(Opto)electronics and photonics | London Centre for Nanotechnology

Huiyun Liu

by Eamonn Boylan | Jul 9, 2024

Prof Liu’s general interest concentrates on the nanometre-scale engineering of low-dimensional semiconductor structures (such as quantum dots, quantum wires, and quantum wells) by using molecular beam epitaxy and the development of novel optoelectronic devices...

Richard Jackman

by Eamonn Boylan | Jul 9, 2024

Professor Jackman heads UCL’s Diamond Electronics team whose laboratories are within the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN, london-nano.com) Diamond is widely known as a gemstone, with important engineering applications in electronics, detection, biosensing,...

Unveiling the Potential of Two-Dimensional Gold Flakes for Next-Generation Technologies

by Grzegorz Komorowski | Apr 3, 2024 | News, Publication, Research Highight

Two-dimensional single-crystal metals have long been coveted for their potential to drive next-generation technologies, as they offer a unique interplay between highly confined optical modes and quantum phenomena. Research carried out by LCN researchers at...

New Synthetic Methodology for High-Quality InP-Based Quantum Dots Promises Safer and More Efficient Production

by Grzegorz Komorowski | Aug 21, 2023 | News, Publication, Research Highight

A breakthrough in the field of quantum dot (QD) synthesis has been achieved by LCN researchers based in the Department of Physics at King’s College London. Writing in Nanoscale Horizons, Dr Yi Wang and Professor Mark Green report on a novel synthetic methodology...

Researchers find new MASER material that could revolutionise imaging and sensing

by Eamonn Boylan | May 9, 2023 | News, Publication, Research Highight

Experts in the Department of Materials, Imperial College London, have found a new material that could redefine the use of room-temperature masers. Masers, the microwave version of lasers, are devices with the remarkable ability to amplify even the weakest electrical...