About Us
I’m a Royal Society University Research Fellow and Associate Professor in the Chemistry department at the University of Warwick, and this is my research group consisting of myself, five research students, three postdoctoral fellows, and a large number of active collaborations.
Our focus is on understanding the link between microscopic structure of a material and its relationship to the observed macroscopic property. We are engaged in a broad range of research projects from the more fundamental science of understanding phase transitions which occur as a results of orbital, magnetic and molecular-like ordering, to understanding technologically interesting properties such as ferroelectricity and negative thermal expansion. Our work is underpinned by detailed crystallographic studies at central facilities and symmetry analysis of the probed microscopic structures. We also work closely with theorists to develop fundamental mechanistic insights.
Come and work with us! We are currently recruiting a @LeverhulmeTrust funded 2 year PDRA position in high pressure crystallography: https://warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre-ext/brand-4/spa-1/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/3/opp/1402-Research-Fellow-109158-0524/en-GB
co-supervised with Dr Nick Funnell @isisneutronmuon and @SossoGroup @warwickchem
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And the week continues to get better with @CatrionaCraw first first author paper on "The Interplay of Electronic Configuration and Anion Ordering on the Magnetic Behavior of Hydroxyfluoride Diaspores" just published in @InorgChem!
Our work on the "Structural origins of dielectric anomalies in the filled tetragonal tungsten bronze Sr2NaNb5O15", led by Dr Jere Tidey is out now in @CommsMaterials.
https://rdcu.be/dHeLI
Always super happy to have a paper published in PRB, especially when it has taken so long to get it across the line!
Here we show how in some improper ferroelectrics the initial application of pressure can actually act to enhance the polarisation!