Primary Department
School of Physical Sciences
Phone number: 01 700
5332
Email Address
tony.cafolla@dcu.ie
Academic biography
1975 B.Sc. in Experimental Physics, Trinity College Dublin
1977 M.Sc. in Nuclear Instrumentation Physics, Trinity College Dublin
1985 Ph.D. in Solid State Physics, University of Virginia.
1985 - 1990: Research Associate in Atomic and Molecular Physics, University of Manchester.
1990 - 1992: Research Associate in Surface Physics, University of Wales, College of Cardiff.
1992- present: Lecturer in Applied Physics, Dublin City University.
1999 - present: Member of HEA-funded National Centre for Sensor Research
Research interests
Electronic, chemical and structural properties of semiconductor surfaces. Photoelectron spectroscopy using synchrotron radiation sources. Surface structural studies using I-V Low Energy Electron Diffraction Scanning Tunnelling Spectroscopy and Optical Probes of Surfaces
