Energy, Materials and Interfaces

The Energy, Materials and Interface group conducts interdisciplinary research in advanced materials, manufacturing technologies and interface engineering for sustainable energy technologies and functional electronic systems.

Current research activities include the development of photovoltaics, battery materials and systems, modulation of terahertz radiation, photoelectrochemical water splitting for green hydrogen production and printed and flexible electronics.

Facilities include atomic layer deposition, cleanroom access, glovebox and advanced additive manufacturing platforms including inkjet printing, high viscosity jetting, fused deposition modelling and digital light processing. The lab is further equipped with advanced characterisation tools for photoconductance, photoluminescence, battery testing and electrochemical/photoelectrochemical analysis.

We actively explore new opportunities across the wider fields of energy materials, advanced manufacturing and electronic systems through collaborations with academic, industrial and public sector partners. The group also welcomes enquires from prospective PhD students and postdoctoral researchers from Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry and Engineering backgrounds.