Barry Brennan

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Barry Brennan is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Barry Brennan has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 46 papers in Materials Chemistry and 24 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Barry Brennan's work include Semiconductor materials and devices (59 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (21 papers) and Graphene research and applications (20 papers). Barry Brennan is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor materials and devices (59 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (21 papers) and Graphene research and applications (20 papers). Barry Brennan collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. Barry Brennan's co-authors include Andrew J. Pollard, Robert M. Wallace, G. Hughes, Christopher L. Hinkle, Ian S. Gilmore, Debdulal Roy, Hong Dong, David Richards, Sandro Mignuzzi and M. A. Pimenta and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Nano Letters and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Barry Brennan

83 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Effect of disorder on Raman scattering of single-layerMoS2

2015 637 citations Sandro Mignuzzi, Andrew J. Pollard et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The impact of synthetic modifications on FeCo Prussian blue analogue and their consequential effects on the Fenton degradation of acetaminophen 2025 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·Keerthi M. Nair, Nishanth Thomas, (unknown), Steven J. Hinder, Barry Brennan, Suresh C. Pillai	2
2	Parametric optimisation of PDMS/PMMA nanofibers prepared using emulsion electrospinning technique 2024 ·Results in Materials ·Ryan Walden, Irthasa Aazem, Steven J. Hinder, Barry Brennan, A. Goswami, Gerard McGranaghan, Suresh C. Pillai	4
3	Pentaerythritol-DOPA (PE-DOPA): A tetra-catechol derivative for versatile hydrophilic nanocoatings 2024 ·Applied Surface Science ·(unknown), Barry Brennan, (unknown), David Tormey, Ioannis Manolakis	0
4	Using nuclear magnetic resonance proton relaxation to probe the surface chemistry of carbon 2D materials 2021 ·Nanoscale ·Sofia Marchesini, Keith R. Paton, Barry Brennan, Piers Turner, Andrew J. Pollard	12
5	Nanoscale characterization of plasma functionalized graphitic flakes using tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy 2020 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Naresh Kumar, Sofia Marchesini, (unknown), (unknown), Barry Brennan, Andrew J. Pollard	20
6	Unusual oxidation-induced core-level shifts at the HfO2/InP interface 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·Jaakko Mäkelä, (unknown), M. Tuominen, Muhammad Yasir, M. Kuzmin, P. Laukkanen, K. Kokko, M. Punkkinen, Hong Dong, Barry Brennan, Robert M. Wallace	15
7	The Role and Control of Residual Bulk Oxygen in the Catalytic Growth of 2D Materials 2019 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Oliver J. Burton, Vitaliy Babenko, (unknown), Barry Brennan, Andrew J. Pollard, Stephan Hofmann	21
8	Physical, chemical and electrical characterisation of the diffusion of copper in silicon dioxide and prevention via a CuAl alloy barrier layer system 2017 ·Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing ·Conor Byrne, Barry Brennan, Ross Lundy, J. Bogan, A. P. Brady, (unknown), Scott Monaghan, Paul K. Hurley, G. Hughes	9
9	Probing individual point defects in graphene via near-field Raman scattering 2015 ·Nanoscale ·Sandro Mignuzzi, Naresh Kumar, Barry Brennan, Ian S. Gilmore, David Richards, Andrew J. Pollard, Debdulal Roy	39
10	Surface and interfacial reaction study of half cycle atomic layer deposited HfO2 on chemically treated GaSb surfaces 2013 ·Applied Physics Letters ·D. M. Zhernokletov, Hong Dong, Barry Brennan, Michail M. Yakimov, Vadim Tokranov, S. Oktyabrsky, (unknown), Robert M. Wallace	24
11	Interfacial graphene growth in the Ni/SiO₂ system using pulsed laser deposition 2013 ·Applied Physics Letters ·(unknown), William G. Vandenberghe, Barry Brennan, Yves J. Chabal, Amy V. Walker, Robert M. Wallace, Manuel Quevedo-López, Massimo V. Fischetti	19
12	In situ study of e-beam Al and Hf metal deposition on native oxide InP (100) 2013 ·Journal of Applied Physics ·Hong Dong, Santosh KC, Angelica Azcatl, (unknown), Xiaoye Qin, Barry Brennan, D. M. Zhernokletov, Kyeongjae Cho, Robert M. Wallace	6
13	Measurement of Schottky barrier height tuning using dielectric dipole insertion method at metal–semiconductor interfaces by photoelectron spectroscopy and electrical characterization techniques 2013 ·Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena ·(unknown), P. Sivasubramani, Barry Brennan, Prashant Majhi, Robert M. Wallace, Jiyoung Kim	14
14	Impact of N2 and forming gas plasma exposure on the growth and interfacial characteristics of Al2O3 on AlGaN 2013 ·Applied Physics Letters ·Xiaoye Qin, Hong Dong, Barry Brennan, (unknown), Jiyoung Kim, Robert M. Wallace	27
15	In situ surface pre-treatment study of GaAs and In0.53Ga0.47As 2012 ·Applied Physics Letters ·Barry Brennan, D. M. Zhernokletov, Hong Dong, Christopher L. Hinkle, (unknown), Robert M. Wallace	27
16	A systematic study of (NH4)2S passivation (22%, 10%, 5%, or 1%) on the interface properties of the Al2O3/In0.53Ga0.47As/InP system for n-type and p-type In0.53Ga0.47As epitaxial layers 2011 ·Journal of Applied Physics ·Eileen O’Connor, Barry Brennan, Vladimir Djara, K. Cherkaoui, Scott Monaghan, S. B. Newcomb, (unknown), Marko Milojević, G. Hughes, Martyn E. Pemble, Robert M. Wallace, Paul K. Hurley	111
17	Interdiffusion and barrier layer formation in thermally evaporated Mn/Cu heterostructures on SiO2 substrates 2011 ·Applied Physics Letters ·J. G. Lozano, Sergio Lozano‐Perez, J. Bogan, (unknown), Barry Brennan, Peter D. Nellist, G. Hughes	35
18	Optimisation of the ammonium sulphide (NH4)2S passivation process on In0.53Ga0.47As 2010 ·Applied Surface Science ·Barry Brennan, Marko Milojević, Christopher L. Hinkle, F. S. Aguirre‐Tostado, G. Hughes, Robert M. Wallace	67
19	Photoemission studies of the interface formation of ultrathin MgO dielectric layers on the oxidised Si(111) surface 2008 ·Journal of Physics Conference Series ·Barry Brennan, Stephen McDonnell, G. Hughes	19
20	Effect of water vapor exposure on the epitaxy of copper films on sodium chloride 1971 ·physica status solidi (a) ·A. W. Czanderna, Barry Brennan, (unknown)	7

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