London
James Raftery
James Raftery University of Manchester
Anthony C. Jones
Anthony C. Jones University of Liverpool
Geoffrey A. Ozin
Geoffrey A. Ozin University of Toronto
Sarah J. Haigh
Sarah J. Haigh University of Manchester
Tito Trindade
Tito Trindade University of Aveiro
Floriana Tuna
Floriana Tuna University of Manchester

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