Professor John Griffin
Professor in Materials ChemistryResearch Interests
My research interests concern the study of structure and mechanisms in materials - in particular those with energy storage or conversion applications. One of the key tools I use for this is solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, a powerful anayltical technique that can provide detailed information about atomic-scale structure, disorder and dynamics.
Most of my research has involved developing and applying NMR experiments to study materials and combining this with insight from computational calculations. In this way it is often possible to get access to information that is very difficult to obtain from other experimental approaches.
Routine, non-destructive water-state sensing in ion-exchange membranes under controlled temperature and humidities using terahertz spectroscopy
06/01/2025 → 05/01/2027
Research
Routine, non-destructive water-state sensing in ion-exchange membranes under controlled temperature and humidities using terahertz spectroscopy
06/01/2025 → 05/01/2027
Research
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research Facility (extension)
05/01/2025 → 04/07/2026
Research
Core Equipment 2024
01/01/2025 → 30/06/2026
Research
Pushing the Limits of High-Field Solid-State NMR Technology: Enhancing Applications to Advanced Materials, the Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals
01/11/2024 → 30/09/2027
Research
Next Generation Na-ion Batteries phase 2 (NEXGENNA 2)
01/10/2023 → 30/09/2025
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Next Generation Na-ion Batteries phase 2 (NEXGENNA 2)
01/10/2023 → 30/09/2025
Research
NMR at 1.2 GHz: A World-Leading UK Facility to Deliver Advances in Biology, Chemistry, and Materials Science
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2027
Research
Sydney Andrew Scholarship (Chris Cook)
07/10/2022 → 31/07/2023
Research
Sydney Andrew Scholarship : Development of Plasma Polymer Coatings for Extending the Life of Battery Electrodes (Chris Cook)
07/10/2022 → 31/07/2023
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Mechanistic Understanding of Capacitive Deionisation (MU-CDI)
08/04/2022 → 07/07/2025
Research
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research Facility
05/01/2020 → 04/07/2026
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MSI: Next Generation Na-ion Batteries
01/10/2019 → 30/09/2023
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Next-generation Li-ion cathodes
01/10/2019 → 30/09/2023
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NMR Crystallography of Metal-Organic Frameworks
01/07/2019 → 31/08/2019
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MSI: Development of Solid-State Solar Thermal Fuels
08/04/2019 → 07/04/2022
Research
MSI Nano Sun (KTP)
01/02/2019 → 06/07/2021
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MSI Nano Sun (KTP)
01/02/2019 → 06/07/2021
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MSI: Lancaster University ECR Equipment
01/10/2018 → 31/03/2020
Research
Development of Solar Thermal Fuels for Automotive Applications
01/10/2017 → 31/03/2021
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iCASE:An Atom's eye view: linking atomic-scale structure, dynamics and function in microporous materials
07/10/2016 → 30/09/2021
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Design and Characterisation of New Sustainable Battery Electrode Materials
01/05/2016 → 30/04/2017
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Development of New NMR Methods for the study of Solar Thermal Batteries
01/03/2016 → 20/03/2017
Research
Lancaster Chemistry Academia-Industry Symposium
Symposium
Chemistry (Organisational unit)
Member of Advisory Panel
Chemistry (Organisational unit)
Member of Advisory Panel
Chemistry (Organisational unit)
Member of Advisory Panel
David O Scanlon
Hosting an academic visitor
NMR Crystallography of Photoresponsive Materials
Oral presentation
Sharon E. Ashbrook
Hosting an academic visitor
Introduction to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Understanding Supercapacitor Charging Mechanisms by NMR
Oral presentation
Claire Vallance
Hosting an academic visitor
Tony Marmont
Hosting an academic visitor
Solid-State NMR as a Probe of Donor-Acceptor Interactions in Organic Materials
Oral presentation
Johnson Matthey visit to Lancaster University.
Types of Business and Community - Hosting of external, non-academic visitor
Structural insight into materials for organic electronics using high-field solid-state NMR and DNP
Invited talk
Understanding the behaviour of ions in carbon micropores by NMR spectroscopy
Invited talk
Molecular-level Insight into Thin Films and Photoresponsive Materials by Solid-State NMR
Invited talk
Studying Ion Behaviour in Porous Carbon Electrodes using NMR Spectroscopy
Invited talk
New Methods in Solid-State NMR for the study of Functional Materials
Invited talk
New Methods in Solid-State NMR for the Study of Functional Materials
Invited talk
An Atom's Eye View: Studying Structure and Function in Materials Using NMR Spectroscopy
Invited talk
Developments and Applications of Solid State NMR to Materials Science, Chemistry and Engineering
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Understanding Supercapacitor Charging Mechanisms using NMR Spectroscopy
Invited talk
- Analytical and Spectroscopy Research Group
- Energy Lancaster
- Energy Storage
- Inorganic Research group
- MSF Supervisors 2019/20
- Physical and Analytical Chemistry