Tadhg Kennedy
Lecturer
Chemical Sciences
University of Limerick
Ireland
Biography
Tadhg studied Pharmaceutical and Industrial Chemistry at undergraduate level before obtaining his PhD in Chemistry in the University of Limerick. He is currently a lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences where his teaching interests lie in physical, analytical and inorganic chemistry. Tadhg's research involves the development of high-capacity electrode materials for energy storage devices. His primary focus is on the application of nanostructured semiconductor anodes for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. He has considerable experience in the development of low-cost synthetic methods for lithium-alloying electrodes based on Si and Ge and the enhancement of their cycling performance through morphology control and electrolyte optimisation. Tadhg is currently involved in a large scale collaborative project with the FP7 involving 17 EU partners known as the Greenlion project with the main objective being the manufacture of greener and cheaper lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicle applications.
Research Interest
His primary focus is on the application of nanostructured semiconductor anodes for next-generation lithium-ion batteries.
Publications
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Kennedy, T,Mullane, E,Geaney, H,Osiak, M,O'Dwyer, C,Ryan, KM (2014) 'High-Performance Germanium Nanowire-Based Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes Extending over 1000 Cycles Through in Situ Formation of a Continuous Porous Network'. Nano Letters, 14 :716-723.
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Osiak, M,Khunsin, W,Armstrong, E,Kennedy, T,Torres, CMS,Ryan, KM,O'Dwyer, C (2013) 'Epitaxial growth of visible to infra-red transparent conducting In2O3 nanodot dispersions and reversible charge storage as a Li-ion battery anode'. Nanotechnology, 24 .
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Geaney, H,Kennedy, T,Dickinson, C,Mullane, E,Singh, A,Laffir, F,Ryan, KM (2012) 'High Density Growth of Indium seeded Silicon Nanowires in the Vapor phase of a High Boiling Point Solvent'. Chemistry Of Materials, 24 :2204-2210.
