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Self-assembled nanomaterials

Focusing on molecular and nanoscale assembly

Our research includes experimental and computational work on molecular self-assembly, polymer nanoparticles and nanostructured surfaces. We address major societal challenges including sustainability and drug delivery.

Research groups

Crossley Group

Our main areas of interest include porphyrin chemistry, amino acids and peptides of biological importance, functional materials and molecular electronics.

Hudson Group

Our group is interested in both understanding the underlying physical phenomena related to problems in structural materials chemistry, and improving the computational techniques used to simulate them.

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Molecular Photophysics (MP2) Group

Our research is focussed on the optoelectronic properties of novel nanoscale semiconductor materials for solar energy harvesting, polarisation switching and polariton lasing.

Neto Group

Our research focuses on the physical chemistry of interfaces, a multi-disciplinary field spanning the traditional disciplines of chemistry, physics, materials science and bio-engineering.

Polymer Nanostructures Group

Our aim is to produce multifunctional nano-scale materials for applications in catalysis, energy, and nanomedicine.

Warr Group

Our research is directed at understanding how complex materials arise from competing intermolecular forces, and how this understanding allows us to design new materials.

Researchers

Professor Chiara Neto (Chair)
Emeritus Professor Max Crossley
Professor Phil Gale
Associate Professor Brian Hawkett
Associate Professor Toby Hudson
Professor Stephen Hyde
Associate Professor Girish Lakhwani
Associate Professor Markus Muellner
Dr Max Roemer
Professor Greg Warr
Associate Professor Asaph Widmer-Cooper

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