Functional Materials
The crystal structure of graphene.
Optical images of graphene layers deposited on SiO2 substrates. The labels 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L indicate the number of graphene layers.
Crystal form of haemozoin.
Nanomaterials and nanocomposites
AFM cantilever with ultra-sharp diamond-like-carbon tips used to study wear via atom-by-atom attrition
Our research focus is on the design and fabrication of novel materials, the understanding, via modelling and experimental characterisation, of their physical properties and their exploitation for a range of real-world applications; from electronic, magnetic and optical memories, to energy storage, to medical diagnosis, to high-strength composites and much more.
Science Strategy Research
We form part of the University of Exeter's Science Strategy Research Theme 'Functional Materials: from fundamentals to manufacture' that brings together 35 academic staff and over 100 PhD and post-doc researchers working in materials-related fields within the college.
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The grant will support an innovative global health research project, which could help tackle one of the world’s biggest killers – malaria
