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Staff & Student News
Feature News
PhD student announced second place at UK Semiconductors Conference
Areej Aljaghwani, a 2nd year PhD student from Maksym Myronov’s Semiconductors Research Group was awarded second place in the Phil Buckle Research Communication Competition held during the UK Semiconductors Conference in July 2024.
In the Press
Cool exoplanet reveals missing link between hot Jupiters and cold solar system planets
Research into a rare planet is revealing the link between hot Jupiter-sized exoplanets and cold solar system giants like Saturn.
Keep your eyes on the sky for a new star as “once in a lifetime” cosmic explosion looms
Stargazers will soon be treated to the appearance of a new star in the night sky, as a cosmic explosion looms.
Research Updates
Maximal Anderson localization and suppression of surface plasmons in two-dimensional random Au networks
Two-dimensional random metal networks possess unique electrical and optical properties, such as almost total optical transparency and low sheet resistance. These properties are closely related to their disordered structure. In this work, Prof. Römer and colleagues from Dresden, Germany, give a detailed experimental and theoretical investigation of these plasmonic properties, revealing Anderson (disorder-driven) localized surface plasmon resonance. This could support the development of design rules for the underlying conduction networks, e.g., i…
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