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Chris Howard

@Chrishowz

Professor of Materials Physics @UCL

 London, England
homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucapcah/index.html
Joined July 2013
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Really enjoyable collaboration with fascinating results. I❤️PNRs
Raj Pandya (@raj_pandya93) profile pictureRaj Pandya@raj_pandya9312 Mar 2025
Great to see this out in @Nature today! We show that phosphorene nanoribbons can display both magnetic and semiconducting properties at room temperature. Amazing effort with @arjun_ashoka @Chrishowz @ChemistClancy @Naitik_Panjwani nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
Magnetically and optically active edges in phosphorene nanoribbons

Magnetically and optically active edges in phosphorene nanoribbons

Nature - Phosphorene nanoribbons demonstrate extraordinary magnetic properties, ranging from large internal fields in films to macroscopic alignment in solution, which can be coupled to...

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Two PhD projects available for Oct 2025: 1. Optical trapping and spectroscopy of 2D nanomaterials in collaboration with Prof @Chrishowz 2. Using optical tweeers to probe mechanics of the basal membrane in collaboration with Prof Franck Pichaud @LMCB_UCL Contact Phil for details
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CDT_ACM@CDT_ACM19 Jul 2024
Thanks to all the amazing CDT-ACM students for creating a successful summer retreat! With fascinating talks, incredible posters & engaging flash presentations delivered by 4 cohorts of PhD students from @imperialcollege, @ucl & @tcddublin @ImpMaterials @EPSRC @scienceirel
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@versarien CEO @Nanosteve1 had an exciting evening at the Prosemino Climate Tech Lab Launch event in Canada Water last night! 🔋✨ Find out more about Prosemino here: prosemino.co.uk #Prosemino #Innovation #NetZero #Startups #TechLaunch
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CDT_ACM@CDT_ACM10 Jul 2024
It’s our summer school! First task is @Chrishowz @ShellyStem @StephanieRibet sharing experiences relating to outreach and public engagement @imperialcollege @ImpMaterials @ucl @tcddublin @EPSRC @scienceirel
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Raj Pandya@raj_pandya9319 Jan 2024
I have a PhD opening (Oct. 2024), with various projects in ultrafast spectroscopy & materials chemistry. If you want to play with lasers & exploring the quantum world/unique materials in a collaborative team - this is for you!  Please spread the word/RT!! tinyurl.com/2p8da9pm
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Lots of exciting work to be done on nanoribbons with @ChemistClancy (and me and a superb group of collaborators). Please apply if interested or retweet
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See more nanoribbon fun - ngl I really like nanoribbons especially with a such great team of collaborators/friends
UCL News (@uclnews) profile pictureUCL News@uclnews22 Sep 2023
In 2019, UCL researchers discovered phosphorus nanoribbons, predicted to transform electronics – now a team led by @ChemistClancy @UCLChemistry & @Chrishowz @uclmaps have alloyed this material with arsenic, adding conductivity to its remarkable properties ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/sep/one-…
One-atom-thick ribbons could improve batteries, solar cells and sensors | UCL News

One-atom-thick ribbons could improve batteries, solar cells and sensors | UCL News

Researchers at UCL have created one-atom-thick ribbons made of phosphorus alloyed with arsenic that could dramatically improve the efficiency of devices such as batteries, supercapacitors and solar...

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Caroline Knapp@cazknapp10 Aug 2023
COME WORK WITH US! PDRA Maternity Leave Cover: a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in supervision, management and academic teaching, and to enhance these skills in order to pursue an academic career ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search…
UCL – University College London

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Guanjie He@GuanjieHe11 Jul 2023
Please retweet! I am recruiting three PDRAs (2 projects) at @UCLChemistry. Selected by @ERC_Research, @EPSRC and Funded by @UKRI_News @EPSRC. Come to work with amazing researchers in the department and project partners, and make safer Zn-ion batteries! Closing date 25/July.
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Start of what promises to be a super fun collaboration on Ca-ion batteries with @reckless_ions #propercoverart
Yang Xu (@reckless_ions) profile pictureYang Xu@reckless_ions19 May 2023
Absolutely my favorite cover! Hand drawn by my brilliant friend Qianchen Li. Thank Materials Advances @RoySocChem for selecting our artwork. Collaboration between @UCLChemistry, @Chrishowz @ucl Physics and Min Zhou at USTC. #sustainable #EnergyStorage pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
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Yang Xu@reckless_ions8 Mar 2023
The first Ca paper (review) of the group is online in Materials Advances @RoySocChem. Thank @Chrishowz and Min Zhou (USTC) for the great input. Project funded by @LeverhulmeTrust, Ca-ion #battery is a tricky one. A bumpy start but things are looking up! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti… – at Islington, London
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Prof Donna Strickland (2018 Physics @NobelPrize Winner) will be visiting @ucl and giving the 2023 Massey Lecture on "Generating High-intensity, Ultra-Short Optical Pulses", 01 Feb 23 eventbrite.co.uk/e/massey-le…
Massey Lecture - Professor Donna Strickland -

Massey Lecture - Professor Donna Strickland -

2018 Nobel Laureate Professor Donna Strickland will talk about generating high intensity ultrashort optical pulses. Suitable to the public.

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Funded DTP PhD studentship with me and Phil Jones @opticaltweezers trapping and investigating 2D materials! pls RT.
UCL Optical Tweezers (@opticaltweezers) profile pictureUCL Optical Tweezers@opticaltweezers13 Jan 2023
EPSRC DTP studentship on Optical trapping and spectroscopy of 2D nanomaterials, jointly supervised with @Chrishowz available: ucl-epsrc-dtp.github.io/2023… See ucl.ac.uk/epsrc-doctoral-tra… for how to apply, or contact Phil for more information
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Tom Macdonald@dr_tmac5 Jan 2023
🚨PhD Studentship Available🚨 Funded PhD position at @QMULSEMS from Sept 2023 for UK students to study #PhosphoreneNanoribbons in optoelectronics‼️#PNRs You’ll also collaborate with: @Chrishowz @stoichkodd @raj_pandya93 @ChemistClancy Deadline Jan 31 sems.qmul.ac.uk/research/stu…
Research Studentships: QMUL School of Engineering and Materials Science

Research Studentships: QMUL School of Engineering and Materials Science

Queen Mary University of London's School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS) provides outstanding degree programmes coupled with internationally leading research. We offer degrees in:...

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Chris Howard@Chrishowz5 Dec 2022
Phosphorene nanoribbons have unique and fascinating magnetic properties! see our preprint. Thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding collaboration with crack team assembled by @raj_pandya93 and @arjun_ashoka. I♥️PNRs.
Raj Pandya (@raj_pandya93) profile pictureRaj Pandya@raj_pandya934 Dec 2022
Great to see this up! We find phosphorene nanoribbons have unusual magnetic properties (magnetic alignment and films with large internal fields) + optically accessible edge states! Huge effort with @arjun_ashoka @Chrishowz @ChemistClancy @Naitik_Panjwani arxiv.org/abs/2211.11374
Room Temperature Optically and Magnetically Active Edges in...

Room Temperature Optically and Magnetically Active Edges in...

Nanoribbons - nanometer wide strips of a two-dimensional material - are a unique system in condensed matter physics. They combine the exotic electronic structures of low-dimensional materials with...

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Phosphorene nanoribbons have unique and fascinating magnetic properties! see our preprint. Thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding collaboration with crack team assembled by @raj_pandya93 and @arjun_ashoka. I♥️PNRs.
Raj Pandya (@raj_pandya93) profile pictureRaj Pandya@raj_pandya934 Dec 2022
Great to see this up! We find phosphorene nanoribbons have unusual magnetic properties (magnetic alignment and films with large internal fields) + optically accessible edge states! Huge effort with @arjun_ashoka @Chrishowz @ChemistClancy @Naitik_Panjwani arxiv.org/abs/2211.11374
Room Temperature Optically and Magnetically Active Edges in...

Room Temperature Optically and Magnetically Active Edges in...

Nanoribbons - nanometer wide strips of a two-dimensional material - are a unique system in condensed matter physics. They combine the exotic electronic structures of low-dimensional materials with...

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This week's @nature is part of our commitment to help end discrimination & systemic racism in science. It's the first in our history to be guest edited. We are enormously grateful. The experience has changed us in more ways than we can know; please read it nature.com/immersive/d42859-…
Overcoming racism in science: A Nature special issue

Overcoming racism in science: A Nature special issue

A guest-edited collection of features, comment and analysis examines researchers’ experiences of racism, the impacts of systemic racism and how science can and must change.

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See our Future Energy article in @Joule_CP on #phosphorenenanoribbons #PNRs and watch this space for more exciting discoveries about this new #wondermaterial. I♥️PNRs. Free access authors.elsevier.com/c/1fx2b…
Tom Macdonald (@dr_tmac) profile pictureTom Macdonald@dr_tmac18 Oct 2022
We're still #buzzing about #PhosphoreneNanoribbons & are pleased to share our #FutureEnergy article in @Joule_CP‼️Teaming up with @ChemistClancy, @ShuttRebecca1, & @Chrishowz, we discuss the exciting potential of #PNRs for #EnergyDevices.☀️🔋#FreeAccess 👇 authors.elsevier.com/c/1fx2b…
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📢*Please retweet* Applications are invited for the post of Associate Professor in Materials Modelling in @OxfordMaterials @mplsoxford. Info: tinyurl.com/4uesnw99 Includes Fellowship of @WolfsonCollege Closing date: 24 October 2022 #RealTimeChem
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