Fernando Rhen


Contact Details

Lecturer
E: fernando.rhen@ul.ie
 
researcher

Biography

I am a scientist and graduated in physics with current research interest in the field of energy and nanoscience with a PhD degree from Trinity College Dublin. 

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DfIiOI8AAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fernando_Rhen
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/ebook/978-1-78801-399-4

My career is as follows:
2008-present: Lecturer in Physics, University of Limerick, Ireland 
2006-2008: Scientist in Synthesis and Characterization of Soft Magnetic Material for Integrated Devices at Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, Ireland 
2005-2005: Postdoctoral fellow in Solid State Physics and Magneto-electrochemistry at Trinity College Dublin (Advisor: Prof J.M.D Coey).
2001-2005: PhD in Solid State Physics at Trinity College Dublin (Supervisor: Prof J.M.D Coey)


Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2019 'Racemic Amino Acid Piezoelectric Transducer'
Guerin, S;O'Donnell, J;Haq, EU;McKeown, C;Silien, C;Rhen, FMF;Soulimane, T;Tofail, SAM;Thompson, D (2019) 'Racemic Amino Acid Piezoelectric Transducer'. Physical Review Letters, 122 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2018 'Pt nanotube network with high activity for methanol oxidation'
McKeown, C,Rhen, FMF (2018) 'Pt nanotube network with high activity for methanol oxidation'. Journal Of Applied Electrochemistry, 48 :165-173 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Fe-Pt thin film for oxygen reduction reaction'
McKeown, C;Rhen, FMF (2018) 'Fe-Pt thin film for oxygen reduction reaction'. Journal Of Applied Electrochemistry, 48 :1009-1017 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Control of piezoelectricity in amino acids by supramolecular packing'
Guerin, S,Stapleton, A,Chovan, D,Mouras, R,Gleeson, M,McKeown, C,Noor, MR,Silien, C,Rhen, FMF,Kholkin, AL,Liu, N,Soulimane, T,Tofail, SAM,Thompson, D (2018) 'Control of piezoelectricity in amino acids by supramolecular packing'. Nature materials, 17 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Enhanced Methanol Oxidation on Strained Pt Films'
Rhen, FMF,McKeown, C (2017) 'Enhanced Methanol Oxidation on Strained Pt Films'. Journal Of Physical Chemistry C, 121 :2556-2562 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Investigation of the magnetization reversal mechanism of electrolessly deposited Co-B nanotubes'
Richardson, D,Kingston, S,Rhen, FMF (2016) 'Investigation of the magnetization reversal mechanism of electrolessly deposited Co-B nanotubes'. Aip Advances, 6 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Investigation of Magnetic Properties of Ni-B Nanotubes at Low Temperatures'
Rhen, FMF,Richardson, D,Pomar, CAD,Souza, JA (2016) 'Investigation of Magnetic Properties of Ni-B Nanotubes at Low Temperatures'. Ieee Transactions On Magnetics, 52 [DOI] [Details]
2015 'Increasing the Magnetization of Electrolessly Deposited Ni-B Nanotubes'
Richardson, D,Rhen, FMF (2015) 'Increasing the Magnetization of Electrolessly Deposited Ni-B Nanotubes'. Ieee Transactions On Magnetics, 51 [DOI] [Details]
2015 'Synthesis and Characterization of Ni-Fe-B Nanotubes'
Richardson, D,Kingston, S,Rhen, FMF (2015) 'Synthesis and Characterization of Ni-Fe-B Nanotubes'. Ieee Transactions On Magnetics, 51 [DOI] [Details]
2014 'Magnetic Properties of Electroless Deposited Ni-Cu-B Nanotube Arrays'
Richardson, D,Rhen, FMF (2014) 'Magnetic Properties of Electroless Deposited Ni-Cu-B Nanotube Arrays'. Ieee Transactions On Magnetics, 50 [DOI] [Details]
2013 'Preisach analysis of sputtered SmCo thick films'
SoltanMohammad, S,Belochapkine, S,Missell, FP,Rhen, FMF (2013) 'Preisach analysis of sputtered SmCo thick films'. Journal Of Applied Physics, 113 [DOI] [Details]
2010 'Electrodeposited Anisotropic NiFe 45/55 thin films for high-frequency micro-inductor applications'
T. O’Donnell, N.N. Wang, S. Kulkarni, R. Meere, F. M. F. Rhen, S. Roy, S. C. O’Mathuna (2010) 'Electrodeposited Anisotropic NiFe 45/55 thin films for high-frequency micro-inductor applications'. Journal Of Magnetism And Magnetic Materials, 322 :1690-1693 [Details]
2010 'Spin dynamics of polycrystalline Ni films on Si substrate'
Rhen, FMF; Godsell, JF; O'Donnell, T; Roy, S (2010) 'Spin dynamics of polycrystalline Ni films on Si substrate'. Journal Of Magnetism And Magnetic Materials, 322 (9-12):1686-1689 [DOI] [Details]
2010 'Electrodeposition of coercive L1(0) FePt magnets'
Rhen, F. M. F.; Coey, J. M. D (2010) 'Electrodeposition of coercive L1(0) FePt magnets'. Journal Of Magnetism And Magnetic Materials, 322 :1572-1575 [Details]
2010 'Magnetic properties of Ni nanoparticles on microporous silica spheres'
Jeffrey F. Godsell, Keith P. Donegan, Joseph M. Tobin, Mark P. Copley, Fernando M.F. Rhen, David J. Otway, Michael A. Morris, Terence O’Donnell, Justin D. Holmes and Saibal Roy (2010) 'Magnetic properties of Ni nanoparticles on microporous silica spheres'. Journal Of Magnetism And Magnetic Materials, 322 :1269-1274 [Details]
2009 'Magnetic properties of nickel nanowires: Effect of deposition temperature'
K. M. Razeeb, F. M. F. Rhen, S. Roy (2009) 'Magnetic properties of nickel nanowires: Effect of deposition temperature'. Journal Of Applied Physics, 105 [Details]
2009 'Electroless thin film CoNiFe-B alloys for integrated magnetics on Si'
J. F. Rohan, B. M. Ahern, K. Reynolds, S. Crowley, D. A. Healy, F.M.F. Rhen, S. Roy (2009) 'Electroless thin film CoNiFe-B alloys for integrated magnetics on Si'. Electrochimica Acta, 54 :1851-1856 [Details]
2008 'Dependence of magnetic properties on micro- to nanostructure of CoNiFe films'
Rhen, Fernando M. F.; Roy, Saibal (2008) 'Dependence of magnetic properties on micro- to nanostructure of CoNiFe films'. Journal Of Applied Physics, 103 [Details]
2008 'High-frequency permeability of electroplated CoNiFe and CoNiFe-C alloys'
F. M. F. Rhen, P. McCloskey, T. O’Donnell and S. Roy (2008) 'High-frequency permeability of electroplated CoNiFe and CoNiFe-C alloys'. Journal Of Magnetism And Magnetic Materials, 320 :E819-E822 [Details]
2008 'Thin-Film-Integrated Power Inductor on Si and Its Performance in an 8-MHz Buck Converter'
Ningning Wang, Terence O’Donnell, Ronan Meere, Fernando M. F. Rhen, Saibal Roy, Cian O’Mathuna (2008) 'Thin-Film-Integrated Power Inductor on Si and Its Performance in an 8-MHz Buck Converter'. Ieee Transactions On Magnetics, 44 :4096-4099 [Details]
2008 'Electrodeposited CoNiFeP Soft-Magnetic Films for High-Frequency Applications'
F. M. F. Rhen and S. Roy (2008) 'Electrodeposited CoNiFeP Soft-Magnetic Films for High-Frequency Applications'. Ieee Transactions On Magnetics, 44 :3917-3920 [Details]
2008 'Fabrication of Magnetic Force Microscopy Tips via Electrodeposition and Focused Ion Beam Milling'
O. Céspedes, A. Luu, F.M.F. Rhen and J.M.D. Coey (2008) 'Fabrication of Magnetic Force Microscopy Tips via Electrodeposition and Focused Ion Beam Milling'. Ieee Transactions On Magnetics, 44 :3248-3251 [Details]
2008 'Coaxial metal and magnetic alloy nanotubes in polycarbonate templates by electroless deposition'
Coaxial metal and magnetic alloy nanotubes in polycarbonate templates by electroless deposition (2008) 'Coaxial metal and magnetic alloy nanotubes in polycarbonate templates by electroless deposition'. Electrochemistry Communications, 10 :1419-1422 [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
2015 'Increasing the Magnetization of Electrolessly Deposited Ni-B Nanotubes'
Richardson, David and Rhen, Fernando M. F. (2015) 'Increasing the Magnetization of Electrolessly Deposited Ni-B Nanotubes' IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, 51 (11) . [DOI] [Details]
2015 'Synthesis and Characterization of Ni-Fe-B Nanotubes'
Richardson, David and Kingston, Samuel and Rhen, Fernando M. F. (2015) 'Synthesis and Characterization of Ni-Fe-B Nanotubes' IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, 51 (11) . [DOI] [Details]
2014 'Magnetic Properties of Electroless Deposited Ni-Cu-B Nanotube Arrays'
Richardson, David and Rhen, Fernando M. F. (2014) 'Magnetic Properties of Electroless Deposited Ni-Cu-B Nanotube Arrays' IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, 50 (11) . [DOI] [Details]
2008 'High Current Inductor Design for MHz Switching'
M. Duffy, C. Collins, F. M. F. Rhen, P. McCloskey, S. Roy, (2008) 'High Current Inductor Design for MHz Switching' IEEE 39th Power Electronics Specialists Conference, . [Details]
2008 'Coaxial metal and magnetic alloy nanotubes in polycarbonate templates by electroless deposition'
Rohan, James F. and Casey, Declan P. and Ahern, Bernadette M. and Rhen, Fernando M. F. and Roy, Saibal and Fleming, David and Lawrence, Simon E. (2008) 'Coaxial metal and magnetic alloy nanotubes in polycarbonate templates by electroless deposition' ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS, 10 (9) :1419-1422. [DOI] [Details]
2007 'Magnetic field induced modulation of anodic area: Rest potential analysis of Zn and Fe'
Rhen, F. M. F. and Coey, J. M. D. (2007) 'Magnetic field induced modulation of anodic area: Rest potential analysis of Zn and Fe' JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 111 (8) :3412-3416. [DOI] [Details]
2007 'Design and application of a magnetic field gradient electrode'
Chaure, N. B. and Rhen, F. M. F. and Hilton, J. and Coey, J. M. D. (2007) 'Design and application of a magnetic field gradient electrode' ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS, 9 (1) :155-158. [DOI] [Details]
2007 'The magnetic concentration gradient force - Is it real?'
Coey, J. M. D. and Rhen, F. M. F. and Dunne, P. and McMurry, S. (2007) 'The magnetic concentration gradient force - Is it real?' JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY, 11 (6) :711-717. [DOI] [Details]
2006 'Magnetization of electrodeposited nickel: Role of interstitial carbon'
O'Reilly, C. and Sanvito, S. and Rhen, F. M. F. and Stamenov, P. and Coey, J. M. D. (2006) 'Magnetization of electrodeposited nickel: Role of interstitial carbon' JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 99 (8) . [DOI] [Details]
2006 'Magnetic field effect on autocatalysis: Ag and Cu in concentrated nitric acid'
Rhen, FMF and Coey, JMD (2006) 'Magnetic field effect on autocatalysis: Ag and Cu in concentrated nitric acid' JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B, 110 (12) :6274-6278. [DOI] [Details]
2005 'Thick-film permanent magnets by membrane electrodeposition'
Rhen, FMF and Backen, E and Coey, JMD (2005) 'Thick-film permanent magnets by membrane electrodeposition' JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 97 (11) . [DOI] [Details]
2005 'Oriented cobalt nanowires prepared by electrodeposition in a porous membrane'
Chaure, NB and Stamenov, P and Rhen, FMF and Coey, JMD (2005) 'Oriented cobalt nanowires prepared by electrodeposition in a porous membrane' JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS, 290 (2, SI) :1210-1213. [DOI] [Details]
2004 'Magnetic field effect on the rest potential of zinc'
Rhen, FMF and Hinds, G and Coey, JMD (2004) 'Magnetic field effect on the rest potential of zinc' ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS, 6 (4) :413-416. [DOI] [Details]
2003 'Electrodeposited FePt films'
Rhen, FMF and Hinds, G and O'Reilly, C and Coey, JMD (2003) 'Electrodeposited FePt films' IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, 39 (5, 2) :2699-2701. [DOI] [Details]
2003 'Effect of ZrB2 addition on SmCo-1 : 7 high temperature magnets'
Rhen, FMF and Venkatesan, M and Harris, IR and Coey, JMD (2003) 'Effect of ZrB2 addition on SmCo-1 : 7 high temperature magnets' JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 93 (10, 3) :8683-8685. [DOI] [Details]
2002 'Effect of Fe, Cu, Zr, and Ti on the magnetic properties of SmCo-1 : 7 magnets'
Venkatesan, M and Rhen, FMF and Gunning, R and Coey, JMD (2002) 'Effect of Fe, Cu, Zr, and Ti on the magnetic properties of SmCo-1 : 7 magnets' IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, 38 (5, 1) :2919-2921. [DOI] [Details]
2002 'Magnetic field effects on the rest potential of ferromagnetic electrodes'
Hinds, G and Rhen, FMF and Coey, JMD (2002) 'Magnetic field effects on the rest potential of ferromagnetic electrodes' IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, 38 (5, 1) :3216-3218. [DOI] [Details]
2002 'Enhanced magnetoresistance in Sr2FeMoO6 by combustion synthesis'
Venkatesan, M and Varadaraju, UV and Douvalis, AP and Fitzgerald, CB and Rhen, FMF and Coey, JMD (2002) 'Enhanced magnetoresistance in Sr2FeMoO6 by combustion synthesis' JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY, 12 (8) :2184-2186. [DOI] [Details]
2001 'Preisach analysis of epitaxial hard/soft bilayers'
Cornejo, DR and Rhen, FM and Missell, FP and Fullerton, EE (2001) 'Preisach analysis of epitaxial hard/soft bilayers' JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS, 226 (2, SI) :1251-1253. [DOI] [Details]