Brendan Bulfin
Physics Department,
Trinity College Dublin
Supervisor: Prof. Igor Shvets
Brendan recieved his Degree in Theoretical Physics with first class honours from Trinity College Dublin in 2010. He is currently a researcher in the Apllied Physics research group at Trinity College, where he is persueing a PhD.His research interests focus on the effects of composition and microstructure on the rate of decomposition and heat transfer in oxides for applications in thermochemical fuel production.
Current Brendan's research:
A study of metal oxides and their stability for use in nano electronics and thermochemical fuel production cycles.
The research is centered around measuring the effects of composition and microstructure on the stability of the oxides at high temperatures(1200C+). This is achieved using a custom built high temperature vacuum chamber in which the oxides can be heated in contact with other metals or oxides. They can then be analysed using a range of techniques available in CRANN. Results will be reviewed for application in thermochemical fuel production and electronics.
List of publications:
- B. Bulfin*, B.E. Murphy, O. Lu¨bben, S.A. Krasnikov, I.V. Shvets; Finite element method simulations of heat flow in fixed bed solar water splitting redox reactors, Accepted for publication in 'International Journal of Hydrogen Energy'
- Sergey I. Bozhko, Sergey A. Krasnikov, Olaf L¨ubben, Barry E. Murphy, Kevin Radican, Valery N. Semenov, Han Chun Wu, Brendan Bulfin, and Igor V. Shvets; Rotational transitions in a C60 monolayer on the WO2/W(110) surface, PHYSICAL REVIEW B 84, 195412 (2011)
- S. T. Tobin, A. J. Meagher, B. Bulfin, M. Möbius, and S. Hutzler, A public study of the lifetime distribution of soap films, American Journal of Physics -- August 2011 -- Volume 79, Issue 8, pp. 819
- S.T. Tobin∗, J.D. Barry, A.J. Meagher, B. Bulfin, C.E. O’Rathaille, S. Hutzler, Ordered polyhedral foams in tubes with circular, triangular and square cross-section, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 382 (2011) 24–31
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