Research

Research Areas

We work on optoelectronic materials and devices, with halide perovskites and organic semiconductors at the centre. Our research runs along six themes, tied together by vacuum deposition and time-resolved spectroscopy: the first gives us solvent-free, scalable devices, the second tells us why they behave as they do.


Perovskite Quantum Dots for Quantum Technologies
Single perovskite quantum dots as sources of single and entangled photons for quantum communication and computing, and the quantum physics behind them: exciton fine structure, coherence, photon antibunching and spin dynamics.




Advanced Photovoltaics and Energy Harvesting
All-vacuum-deposited halide perovskite solar cells and environmental light energy harvesters. Thermal co-evaporation is solvent-free and scalable, our route to commercializable devices for both sunlight and indoor illumination.




Emerging Light-Emitting Technologies
Vacuum-deposited and solution-processed perovskite LEDs for displays and lighting, together with the light-emitting nanocrystals behind them. Narrow linewidths and near-unity quantum yields give a color gamut beyond current displays.




Brain-Inspired Computing and Memristors
Halide perovskite memristors and optoelectronic artificial synapses, including lead-free and 2D perovskites. Storing and processing information in one element removes the data movement that dominates the energy cost of artificial intelligence.




High-Performance Radiation and Photodetectors
All-vacuum-deposited perovskite X-ray detectors, flexible detectors and thin-film optoelectronic sensors, able to detect radiation at very low dose without any external power supply.




Fundamental Photophysics of Emerging Semiconductors
Photon, exciton and carrier dynamics in halide perovskites and organic thin films, measured by time-resolved and single-emitter spectroscopy to guide the design of higher-performance materials and devices.