Research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology outside the
Nanoscience Centre

There are a number of University groups that actively research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Below are links to the major groups in Cambridge.
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An afm image of a two proteins attached to a dna scaffold
An afm image of a two proteins attached to a dna scaffold.
Professor Chris Abell
Department of Chemistry

Professor Chris Abell

WWW: http://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/staff/ca.html
E-mail: ca26@nospam.
Interested in exploiting novel technical approaches to nanoscale organisation and synthesis.
A series of superconductor/insulator multilayers deposited on silica substrates
A series of superconductor/insulator multilayers deposited on silica substrates.
Dr Zoe Barber
Device Materials Group,
Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy

Dr Zoe Barber

WWW: http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/dmg/
E-mail: zb10@nospam.
Thin film research using dc, rf and reactive magnetron sputtering, ionised magnetron sputtering and pulsed laser deposition (PLD); the deposition of metals, nitrides, carbides and complex oxides; amorphous, polycrystalline and single crystal films; heterostructures and multilayers.
A single protein designed to link antigen/antibody interaction with electron transfer activity through a porphyrin site. These proteins have been made and isolated and their properties being studied and refined. Ultimately, this type of molecule will be arranged in nanostructured arrays forming part of a biochemically-gated transistor
A single protein designed to link antigen/antibody interaction with electron transfer activity through a porphyrin site.
Dr Paul Barker
Chemistry Department and
Centre for Protein Engineering

Dr Paul Barker

WWW: http://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/staff/pb.html
E-mail: pdb30@nospam.
Interests : Design and engineering of proteins for use in functional nanostructures.
Including:
Porphyrin binding proteins for biological molecular wires.
Crystal binding proteins for solid-state lattice recognition and positioning.
Fluorescent proteins for optoelectronic applications.
Conformational switches for biochemical transistors
3D polymer opal self-assembled from 200nm latex spheres and 10nm carbon nanoparticles.
3D polymer opal self-assembled from 200nm latex spheres and 10nm carbon nanoparticles.
Professor Jeremy J Baumberg
NanoPhotonics Centre,
Department of Physics

Professor Jeremy J Baumberg

WWW: http://np.phy.cam.ac.uk
E-mail: jjb12@nospam.
Creation of nanostructures with unusual interactions with light, including plasmonic structures, photonic crystals, and semiconductor microcavities.
Focused ion beam device in-situ fabricated from a superconducting trilayer; the red arrows indicate the current flow through the device
Focused ion beam device in-situ fabricated from a superconducting trilayer; the red arrows indicate the current flow through the device.
Professor Mark Blamire
Device Materials Group,
Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy

Professor Mark Blamire

WWW: http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/dmg/
E-mail: mb52@nospam.
Thin film growth and patterning for inorganic nanodevices.
Hexagonal packing of domains in an uncoated block copolymer as observed in the environmental scanning electron microscope
Hexagonal packing of domains in an uncoated block copolymer as observed in the environmental scanning electron microscope.
Professor Athene Donald FRS
Polymers and Colloids Group,
Cavendish Laboratory

Professor Athene Donald

WWW: http://www.bss.phy.cam.ac.uk/~amd3/
E-mail: amd3@nospam.
Structure-property-processing relationships in soft solids and biological systems; there is a particular interest in developing environmental scanning electron microscopy as a tool for the study of wet and insulating systems.
DNA molecules, flowing downward through a micro-fabricated sieve, are sorted because they are deflected through different angles according to their size
DNA molecules, flowing downward through a micro-fabricated sieve, are sorted because they are deflected through different angles according to their size.
Dr Thomas Duke
Department of Physics

Dr Thomas Duke

WWW: http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~td18/
E-mail: td18@nospam.
Design of nanofabricated devices to sort biomolecules. Investigation of biological mechanosensors and motor protein systems.
STM image of a single C60 molecule on Si(111)
STM image of a single C60 molecule on Si(111).
Dr Colm Durkan
Nanoscale Science Laboratory,
Department of Engineering

Dr Colm Durkan

WWW: http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/~cd229/
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Interested in the electrical, magnetic, optical and mechanical characteristics of nanometer scale structures and devices.
Dr Andrea Ferrari
Nanomaterials and Spectroscopy Group,
CAPE

Dr Andrea Ferrari

WWW: http://www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk/nms/home.html
E-mail: acf26@eng.nospam.
Research areas include growth, characterisation and device assembly. In particular, we work on growth and characterization of diamond-like carbon, graphene, carbon nanotubes, and semiconductor nanowires for coating, optoelectronics and sensing applications.
Dr Chris Ford
Semiconductor Physics Group,
Department of Physics

Dr Chris Ford

WWW: http://www.sp.phy.cam.ac.uk/SPWeb/research/
E-mail: cjbf@nospam.
The fabrication of arrays of nanometre-scale gaps between electrodes with molecules or nanocrystals self-assembled inside, and the physics of electrical transport through them. Other interests include interactions in low-dimensional GaAs-AlGaAs systems, such as individual antidots in the quantum Hall regime.
Professor Sir Richard Friend FRS
Optoelectronics Group,
Cavendish Laboratory

Professor Sir Richard Friend

WWW: http://www.oe.phy.cam.ac.uk/
E-mail: rhf10@nospam.
Investigation of the fundamental semiconductor properties of novel polymer materials using a variety of techniques, with particular interest in charge injection and transport in LEDs and solar cells.
Quantum-confined luminescence from CdSe nanocrystals of different sizes
Quantum-confined luminescence from CdSe nanocrystals of different sizes.
Dr Neil Greenham
Optoelectronics Group,
Cavendish Laboratory

Dr Neil Greenham

WWW: http://www.oe.phy.cam.ac.uk/PEOPLE/OESTAFF/ncg11.htm
E-mail: ncg11@nospam.
Interests: electronic properties of conjugated organic materials; also synthesis, characterisation and electrical properties of inorganic semiconductor nanocrystals.
Dr David Hasko
Microelectronics Research Centre,
Department of Physics

Dr David Hasko

WWW: http://www-mrc.phy.cam.ac.uk/
E-mail: dgh4@nospam.
The work of D G Hasko is directed at the ultimate resolution of organic resist based electron beam nanolithography and nanostructure applications for classical and quantum information processing.
An AFM picture of lipid bilayers (4 nm thick) supported on mica, with protruding single protein molecules
An AFM picture of lipid bilayers (4 nm thick) supported on mica, with protruding single protein molecules.
Dr Robert Henderson
Department of Pharmacology

Dr Robert Henderson

WWW: http://www.phar.cam.ac.uk/RI/Henderson.html
E-mail: rmh1003@nospam.
The use of the atomic force microscope in conjunction with molecular biology techniques to investigate the structure of biological macromolecules and to study and image the nature of interactions between such macromolecules.
Dr Wilhelm Huck
Melville Laboratory,
Department of Chemistry

Dr Wilhelm Huck

WWW: http://www-huckgroup.ch.cam.ac.uk/
E-mail: wtsh2@nospam.
Control of polymeric materials at the nanometer level.
SE image of a series of Si p-MOSFETs
SE image of a series of Si p-MOSFETs.
Professor Colin Humphreys CBE FREng
The Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride,
Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy

Professor Colin Humphreys

WWW: http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/GaN/
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We are working on a wide variety of GaN-based nanostructures including quantum dots for quantum computing.
An image of single molecules of DNA labeled with tetramethyl rhodamine on glass. The scale bar is 5 microns
An image of single molecules of DNA labeled with tetramethyl rhodamine on glass. The scale bar is 5 microns.
Dr David Klenerman
Department of Chemistry

Dr David Klenerman

WWW: http://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/staff/dk.html
E-mail: dk10012@nospam.
Manipulation and study of biomolecules, down to the single molecule level, using a combination of scanning ion conductance microscopy, nanopipettes and fluorescence.
A mouse monoclonal antibody adsorbed on gold on mica showing individual molecules
A mouse monoclonal antibody adsorbed on gold on mica showing individual molecules.
Professor Chris Lowe
Institute of Biotechnology

Professor Chris Lowe

WWW: http://www.biot.cam.ac.uk/
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Studies on the directed immobilization and orientation of biomolecules for sensors, arrays and the construction of 3-dimensional architectures.
Precisely placed nanotubes
Precisely placed nanotubes.
Professor William Milne
Electronic Devices & Materials Group,
Department of Engineering

Professor William Milne

WWW: http://www2.eng.cam.ac.uk/%7Ewww-edm/
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Our main interest focusses on the production, characterisation and application of Aligned Arrays of Multiwall CNTs for Field Emission applications.
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Professor Sir Michael Pepper
Semiconductor Physics Group,
Cavendish Laboratory

Professor Sir Michael Pepper


WWW:		 http://www.sp.phy.cam.ac.uk/
E-mail: mp10000@nospam.

Current and resistance quantisation phenomena
Measurement of electron charge
One-dimensional and zero dimensional electronic phenomena
Quantum transport in general
Localisation and metal-insulator transitions
Properties of strongly interacting electron gases
Bose-Einstein condensation in the solid state
Hybrid magnetic-semiconductor structures
Physics in medicine and biology
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Professor James Scott
Department of Earth Sciences

Professor James Scott

WWW: http://www.esc.cam.ac.uk/
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Current research emphasizes the production and characterisation of ferroelectric nanotubes.
An all-polymer thin film transistor fabricated by high-resolution direct inkjet printing
An all-polymer thin film transistor fabricated by high-resolution direct inkjet printing.
Professor Henning Sirringhaus
Optoelectronics Group,
Cavendish Laboratory

Dr Henning Sirringhaus

WWW: http://www.oe.phy.cam.ac.uk/fet/people/hs220/
E-mail: hs220@nospam.
The solution self-asssembly of ordered structures of electroactive polymer, characterisation of their electronic properties, and use in molecular and thin film electronic devices.
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Professor Ullrich Steiner
Cavendish Laboratory

Professor Ullrich Steiner

WWW: http://www.bss.phy.cam.ac.uk/steiner/
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We study micro- and nanoscale pattern formation processes that take place at surfaces and in thin films for the controlled creation of structures on small length scales.
STM image of FeSi2 crystal showing single and double atomic steps
STM image of FeSi2 crystal showing single and double atomic steps.
Professor Sir Mark Welland FRS FREng
Director of the IRC in Nanotechnology,
Nanoscience Centre,
Department of Engineering

Professor Sir Mark Welland

WWW: http://www.nanoscience.cam.ac.uk/
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Fabrication and characterisation of nanometre scale structures and devices.
A model of a single wall nanotube bundle collapsing under hydrostatic pressure
A model of a single wall nanotube bundle collapsing under hydrostatic pressure.
Professor Alan Windle FRS
Polymer Group,
Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy

Professor Alan Windle


WWW:		 http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/polymer/
E-mail: ahw1@nospam.

Nanostructures span the molecular and the continuum domain. We find, for example, that nanotubes are best regarded as stiff conjugated polymer molecules when considering their solution behaviour, but that under hydrostatic pressure they resemble a classical continuum cylinder. We are using both computational modelling and experimental techniques to explore polymeric aspects of nanomaterials and the properties of conventional polymers that are intimately mixed with them. Nanotubes, as building blocks for a variety of structures, are significant to the fields of engineering, materials science, biology and medicine.