Liubov Belova
Head of the Engineering Materials Physics group
About Liubov Belovas Research:
The Engineering Materials Physics group is running a comprehensive interdisciplinary research programme in the field of nanotechnology with a full range of front-line fabrication and analytical capabilities. This covers everything from fundamental aspects (of nano-magnetism, for example) to the fabrication of component and device architectures.
The application fields range from material and device design for magnetoelectronics and spintronics to 3D tomography and live cell mapping for biomedical applications. Fabrication capabilities extend from chemical synthesis through thin film technology to the deposition of 3D patterns. One of the unique features of the programme involves the development of cutting-edge, unconventional 3D patterning techniques suitable for nanostructures and dense films and coatings, where “writing” with the functional material is done directly without masks or additional lithography. Such site-specific writing can be done directly with an electron beam or with ink-jet technology, which enables us to cover a range of lengths from below 10 nanometres to several metres.
The group has a wide international collaboration network both in academia and high-tech industry, where parts of our research are used in R&D and product development.