Prof Simon Bending
Professor of Physics & Director of Research at University of Bath
Interest groups
Material interest groups
2D Materials. Semiconductors and Photonics. Spin and Topology. Superconductors.
Thematic interest groups
Industry and Knowledge Transfer. Training and Skills Base.
Equipment
High resolution, variable temperature scanning Hall probe microscopy. Atomic Force and Magnetic Force Microscopy. Various high field (=300mK) cryostats for transport measurements. Access to nanofabrication tools in the David Bullett Nanofabrication Facility (https://www.bath.ac.uk/research-facilities/david-bullett-nanofabrication-facility/)
Scientific focus and expertise
Characterisation of the magnetic properties of superconducting and ferromagnetic materials at the nanoscale using bespoke Hall probe magnetic imaging and nanomagnetometry systems. Optical, transport, superconducting and ferromagnetic properties of 2D materials. Development of novel devices based on charge density wave phenomena or the interplay between superconductivity and ferromagnetism (superconducting spintronics).
Materials
2D materials (superconductors, ferromagnets, semiconductors, insulators) including transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and graphene. Cuprate superconductors and superconducting tapes. Iron-based superconductors. Ferromagnetic metals and alloys.
Quantum technologies
Superconducting Josephson junctions & SQUIDs; Superconducting spintronic devices.