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Biography
2017 - present: Associate Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham.
2014 - 2017: Assistant Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham.
2009 - 2014 : Senior Research Fellow, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham.
2005 - 2009: Research Associate, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham.
2001 - 2005: Research Associate, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University.
Research Summary
My research interests include investigating the properties of novel magnetic materials and new phenomena in magnetic materials and devices. Currently, I am studying the properties of magnetostrictive… read more
Current Research
My research interests include investigating the properties of novel magnetic materials and new phenomena in magnetic materials and devices. Currently, I am studying the properties of magnetostrictive materials in thin film form and in nanoscale devices. I am interested in developing ways to couple magnetic systems to other physical systems, such as phonon resonators, and I investigate the use of mechanical strain to manipulate nanoscale magnetic textures. Such materials and devices are prospective for applications in Quantum Technologies, low energy information storage technologies, sensors and energy harvesting.
Past Research
Previously, I have studied the dilute magnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As, in which the strong spin-orbit coupling creates a significant interplay between the magnetic properties and other properties including electrical transport, carrier density and mechanical strain. This enabled us to demonstrate novel functionalities, including non-volatile control of the magnetic transition (Curie) temperature by a ferroelectric gate, and control of the direction of the magnetisation vector via voltage-induced mechanical strain.
Prior to working in Nottingham I worked as a Research Associate in the Semiconductor Physics Group at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, UK (2001-2005). My work involved investigating the electrical transport properties of coupled quantum dot systems with a view to their potential application as qubits in quantum computation.