We connect microscopic structure to mechanical, electronic and electrochemical function through computation, theory and targeted experiments.
We study non-equilibrium transitions in soft condensed matter. Experiments, scattering, rheology and molecular dynamics help disentangle affine deformation, non-affine rearrangement and dissipation.
First-principles calculations reveal how geometry, defects, strain, fields and chemical modification tune electronic, optical and transport properties in nanoscale materials.
Density functional theory for electronic structure, adsorption, transport and optical response.
Particle-scale dynamics for colloidal transitions, mechanics and self-assembly.
Neural-network and machine-learning models extend material screening and prediction.
Targeted fabrication and characterisation connect computational insight to working materials.
We combine theory, materials synthesis and electrochemical thinking to improve cathodes, anodes and anchoring materials for lithium-ion, sodium-ion and metal-sulfur batteries.
A compact selection from the group leader's record of 61 peer-reviewed articles.
Direct structural insight into a fundamental phase transition at colloidal interfaces.
Experimental evidence for a first-order transition in the mechanical failure of glass.
A route to quantifying glass free energy from particle trajectories.
Excitonic response as a probe of stacking and interlayer interactions.
Field-tunable ion transport for lithium-ion battery applications.
Electronic design principles for improved sodium-ion cathode performance.
First-principles design of responsive heterostructures for gas sensing.
Controlled oxygen adsorption as a route to electronic and optical tuning.