Joint Projects
Our group participates, with partners from Europe and the UK, in collaborative projects funded by the European Union’s Framework Programme and the Research Councils UK Basic Technology Research Programme:
SPANS – Single Particle Nanophotonic Switches
This is an EU FP6 ‘Specific Targeted Research Project’ (STREP) running from May 2006 to April 2009. Its aims are to study optical switching mechanisms based on single-particle phase transitions triggered by light or electron-beam excitation; to demonstrate new types of nanophotonic switches based on this principle; and to develop new techniques and tools for studying nanophotonic structures.
Our partners in this project are the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas in Madrid, Spain, and the Université Paris-Sud in Paris, France.
ENSEMBLE – ENgineered SElf-organised Multi-component structures with novel controllaBLe Electromagnetic functionalities
This is an EU FP7-MNP collaborative project running from May 2008 to April 2012. Its aim is to demonstrate the versatility of the eutectic self-organisation mechanism for preparation of multi-component, multi-scale structures with controlled physicochemical and structural properties, with geometrical motifs on the submicron/nanoscale, capable of rendering novel and controllable electromagnetic functionalities. The planned research is expected to open new horizons for utilizing self-organised structures in the development of the next generation of materials for photonic application that will exhibit revolutionary electromagnetic properties.
Our partners in this project are:
- Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, Warsaw, Poland
- University of Zaragoza (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, Fac. de Ciencias), Spain
- Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK
- Instituto de Óptica – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
- Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung, Berlin, Germany