Research Group Summary.
We are a group based in the Department of Materials that study the three main forms of sp2 carbon nanomaterials: Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Graphene. Our interest is in developing nanostructures with unique quantum properties that have potential in electronic and spin-based technologies. We are a multi-disciplinary group that collaborates extensively with a wide range of scientists within Oxford, UK and internationally.
Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Graphene (FNG) represent a class of graphitic carbon nanomaterials with 0D, 1D and 2D structure and no bulk counterpart. Their unique structure gives rise to spectacular properties. We conduct fundamental and applied research in the following areas of FNG:
-Synthesis.
-Chemical functionalization, processing and purification.
-Self assembly of hybrid structures (i.e Peapods, dimers etc).
-Atomic resolution imaging using aberration-corrected HRTEM.
-FNG based electronics.
Latest News
Congratulations to Yimin Wu for recieving the China Scholarship Council Outstanding Student Abroad Award.
Yimin Wu with the Education Ministry Counsellor Mr Yang Shen from the Chinese Embassy in the UK.
Latest Publication News
Yimin Wu's research on Large Single Crystals of Graphene on Melted Copper using Chemical Vapour Deposition has been accepted for publication in ACS Nano. Read more
Ben Farrington's research on Chemistry at the Nanoscale: Synthesis of an N@C60–N@C60 Endohedral Fullerene Dimer has been published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Read more
Guoquan Liu's research on N@C60–Porphyrin: A Dyad of Two Radical Centers has been published in J. Am. Chem. Soc., Article ASAP. Read more
Dr Jamie Warner's research on Resolving Strain in Carbon Nanotubes at the Atomic Level has been published in Nature Materials. Read more
Alex Robertson's research on the Structural Distortions in Few Layer Graphene from Creases has been published in ACS Nano. Read more
Dr Chris Allen's research on Two-Dimensional Coalescence Dynamics of Encapsulated Metallofullerenes in Carbon Nanotubes has been published in ACS Nano. Read more
Dr Fran Schaeffel's research on the Motion of Light Adatoms and Molecules on the Surface of Few-Layer Graphene has been published in ACS Nano. Read more
Yimin Wu's research on Aligned Rectangular Few-Layer Graphene Domains on Copper Surfaces has been published in Chemistry of Materials. Read more