Publications

Selected Publications

• N. Talebzadeh, A. Pirvaram, P. G. O’Brien, “Ellipsoidal Optical Cavities for Enhanced Thermophotovoltaics” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 12(1), 353, 2022.
• A. Pirvaram, N. Talebzadeh, M. Rostami, S. Leung, P. G. O’Brien, “Evaluation of a ZrO2/ZrO2-Aerogel One-dimensional Photonic Crystal as an Optical Filter for Thermophotovoltaic Applications” Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 25, 100968, 2021.
• Q. Daigle, P. G. O’Brien, “Heat Generated Using Luminescent Solar Concentrators for Building Energy Applications” Energies, 13(21), 5574, 2020.
• S. Wang, S. M. Almenabawy, N. P. Kherani, S. Leung, P. G. O’Brien, “Solar-Driven Interfacial Water Evaporation Using Open-Porous PDMS Embedded with Carbon Nanoparticles” ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3(4), 3378, 2020.
• P. G. O’Brien, K. K. Ghuman, A. A. Jelle, A. Sandhel, T. E. Wood, J. Y. Y. Loh, J. Jia, D. P. Perovic, C. V. Singh, N. P. Kherani, C. A. Mims, G. A. Ozin, “Enhanced Photothermal Reduction of Gaseous CO2 over Silicon Photonic Crystal Supported Ruthenium at Ambient Temperature” Energy & Environmental Science, 11, 3443, 2018.
• L. B. Hoch, P. G. O’Brien, A. Jelle, A. Sandhel, D. D. Perovic, C. A. Mims, G. A. Ozin,  “Nanostructured Indium Oxide Coated Silicon Nanowire Arrays: A Hybrid Photothermal/Photochemical Approach to Solar Fuels” ACS Nano, 10(9), 9017, 2016.
• P. G. O’Brien, A. Sandhel, T. E. Wood, A. A. Jelle, L. B. Hoch, D. D. Perovic, C. A. Mims, G. A. Ozin,  “Photomethanation of Gaseous CO2 over Ru/Silicon Nanowire Catalysts with Visible and Near-Infrared Photons” Adv. Sci., 1(1), 1, 2014.
• P. G. O’Brien, Y. Yang, A. Chutinan, P. Mahtani, K. Leong, D. P. Puzzo, L. D. Bonifacio, C.-W. Lin, G. A. Ozin, N. P. Kherani, “Selectively Transparent and Conducting Photonic Crystal Solar Spectrum Splitters made of Alternating Sputtered Indium-tin Oxide and Spin-Coated Silica Nanoparticle Layers” Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells,  102, 173, 2012.
• P. G. O’Brien, A. Chutinan, P. Mahtani, K. Leong, G. A. Ozin, N. P. Kherani, “Selectively Transparent and Conducting Photonic Crystal Rear-contacts for Thin Film Silicon-based Building Integrated Photovoltaics” Opt. Exp., 19(18), 17040, 2011.
• J. W. Thomson, G. Lawson, P. O’Brien, R. Klenkler, M. G. Helander, S. Petrov, Z.-H. Lu, N. P. Kherani, A. Adronov, G. Ozin, “Flash Nanowelding: Investigation and Control of the Photothermal Response of Ultrathin Bismuth Sulfide Nanowire Films” Adv. Mater., 22(39), 4395, 2010.

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