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Prof Monica Craciun

Professor in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

 M.F.Craciun@exeter.ac.uk

 (Streatham) 3656

 01392 723656


Overview

Prof Monica Craciun is Professor in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in the Engineering Department at the University of Exeter, UK. She is part of the Centre for Graphene Science, the Nano Engineering Science and Technology (NEST) Group and the Centre for Metamaterial Research and Innovation.

Prof Craciun has over 20 years of research expertise in the areas of Advanced Materials, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. She held one of the 5-year EPSRC Engineering Fellowships for Growth awarded to only 8 UK leading academics for maintaining UK’s research leadership the area of Advanced Materials (identified as one of the Great British Technologies). Prof Craciun is/was investigator on more than 30 EPSRC, Royal Society, Innovate UK, EU and industrial research grants with a total funding of over £10 million.

The academic work of Prof Craciun spans from engineering research in nanotechnology, electronic and optoelectronic devices to fundamental science research in nanoscience (quantum phenomena, molecular electronics, nano electronics, spintronics) and materials science (discovery of new materials and manufacturing methods, understanding the properties-performance relationship). She has over 160 publications in leading international journals (e.g. Nature & Science family journals, Advanced Materials, Nano Letters), with many papers ranked in the top 1% in Materials Science, Engineering and Physics, which have attracted an h-index of 45, an i10-index of 85 and more than 6700 citations. Prof Craciun leads a research group working on two-dimensional materials with the aim of harnessing their novel properties for electronics, photonics, energy, sensing and healthcare.

Prof Craciun gained a PhD in Applied Physics from Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands), an MSc in Materials Physics (Joseph Fourier University, Grenobe, France), an MSc in Applied Physics (University of Bucharest, Romania) and an MSc in Materials Engineering (Catholic University Leuven, Belgium). Before joining Exeter she was postdoctoral researcher at the University of Twente (The Netherlands) and at the University of Tokyo were she was awarded a prestigious fellowship of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science. Prof Craciun joined the University of Exeter in January 2010 as research fellow and took up her current position in April 2017.

Several research fellows such as Marie Curie and Royal Academy of Engineering were hosted and mentored by Prof Craciun. She also mentored 13 postdoctoral researchers and is/was supervisor of more than 30 PhD students (17 to completion), as well as more than 60 Msc, MEng, BEng and MPhys dissertation students. Several of the researchers supervised by Prof Craciun have progressed to academic positions or are in leadership positions in industry, as detailed on the former group members page.

Research interests

The research of Prof Craciun is at the forefront of nanoscale Engineering and Materials Science, spanning from nanoscience & nanotechnology to electronic & optoelectronic technologies, with a highly interdisciplinary activity reaching out Condensed Matter Physics, Chemistry and Bioscience.

  • Electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices.

The aim of this area is the exploitation of 2D materials with extraordinary performances in electronic and optoelectronic devices and their drive towards the next-generation technology. Contributions to this area include novel techniques to pattern electrical circuits in Fluorine- functionalised graphene, of use for whole-graphene electronics [Nano Lett. 11, 3912 (2011)], a method to tailor the band gap of fluorinated graphene by tuning the Fluorine coverage [Nanoscale Res. Lett. 6, 526, (2011) & New J. Phys. 15, 033024 (2013)]. In terms of materials advances, our team developed a new growth method for graphene which is 100 times faster and 99% lower cost than standard Chemical Vapor Deposition [Adv. Mater. 27, 4200 (2015)], allowing semiconductor industry a way to mass produce graphene with present facilities rather than requiring them to build new manufacturing plants. We also developed the GraphExeter material (i.e. few-layer graphene intercalated with FeCl3), the best carbon-based transparent conductor [Adv. Mater. 24, 2844 (2012)], with resilience to extreme conditions [Nature Sci. Rep. 5, 7609 (2015)], extensively reported by media such as BBC, Forbes and Reuters. We demonstrated the potential of GraphExeter for flexible electronics [Nature Sci. Rep. 5, 16464 (2015)], transparent photo-detectors [ACS Nano 7, 5052 (2013)], foldable light emitting devices [ACS Appl. Mater. Int. 8, 16541 (2016)], used GraphExeter to provide the first evidence for magnetic ordering in the extreme limit of 2D systems [Nano Lett 14, 1755 (2014)] and demonstrated GraphExeter as a plasmonic material with unprecedented capabilities in infrared [Nano Lett. 17, 5908 (2017)]. Our group also contributed to the development of a method to accurately produce MoTe2 layers and control their thickness for electronics and optoelectronics [Adv. Funct. Mater. 28 1804434 (2018)]. The most recent innovation is the development of laser-writable high-k dielectric for 2D nanoelectronics [Science Advances 5, eaau0906 (2019)]. Our advances in optoelectronics include the intelligent design of fast and highly efficient atomically thin optoelectronic devices [Adv. Mater. (2017)], a novel method to engineer photodetectors in GraphExeter for ultrathin, high-definition sensing and video imaging technologies [Science Advances (2017)], 2D heterostructures for video-frame-rate imaging [Adv. Mat. 2017]. Recently we presented the first experimental evidence of an electron funnel on a chip [Nature Communications 9, 1652 (2018)], a technology that could unlock new ways of ‘funnelling’ the sun’s energy more efficiently directly into solar panels or batteries.

  • Wearable/flexible electronics and optoelectronics.

Our research has greatly contributed to the state-of-the-art in this field, as our group was among the first to report 2D materials based technologies for textile electronics [Nature Sci. Rep. 5, 9866 (2015) & Nature Sci. Rep.7, 4250 (2017)] and artificial skin [Adv. Mater. 27, 4200 (2015)]. These contributions effectively opened up the emerging field of electronic textiles to the thinnest materials ever conceived: atomically thin materials. In this area, our group also contributed to the demonstration of ultra-small, ultra-fast and flexible non-volatile graphene memories [ACS Nano 11, 3010 (2017)]. We also pioneered a new technique to create graphene electronic textile fibres that can function as touch-sensors and light-emitting devices [npj Flexible Electronics 2, 25 (2018)] and demonstrated fabric-enabled pixels for displays and position sensitive functions, constituting a gateway for novel electronic skin, wearable electronic and smart textile applications. Recent advances are on the integration of high‐quality graphene films obtained from scalable water processing approaches in emerging energy harvesting devices [Adv. Mater. 30, 1802953 (2018)], opening new possibilities for self-powered electronic skin, flexible and wearable electronics. Based on this technology we developed a method for the fabrication of micrometer-sized well-defined patterns in water-based 2D materials [Adv. Sci. 6, 1802318 (2019)]. This method was used to create humidity sensors with performance comparable to that of commercial ones. These sensor devices are fabricated onto a 4 inch polyethylene terephthalate (PET) wafers to create all-graphene humidity sensors that are flexible, transparent, and compatible with current roll-to-roll workflow.

  • Quantum Engineering & Nano Electronics.

We use nano-electronic devices to investigate the electronic properties of graphene, functionalized graphene and of other 2D materials. This encompasses quantum phenomena studies as well as application of these materials in photodetectors, p-n diodes, transistors and memories. Main contributions from our group include the first experimental demonstration of charge carriers propagation in monolayer graphene via evanescent waves [Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 196802 (2008)] and the discovery that ABA-stacked trilayer graphene is the only gate-tuneable semimetal [Nature Nanotech. 4, 383 (2009)], opening the research area of few-layer graphene (FLG). We also published the first experimental evidence that trilayer graphene has a unique stacking-dependent quantum Hall effect [Phys. Rev. B(R) 84, 161408 (2011)], the first studies of electrical transport in FLG with record high charge densities controlled by liquid ionic gating [PNAS 108, 13002 (2011)], and the first direct observation of the electric field tuneable energy gap in ABC-stacked trilayer graphene [Nano Lett. 15, 4429 (2015)]. Other advances are the realisation of a highly efficient graphene Cooper pair splitter device for quantum information processing [Nature Sci. Rep. 6, 23051 2016], and revealing the mechanism of large distance supercurrent propagation through graphene-superconductor junctions [Nano Lett. 16, 4788 (2016)]. We also developed novel ways to strain graphene [Nano Lett. 14, 1158 (2014)] which were used to experimentally study electron states in uniaxially strained graphene [Nano Lett. 15, 7943 (2015)], of interest for straintronics applications. We also probed different strain configuration in 2D superlattices and provided a new mechanism to induce complex strain patterns in 2D materials [Nano Lett. 18, 7919 (2018)], with profound implications in the development of future electronic devices based on heterostructures. Our latest contribution in this area is the demonstration of electrical tuning up to room temperature of optically active interlayer excitons in bilayer MoS2 [Nature Nanotechnology, (2021)].

  • Molecular and Organic Electronics.

This was was the focus area of my PhD. Highlights include the discovery of a correlation between the electrical conduction of metal-phthalocyanine (MPc) materials and the molecular structure of their constituent molecules [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 12210 (2005)] and the realisation of the first MPc ambipolar transistor [Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 262109 (2005)]. This was followed by the first demonstration of high electrical conductivity in alkali-doped MPc [Adv. Mater. 18, 320 (2006)], which opened up the field of metallic MPc. I also published the first experimental observation of an insulating state in pentacene induced by strong interactions between the conduction electrons [Phys. Rev. B 79, 125116 (2009)]. This is still an active field in my group, but with a focus on hybrid 2D-organic materials systems and device engineering. Our latest advance is the demonstration of novel devices for imaging at ultralow light levels based on organic semiconductors and graphene interfaces [Adv, Mater. 29, 1702993 (2017)]. Such devices pave the way for the implementation of low-cost, flexible imaging technologies at ultralow light levels.

  • 2D materials for civil engineering

The aim of this area is harnessing the novel properties of graphene and related materials in order to drive them towards applications in civil engineering. In this area our group has demonstrated ultrahigh performance nanoengineered Graphene–Concrete composites with an unprecedented range of enhanced and multifunctional properties compared to standard concrete [Adv. Func. Mater. 2018]. These include an increase of up to 146% in the compressive strength, up to 79.5% in the flexural strength, and a decrease in the maximum displacement due to compressive loading by 78%. We have also contributed to the demonstration of Graphene–Rubber layered functional composites for seismic isolation of structures [Adv. Eng. Mater. 2020]). In this work, novel graphene-reinforced elastomeric isolators (GREI) are proposed. Elastomeric isolators (EIs) are devices used for seismic isolation of structures, made of alternate layers of steel and rubber, and positioned between the structure and its foundations to decouple them. The heavy weight and complex manufacturing process of steel based EIs drives costs up, restricting their use to strategic buildings such as hospitals and civic centers. As a promising alternative, GREI is proposed here to overcome the heavy weight and long manufacturing process of steel based devices and the mechanical limitation to seismic excitations of alternative technologies such as glass or carbon fiber-reinforced EIs.

Selected publications

 

Teaching activities

  • Fundamentals of Mechanics, Materials and Electronics, 1st year all Engineering (2020-2022)
  • Analogue and Digital Electronics Design, 2nd year Electronic Engineering  (2011 – 2014, 2019 – 2020)
  • Individual project coordinator, 3rd  year all Engineering (2013 – 2014, 2019 – 2022)    
  • Group project coordinator, 4th  year all Engineering (2013 – 2014)
  • Commercial and Industrial Experience coordinator, 3rd  year all Engineering (2013 – 2014)
  • Contemporary Advanced Materials Research, Msc Materials Engineering (2011 – 2014)

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Publications

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  • Craciun MF, Russo S, Yamamoto M, Oostinga JB, Morpurgo A, Tarucha S. (2009) Charge transport in single and few layer graphene devices, Extended Abstracts of the 2009 International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials, DOI:10.7567/ssdm.2009.g-9-6l.
  • Russo S, Craciun MF, Yamamoto M, Morpurgo AF, Tarucha S. (2009) Contact resistance in graphene-based devices, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0901.0485.
  • Russo S, Craciun MF, Yamamoto M, Tarucha S, Morpurgo AF. (2009) Double-gated graphene-based devices, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0905.1221.
  • Craciun MF, Russo S, Yamamoto M, Oostinga JB, Morpurgo AF, Morpurgo AF. (2009) Graphene: Electrical tuning. [PDF]
  • Craciun MF, Russo S, Yamamoto M, Oostinga JB, Morpurgo AF. (2009) Trilayer graphene: a semimetal with gate‐tunable band overlap.
  • Russo S, Craciun MF, Yamamoto M, Morpurgo AF, Tarucha S. (2009) Contact resistance in graphene‐based devices.
  • Ye JT, Craciun MF, Morpurgo AF, Iwasa Y. (2009) Graphene‐Based Electronic‐Double‐Layer Field‐Effect‐Transistor (EDLT) Devices and Beyond.
  • Craciun MF, Russo S, Yamamoto M, Morpurgo AF, Tarucha S. (2009) Contact resistance in graphene-based devices.
  • Danneau R, Wu F, Craciun MF, Russo S, Tomi MY, Salmilehto J, Morpurgo AF, Hakonen PJ. (2009) Shot noise measurements in graphene, Solid State Communications, volume 149, no. 27-28, pages 1050-1055, DOI:10.1016/j.ssc.2009.02.046.
  • Danneau R, Wu F, Craciun MF, Russo S, Tomi MY, Salmilehto J, Morpurgo AF, Hakonen PJ. (2009) Shot noise measurements in graphene, Solid State Communications, volume 149, no. 27-28, pages 1050-1055, DOI:10.1016/j.ssc.2009.02.046.
  • Russo S, Craciun MF, Yamamoto M, Tarucha S, Morpurgo AF. (2009) Double-gated graphene-based devices, New Journal of Physics, volume 11, article no. 095018, DOI:10.1088/1367-2630/11/9/095018. [PDF]
  • Craciun MF, Russo S, Yamamoto M, Oostinga JB, Morpurgo AF, Tarucha S. (2009) Trilayer graphene is a semimetal with a gate-tunable band overlap, Nat Nanotechnol, volume 4, no. 6, pages 383-388, DOI:10.1038/nnano.2009.89. [PDF]
  • Craciun MF, Giovannetti G, Rogge S, Brocks G, Morpurgo AF, Brink JVD. (2009) Evidence for the formation of a Mott state in potassium-intercalated pentacene, Phys. Rev. B, volume 79, pages 125116-125116, DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.79.125116. [PDF]

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2007

  • Danneau R, Wu F, Craciun MF, Russo S, Tomi MY, Salmilehto J, Morpurgo AF, Hakonen PJ. (2007) Shot Noise in Ballistic Graphene, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0711.4306.
  • Naber W, Craciun MF, Morpurgo AF, Wiel WGVD. (2007) Spin injection in organic single crystals.
  • Craciun MF, Giovannetti G, Rogge S, Brocks G, Brink JVD, Morpurgo AF. (2007) Mott-Hubbard state in potassium-intercalated pentacene films.

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  • Craciun MF, Rogge S, Boer MJLD, Margadonna S, Prassides K, Iwasa Y, Morpurgo AF. (2004) Electronic transport through electron-doped Metal-Phthalocyanine Materials, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0401036.
  • Craciun MF, Boer MJLD, Wismeijer DA, Rogge S, Klapwijk TM, Morpurgo AF. (2004) Alkali doped Metal-Phthalocyanines: a new class of molecular metals.
  • Craciun M, Saby C, Muret P, Deneuville A. (2004) A 3.4 eV potential barrier height in Schottky diodes on boron-doped diamond thin films, Diamond and Related Materials, volume 13, no. 2. [PDF]
  • Craciun MF, Rogge S, Den Boer MJL, Klapwijk TM, Morpurgo AF. (2004) Electron transport and tunnelling spectroscopy in alkali doped metal phthalocyanines, Journal De Physique. IV : JP, volume 114, pages 607-610. [PDF]

2003

  • Craciun MF, Boer MJLD, Wismeijer DA, Rogge S, Klapwijk TM, Morpurgo AF. (2003) Alkali doped Metal-Phthalocyanines: a new class of molecular metals.
  • Craciun MF, Boer MJLD, Wismeijer DA, Rogge S, Klapwijk TM, Morpurgo AF. (2003) Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy on Alkali Doped Copper Phthalocyanine, 12th International Conference on Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Spectroscopy and Related Techniques (STM’03), Eindhoven, 1st - 1st Jul 2003.

2002

  • Craciun MF, Boer MJLD, Rogge S, Klapwijk TM, Morpurgo AF. (2002) Electronic properties of doped Copper-Phthalocyanine films.
  • Craciun MF, Boer MJLD, Rogge S, Klapwijk TM, Morpurgo AF. (2002) Electronic properties of alkali doped CuPc films.

2000

  • Alexandru HV, Berbecaru C, Craciun M, Conache G. (2000) Doped ferroelectric crystals for IR detection.

Patents

  • Craciun MF, Russo S, Withers F, Bointon TH, Martins S. Detector, Patent Number: WO2014111702 A2, WO, 2014.
  • Craciun MF, Russo S, Bointon TH. Doped graphene, Patent Number: WO2015049490 A1, WO, 2015.
  • Craciun MF, Russo S. Graphene-based material, Patent Number: US20140174513 A1, USA, 2014.
  • Craciun MF, Russo S. Graphene-based material, Patent Number: KR20140095614 (A), Korea, 2014.
  • Craciun MF, Rogge S, Klapwijk TM, Morpurgo AF. Organometaalverbinding met instelbare magnetische eigenschappen (English translation: Organo-metallic complexes with controllable magnetic properties), Patent Number: NL1026143C, Dutch Patent Application, 2005. [PDF]

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Further information

Craciun research group members

Our research is currently focused on the study of 2D materials such as graphene, functionalized graphene and layered dichalcogenides (e.g. MoS2, WS2), and of their hybrids with other emerging materials (e.g. organic semiconductors, perovskites). The aim is to create new materials and devices with unique electronic and optoelectronic properties not available in any other systems. In particular, we explores novel devices that can be used in emerging technologies such as electronic textiles, multifunctional smart coatings, or in a new generation of highly efficient solar cells and light emitting devices.

Group leader

Prof Monica Craciun

Research Fellows 

Dr. Ievgeniia Kovalska

PhD students

Kieran Walsh (Engineering, Metamaterials CDT, joint with Prof Saverio Russo)

Agnes Bacon (Physics, Quantum Systems and Nanomaterials, joint with Prof Saverio Russo)

Conor Murphy (Engineering, Metamaterials CDT, joint with Prof Saverio Russo)

Konstantinos Anastasiou (Physics, Metamaterials CDT, joint with Prof Saverio Russo)

Ioannis Leontis (Physics, Metamaterials CDT, joint with Prof Saverio Russo)

Karl Jonas Riisnaes (Physics-Engineering, Metamaterials CDT, joint with Prof Saverio Russo)

Gopika Rajan (Engineering, joint with Dr Ana Neves)

Kavya Sadanandan (Physics-Engineering, Metamaterials CDT, joint with Dr Ana Neves)

Joe Pady (Engineering, Metamaterials CDT, joint with Prof David Wright)

Mashae Saeed S Alghamdi (Physics, joint with Prof Saverio Russo)

MSc, MEng, BEng and MPhys students

Megan Powell, Msc Materials Engineering

Abiken Anel, Msc Materials Engineering

Eriko Tanaka, MEng Electronic Engineering

Research Funding

UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC):

Manufacturing solar fabrics by electronic dyeing of textiles with 2D heterostructures, EPSRC adventurous manufacturing round 2 call

Engineering Fellowships for Growth: Imperceptible smart coatings based on atomically thin materials, EPSRC fellowship

Wearable light emitting transistors for future communication devices, EPSRC first grant.

Transparent organic electronics based on graphene, EPSRC-JST grant for strategic collaborative research with Japan.

Small items of research equipment at the University of Exeter,

New manufacturable approaches to the deposition and patterning of graphene materials.

Leverhulme Trust

               Room Temperature Quantum Electronics.

Innovate UK:

Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Spinnaker

Royal Society:

1.   Magnetism in Graphene Materials (Research grant 2011/R1).

2.   Wearable textile-embedded light emitting devices (International Exchanges Scheme - 2012/R3).

3. Room temperature quantum electronics. (International Exchange Scheme with the Netherlands, Prof W. van der Wiel, Nanoelectronics Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente)

4. Long distance spin communication in high quality single domains graphene. (International Exchange Scheme with Sweden, Prof S. Dash Quantum Device Physics Laboratory, Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg).

UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL):

1.   Magnetic field sensing using quantum technologies.

2.   UK-France joint project, Imperceptible, flexible and ultra-lightweight radioactivity detectors

European Commission FP7, H2020:

1.   A new quantum Hall sequence in trilayer graphene (Infrastrucuture Initiative EuroMagNET II 2011),

2.   Electric field induced valley degeneracy breaking in few layer graphene (Infrastrucuture Initiative EuroMagNET II 2011),

3.   Graphene Free Electron Laser (ICT-2011 FET-Open Challenging Current Thinking),

4.   Carbon Resistive Random Access Memory Materials (EU-FP7 NMP.2012.2.2-2 Materials for data storage).

5.  E-TEX (All-organic devices in textiles for wearable electronics). Marie Curie Individual Fellowship for Dr Ana Neves (H2020 / MSCA IF-EF 2015).

6.  FLAIR (Flexible Hyperspectral Infrared Detectors). Marie Curie Individual Fellowship for Dr Iddo Amit (H2020 / MSCA IF-EF 2015),

Monica Craciun CV

Education

(2002 – 2006) PhD in Physics

Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

(2003 – 2004) MSc in Materials Engineering

Faculty of Engineering, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

Subject area: Materials for Microelectronics

(2000 – 2001) MSc in Materials Physics

Faculty of Physics, Joseph Fourrier University, Grenoble, France

Subject area: Materials Physics: from Nanostructures to Large Scale Facilities

(1996 – 2001) Dipl Eng in Applied Physics

Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Romania

Subject area: Physics of semiconductors and optoelectronic devices

Employment history

(Since April 2017) Professor in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Nano Engineering Science and Technology Group and Centre for Graphene Science

Department of Engineering, CEMPS, University of Exeter, UK

(2014-2017) Associate Professor in Nanoscience

Functional Materials Research Group and Centre for Graphene Science

Department of Engineering, CEMPS, University of Exeter, UK

(2012-2014) Senior Lecturer

Functional Materials Research Group and Centre for Graphene Science,

Department of Engineering, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

(2010-2012) Research fellow

Functional Materials Research Group and Centre for Graphene Science,

Department of Engineering, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

(2007-2009) Postdoctoral research fellow

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) fellowship

Tarucha-Oiwa Laboratory for Physics and Technology in Nanostructures, 

Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Applied Physics,

The University of Tokyo, Japan

(2006-2007) Postdoctoral researcher

Nano-electronics Research Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology,

University of Twente, The Netherlands

(2002-2006) Junior Scientist

Molecular Electronics and Devices Research Group, (former Morpurgo laboratory - now Quantum Electronics Group at the University of Geneva)

Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

 

Research areas

We are working with atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials, which are the thinnest materials that can be conceived. Graphene -a monoatomic carbon layer- is the strongest known material, the best electrical and thermal conductor which is mechanically flexible and transparent. Other emerging 2D materials, such as dichalcogenides (WS2, MoS2), have complementary characteristics to graphene such as semiconducting properties necessary for the active parts of electronic and opto-electronic applications. We engineer these materials to enhance their performance and we also use them in 2D heterostructures, as well as in combinations with other organic and inorganic materials in novel emerging technologies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2D materials engineering

We are engineering the 2D materials by chemical functionalization and laser transofrmation to enhance their properties to unprecedented levels. This process can be achived both on large scale or in a selective way using various nano-patterning strategies.

Contributions to this area include novel techniques to pattern electrical circuits in Fluorine- functionalised graphene, of use for whole-graphene electronics [Nano Lett. 11, 3912 (2011)], a method to tailor the band gap of fluorinated graphene by tuning the Fluorine coverage [Nanoscale Res. Lett. 6, 526, (2011) & New J. Phys. 15, 033024 (2013)]. We developed the GraphExeter material (i.e. few-layer graphene intercalated with FeCl3), the best carbon-based transparent conductor [Adv. Mater. 24, 2844 (2012)], with resilience to extreme conditions [Nature Sci. Rep. 5, 7609 (2015)], as well as its laser pattering to define photoactive interfaces. In terms of laser modification of 2D materials, we contributed to the development of a method to accurately produce MoTe2 layers and control their thickness for electronics and optoelectronics [Adv. Funct. Mater. 28 1804434 (2018)]. Our most recent innovation is the development of selective oxidation of 2D materials and of laser-writable high-k dielectric for 2D nanoelectronics [Science Advances 5, eaau0906 (2019)].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atomically thin optoelectronic devices

The exploitation of 2D materials with extraordinary performances in optoelectronic devices such as photodetectors, solar cells, light emitting devices is at the heart of this research. In particular, the development of mechanically flexible display and conformable products is an essential step in the effort to develop next-generation opto-electronics technologies.

Advances in chemical functionalization have shown that the properties of 2D atomically thin materials can be enhanced to unprecedented levels by chemical functionalization. An example of the potential of chemical functionalization is GraphExeter, a graphene-based material which my team developed at Exeter. In this case, functionalization with FeCl3 of few-layer graphene results in the best transparent electrical conductor which outperforms Indium Tin Oxide used in displays and solar cells. For example, we demonstrated the potential of GraphExeter for flexible and transparent electronics [Nature Sci. Rep. 2015, ACS Nano 2013], wearable electronics, foldable light emitting devices [ACS Appl. Mater. Int. 2016] and solar cells.

Other advances from our group in this field include photodetectors such as the demonstration of 2D heterostructures for video-frame-rate imaging applications [Adv. Mat. 2017], the intelligent design of 2D devices [Adv. Mat. 2017], engineering of organic-semiconductor-graphene phototransistors amplified imaging at ultralow light levels [Adv. Mat. 2017] and functionalized graphene photodetectors for high-definition sensing and video technologies [Science Advances (2017)]. In the area of photovoltaics we demonstreated the development of the first electron funnel on a chip needed for the next generation of efficient solar cells [Nature Communications (2018)].

 

Transparent & flexible electronics

The development of optically transparent and mechanically flexible electronic circuitry is an essential step in the effort to develop next-generation electronics technology.

Graphene has a variety of properties which make it an ideal material for such applications: the thinnest, the strongest and yet flexible transparent material, an outstanding electricity and heat conductor with remarkable stiffness and lightness. In particular, graphene is an ideal material for various electronic devices, chemical and biological sensors, and  for making the transparent conducting electrical contacts in touch-sensitive screens. Using graphene we have demonstrated graphene-based transparent and flexible touch sensor as well as other types of sensors such as humidity and temperature sensors.

One of the main advantages of 2D materials for various applications is that they can be prepared in form of water-based solutions. The high yield and cost-effectiveness of this method make them of great interest for printed electronics, composites, and bio- and healthcare technologies. Our developments in this area include the integration of high‐quality graphene films obtained from scalable water processing approaches in emerging energy harvesting devices [Adv. Mater. 30, 1802953 (2018)], opening new possibilities for self-powered electronic skin, flexible and wearable electronics. Building on this work, we developed a method for the fabrication of micrometer-sized well-defined patterns in water-based 2D materials [Adv. Sci. 6, 1802318 (2019)]. This method was used to create humidity sensors with performance comparable to that of commercial ones. These sensor devices are fabricated onto a 4 inch polyethylene terephthalate (PET) wafers to create all-graphene humidity sensors that are flexible, transparent, and compatible with current roll-to-roll workflow.

Wearable electronics & smart textiles

We are establishing new technologies for flexible, transparent, comfortable and easy to carry textile-embedded electronic devices. Graphene materials are emerging systems for wearable electronics and smart textiles applications due to their exceptional properties such as electrical conductivity, optical transparency and mechanical flexibility. These properties offer opportunities for the seamless incorporation of electronic devices in textiles, unlocking a future where interacting with electronic devices will be as simple as getting dressed.

One approach that we follow is to build electronic devices on textile fibres. Our devices combine organic and inorganic semiconductors and dielectrics with graphene as conductive layer, in a novel concept that merges flexibility, transparency, optoelectronic properties and fabrication compatibility of these materials with textiles. All electronic devices need wiring, so the first issue to be addressed is the development of conducting textile fibres which keep the same aspect, comfort and lightness. We have pioneered a new technique to embed transparent, flexible graphene electrodes into fibres commonly used in the textle industry [Nature Sci. Rep. 2015], [Nature Sci Rep. 2017]. The methodology that we have developed to prepare transparent and conductive textile fibres by coating them with graphene has opened a way to the integration of electronic devices on these textile fibres.

These graphene-based conductive fibres were used as a platform to build integrated electronic devices directly in textiles. For example, we demonstrated graphene electronic textile fibers that function as touch-sensors and light-emitting devices [npj Flexible Electronics 2, 25 (2018)].

We also demonstrated the weaving of such graphene electronic fibres in a fabric which enabled the realization of pixels for displays and position sensitive functions. Finally, we recently demonstrated the use of graphene-coated polypropylene (PP) textile fibers as temperature sensors within a low-operating voltage carbon–graphene e-textile system [ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12, 26, 29861 (2020)].

 

For the development of fabric-based wearable devices, one of the critical challenges is the seamless incorporation of electronics in textiles that will preserve their softness and comfort.

A key feature is the realisation of electrically conductive coatings on textile that conform to the irregular and coarse structures of the textile fabrics. Therefore, a different approach compared to fibers is needed for creating conductive textile fabrics without compromising the properties of the fabric.

We recently demonstrated a simple, low-cost, efficient, and highly scalable method of ultrasonic spray coating for coating three types of textile fabrics, meta-aramid, polyester and nylon, with a water based graphene nanoplatelets suspension [J. Phys. Mater. 4 014004 (2021)]. These conductive textile fabric electrodes show a sheet resistance as low as 4.5 kΩ/sq without any intentional doping or required additives for improved adhesion. Such fabric electrodes have applications in sensors or energy-harvesting wearable technologies.

Quantum Phenomena & Nano electronics

We use nano-electronic devices to investigate the electronic structure of graphene and functionalized graphene materials. Our work spans from fundamental studies in graphene such as Quantum Transport, Quantum Hall Physics and Weak localization studies to applications of these materials in photodetectors, p-n diodes, transistors and resistive memories.

Contributions from our group include the first experimental demonstration of charge carriers propagation in monolayer graphene via evanescent waves [Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 196802 (2008)] and the discovery that ABA-stacked trilayer graphene is the only gate-tuneable semimetal [Nature Nanotech. 4, 383 (2009)], opening the research area of few-layer graphene (FLG). We also published the first experimental evidence that trilayer graphene has a unique stacking-dependent quantum Hall effect [Phys. Rev. B(R) 84, 161408 (2011)], the first studies of electrical transport in FLG with record high charge densities controlled by liquid ionic gating [PNAS 108, 13002 (2011)], and the first direct observation of the electric field tuneable energy gap in ABC-stacked trilayer graphene [Nano Lett. 15, 4429 (2015)]. Other advances are the realisation of a highly efficient graphene Cooper pair splitter device for quantum information processing [Nature Sci. Rep. 6, 23051 2016], and revealing the mechanism of large distance supercurrent propagation through graphene-superconductor junctions [Nano Lett. 16, 4788 (2016)]. We also developed novel ways to strain graphene [Nano Lett. 14, 1158 (2014)] which were used to experimentally study electron states in uniaxially strained graphene [Nano Lett. 15, 7943 (2015)], of interest for straintronics applications. Recently, we probed different strain configuration in 2D superlattices and provided a new mechanism to induce complex strain patterns in 2D materials [Nano Lett. 18, 7919 (2018)], with profound implications in the development of future electronic devices based on heterostructures

Our most recent advances is the development of laser-writable high-k dielectric for 2D nanoelectronics [Science Advances 5, eaau0906 (2019)].

Similar to silicon-based semiconductor devices, van der Waals heterostructures require integration with high-k oxides. We demonstrated a method to embed and pattern a multifunctional few-nanometer-thick high-k oxide within various van der Waals devices without degrading the properties of the neighboring two-dimensional materials. This transformation allows for the creation of several fundamental nanoelectronic and optoelectronic devices, including flexible Schottky barrier field-effect transistors, dual-gated graphene transistors, and vertical light-emitting/detecting tunneling transistors. Furthermore, upon dielectric breakdown, electrically conductive filaments are formed. This filamentation process can be used to electrically contact encapsulated conductive materials. Careful control of the filamentation process also allows for reversible switching memories.

Open positions

We are always looking for motivated and high-performing summer students, undergraduates (MPhys, BEng, MEng), PhD students (self-funded or as part of our Doctoral Training Centres) and self-funded postdoctoral researchers to be part of our cutting-edge research.

I am happy to supervise self-funded PhD students and host in my group self-funded postdoctoral researchers working on any projects related to our currently active research areas.

Please also check out the information about applying for PhD studies in Exeter on our website.

Craciun research news

Conor wins best poster prize at MRE2020

February 2020

Congratulations to our PhD student Conor Murphy who won 1st prize for his poster explaining how GraphExeter outperforms Indium tin oxide (ITO) as flexible transparent electrode in OLED.

Concrene Ltd, our University spin-out is one of the 2019 finalist for the Emerging Technologies Competition

September 2019

We are very proud of our former PhD student Dimitar Dimov, now CEO of Concrene Ltd for being shortlisted among the 2019 finalists for the Emerging Technologies Competition from Royal Society of Chemistry. 

https://twitter.com/RoySocChem/status/1188803996796047361

Adolfo's paper included in the Physics top 50 articles of 2018

July 2019

We are proud to be in the Top 50 Physics most read articles in Nature Communications

with our paper: Strain-engineered inverse charge-funnelling in layered semiconductors.

The work was done in collaboration with a brilliant group from Russo and Craciun labs.

Read the paper here

Monica Craciun and Dimitar Dimov delivered a TEDx talk

October 2018

Monica gave an overview of the wide gamut of potential emerging technologies enabled by graphene and Dimitar spoke about the potential of graphene in reducing CO2 emissions due to concrete.

Gopika Rajan participates in the Soapbox Science event in Exeter

September 2018

This year our PhD student Gopika Rajan has been talking about graphene and electronic textile at the Exeter 2018 event. This was a very successful with more than 4000 people attending.

Graphene reinforced concrete shortlisted at the New Civil Engineer’s Techfest 2018

September 2018

We are proud to be shortlisted for 2 categories at this year’s - competing with the best innovators in the UK construction industry. Dimitar has presented our work at "Best Use of Technology: Carbon Reduction" category and "Research Development: Creating the Future category".

Janire wins the best poster prize at Trends in Nanotechnology 2018 conference

September 2018

Congratulations to our PhD student Janire Escolar for winning the best poster prize at the Trends in Nanotechnology 2018 (Lecce, Italy) with her poster on laser writable high-k dielectric for nanoelectronics. 

Congratulations to Dr Matt Barnes for receiving his PhD award

July 2018

Matt has succesfully defended his thesis titled "Growth and Oxidation of Graphene and Two-Dimensional Materials for Flexible Electronic Applications". During his PhD work, Matt has published many papers in world leading peer reviewed scientific journals including Science Advances, ACS Nano and Advanced Materials.

Dimitar Dimov on the BBC Radio 5 live science about our graphene-concrete composite

May 2018

Listen to our PhD student Dimitar Dimov who spoke on the BBC Radio 5 live science about our work on nanoengineering traditional concrete with graphene. See the BBC Radio 5 live science podcast. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b0rvf5 …

Graphene 'a game-changer' in making building with concrete greener

May 2018

The Guardian reports on our work on the incorporation of graphene in concrete.

Innovative new ‘green’ concrete using graphene

We developed a new greener, stronger and more durable concrete that is made using the wonder-material graphene could revolutionise the construction industry

New devices for imaging at ultralow light levels

We have engineered organic-semiconductor–graphene phototransistors which are spectrally selective to visible wavelengths and have record high responsivity and a detectivity. Such devices pave the way for the implementation of low-cost, flexible imaging technologies at ultralow light levels. This study was published in Advanced Materials (2017).

Graphene variants promise new possibilities

News story on our research group was covered in IoP nanotechweb.org

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/70008

New technique could revolutionise manufacturing of vital safety equipment

We demonstrated an innovative new technique to use graphene to produce the ultimate photodetectors that could revolutionise the manufacturing of vital safety equipment, such as radiation and smoke detection units. In this study, published in [Science Advances (2017)], we created a new type of photodetector based on GraphExeter that can sense light around 4500 times better than traditional graphene sensors. The discovery could herald a new generation of sensoring and imaging equipment that is more stable in harsh conditions, as well as been smaller and most cost-effective

Congratulations to Dr Adolfo De Sanctis for receiving his PhD award

July 2017

Adolfo has succesfully defended his thesis titled "Manipulating light in two-dimensional layered materials". During the 3 years of his PhD work, Adolfo has published 7 papers in world leading peer reviewed scientific journals including Science Advances, Nano Letters and Advanced Materials.

GraphExeter, one of the nanotechnology highlights of 2016

January 2017

Our recent developments of GraphExeter material for highly efficient flexible displays has been selected by the IoP nanotechnology website as one of the "Highlights of 2016” . Our work features under the most important advancements  in electronics and photonics in 2016, alongside with IBM's developments in neuromorphic computing.

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/65654

Ground-breaking production method could accelerate worldwide ‘graphene revolution’

We have developed an innovative new cheap and simple mass production technique, which is set to open up the global potential of the ‘wonder’ material graphene.

GraphExeter illuminates bright new future for flexible lighting devices

August 2016

We have pioneered an innovative new technique to make flexible screens more effective and efficient.

Our team discovered that GraphExeter – a material adapted from the ‘wonder material’ graphene - can substantially improve the effectiveness of large, flat, flexible lighting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks6EkNsM4TA&feature=youtu.be

Congratulations to Dr Tom Bointon for receiving his PhD award

July 2015

Tom has succesfully defended his thesis titled "Graphene and functionalised graphene for   flexible and optoelectric applications". During the 3 years that he has worked in our group, Tom has published 10 papers in world leading peer reviewed scientific journals including 2 Nano Letters, 1 ACS Nano and 2 Advanced Materials.

Breakthrough in graphene production could trigger revolution in artificial skin development

Phys.Org: Breakthrough in graphene production

Novel graphene production method by Exeter could trigger revolution in artificial skin development

Congratulations to Dimitar Dimov for wining this year's Philip Booth Prize in Engineering!

June 2015

Our BEng studnet Dimitar Dimov has won the 2015 Philip Booth Prize in Engineering for his final year indvidual project work on graphene reinforced concrete. This prize is awarded to a stage 3 BEng/MEng for the best individual project in Engineering.

Dr Ana Neves participates in the Soapbox Science event in Exeter

June 2015

During her spell on the soapbox, Dr Ana Neves amazed the audience with the possibilities of smart textiles and her research into building electronic devices directly onto textile fibres, posing the question, “What if you could make a phone call using your sweater instead of your mobile?”

Graphene holds key to unlocking creation of wearable electronic devices

The World's First Electronic Fabric?

‘Truly’ electronic textile made of graphene for wearable tech

Now, wearable electronic devices, thanks to graphene


GraphExeter defies the Achilles heel of wonder material graphene

Science Daily: Defying the Achilles heel of 'wonder material' graphene: Resilience to extreme conditions

ElMundo: 'Supergrafeno' ultrarresistente

BBC: Exeter scientists make 'electric cloth' GraphExeter

Forbes: Researchers Invent Smallest And Thinnest Microconductor

Reuters: WIRED FOR SOUND

Technology Strategy Board news: The invisible conductor

Plastic Electronics: UK research advances graphene as transparent conductor

Plastic Electronics:University of Exeter researchers develop graphene photoelectric device

Science Daily: Wearable electronics:Transparent, lightweight, flexible conductor could revolutionize electronics industry

IEEE Spectrum: Inventors Claim Graphene Hybrid Could Revolutionize Electronics Industry

Phys.Org: Graphene and graphExeter combine to create a new flexible, transparent, photosensitive device

Solar Novus Today: Will GraphExeter Revolutionise Wearable Electronics? 

New Electronics: Graphene based material to revolutionise electronics industry 

Nature Asia Materials: Stacking three sheets of graphene together yields a material with unique electronic properties

 

Highlights of our research in scientific journals

   

   The article: Electronic transport through electron-doped metal phthalocyanines

   materials by M. F. Craciun et al., published in Advanced Materials 18, 320 (2006)

   has been featured on the cover of the journal.

The paper "Trilayer graphene is a semimetal with a gate-tunable band overlap" by M.F.Craciun at al., published in Nature Nanotech. 4, 383 (2009) has been highlighted in the news of Nature Asia Materials.

The article [Adv. Mater. 24, 2844 (2012)] has been the most downloaded article of the journal and has been featured on the first position in the Advanced Materials Top 40 charts in 2012.

The review Tuneable electronic properties in graphene by M.F.Craciun et al., published in Nano Today, 6, 42 (2011) has been featured in the Science Direct Top 25 Hottest Articles of the year.

The article "Graphene as a substrate for plasmonic nanoparticles [J. Opt. 15, 114001 (2013)] has been selected by the editors of Journal of Optics as a Highlight of 2013

Innovation and Impact

Our research on 2D materials at Exeter has gained recognition beyond the academic community in various areas.

We are constantly exploring the commercial potential of emergent research conducted by our group at the University of Exeter.  This research has the capacity to reduce the cost and radically enhance the electrical, optical and mechanical properties of a wide range of products spanning a broad spectrum of industrial activity.

Various members of our team are exploring business cases for solutions that include; Patented conductive films that overcome the limitations of other materials; Conductive inks that meet the demands of the emerging flexible electronics industry; Nano Additives that can enhance the physical properties of composite materials.

 

Nanoengineered building materials

In the field of nanoengineered building materials, our group has developed a new graphene/concrete composite with an unprecedented range of enhanced and multifunctional properties compared to standard concrete Managing the environmental impact of mankind is a major challenge which sees the concrete industry being one of the main key contributor to the global greenhouse emissions. In addition, the urbanization of areas subject to major environmental risks, e.g. flooding and earth quakes, poses strict demands on resilient construction materials, which should ideally be easily accessible.  Our research on graphene reinforced concrete underpins all these key aspects.

Concrene Limited is a spin-off company from the University of Exeter, that introduces an innovative and patented type of concrete to the construction industry. For more details please see:  https://www.concrene.com/

Graphene commercialization

Our group is commercializing graphene and GraphExeter materials and devices

For more information please contact:

Prof Monica Craciun: m.f.craciun@exeter.ac.uk

  GraphExeter

 

GraphExeter (FeCl3 intercalated few-layer graphene) is the best transparent conductive material (Adv. Mater. 24, 2844 (2012)).

 

Exceptional properties:

>87% Transparency: 400 nm to 850 nm

-Mechanical flexibility: stable to >2000 bendings

-Resistance to 100% humidity

-Resistance at extreme temperatures: from 300 mK to 873 K (Sci. Rep. 5, 7609 (2015))

-Can sustain >10 times larger current than metals

 

International patents:

“Graphene-based material” : KR20140095614 (A)

“Graphene-based material” : US2014174513 (A1)

“Detector”: WO2014111702 (A2)

Monolayer CVD graphene grown on copper foil

Sizes up to 17" in diagonal

 

Product characteristics:

- Monolayer 99% of the surface area

- Coverage 100%

- Grain size typically 30 μm

Substrates:

-Standard semi-conductors

-Quartz/glass

-Transparent polymers: PTFE, PEN, PDMS

 

 

 

Devices:

-Graphene MEMS and NEMS (nano- and micro-mechanical devices)

- Invisible pressure sensors

- Ring-shaped transistors

- Plasmonic arrays of nanoribbons

Custom designs

 

We are happy to produce custom graphene structures and devices with nanometer-scale accuracy. Contact us to discuss your requirements. Examples of the structures that we can produce include:

-High frequency graphene transistors

-Graphene Hall bars

-Superconducting nanostructures

-Graphene plasmonic arrays

Also available: Graphene and GraphExeter inks for printed electronics and conductive coatings Scientific advisors:

Prof Monica Craciun                            Prof Saverio Russo

+ 44(0) 1392 723656                      + 44 (0) 1392 725195

M.F.Craciun@exeter.ac.uk                  s.russo@exeter.ac.uk

  We are seeking partners to help develop and commercialise the GraphExeter technology.

We are happy to discuss collaborative opportunities or are willing to license the technology to suitable commercial partners.

Craciun research group - former members

Research Fellows (fellowship holders) Research and Associate Research Fellows (postdoctoral researchers)   PhD students MPhyl students
  • Mukond Khetani (MPhyl, Physics, joint with Prof Saverio Russo), Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate with Spinnaker
  • James Milton (Physics,Quantum Systems and Nanomaterials, joint with Prof David Wright)
MSc, MEng, BEng and MPhys students
  • Emily Hacking, MEng Civil Engineering
  • Jarvis Devon, MEng Civil Engineering
  • Kyra Wilson, MEng Civil Engineering
  • Alexander Foy, MEng Civil Engineering
  • Chun Yong Koh, MEng Mechanical Engineering
  • Naufal Ismadi, MEng Materials Engineering
  • Peter Kenmir, MEng Materials Engineering
  • Daniel Corcuera-Robbins, MEng Materials Engineering
  • James Turner, MEng Materials Engineering
  • Hannah Carney, MEng Materials Engineering
  • Henry Hyde, MEng Materials Engineering
  • James Osborn, MEng Materials Engineering
  • Joe McSloy, BEng Mechanical Engineering
  • William Rees, MEng Materials Engineering
  • Rachael Quintin-Baxendale, MEng Mechanical Engineering
  • Jonathan Elliott, MEng Materials Engineering
  • Russell Rianna, MEng Materials Engineering
  • Zhong Joseph, MEng Materials Engineering
  • Iluyemi Dashe, MEng Materials Engineering
  • Tanner Edward, MEng Materials Engineering
  • Ukata Chinazam, MEng Materials Engineering
  • Harry Kavita, BEng Materials Engineering
  • Eastlund Samuel, MEng Electronic Engineering
  • Mayfield Tom, MEng Electronic Engineering
  • Dobson Ruth, MEng Civil Engineering
  • Koh Chun, MEng Mechanical Engineering
  • Chalkley Elliot, MEng Electronic Engineering
  • Abdelmoneim Dewidar, MEng Electronic Engineering
  • Jonathan James Elliott, BEng Materials Engineering
  • Ellen Liu, Msc Materials Engineering
  • Robert Skipworth, MEng Mechanical Engineering, 2017-2018
  • Shayar Solanki, MEng Mechanical Engineering, 2017-2018
  • Edward Stringer, BEng Civil Engineering, 2017-2018, 2017-2018
  • Kennard Aditya Wardana, BEng Materials Engineering, 2017-2018
  • Girthanaah Karunanithy, BEng Materials Engineering, 2017-2018
  • Colenso Christopher, MEng Mechanical Engineering, 2016-2017
  • Gorrie Olivier, BEng Mechanical Engineering, 2016-2017
  • Isabel Kiyomoto Arteaga, MPhys, 2016-2017
  • Alasdair Purves, MPhys, 2016-2017
  • Yarrow-Jenkins James, MPhys, 2016-2017
  • Cornell Bethan, MPhys, 2016-2017
  • Pernilla Craig, MPhys, 2015-2017
  • Kate Hoggard, MPhys, 2015-2017
  • Andrew Weathley, MEng Mechanical Engineering, 2015-2016
  • Jake Wyithe, MEng Mechanical Engineering, 2015-2016
  • Ben Makins, MEng Materials Engineering, 2015-2016
  • William Pearson, MEng Engineering and Management, 2015-2016
  • Freddie Oxland, MEng Mechanical Engineering, 2015-2016
  • Fhendra Susanto, BEng Materials Engineering, 2014-2015
  • Claire Greenland, MPhys, 2013-2015
  • David House, MPhys, 2013-2015
  • Antonio Guerrero, MEng Electrical Engineering, 2013-2014
  • Kim Keyjung, BEng Materials Engineering, 2013-2014
  • Oliver Norrington, BEng Electrical Engineering, 2013-2014
  • Louise Orcheston-Findlay, MPhys, 2012-2013
  • Robbie McCorkell, MPhys, 2012-2013
  • Hussin Muhammad, MPhys, 2011-2013
  • William Worster, MPhys, 2011-2013
  • Luke Coombes, MPhys, 2010-2011
Visitors
  • Sabina Caneva, MEng Materials Science at Oxford University, summer student, 2012
  • Gabriela Prando (Physics PhD student, CAPES fellow from Prof Yara Gobato's group, co-supervised with Prof Saverio Russo)

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