The exposure of a system to radiation results in changes in the system's morphology, electronic, mechanical and catalytic properties.
Irradiation of nanosystems especially during their growing or fabrication phase and controlling them with the nanoscale resolution is a considerable challenge but once achieved opens enormous opportunities leading to the creation of novel and efficient technologies. This project aims at obtaining a deeper understanding of the underlying molecular interactions and the key dynamical phenomena in irradiated nanosystems that will help to improve these nanofabrication technologies by modelling the fabrication process on a atomistic level and comparing simulation results directly with experiment.
For more information please contact Prof. Nigel Mason.