Professor Martin Lees
Teaching Activities
I teach the third year module PX3A2 Quantum Physics of AtomsLink opens in a new window and co-ordinate the activities associated with the second year laboratory modules PX271 Physics SkillsLink opens in a new window and PX283 Astrophysics Laboratory II and SkillsLink opens in a new window. I also supervise two pairs of final year projectLink opens in a new window students.
Research Interests
I use low temperature magnetic, transport, and thermodynamic measurements to study the properties of highly correlated electron systems. I also use neutron scattering and muon spectroscopy in my work. Systems of interest include superconductors, magnetic oxides, and intermetallic systems.
For more details on the research activities of myself and the other members of the Superconductivity and Magnetism Group please visit our Research pages.
Biography
I am a Professor in the Physics Department at the University of Warwick. I have been based at Warwick since 1992.
I previously worked in the CRTBT-CNRS, Grenoble, France with Prof. Robert Tournier and in the Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College with Prof. Bryan R. ColesLink opens in a new window.
Recent Paper Highlights
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(M,Ru)O2 (M = Mg, Zn, Cu, Ni, Co) rutiles and their use as oxygen evolution electrocatalysts in membrane electrode assemblies under acidic conditions, D. L. Burnett, E. Petrucco, K. M. Rigg, C. M. Zalitis, J. G. Lok, R. J. Kashtiban, M. R. Lees, J. D. B. Sharman, and R. I. Walton, Chemistry of Materials 32, 6150 (2020). |
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Chiral singlet superconductivity in the weakly correlated metal LaPt3P, P. K. Biswas, S. K. Ghosh, J. Z. Zhao, D. A. Mayoh, N. D. Zhigadlo, X. Xu, C. Baines, A. D. Hillier, G. Balakrishnan, and M. R. Lees, Nature Communications 12, 2504 (2022). |
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Magnetic monopole density and antiferromagnetic domain control in spin-ice iridates, M. J. Pearce, K. Gotze, A. Szabó, T. S. Sikkenk, M. R. Lees, A. T. Boothroyd, D. Prabhakaran, C. Castelnovo, and P. A. Goddard, Nature Communications 13, 444 (2022). |
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Tunability of the spin reorientation transitions with pressure in NdCo5, S. Kumar, C. E. Patrick, R. S. Edwards, G. Balakrishnan, M. R. Lees, and J. B. Staunton, Applied Physics Letters 116, 102408 (2020). |
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Evidence for dynamic kagome ice, E. Lhotel, S. Petit, M. Ciomaga Hatnean, J. Ollivier, H. Mutka, E. Ressouche, M. R. Lees, and G. Balakrishnan, Nature Communications 9, 3786 (2018). |
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Calculating the Magnetic Anisotropy of Rare-Earth Transition-Metal Ferrimagnets, Christopher E. Patrick, Santosh Kumar, Geetha Balakrishnan, Rachel S. Edwards, M. R. Lees, Leon Petit, and Julie B. Staunton, Physical Review Letters 120, 097202 (2018). |
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Structural, Magnetic, Magnetocaloric, and Magnetostrictive Properties of Pb1-xSrxMnBO4 (x = 0, 0.5, and 1.0), J. Head, P. Manuel, F. Orlandi, M. Jeong, M. R. Lees, R. Li, and C. Greaves, Chemistry of Materials 32, 10184-10199 (2020). |
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Observation of magnetic fragmentation in spin ice, S. Petit, E. Lhotel, B. Canals, M. Ciomaga Hatnean, J. Ollivier, H. Mutka, E. Ressouche, A. R. Wildes, M. R. Lees, and G. Balakrishnan, Nature Physics 12, 746 (2016). |
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Fluctuations and All-In All-Out Ordering in Dipole-Octupole Nd2Zr2O7, E. Lhotel, S. Petit, S. Guitteny, O. Florea, M. Ciomaga Hatnean, C. Colin, E. Ressouche, M. R. Lees, and G. Balakrishnan, Physical Review Letters 115, 197202 (2015). |
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Write to:
Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL
Contact Details:
Office: P238
Telephone:
+44 (0)2476523375
Fax:
+44 (0)2476150897
E-Mail:
M.R.Lees@warwick.ac.uk