Teams

Electrochemical sensor characterisation; process modelling batteries

Molecular simulations, solids, soft matter & liquids; Speciality biomolecules, organics

Corrosion processes (nuclear); steels and graphite

Material modelling (FEA, FDM, FUM); biomaterials; mechanical characterisation

Electronic structure calculation (quantum monte Carlo calculation in particular); applications in 2D, semi-conductors, high pressure, physics etc

Molecular structural & dynamic characterisation of solids; molecular level modelling of solids (structure, geometry, disorder)

Optical Spectroscopy; ultra-high magnetic fields

Model and state materials for battery electrodes; atomic scale structural effects; phase diagnosis; heterogeneous catalysis; absorption of surfaces, self-assembly

Single molecule and atomic resolution imaging and characterisation; UHV growth functional molecular structures

Electronic structure simulation; nuclear materials; materials simulation, structural/characterisation energetics

Multi-scale modelling of surfaces & interfaces between inorganic / organic materials, incl electron & phonon transport

2D materials, modelling, mesoscopic; electronic transport & spectroscopy modelling (various)

Expertise in radiation damage modelling in semiconductors

Nanoscale surface roughness

Nanoscale scanning probe microscopy; solid/liquid interfaces

Electrochemistry - analytical methods both electrochemical and traditional; thermodynamics, kinetics, characterisation of redox molecules and redox active surfaces

Computational methodologies (DFT) for structural generation, analysis and characterisation of porous materials; surface area, gas adsorption

Modelling of laminated composite aircraft wing panels; failure damage

Nanoscale characterisation of materials surfaces, mechanical, thermal, electrical, thermoelectrical; time domain/dynamic US-MSl; 3D C 1µm -1µm depth

2D materials, optoelectronics

Processing graphene for dispersion in concrete

Porous materials; adsorption of gases

Electrochemical devices; cell manufacture; milling/ink prep (ball mill, vibro, triple roll, computing); screen printing

Additive manufacturing; micro engineering

Fabrication and testing of ultra-thin films for application in solar cells; measurement of time-resolved fluorescence (spectroscopy and microscopy)

Molecular synthesis; molecular receptors, interlocked molecules

Ultra-thin film fabrications; surface functionalisation using organic materials

Surfaces – plasma processing

New redox molecules for energy storage system: i) test redox systems in different conditions; ii) CO2 reduction to synthetic fuels

Transparent electronics - growing n-type transistors by solution processing

Organic coatings based on extracellular matrix

Copolymerisation: biocompatible and biodegradable polyesters for biomedical applications

Energy materials (electrodes); new batteries

Thin film actuators based on liquid crystal elastomers

Engineering devices, fabrication & test; engineering simulation

Energy harvesting DNA sequencing; thermal management; smart oil filters; nanoscale switches & memories

Catalysis, metal slips

Microbiology; molecular ecology re. Human pathogens, antimicrobial surface & treatments

Apply surfaces; biology

Interface & interaction services; user experience; material qualities; materials models & technologies

Interfacial through to bulk chemical measurements: Electroanalysis, optical, separations; chromatography, electrokinetics; film fabrication, screen printing, robotic spotting; lab on a chip/microfluidity