Research in the The Multifunctional Materials & Composites (MMC) Laboratory at the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford

Our Research

Multifunctional materials including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), hybrid gels, polymers etc
Nanocomposites — processing, characterisation and engineering novel applications
Nano- and micro-mechanics of 2D materials, such as exfoliated nanosheets, thin films, and coatings
Highly porous network materials, including metallic fibres and foams
Computational modelling and theoretical simulations: quantum mechanical simulations (DFT) and finite-element modelling
In-situ studies at large national science facilities — synchrotron light source and neutron spectroscopy

Photophysical Tuneability and Chemical Sensing Abilities of a Newly Discovered

Existence of Terahertz Rotors Detected in a Metal - Organic Framework

Photoemissive and Photostable Host - Guest MOF for Energy Applications

Soft Matter Encompassing Fibrous Gels Coexisting with Metal - Organic Framework (MOF) Nanoparticles

Unravelling Terahertz Vibrations in Metal - Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

Mechanical Properties of Nanoporous Metal - Organic Framework Materials

Nanomechanical Characterisation of Two - Dimensional Layered Materials

Polymer - MOF Nanocomposite Materials

Fundamental Structure – Mechanical Property Correlations of Hybrid Framework Materials