Biography

Hugh finished a degree in Industrial Chemistry in 2008 and a PhD in Chemistry in 2012 (both from UL). He subsequently moved to UCC as a postdoctoral researcher on the EU FP7 project STABLE, working on Li-O2 batteries. Following that, he was a senior postdoctoral researcher in UCC, investigating porous materials for Li-ion battery applications.

In 2016 he returned to UL as a postdoctoral researcher on an Enterprise Ireland commercialization project. In 2019, he received a SIRG (starting investigator research grant) and became an independent, Principal Investigator.

Since 2020, Hugh has been a lecturer in Chemistry in the Department of Chemical Science.

Full research output
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Research Interests

Energy Storage: Li-ion, Li-S, Li-O2, Na-ion batteries.

Electrochemistry: Method development for battery testing.
Full-cell testing of battery materials. Ex-situ analysis of materials.

Materials Science: Materials synthesis and characterization.

Nanomaterials: Nanowire catalysis, nanoparticle synthesis, porous material formation



Professional Activities

Award

  • 2019 - Bernal Mid-Career Researcher of the Year
  • 2019 - SFI Starting Investigator Research Grant (SIRG)

Peer Reviewed Journals

2018

Copper Sulfide (CuxS) Nanowire-in-Carbon Composites Formed from Direct Sulfurization of the Metal-Organic Framework HKUST-1 and Their Use as Li-Ion Battery Cathodes

Foley, Sarah and Geaney, Hugh and Bree, Gerard and Stokes, Killian and Connolly, Sinead and Zaworotko, Michael J and Ryan, Kevin M (2018) Copper Sulfide (CuxS) Nanowire-in-Carbon Composites Formed from Direct Sulfurization of the Metal-Organic Framework HKUST-1 and Their Use as Li-Ion Battery Cathodes. Advanced Functional Materials :1800587-

2017

Patterning optically clear films: Coplanar transparent and color-contrasted thin films from interdiffused electrodeposited and solution-processed metal oxides

Glynn, Colm and Geaney, Hugh and McNulty, David and O'Connell, John and Holmes, Justin and O'Dwyer, Colm (2017) Patterning optically clear films: Coplanar transparent and color-contrasted thin films from interdiffused electrodeposited and solution-processed metal oxides. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films :020602-

2014

Fully Porous GaN p--n Junction Diodes Fabricated by Chemical Vapor Deposition

Bilousov, Oleksandr V and Carvajal, Joan J and Geaney, Hugh and Zubialevich, Vitaly Z and Parbrook, Peter J and Mart'inez, Oscar and Jiménez, Juan and D'iaz, Francesc and Aguiló, Magdalena and O’Dwyer, Colm (2014) Fully Porous GaN p--n Junction Diodes Fabricated by Chemical Vapor Deposition. ACS applied materials & interfaces :17954-17964

2013

Fabrication of p-type porous GaN on silicon and epitaxial GaN

Bilousov, Oleksandr V and Geaney, Hugh and Carvajal, Joan J and Zubialevich, Vitaly Z and Parbrook, Peter J and Gigu`ere, A and Drouin, Dominique and D'iaz, Francesc and Aguil'o (2013) Fabrication of p-type porous GaN on silicon and epitaxial GaN. Applied Physics Letters :112103-

2013

The influence of 1D, meso-and crystal structures on charge transport and recombination in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

Docampo, Pablo and Ivaturi, Aruna and Gunning, Robert and Diefenbach, Sandra and Kirkpatrick, James and Palumbiny, Claudia M and Sivaram, Varun and Geaney, Hugh and Schmidt-Mende, Lukas and Welland, Mark E and others (2013) The influence of 1D, meso-and crystal structures on charge transport and recombination in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A :12088-12095

2009

Facet Specific Gold Tip Growth on Semiconductor Nanorods

O'Sullivan, Catriona and Gunning, Robert and Barrett, Christopher and Singh, Ajay and Geaney, Hugh and Sanyal, Ambarish and Ahmed, Shafaat and Bala, Tanu and Ryan, Kevin (2009) Facet Specific Gold Tip Growth on Semiconductor Nanorods. ECS Transactions :17-

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