Functional Materials

The Beale group is interested in establishing structure-function relationships in functional materials, including catalytic solids and energy materials as a function of both time and space using both X-ray & optical spectroscopic and scattering method

ISIS Neutron and Muon Source is the UK's national facility for materials research using neutrons and muons.

Led by Professor Peter Lee and Drs Alex Leung and Claire Walsh, the Materials, Structure and Manufacturing at Harwell (MSM@H) Group is a multidisciplinary group with over 30 members.

Our overarching goal is to develop new materials for sustainable energy applications via molecular engineering. This expressly notions product design at the molecular scale, embracing rational molecular design concepts to tailor a material to meet a specific need in device technology.

Research in the MMC Lab in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford is focused on the nanoengineering of hybrid materials, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), bespoke thin films and composites, with emphasis on tuneable nanomaterials.

The Oxford MBE Group @ Harwell focuses on the growth of topological quantum materials, such as topological insulators, Weyl and Dirac semimetals, as well as topological magnetic systems, such as skyrmion, antiskyrmion, and chiral bobber materials using molecular beam

The Perry Group studies the properties of functional materials, in particular metal oxides and chalcogenides. These materials host a diverse array of properties, such as ferroelectricity, superconductivity, magnetism, and exotic metallic behaviour.

The Schroeder Group seeks to revolutionise the development and supply of functional high-value chemical and pharmaceutical solid products by delivering a rapid innovation pipeline to integrated continuous manufacturing processes.

The UK Catalysis Hub is collaborative network of researchers across the UK researching Catalysis. The  hub is a Consortia of universities lead by Cardiff, Bath and Manchester.

Our research aims to develop greater understanding of reactions occurring at material interfaces that underpin many sustainable technologies.