Welcome to the Chemical Physics Group website!


Our group is working on a variety of different sensing technologies, based on optical, mechanical and electrical transduction techniques, for applications in healthcare diagnostics, environmental monitoring and homeland security. In addition, we study non-crystalline materials (e.g. glasses), understanding their physical properties in terms of their atomic structure and defects. The approach is multidisciplinary, covering solid-state chemistry, physics and materials science.


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Microcantilever Sensors

We have developed an optical system for the simultaneous monitoring of multiple cantilever sensors. The readout is achieved with phase-shifting interferometric microscopy (PSIM) and the cantilevers are operated in a static-deflection mode. This method is not dependent on alignment and allows the monitoring of the entire displacement profiles of all cantilevers within the field of view, using just one light source.


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Phase Change Materials

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Pigment Analysis

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Metal Nanoparticles

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PCB-Integrated Polymer Waveguides for Environmental Monitoring (In Collaboration With CAPE)

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Theoretical Studies Of Optical Sensors

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