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School of Physics and Astronomy
Research Interests
I am interested in the physical properties of solids at high pressure, which I study with x-ray diffraction and inelastic x-ray scattering experiments in combination with ab initio electronic structure calculations.
- Pure Elements: Over the past decade, numerous elements have been discovered to adopt high-pressure phases with extremely complex crystal structures. I study the physical properties and teh mechanisms that stabilise exotic elemental phases.
- Thermoelectric Materials: I am interested in understanding why some thermoelectric materials show dramatic enhancements of their properties at high pressure, so as to help create better-performing thermolectrics.
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Address
Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh Room 3803, Erskine Williamson Building, Peter Guthrie Tait Road, The King's Buildings Edinburgh, EH9 3FDTelephone
+44 (0)131 651 7212
Fax
+44 (0)131 651 7049