Department of Engineering

Solid State Electronics and Nanoscale Science

This research area covers all aspects of solid state electronics to nanoscience and nanotechnology.

The Electronic Devices and Materials group conducts research in large area electronic materials and high power semiconductor devices, carbon nanotubes, and semiconducting nanowires.

The Nanomaterials and Spectroscopy Group focuses on the growth and characterisation of diamond-like carbon, graphene, carbon nanotubes and semiconductor nanowires for coating, optoelectronics and sensing applications.

The Polysilicon Thin Film Transistor Group is centred on the physics and modelling of materials and devices for various applications, including displays, ferroelectric materials for non-volatile memories and a new approach to biosensor micro-arrays, exploiting the advantages of thin film transistors.

Scientific Imaging research covers a variety of related topics spanning hardware and software, related to microscopy, image processing and analysis, medical instrumentation, CMOS mixed-signal IC Design, optical communications and other activities.