Dr Fabien Massabuau
Senior Lecturer
Physics
Personal statement
Personal statement
Fabien Massabuau joined the Department Physics as a Chancellor’s Fellow in September 2019. His research focussed on wide bandgap semiconductors for ultraviolet optoelectronic devices, with a main emphasis on α-Ga2O3 and h-BN.
Prior to that, Fabien was at the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge for his PhD (2011-2015) and post-doc (2015-2019). In Cambridge, Fabien focussed on understanding the correlation between the nanostructure of III-Nitride materials and their optical properties. He actively participated in the development of a “multi-microscopy” methodology to observe the exact same nanoscale feature under several different microscopes (AFM, SEM-CL, TEM). This work led to new understandings on the properties of defects (dislocations, trench defects) in these materials.
Fabien has authored 40 peer-reviewed articles cumulating >600 citations, 2 book chapters, 1 mobile application and is involved withDoctoral Researcher Awards (committee member), SN Applied Sciences (editorial board).
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Prize And Awards
- Nanoscale 2022 Emerging Investigator
- Recipient
- 2022
- European Crucible: Seed Funding Award- Nanostructure-enhanced Gallium Oxide UV photodetectors for in-situ water quality monitoring
- Recipient
- 6/2021
- European Crucible: Seed Funding Award- Developing new tools for evaluating nanoscale biological interactions
- Recipient
- 6/2021
- Outstanding Reviewer Award 2021
- Recipient
- 2021
- Outstanding Editorial Board Member/Guest Editor Award 2021
- Recipient
- 2021
- Rank Prize Funds Optoelectronics Vacation Studentship (Zak Johnston)
- Recipient
- 2021
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Publications
- Progress and applications of (Cu–)Ag–Bi–I semiconductors, and their derivatives, as next-generation lead-free materials for photovoltaics, detectors and memristors
- Zhu Huimin, Turkevych Ivan, Lohan Hugh, Liu Pengjun, Martin Robert W, Massabuau Fabien C P, Hoye Robert L Z
- International Materials Reviews Vol 69, pp. 19-62 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1177/09506608231213065
- Constant photocurrent method to probe the sub-bandgap absorption in wide bandgap semiconductor films : the case of α-Ga2O3
- Nicol David, Reynolds Stephen, Barr Kristopher, Roberts Joseph W, Jarman John J, Chalker Paul R, Massabuau Fabien C-P
- Physica Status Solidi B (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.202300470
- Ni/Au contacts to corundum α-Ga2O3
- Massabuau Fabien C-P, Adams Francesca, Nicol David, Jarman John C, Frentrup Martin, Roberts Joseph W, O'Hanlon Thomas J, Kovács Andras, Chalker Paul R, Oliver R A
- Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Vol 62 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.35848/1347-4065/acbc28
- Redshift and amplitude increase in the dielectric function of corundum-like α-(TixGa1-x)2O3
- Kluth Elias, Fay Michael, Parmenter Christopher, Roberts Joseph, Smith Emily, Stoppiello Craig, Massabuau Fabien, Goldhahn Rüdiger, Feneberg Martin
- Applied Physics Letters Vol 122, pp. 092101 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0139725
- Hydrogen-related 3.8 eV UV luminescence in α-Ga2O3
- Nicol D, Oshima Y, Roberts J W, Penman L, Cameron D, Chalker P R, Martin R W, Massabuau F C-P
- Applied Physics Letters Vol 122 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0135103
- Carrier dynamics at trench defects in InGaN/GaN quantum wells revealed by time-resolved cathodoluminescence
- Kusch Gunnar, Comish Ella J, Loeto Kagiso, Hammersley Simon, Kappers Menno J, Dawson Phil, Oliver Rachel A, Massabuau Fabien C-P
- Nanoscale Vol 14, pp. 402-409 (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NR06088K
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Professional Activities
- Ultra-wide Bandgap Oxides 2023 (UWO)
- Member of programme committee
- 5/6/2023
- Scottish-EU crucible meeting
- Participant
- 11/1/2023
- UK Nitride Consortium winter meeting 2023
- Keynote/plenary speaker
- 5/1/2023
- Materials for quantum network (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 1/2023
- Ga2O3 devices - Opportunities and challenges
- Speaker
- 7/7/2022
- Corundum Ga2O3 – the up-and-coming wide bandgap semiconductor for future UV sensing
- Speaker
- 3/2/2022
Projects
- Tuneable radiation-resilient (AlGa)2O3 UVC photodetectors
- Massabuau, Fabien (Principal Investigator) Martin, Robert (Co-investigator) McKenna, Paul (Co-investigator) Oi, Daniel (Co-investigator) Spesyvtseva, Susan (Co-investigator)
- 15-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Penman, Lewis
- Massabuau, Fabien (Principal Investigator) Martin, Robert (Co-investigator) Penman, Lewis (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2026
- The Springboard Programme for a Sustainable Future (Ga2O3–V2O3 alloys for tuneable ultraviolet photodetectors)
- Massabuau, Fabien (Principal Investigator)
- 14-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
- Bismuth-Based Rudorffites for Stable and Sustainable Indoor Light Harvesting to Power the Internet of Things (H Zhu)
- Massabuau, Fabien (Principal Investigator) Booth, Campbell (Co-investigator) Martin, Robert (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 13-Jan-2024
- Doctoral Training Partnership 2020-2021 University of Strathclyde | Minopetras, Apostolos Evangelos
- Martin, Robert (Principal Investigator) Massabuau, Fabien (Co-investigator) Minopetras, Apostolos Evangelos (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 01-Jan-2025
- Rank Prize Funds Optoelectronics Vacation Studentship
- Massabuau, Fabien (Principal Investigator)
- A £3,500 scholarship from the Rank Prize Funds for an undergraduate vacation research project (https://www.rankprize.org/grants/undergrad-vacation-grant/) .
- 14-Jan-2021 - 22-Jan-2021