From Nanoscale Physics and ChEMISTRY to Devices
We are an interdisciplinary group of physicists and chemists, based at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Our research is focussed on using novel optical spectroscopies and microscopies to understand the optical and electronic properties of matter and using these insights to develop a new generation of energy materials, for applications ranging from photovoltaics and LEDs to batteries.
RESEARCH THEMES
Quantum Transport & Ultrafast Dynamics at the Nanoscale
We are developing and applying new methods to understand the coupled electronic and structural dynamic and transport of particles and quasiparticles in a range of nanoscale materials, such as organic semiconductors, nanocrystals, hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites, 2D semiconductors and more. Our aim is to reveal process never seen before, with sub-10nm spatial precision and attosecond precision.
Optical Probes of Electrochemistry
How do ions move in battery electrodes? What the the limits of fast charging? How do structural changes cause degradation in battery performance? We have developed novel optical light scattering based microscopies which are giving us unprecedented insights into these questions.
New Excitonic Materials and Devices
We design and fabricate new classes of nanomaterials, developed using our ultrafast spectroscopy toolkit and also explore their use in next generation of electronic and photonic devices, such as photovoltaics that could break the Shockley-Queisser limit.
