About
I am a member of the Condensed Matter Physics research cluster and the Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy. My research focuses on the development and characterisation of novel semiconductors and quantum materials with potential applications in energy technologies.
I obtained a Master of Engineering from the Grande École européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux in Strasbourg in 2005, followed by a PhD in Physics from Trinity College Dublin in 2009. My doctoral research focused on the growth of single crystals and investigation of the electronic properties of concentrated magnetic semiconductors.
I then joined the Chemistry Department at the University of Liverpool as a postdoctoral researcher, where I contributed to the development of room-temperature multiferroic materials, with results published in Nature and Science. In 2012, I was appointed Lecturer in Physics at the University of Liverpool and joined the Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy. I was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2018.
My research combines single crystal growth, epitaxial thin film deposition, and measurement of magnetic, thermal, and electronic transport properties to investigate and engineer novel materials for sustainable technologies. This includes:
1) Complex magnetic materials, such as multiferroics, magnetocalorics, and skyrmion-lattice hosts;
2) Correlated oxides, including transparent conductors and thermoelectrics;
3) Topological semimetals and related quantum materials.