Our Research

Dissolving Nanomaterials

Damage-free, scalable liquid phase processing of nanomaterials is possible by understanding the thermodynamics of solvent-nanomaterial interactions.

Covalent Functionalisation

Adding functional groups to nanomaterials can help assembly, introduce biocompatibility, or slightly change the electronics to better fit the needs of a device.

Energy Devices

Nanomaterials will play a critical role in addressing mankind's biggest current challenge. Our work uses nanomaterials as additives in classic systems (solar cells, supercapacitors) and new energy systems such as torsional energy storage.

Composite Materials

From optoelectronic components, to just making really strong and light plastics, there’s many reasons to make nanomaterial composites. We work with the best to make their materials even better across a range of applications.

Our Aims

Nanomaterials underpin the future of a wide range of next generation technologies from solar cells to airplane wings. To take advantage of their remarkable promise, we need to develop tools to control them at the molecular level, and our toolbox is chemistry.

Recent News

Phosphorene Nanoribbon Properties in Nature

Coupling edge-derived magnetism to edge-derived optical properties

Mirka Wins Best Poster

Benzene-Ammonia at the Neutron & Muon Source User Meeting 2025

PDRA Job in AFM Available

Advert coming soon, email Adam for details. Starting June 2025

Nanotube Solvation in Nature Nano

Using the power of neutrons to see interfaces better than ever before

World's Thinnest Pasta

We electrospun pure flour, read all about it in Nanoscale Advances (or The Telegraph!)

Invited Talk at EMRS 2024 Fall

Spreading the word of AsP Nanoribbons at Europe's premier materials science conference

Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Group

Adam was elected to the RSC Nanoscience Committee

ISIS DMU Meeting

Adam and Mirka attended the ISIS Disordered Materials User Meeting, to talk thiophene, discuss software development, and shmooze

Mechanism of PNR synthesis in Nanoscale

Phosphorus Nanoribbons dont form during intercalation of black phosphorus, but after by interacting with solvents.