The team research interest focus on the development of functional nanoscale materials with tailored electronic properties for sensing and energy storage applications. Specifically in the last 5 years we have developed low cost, flexible and versatile electrochemical sensors for health, food and environmental monitoring based on laser induced graphene (LIG) and lateral flow sensors for detection of pathogens in milk. Within Tyndall my team has pioneered the field of “Sustainable materials for IoT” through the development of supercapacitors and electrochemical sensors from naturally sourced cork and chitosan biomaterials. Remarkably, the performance of these devices are comparable to their “unsustainable” counterparts, thus opening the way for the realisation of fully compostable sensors and energy storage solutions. Another field of interest is the application of such devices to cultural heritage monitoring (humidity/gas sensors) and preservation (spectroscopy and diagnostic). The team has been involved in four EU projects on cultural heritage and also works in close collaboration with the department of Modern Irish in UCC on an IRC funded project focusing on Irish Gaelic manuscripts analysis.
Funder | Start Date | End Date | Title | Role |
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Enterprise Irl | 08-NOV-09 | 08-DEC-09 | Hybrid Molecule/Nanocrystal Assemblies for Sensing Applications | Principal Investigator |
Enterprise Irl | 30-MAR-10 | 30-JUN-12 | Co-ordination Support | Principal Investigator |
Enterprise Irl | 08-OCT-10 | 30-OCT-15 | Travel Support | Principal Investigator |
Irish Research Council | 01-OCT-15 | 30-DEC-17 | GOIPD/2015/716 - Surface enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) for art conservation | Principal Investigator |
Horizon 2020 | 01-JUN-15 | 30-NOV-18 | EU - H2020 NANORESTART - NANOmaterials for the REStoration of works of ART | Principal Investigator |
Science Foundation of Ireland | 01-AUG-18 | 31-DEC-20 | Low-cost Solid Polymer Electrolytes in Rechargeable Thin Film Batteries for Secure Smartcards | Principal Investigator |
Science Foundation of Ireland | 01-SEP-18 | 31-AUG-24 | VISTAMILK CENTRE_PLAT | Principal Investigator |
Year | Journal | Publication |
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2020 | ACS Omega | Fabrication and Electrochemical Properties of Three-Dimensional (3D) Porous Graphitic and Graphenelike Electrodes Obtained by Low-Cost Direct Laser Writing Methods Burke, Micheal; Larrigy, Cathal; Vaughan, Eoghan; Paterakis, George; Sygellou, Labrini; Quinn, Aidan J.; Herzog, Grégoire; Galiotis, Costas; Iacopino, Daniela (2020) Fabrication and Electrochemical Properties of Three-Dimensional (3D) Porous Graphitic and Graphenelike Electrodes Obtained by Low-Cost Direct Laser Writing Methods. : . [Details] |
2019 | Journal Of Raman Spectroscopy | Identification of dye content in colored BIC ballpoint pen inks by Raman spectroscopy and surface-enhanced Raman scattering Alyami, A;Barton, K;Lewis, L;Mirabile, A;Iacopino, D (2019) Identification of dye content in colored BIC ballpoint pen inks by Raman spectroscopy and surface-enhanced Raman scattering. : WILEY. [Details] |
2019 | Frontiers In Chemistry | Raman Spectroscopy and Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) for the Analysis of Blue and Black Writing Inks: Identification of Dye Content and Degradation Processes Saviello D.;Trabace M.;Alyami A.;Mirabile A.;Baglioni P.;Giorgi R.;Iacopino D. (2019) Raman Spectroscopy and Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) for the Analysis of Blue and Black Writing Inks: Identification of Dye Content and Degradation Processes. : . [Details] |
Nanotechnolgy, nanomaterials, chemistry, spectroscopy, electrochemistry.