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Centre for Materials Research - QMUL

Physics. Materials. Chemistry. Life Science. Engineering. Research Groups. ● Energy & Environment ● Nanomaterials & Nanomechanics ● Functional Materials & Devices ● Biomaterials & Biosensors. Centre for Materials Research - QMUL.

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Centre for Materials Research - QMUL

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  1. Physics Materials Chemistry Life Science Engineering Research Groups • ● Energy & Environment • ● Nanomaterials & Nanomechanics • ● Functional Materials & Devices • ● Biomaterials & Biosensors Centre for Materials Research - QMUL CMR set up in 2001 to promote interdisciplinary research in materials It brings together 32 Academics from four departments (SEMS, SBCS, Physics, SMD)

  2. EPSRC vs. CMR • ● Energy & Environment • ● Nanomaterials & Nanomechanics • ● Functional Materials & Devices • ● Biomaterials & Biosensors

  3. Key Collaboration • ETH Zurich • Eindhoven University of Technology • Imperial College • Max Planck, Potsdam • KTH Stockholm • UCSB • Michigan State University • Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore • Kobe University, Japan • Shanghai Institute of Ceramics

  4. Key Achievements Since 2001 - Staffing • Developed new strategic areas including Nanomaterials, Energy & Environment and Functional Materials • Expanded research staff from 13.7 FTE in RAE2001 to 30.1 FTE • Recruited 7 lecturers (5 new to the profession), 1 senior lecturer, and 5 professors.

  5. Key Achievements Since 2001 - Infrastructure • Established 6 new Central Research Laboratories in Carbon Nanostructures; Nanomaterials Processing; Stem Cells; X-ray diffraction; Nano-scale Imaging; and Materials Characterisation. • Industrial Advisory Board

  6. Key Achievements Since 2001 - Output • Published ~1000 peer-reviewed scientific publications. • Increased the number of publications in high-impact journals. 25 papers in impact factor > 10 and 6 in Nature, Nature Materials and Science. • Awarded 100 PhD’s compared to 53 in the previous RAE. • £23M in awarded grants.

  7. Grants Awarded 2006 includes £3.2M to establish Nanoforce.

  8. Light Va Face plate e e Vacuum F O2 B-doped MWNT ~1 mm Vg 1 mm Base plate Nanomaterials & Nanomechanics SYNTHESIS APPLICATIONS MECHANICS Peapods – C60 filled SWNT MWNT / elastomer composite Resistivity changes with strain Conductive fibres for smart textiles B-doped MWNT with improved field emission characteristics for display applications Magnetic Fe-filled MWNT SWNT pull out test

  9. SYNTHESIS SYNTHESIS PROCESSING PROCESSING TRANSPORT fully conjugated fully conjugated fully conjugated fully conjugated fully conjugated fully conjugated P3HT:PE (35:65 wt%) P3HT:PE (35:65 wt%) - - - 2 2 2 10 10 10 vacuum vacuum vacuum 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours 2 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 S S S Ar Ar Ar A A A r r r ' ' ' S S S + + + LUMO LUMO LUMO LUMO LUMO LUMO - - - : e : e : e blend blend blend S S S Ar Ar Ar A A A r r r ' ' ' S S S - - - 3 3 3 10 10 10 : h : h : h /Vs) /Vs) /Vs) blend blend blend Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar & & & & & & Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ in conjugation in conjugation in conjugation in conjugation in conjugation in conjugation n=12 n=12 n=12 n=12 n=12 n=12 n=4 n=4 n=4 n=4 n=4 n=4 2 2 2 (cm (cm (cm HOMO HOMO HOMO HOMO HOMO HOMO cross conjugated cross conjugated cross conjugated cross conjugated cross conjugated cross conjugated TOF TOF TOF * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * n n n n n n n n S S S S S S S S m m m - - - 4 4 4 10 10 10 conjugation length conjugation length conjugation length conjugation length conjugation length conjugation length A A A r r r ' ' ' Ar Ar Ar : h : h : h 100% P3HT 100% P3HT 100% P3HT S S S S S S measured at ~ measured at ~ measured at ~ + + + 5 5 5 10 10 10 V/cm V/cm V/cm A A A r r r ' ' ' Ar Ar Ar * * * S S S S S S - - - - - - 5 5 5 10 10 10 0.1 mm 0.1 mm 0.1 mm 0.1 mm * 1 day * 1 day * 1 day time in air, time in air, time in air, t t t Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar not conjugated to not conjugated to not conjugated to not conjugated to not conjugated to not conjugated to Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ lower HOMO level by reducing lower HOMO level by reducing phase separation in semi phase separation in semi - - TOF air stability of TOF air stability of conjugation conjugation conducting P3HT:PE blends conducting P3HT:PE blends P3HT:PEblends P3HT:PEblends Functional Materials & Devices

  10. Nanoforce Nanomaterials research for exploitation by industry Incubator for Spin-Outs. Industry Clubs

  11. University Industry Corporate Research

  12. University Industry

  13. University Industry QMIL Nanoforce R&D

  14. Future Strategy • Enhance research excellence in the core areas Biomaterials; Nanomaterials; Energy and Environment; and Functional Materials to achieve the entire ‘Chain of Knowledge’ from synthesis, processing, characterisation and modelling to application. • Develop new interdisciplinary research programmes with significant scientific and commercial potential around themes such as Materials for Creative Industries (e.g. smart-textiles) and sustainability. • Build and strengthen strategic alliances with internationally leading materials institutes • Nanoforce to facilitate the transfer and of the research of CMR to industry by incubating spin-out companies and the formation of industry clubs.

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