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Overview
Senior Technical Specialist in Photonics
I lead the provision of Photon science within the Advanced Photonics and Manufacturing Core Facility in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. I am responsible for coordinating the support and development of cutting edge optical and electronic research techniques, primarily utilising the faculty's suite of advanced laser facilities. The core of these systems are based in the Photon Science Institute, from which I lead a team of technicians dedicated to supporting photonics research, training facility users, and operating and maintaining the equipment.
My research expertise lies in optical and electronic characterisation of nanomaterials and optoelectronic devices utilising a range of optical techniques, with a focus on ultrafast laser spectroscopy. My technical expertise covers the operation and maintenance of broad range of laser and optical equipment, including femtosecond Ti:Sapphire lasers, narrow line-width ring-cavity lasers, diode laser, optical microscopes, and electronic measurements. Research techniques I support include: Transient absorption spectroscopy. Photoluminescence spectroscopy, lifetime, and quantum yield. Photoluminescence upconversion spectroscopy. Cryogenic and magneto-optic studies. Optoelectronic device fabrication and characterisation.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Untangling the ultrafast charge dynamics in colloidal quantum dots: charge trapping, charge transfer, and multiple exciton generation
1 Sept 2013 → 1 Jun 2017
Master of Physics, The University of Manchester
1 Sept 2009 → 1 Jun 2013
Areas of expertise
- Q Science (General)
- Physics
- Photonics
- Lasers
- Optical Spectroscopy
- Nanomaterials
- Optoelectronics
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Photon Science Institute
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Improving spatial and timing resolution of 3D diamond detectors
Li, H., Oh, A., Gersabeck, M., De Aguiar Francisco, O. A., Parkinson, P., Allegre, O., Salter, P. S., Smith, C. & Al Amairi, N., 30 Nov 2025, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A. 1080, 170728.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantum Confined High Entropy Lanthanide Oxysulfide Colloidal Nanocrystals
Ward-O'Brien, B., Mcnaughter, P., Cai, R., Chattopadhyay, A., Flitcroft, J., Smith, C., Binks, D., Skelton, J., Haigh, S. & Lewis, D., 26 Oct 2022, In: Nano Letters. p. 8045–8051Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Synthesis of High Entropy Lanthanide Oxysulfides via the Thermolysis of a Molecular Precursor Cocktail
Ward-O'Brien, B., Pickering, E. J., Ahumada Lazo, R., Smith, C., Zhong, X., Aboura, Y., Alam, F., Binks, D., Burnett, T. & Lewis, D. J., 18 Dec 2021, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Photo and Electroluminescence from Zn doped InN Semiconductor Nanocrystals
Fairclough, S. M., Taylor, P. N., Smith, C., Clark, P. C. J., Skalsky, S., Ahumada Lazo, R., Lewis, E., Tate, D., Spencer, B., Burkitt-Gray, M., Píš, I., Bondino, F., Bergstrom-Mann, P., Carter-Searjeant, S., Turner, M., Binks, D., Haigh, S., Flavell, W., Curry, R. & Green, M., 1 Sept 2020, In: Advanced Optical Materials. 8, 18, 2000604.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Charge Dynamics in Colloidal Quantum Dots: Recombination, Trapping and Multiple Exciton Generation
Leontiadou, M., Smith, C., Lydon, C. & Binks, D., 2018, Nanostructured Materials for Type III Photovoltaics. Skabara, P. & Malik, M. A. (eds.). Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, p. 472-507 (Nanoscience and Nanotechnology).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Thesis
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Untangling the ultrafast charge dynamics in colloidal quantum dots â charge trapping, charge transfer, and multiple exciton generation
Smith, C. (Author), Flavell, W. (Supervisor) & Binks, D. (Supervisor), 12 Sept 2017Student thesis: Phd
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Equipment
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ASOPS ultrafast spectroscopy
Smith, C. (Senior Technical Specialist), Gurung, S. (Technical Specialist), Hou, K. (Senior Technician) & Graham, D. (Academic lead)
Photon Science Institute L5Facility/equipment: Equipment
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Bentham Instruments PVE300 photovoltaic device characterisation system
Smith, C. (Senior Technical Specialist), Jacobs, J. (Technical Specialist) & Hou, K. (Senior Technician)
Photon Science Institute L5Facility/equipment: Equipment
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Core Facility For Advanced Photonics and Manufacturing
Whitehead, D. (Core Facility Lead), Wilson, D. (Technical Specialist), Pulham, C. (Technical Specialist), Snowden, C. (Technical Specialist), Shaw, S. (Senior Technician), Smith, C. (Senior Technical Specialist), Coke, M. (Senior Technical Specialist), Hou, K. (Technical Specialist), Gurung, S. (Technical Specialist) & Murphy, K. (Technical Specialist)
FSE Technical ServicesFacility/equipment: Facility
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Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS)
Smith, C. (Senior Technical Specialist) & Jacobs, J. (Technical Specialist)
Photon Science Institute L5Facility/equipment: Equipment
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Hamamatsu Quantaurus-QY
Smith, C. (Senior Technical Specialist), Jacobs, J. (Technical Specialist), Gurung, S. (Technical Specialist) & Hou, K. (Senior Technician)
Photon Science Institute L5Facility/equipment: Equipment