Professor Durrant's group expertise is focused around photochemistry and physical chemistry. However their research is very much interdisciplinary, with expertise in the group ranging from inorganic materials synthesis and photoelectrochemistry to device physics.
Professor Neil Alford runs the Physical Electronics and Thin Film Materials group in the Department of Materials, Imperial College. The group have internationally recognised expertise in Pulsed Laser Deposition of ferroelectric based thin films and multilayer structures and their application for microwave tuneable devices.
Dr Roman's research areas include i) Pulsed laser deposition of high temperature superconductor thin films and new oxide materials for nanoscale devices. ii) Superconducting Electronics - Josephson junctions, Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) and their applications especially in biomagnetism, geophysics and fundamental metrology. iii) Quantum interference and frustration in multi-junction arrays - superconducting quantum interference filters (SQIFs).
Prof Robinson's interest are in X-ray diffraction using synchrotron radiation, for which he developed the methods for studying surface structure based on crystal truncation rods, which he discovered and built them into a definitive technique for the determination of the atomic positions at surfaces and interfaces.
Prof Parkin's research is focussed on the development of thin films of materials by chemical vapour deposition and sol-gel. He is also interested in the formation of functionalised nanoparticles, especially of gold and metal oxides. His work is driven by functional properties and we regularly measure photocatalysis, wetting, antimicrobial properties and conductivity.
Prof Jackman's research interests are in diamond electronics.
