Our latest article on the use of graphene as a biosensor for detection of lung cancer (available here) has picked up a lot of attention from a variety of news outlets.
https://rsc.altmetric.com/details/54324812/news 
The full press release is available here: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_703483_en.html
Our latest research article on the optical properties of self-assembled quantum dot crystals has just been published as an Accepted Manuscript in the Journal of Materials Chemistry C.
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/tc/c8tc04780d#!divAbstract
This research was undertaken as part of our collaborative work with ITMO University, St Petersburg, Russia. In this paper, quantum dot (QD) self-assembly into ordered superstructures has been analysed, along with the evolution of their morphological and optical properties. QD self-assembly occurs through two distinct stages (homo- and hetero-geneous), leading to the formation of supercrystals with a layered morphology. Analysis of the optical properties throughout the superstructures’ growth has shown that the absorption and photoluminescence (PL) bands are blue shifted, retaining almost the same PL lifetimes as in the initial QD solution. The supercrystals formed possess a further unique optical property caused by their layered morphology; namely, a four-fold symmetry characterized by strong birefringence. Such supercrystals may be used for the fabrication of microscale optical paths with high extinction coefficients and specific polarization properties for novel optoelectronic devices.
We are currently organising a conference – Smart Nanomaterials: Advances, Innovation and Applications (SNAIA) 2018 Conference .
The programme committee are now accepting abstracts for both oral and poster presentations. The abstract submission deadline is 15 September 2018.
The conference’s focus is to discuss the most critical technological advances, innovations and new practical applications in Smart Technologies. The conference will take place in the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris Tech from 10th to 13th of December 2018. More information on SNAIA 2018 can be found at www.snaia2018.com
More than 200 attendees will meet at this Conference and exhibition. The SNAIA 2018 will provide a unique platform to meet, share knowledge and establish links between experts from academia and industry in the emerging fields of Wearable and Printed (Opto)Electronics, CMOS Photonics, Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, OptoGenetics, Smart Coatings and Thin Films.
The conference programme will include:
We have an exciting list of Keynote and Invited Speakers lined up for this event:
Prof. Andrea C. Ferrari – Cambridge Graphene Centre
Prof. Shanhui Fan – Stanford University
Prof. Pavlos Lagoudakis – University of Southampton & Skoltech University
Prof. David Andrews – University of East Anglia
Prof. Laura Lechuga – Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Prof. Rudolf Bratschitsch – University of Münster
Prof. Anatoly Zayats – Kings College London
Prof. Lorenzo Pavesi – University of Trento
Prof. Aldo Di Carlo – University of Rome
Prof. Frank A. Nüesch – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Prof. Frederic Gardes – University of Southampton
Prof. László Forró – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Prof. Jérôme Tignon – École Normale Supérieure & UPMC
Prof. Igor Bondarev – North Carolina Central University
Prof. Ingo Dierking – University of Manchester
Prof. Alberto G. Curto – Eindhoven University of Technology
Prof. Alberto Bramati – Université Pierre et Marie Curie
Prof. Ventsislav Valev – University of Bath
Prof. Mikhail Portnoi – University of Exeter
Prof. Coskun Kocabas – University of Manchester
Prof. Monica Craciun – University of Exeter
Prof. Igor Lukyanchuk – University of Amiens
Prof. Oleg Yazev – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Prof. Alberto G. Curto – Eindhoven University of Technology
Prof. Zhe Li – Cardiff University
Prof. Pavlos Savvidis – University of Heraklion
Prof. Cinzia Casiraghi – University of Manchester
Prof. Andrey Somov – Skoltech University
Prof. Daniel Wolverson – University of Bath
Prof. Sergey Tarasenko – Ioffe Institute St. Petersburg
Prof. Vladimir Antonov – Royal Holloway University
Dr. Stanislav Leesment – NT-MDT
Prof. Shun-Jen Cheng – National Physical Laboratory
Prof. Slaven Garaj – National University of Trento
Dr. Cesar Moreno – Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Dr. Giacomo Scalari – ETH Zürich
Prof. Jochen Feldmann – Ludwig Maximilian University of München
Prof. Brian Gerardot – Heriot-Watt University
Prof. Jake Fontana – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Dr. Dave Carbery – University of Bath
Prof. Nicolae Panoiu – University College London
Prof. Concita Sibilia – La Sapienza University of Rome
Dr. Pavel Ginzburg – Tel Aviv University
Prof. Hiromi Okamoto – Institute for Molecular Science
Prof. Liwu Zhang – Fudan University
Prof. Louise Bradley – Trinity College Dublin
The conference will also produce two publications:
Exciting new research from the Baldycheva Laboratory is now freely available to read.
Joaquin Faneca et al. have recently had their paper accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Physics. The paper, titled ‘One-dimensional Multi-channel Photonic Crystal Resonators based on Silicon-On-Insulator with High Quality Factor‘, describes exciting developments in Fabry-Pérot resonator cavities, with tuneability provided by liquid crystals.
Devices were designed and tested to produce exceptionally high quality factor resonances. The resonances could then be split further, increasing the quality factor, by tuning with microfluidically integrated liquid crystals.
The published research opens up new possibilities in silicon photonics, a technology that promises to revolutionise the future of computing globally, and refractive index sensing, which- for example- could lead to advances in medical diagnostics.
This international work was produced from the collaboration between researchers in:
The paper has been distributed with open-access.
Correspondence regarding this research should be addressed to:
Prof. Tatiana S. Perova, Trinity College, Dublin: [email protected]
Prof. Anna Baldycheva, University of Exeter: [email protected]
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