Condensed Matter Physics
Members of Condensed Matter Physics carry out world-leading research in a wide range of areas, including the structure of ordered and disordered solids, electronic properties, electron correlations in quantum materials, superconductors, spin electronics, nano-materials, quantum information processing, organic molecular crystals, photonic crystals, biological physics, molecular motors, functional membrane proteins, DNA nanostructures, nano-electronics and nano-optics.
Those interested in applying for graduate study should consult the Graduate Programme. Enquiries should be made to the Director of Graduate Studies.
Research themes
Biophysics of Molecular Motors
Richard Berry
Bottom-up systems biology using multidimensional optical proteomics
Mark Leake
Ion Channels
Stephen Tucker
Nanofabrication and microscopy
John Ryan
Nanoscience for Medicine
Sonia Antoranz Contera, Sonia Trigueros
Self-assembled structures and devices
Andrew Turberfield
Single Molecule Spectroscopy of Gene Machines
Achillefs Kapanidis
Quantum Materials
Our goal is to create and understand new quantum states of matter as well as exploit their properties for the next generation of functional devices.
Group Leaders Paolo Radaelli
Correlated Electron Systems
Stephen Blundell, Arzhang Ardavan
Magnet Development and Applied Superconductivity
Harry Jones
Multiferroic materials
Paolo Radaelli
Quantum Devices
Peter Leek
Quantum Magnetism and Quantum Phase Transitions
Radu Coldea
Quantum Matter in High Magnetic Fields
Quantum Spin Dynamics
Arzhang Ardavan
Spin Electronics
John Gregg
Systems and Signals
Thin Film Quantum Materials
Thorsten Hesjedal
X-ray and Neutron Scattering
Andrew Boothroyd
Organic Semiconductors
Laura Herz
Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Device Group
Henry Snaith
Photovoltaics
Henry Snaith
Quantum Optoelectronics
Robert Taylor
Semiconductor nanostructures
Robin Nicholas
Terahertz Photonics
Michael Johnston
Ultrafast Multifunctional Materials
James Lloyd-Hughes