Khuloud Al-Jamal

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - 0207 848 4525 

Website - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/research/divisions/ips/about/people/Al-Jamal/index.aspx

Professor Khuloud T. Al-Jamal is a Chair of Drug Delivery & Nanomedicine, King’s College London. She is also a registered ...

Simon Ameer-Beg

Academics

Bio link - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/simon-ameer-beg

Email - King's College London

External position - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - 020 7848 6558

Website - https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/simon.ameer-beg.html

Dr Simon Ameer-Beg is a Reader at the Randall Centre for Cell & Molecular Biophysics at King's College London. Since joining ...

Thomas D Anthopoulos

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Position - Reader in Experimental Physics

Prefix - Prof

Research - Ongoing research projects include: Transparent opto/electronics High-mobility organic transistors On-demand nanoscale electronics by scanning thermal nanolithography Organic integrated circuits on foil Photo-transistors for integrated optoelectronics Study of the charge carrier dynamics in organic semiconductors Novel patterning methods for large-area nanoscale devices Self-assembling molecular nano-dielectrics In-situ monitoring of the morphology evolution in organic donor-acceptor materials systems Studying the diffusivity of fullerenes in conjugated polymers using transistors Novel oxide semiconductors for next generation ubiquitous opto-electronics

Phone - 020 7594 6669

Extension - 46669

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/thomas.anthopoulos

Professor Thomas Anthopoulos 's current research interest is focused on the physics of carbon-based, metal oxides and hybrid ...

Rupert Austin

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Dr

Website - https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/rupert.s.austin.html

The main focus of my research is to enhance diagnosis and treatment of enamel erosion using innovative optical imaging technologies. I ...

Sergio Bertazzo

Academics

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Lcn research link - https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=SBERT93

Position - Lecturer

Prefix - Dr

Phone - +44 (0)20 7679 0298

Extension - 30298

Dr Bertazzo's research interests are broadly related to the formation, behavior, and nature of minerals in different biological ...

Joe Bhaseen

Academics

Bio link - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/noneqsys/index.aspx

Email - King's College London

External position - [email protected]

Prefix - Dr

Phone - +44 020 7848 7161

Website - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/nms/depts/physics/people/academicstaff/bhaseen.aspx

Assistant Director of EPSRC CDT in Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to Non-Equilibrium Systems (CANES) at King's College London

Phil Blower

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone -  020 7188 9513

Website - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/nms/depts/chemistry/people/core/blowerphils.aspx

Since 2006 Phil Blower has been at King’s College London as Chair in Imaging Chemistry in the Division of Imaging Sciences and ...

Jochen Blumberger

Academics

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Lcn research link - https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=JBLUM96

Prefix - Prof

Phone - 020 7679 4373

Extension - 34373

Prof Blumberger's research interests focus on the development and application of quantum and classical molecular simulation methods to ...

Michael Bojdys

Academics

Bio link - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/michael-bojdys

Email - King's College London

External position - [email protected]

Prefix - Dr

Website - http://bojdyslab.org/

Chances are you are reading this text on the screen of a desktop computer, tablet, or even a smartphone, and in each of your devices, ...

Paula Booth

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - 020 7848 7831

Website - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/nms/depts/chemistry/people/core/boothpaula.aspx

Paula Booth is currently the Daniell Chair of Chemistry and Head of Department at King’s College, London, UK. Her research addresses ...

Nigel Brandon

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Suffix - OBE, FRENG

Phone - +44 (0)20 7594 8600

Website - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/n.brandon

Professor Nigel Brandon's research is focused on electrochemical devices for energy applications, with a particular focus on fuel ...

Mark Buitelaar

Academics

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Lcn research link - https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=MBUIT81

Prefix - Dr

Research - Mark’s research involves understanding and engineering quantum coherence and correlations in carbon-based nanodevices - a novel research direction which is highly relevant to fields as diverse as quantum metrology, spintronics, and quantum information processing. Recent work includes the demonstration of Pauli spin blockade and non-invasive charge and spin state readout of carbon nanotube quantum dots using radio frequency reflectometry. This showed that effective spin-to-charge conversion is feasible in these devices, which is of relevance for spin-based quantum information processing as spin-coherence times in carbon-12 materials are not limited by hyperfine interaction with nuclear spins. Further work includes studies of Kondo physics in quantum dots such as the competition between Kondo and exchange correlations or, when coupled to superconducting electrodes, the interplay between superconducting and Kondo correlations. This work helps understand the electronic properties of a wide range of materials in which electron correlations play an important role.

Phone - 020 7679 3492

Extension - 33492

Dr Buitelaar's research involves understanding and engineering quantum coherence and correlations in carbon-based nanodevices - a ...

Joao T Cabral

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Lcn research link - http://internal:/sites/default/files/uploads/Joao_Cabral_SM_2008.pdf

Prefix - Prof

Research - Our Polymers & Microfluidics group is centred on experimental soft condensed matter. We study complex fluids, often multicomponent systems, containing polymers, copolymers, (nano)-particles and surfactants. Microfluidics provides unique opportunities to synthesise, formulate, process and analyse fluids and is therefore explored in our work. Additionally, we employ extensively scattering (light, X-rays and neutrons), microscopy, calorimetry and spectroscopy - but we also develop our own measurement tools. Particularly, we resort to novel combinatorial and high-throughput techniques to address problems with large parameter space where conventional experimentation becomes unfeasible. We have developped novel nano and microfabrication approaches using frontal photopolymerisation and self-assembly, with applications in microfluidics, functional and responsive materials. Research Phase behaviour Combinatorial polymer mixture (PS/PB) library and sequential 2D scattering pattern during spinodal decomposition. Microfluidics Fluid thread breakup under microfluidic confinement with applications in oil recovery and biology. Surface patterning Nano/micro-surface patterns, with tuneable amplitude, wavelength and topography (spinodal shown here), are readily induced by plasma oxidation and simultaneous multi-axial strain of elastomer membranes. Recent Publications A. Chiche, C. M. Stafford and J. T. Cabral*, "Complex micropatterning of periodic structures on elastomeric surfaces" Soft Matter Communications (ASAP 2008). [PDF File] M. Q. Tran, J. T. Cabral, M. S. P. Shaffer and A Bismarck, "Direct measurement of the wetting behaviour of individual carbon nanotubes by polymer melts: the key to carbon nanotube-polymer composites" Nanoletters 8, 2744-2750 (2008). J. T. Cabral and S. D. Hudson, "Rapid Interfacial Tension Measurements in Microfluidics", Lab Chip 6, 427 (2006). A. Sanz, M. Ruppel, J. F. Douglas and J. T. Cabral, "Plasticisation effect of C60 on the fast dynamics of polystyrene and related macromolecules: an incoherent neutron scattering study", J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20, 104209 (2008). Hudson,S.D., Cabral,J.T., Goodrum Jr,W.J., et al , Microfluidic interfacial tensiometry (Article no. 081905), Applied Physics Letters, 2005, Vol: 87, ISSN: 0003-6951 Warren,J.A., Cabral,J.T., Douglas,J.F., Solution of a field theory model of frontal photopolymerization (Article no. 021801), Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics), 2005, Vol: 72, ISSN: 1539-3755 Vogel, BM, Cabral, JT, Eidelman, N, et al , Parallel synthesis and high throughput dissolution testing of biodegradable polyanhydride copolymers, J COMB CHEM, 2005, Vol: 7, Pages: 921 - 928, ISSN: 1520-4766 Cabral, JT, Douglas, JF, Propagating waves of network formation induced by light, POLYMER, 2005, Vol: 46, Pages: 4230 - 4241, ISSN: 0032-3861 Cygan, ZT, Cabral, JT, Beers, KL, et al , Microfluidic platform for the generation of organic-phase microreactors, LANGMUIR, 2005, Vol: 21, Pages: 3629 - 3634, ISSN: 0743-7463 Cabral, JT, Karim, A, Discrete combinatorial investigation of polymer mixture phase boundaries, MEAS SCI TECHNOL, 2005, Vol: 16, Pages: 191 - 198, ISSN: 0957-0233 Cabral, JT, Hudson, SD, Harrison, C, et al , Frontal photopolymerization for microfluidic applications, LANGMUIR, 2004, Vol: 20, Pages: 10020 - 10029, ISSN: 0743-7463 Wu, T, Mei, Y, Cabral, JT, et al , A new synthetic method for controlled polymerization using a microfluidic system, J AM CHEM SOC, 2004, Vol: 126, Pages: 9880 - 9881, ISSN: 0002-7863 Hudson, SD, Phelan, FR, Handler, MD, et al , Microfluidic analog of the four-roll mill, APPL PHYS LETT, 2004, Vol: 85, Pages: 335 - 337, ISSN: 0003-6951 Norman, AI, Cabral, JT, Karim, A, et al , Scattering measurements for high throughput materials science researh, MACROMOL RAPID COMM, 2004, Vol: 25, Pages: 307 - 311, ISSN: 1022-1336 Harrison, C, Cabral, J, Stafford, CM, et al , A rapid prototyping technique for the fabrication of solvent-resistant structures, J MICROMECH MICROENG, 2004, Vol: 14, Pages: 153 - 158, ISSN: 0960-1317 Cabral,J.T., Luzar,A., Teixeira,J., et al , Single-particle dynamics in D

Research interests - Experimental soft condensed matter involving the study of complex fluids|Polymers, copolymers|Nano-particles & surfactants |Microfluidics, micro and nanopatterning|Neutron, X-ray and light scattering; AFM

Teaching - Properties of Matter (1st year). Physical-Chemistry covering introductory Quantum Mechanics, Atoms, Molecules and Spectroscopy. Polymers (4th, MSc). A multi-disciplinary course about polymer chemistry, physics and engineering. Product Characterisation (4th, MSc). A broad characterisation course, including spectroscopy, scattering and interfacial measurements.

Phone - 020 7594 1662

Extension - 41662

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/j.cabral

Professor Joao Cabral's Polymers & Microfluidics group is centred on experimental soft condensed matter. They study complex ...

Tony Cass

Academics

Awards - Co-Winner of the Mullard Medal, The Royal Society, 1994 Award for Excellence in Teaching, Imperial College, 2000  

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Memberships - Member, Royal Society of Chemistry Member, American Chemical Society Member, Biochemical Society    

Position - Professor of Chemical Biology

Prefix - Prof

Research - Overview: Research in the group falls broadly into the area of bioanalysis with a particular focus in the following areas: • Biosensors: We are producing sensors based on both optical and electrochemical signal transduction schemes for applications in personal healthcare, bioreactor monitoring and clinical diagnostics. These biosensors often exploit engineered proteins. • Protein Engineering: Although proteins have been widely used in bioanalysis many of their properties are not optimally suited to this application. We are therefore using protein design tools to re-engineer the properties of proteins to better suit them to this application. • Microarrays and Microfluidics: Microarrays offer the possibility of massively parallel analysis. We are working on arrays where the content is based on non-antibody binding proteins of either narrow or broad specificity. We are also exploring the use of pattern recognition methods to relate array signatures to the state of the system under analysis. • Proteomics: We are using both 'conventional' as well as nanomaterials based proteomics to understand how the changes occurring in the protein complements of biological systems relate to their behaviour. In particular, we are interested in the proteomic profiles that develop during the growth of stem cells in controlled culture and during the interactions of cells with synthetic materials.    

Research interests - Bioanalytical Chemistry|Bionanotechnology

Teaching - Integrative Systems Biology - LS3-ISB Aims To provide an overview over quantitative experimental methodologies and methods for their interpretation in order to study biological processes at the whole system level.

Phone - 020 7594 5195

Extension - 45195

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/t.cass

Professor Tony Cass's research falls broadly into the area of bioanalysis with a particular focus in the following areas: • ...

Naomi Chayen

Academics

Awards - November 2012 - Commended - Women of Outstanding Achievement for Innovation and Entrepreneurship - For breakthrough research into crystallisation and for securing a patent for a product named after her, Naomi’s Nucleant, attracting worldwide interest from industry as well as academia. June 2011 - Investigator of the Year Prize of the Life Sciences Awards presented by Select BioSciences March 2011 - 'Innovator of the Year' Prize for research leading to patented, commercialised products and technologies for crystallisation of proteins.  

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Position - Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Prefix - Prof

Phone - 020 7594 3240

Extension - 43240

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/n.chayen

Professor Naomi Chayen specialises in crystallizing proteins and other biological molecules of medical and industrial interest. Her ...

Lesley Cohen

Academics

Awards - Royal Society Research Fellowship 1995-2004, Royal Society, 1995

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

External position - Business Fellow, London Technology Network 2003-2006 Executive Board Member, Superconductivity, Science and Technology 2000 to date Technical Co-ordinator, EU funded programme MOSAIKS 2001-2004 Organiser, IoP Applied Superconductivity Meeting, Birmingham Nov 3rd 2004 Judge for UK (organised through IoP), SET- UG student of the year awards- August 2004 Board Member, Education Board for the IoP- Sep 2004 to date SERS organisation committee, Faraday Discussion Meeting- Sep 2005 Board Member, ICON 2004-2006 Joint Committee Member, AUT 2004 to date Chair, Faculty Proof of Principle Fund (awarded £0.5m in 2004) Panel Member, EPSRC Materials Strategic Advisory Technical (SATS) 2003-2005 Other Initiated and organised a Royal Society discussion meeting “Understanding and Utilising CMR materials” Oct 1-2 1997. Programme committee of the Applied Superconductivity Conference, Virginia Beach, September 2000. Chairman of several sessions at the meeting. Advisory board member of Superconductivity Science and Technology, 1999-2000 Executive Board member of Superconductivity, Science and Technology, 2000 – present Technical Co-ordinator for EU funded programme – MOSAIKS 2001-2004 Joint Committee Member of AUT 2002 - Departmental committee member for Review panel for Technical Staff Promotions -2003 Board member of ICON representing the Faculty of Physical Sciences 2003- Chair of Departmental Technology Transfer committee 2003 – Member of the Materials Strategic Advisory Technical (SATS) Panel for the EPSRC 2003 - London Technology Network Business Fellow for LTN from 2003 - Chair of Faculty of Physical Sciences – Proof of Concept Fund Committee- 2004 (Awarded sum £0.5M in total) Organised IoP Applied Superconductivity Meeting, Birmingham November 3rd 2004 Royal Society Science Summer Exhibition – SERS stand (together with the NPL): July 2004 Judge for the SET – UG Student of the Year Awards (organised through the IoP): August 2004 Faraday Discussion Meeting organisation committee chair – SERS meeting September 2005 (at Imperial College) I was the Editor of the Proceedings Faraday Discussions Vol 132. Organised Superconductivity IoP meeting June 2006-07-13 Organised Spintronics Session at III-V meeting, Sheffield – July 2006

Funding - EPSRC Platform Grant – Functional Magnetism, 60 months, 2007 -2011, 850K Royal Society International Research Grant Scheme, 36 months, 2006 -2009,15K Other grant holder- Prof Roy, Indore, India EPSRC -C511972 C511980 C511999 C512006 Materials Engineering to Optimise the Spin 36months, 2005 – 2008, 1,025K Other grant holder- Cambridge(Barber), Dependent Transport between Ferromagnetic, Other grant holder- Surrey (Murdin) Metals and Narrow Gap Semiconductors, 610K for Imperial EPSRC- GR/T03802 Spatially resolved spin polarisation spectroscopy for improved characterisation of spintronic materials, 36 months, 2005-2008, 257K, Other grant holder- (Blamire) Cambridge CEC NMP3 HYPERMAG- CT 2004-505724, 36months, 2005-2008, 107K Large EU grant with several other partners Leverhulme- F/07 058/V Realisation of time asymmetric superconducting flux devices,36 months, 2004 – 2008, 269K, Other grant holder- Perkins & Caplin EPSRC- EP/C511816 Processing and Properties of Nanoscopic Extraordinary Magnetoresistance Devices Based on High Mobility Ultra thin films Semiconductors, 3months, 2005 -2007, 30K EPSRC- GR/T06124 Understanding and Utility of Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering, 3months, 2005 – 2008, 25K, Other grant holder- Bradley, Leatherbarrow EPSRC MgB2, 2004-2007, 200K, Other grant holder- Cofunded with Driscoll - Cambridge University Mitel student sponsorship EFM for semiconductor characterisation -Ryan Fergason NPL sponsorship Microwave investigation into manganites – Karen Yates NPL sponsorship Microwave investigation into power handling of HTS – Adrian Purnell NPL sponsorship AFM and MFM studies of manganites – Phil Hudson NPL sponsorship for Robert Maher SERS 2001-200 NPL Sp onsorship for Hai Liem SERS 2001-2002 NPL Sponsorship for Yasayuki Miyoshi Spintronics 2002 –2005 NPL sponsorship for Robert Maher SERS 2003-2006 QinetiQ CASE Award Adam Gilbertson 2005 -2008 NPL Sponsorship Fred Magnus 2005 - 2007 In addition links or collaboration with GEC, NEC. MMC, Seagate, Emcore, Renishaw, QinetiQ.

Prefix - Prof

Research - Over the last few years we have built up a suite of novel characterisation tools for Functional Magnetic Materials. We can identify four main areas; a) ultra thin narrow gap semiconductors for magnetic sensor technologies; b) superconducting materials for low field portable MRI technology; c) materials that allow the harnessing of electron spin; d) materials for room temperature magnetic refrigeration (giant magnetocalorics). We have established some research activities in these areas but to differing extents as outlined below. a) Magnetoresistance sensors based on Narrow Gap Semiconductors (NGS): With recent EPSRC support we have worked on the growth, novel structural characterisation and magnetotransport properties of sub micron InSb epilayers for sensor and hybrid Spintronic applications. The InSb films on GaAs (100) grown by the Imperial recipe exhibit considerable improvement in the range 60 nm to 300 nm over values reported elsewhere. We have used these films to make preliminary exploration of the geometric manipulation of magnetoresistance together with collaborators at Toshiba Laboratories Cambridge and Prof Stuart Solin from Washington University in St Louis who is currently an EPSRC visiting fellow at Imperial College. b) Superconducting Materials: The effort in superconductivity research is an established activity in the group and we have an internationally recognised reputation in the development of characterisation tools such as length-scale analysis for examining the connectivity issue, flux creep (and the E-J-B surface), Hall probe imaging and a fast and ultra-sensitive calorimeter for studies of heat capacity of very small samples in high magnetic fields. More recently we have developed point contact spectroscopy (PCS) as a means to chart the evolution of the superconducting energy gap (D) in magnetic field and have developed a two-channel model to interpret PCS data and to extract the diffusivity ratio between the two bands in epitaxial thin films of MgB2 superconductors. Understanding of vortex pinning in MgB2 is incomplete, but we have studied single crystals and have shown that the pinning can be enhanced at intermediate fields, rather effectively, by point disorder, highlighting the role of the underlying order – disorder transition in the vortex lattice. We have also studied the anisotropy of pinning properties and critical fieldsin single crystals and the gap structure, critical fields and microwave properties of MgB2 thin films. We are also using Hall probe imaging to study interactions between Josephson and pancake vortices as the basis of establishing Flux Rachet concepts. c) Harnessing Electron Spin: Over the last few years the group have been funded to look at highly spin polarised magnetic oxides such as manganites and CrO2 as well as Heusler alloys such as NiMnSb and Co2MnSi. We have developed Andreev PCS in order to determine the free surface transport polarisation and anomalous Hall transport studies to study the nature of the transport carriers in these important ferromagnetic metals. Planar Andreev spectroscopy is being developed in a joint program with the University of Cambridge. The group are also participating in an EPSRC Spintronics consortium involving Surrey University, Cambridge University and QinetiQ, Malvern., , Imperial and to engineer the interfaces between NGS and ferromagnetic metals to optimise spin injection and detection. d) Materials for Magnetic Refrigeration The intermetallic compound Gd5Ge4 is a lanthanide based, naturally layered antiferromagnet (AFM), studied in part because it is one of the parent binary compounds to a family of Gd5(SixGe1-x)4 giant magnetocaloric metamagnetic materials. We have very recently begun a novel program studying polycrystalline samples using scanning Hall imaging and global magnetometry. We were the first to demonstrate that nucleation and growth dynamics related to the first order disorder broadened phase transition in these materials, controls the key macroscopic magnetic behaviour in magnetic field. Moreover we observe the magnetic field required to complete the phase transition that is critical for the magnetocaloric application is reduced by up to 20% when small fragments each made up of several randomly oriented crystallites are removed from the bulk of the sample (see figure 1). We propose that the removal of the competing strain fields from neighbouring grains when the fragment is embedded in the bulk underlies the observation. These observations move the field in a really new direction. We have set up methods to analyse the material performance bridging the microscopic imaging and global magnetometry We are very keen to transfer our expertise here to the more technologically relevant room temperature metamagnetic systems such as Gd5(SixGe1-x)4 as well as other metamagnetic compounds that show similar global properties. It is a highly adventurous program with unquestionably high potential returns. Publications Journal Articles Magnus, F, Wood, B, Moore, J, et al , A d.c. magnetic metamaterial, NAT MATER, 2008, Vol: 7, Pages: 295 - 297, ISSN: 1476-1122 Maher, RC, Cohen, LF, Raman spectroscopy as a probe of temperature and oxidation state for gadolinium-doped ceria used in solid oxide fuel cells, J PHYS CHEM A, 2008, Vol: 112, Pages: 1497 - 1501, ISSN: 1089-5639 Litvinenko, KL, Nikzad, L, Pidgeon, CR, et al , Temperature dependence of the electron Lande g factor in InSb and GaAs, PHYS REV B, 2008, Vol: 77, ISSN: 1098-0121 Magnus, F, Yates, KA, Clowes, SK, et al , Interface properties of Pb/InAs planar structures for Andreev spectroscopy, APPL PHYS LETT, 2008, Vol: 92, ISSN: 0003-6951 Yates, KA, Branford, WR, Magnus, F, et al , The spin polarization of CrO2 revisited, APPL PHYS LETT, 2007, Vol: 91, ISSN: 0003-6951 Sousa, PM, Dias, SA, Conde, O, et al , Influence of growth temperature and carrier flux on the structure and transport properties of highly oriented CrO2 on Al2O3 (0001), CHEM VAPOR DEPOS, 2007, Vol: 13, Pages: 537 - 545, ISSN: 0948-1907 Magnus, F, Clowes, SK, Gilbertson, AM, et al , Electrical characterization of MgO tunnel barriers grown on InAs (001) epilayers, APPL PHYS LETT, 2007, Vol: 91, ISSN: 0003-6951 Yates, KA, Miyoshi, Y, Grunwell, J, et al , The effect of magnesium vacancies on the pi intraband scattering in MgxB2 as determined by point contact Andreev reflection, APPL PHYS LETT, 2007, Vol: 91, ISSN: 0003-6951 Moore, JD, Perkins, GK, Branford, W, et al , The superconducting properties of co-doped polycrystalline MgB2, SUPERCOND SCI TECH, 2007, Vol: 20, Pages: S278 - S281, ISSN: 0953-2048 Gilbertson, AM, Orr, JMS, Buckle, PD, et al , Low-temperature Schottky barrier tunneling in InSb/InxAl1-xSb quantum well heterostructures, PHYS REV B, 2007, Vol: 76, ISSN: 1098-0121 Litvinenko, KL, Nikzad, L, Allam, J, et al , Spin dynamics in narrow-gap semiconductor epitaxial layers, J SUPERCOND NOV MAGN, 2007, Vol: 20, Pages: 461 - 465, ISSN: 0896-1107 Wang, H, Branford, WR, Cohen, LF, et al , Preparation of ferromagnetic cobalt substituted TiO2 (Anatase) thin films by electrochemical deposition, CHEM MATER, 2007, Vol: 19, Pages: 3084 - 3086, ISSN: 0897-4756 Kazakova, O, Gallop, J, Perkins, G, et al , Scanned micro-Hall microscope for detection of biofunctionalized magnetic beads (vol 90, art no 162502, 2007), APPL PHYS LETT, 2007, Vol: 90, ISSN: 0003-6951 Singh, LJ, Oliver, RA, Barber, ZH, et al , Preparation of InAs(001) surface for spin injection via a chemical route, J PHYS D APPL PHYS, 2007, Vol: 40, Pages: 3190 - 3193, ISSN: 0022-3727 Roy, SB, Chattopadhyay, MK, Banerjee, A, et al , Devitrification of the low temperature magnetic-glass state in Gd5Ge4, PHYS REV B, 2007, Vol: 75, ISSN: 1098-0121 Kazakova, O, Gallop, J, Perkins, G, et al , Scanned micro-Hall microscope for detection of biofunctionalized magnetic beads, APPL PHYS LETT, 2007, Vol: 90, ISSN: 0003-6951 Litvinenko, KL, Nikzad, L, Allam, J, et al , Spin lifetime in high quality InSb epitaxial layers grown on GaAs, J APPL PHYS, 2007, Vol: 101, ISSN: 0021-8979 Branford, WR, Singh, LJ, Barber, ZH, et al , Temperature insensitivity of the spin-polarization in Co2MnSi films on GaAs (001), NEW J PHYS, 2007, Vol: 9, ISSN: 1367-2630 Magnus, F, Yates, KA, Morris, B, et al , Prospects for detection of spin accumulation using submicron planar Andreev array spectroscopy, APPL PHYS LETT, 2006, Vol: 89, ISSN: 0003-6951 Sousa, PM, Dias, SA, Silvestre, AJ, et al , CVD of CrO2: Towards a lower temperature deposition process, CHEM VAPOR DEPOS, 2006, Vol: 12, Pages: 712 - +, ISSN: 0948-1907 Zhang, T, Harris, JJ, Branford, WR, et al , Exploration of the inherent magnetoresistance in InSb thin films, SEMICOND SCI TECH, 2006, Vol: 21, Pages: 1543 - 1546, ISSN: 0268-1242 Purnell, AJ, Hao, L, Gallop, JC, et al , Characterization of superconducting thin films using a generic property of resonators, J SUPERCOND NOV MAGN, 2006, Vol: 19, Pages: 633 - 636 Brown, E, Hao, L, Gallop, JC, et al , The effect of molecular oxygen on the thermal conductance of multi-walled Liu, FM, Kollensperger, PA, Green, M, et al , A note on distance dependence in surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, CHEM PHYS LETT, 2006, Vol: 430, Pages: 173 - 176, ISSN: 0009-2614 Maher, RC, Cohen, LF, Le Ru, EC, et al , On the experimental estimation of surface enhanced raman scattering (SERS) cross sections by vibrational pumping, J PHYS CHEM B, 2006, Vol: 110, Pages: 19469 - 19478, ISSN: 1520-6106 Litvinenko, KL, Murdin, BN, Allam, J, et al , Spin lifetime in InAs epitaxial layers grown on GaAs, PHYS REV B, 2006, Vol: 74, ISSN: 1098-0121 Roy, SB, Chattopadhyay, MK, Chaddah, P, et al , Evidence of a magnetic glass state in the magnetocaloric material Gd5Ge4, PHYS REV B, 2006, Vol: 74, ISSN: 1098-0121 Maher, RC, Etchegoin, PG, Le Ru, EC, et al , A conclusive demonstration of vibrational pumping under Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering conditions, J PHYS CHEM B, 2006, Vol: 110, Pages: 11757 - 11760, ISSN: 1520-6106 Popovici, N, Jimenez, E, da Silva, RC, et al , Optical and magnetic properties of Co-doped TiO2 thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition, J NON-CRYST SOLIDS, 2006, Vol: 352, Pages: 1486 - 1489, ISSN: 0022-3093 Litvinenko, KL, Murdin, BN, Allam, J, et al , Spin relaxation in n-InSb/AlInSb quantum wells, NEW J PHYS, 2006, Vol: 8, ISSN: 1367-2630 Maher, RC, Cohen, LF, Gallop, JC, et al , Temperature-dependent anti-stokes/stokes ratios under surface-enhanced Raman scattering conditions., J Phys Chem B, 2006, Vol: 110, Pages: 6797 - 6803, ISSN: 1520-6106 ( publication ) MacManus-Driscoll, JL, Sharma, A, Bugoslavsky, Y, et al , Reversible low-field magnetoresistance in Sr2Fe2-xMoxO6-delta by oxygen cycling and the role of excess Mo (x > 1) in grain-boundary regions, ADV MATER, 2006, Vol: 18, Pages: 900 - +, ISSN: 0935-9648 Miyoshi, Y, Bugoslavsky, Y, Syed, MH, et al , Comparison of free surface polarization of NiMnSb and Co2MnSi, APPL PHYS LETT, 2006, Vol: 88, ISSN: 0003-6951 Murdin, BN, Litvinenko, K, Clarke, DG, et al , Spin relaxation by transient monopolar and bipolar optical orientation, PHYS REV LETT, 2006, Vol: 96, ISSN: 0031-9007 Moore, JD, Perkins, GK, Bugoslavsky, Y, et al , Reducing the operational magnetic field in the prototype magnetocaloric system Gd5Ge4 by approaching the single cluster size limit, APPL PHYS LETT, 2006, Vol: 88, ISSN: 0003-6951 Purnell, AJ, Hao, L, Gallop, JC, et al , Characterization of superconducting thin films using a generic property of resonators, J SUPERCOND NOV MAGN, 2006, Vol: 19, Pages: 107 - 110 Itskos, G, Harbord, E, Clowes, SK, et al , Oblique Hanle measurements of InAs/GaAs quantum dot spin-light emitting diodes, APPL PHYS LETT, 2006, Vol: 88, ISSN: 0003-6951 Zhang, T, Harris, JJ, Branford, WR, et al , Tuning the inherent magnetoresistance of InSb thin films, APPL PHYS LETT, 2006, Vol: 88, ISSN: 0003-6951 Maher, RC, Cohen, LF, Le Ru, EC, et al , A study of local heating of molecules under surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) conditions using the anti-Stokes/Stokes ratio., Faraday Discuss, 2006, Vol: 132, ISSN: 1359-6640 ( publication ) Singh, LJ, Barber, ZH, Kohn, A, et al , Interface effects in highly oriented films of the Heusler alloy Co2MnSi on GaAs(001), J APPL PHYS, 2006, Vol: 99, ISSN: 0021-8979 Green, M, Liu, FM, Cohen, L, et al , SERS platforms for high density DNA arrays, FARADAY DISCUSS, 2006, Vol: 132, Pages: 269 - 280, ISSN: 1364-5498 Bugoslavsky, Y, Miyoshi, Y, Perkins, GK, et al , Electron diffusivities in MgB2 from point contact spectroscopy, PHYS REV B, 2005, Vol: 72, ISSN: 1098-0121 Zhang, T, Harris, JJ, Clowes, SK, et al , Evidence for dislocation-related amphoteric behaviour of Si dopant in high-mobility InSb thin films, SEMICOND SCI TECH, 2005, Vol: 20, Pages: 1153 - 1156, ISSN: 0268-1242 Perkins, GK, Caplin, AD, Cohen, LF, Dynamic interactions between pancake vortex stacks and Josephson vortices in Bi2Sr2CaCU2O8 single crystals: relaxation and ratchets, SUPERCOND SCI TECH, 2005, Vol: 18, Pages: 1290 - 1293, ISSN: 0953-2048 Zhang, T, Hsieh, ML, Branford, WR, et al , Observation of bevelled GaSb/InAs quantum wells by Raman mapping, J RAMAN SPECTROSC, 2005, Vol: 36, Pages: 978 - 983, ISSN: 0377-0486 Murzyn, P, Pidgeon, CR, Phillips, PJ, et al , Suppression of D''yakonov-Perel spin relaxation in InAs and InSb by n-type doping at 300 K (vol 83, pg 5220, 2003), APPL PHYS LETT, 2005, Vol: 87, ISSN: 0003-6951 Sharma, A, MacManus-Driscoll, JL, Branford, W, et al , Phase stability and optimum oxygenation conditions for Sr2FeMoO6 formation, APPL PHYS LETT, 2005, Vol: 87, ISSN: 0003-6951 Miyoshi, Y, Bugoslavsky, Y, Minakov, AA, et al , Local enhancement of the upper critical field in niobium point contacts, SUPERCOND SCI TECH, 2005, Vol: 18, Pages: 1176 - 1178, ISSN: 0953-2048 Maher, RC, Hou, J, Cohen, LF, et al , Resonance contributions to anti-Stokes/Stokes ratios under surface enhanced Raman scattering conditions, J CHEM PHYS, 2005, Vol: 123, ISSN: 0021-9606 Murdin, BN, Litvinenko, K, Allam, J, et al , Temperature and doping dependence of spin relaxation in n-InAs, PHYS REV B, 2005, Vol: 72, ISSN: 1098-0121 Miyoshi, Y, Bugoslavsky, Y, Cohen, LF, Andreev reflection spectroscopy of niobium point contacts in a magnetic field, PHYS REV B, 2005, Vol: 72, ISSN: 1098-0121 Moore, JD, Perkins, GK, Caplin, AD, et al , Angular dependence of the order-disorder transition in proton irradiated single crystal MgB2, PHYS REV B, 2005, Vol: 71, ISSN: 1098-0121 Branford, WR, Husmann, A, Solin, SA, et al , Geometric manipulation of the high-field linear magnetoresistance in InSb epilayers on GaAs(001), APPL PHYS LETT, 2005, Vol: 86, ISSN: 0003-6951 Manoharan, SS, Singh, B, Driscoll, J, et al , Magnetism and mectronic transport in Sr4-xLaxRu2-xMnxO9: Interplay of Minakov, AA, Roy, SB, Bugoslavsky, YV, et al , Thin-film alternating current nanocalorimeter for low temperatures and high magnetic fields, REV SCI INSTRUM, 2005, Vol: 76, ISSN: 0034-6748 Bugoslavsky, Y, Miyoshi, Y, Clowes, SK, et al , Possibilities and limitations of point-contact spectroscopy for measurements of spin polarization, PHYS REV B, 2005, Vol: 71, ISSN: 1098-0121 Purnell, AJ, Cohen, LF, Hao, L, et al , Failure analysis of high temperature superconducting films at high microwave power using microsecond time domain measurements, APPL PHYS LETT, 2005, Vol: 86, ISSN: 0003-6951 Liao, XZ, Sharma, A, Wei, M, et al , Highly disordered intergrowths in Sr2FeMoO6, J APPL PHYS, 2004, Vol: 96, Pages: 7747 - 7749, ISSN: 0021-8979 Chattopadhyay, MK, Manekar, MA, Pecharsky, AO, et al , Metastable magnetic response across the antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic transition in Gd5Ge4, PHYS REV B, 2004, Vol: 70, ISSN: 1098-0121 Zhang, T, Branford, WR, Trodahl, HJ, et al , Raman spectroscopy of highly aligned thin films of C7Sr2FeMoO6, J RAMAN SPECTROSC, 2004, Vol: 35, Pages: 1081 - 1085, ISSN: 0377-0486 Harris, JJ, Zhang, T, Branford, WR, et al , The role of impurity band conduction in the low temperature characteristics of thin InSb films grown by molecular beam epitaxy, SEMICOND SCI TECH, 2004, Vol: 19, Pages: 1406 - 1410, ISSN: 0268-1242 Maher, RC, Dalley, M, Le Ru, EC, et al , Physics of single molecule fluctuations in surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy active liquids., J Chem Phys, 2004, Vol: 121, Pages: 8901 - 8910, ISSN: 0021-9606 ( publication ) Etchegoin, PG, Maher, RC, Cohen, LF, Amplification of local fields in disordered metallic structures, NEW J PHYS, 2004, Vol: 6, ISSN: 1367-2630 Berenov, A, Serquis, A, Liao, XZ, et al , Enhancement of critical current density in low level Al-doped MgB2, SUPERCOND SCI TECH, 2004, Vol: 17, Pages: 1093 - 1096, ISSN: 0953-2048 Cohen, LF, Bugoslavsky, Y, Perkins, GK, et al , Magnetic properties of MgB2 in the presence of disorder, PHYSICA C, 2004, Vol: 408, Pages: 628 - 631, ISSN: 0921-4534 Maher, RC, Cohen, LF, Etchegoin, P, et al , Stokes/anti-Stokes anomalies under surface enhanced Raman scattering conditions, J CHEM PHYS, 2004, Vol: 120, Pages: 11746 - 11753, ISSN: 0021-9606 Debnath, MC, Zhang, T, Roberts, C, et al , High-mobility InSb thin films on GaAs (001) substrate grown by the two-step growth process, J CRYST GROWTH, 2004, Vol: 267, Pages: 17 - 21, ISSN: 0022-0248 Gardelis, S, Androulakis, J, Migiakis, P, et al , Synthesis and physical properties of arc melted NiMnSb, J APPL PHYS, 2004, Vol: 95, Pages: 8063 - 8068, ISSN: 0021-8979 Clowes, SK, Miyoshi, Y, Bugoslavsky, Y, et al , Spin polarization of the transport current at the free surface of bulk NiMnSb, PHYS REV B, 2004, Vol: 69, ISSN: 1098-0121 Singh, LJ, Barber, ZH, Miyoshi, Y, et al , Structural and transport studies of stoichiometric and off-stoichiometric thin films of the full Heusler alloy Co2MnSi, J APPL PHYS, 2004, Vol: 95, Pages: 7231 - 7233, ISSN: 0021-8979 Zhang, T, Clowes, SK, Debnath, M, et al , High-mobility thin InSb films grown by molecular beam epitaxy, APPL PHYS LETT, 2004, Vol: 84, Pages: 4463 - 4465, ISSN: 0003-6951 Branford, WR, Roy, SB, Clowes, SK, et al , Spin polarisation and anomalous Hall effect in NiMnSb films, J MAGN MAGN MATER, 2004, Vol: 272, Pages: E1399 - E1401, ISSN: 0304-8853 Bugoslavsky, Y, Miyoshi, Y, Perkins, GK, et al , Superconducting gap structure and pinning in disordered MgB2 films, SUPERCOND SCI TECH, 2004, Vol: 17, Pages: S350 - S354, ISSN: 0953-2048 Clowes, SK, Miyoshi, Y, Johannson, O, et al , Using PCAR to study Cu/Co bilayers, J MAGN MAGN MATER, 2004, Vol: 272, Pages: E1471 - E1473, ISSN: 0304-8853 Nurgaliev, T, Cohen, LF, Purnell, A, et al , Surface resistance measurements of HTS films placed inside a cavity with a puck resonator, PHYSICA C, 2004, Vol: 403, Pages: 276 - 282, ISSN: 0921-4534 Roy, SB, Perkins, GK, Chattopadhyay, MK, et al , First order magnetic transition in doped CeFe2 alloys: Phase coexistence and metastability, PHYS REV LETT, 2004, Vol: 92, ISSN: 0031-9007 Bugoslavsky, Y, Miyoshi, Y, Perkins, GK, et al , Effect of magnetic field on the two superconducting gaps in MgB2, PHYS REV B, 2004, Vol: 69, ISSN: 1098-0121 Purnell, AJ, Cohen, LF, Zhai, HY, et al , Nonlinear microwave response of an MgB2 thin film, SUPERCOND SCI TECH, 2004, Vol: 17, Pages: 681 - 684, ISSN: 0953-2048 Branford, WR, Clowes, SK, Syed, MH, et al , Large positive magnetoresistance in nonstoichiometric NiMnSb thin films on silicon, APPL PHYS LETT, 2004, Vol: 84, Pages: 2358 - 2360, ISSN: 0003-6951 Singh, LJ, Barber, ZH, Miyoshi, Y, et al , Structural, magnetic, and transport properties of thin films of the Heusler alloy Co2MnSi, APPL PHYS LETT, 2004, Vol: 84, Pages: 2367 - 2369, ISSN: 0003-6951 Etchegoin, P, Cohen, LF, Hartigan, H, et al , Localized plasmon resonances in inhomogeneous metallic nanoclusters, CHEM PHYS LETT, 2004, Vol: 383, Pages: 577 - 583, ISSN: 0009-2614 Caplin, AD, Bugoslavsky, Y, Cohen, LF, et al , The current-voltage relationship in crystals and conductors, PHYSICA C, 2004, Vol: 401, Pages: 1 - 6, ISSN: 0921-4534 Perkins, GK, Bugoslavsky, Y, Caplin, AD, et al , Effects of proton irradiation and ageing on the superconducting properties of single crystalline and polycrystalline MgB2, SUPERCOND SCI TECH, 2004, Vol: 17, Pages: 232 - 235, ISSN: 0953-2048 Zhang, T, Debnath, M, Clowes, SK, et al , InSb epilayers on GaAs(100) for spintronic and magneto-resistive sensor applications, PHYSICA E, 2004, Vol: 20, Pages: 216 - 219, ISSN: 1386-9477 Mironov, OA, Myronov, M, Durov, S, et al , The sub-micrometer thickness n-InSb/i-GaAs epilayers for magnetoresistor applications at room temperatures of operation, PHYSICA E, 2004, Vol: 20, Pages: 523 - 526, ISSN: 1386-9477 Branford,WR, Clowes, SK, Bugoslavsky, YL, et al , Thickness dependence of Hall transport in Ni1.15Mn0.85Sb thin films on silicon, Physical Review B, 2004, Vol: 69, Pages: 201305-1 - 201305-4, ISSN: 1098-0121 Recent Conference Contributions Moore, JD, Perkins, GK, Branford, W, et al , The superconducting properties of co-doped polycrystalline MgB2, Conference on Flux Pinning and Other Related Phenomena in Type-II Superconductors, 2007, Pages: S278 - S281 Litvinenko, KL, Nikzad, L, Allam, J, et al , Spin dynamics in narrow-gap semiconductor epitaxial layers, 4th International School and Conference on Spintronics and Quantum Information Technology (Spintech IV), 2007, Pages: 461 - 465 Litvinenko, KL, Nikzad, L, Allam, J, et al , Spin lifetime in high quality InSb epitaxial layers grown on GaAs - art. no. 083105, 28th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS-28), 2007, Pages: 83105 - 83105 Clowes, SK, Branford, WR, Gilbertson, AM, et al , Improved geometric control of the high-field linear magnetoresistance by metallic bridges in InSb arrays, 28th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS-28), 2007, Pages: 1383 - 1384 Zhang, T, Harris, JJ, Branford, WR, et al , Inherent magnetoresistance and surface morphology of InSb thin films, 28th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS-28), 2007, Pages: 561 - 562 Itskos, G, Harbord, E, Clowes, SK, et al , Oblique Hanle measurements of InAs/GaAs quantum dot spin-light emitting diodes, 28th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS-28), 2007, Pages: 1289 - 1290 Magnus, F, Burnell, G, Miyoshi, Y, et al , Planar Andreev spectroscopy in InAs, 28th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS-28), 2007, Pages: 1281 - 1282 Popovici, N, Jimenez, E, da Silva, RC, et al , Optical and magnetic properties of Co-doped TiO2 thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition, 21st International Conference on Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors, 2006, Pages: 1486 - 1489 polyfluorene copolymers - art. no. 633314, Conference on Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices X, 2006, Pages: 33314 - 33314 Manoharan, SS, Singh, B, Driscoll, J, et al , Magnetism and mectronic transport in Sr4-xLaxRu2-xMnxO9: Interplay of Mn and Ru redox chemistry - art. no. 10A304, 49th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2005, Pages: A304 - A304 Bugoslavsky,Y., Schusteritsch,G., Polichetti,M., et al , AC losses in BiSCCO/Ag multifilamentary tapes: effects of simultaneous ac transport current and ac magnetic field, Applied superconductivity 2003: proceedings of the sixth European conference on applied superconductivity, Sorrento, Italy, 14 - 18 September 2003, In: Andreone,A., Pepe,G.P., Cristiano,R., Masullo,G., editor, Bristol, Institute of Physics Publishing, 2004 Perkins,G.K., Caplin,A.D., Cohen,L.F., Dynamic Interactions between pancale stacks and Josephson vortices, Applied superconductivity 2003: proceedings of the sixth European conference on applied superconductivity, Sorrento, Italy, 14 - 18 September 2003, In: Andreone,A., Pepe,G.P., Cristiano,R., Masullo,G., editor, Bristol, Institute of Physics Publishing, 2004 Purnell,A.J., Cohen,L.F., Failure analysis of superconducting thin films at high microwave power using microsecond time domain measurements, Applied superconductivity 2003: proceedings of the sixth European conference on applied superconductivity, Sorrento, Italy, 14 - 18 September 2003, In: Andreone,A., Pepe,G.P., Cristiano,R., Masullo,G., editor, Bristol, Institute of Physics Publishing, 2004 Zhang, T, Debnath, M, Clowes, SK, et al , InSb epilayers on GaAs(100) for spintronic and magneto-resistive sensor applications, 11th International Conference on Narrow Gap Semiconductors, 2004, Pages: 216 - 219 Moore,D., Bugoslavsky,Y., Cohen,L.F., Magnetisation studies of proton irradiation and aging effects in single crystal and oolycrystalline MgB2, Applied superconductivity 2003: proceedings of the sixth European conference on applied superconductivity, Sorrento, Italy, 14 - 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526 Clowes,S.K., Miyoshi,Y., Johannson,O., et al , Using point contact Andreev reflection to study Cu/Co bilayers, Proceedings of the international conference on magnetism (ICM 2003), Rome, 27 July - 1 August 2003, In: Fiorani,D., Pareti,L., editor, Elsevier, 2004 Patents Tong Z, Roberts C, Cohen L, A novel growth method for high-mobility InSb epilayers on GaAs(100), GB 326731.1  

Research interests - Semiconductor optoelectronics|Molecular electronic materials and devices|Transport and magnetism|Adiabatic cooling

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Susan Cox

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Susan is a Royal Society University Research Fellow in the Randall Division of Biophysics at King's College London. Following a PhD in ...

Gemma Davies

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Dr Davies' group’s multi-stranded research interests seek to explore the design and development of nanostructured materials for three ...

Yansha Deng

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Dr. Deng has been a lecturer at the Centre for Telecommunication Research (CTR) in King’s College London (KCL) since Aug. 2017. After ...

Wayne Dickson

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Wayne is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physics at King's College London.

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Isma is currently a Reader in the Department of Chemistry at King’s College London. He received his MSci (2001) and a PhD in Physical ...

Daniele Dini

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James Durrant

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Research - The development of renewable, low cost energy technologies is now widely considered to be a key scientific challenge for the 21st century. My group’s primary research interest is the development of new chemical approaches to solar energy conversion – harnessing solar energy either to produce electricity (photovoltaics) or molecular fuels (e.g.: hydrogen). We undertake fundamental scientific studies of new materials and device concepts, aiming to elucidate design principles which enable technological development. Our research is based around using transient laser spectroscopies to undertake photochemical studies of light driven electron and energy transfer reactions. Such studies are undertaken in parallel with device development and functional characterisation, employing a wide range of molecular, polymeric and inorganic materials. Control of materials structure on the nanometer length scale is often essential for efficient utilisation of solar energy, and therefore the nano-morphology and the use of nanostructured materials is a key component of our research. My group’s expertise is focused around photochemistry and physical chemistry. However our research is very much interdisciplinary, with expertise in the group ranging from protein function and inorganic materials synthesis to device physics. We are fortunate to have many external collaborations, both with academic groups and with industry, enabling us to work closely with colleagues working on innovative materials synthesis, theoretical modeling and practical device development and commercialisation. Research Primary research interest is the development of new chemical approaches to solar energy conversion. His research is based around using transient laser spectroscopies to undertake photochemical studies of light driven electron and energy transfer reactions. These studies are undertaken in parallel with device development and functional characterisation, employing a wide range of molecular, polymeric and inorganic materials, with the overall aim of elucidating the underlying functional processes which determine practical device performance. Recent Publications Journal Articles Goncalves, AD, Davolos, MR, Masaki, N, et al , Synthesis and characterization of ZnO and ZnO : Ga films and their application in dye-sensitized solar cells, DALTON T, 2008, Pages: 1487 - 1491, ISSN: 1477-9226 Ballantyne, AM, Chen, LC, Nelson, J, et al , Studies of highly regioregular poly(3-hexylselenophene) for photovoltaic applications, ADV MATER, 2007, Vol: 19, Pages: 4544 - +, ISSN: 0935-9648 Ohkita, H, Cook, S, Astuti, Y, et al , Charge carrier formation in polythiophene/fullerene blend films studied by transient absorption spectroscopy., J Am Chem Soc, 2008, Vol: 130, Pages: 3030 - 3042, ISSN: 1520-5126 ( publication ) O'Regan, BC, L?pez-Duarte, I, Mart?nez-D?az, MV, et al , Catalysis of recombination and its limitation on open circuit voltage for dye sensitized photovoltaic cells using phthalocyanine dyes., J Am Chem Soc, 2008, Vol: 130, Pages: 2906 - 2907, ISSN: 1520-5126 ( publication ) Gimeno, N, Li, X, Durrant, JR, et al , Cyanide Sensing with Organic Dyes: Studies in Solution and on Nanostructured Al(2)O(3) Surfaces., Chemistry, 2008, Vol: 14, Pages: 3006 - 3012, ISSN: 0947-6539 ( publication ) Handa, S, Haque, SA, Durrant, JR, Saccharide blocking layers in solid state dye sensitized solar cells, ADV FUNCT MATER, 2007, Vol: 17, Pages: 2878 - 2883, ISSN: 1616-301X Cook, S, Ohkita, H, Kim, Y, et al , A photophysical study of PCBM thin films, CHEM PHYS LETT, 2007, Vol: 445, Pages: 276 - 280, ISSN: 0009-2614 O'Regan, BC, Durrant, JR, Sommeling, PM, et al , Influence of the TiCl4 treatment on nanocrystalline TiO2 films in dye-sensitized solar cells. 2. Charge density, band edge shifts, and quantification of recombination losses at short circuit, J PHYS CHEM C, 2007, Vol: 111, Pages: 14001 - 14010 Morandeira, A, Lopez-Duarte, I, Martinez-Diaz, MV, et al , Slow electron injection on Ru-phthalocyanine sensitized TiO2, J AM CHEM SOC, 2007, Vol: 129, Pages: 9250 - +, ISSN: 0002-7863 Tatay, S, Haque, SA, O'Regan, B, et al , Kinetic competition in liquid electrolyte and solid-state cyanine dye sensitized solar cells, J MATER CHEM, 2007, Vol: 17, Pages: 3037 - 3044, ISSN: 0959-9428 Kim, Y, Cook, S, Kirkpatrick, J, et al , Effect of the end group of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) polymers on the performance of polymer/fullerene solar cells, J PHYS CHEM C, 2007, Vol: 111, Pages: 8137 - 8141 Handa, S, Wietasch, H, Thelakkat, M, et al , Reducing charge recombination losses in solid state dye sensitized solar cells: the use of donor-acceptor sensitizer dyes., Chem Commun (Camb), 2007, Pages: 1725 - 1727, ISSN: 1359-7345 ( publication ) Clifford, JN, Palomares, E, Nazeeruddin, MK, et al , Dye dependent regeneration dynamics in dye sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells: Evidence for the formation of a ruthenium bipyridyl cation/iodide intermediate, J PHYS CHEM C, 2007, Vol: 111, Pages: 6561 - 6567 Haque, SA, Koops, S, Tokmoldin, N, et al , A multilayered polymer light-emitting diode using a nanocrystalline metal-oxide film as a charge-injection electrode, ADV MATER, 2007, Vol: 19, Pages: 683 - +, ISSN: 0935-9648 Li, X, Perez-Hernandez, J, Haque, SA, et al , Functionalized titania nanoparticles for mercury scavenging, J MATER CHEM, 2007, Vol: 17, Pages: 2028 - 2032, ISSN: 0959-9428 Kroon, JM, Bakker, NJ, Smit, HJP, et al , Nanocrystalline dye-sensitized solar cells having maximum performance, PROG PHOTOVOLTAICS, 2007, Vol: 15, Pages: 1 - 18, ISSN: 1062-7995 Kim, Y, Nelson, J, Durrant, JR, et al , Polymer chain/nanocrystal ordering in thin films of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) and blends with a soluble fullerene, SOFT MATTER, 2007, Vol: 3, Pages: 117 - 121, ISSN: 1744-683X Kroeze, JE, Hirata, N, Koops, S, et al , Alkyl chain barriers for kinetic optimization in dye-sensitized solar cells., J Am Chem Soc, 2006, Vol: 128, Pages: 16376 - 16383, ISSN: 0002-7863 ( publication ) Kawano, K, Pacios, R, Poplavskyy, D, et al , Degradation of organic solar cells due to air exposure, SOL ENERG MAT SOL C, 2006, Vol: 90, Pages: 3520 - 3530, ISSN: 0927-0248 Menzel, R, Peiro, AM, Durrant, JR, et al , Impact of hydrothermal processing conditions on high aspect ratio titanate nanostructures, CHEM MATER, 2006, Vol: 18, Pages: 6059 - 6068, ISSN: 0897-4756 Poland, K, Topoglidis, E, Durrant, JR, et al , Optical sensing of cyanide using hybrid biomolecular films, INORG CHEM COMMUN, 2006, Vol: 9, Pages: 1239 - 1242, ISSN: 1387-7003 Peir?, AM, Colombo, C, Doyle, G, et al , Photochemical reduction of oxygen adsorbed to nanocrystalline TiO(2) films: a transient absorption and oxygen scavenging study of different TiO(2) preparations., J Phys Chem B, 2006, Vol: 110, Pages: 23255 - 23263, ISSN: 1520-6106 ( publication ) Pacios, R, Chatten, AJ, Kawano, K, et al , Effects of photo-oxidation on the performance of poly[2-methoxy-5-(3 '',7 ''-dimethyloctyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene]:[6,6]-phenyl C-61-butyric acid methyl ester solar cells, ADV FUNCT MATER, 2006, Vol: 16, Pages: 2117 - 2126, ISSN: 1616-301X Kroeze, JE, Hirata, N, Schmidt-Mende, L, et al , Parameters influencing charge separation in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells using novel hole conductors, ADV FUNCT MATER, 2006, Vol: 16, Pages: 1832 - 1838, ISSN: 1616-301X Ohkita, H, Cook, S, Ford, TA, et al , Monomolecular triplet decay dynamics in fluorene-based conjugated polymer films studied by transient absorption spectroscopy, J PHOTOCH PHOTOBIO A, 2006, Vol: 182, Pages: 225 - 230, ISSN: 1010-6030 Cook, S, Ohkita, H, Durrant, JR, et al , Singlet exciton transfer and fullerene triplet formation in polymer-fullerene blend films, APPL PHYS LETT, 2006, Vol: 89, ISSN: 0003-6951 O'Regan, BC, Bakker, K, Kroeze, J, et al , Measuring charge transport from transient photovoltage rise times. A new tool to investigate electron transport in nanoparticle films, J PHYS CHEM B, 2006, Vol: 110, Pages: 17155 - 17160, ISSN: 1520-6106 Fabregat-Santiagoa, F, Bisquert, J, Palomares, E, et al , Impedance spectroscopy study of dye-sensitized solar cells with undoped spiro-OMeTAD as hole conductor, J APPL PHYS, 2006, Vol: 100, ISSN: 0021-8979 O'Regan, BC, Durrant, JR, Calculation of activation energies for transport and recombination in mesoporous TiO2/dye/electrolyte films - Taking into account surface charge shifts with temperature, J PHYS CHEM B, 2006, Vol: 110, Pages: 8544 - 8547, ISSN: 1520-6106 Topoglidis, E, Campbell, CJ, Cass, AEG, et al , Nitric oxide biosensors based on the immobilization of hemoglobin on mesoporous titania electrodes, ELECTROANAL, 2006, Vol: 18, Pages: 882 - 887, ISSN: 1040-0397 Ravirajan, P, Peiro, AM, Nazeeruddin, MK, et al , Hybrid polymer/zinc oxide photovoltaic devices with vertically oriented ZnO nanorods and an amphiphilic molecular interface layer, J PHYS CHEM B, 2006, Vol: 110, Pages: 7635 - 7639, ISSN: 1520-6106 Kim, Y, Cook, S, Tuladhar, SM, et al , A strong regioregularity effect in self-organizing conjugated polymer films and high-efficiency polythiophene: fullerene solar cells, NAT MATER, 2006, Vol: 5, Pages: 197 - 203, ISSN: 1476-1122 Linke-Schaetzel, M, Anson, CE, Powell, AK, et al , Dynamic chemical devices: Photoinduced electron transfer and its ion-triggered switching in nanomechanical butterfly-type bis(porphyrin)terpyridines, CHEM-EUR J, 2006, Vol: 12, Pages: 1931 - 1940, ISSN: 0947-6539 Hirata, N, Kroeze, JE, Park, T, et al , Interface engineering for solid-state dye-sensitised nanocrystalline solar cells: the use of an organic redox cascade, CHEM COMMUN, 2006, Pages: 535 - 537, ISSN: 1359-7345 Mills, A, Doyle, G, Peiro, AM, et al , Demonstration of a novel, flexible, photocatalytic oxygen-scavenging polymer film, J PHOTOCH PHOTOBIO A, 2006, Vol: 177, Pages: 328 - 331, ISSN: 1010-6030 Nazeeruddin, MK, Wang, Q, Cevey, L, et al , DFT-INDO/S modeling of new high molar extinction coefficient charge-transfer sensitizers for solar cell applications, INORG CHEM, 2006, Vol: 45, Pages: 787 - 797, ISSN: 0020-1669 Upadhyaya, HM, Hirata, N, Haque, SA, et al , Kinetic competition in flexible dye sensitised solar cells employing a series of polymer electrolytes, CHEM COMMUN, 2006, Pages: 877 - 879, ISSN: 1359-7345 Durrant, JR, Haque, SA, Palomares, E, Photochemical energy conversion: from molecular dyads to solar cells, CHEM COMMUN, 2006, Pages: 3279 - 3289, ISSN: 1359-7345 Ohkita, H, Cook, S, Astuti, Y, et al , Radical ion pair mediated triplet formation in polymer-fullerene blend films, CHEM COMMUN, 2006, Pages: 3939 - 3941, ISSN: 1359-7345 Handa, S, Giacalone, F, Haque, SA, et al , Solid film versus solution-phase charge-recombination dynamics of exTTF-bridge-C-60 dyads, CHEM-EUR J, 2005, Vol: 11, Pages: 7440 - 7447, ISSN: 0947-6539 Astuti, Y, Palomares, E, Haque, SA, et al , Triplet state photosensitization of nanocrystalline metal oxide electrodes by zinc-substituted cytochrome c: Application to hydrogen evolution, J AM CHEM SOC, 2005, Vol: 127, Pages: 15120 - 15126, ISSN: 0002-7863 Peiro, AM, Doyle, G, Mills, A, et al , Freestanding polymer-metal oxide nanocomposite films for light-driven oxygen scavenging, ADV MATER, 2005, Vol: 17, Pages: 2365 - +, ISSN: 0935-9648 Kim, Y, Cook, S, Choulis, SA, et al , Effect of electron-transport polymer addition to polymer/fullerene blend solar cells, SYNTHETIC MET, 2005, Vol: 152, Pages: 105 - 108, ISSN: 0379-6779 Coronado, E, Galan-Mascaros, JR, Marti-Gastaldo, C, et al , Reversible colorimetric probes for mercury sensing, J AM CHEM SOC, 2005, Vol: 127, Pages: 12351 - 12356, ISSN: 0002-7863 Tuladhar, SM, Poplavskyy, D, Choulis, SA, et al , Ambipolar charge transport in films of methanofullerene and poly(phenylenevinylene)/methanofullerene blends, ADV FUNCT MATER, 2005, Vol: 15, Pages: 1171 - 1182, ISSN: 1616-301X Schmidt-Mende, L, Kroeze, JE, Durrant, JR, et al , Effect of hydrocarbon chain length of amphiphilic ruthenium dyes on solid-state dye-sensitized photovoltaics, NANO LETT, 2005, Vol: 5, Pages: 1315 - 1320, ISSN: 1530-6984 Green, ANM, Palomares, E, Haque, SA, et al , Charge transport versus recombination in dye-sensitized solar cells employing nanocrystalline TiO2 and SnO2 films, J PHYS CHEM B, 2005, Vol: 109, Pages: 12525 - 12533, ISSN: 1520-6106 Heutz, S, Nogueira, AF, Durrant, JR, et al , Charge recombination in CuPc/PTCDA thin films, J PHYS CHEM B, 2005, Vol: 109, Pages: 11693 - 11696, ISSN: 1520-6106 Topoglidis, E, Palomares, E, Astuti, Y, et al , Immobilization and electrochemistry of negatively charged proteins on modified nanocrystalline metal oxide electrodes, ELECTROANAL, 2005, Vol: 17, Pages: 1035 - 1041, ISSN: 1040-0397 Waters, JP, Smyth-Boyle, D, Govender, K, et al , Simple CVD routes towards infiltration of mesoporous TiO2, CHEM VAPOR DEPOS, 2005, Vol: 11, Pages: 254 - 260, ISSN: 0948-1907 Li, XE, Yan, HT, Durrant, JR, Studies on the photo-stability of poly p-(phenylene vinylene), SPECTROSC SPECT ANAL, 2005, Vol: 25, Pages: 743 - 746, ISSN: 1000-0593 Ravirajan, P, Bradley, DDC, Nelson, J, et al , Efficient charge collection in hybrid polymer/TiO2 solar cells using poly(ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulphonate as hole collector, APPL PHYS LETT, 2005, Vol: 86, ISSN: 0003-6951 Ravirajan, P, Haque, SA, Durrant, JR, et al , The effect of polymer optoelectronic properties on the performance of multilayer hybrid polymer/TiO2 solar cells, ADV FUNCT MATER, 2005, Vol: 15, Pages: 609 - 618, ISSN: 1616-301X Haque,S.A., Palomares,E., Cho,B.M., et al , Charge separation versus recombination in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells: the minimization of kinetic redundancy, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2005, Vol: 127, Pages: 3456 - 3462, ISSN: 0002-7863 Haque, SA, Palomares, E, Cho, BM, et al , Charge separation versus recombination in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells: the minimization of kinetic redundancy., J Am Chem Soc, 2005, Vol: 127, Pages: 3456 - 3462, ISSN: 0002-7863 ( publication ) Kim, Y, Choulis, SA, Nelson, J, et al , Composition and annealing effects in polythiophene/fullerene solar cells, J MATER SCI, 2005, Vol: 40, Pages: 1371 - 1376 Kim, Y, Choulis, SA, Nelson, J, et al , Device annealing effect in organic solar cells with blends of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) and soluble fullerene, APPL PHYS LETT, 2005, Vol: 86, ISSN: 0003-6951 Klein, C, Nazeeruddin, MK, Liska, P, et al , Engineering of a novel ruthenium sensitizer and its application in dye-sensitized solar cells for conversion of sunlight into electricity, INORG CHEM, 2005, Vol: 44, Pages: 178 - 180, ISSN: 0020-1669 Geary, EAM, Yellowlees, LJ, Jack, LA, et al , Synthesis, structure, and properties of [Pt(II)(diimine)(dithiolate)] dyes with 3,3 ''-, 4,4 ''-, and 5,5 ''-disubstituted bipyridyl: Applications in dye-sensitized solar cells, INORG CHEM, 2005, Vol: 44, Pages: 242 - 250, ISSN: 0020-1669 Hore, S, Palomares, E, Smit, H, et al , Acid versus base peptization of mesoporous nanocrystalline TiO2 films: functional studies in dye sensitized solar cellst, J MATER CHEM, 2005, Vol: 15, Pages: 412 - 418, ISSN: 0959-9428 Green, ANM, Chandler, RE, Haque, SA, et al , Transient absorption studies and numerical modeling of iodine photoreduction by nanocrystalline TiO2 films, J PHYS CHEM B, 2005, Vol: 109, Pages: 142 - 150, ISSN: 1520-6106 Haque, SA, Handa, S, Peter, K, et al , Supermolecular control of charge transfer in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 films: Towards a quantitative structure-function relationship, ANGEW CHEM INT EDIT, 2005, Vol: 44, Pages: 5740 - 5744, ISSN: 1433-7851 Fabregat-Santiago, F, Garcia-Canadas, J, Palomares, E, et al , The origin of slow electron recombination processes in dye-sensitized solar cells with alumina barrier coatings, J APPL PHYS, 2004, Vol: 96, Pages: 6903 - 6907, ISSN: 0021-8979 Kim, Y, Cook, S, Choulis, SA, et al , Organic photovoltaic devices based on blends of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) and poly(9.9-dioctylfluorene-co-benzothiadiazole), CHEM MATER, 2004, Vol: 16, Pages: 4812 - 4818, ISSN: 0897-4756 Haque, SA, Park, JS, Srinivasarao, M, et al , Molecular-level insulation: An approach to controlling interfacial charge transfer, ADV MATER, 2004, Vol: 16, Pages: 1177 - +, ISSN: 0935-9648 Astuti, Y, Topoglidis, E, Briscoe, PB, et al , Proton-coupled electron transfer of flavodoxin immobilized on nanostructured tin dioxide electrodes: Thermodynamics versus kinetics control of protein redox function, J AM CHEM SOC, 2004, Vol: 126, Pages: 8001 - 8009, ISSN: 0002-7863 Astuti, Y, Topoglidis, E, Gilardi, G, et al , Cyclic voltammetry and voltabsorptometry studies of redox proteins immobilised on nanocrystalline tin dioxide electrodes, BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY, 2004, Vol: 63, Pages: 55 - 59, ISSN: 1567-5394 Clifford, JN, Palomares, E, Nazeeruddin, K, et al , Multistep electron transfer processes on dye co-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 films, J AM CHEM SOC, 2004, Vol: 126, Pages: 5670 - 5671, ISSN: 0002-7863 Haque, SA, Park, T, Xu, C, et al , Interface engineering for solid-state dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells: The use of ion-solvating hole-transporting polymers, ADV FUNCT MATER, 2004, Vol: 14, Pages: 435 - 440, ISSN: 1616-301X Clifford, JN, Palomares, E, Nazeeruddin, MK, et al , Molecular control of recombination dynamics in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 films: Free energy vs distance dependence, J AM CHEM SOC, 2004, Vol: 126, Pages: 5225 - 5233, ISSN: 0002-7863 Nelson, J, Choulis, SA, Durrant, JR, Charge recombination in polymer/fullerene photovoltaic devices, THIN SOLID FILMS, 2004, Vol: 451-52, Pages: 508 - 514 Ravirajan, P, Haque, SA, Poplavskyy, D, et al , Nanoporous TiO2 solar cells sensitised with a fluorene-thiophene copolymer, THIN SOLID FILMS, 2004, Vol: 451-52, Pages: 624 - 629 Xiao-e,L., Green,A.N.M., Haque,S.A., et al , Light-driven oxygen scavenging by titania/polymer nanocomposite films, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2004, Vol: 162, Pages: 253 - 259, ISSN: 1010-6030 Palomares, E, Vilar, R, Durrant, JR, Heterogeneous colorimetric sensor for mercuric salts, CHEM COMMUN, 2004, Pages: 362 - 363, ISSN: 1359-7345 Hirata, N, Lagref, JJ, Palomares, EJ, et al , Supramolecular control of charge-transfer dynamics on dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 films, CHEM-EUR J, 2004, Vol: 10, Pages: 595 - 602, ISSN: 0947-6539 Palomares, E, Vilar, R, Green, A, et al , Alizarin complexone on nanocrystalline TiO2: A heterogeneous approach to anion sensing, ADV FUNCT MATER, 2004, Vol: 14, Pages: 111 - 115, ISSN: 1616-301X Ravirajan, P, Haque, SA, Durrant, JR, et al , Hybrid nanocrystalline TiO2 solar cells with a fluorene-thiophene copolymer as a sensitizer and hole conductor, J APPL PHYS, 2004, Vol: 95, Pages: 1473 - 1480, ISSN: 0021-8979 Palomares, E, Martinez-Diaz, MV, Haque, SA, et al , State selective electron injection in non-aggregated titanium phthalocyanine sensitised nanocrystalline TiO2 films, CHEM COMMUN, 2004, Pages: 2112 - 2113, ISSN: 1359-7345 Durrant,J.R., Haque,S.A., Palomares,E., Towards optimisation of electron transfer processes in dye sensitised solar cells, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2004, Vol: 248, Pages: 1247 - 1257, ISSN: 0010-8545 Choulis, SA, Nelson, J, Tuladhar, SM, et al , Transport and recombination dynamics studies of polymer/fullerene based solar cells, MACROMOL SYMP, 2004, Vol: 205, Pages: 1 - 7, ISSN: 1022-1360 Books Palomares,E., Green,A.N.M., Haque,S.A., et al , Proceedings of SPIE, Denver, Colorado, USA, 3 - 8 August 2004, 2004 Ravirajan,P., Haque,S.A., Poplavskyy,D., et al , Proceedings of 3rd world conference on photovoltaic energy conversion, Osaka, Japan, 11 - 18 May 2003, 2003 Chapters in books Durrant,J.R., Nixon,P.J., Barber,J., et al , Identification of chlorophyll anion states during charge separation in mutant photosystem II reaction centres, In: Garab,G., editor, Photosysnthesis: Mechanisms and Effects, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999, Pages: 1041 - 1044 Topoglidis,E., Durrant,J.R., Spectroelectrochemistry and photochemistry of haem proteins immobilised on nanoporous Titanium dioxide films, In: Leddy,J., Porter,M.D., Vanysek,P., editor, New Directions in Electroanalytical Chemistry II, Electrochemistry Society Publishers, 1999, Pages: 152 - 156, ISBN: 1-5667-7227-3 Klug,D.R., Durrant,J.R., Joseph,D.M., et al , An overview of electron and energy transfer in the reaction centre of photsystem two, In: Tramer,A., editor, Fast Elementary Processes in Chemical and Biological Systems, New York, American: Institute of Physics Press, 1996, Pages: 219 - 234, ISBN: 1-5639-6564-X Recent Conference Contributions O'Regan, BC, Shuttle, C, Handa, S, et al , Comparison of the field and fermi level dependence of transport and recombination in polymer/C60 cells and solid state dye-sensitized cells, Conference on Organic Photovoltaics VII, 2006, Pages: U10 - U20 Ballantyne, AM, Wilson, JS, Nelson, J, et al , TOF mobility measurements in pristine films of P3HT: control of hole injection and influence of film thickness, Conference on Organic Photovoltaics VII, 2006, Pages: U21 - U31 Pacios, R, Nelson, J, Durrant, JR, et al , Charge recombination studies in polyfluorene :[6,6]-Phenyl (C61)-butyric acid methyl ester blend photovoltaic cells., Conference on Organic Photovoltaics IV, 2004, Pages: 262 - 270 Ravirajan,P., Green,A., Haque,S.A., et al , Efficient hybrid polymer/tio~2 solar cells using a multilayer structure [5520-48], 5th conference on organic photovoltaics, Denver, CO, August 2004, In: Kafafi,Z.H., Lane,P.A., editor, SPIE, 2004, Pages: 232 - 243 Ravirajan, P, Green, A, Haque, SA, et al , Efficient hybrid polymer/TiO2 solar cells using a multilayer structure, Conference on Organic Photovoltaics V, 2004, Pages: 232 - 243 Palomares, E, Green, A, Haque, SA, et al , Kinetic redundancy in dye sensitised solar cells: the use of high band gap metal oxide barrier layers, Conference on Organic Photovoltaics V, 2004, Pages: 76 - 81 Haque,S.A., Palomares,E., Xu,C.G., et al , Slow charge recombination at a dye sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2/organic semiconductor heterojunction employing Al2O3 coatings, Conference on Organic Photovoltaics IV, San Diego, CA, 2003, In: Kafafi,Z.H., Lane,P.A., editor, Bellingham, SpIE -International Society Optical Engineering, 2004, Pages: 9 - 15 Ravirajan, P, Haque, SA, Poplavskyy, D, et al , Solid state solar cell made from nanocrystalline TiO2 with a fluorene-thiophene copolymer as a hole-conductor, Conference on Organic Photovoltaics IV, 2004, Pages: 226 - 236 Green, A, Palomares, E, Haque, SA, et al , Transient absorption and photovoltage characterisation of dye sensitised solar cells, Conference on Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials III, 2004, Pages: 56 - 65 Green,A., Palomares,E., Haque,S.A., et al , Transient absorption and photovoltage characterization of dye-sensitized solar cells (invited paper) [5513-17], 3rd conference on physical chemistry of interfaces and nanomaterials, Denver, CO, August 2004, In: Hartland,G.V., Zhu,X.Y., editor, SPIE, 2004, Pages: 56 - 65 Patents Durrant,J.R., Mills,A., Steinke,J.H.G., Oxygen-scavenging elements containing activatable semiconductors for scavenging oxygen from their surrounding environment, Country: WO, 2004005424, 2003 Palomares,E., Clifford,J., Haque,S.A., et al , Low-temperature metal oxide coating, WO2004013062, 2003 Durrant, JR, Cass, AEG, Gilardi, G, Biochemical devices and their method of manufacture, WO 9954718 Durrant, JR, Palomares, E, Chemical Sensors Durrant, JR, Haque, SA, Holmes, A, et al , Composite Structure, WO 2004090921 Durrant, JR, Haque, SA, Martin, R, et al , Photovoltaic Devices, W0 2000065617    

Research interests - Electron transfer processes, solar-cells, sensors|Molecular and polymeric semiconductors|Miniaturised synthesis of nanoparticles|Chemical sensors and biosensors

Teaching - Teaching - Undergraduate Courses / Modules Teacher, 1st Year, PG - Chemical Equilibria Teacher, 2nd Year, PG - Photochemistry Teacher, 4th Year, PG - Optical and Electrical Properties of Nanotechnology Lecturer, Solar Energy

Phone - 020 7594 5321

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Professor Durrant's group expertise is focused around photochemistry and physical chemistry. However their research is very much ...

David Dye

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Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Prof

Phone - 020 7594 6811

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Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/david.dye

Professor Dye's research Interests focus on the fatigue, micromechanics and design of jet engine, aircraft and reactor materials, ...

Joshua B. Edel

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Awards - LabAutomation innovation award finalist (USA), 2005 ALA academic grant winner (USA), 2005 Overseas research studentship (UK), 2003 National Research Council research award (Canada), 2000 J. Muir Scholarship in Science (Canada), 2000  

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

External position - Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, MRSC

Position - Senior Lecturer in Micro and Nanotechnology

Prefix - Professor

Research - Dr. Joshua Edel's research activities lie in the general area of nanobiotechnology with an emphasis on the development of micro and nanofluidic devices for analytical and bio-analytical applications and ultra-high sensitivity optical detection techniques. For example, tools are being developed to study molecular dynamics confined within 5 - 500 nm wide fluidic channels. Combining nanofluidics with spectroscopy offers several major advantages for monitoring dynamics as this allows for the design of non-equilibrium experiments, in which biological processes can be initiated and monitored in real time. Another research area currently being pursued is in the use of microfluidic devices for high throughput parallel array detection capable of detecting rare cellular and molecular events at the single molecule level. The approach used is analogous to using a computing cluster as opposed to a single computer (i.e. the greater the number of processors in a cluster the quicker the computation time). In our research, the processors are replaced with fluidic channels in essence creating a super-fluidic chip. We demonstrate that single cells can be controllably compartmentalized within aqueous microdroplets; using such an approach we perform high-throughput screening by detecting the expression of a fluorescent protein in individual cells with simultaneous measurement of droplet size and cell occupancy. The team used the microfluidic device to generate sub-nanolitre-sized droplets containing cells and monitored the cells' protein expression. The number of cells per droplet could be controlled by changing the experimental conditions. Also, using a microfluidic approach meant that the droplets could be created rapidly and in a well-defined size, potentially allowing fast and reliable screening. Microfluidic Chip Figure 1: Microfluidic Chip Optical instrumentation used for probing single molecules within micro and nanofluidic devices. Figure 2: Optical instrumentation used for probing single molecules within micro and nanofluidic devices.

Research interests - Sub-wavelength optical imaging techniques for biomedical applications.|Molecular switch based biochemical sensors.|Portable and highly sensitive BioMEMs devices for cellular assays.|Label free “whispering gallery mode” based biosensors.|High throughput single molecule detection.|Single molecule protein folding dynamics.

Phone - 020 7594 0754

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Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/joshua.edel

Professor Joshua Edel's research activities lie in the general area of nanobiotechnology with an emphasis on the development of micro ...

Yuval Elani

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Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Phone - 44 (0)20 7594 1555

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Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/y.elani

Dr Yuval Elani leads the Soft Microsystems Group in the Department of Chemistry at Imperial. His group develop soft-matter ...

Sherif Elsharkawy

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Prefix - Dr

Website - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/sherif-elsharkawy

Dr Sherif Elsharkawy is a Clinical Lecturer in Prosthodontics at the Centre for Oral, Clinical and Translational Sciences, Faculty of ...

Mike Finnis

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Campus - Imperial College London

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Professor Finnis is a Chair in Materials Theory and Simulation. His main research interest is in exploring the links between ...

Roland Fleck

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Bio link - https://cui.kcl.ac.uk/about/

Email - King's College London

External position - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - 020 7848 8117

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Roland joined King’s College London in November 2013 from the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC), where ...

Ben Forbes

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Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - 0207 848 4823 

Website - https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/ben.forbes.html

Fionn Dunne

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Prof

Phone - 020 7594 2884

Extension - 42884

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/fionn.dunne

Professor Fionn Dunne is Chair in Micromechanics and holds the Royal Academy of Engineering/Rolls-Royce Research Chair at Imperial. ...

Matthew Fuchter

Academics

Awards - Faculty of Natural Sciences Award for Excellence in Teaching, Imperial College, 2013 College President and Rector’s award for Excellence in Teaching 2013, Imperial College, 2013

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Memberships - Member, British Association of Cancer Research Member, Royal Society of Chemistry Member, American Chemical Society

Position - Senior Lecturer

Prefix - Prof

Research - Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Imaging and Drug Discovery Novel Materials Chemical Synthesis

Phone - 020 7594 5815

Extension - 45815

Website - http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/fuchtergroup

Professor Fuchter's groups is actively exploring ways in which chiral materials can be used to enable/improve function in a range of ...

Sergi Garcia-Manyes

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - +44 020 7848 7106

Website - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/nms/depts/physics/people/academicstaff/garcia-manyes.aspx

Sergi is the head of the Biological Physics & Soft Matter Group at the Department of Physics of King's College London. He was ...

Tony Gee

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - 020 718 88366

Website - https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/antony.gee.html

Tony Gee is Professor of PET and Radiochemistry in the Division of Imaging Sciences at King's College London and a visiting Professor ...

Eileen Gentleman

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Dr

Phone - 020 7188 7388

Website - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/eileen-gentleman

Dr Eileen Gentleman is a Senior Research Fellow and Principal Investigator in the Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology at ...

Theoni K. Georgiou

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Position - Lecturer in Materials

Prefix - Dr

Research - Theoni’s research interests involve the synthesis and characterisation of well-defined polymers using “living” and/or “controlled” polymerisation techniques. Specifically, the engineering of well-defined, functional polymeric materials mostly for bioapplications like drug delivery, gene delivery, tissue engineering, medical imaging and photodynamic therapy. Furthermore, she is interested in the phase separation of polymer solutions and in fabricating polymeric macrosurfactants for stabilising dispersions.

Research interests - Synthesis and characterisation of well-defined polymers using “living” and/or “controlled” polymerisation techniques.

Phone - 020 7594 5177

Extension - 45177

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/t.georgiou

Dr Theoni Georgiou, obtained a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Cyprus in 2001, followed by a PhD in 2006 in Polymer Chemistry ...

Christopher Gourlay

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Memberships - Member, Institute of Cast Metals Engineers Member, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) Member, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining  

Position - Deputy Postgraduate Admissions Tutor, Lecturer

Prefix - Dr

Research interests - The Solidification Processing of alloys

Teaching - Metal Processing - MSE 305

Phone - 020 7594 8707

Extension - 48707

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/c.gourlay

Dr Christopher Gourlay is a Lecturer and RAEng/EPSRC Research Fellow. He read metallurgy at the University of Oxford (MEng, 2002) and ...

Nigel Graham

Academics

Awards - Abel Wolman Award, 22nd Pan-American Congress on Sanitary Engineering, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1990 Academic Achievement Award for Doctoral Dissertation, American Water Works Association, 1984

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

External position - Associate Editor, Editorial Board, Ozone: Science and Engineering Member, EPSRC Peer Review College

Memberships - Member, International Ozone Association Member, International Water Association Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers Member, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Fellow, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

Position - Professor of Environmental Engineering

Prefix - Prof

Research - Professor Nigel J.D. Graham is Professor of Environmental Engineering and his research interests are principally related to the design, operation, performance and development of a wide range of unit processes in water and wastewater treatment, and in the management of water supply systems. His research studies over 25 years have involved laboratory and pilot-scale experiment evaluations as well as process modelling and simulation. In recent years Professor Graham has focused his research studies on oxidation, coagulation and filtration processes, and in aspects of water supply network analysis. His current portfolio of projects range from the evaluation of electro-coagulation technology and novel polymer coagulants, advanced oxidation methods (eg. combinations of ozone and ultrasound, catalytic ozonation, novel adsorbents, ferrate with/without photocatalysis), to the development of computer-based process models (eg. granular filtration) and advanced water supply monitoring via wireless sensor networks. Professor Graham's research is supported principally by the UK EPSRC Research Council, the UK Water Industry and the European Union.

Research interests - Drinking water and wastewater treatment technologies|Treatment process evaluation and modelling|Intermediate technology methods|Water quality modelling

Teaching - Water Supply and Distribution - CI9-EE-27 Environmental Engineering: Water Resource and Supply Engineering - CI2-260 Environmental Management in Developing Countries - CI9-EE-09 Water and Wastewater Treatment  - CI9-EE-28 Water and Wastewater Engineering - CI4-461 Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment - CI9-EE-01 Design Project Environmental - CI9-EE-05

Phone - 020 7594 6121

Extension - 46121

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/n.graham

Professor Graham's research concerns the development of new technologies for drinking water and wastewater treatment. The scope for ...

Andrew G. Green

Academics

Awards - EPSRC Leadership Fellow

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Funding - New Physics at the Interface Between the Quantum and Classical Worlds EPSRC EP/I004831/2 Are Itinerant-Electron Quantum Critical Points Intrinsically Multicritical?   EPSRC EP/H049584/1 Topological Protection and Non-Equilibrium States in Strongly Correlated Electron Systems EPSRC EP/I031014/1 A Pragmatic Approach to Adiabatic Quantum Computation EPSRC EP/K02163X/1  

Lcn research link - https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=AGGRE15

Prefix - Prof

Research interests - Strongly Correlated Quantum Systems|Quantum Systems Out of Equilibrium|Quantum Critical Systems: Formation of New Quantum Phases|Quantum Critical Systems: Out of Equilibrium Universality|Gauge-Gravity Duality|Adiabatic Quantum Computation

Phone - 020 7679 1377

Extension - 31377

Prof Green is interested in the equilibrium and out-of-equilibrium strongly correlated quantum systems. This encompasses fundamental ...

Emile Greenhalgh

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - +44 (0)20 7594 5070

Website - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/e.greenhalgh

Professor Emilie Greenhalgh 'sresearch has focused on two areas: damage tolerance and failure analysis (fractography) of composites, ...

Robin Grimes

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - 44 (0)20 7594 6730

Website - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/r.grimes

His primary research interest is the application and development of computer simulation techniques to predict structural and dynamic ...

Z. Xiao Guo

Academics

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Lcn research link - https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=ZXGUO56

Memberships - Member of the Thomas Young Centre - London Centre for the Theory and Simulation of Materials.

Prefix - Prof

Research interests - Multiscale simulations|Materials syntheses|Nanostructures and catalysts|H2 / CO2 sorption and storage|Biofuel cells and biointerfaces|Clean energy technologies

Phone - 020 7679 7527

Extension - 27527

Prof Guo’s research interest focuses on multiscale simulations and syntheses of materials and nanostructures for applications in clean ...

Eduardo Saiz Gutierrez

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Position - Chair in Structural Ceramics

Prefix - Prof

Research - Novel nanocomposites for bone regeneration,” BRP-NIH (Bioengineering Research Partnership-National Institute of Health) with UCSF and LBNL (USA), “Bioinspired Structural Materials,” Marie Curie International Reintegration Grant, EU, €100K. “Bioinspired Ceramic/CNT composites-phase 2,” The US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (with Queen Mary and Oxford University) “Amelogenin Degradation by MMP20 and KLK4 in Enamel Biomineralization”, NIH with UCSF (USA), Coordinator, “BIoBone: Bioceramics for bone repair”, Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) (with INSA Lyon, University of Erlangen, Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya, University of Mons-Hainaut, AO foundation, Noraker, Ceram, Ceramtec, Keramat) “Biomimetic organic-inorganic hybrid structural materials”, Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships. “Advanced composites inspired by nature”, Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship.

Teaching - Advanced Biomaterials - MSE 417 Biomaterials - MSE 315 Polymers and Composites - MSE 309

Phone - 020 7594 6779

Extension - 46779

Website - http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/structuralceramics

Professor Saiz Gutierrez joined Imperial College in October 2009. He received his MsC from the Universidad de Cantabria (Spain) and ...

Saif Haque

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Position - Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer

Prefix - Prof

Phone - 020 7594 1886

Extension - 41886

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/s.a.haque

Professor Haque is a Reader in Materials Chemistry in Department of Chemistry at Imperial College London. He is a physical chemist ...

Yannis Hardalupas

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - +44 (0)20 7594 7057

Website - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/y.hardalupas

Professor Hardalupas's interests related to the London Nanotechnology Centre include the development of: (i) optical particle sizing, ...

Nicholas Harrison

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

External position - Head of the Energy Futures Programme, Science and Technology Facilities Council Director, Science and Engineering, Hartree Centre, Daresbury Laboratory Head of Computational Materials Science Group, Science and Technology Facilities Council Member of Executive Board, International Workshop on Oxides. Member of RCUK Energy Scientific Advisory Committee

Memberships - Fellow of the Institute of Physics Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Position - Professor of Computational Materials Science

Prefix - Prof

Research interests - Electronic structure theory|Solar Energy|Oxides|CRYSTAL code|Spintronics|Graphene|Batteries|Fuel Cells

Phone - 0207 594 5884

Extension - 45884

Website - http://www.thomasyoungcentre.org/people/20/professor-nicholas-harrison/

Professor Harrison's has worked on the development an efficient computational implementation of quantum mechanical theories of ...

Martin Heeney

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Position - Senior Lecturer in Materials Chemistry

Prefix - Prof

Research interests - Organic Semiconductors|Semiconducting polymers|Organic solar cells|Organic field effect transistors

Phone - 020 7594 1248

Extension - 41248

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/m.heeney

Martin Heeney is a Professor of Organic Materials in the department of chemistry at Imperial College. His research concentrates upon ...

Ortwin Hess

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Prof

Phone - +44 (0)20 7594 7586

Website - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/o.hess

Professor Hess's research interests are in Quantum Nanophotonics, Active Metamaterials and Laser Physics and are currently focused on ...

Graeme Hogarth

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Dr

Phone - 020 7848 1927

Website - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/graeme-hogarth

Graeme is an inorganic chemist at King's College London. He has a range of interests in the nano-domain specifically the use of ...

Stuart Holmes

Academics

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Dr

Extension - 39916

Dr Holmes is a Lecturer in Electronic Engineering.

Andrew Horsfield

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Prof

Research - Dr Horsfield specializes in modeling electron behaviour in nanoscale systems, including at the interface between biology and physics. His introduction to biological problems was made possible by a Career Development Fellowship from the Institute of Physics which he received while working for the Fujitsu European Centre for Information Technology, where his primary work was on the dynamics of point defects in semiconductors. His interest in linear scaling electronic structure methods and the development of two electronic structure codes (Plato and OXON) occurred while working in the Department of Materials at Oxford University with Prof. David Pettifor and Prof. Adrian Sutton. This built on his experience with tight binding while studying liquid silicon with Prof. Paulette Clancy at Cornell University as a PDRA and Junior Lecturer. He obtained his MSc and PhD in physics at Cornell University with Prof. Neil Ashcroft. His first-class BA in physics was obtained from Oxford University. He is a long-standing member of the Institute of Physics Computational Physics Committee. Research This figure shows two relaxed self-interstitial atom configurations of bcc Mo ((a) <111> dumbbell and (b) <110> dumbbell) and the corresponding electronic charge-density deformation maps. The maps are on the (110) plane, and are calculated by subtracting the final charge distributions from atomic charge densities. Recent Publications Jennifer C. Brookes, Filio Hartoutsiou, A. P. Horsfield and A. M., Stoneham, Could Humans Recognize Odor by Phonon Assisted Tunneling?, Phys Rev Letters 98, 038101, 2007 [PDF file] Andrew P Horsfield, D R Bowler, A J Fisher, Tchavdar N Todorov and M J Montgomery, Power dissipation in nanoscale conductors: classical, semi-classical and quantum dynamics, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16 (2004), 3609-3622 Andrew P Horsfield, D R Bowler, A J Fisher, Tchavdar N Todorov, Cristián G S Sánchez, Beyond Ehrenfest: correlated non-adiabatic molecular dynamics, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16 (2004) 8251–8266

Research interests - Defect dynamics in materials for hydrogen fusion power plants (this exploits efficient density functional methods, and is being carried out in collaboration with the UKAEA at Culham).|Excited electronic states in conjugated polymers (this is part of a Materials Modelling Initiative funded project to develop and apply Correlated Electron-Ion Dynamics).|Olfaction and electronic noses|Non-adiabatic molecular dynamics (Correlated Electron-Ion Dynamics) with open boundaries

Phone - 020 7594 6753

Extension - 46753

Website - http://www.thomasyoungcentre.org/people/22/dr-andrew-horsfield/

Professor Horsfield's research focuses on electrons that are out of equilibrium. There are several active projects at the moment. A ...

Chris Howard

Academics

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Lcn research link - http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucapcah/

Prefix - Prof

Phone - 020 7679 3486

Extension - 33486

Website - https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=CAHOW21

We create new materials that have desirable functional properties or that exhibit interesting emergent phenomena and we study these ...

Alex Ivanov

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Lcn research link - https://www.london-nano.com/research-and-facilities/highlight/dna-tunnelling-detector-embedded-in-a-nanopore|https://www.london-nano.com/research-and-facilities/highlight/detection-of-molecules-important-for-healthcare-could-soon-be-1000

Memberships - |

Position - Junior Research Fellow

Prefix - Dr

Research interests - Nanopore platforms, DNA sequencing|Single molecule delivery and detection (nucleic acids and proteins)|label free detection of proteins linked to neurodegenerative disease (alpha synuclein, amyloid beta, tau)

Phone - 020 7594 3156

Extension - 43156

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/alex.ivanov

Dr Ivanov's research is focused on the innovation of nanopore sensors and platforms for single-molecule detection and delivery, which ...

Aleksandar Ivetic

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Dr

Website - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/aleksandar-ivetic

Dr Ivetic was appointed Senior Lecturer in Cardiovascular Biology in April 2009 and is Principal Investigator of the ...

Roger Johnson

Academics

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Dr

Phone - 020 3108 1112

Extension - 51112

Peter Jones

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Prefix - Professor

Website - https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/peter.jones.html

Peter Jones is Professor of Endocrine Biology in the Diabetes Research Group at the Guy’s campus of King’s College London. Peter ...

Nazila Kamaly

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Dr

Phone - +44 (0)20 7594 1895

Website - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/nazila.kamaly

Dr Kamaly and her research group uses bioinspired approaches to synthesise targeted multi-functional polymeric nanomedicines capable ...

Lev Kantorovich

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - 020 7848 2160

Website - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/lev-kantorovich

Lev graduated from Latvian University (Latvia, Riga, former USSR) in 1979, defended a PhD in physics in 1985 (Salaspils, Institute of ...

Ji-Seon Kim

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Position - Senior Lecturer

Prefix - Dr

Teaching - Laboratory III - PH3-LAB2 Laboratory III - PH3-LAB1 Research Interfaces - PH4-RI Environmental Physics - PH2-ENV

Phone - 020 7594 7597

Extension - 47597

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/ji-seon.kim

Ji-Seon Kim is Professor of Solid State Physics and Director of the Plastic Electronics Centre for Doctoral Training ...

Tony Kinloch

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - +44 (0)20 7594 7081

Website - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/a.kinloch

Professor Kinloch's research includes areas of adhesion and adhesives, toughened polymers, nanocomposites and the fracture of polymers ...

Norbert Klein

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Position - Chair in Electromagnetic Nanomaterials, Materials

Prefix - Prof

Research - The main research activity comprises the exploration of microwave and terahertz properties of dielectrics, ferroelectrics and semiconductors and superconductors with emphasis on thin films and nanostructures, but also of liquids and biomaterials. One of the most challenging materials for future investigation are graphene thin films. Norbert´s group invented several microwave and terahertz characterization methods based on resonator methods and evanescent probe techniques. Beyond material investigation, his group has developed microwave and terahertz devices for microwave communications applications such as low phase noise oscillator and microwave tunable filters, but also sensor devices and systems for homeland security, bio medical and industrial applications. In addition, micro- and nanomechanical structures have been fabricated and explored for sensor applications. Norbert Klein joined Imperial College in Oct. 2009, is co-heading the thin film team http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/thinfilms together with Neil Alford and is currently establishing a Centre for Electromagnetic Material Characterization with strong emphasis on the terahertz frequency range. This work is in collaboration with the Centre for Plasmonics and Metamaterials http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/plasmonmeta . The team works in close collaboration with the materials division at the National Physical Laboratory http://www.npl.co.uk , where Norbert holds a part time research fellow position. Norbert´s spin out company EMISENS in Germany http://www.emisens.com/ , which is represented in the UK by Link Microtek http://www.linkmicrotek.com/ , is developing and commercializing new sensor concepts for homeland security and industrial applications. Recent Research Publications 1. “High-sensitive microwave characterization of organic molecule solutions of nanolitre volume”, Shaforost, EN; Klein, N; Vitusevich, SA; Barannik, A.A; Cherpak, NT, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTER Volume: 94 Article Number: 112901 Published: 2009 2. “Nanoliter liquid characterization by open whispering-gallery mode dielectric resonators at millimeter wave frequencies“,Shaforost, EN; Klein, N; Vitusevich, SA, et al. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS Volume: 104 Issue: 7 Article Number: 074111 Published: 2008 3. “Design and fabrication of in-plane resonant microcantilevers“ Wu, YH; Panaitov, G; Zhang, Y, et al. MICROELECTRONICS JOURNAL Volume: 39 Issue: 1 Pages: 44-48 Published: 2008 4. “Arrays of high-T-c Josephson junctions in open millimeter wave resonators“, Klushin, AM; He, M; Yan, SL, et al., APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS Volume: 89 Issue: 23 Article Number: 232505 Published: DEC 4 2006 5. “Dielectric tunability of SrTiO3 thin films in the terahertz range“,Kuzel, P; Kadlec, F; Nemec, H, et al. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS Volume: 88 Issue: 10 Article Number: 102901 Published: MAR 6 2006 Research Fig.1 : Electromagnetic characterization Lab, Department of Materials: Evanescent field scanning microscope, Terahertz time domain spectrometer, and resonator based liquid screening device (from left to right) Fig. 2 : Electromagnetic characterization Lab, Department of Materials: Coplanar probe wafer station for frequencies up to 40 GHz Seminar Series Facilities in your research group. We have several thin film deposition techniques available, including a Neocera pulsed laser ablation system (PLD), which can be used to manufacture a range of different oxide materials, including novel materials using targets made in-house. Prototype and proof-of-principle device manufacture is also possible with the new facilities at Imperial College for nanolithography. We have recently acquired a third chamber that can perform spread composition deposition, useful for combinatorial methods. For measurement of microwave properties we have three Agilent parameter network analysers (PNA), which are used with microwave probe-stations and resonant cavities for characterising thin films and dielectrics at frequencies up to 40GHz. The microwave cavities have been designed which are tuneable, and which are used to perform measurements of loss (Q), permittivity and temperature coefficient of resonant frequency (TCf) down to cryogenic temperatures as low as 15 K. The equipment is also used to measure the surface resistance and the distribution of critical currents in high temperature superconductors. An impedance/gain-phase analyser with dielectric test fixtures is used for determining the low frequency properties of dielectrics, ferroelectrics, the Q of MRI receive coils and the impedance of piezoelectrics. We also have two probe stations providing on-wafer measurements of thin films and devices under external electrical bias and magnetic field (up to 0.15T) applied in horizontal and vertical directions, in a wide temperature (10K – 600K) and frequency (d.c. – 40 GHz) ranges. We have an Agilent RF-LCR meter capable of performing a range of measurements on ferroelectrics and semiconductors in the frequency range 1 Hz to 3GHz and an Agilent B1500 Semiconductor Analyser with high resolution module (HRSMU) that allows d.c. current measurements with 1 fA resolution. We can perform a full range of P-E loop analysis over a range of temperatures using a ferroelectric tester on both thick film and bulk materials. A Radiant Technologies Precision LC unit is used to measure polarisation or current against voltage or electric field using voltages up to ±10KV with a high voltage power amplifier. Polarisation-Field loops obtained using the standard triangular wave or a user customised voltage profile show the ferroelectric behaviour of bulk samples while the memory effect and values of effective capacitance and dielectric constant can be measured using customised pulse measurements or the standard PUND (positive up, negative down) measurement. Using the thermal chamber attached to a liquid nitrogen cylinder ferroelectric measurements in the range of -184.4°C to 315.5°C can be obtained which can be used to find the Curie temperature and examine pyroelectric behaviour. In addition the unit can be used to measure current-voltage or capacitance-voltage characteristics, resistance measurements, leakage current and by subjecting the sample to a series of pulses, fatigue, imprint and loss of remnant polarisation. We have recently purchased a Teraview THz spectrometer for performing terahertz time domain spectroscopy in the frequency range from 100 GHz up to 4 THz. Beyond transmission spectroscopy, which allows the determination of the complex valued permittivity of transparent thin film and bulk samples, the system is equipped with a fibre optic extension which allows to place the terahertz transmitter and receiver at arbitrary positions. We are going to construct a scanning terahertz reflectometer for spatially resolved material investigation, and will develop novel terahertz evanescent field probes emphasizing (sub)micrometer spatial resolution.

Research interests - Microwave resonators and sensing devices|Terahertz spectroscopy|Thin films, surfaces, and interfaces|Nanomechanics

Phone - 020 7594 6783

Extension - 46783

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/n.klein

Professor Klein's main scientific activities are in the area of electromagnetic material characterization and sensor applications, but ...

Garrit Koller

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Dr

Website - https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/garrit.koller.html

PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Lecturer

Yuri Korchev

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Prof

Research - Prof Yuri Korchev research interests include SICM for reliable imaging of living cells, alone and in combination with fluorescence microscopy and patch clamp for functional imaging, and the use of SCIM for scanning near field optical microscopy. In cellular biology, he researches the role of mechano-sensitivity in cells and in action of hormones in regulation of ion channels; the mapping of the distribution of single functional channels in living cells. In the field of biosensors, he is interested in the use of nanopipettes as biosensors. Recent Publications Journals Dutta AK; Korchev YE; Shevchuk AI; Hayashi S; Okada Y; Sabirov RZ. (01 Mar 2008). Spatial distribution of maxi-anion channel on cardiomyocytes detected by smart-patch technique. Biophys J. 94:1646-1655. Publisher weblink DOI. Bruckbauer A; James P; Zhou D; Yoon JW; Excell D; Korchev Y; Jones R; Klenerman D. (01 Nov 2007). Nanopipette delivery of individual molecules to cellular compartments for single-molecule fluorescence tracking. Biophys J. 93:3120-3131. Publisher weblink DOI. Zhang Y; Sanchez D; Gorelik J; Klenerman D; Lab M; Edwards C; Korchev Y. (Jun 2007). Basolateral P2X4-like receptors regulate the extracellular ATP-stimulated epithelial Na+ channel activity in renal epithelia. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 292:F1734-F1740. Publisher weblink DOI. Sánchez D; Anand U; Gorelik J; Benham CD; Bountra C; Lab M; Klenerman D; Birch R; Anand P; Korchev Y. (15 Jan 2007). Localized and non-contact mechanical stimulation of dorsal root ganglion sensory neurons using scanning ion conductance microscopy. J Neurosci Methods. 159:26-34. Publisher weblink DOI. Korchev Y; Sanchez D; Anand P; Gorelik J; Zhang YJ; Shevchuk A; Vodyanoy I; Lab M; Klenerman D. (Jan 2007). "Non-contact" mechanical characterization and stimulation of cells using scanning ion conductance microscopy. BIOPHYS J. 33A-33A. Johnson N; Li C; Ostanin V; Bruckbauer A; Korchev Y; Klenerman D. (Jan 2007). Improved scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) for live cell imaging. BIOPHYS J. 323A-323A. Piper JD; Clarke RW; Korchev YE; Ying L; Klenerman D. (27 Dec 2006). A renewable nanosensor based on a glass nanopipette. J Am Chem Soc. 128:16462-16463. Publisher weblink DOI. Gorelik J; Yang LQ; Zhang Y; Lab M; Korchev Y; Harding SE. (01 Dec 2006). A novel Z-groove index characterizing myocardial surface structure. Cardiovasc Res. 72:422-429. Publisher weblink DOI. Korchev Y; Zhang Y; Gorelik J; Edwards CRW. (Oct 2006). Paracrine role of ATP in aldosterone action on epithelial cells and cardiomyocytes. HYPERTENSION. 48:764-764. Yang LQ; Gorelik J; Korchev Y; Harding SE. (Jun 2006).Increase in beta(1)AR-Gi coupling after detubulation in rat ventricular myocytes. J MOL CELL CARDIOL. 40:923-924. DOI. Klenerman D; Korchev Y. (Jun 2006).Potential biomedical applications of the scanned nanopipette. NANOMEDICINE-UK. 1:107-114. DOI. Gorelik J; Patel P; Ng'andwe C; Vodyanoy I; Diakonov I; Lab M; Korchev Y; Williamson C. (May 2006). Genes encoding bile acid, phospholipid and anion transporters are expressed in a human fetal cardiomyocyte culture. BJOG. 113:552-558. Publisher weblink DOI. Gorelik J; Ali NN; Shevchuk AI; Lab M; Williamson C; Harding SE; Korchev YE. (Apr 2006). Functional characterization of embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes using scanning ion conductance microscopy. Tissue Eng. 12:657-664. Publisher weblink DOI. Shevchuk AI; Frolenkov GI; Sánchez D; James PS; Freedman N; Lab MJ; Jones R; Klenerman D; Korchev YE. (27 Mar 2006). Imaging proteins in membranes of living cells by high-resolution scanning ion conductance microscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 45:2212-2216. Publisher weblink DOI. Rodolfa KT; Bruckbauer A; Zhou D; Schevchuk AI; Korchev YE; Klenerman D. (Feb 2006). Nanoscale pipetting for controlled chemistry in small arrayed water droplets using a double-barrel pipet. Nano Lett. 6:252-257. Publisher weblink DOI. Rodolfa KT; Bruckbauer A; Zhou D; Korchev YE; Klenerman D. (28 Oct 2005). Two-component graded deposition of biomolecules with a double-barreled nanopipette. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 44:6854-6859. Publisher weblink DOI. Gorelik J; Zhang Y; Sánchez D; Shevchuk A; Frolenkov G; Lab M; Klenerman D; Edwards C; Korchev Y. (18 Oct 2005). Aldosterone acts via an ATP autocrine/paracrine system: the Edelman ATP hypothesis revisited. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 102:15000-15005. Publisher weblink DOI. Zhang Y; Gorelik J; Sanchez D; Shevchuk A; Lab M; Vodyanoy I; Klenerman D; Edwards C; Korchev Y. (Sep 2005). Scanning ion conductance microscopy reveals how a functional renal epithelial monolayer maintains its integrity. Kidney Int. 68:1071-1077. Publisher weblink DOI. Ying L; Bruckbauer A; Zhou D; Gorelik J; Shevchuk A; Lab M; Korchev Y; Klenerman D. (07 Aug 2005). The scanned nanopipette: a new tool for high resolution bioimaging and controlled deposition of biomolecules. Phys Chem Chem Phys. 7:2859-2866. Publisher weblink DOI. Brette F; Korchev Y; Orchard CH. (Jun 2005). Functional localization of cardiac and neuronal sodium currents in rat ventricular myocytes. J MOL CELL CARDIOL. 38:1006-1007. Duclohier HPM; Gorelik J; Yang LQ; Harding SE; Korchev YE. (Jan 2005). Distribution of sodium channels in ventricular heart cells. BIOPHYS J. 88:378A-378A. Gorelik JV; Benton DCH; Monaghan A; Lab MJ; Vodyanoy I; Klenerman D; Moss GWJ; Korchev YE. (Jan 2005). Studying of neuronal synapses by scanning ion conductance microscopy. BIOPHYS J. 88:305A-305A. Gu Y; Kirkman-Brown JC; Korchev Y; Barratt CL; Publicover SJ. (15 Oct 2004). Multi-state, 4-aminopyridine-sensitive ion channels in human spermatozoa. Dev Biol. 274:308-317. Publisher weblink DOI. Gorelik J; Shevchuk A; de Swiet M; Lab M; Korchev Y; Williamson C. (Aug 2004). Comparison of the arrhythmogenic effects of tauro- and glycoconjugates of cholic acid in an in vitro study of rat cardiomyocytes. BJOG. 111:867-870. Publisher weblink DOI. Bruckbauer A; Zhou D; Kang DJ; Korchev YE; Abell C; Klenerman D. (02 Jun 2004).An addressable antibody nanoarray produced on a nanostructured surface. J Am Chem Soc. 126:6508-6509. Publisher weblink DOI. Gorelik J; Zhang Y; Shevchuk AI; Frolenkov GI; Sánchez D; Lab MJ; Vodyanoy I; Edwards CR; Klenerman D; Korchev YE. (31 Mar 2004). The use of scanning ion conductance microscopy to image A6 cells. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 217:101-108. Publisher weblink DOI. Ying L; White SS; Bruckbauer A; Meadows L; Korchev YE; Klenerman D. (Feb 2004). Frequency and voltage dependence of the dielectrophoretic trapping of short lengths of DNA and dCTP in a nanopipette. Biophys J. 86:1018-1027. Publisher weblink. Darszon A; Wood CD; Beltrán C; Sánchez D; Rodríguez E; Gorelik J; Korchev YE; Nishigaki T. (2004). Measuring ion fluxes in sperm. Methods Cell Biol. 74:545-576. Publisher weblink.

Research interests - The use of microscopy to study the dynamic properties of living cells|Biomedical applications of scanning ion conductance microscopy

Phone - 020 8383 3080

Extension - 33080

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/y.korchev

Prof Yuri Korchev research interests include SICM for reliable imaging of living cells, alone and in combination with fluorescence ...

Alexei Kornyshev

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Dr

Phone - +44 (0)20 7594 5786

Website - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/a.kornyshev

Professor Alexei Kornyshev is an expert in condensed matter theoretical chemical physics and its applications to biophysics, ...

Matthias Krause

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Dr

Phone - 020 7848 6959

Website - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/research/divisions/randall/research/sections/motility/krause/krausematthias.aspx

PhD in Cell Biology, Braunschweig University, Germany; Postdoc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; Wellcome ...

Frank Kruger

Academics

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Lcn research link - https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=FKRUG35

Prefix - Dr

Phone - 020 3108 6030

Extension - 56030

Dr Kruger's research interests include strongly correlated electron systems, quantum magnetisms, disordered systems, and quantum criticality.

Anthony Kucernak

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Position - Professor of Physical Chemistry

Prefix - Prof

Research interests - Fuel cells |Solid polymer fuel cells |PEM fuel cells |Direct methanol fuel cells |Corrosion |Electrochemical energy conversion |Hydrogen fuel, economy & storage

Phone - 020 7594 5831

Extension - 45831

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/anthony

Anthony received his PhD from Southampton University in 1991 and carried out postdoctoral research at Cambridge University. He ...

Sanjeev Kumar

Academics

Awards - Assistant Editor, Nanoscale Research Letters (A Springer Open Journal) Editor, Journal of Scientific Review 

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Memberships - Member, IEEE Member, IoP

Position - Senior Research Associate

Prefix - Dr

Research interests - Transport in one-dimensional semiconductors (quantum wires), semiconductor heterostructures, photoconductivity in semiconductors and solids

Phone - 020 7679 7758

Extension - 39916

Hidekazu Kurebayashi

Academics

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Lcn research link - https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=HKURE44

Position - Lecturer

Prefix - Prof

Research interests - materials science and device physics in spintronics, e.g. spin current, spin waves, spin-Hall effect & the spin-orbit interaction.

Phone - +44-(0)20-7679-9977

Extension - 39977

Website - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/spintronics

Prof Kurebayashi's research is in spintronics.

Eric Lam

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Position - Professor of Molecular Oncology

Prefix - Prof

Research interests - Molecular and Cellular Systems

Phone - 020 7594 2810

Extension - 42810

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/eric.lam

Professor Lam's current work focuses on the role and regulation of FOXO, FOXM1 and their co-factors as well as other forkhead ...

Bill Lee

Academics

Awards - He has won multiple prizes including the Rosenhain Medal (1999) and Pfeil Award (2000) of the IOM3 and the Wakabayashi Prize (2004) of the Refractories Society of Japan. He is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and the IOM3.

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Memberships - Bill is a member of the High Scientific Council of European Nuclear Society, the International Globalisation Task Force of the American Ceramic Society and the Materials panel for the UK RAE 2008. 

Prefix - Prof

Research - Bill studies the relation between processing, properties and microstructures in a broad range of ceramics. His research interests include: radwaste and radiation damage; silicates, clays and clay-based ceramics; crystallisation and glass ceramics; electron microscopy and microstructures; structural ceramics and ceramic matrix composites; high temperature refractory composites and ceramics in environmental cleanup. He has authored three books (Ceramic Microstructures Property Control by Processing with WM Rainforth in 1994, An Introduction to Nuclear Waste Immobilisation with M Ojovan in 2005 and New Developments in Glassy Nuclear Wasteforms with M Ojovan in 2007), 7 book chapters and nearly 300 peer-reviewed papers and has successfully supervised 40 students to completion of their PhDs. Research ZrB2-SiC composites are being considered for next generation space orbiter thermal protection systems for orbiters which can take off and land unaided by other systems such as piggybacking on rockets like the current space shuttles. The high-temperature properties are crucial to successful development of these materials and the interface between the SiC and ZrB2 has a key influence. In this project we are using detailed transmission electron microscopy to examine the nature of the interphases and how they control high-temperature behaviour. Image: Interface showing no grain boundary phase Recent Publications Rafael Guimarães de Sá, William Edward Lee, Nanotechnology for the Refractories Industry - A Foresight Perspective, The Refractories Engineer, May 2007 Daniel D. Jayaseelan, William E. Lee, Devaraj Amutharani, Shaowei Zhang, Katsumi Yoshida and Hideki Kita, In Situ Formation of Silicon Carbide Nanofibers on Cordierite Substrates, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 90[5] 1603-1606 (2007), DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2007.01541.x [PDF file] S. Bajwa, W.M. Rainforth , W.E. Lee, Sliding wear behaviour of SiC–Al2O3 nanocomposites , WEAR, 2005, Vol: 259, Pages: 553 - 561, ISSN: 0043-1648, DOI:10.1016/j.wear.2005.02.027 [PDF file]

Phone - 020 7594 6733

Extension - 46733

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/w.e.lee

Professor Lee's current research involves detailed processing/property/microstructure relations in a range of ceramic materials ...

Paul Lickiss

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - +44 (0)20 7594 5761

Paul Lickiss, Professor of Organometallic Chemistry, is interested in the chemistry of main group compounds, particularly ...

Trevor Lindley

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Prof

Extension - 6735

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/t.lindley

Trevor Lindley came to Imperial College in 1994 after working in the Centre des Materiaux at Ecole des Mines de Paris. He had ...

Chin-Pang Liu

Academics

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Lcn research link - https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=CPLIU59

Prefix - Dr

Research - Design, fabrication and characterisation of advanced photonic devices, in particular, the Asymmetric Fabry-Perot modulator (AFPM) which can be used as both a light intensity modulator and a photodetector in a single device. Radio-over-fibre systems and techniques. Novel and low-cost transmission techniques for wireless multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) signal over fibre. Microwave Photonics. High-speed photonic sampling techniques. Real-time indoor location systems using active RFID tags, optical fibres and associated signal processing techniques.

Extension - 33973

Dr Liu's research interests are focused on i) Design, fabrication and characterisation of advanced photonic devices, in particular, ...

Andrew Livingston

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Position - Professor of Chemical Engineering

Prefix - Prof

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/a.livingston

Professor Livingston is passionate about creating novel technology platforms for manufacturing chemicals and (bio)pharmaceuticals. ...

Antonio Lombardo

Academics

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Phone - (0)20 3987 2390

Dr Antonio Lombardo is a Lecturer in Nanostructures and Devices at the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the Department of ...

Alan Lowe

Academics

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Lcn research link - https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=ARLOW07

Prefix - Dr

Extension - 32644

Dr Lowe's main research goal is to to identify the principles and mechanisms by which an ensemble of molecules or cells generate ...

Stepan Lucyszyn

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Position - Reader in Millimetre-wave Electronics & Director of Centre for Terahertz Science and Engineering

Prefix - Prof

Phone - 020 7594 6167

Extension - 46167

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/s.lucyszyn

Professor Lucyszyn 's a professor of Millimetre-wave Systems and Director of the Centre for Terahertz Science and Engineering, he ...

Angus MacKinnon

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Website - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/a.mackinnon

Professor Mackinnon's research interest is in the theoretical and computational physics of Nano-mechanical (NMS) and ...

Stefan Maier

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Prof

Research - My main research interests are in plasmonics and nanophotonics – finding ways to confine and guide light in a controlled manner on the nanoscale, below the optical diffraction limit. The main means to achieve this lies in the exploitation of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs), electromagnetic surface waves supported at the interface between an electric conductor and a dielectric. Advances in electromagnetic computation tools, nanofabrication and optical nanoprobing facilities have given rise to a new research field called plasmonics, aimed at achieving control over SPPs using nanostructured metals. Prominent applications lie in waveguiding, where plasmonics could close the size gap between electrical and optical integrated networks, and particularly in optical biosensing, exploiting vastly increased light/matter interactions in plasmonic field hot spots.

Research interests - Design and characterization of plasmon waveguides in various geometries|Supercontinuum near-field optical microscopy as a means for the study of plasmonic resonances|Plasmonic and metamaterials research at THz frequencies

Phone - 020 7594 7623

Extension - 47623

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/s.maier

Professor Maier's research interests are in plasmonics and nanophotonics – finding ways to confine and guide light in a controlled ...

Harris Makatsoris

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - +44 020 7848 5382

Website - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/harris-makatsoris

I am Professor of Sustainable Manufacturing Systems in the Department of Engineering at King's College London. I have extensive ...

Samjid Mannan

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - 020 7848 1780

Website - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/samjid-mannan

Samjid Mannan received his BA in physics at Balliol College, Oxford in 1988 and his PhD in theoretical elementary particle physics at ...

Katharina Marquardt

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Phone - 020 7594 9534

Extension - 49533

Website - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/k.marquardt

Katharina Marquardt is a Lecturer in Ceramics at the Department of Materials. Prior to moving to Imperial she worked at the University ...

Cecilia Mattevi

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Memberships - University Research Fellow, Royal Society Membership, American Vacuum Society (AVS) Membership, American Chemical Society (ACS) Membership, Institute of Physics (IOP) Membership, Materials Research Society (MRS)

Position - Royal Society University Research Fellowship

Prefix - Dr

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/c.mattevi

Cecilia Mattevi's research interests centre on the synthesis of novel 2D atomically thin materials with tunable optoelectronic ...

Steve J Matthews

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Position - Professor of Chemical and Structural Biology, Division of Molecular Biosciences

Prefix - Prof

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/s.j.matthews

Professor Steve Matthews research vision focuses on unravelling the structural mechanisms by which pathogenic species attack their ...

Iain McCulloch

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - 020 7594 5669

Website - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/i.mcculloch

Professor Iain McCulloch is a Professor of Polymer Materials. His research focus is in the development of high performance organic ...

Rachel McKendry

Academics

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

External position - • Steering Group of the UK Infectious Diseases Research Network. • Editorial Board of Royal Society of Chemistry Journal Analyst. • London Technology Network Emerging Medical Technologies Advisory Board. • Industrial consulting with UCL Business, London Technology Network and Bio Nano Consulting. • London Technology Network Business Fellow – training at London Business School. • Organised conferences and networking events with the British Council and the Swiss Embassy. • Women's Engineering Society (WES) Role Model - Inspiring Women in Engineering - www.wes.org.uk/content/rachel-mckendry

Funding - EPSRC, IRC in Nanotechnology (Cambridge, Bristol, UCL), BBSRC, Royal Society, HFSP, industry.

Lcn research link - https://www.i-sense.org.uk|https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical-physical-sciences/m-africa|https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=RMCKE57

Memberships - Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, General Society for Microbiology & Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Outreach - Public Engagement work: interviews for BBC Radio 4 Today Programme and Naked Scientist and feature articles in New Scientist, Nanotechnology Magazine and EPSRC public engagement work. Women's Engineering Society (WES) Role Model - Inspiring Women in Engineering - www.wes.org.uk/content/rachel-mckendry

Prefix - Prof

Research - Emerging infections and antibiotic resistance rank among the gravest threats to human health alongside global warming and terrorism. My research aims to transform the early diagnosis, treatment and tracking of deadly outbreaks - including new strains of influenza, antimicrobial resistance and HIV – by exploiting advances in nanotechnology, telecommunications and big data. Recent research highlights span from unravelling the nanomechanical workings of antibiotics against MRSA (Nature Nanotechnology 2014), to creating mobile phone connected diagnostics for HIV (NIHR i4i award with OJ-Bio) and a major new £11M EPSRC IRC in global early warning sensing systems, linking self-reported symptoms on social media and search engines with mobile phone-connected disease diagnostics:  - Superbugs and superdrugs: Alexander Flemings’ serendipitous discovery of penicillin heralded a golden era of antibiotic drug discovery but in recent years the drug pipeline has dried to a trickle and new antibiotics are urgently needed. My team is using cantilever ‘diving board’ sensors to unravel the remarkable nanomechanical molecular workings of vancomycin, one of the few effective treatments for MRSA on drug susceptible and drug resistant phenotypes. Our percolation framework provides new insight into how drug binding mechanically weakens cells leading to death by lysis (Nature Nanotechnology 2008). More recently we have developed analytical models to disentangle the interplay between antibiotic levels in serum and their efficacy on the surface of bacteria for ultra-sensitive therapeutic monitoring applications. Our findings may also aid drug discovery of new antibiotics against drug resistance. (Nature Nanotechnology 2014). http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/v9/n3/full/nnano.2014.33.html; http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/v8/n7/full/nnano.2013.127.html - Mobile phone connected diagnostics for HIV Globally HIV currently infects 33 million men, women and children but even in the UK, one in four people are unaware of their infection. Working with industry partners OJ-Bio and clinicians at UCL/UCLH BRC and UCL Partners, we are creating a new generation of mobile phone-connected diagnostic devices to help widen access to testing in community settings and developing countries. Our approach combines innovative surface acoustic wave biosensors developed by OJ-Bio with UCL’s llama antibodies coatings - small temperature stable antibodies with a high affinity for HIV. Collaborators: Robin Weiss, Deenan Pillay, (UCL); Vince Emery (Surrey) and Dale Athey, Hiromi Yatsuda (OJ-Bio www.oj-bio.com) Acknowledgement: The II-LA-1111-20004 project is funded by the National Institute for Health Research’s Invention for Innovation Programme. - Hunting Pathogens (EPSRC IRC i-sense) Emerging infections arise can spread rapidly with the ability to cause pandemics e.g H1N1 Spanish Flu and SARS. Early detection of outbreaks plays a vital role in helping patients gain quicker access to treatment and protecting the wider public from the risk of deadly infection. However, today, limited diagnostic technologies in community settings mean that infections are often picked up at a late stage, leading to ongoing transmission within communities and delays in public health efforts to respond to emerging threats e.g. pandemic influenza. We have recently been awarded a major new £11M EPSRC interdisciplinary research collaboration (i-sense) to build early-warning sensing systems to identify outbreaks – including new strains of influenza, antibiotic resistance and HIV - much earlier than ever before by linking web information sources to mobile phone connected tests. We are investigating if self-reported symptoms of infection on social media (Twitter) and search engines (Google and Bing) can help to accurately identify outbreaks across populations, in real-time with geographically linked information, even before people attend clinics. Since many diseases share common symptoms we are linking these big data sources to mobile phone-connected diagnostic tests – including ‘barcodes’ of host and pathogen biomarkers which can be read using smart phone cameras via an ‘app’. The ability to transmit results and location immediately into clinical and public health systems will help patients gain more rapid follow up care and protect populations from the spread of deadly infections. The IRC is a 5 year, EPSRC funded collaboration between UCL, Imperial, LSHTM, Newcastle, Surrey and Public Health England with clinical and industry partners- UCL: Deenan Pillay (Wellcome Trust Africa Centre), Anne Johnson, Ingemar Cox, Andreas Demosthenous, Quentin Pankhurst, Eleni Nastouli (UCL Partners), Andrew Hayward, Dorothy Duffy; Imperial: Molly Stevens; LSHTM: Rosanna Peeling; Newcastle University: Calum McNeil, Neil Keegan, Colin Harwood, Anil Wipat and Phil Manning; Surrey University: Vince Emery; Clinical Partners: UCL/UCLH BRC, UCL Partners, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trusts, Newcastle BRC, the International Diagnostics Centre (LSHTM), Wellcome Trust Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies; Public Health England: Mike Catchpole and Richard Pebody; Industry: OJ-Bio, Microsoft, O2 Health, Mologic (Alere), Zurich Instruments, X-FAB, Cambridge Life Sciences,  Avacta and Cepheid. *** Join our ‘New Frontiers in Digital Technologies for Influenza: Big Data and Mobile Phone Connected Diagnostics’ workshop on 26th June 2014 in London. The meeting is being jointly organized with the UK Infectious Diseases Research Network with high profile speakers from PHE, Google, Harvard, Telefonica, OJ-Bio, UCL, LSHTM and Imperial http://www.ucl.ac.uk/infection-sense/upcomingevents *** Our £500K Exploratory Funding call is now open for new research early warning sensing systems for influenza. The closing date is 1st July.  For more information please see the i-sense website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/infection-sense Selected Publications [1] ‘Surface stress sensors for rapid and ultrasensitive detection of active free drugs in human serum’ Ndieyira, J. W., Kappeler, N., Logan, S., Cooper, M. A., Abell, C., McKendry, R. A.* & Aeppli, G. Nature Nanotech. 9, 225 (2014). Featured in Nature Nanotechnology News and Views. Top 10 Nature Nanotechnology download in March 2014. [2] ‘Good Vibrations for Bad Bacteria’ McKendry R.A.* & Kappeler, N. Nature Nanotech. 8, 483 (2013). [3] ‘Differential stress induced by thiol adsorption on facetted nanocrystals’ Watari M, McKendry, RA; Vögtli, M; Aeppli, G., Soh YA; Shi, X; Xiong, G; Huang, X; Harder R & Robinson, I Nature Materials 10, 862 (2011). [4] ‘Nanomechanical detection of antibiotic mucopeptide binding in a model for superbug drug resistance.’  Ndieyira, W.N, Watari, M., Donoso-Barrera, A., Batchelor, M., Zhou, D., Vogtli, M., Bactchelor, M., Cooper, M., Strunz, T., Abell, C.A., Rayment, T., Aeppli, G. & McKendry R.A.* Nature Nano. 3, 691 (2008). Featured in Nature Nanotechnology News and Views. [5] ‘A polarised population of dynamic microtubules mediates homeostatic length control in animal cells’ Picone R., Ren X., Ivanovitch K. D., Clarke J. D., McKendry R. A.* & Baum B. PLoS Biol. 16, 11 (2010). F1000 ranking - top 2% of published articles in biology and medicine. [6] ‘Rapid and label-free nanomechanical detection of biomarker transcripts in human RNA’ Zhang, J., Lang, H.P., Huber, F., Bietsch, A., Grange, W., Certa, U., McKendry, R. Guntherodt, H., Hegner, M. & Gerber, C. Nature Nano. 1, 214 (2006). [7] ‘Chiral discrimination by chemical force microscopy’ McKendry, R., Theoclitou, M-E., Rayment, T. & Abell, C. Nature 391, 566 (1998). RESEARCH TEAM: My team is highly multidisciplinary and includes chemists, virologists, physicists, engineers and medics. Current PDRAs: Eleanor Gray, Natascha Kappeler, Claudio Parolo, Jenny Brookes; PhD Students: Valerian Turbe, Ben Miller, Candice Keane, Kristina Schlegel; Researchers: Alexander (Sandy) Wright; Support staff: Antonio Ruiz-Sanchez (Senior Laboratory Technician), Tania Saxl (Strategic Operations) and Kailey Nolan (Administration and Communications Manager). We collaborate with academic, clinical and industry researchers in the UK, South Africa, Switzerland, Denmark, Australia, Japan and the USA. OPEN POSITIONS: I currently have open positions for talented postdoctoral researchers, a senior technician and PhD studentships. If you are interested to apply please contact me at [email protected] and Kailey Nolan, (i-sense Administration and Communications Manager) at [email protected]  

Research interests - Diagnosis, treatment and tracking of infectious diseases – integrating advances in nanotechnology, telecommunications and big data. |Superbugs and superdrugs: unravelling the nanomechanics of antibiotic resistance (Nature Nanotechnology 2008, 2013 and 2014) |Mobile phone-connected diagnostics for HIV (NIHR i4i programme with OJ-Bio and UCL Partners) |EPSRC IRC in Early Warning Sensing Systems to track serious infections including influenza, antimicrobial resistance and HIV by linking self-reported symptoms on social media and search engines with mobile phone connected disease diagnostic tests (i-sense

Teaching - London Centre for Nanotechnology BioNano Graduate Tutor.

Phone - +44 (0)20 7679 9995

Extension - 39995

Professor Rachel McKendry is Professor of Biomedical Nanoscience and holds a joint position between the London Centre for ...

Martyn McLachlan

Academics

Awards - 2007: Royal Academy of Engineering/EPSRC postdoctoral fellowship “Three-Dimensional nanosphere templating: A novel method for the preparation of nanostructured photovoltaics” 2001: Ivor S Allen Medal Best student in Chemistry 2001: University Court Medal Outstanding academic achievement, highest aggregate mark in all final year BSc (Hons.) degree awards 1999: University Court Medal Outstanding academic achievement, highest aggregate mark in all BSc degree awards.

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Memberships - Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) Associate member of the Institute of Physics (AMInstP) Member of the Materials Research Society

Prefix - Dr

Research - The focus of my research is the synthesis of three dimensionally periodic macroporous solids, specifically a class of materials referred to as synthetic opals. These materials posses a periodic arrangement of pores on a length scale which can be controllably altered from tens to hundreds of nanometres. It is this property which presents exciting potential for use as nanoscale templates - this theme is central to all of the research areas in which I am currently involved. In my current research I am investigating two specific areas where the incorporation of nanostructured materials should have a significant impact. One area is the developing field of renewable energy, I am investigating the synthesis of organic and hybrid organic/inorganic photovoltaic devices. The structure formed by the templating approach theoretically should permit a marked increase in the efficiency in these devices. The materials challenges of this project lie in tuning the properties of the components of the photovoltaic device – I believe that the synthetic strategy employed offers this control. The second major area in which my current interest lies is the use of synthetic opals to form photonic crystals, again using the template directed synthesis. By forming devices which can predictably alter their properties as a response to external stimuli the properties of the device can be controllably altered. By investigating response to chemical, electrical or magnetic stimuli it will be possible to form nanostructured devices which can be used as sensors and simple switches. I maintain a strong research interest in the synthesis of the colloidal building blocks used in the formation of the synthetic opals, the common link between all of my research interests. I have developed a reproducible synthesis for the formation of monodisperse spheres in a range of organic and inorganic materials, to develop this I am interested in forming surface functionalised spheres to facilitate the infiltration of target materials into the template – thus obtaining control not only of the chemicals and materials used to obtain the functional structures but also in controlling the chemistry and surface properties of the template. Research Figure 1. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) micrograph showing ~100nm polystyrene spheres on a carbon support film. The strong tendency of the spheres to assemble into close-packed arrays can be exploited, controlled and extended to form three-dimensionally ordered arrays extending over several cm2. Figure 2 A selection of 3-DOM materials which have been fabricated by colloidal crystal templating (a) ZnO, formed thermally via an organic precursor. (b) Copper Phthalocyanine (CuPc), formed via a low temperature solution route using a water soluble CuPc derivative. (c) PZT, formed thermally from a sol-gel precursor. (d) Iron oxide (hematite), formed by hydrolysis of an organic precursor followed by thermal treatment. (e) TiO2, formed via a sol-gel synthesis followed by thermal crystallisation of the precursor. Recent publications Preparation of large area three-dimensionally ordered macroporous thin films by confined infiltration and crystallisation,M.A. McLachlan, C.C.A. Barron, N.P. Johnson, R.M. De La Rue and D.W. McComb, Journal of Crystal Growth, in Press, (2008) Engineered Nanocomposites for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells By Colloidal Crystal Templating,M. A. McLachlan, D. W. McComb, A. Ying, J. A. Kilner and S. A. Skinner, Nanophase and Nanocomposite Materials V, (2007) Ferroelectric three-dimensionally ordered macroporous thin films,C. C. A. Barron, M. A. McLachlan, Q. Zhang, D. W. McComb, Integrated Ferroelectrics, 92 ,43-52 (2007) Template directed synthesis of nanostructured phthalocyanine thin filmsM. A. McLachlan, D. W. McComb, S. Berhanu and T. S. Jones, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 17, 3773-3776, (2007) Optical properties of tetragonal photonic crystal synthesized via template-assisted self-assembly,C. J. Jin, M. A. McLachlan, Z. Y. Li Journal of Applied Physics, 99, 116109, (2006) Template-assisted growth of nominally cubic (100)-oriented three-dimensional crack-free photonic crystals,C. J. Jin, M. A. McLachlan, D. W. McComb, R. De La Rue and N. P. Johnson, Nano Letters, 5, 2646-2650, (2005) Domain size and thickness control of thin film photonic crystals,M. A. McLachlan, N. P. Johnson, R. De La Rue and D. W. McComb, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 15, 369-371, (2005) Thin film photonic crystals: synthesis and characterisation,M. A. McLachlan, N. P. Johnson, R. De La Rue and D. W. McComb, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 14, 144-150, (2004) Application of pressure to shift the bandgap in polystyrene based photonic crystals,N. P. Johnson, A. Z. Khokhar, M. A. McLachlan, D. W. McComb and R. De La Rue, Photonic crystal materials and nanostructures, 5450, 62-66 (2004)

Research interests - Synthesis and characterisation of three-dimensionally ordered macroporous thin films.|Formation of organic:organic and organic:inorganic nanostructured thin films for photovoltaic applications.

Phone - 0207 594 9692

Extension - 49692

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/martyn.mclachlan

Dr McLachlan's research is the synthesis of three dimensionally periodic macroporous solids, specifically a class of materials ...

Des McMorrow

Academics

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Lcn research link - https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=DFMCM17

Position - Professor of Physics

Prefix - Prof

Research - My research is focussed on understanding how electrons organise themselves in solids to produce the wonderfully diverse range of phenomena encountered in modern condensed matter physics. I am particularly interested in how low-dimensionality and strong collective quantum effects can produce new states of matter, such as the high-temperature superconductors, quantum spin liquids, etc. The techniques I use are based mainly on using x-rays and neutrons to probe the structural and magnetic correlations that dominate the low-energy behaviour of these and other interesting classes of solids. This invariably means that I spend significant periods of time at central facilities such as ISIS in Oxfordshire, and the Institute Laue-Langevin and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, both located in Grenoble, France.  

Research interests - Low dimensional quantum spin systems|High-temperature superconductivity|Multipolar order in novel materials

Phone - +44 (0)20 7679 7189

Extension - 37189

Prof McMorrow's research is focussed on understanding how electrons organise themselves in solids to produce the wonderfully diverse ...

Patrick Mesquida

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Dr

Website - https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/patrick-mesquida(edad915d-63e9-4029-af8e-99b833573411)/publications.html

PhD in Nanotechnology (ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2002), Postdoc (Division of Medicine, UCL, 2002-2005), Lecturer in Materials Sciences ...

Oleg Mitrofanov

Academics

Campus - UCL

Email - [email protected]

Lcn research link - https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=OMITR95

Prefix - Dr

Research - My research is focused on development and applications of terahertz (THz) near-field microscopy, which allows detection and visualisation of electromagnetic fields of THz frequencies on the micron scale (Fig. 1). This capability is instrumental for advancing the development of THz technologies. Combined with THz spectroscopic analysis this technique also provides a unique opportunity to investigate fundamental physical processes in condensed matter systems.Figure 1. High-resolution THz imaging using an integrated near-field probe with a 10μm aperture. Images show E-field ‘snapshots’ near a micro-strip dipole antenna illuminated by a THz pulse (λavg = 600μm). The near-field approach allows imaging and spectroscopic studies on a scale much smaller than the wavelength of THz radiation. PROBING TERAHERTZ SURFACE PLASMON WAVES IN GRAPHENE STRUCTURES Graphene and its nanostructures have recently emerged as a promising platform for next-generation opto-electronic devices. In the terahertz (THz) frequency range in particular, the electro-magntic response of graphene nano-structures is continuously tuneable by varying the carrier density and the structure size. Surface plasmons are in the core of these effects. THz near-field microscopy allowed us to probe THz surface waves in graphene for the first time, opening doors to investigations of surface plasmon phenomena in structures made of graphene. Due to their confined nature, surface plasmon modes require near-field high-resolution THz imaging for their direct experimental detection and investigation. Using the THz near-field microscopy system developed at the Ultrafast Laser Laboratory and epitaxial multilayer graphene samples fabricated by our collaborators at Georgia Tech and Sandia National Laboratory, we observed excitation of THz surface waves in graphene. Near-field investigations of graphene ribbon arrays revealed that the THz field in proximity of the arrays can be either reduced or enhanced, depending on the orientation of the ribbons with respect to the polarization of the THz wave and the array periodicity. Figure 2: Terahertz near-field microscopy of graphene: Schematic diagrams: (a) the near-field THz microscopy system and (b) surface plasmon excitation in graphene ribbon array on SiC; Detected THz field (E) distribution without (c) and with (d) the ribbon arrays. (e) An array of 200nm wide ribbons of graphene on SiC. This effect can be used in a range of THz nano-plasmonic devices from tuneable THz filters for THz communications to graphene-based THz sensors. The near-field microscopy method also showed that local THz transmission properties vary significantly on the sub-wavelength scale (Fig. 3). The left image displays a transmission map of a graphene mesa. The variation indicates non-uniform carrier density distribution in the mesa. Excitation of surface waves at the mesa edges is shown in the right image, which displays a space-time map of the detected field. Figure 3: Terahertz near-field maps: (a) THz near-field image of a graphene mesa (light colour square) indicating non-uniform carrier density distribution; (b) Space-time THz near-field map showing THz surface waves formed at the graphene mesa edges. Reference: 'Probing terahertz surface plasmon waves in graphene structures' Mitrofanov et al., Applied Physics Letters 103, 111105 (2013) http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4820811

Research interests - Terahertz spectroscopy and near-field imaging|Devices for THz applications|Charge trapping phenomena in materials with point defects|Light-matter interactions

Phone - +44 (0)20 7679 3128

Extension - 33128

Dr Mitrofanov is actively involved in Terahertz (THz) research with the main focus on development and application of advanced THz ...

Carla Molteni

Academics

Campus - King's College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Professor

Phone - 020 7848 2170

Website - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/carla-molteni

Carla Molteni is Professor of Physics at King's College London and works at the interface of Physics with Chemistry, Materials Science ...

Adrian Muxworthy

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Prefix - Dr

Research interests - Magnetic recording of natural systems|Magnetotactic bacteria|Unravelling complex magnetic signals|Magnetic hysteresis|Meteoritic magnetism

Phone - 0207 594 6442

Extension - 46442

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/adrian.muxworthy

Adrian is currently a Reader in Earth and Planetary Magnetism at Imperial College London, where he heads the Natural Magnetism Group. ...

Jenny Nelson

Academics

Campus - Imperial College London

Email - [email protected]

Position - Professor of Physics

Prefix - Prof

Research - JN has researched materials and device physics for applications in several novel types of solar cell at Imperial College since 1989. Her group’s current research focuses on photovoltaic energy conversion using molecular materials, characterisation of the charge transport, charge separation and morphology properties of molecular semiconductors, and the modelling of charge transport in organic semiconductors. Research Topics Solar cells; organic electronics; device physics; spectroscopy; charge transport; microstructure; simulation; quantum chemistry; molecular modelling; Methodologies and/or computer codes Monte Carlo simulation; device modelling; quantum chemistry; molecular modelling; ToFeT Names of People in your Group Jarvist Frost, Clare Dyer-Smith, Thilini Ishwara, Sam Foster, Mark Faist, George Dibb, Anne Guilbert, Sachetan Tuladhar, Tiziano Agostinelli, Panagiotis Keivanidis, Monika Voigt, Rod MacKenzie, James Kirkpatrick, Chung Tsoi

Phone - 0207 5947581

Extension - 47581

Website - http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/jenny.nelson

Jenny has researched materials and device physics for applications in several novel types of solar cell at Imperial College since ...