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EPSRC Support by Research Area (Condensed Matter: Electronic Structure) in Theme (Physical Sciences)

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. The number and value of grants listed below reflects how the theme portfolio is described by this research area.

Please note: some research areas will appear under multiple themes. There is no unique, absolute, relationship between a research area and a theme.

Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
A new device for exploring the landscape of microscopic interactionsSpeake, Professor CCUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Physics and Astronomy 202,287
A New Effect in Ultrafast X-ray ScatteringKirrander, Dr AJMUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 612,276
A state-of-the-art optical floating-zone furnace for crystal growth at high pressuresBoothroyd, Professor AUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 893,916
A Study of Anisotropy in AntiferromagnetsVallejo-Fernandez, Dr GUniversity of YorkPhysics 1,145,140
AQuA DIP: Advanced Quantum Approaches to Double Ionisation ProcessesBrown, Dr ACQueen's University of BelfastSch of Mathematics and Physics 865,857
Atomically Deterministic Doping and Readout For Semiconductor Solotronics (ADDRFSS)Murdin, Professor BNUniversity of SurreyATI Physics 6,382,161
Attosecond X-ray Spectroscopy of Ultrafast Dynamics in the Condensed PhaseMarangos, Professor JImperial College LondonPhysics 1,230,885
Cambridge Theory of Condensed Matter Group -Critical Mass GrantPayne, Professor MCUniversity of CambridgePhysics 2,023,484
CCP on Computational Electronic Structure of Condensed Matter (CCP9)Payne, Professor MCSTFC Laboratories (Grouped)Scientific Computing Department 208,388
CCP5: The Computer Simulation of Condensed PhasesAllan, Professor NLUniversity of BristolChemistry 391,562
CCP5++: Integrating Computer Simulation of Condensed Phases with experiments and data science.Carbone, Professor PUniversity of Manchester, TheChem Eng and Analytical Science 366,829
Chemistry of open-shell correlated materials based on unsaturated hydrocarbonsRosseinsky, Professor MUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 763,195
Coherent Many-Body Quantum States of MatterEssler, Professor FHLUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 1,528,219
Constrained many-body quantum systemsLazarides, Dr ALoughborough UniversityMathematical Sciences 243,449
Controlling unconventional properties of correlated materials by Fermi surface deformations and topological transitionsKozik, Dr EKings College LondonPhysics 325,418
Critical dynamics in frustrated systems and spin liquidsPowell, Dr SCUniversity of NottinghamSch of Physics & Astronomy 343,726
Designer Quantum Materials - Thermodynamics and TransportRost, Dr A WUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 1,220,782
Designing and exploring new quantum materials based on Fermi surface topological transitionsHine, Dr NDMUniversity of WarwickPhysics 404,748
Designing and exploring new quantum materials based on Fermi surface topological transitionsBetouras, Professor JLoughborough UniversityPhysics 574,805
Detecting fractionalization in strongly correlated magnetsRousochatzakis, Dr ILoughborough UniversityPhysics 280,601
Digital navigation of chemical space for functionRosseinsky, Professor MUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 8,699,373
Discovering twisted bilayer materials with strong electron correlationsLischner, Dr JImperial College LondonMaterials 445,157
Discovery of New Singlet Fission MaterialsTroisi, Professor AUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 233,687
Dynamic physicochemical nanoscale imaging at the solid-liquid interfaceGeorge, Professor MUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 1,171,682
Electric Fields by 4D scanning transmission electron microscopySanchez, Professor AUniversity of WarwickPhysics 975,473
EPI2SEM: EPItaxial growth and in-situ analysis of 2-dimensional SEMiconductorsPatane, Professor AUniversity of NottinghamSch of Physics & Astronomy 2,938,943
EPSRC-SFI: Emergent Magnetism and Spin Interactions in Metallo-Molecular InterfacesTeobaldi, Dr GSTFC Laboratories (Grouped)Scientific Computing Department 487,233
EPSRC-SFI: Emergent Magnetism and Spin Interactions in Metallo-Molecular InterfacesCespedes, Dr OUniversity of LeedsPhysics and Astronomy 648,440
EPSRC-SFI: Non-Equilibrium Steady-States of Quantum many-body systems: uncovering universality and thermodynamics (QuamNESS)Clark, Dr SRJUniversity of BristolPhysics 634,206
EPSRC-SFI: Non-Equilibrium Steady-States of Quantum many-body systems: uncovering universality and thermodynamics (QuamNESS)Paternostro, Professor MQueen's University of BelfastSch of Mathematics and Physics 452,495
Exploiting the European XFEL for a New Generation of High Energy Density and Materials ScienceHigginbotham, Dr AUniversity of YorkPhysics 464,971
Exploiting the European XFEL for a New Generation of High Energy Density and Materials SciencePickard, Professor CJUniversity of CambridgeMaterials Science & Metallurgy 591,782
Exploiting the European XFEL for a New Generation of High Energy Density and Materials ScienceMcMahon, Professor MIUniversity of EdinburghSch of Physics and Astronomy 659,756
Exploiting the European XFEL for a Novel Generation of High Energy Density and Materials ScienceWark, Professor JUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 115,782
Exploring Electronic Materials with Extreme ConditionsAttfield, Professor JPUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 986,868
Ferroelectric gating for agile and reconfigurable 2D electronicsAlexe, Professor MUniversity of WarwickPhysics 840,197
Fluctuation Induced Exotic Phases of Quantum MatterHuxley, Professor ADUniversity of EdinburghSch of Physics and Astronomy 639,300
Fluctuation Induced Exotic Phases of Quantum MatterGreen, Professor AGUCLLondon Centre for Nanotechnology 735,283
Free-particle descriptions of topological quantum matter and many-body localisationPachos, Professor JKUniversity of LeedsPhysics and Astronomy 466,889
Interfacing Ultracold Polar Molecules with Rydberg atoms: A Hybrid Platform for Quantum ScienceCornish, Professor SLDurham, University ofPhysics 201,658
International network to explore novel superconductivity at advanced oxide superconductor/magnet interfaces and in nanodevicesRobinson, Professor JJWUniversity of CambridgeMaterials Science & Metallurgy 684,502
Layered copper oxychalcogenides for next generation p-type transparent conductorsHyett, Dr GUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 394,165
Light Element Analysis Facility - LEAFIrvine, Professor JUniversity of St AndrewsChemistry 1,550,692
Low Resistance Contacts on Atomically Thin Body Semiconductors for Energy Efficient Electronics (LoResCon)Chhowalla, Professor MUniversity of CambridgeMaterials Science & Metallurgy 940,086
Many Body Localisation in the Solid State for Finite Temperature Quantum ComputingMclaughlin, Professor ACUniversity of AberdeenChemistry 123,916
Measurement Suite for the Accelerated Design of Advanced, Quantum and Functional MaterialsLee, Professor SUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 1,352,178
Microcalorimetry In Pulsed Magnetic FieldsCarrington, Professor AUniversity of BristolPhysics 202,293
Molecular Photonic BreadboardsLeggett, Professor GUniversity of SheffieldChemistry 7,255,283
Multifunctional Scanning MicroscopyHickey, Professor BUniversity of LeedsPhysics and Astronomy 811,642
Multiplexed Quantum Integrated CircuitsSmith, Professor CGUniversity of CambridgePhysics 940,489
Multi-Scale Framework for Quantum Mechanical Simulations of Organic ElectronicsRatcliff, Dr LEImperial College LondonMaterials 849,159
Nanoelectromechanics in van der Waals heterostructuresMishchenko, Dr AUniversity of Manchester, ThePhysics and Astronomy 1,207,767
nanoscanCBTRost, Dr A WUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 201,842
New Emergent Quantum States of Matter at High PressureMcMahon, Professor MIUniversity of EdinburghSch of Physics and Astronomy 632,572
New Emergent Quantum States of Matter at High PressureWeber, Dr CRKings College LondonPhysics 450,136
New Quantum Materials from High Pressure SynthesisAttfield, Professor JPUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 746,997
Next Generation Advanced Materials - Structure-Property RelationshipsGibbs, Dr AUniversity of St AndrewsChemistry 1,196,714
Non-Ergodic Quantum ManipulationPepper, Professor Sir MUCLLondon Centre for Nanotechnology 7,032,540
Novel Electron Fluids in Quantum MaterialsShytov, Dr AUniversity of ExeterPhysics and Astronomy 348,129
Novel Multiferroic Perovskites through Systematic DesignSenn, Dr MSUniversity of WarwickChemistry 387,427
Novel Non-linear Optical-Fibre Sources for Time-resolved Molecular Dynamics: Towards the Next Generation of Ultrafast SpectroscopyTownsend, Professor DHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 588,864
Novel X-ray methods for studying correlated quantum matter in the strong spin-orbit coupling limitMcMorrow, Professor DFUCLLondon Centre for Nanotechnology 1,210,990
Quantifying Actinide-Ligand Covalency with Resonant Inelastic X-ray ScatteringBaker, Dr MUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 402,666
Quantum and Many Body Physics Enabled by Advanced Semiconductor NanotechnologySkolnick, Professor MUniversity of SheffieldPhysics and Astronomy 6,146,505
Quantum Bio-inspired Energy harvesting (QuBE)Gauger, Dr EMHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 358,171
Quantum dynamics of electrons in emerging van der Waals devicesGreenaway, Dr MTLoughborough UniversityPhysics 278,181
Quantum Effects in Electronic Nanodevices (QuEEN)Briggs, Professor GADUniversity of OxfordMaterials 5,296,044
Quantum Materials by TwistronicsTartakovskii, Professor AUniversity of SheffieldPhysics and Astronomy 417,372
Quantum Materials by TwistronicsGorbachev, Dr RUniversity of Manchester, ThePhysics and Astronomy 1,289,897
Quantum-Enhanced Molecular PiezoresistivityVezzoli, Dr AUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 387,114
QUERY: Integrated quantum and electron microscopy for nanoscale imaging and sensingMather, Professor MLUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 202,357
Seeing magnons at spin-to-charge conversion interfacesKepaptsoglou, Dr DUniversity of YorkPhysics 198,950
Single Crystal Growth at WarwickBalakrishnan, Professor GUniversity of WarwickPhysics 634,595
Skyrmionics: From Magnetic Excitations to Functioning Low-Energy DevicesHatton, Professor PDDurham, University ofPhysics 5,101,385
Soft chemical control to achieve new layered architectures and strongly correlated states.Clarke, Professor SJUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 556,382
Solid State SuperatomsJones, Professor MPADurham, University ofPhysics 804,634
Solid State SuperatomsLynch, Dr SACardiff UniversitySchool of Physics and Astronomy 653,988
SpectroMicroscopy and Spin at the Single Chemical Bond LimitMoriarty, Professor PJUniversity of NottinghamSch of Physics & Astronomy 1,127,563
Spin-resolved electronic structure imaging and microscopyKing, Professor PDUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 1,420,124
Strain-tuning electronic structure and quantum many-body interactionsKing, Professor PDUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 445,433
Strain-Tuning of Emergent states of MatterWahl, Professor PUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 736,908
Support for the UKCP consortiumProbert, Professor MUniversity of YorkPhysics 471,671
Terahertz lights up the nanoscale: Exposing the ultrafast dynamics of Dirac systems using near-field spectroscopyBoland, Dr JLUniversity of Manchester, TheElectrical and Electronic Engineering 288,276
Ti:Sapphire Regenerative Amplified Laser System for ultrafast, high-field terahertz photonicsDean, Dr PUniversity of LeedsElectronic and Electrical Engineering 451,951
Topological SpintronicsLiu, Dr WRoyal Holloway, Univ of LondonElectronic Engineering 402,842
Ultrafast helicity-dependent all-optical switching in hybrid magnetic nanomaterialsHicken, Professor RUniversity of ExeterPhysics and Astronomy 202,345
Unconventional superconductors: new paradigms for new materialsQuintanilla, Dr JUniversity of KentSch of Physical Sciences 338,397
Understanding and engineering dissipation in nanoscale quantum devicesGauger, Dr EMHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 326,619
Understanding and engineering dissipation in nanoscale quantum devicesLovett, Dr BWUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 423,082
University of Leeds AFM FacilityConnell, Dr SDAUniversity of LeedsPhysics and Astronomy 136,770

Total Number of Grants: 90
Total Value of Grants: £101,005,508

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).