Department of Physics - The Cavendish Laboratory
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Astrophysics
Wide range of research programmes linked to experimental and instrumental programmes at the cutting edge of astronomical technology -
Atomic, Mesoscopic, and Optical Physics
Research centred on the development of understanding of quantum aspects of condensed matter, from atomic Bose-Einstein condensates to semiconductor quantum dots -
Biological and Soft Systems
Research areas include biophysics, biomaterials, nanoscience and Physics of Medicine, using techniques and inspirations from classical polymer physics, soft matter physics and the study of condensed matter -
Detector Physics
A major facility for designing, manufacturing and testing a new generation of superconducting detectors for astrophysics and the applied sciences -
High Energy Physics
Work based upon experiments at high energy particle accelerators, with group members making up part of international collaborations -
Inference Group
Involved in a wide range of projects in the general area of machine learning and information theory -
NanoPhotonics
New materials are constructed in which atoms are arranged in sophisticated ways on the nanometre-scale; these meta-materials often display properties that are not observed in the constituents they are made from -
Opto-and Microelectronics
Fundamental physics studies in different aspects of organic semiconductor materials, aiming to understand the physics at the detailed quantum mechanical level -
Quantum Matter
Studies matter under extreme conditions, i.e. at very low temperatures, high magnetic fields and high pressure, using advanced experimental techniques -
Semiconductor Physics
Explores and develops new physics using state-of-the-art semiconductor device fabrication technology -
Surfaces, Microstructure and Fracture
Covers the areas of surface physics, microstructure, fracture and microscopy -
Theory of Condensed Matter
Carries out world leading research, broadly categorised under: collective quantum phenomena, first principles quantum mechanical methods, and soft matter -
Thin Film Magnetism
At the forefront of ultrathin magnetic film and magnetic nanostructure research
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DIRECT REAL-TIME REAL-SPACE IMAGING OF ENERGY TRANSPORT IN ORGANIC SEMI-CONDUCTORS
Efficient energy transport and charge separation in organic semi-conductors are of vital importance in natural light harvesting for photosynthesis and have huge implications for designing a new generation of organic ... -
2D Electron Systems in Undoped GaAs and InGaAs and Progress Towards Undoped GaAs Nano-Structures
The MBE growth of high-quality GaAs/AlGaAs epilayer structures has enabled the study of novel physical phenomena, such as the Quantum Hall and Fractional Quantum Hall in a 2D electron system (2DES), 1D transport, and ... -
Effect of Moiety Choice on Structural and Electrical Properties in Organic Semiconductors
This dissertation details work conducted in the Optoelectronics Group at the University of Cambridge. It includes detailed characterisation of two groups of novel polymer semiconductors, one based on fluorinated variants ...
