Biography
Finlay Morrison obtained hisÌýPhD in solid-state chemistry (University of AberdeenÌý1999) followed by PDRA positions in the Engineering Materials Department, University of Sheffield (1999-2001) and theÌýEarth Sciences Department, University ofÌýCambridgeÌý(2001-2004).ÌýFinlay was awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship (2004-2012) which he initially held at the University of Cambridge before joining the School of Chemistry at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø in 2006.
Teaching
Specialist areas: solid-state and materials chemistry; functional materials; electroceramic oxides.
Teaching
Lectures: CH1402 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry (Properties of Solids); CH3712 Quantum Theory of Atoms, Molecules and Solids (Advanced Solid-State Chemistry); CH4715 Functional Materials (Module Convenor).
Laboratories: CH1402 Inorganic and Physcial Chemistry (Convenor); ÌýCH4421 Research Skills Lab (Solid-State Chemistry).
Finlay also provides extra-curricular development for undergraduates by coordinating Summer Research Projects and acting as Chemistry Careers Link.
Research areas
My research focusses on functional inorganic materials (piezo-, pyro-, ferroelectrics and also multiferroics) for electronic applications. Activities encompass both development of new materials and understanding of the role of intrinsic (composition, crystal structure) and extrinsic (interfaces, processing) factors on the performance of materials. Our approach is to use in-depth structural studies, using x-ray and neutron powder diffraction techniques, in combination with extensive electrical characterisation using immittance/dielectric spectroscopy, polarisation-field, and pyroelectric current measurements.
PhD supervision
- TobyÌýFairs
Selected publications
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Open access
Howieson, G. W., Wu, S., Gibbs, A. S., Zhou, W., Scott, J. F. & Morrison, F. D., 4 Nov 2020, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 30, 45, 10 p., 2004667.
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McNulty, J. A., Pesquera, D., Gardner, J., Rotaru, A., Playford, H. Y., Tucker, M. G., Carpenter, M. A. & Morrison, F. D., 13 Oct 2020, In: Chemistry of Materials. 32, 19, p. 8492-8501
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McNulty, J. A., Tran, T. T., Halasyamani, P. S., McCartan, S., MacLaren, I., Gibbs, A., Lim, F., Turner, P., Gregg, J. M., Lightfoot, P. & Morrison, F. D., 4 Oct 2019, In: Advanced Materials. 31, 40, 9 p., 1903620.
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Gardner, J., Yu, F., Tang, C., Kockelmann, W., Zhou, W. & Morrison, F. D., 12 Jul 2016, In: Chemistry of Materials. 28, 13, p. 4616-4627 12 p.
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Tian, J., Cordes, D. B., Quarti, C., Beljonne, D., Slawin, A. M. Z., Zysman-Colman, E. & Morrison, F. D., 26 Aug 2019, In: ACS Applied Energy Materials. 2, 8, p. 5427-54737
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Popuri, S. R., Pollet, M., Decourt, R., Morrison, F. D., Bennett, N. S. & Bos, J. W. G., 28 Feb 2016, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 4, 8, p. 1685-1691 7 p.
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Kavanagh, C. M., Lightfoot, P. & Morrison, F. D., 7 Apr 2018, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 6, 13, p. 3260-3270
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Tan, C. D., Flannigan, C., Gardner, J., Morrison, F. D., Salje, E. K. H. & Scott, J. F., 6 Mar 2019, In: Physical Review Materials. 3, 3, 6 p., 034402.
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Popuri, S. R., Decourt, R., McNulty, J. A., Pollet, M., Fortes, A. D., Morrison, F. D., Senn, M. S. & Bos, J. W. G., 7 Mar 2019, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123, 9, p. 5198-5208 11 p.
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