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Plasmon-enhanced light emission from hybrid nanowires: towards electrically driven nanowire lasers

Lead Research Organisation: University of Leicester
Department Name: Chemistry

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Davies J (2021) Infrared spectra of carbocations and CH 4 + in helium in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

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López-Martín R (2024) Nanostructured FeCo films of exceptionally high saturation magnetisation in Journal of Alloys and Compounds

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Polak DW (2024) Observation of metastable structures of the ethylene glycol-water dimer in helium nanodroplets. in Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP

 
Description We had made important progress using superfluid helium droplets:
1) precision engineering of nanoparticle assemblies by use of weak van der Waals forces (manuscript submitted to Nature Communications);
2) controlled generation of angular momentum in superfluid helium droplets by collision with ions (manuscript in preparation for Nature).
Exploitation Route The finding will be disseminated through publications and presentations at conferences.
Sectors Creative Economy

Energy

 
Description Development of high-moment magnetic materials 
Organisation Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano
Department UOS/IRGB, Milan Unit, CNR
Country Italy 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution We produced high-moment magnetic nanoparticles.
Collaborator Contribution The partner characterized the magnetic nanomaterials using SQUID and VSM.
Impact A paper was published on Advanced Materials.
Start Year 2008
 
Description Novel types of atropisomers in 1,3 benzoxazine family 
Organisation Jiangsu University
Country China 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution We provided explanation on the atropisomeric mechanisms.
Collaborator Contribution His team synthesized the chemicals and characterized using NMR.
Impact New publications. A paper recently submitted to Science Advances.
Start Year 2015
 
Description University of Innsbruck 
Organisation University of Innsbruck
Country Austria 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution A collaboration with Prof. Paul Scheier at the University of Innsbruck has been established to explore quantum vortices formed in superfluid helium nanodroplets. Recent discovery made through this collaboration can led to high-impact publications with important contribution to quantum hydrodynamics.
Collaborator Contribution The partner has performed experiments on nanoparticle deposition of helium droplets containing multiple charge nanoparticles. This is important to exclude the possibility that the deposition of nanoparticle arrays generated at Leicester is caused by helium droplets containing multiple charged particles; instead, they are formed by pinning metal nanoparticles to the vortex lines --- this proves that we have successfully generated quantum vortex arrays in a controlled manner, opening up a new avenue for the exploration of quantum fluid dynamics.
Impact A manuscript is in preparation for publication in Nature
Start Year 2024
 
Title Controlled generation of nanowires 
Description We have developed a new technique to grow nanowires under this EPSRC funding. Our technique will allow the grow nanowires with much improved crystallinity, higher growth rate (two times greater than conventional methods) and reduced self-decoration by nanoparticles. Additionally, we also observed an enhancement of photoluminescence by a factor of 10 compared with nanowires prepared by typically used wet-chemical processes. 
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