Photon Physics Group

David Binks
- david.binksmanchester.acuk
- Photon Physics Group - Professor
Person: Academic
Mark Dickinson, BSc (hons), Dip. Adv. Stud. Sci, PhD, CPhys
- Photon Physics Group - Reader
Person: Academic
Patrick Parkinson
- Photon Physics Group - Lecturer in Photonic Materials
Person: Academic
Kieran Ramaswami
- Photon Physics Group - Research Associate (H-T Spectroscopy)
Person: Academic

143 Article
32 Conference contribution
5 Paper
5 Preprint
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Spectroscopy of Ultra-cold 39K Rydberg Atoms in an AC-driven Magneto-Optical Trap (AC-MOT).
Agomuo, J. C., Harvey, M. & Murray, A., 1 May 2026, In: Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 355, 109889.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Wide tunability of zincblende InGaN/GaN quantum wells grown by metal–organic vapour phase epitaxy
Dyer, D., Fieldhouse-Allen, W. R., Church, S. A., Kappers, M. J., Frentrup, M., Vacek, P., Wallis, D. J., Oliver, R. A. & Binks, D. J., 20 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 59, 115107.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Yb2-Tb Upconversion in a Hetero-Trimetallic Molecular Lanthanide Complex
Kofod, N., Thornton, M., Richardson, A., Smith, C., Gurung, S., Parkinson, P., Faulkner, S., Hay, S. & Natrajan, L., 26 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Angewandte Chemie.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Am I still IL? Evolution of CdS Nanocrystals from Inorganic Ligand Exchange
Abutbul, R. E., Maddox, C., Binks, D., Lewis, D. & Lee, D., 19 Dec 2025, In: American Chemical Society. Journal .
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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2 Downloads (Pure)
Bayesian Optimized Design for O-band Bottom-up Grown Microring Lasers
Athavale, M. R., Al-Abri, R., Church, S., Wong, W. W., Low, A. K., Tan, H. H., Hippalgaonkar, K. & Parkinson, P., 9 Jul 2025, In: ACS Photonics.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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4 Downloads (Pure)

2 Active
3 Finished

TWISST: Terahertz Wave Induced Spin Switching Technology
Graham, D. (PI), Hibberd, M. (CoI), Nutter, P. (CoI) & Thomson, T. (CoI)
1/06/25 → 31/05/28
Project: Research
Big-data for nano-electronics (EXTENSION)
Parkinson, P. (PI)
1/12/24 → 30/11/27
Project: Research
Fast Switching Zincblende GaN LEDs
Binks, D. (PI)
1/12/22 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
'Double-slit' and multiple-path Interference studies from Rb excited and ionized by high-resolution laser radiation
Murray, A. (PI)
1/06/21 → 31/05/24
Project: Research
NMR Spectrometer with high pressure and reaction monitoring capability
Adams, R. (PI), Bures, J. (CoI), Flavell, W. (CoI), Lee, D. (CoI) & Morris, G. (CoI)
1/12/20 → 31/01/25
Project: Research

Polarised emission from quantum wires in cubic GaN
Binks, D. (Participant)
Impact: Commercial

25 Invited talk
13 Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
7 Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
4 Oral presentation
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3rd International Workshop on Near-field Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy
Binks, D. (Participant)
22 Jan 2026 → 23 Jan 2026
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Materials for Quantum Network
Binks, D. (Participant)
9 Jan 2026
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2026
Binks, D. (Chair)
7 Jan 2026 → 8 Jan 2026
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2025
Binks, D. (Participant)
7 Nov 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Henry Royce Institute National Conference
Binks, D. (Participant)
3 Sept 2025 → 4 Sept 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research

Data supporting publication entitled "Disentangling the impact of point defect density and carrier localisation enhanced Auger recombination on efficiency droop in (In,Ga)N/GaN quantum wells"
Barrett, R. (Creator), Mcmahon, J. (Creator), Lazo, R. (Creator), Alanis, J. (Creator), Parkinson, P. (Creator), Schulz, S. (Creator), Kappers, M. (Creator), Oliver, R. (Creator) & Binks, D. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 12 May 2023
DOI: 10.48420/22801913, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Data_supporting_publication_entitled_Disentangling_the_impact_of_point_defect_density_and_carrier_localisation_enhanced_Auger_recombination_on_efficiency_droop_in_In_Ga_N_GaN_quantum_wells_/22801913
Dataset
Photoluminescence efficiency of zincblende InGaN/GaN quantum wells
Church, S. (Creator), Mendeley Data, 24 Mar 2021
DOI: 10.17632/zfbzrb64jt.2, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/zfbzrb64jt
Dataset
Effect of Si-doped InGaN underlayers on photoluminescence efficiency and recombination dynamics in InGaN/GaN quantum wells
Church, S. (Creator), Christian, G. (Creator), Barrett, R. (Creator), Hammersley, S. (Creator), Kappers, M. (Creator), Frentrup, M. (Creator), Oliver, R. (Creator) & Binks, D. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 2 Sept 2021
DOI: 10.48420/14754504
Dataset
Supporting information for: Holistic Determination of Optoelectronic Properties using High-Throughput Spectroscopy of Surface-Guided CsPbBr3 Nanowires
Church, S. (Creator) & Parkinson, P. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 11 May 2022
DOI: 10.48420/19745530, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/report/Supporting_information_for_Holistic_Determination_of_Optoelectronic_Properties_using_High-Throughput_Spectroscopy_of_Surface-Guided_CsPbBr3_Nanowires/19745530
Dataset
Research data supporting publication: "Recombination efficiency in c-plane (In,Ga)N/GaN quantum wells: Saturation of localisation sites versus Auger-Meitner recombination"
Barrett, R. (Creator), Dyer, D. (Creator), Mcmahon, J. (Creator), Schulz, S. (Creator), Kappers, M. (Creator), Oliver, R. (Creator) & Binks, D. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 11 Oct 2024
DOI: 10.48420/26152540, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Research_data_supporting_publication_Recombination_efficiency_in_c-plane_In_Ga_N_GaN_quantum_wells_Saturation_of_localisation_sites_versus_Auger-Meitner_recombination_/26152540
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Early Career Researcher Prize
Church, S. (Recipient), 11 Oct 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Franks Doctoral Thesis Prize
Clark, P. (Recipient), 3 Oct 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Rivière Prize 2021
Flavell, W. (Recipient), 14 Jul 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Spiers Memorial Lecture and Medal
Flavell, W. (Recipient), 21 Apr 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Scientists create compact particle accelerators which drive 1000 times more charge to near the speed of light
Graham, D.
11/08/20 → 21/08/20
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Double Slits with single atoms
Murray, A.
15/02/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment

High Throughput MicroPL system
Church, S. (Academic lead), Smith, C. (Senior Technical Specialist) & Parkinson, P. (Academic lead)
Photon Science Institute
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Low-Temperature Photoluminescence facility
Smith, C. (Senior Technical Specialist), Hou, K. (Senior Technician) & Binks, D. (Academic lead)
Photon Science Institute
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging System- High Resolution
Murphy, K. (Technical Specialist), Smith, C. (Senior Technical Specialist) & Dickinson, M. (Academic lead)
Photon Science Institute
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging System - Polarisation Sensitive
Murphy, K. (Technical Specialist), Smith, C. (Senior Technical Specialist) & Dickinson, M. (Academic lead)
Photon Science Institute
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Pharos Femtosecond laser system
Smith, C. (Senior Technical Specialist), Gurung, S. (Technical Specialist), Hou, K. (Senior Technician) & Parkinson, P. (Academic lead)
Photon Science Institute
Facility/equipment: Equipment

Photon Physics Group

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David Binks

Mark Dickinson, BSc (hons), Dip. Adv. Stud. Sci, PhD, CPhys

Patrick Parkinson

Kieran Ramaswami

Spectroscopy of Ultra-cold 39K Rydberg Atoms in an AC-driven Magneto-Optical Trap (AC-MOT).

Wide tunability of zincblende InGaN/GaN quantum wells grown by metal–organic vapour phase epitaxy

Yb2-Tb Upconversion in a Hetero-Trimetallic Molecular Lanthanide Complex

Am I still IL? Evolution of CdS Nanocrystals from Inorganic Ligand Exchange

Bayesian Optimized Design for O-band Bottom-up Grown Microring Lasers

TWISST: Terahertz Wave Induced Spin Switching Technology

Big-data for nano-electronics (EXTENSION)

Fast Switching Zincblende GaN LEDs

'Double-slit' and multiple-path Interference studies from Rb excited and ionized by high-resolution laser radiation

NMR Spectrometer with high pressure and reaction monitoring capability

Polarised emission from quantum wires in cubic GaN

3rd International Workshop on Near-field Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy

Materials for Quantum Network

UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2026

UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2025

Henry Royce Institute National Conference

Data supporting publication entitled "Disentangling the impact of point defect density and carrier localisation enhanced Auger recombination on efficiency droop in (In,Ga)N/GaN quantum wells"

Photoluminescence efficiency of zincblende InGaN/GaN quantum wells

Effect of Si-doped InGaN underlayers on photoluminescence efficiency and recombination dynamics in InGaN/GaN quantum wells

Supporting information for: Holistic Determination of Optoelectronic Properties using High-Throughput Spectroscopy of Surface-Guided CsPbBr3 Nanowires

Research data supporting publication: "Recombination efficiency in c-plane (In,Ga)N/GaN quantum wells: Saturation of localisation sites versus Auger-Meitner recombination"

Early Career Researcher Prize

Franks Doctoral Thesis Prize

Rivière Prize 2021

Spiers Memorial Lecture and Medal

Scientists create compact particle accelerators which drive 1000 times more charge to near the speed of light

Double Slits with single atoms

High Throughput MicroPL system

Low-Temperature Photoluminescence facility

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging System- High Resolution

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging System - Polarisation Sensitive

Pharos Femtosecond laser system

Photon Physics Group

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