{"id":233,"date":"2016-02-10T15:33:17","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T15:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/?p=233"},"modified":"2016-02-10T15:33:17","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T15:33:17","slug":"graphene-nownano-phd-a-view-from-the-halfway-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/2016\/02\/10\/graphene-nownano-phd-a-view-from-the-halfway-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphene NOWNANO PhD \u2013 A view from the halfway point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>An interview with Philip Thomas, a PhD student enrolled in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk\/explore\/graphene-city\/graphene-nownano-cdt\/\">Graphene NOWNANO CDT<\/a> programme.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In layman\u2019s terms, how does your work relate to Graphene?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fundamentals of graphene, in terms of the physics, are generally understood. There are all kinds of other <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk\/collaborate\/types-of-graphene\/2d-materials\/\">2D materials<\/a> that we\u2019re discovering; recently phosphorene has attracted a lot of attention. Much of the exciting work involves stacking these materials together like Lego to create heterostructures. One of the most exciting results reported in the last year was an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manchester.ac.uk\/discover\/news\/graphene-displays-clear-prospects-for-flexible-electronics\">LED<\/a> which was made at The University of Manchester out of dozens and dozens of these heterostructures, including graphene, stacked on top of each other. The scientists were able to create something you could put a voltage through to give you light. My hat goes off to Freddie Withers for doing much of that work. Making such complex structures out of atomically-thin materials that are only a few microns across is a huge achievement.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m more focussed on hybrid structures though, where you take graphene and other 2D materials and combine them with other systems. Working with my advisor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk\/discover\/the-people\/sasha-grigorenko\/\">Sasha Grigorenko<\/a>, we&#8217;ve done a lot of work with this branch of research called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphene-nownano.manchester.ac.uk\/our-research\/examples-of-current-projects\/fundamental-science\/graphene-plasmonics\/\">plasmonics<\/a>. It\u2019s a very fast moving field related to nano-optics, which is the study of the behaviour or light within nanoscale objects. The idea is that you can take a traditional material like gold and make it behave in unusual ways by chopping it up and making it into tiny arrays of different shapes and patterns, which might be used in bio-sensing, or even eventually in things like invisibility cloaks! Bio-sensing allows you to potentially detect very small amount of a substance (such as a protein) in a solution just by shining a light on it. Combining graphene with these arrays provides a way to determine their sensitivity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How might we eventually be able to apply that kind of research?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finding foreign substances in gases and liquids could be very useful in security and medical applications. It may eventually become possible to detect single viruses with these systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How far long are you with your PhD research at this point?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m exactly at the half way point \u2013 a little over one and a half years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2016\/02\/Philip-1024x963.jpg\" alt=\"Philip Thomas\" width=\"800\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2016\/02\/Philip-1024x963.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2016\/02\/Philip-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2016\/02\/Philip-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2016\/02\/Philip.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>And how did you get involved in research involving graphene? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was always interested in applied physics. People sometime say that to change the world you need to go into politics. Actually, if you look as the things that have changed the world in the last 15 years, it\u2019s smart phones, high-speed internet, etc. \u2013 technology \u2013 that has really had an impact, in my opinion. That drove me to study physics as an undergraduate, and then move into more applied areas in my research after that.<\/p>\n<p>During my undergraduate degree I was able to work with Sasha (my advisor now) in a lab for a summer, and that introduced me to the idea of creating new, far-out, properties in materials by doing things like chopping them up and mixing them with 2D materials like graphene.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I understand you\u2019re not from Manchester originally. What drew you to Manchester as a city, and The University of Manchester in particular?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was attracted to this University because of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.physics.manchester.ac.uk\/\">physics department<\/a>. Even before our recent Nobel laureates there were many academics who had done all kinds of incredible work, going back to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manchester.ac.uk\/discover\/history-heritage\/history\/heroes\/ernest-rutherford\/\">Rutherford splitting the atom<\/a>. Manchester\u2019s reputation carries a lot of importance. When I was in my second year of my undergraduate degree, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manchester.ac.uk\/discover\/news\/university-of-manchester-scientists-win-the-nobel-prize-for-physics\/\">the newest University of Manchester Nobel Prize winners were announced<\/a>, and that made me feel even more that I should be here when doing my research.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think about the developments around graphene at the University? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk\/collaborate\/national-graphene-institute\/\">National Graphene Institute<\/a> (NGI) is a really essential part of our development. The new cleanroom here space is really important, as so many researchers are getting involved in this area. The under-construction <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk\/collaborate\/geic\/\">Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre<\/a> (GEIC) is also really crucial, so we can bring these developments out of the lab, and to the masses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2016\/02\/FINAL_GEIC_SACKVILLE-STREET-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"GEIC\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2016\/02\/FINAL_GEIC_SACKVILLE-STREET-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2016\/02\/FINAL_GEIC_SACKVILLE-STREET-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2016\/02\/FINAL_GEIC_SACKVILLE-STREET-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2016\/02\/FINAL_GEIC_SACKVILLE-STREET-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/graphene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2016\/02\/FINAL_GEIC_SACKVILLE-STREET.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where do you think graphene\u2019s development will go in the next 5 years, and then in the next 20 years, in terms of its applications in the wider world?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All the first discoveries in graphene were in physics and chemistry. In the past couple of years though, the growth area has really been in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk\/explore\/the-applications\/biomedical\/\">biomedical<\/a> applications, as a potential medium for drug delivery, which is quite distinct from the physicist\u2019s mind-set. That\u2019s a long-term growth area in particular.<\/p>\n<p>In the nearer future, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk\/explore\/the-applications\/composites-and-coatings\/\">composites<\/a> will likely be the first to develop, as they don\u2019t have the complicated issues other areas might have to deal with around manufacturing graphene on a large scale. The graphene tennis racquet is a good example of that shorter-term application.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An interview with Philip Thomas, a PhD student enrolled in the Graphene NOWNANO CDT programme. In layman\u2019s terms, how does your work relate to Graphene? 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