Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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Reference Number | EP/N005244/1 | |
Title | RS Fellow - EPSRC grant (2014): Ab initio many-body theory of plasmons in nanomaterials | |
Status | Completed | |
Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Solar Energy, Photovoltaics) 20%; Not Energy Related 80%; |
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Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 100% | |
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
Principal Investigator |
Dr J Lischner No email address given Department of Physics (the Blackett Laboratory) Imperial College London |
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Award Type | Standard | |
Funding Source | EPSRC | |
Start Date | 01 August 2015 | |
End Date | 31 July 2018 | |
Duration | 36 months | |
Total Grant Value | £259,916 | |
Industrial Sectors | No relevance to Underpinning Sectors | |
Region | London | |
Programme | NC : Physical Sciences | |
Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr J Lischner , Department of Physics (the Blackett Laboratory), Imperial College London (100.000%) |
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Objectives | ||
Abstract | Nanoplasmonic devices, capable of confining light into ultrasmall domains well below the operating wavelength, bear great promise for novel energy technology applications, such as plasmonic photovoltaics or plasmonic water splitting. The theoretical description of such systems, however, is very challenging: it requires the combined modeling of the classical characteristics of the plasmon, captured by the Maxwell equations of electrodynamics, and its quantum nature, which is described by Schr dinger's equation.In the proposed project, we will develop a novel theoretical and computational framework for the description of electronic excitations, such as plasmons or magnons, in contact with complex environments. We will apply this approach to study fundamental processes in plasmonic, magnonic and photoelectrochemical systems und use our insights to suggest improved design principles for future energy conversion and information technology devices. | |
Publications | (none) |
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Final Report | (none) |
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Added to Database | 30/09/15 |