Oxford University
Department of Materials

• Main Activity: Tl-HTS thin films; structure, properties and high frequency nanoscale devices, Sintering behaviour of MgB2, Microstructural and chemical analysis of MgB2 wires and tapes (Drs. Grovenor & Speller). Microwave properties of high Tc superconductors - focus on Tl related materials. Development of thin film processing techniques - laser micromachining, pre anneal patterning, selective epitaxy. Microstrip devices including filters (high Q DTV, Mobile telecomms and specialist), power combiners and mixers. Developments of ultrafast electronics applications including THz bandwidth sampling devices, UWB characterisation of waveguide structures. THz material properties (Dr. Stevens).
• Contacts:
  • Prof. Chris Grovenor
    
  • Professor of Materials and Head of Department   
  • Dr Susannah Speller
    Materials Department
    University of Oxford
    Parks Road
    Oxford
    OX1 3PH, England (UK)
    Phone:   +44-(0)1865 273737
    FAX:     +44-(0)1865 273738
    
  • Dr Chris Stevens
    University Lecturer in
    Engineering Science
    Communications Group
    (Postal address as above)
    Phone:   +44-(0)1865 283272
    Fax:      +44-(0)1865 273905
    
• Web:
  http://www.materials.ox.ac.uk/htsc/
  http://dept106.eng.ox.ac.uk