Paul King

7 Chalfont Avenue, Malahide, Co. Dublin

+353870697246
Email: kingpj@tcd.ie
I am a highly motivated and self-driven researcher with a background in nanomaterials processing,
thin film electrodes and electrochemical energy storage. I work well under pressure independently
as well as within a team environment. I have experience working with industry partners such as
Hewlett Packard. I enjoy challenges and reaching challenging goals.

Education
Trinity College Dublin
PhD, Physics “Percolation effects in nanostructured thin films”
Examined the potential use of graphene and graphene-CNT hybrids as ITO replacement materials.
Films of nanostructured materials exhibit properties different from the bulk at high transmittances.
We developed a model to explain this phenomena and its effect on the properties of electrodes as
transparent conductors and supercapacitors.
Supervisor: Prof. Jonathan N Coleman
Ba Mod Experimental Physics (First Class Honours)

Achievements
CRANN innovation award, submission of invention disclosure August 2010
CRANN research award, publication of paper of highest quality April 2012
Silver Medallist -63kg individual sparring, Bronze team sparring, ITF Taekwon-do World
Championships New Zealand March 2011
Assistant coach Irish Taekwon-do team Jan 2013-present

Skills
Four probe method, Impedance spectroscopy, Electrochemical analysis; cyclic voltammetry,
constant current charge discharge, Absorbance spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, AFM, SEM,
Nanomaterials dispersion, spin coating, spraying.

References
Prof. Jonathan N Coleman Prof. Georg Dusberg

School of Physics/CRANN, School of Chemistry/CRANN,

Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Dublin

Email: colemaj@tcd.ie Email: duesberg@tcd.ie

 +353 (0)1 896 3859  +353 (0)1 896 3035

Selected publications
Liquid Phase Production of Graphene by Exfoliation of Graphite in Surfactant/Water Solutions
Mustafa Lotya, Yenny Hernandez, Paul J. King, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2009 131 (10), 3611-3620

Flexible, Transparent, Conducting Films of Randomly Stacked Graphene from Surfactant-Stabilized,

Oxide-Free Graphene Dispersions
Sukanta De, Paul J. King, Mustafa Lotya, Arlene O’Neill, Evelynn M. Doherty, Yenny Hernandez,
Georg S. Dusberg and Jonathan N. Coleman
Small 2010 6, 458–464

High-Concentration, Surfactant-Stabilized Graphene Dispersions

Mustafa Lotya, Paul J King, Umar Khan, Sukanta De, and Jonathan N Coleman
ACS Nano 2010 4 (6), 3155-3162

Improvement of Transparent Conducting Nanotube Films by Addition of Small Quantities of

Graphene
Paul J. King, Umar Khan, Mustafa Lotya, Sukanta De, and Jonathan N. Coleman
ACS Nano 2010 4 (7), 4238-4246

Size Effects and the Problem with Percolation in Nanostructured Transparent Conductors
Sukanta De, Paul J. King, Philip E. Lyons, Umar Khan, and Jonathan N. Coleman
ACS Nano 2010 4 (12), 7064-7072

Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials

Jonathan N. Coleman, Mustafa Lotya, Arlene O’Neill, Shane D. Bergin, Paul J. King et al
Science 4 2011: 331 (6017), 568-571

Large-Scale Exfoliation of Inorganic Layered Compounds in Aqueous Surfactant Solutions

Rónán J. Smith, Paul J. King et al.
Advanced Materials 2011 23: 3944–3948

Percolation Effects in Supercapacitors with Thin, Transparent Carbon Nanotube Electrodes

Paul J. King, Thomas M. Higgins, Sukanta De, Norbert Nicoloso, and Jonathan N. Coleman
ACS Nano 2012 6 (2), 1732-1741

Selected presentations
Graphene thin films for low cost transparent conductive electrodes poster presentation CNT comp
09
Transparent, Flexible, and Highly Conductive Thin Films Based on Polymer−Nanotube Composites
oral presentation CNT comp on behalf of Philip Lyons
Improvement of Transparent Conducting Nanotube Films by Addition of Small Quantities of
Graphene poster presentation MRS Fall Meeting 2011
Percolation Effects in Supercapacitors with Thin, Transparent Carbon Nanotube Electrodes Oral
presentation MRS Spring 2012
Graphene/MnO2 Coated Textiles for Energy Storage Oral presentation MRS Spring 201