Our team
Meet the team of researchers in the Materials and Physics group and explore their research interests. If you would like to know more, or would like to contact individuals, please follow the links to our University profiles on Worktribe.
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Nuclear system simulations:
- Gas adsorption on solid surfaces and in porous media
- Quasi-elastic neutron scattering from hydrogen
- Deuterium diffusion in metals and intermetallic compounds
- Monte Carlo simulation
- Lattice Boltzmann Modelling
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Optoelectronics for Scalable Quantum Technologies:
- Wide bandgap semiconductors
- Epitaxial quantum dots
- Semiconductor nanostructures
- Single photon emitters
- Automated confocal microscopy
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Photonic and Electronic Technologies:
- Quantum memory materials and devices
- Solid state electrolytes
- Novel optical amplifiers
- Resistive switching memory devices
- Chalcogenide glass optoelectronic devices
- Carbon nanotube devices
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Optoelectronic Materials for Solar Energy Harvesting:
- Ultrafast charge dynamics
- Solar cell efficiency
- Light harvesting materials
- Colloidal quantum dots
- Novel perovskite materials
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Mathematical Physics of Complexity:
- Ultra-broadband nonlinear optics
- Global population modelling
- Cavity geometries and fractal laser modes
- 2D and 3D Helmholtz solitons
- Formative introduction of AI tools in STEM teaching
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Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics:
- Materials for hydrogen storage
- Simulation of molecular fluids under high pressure
- Magnetic phase transitions in transition metal intermetallic hydrides
- Simulation of the dynamics of ice phases
- Atomistic modelling of solid state materials
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Condensed Matter Physics in Extreme Environments:
- Fluids at extreme pressures and high temperatures
- Diamond anvil cells
- Optical spectroscopy and imaging
- Determination of equations of state
- Neutron and X-ray diffraction
- Confocal microscopy and instrumentation development
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Multimodal microscopy and nanomaterials:
- Polarimetric imaging and microscopy for clinical applications
- Multimodal microscopy instrumentation development
- Nanostructure Fabrication
- Functional plasmonic nanomaterials
- Applied nanomaterials and water purification
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