Research

Presentation at MICROSCIENCE2010 on microscopy and XMCD of ferromagnetic pnictides.

My principal area of research is in the growth by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) of novel interfaces, applying the techniques of surface science to crystal growth. The material systems include (organic & inorganic) semiconductor - ferromagnet interfaces for spintronics, and self-assembled nanostructures. I work closely with the Warwick Condensed Matter Physics, Microscopy and Theory groups on characterisation of pnictide half-metallic ferromagnets. I collaborate with Prof. Shiro Tsukamoto at Anan NCT, Tokushima, Japan in using in situ STM to study the MBE growth front of III-V semiconductors and on organopalladium catalyst development based around immobilisation on semiconductor substrates and have recently begun work on graphene supported on single crystal surfaces with Dr. Neil Wilson.

Collaborations - my scientific work beyond Warwick, particularly in Japan.

Research Projects - details of undergraduate research projects and opportunities for PhD and MSc study in the Surface Science group.

Scientific Meetings - information on scientific meetings, past and future, where I am a co-organiser.

Warwick Labs - experimental techniques and facilities used in our laboratories in the Physics Department.

Other Activities

I am Postgraduate Admission Tutor - please follow this link for details on admission to our PhD and MSc research degrees.

I teach the second year Geophysics course.

I am a member of the Institute of Physics (IoP) Vacuum Group Committee and the Royal Microscopical Society Materials Committee.

I lecture on Scanning Probe Techniques at the annual one-day course Experimental Techniques of Semiconductor Research organised by the IoP Semiconductor Physics Group.

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Surface Science Research Group