Dr Paul Edwards

Senior Research Fellow

Physics

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Personal statement

I am a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Physics, where I have worked in the Semiconductor Spectroscopy and Devices research group since 2000. Prior to this, I studied at Imperial College London, Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg and Durham University. My PhD and post-doctoral work at Durham involved the use of scanning electron and optical beam techniques to study thin-film CdTe solar cells. I now apply similar techniques to characterise materials, nanostructures and devices made from group III nitride compounds.

Researcher ID: C-1594-2009

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7671-7698

| e: paul.edwards@strath.ac.uk | t: 0141 548 4369/3488/7917 | u: http://ssd.phys.strath.ac.uk/ |

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Publications

Comparative study of the optical properties of α-, β-, and κ-Ga2O3
Penman Lewis T, Johnston Zak M, Edwards Paul R, Oshima Yuichi, McAleese Clifford, Mazzolini Piero, Bosi Matteo, Seravalli Luca, Fornari Roberto, Martin Robert W, Massabuau Fabien C-P
Physica Status Solidi B (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.202400615
Luminescence properties of dislocations in α-Ga2O3
Maruzane Mugove, Oshima Yuichi, Makydonska Olha, Edwards Paul R, Martin Robert W, Massabuau Fabien C-P
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Vol 58 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ad8894
Colloidal semiconductor quantum well supraparticles as low-threshold and photostable microlasers
Alves Pedro Urbano, Quinn Gemma, Strain Michael J, Durmusoglu Emek Goksu, Sharma Manoj, Demir Hilmi Volkan, Edwards Paul R, Martin Robert W, Dawson Martin D, Laurand Nicolas
Advanced Materials Technologies Vol 10 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202401152
Recycling self-assembled colloidal quantum dot supraparticle lasers
Downie Dillon H, Eling Charlotte J, Charlton Bethan K, Alves Pedro U, Edwards Paul R, Laurand Nicolas
Optical Materials Express Vol 14, pp. 2982-2994 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.537183
Unravelling the chloride dopant induced film improvement in all-inorganic perovskite absorbers
Nicholson Stefan, Bruckbauer Jochen, Edwards Paul R, Trager-Cowan Carol, Martin Robert W, Ivaturi Aruna
Journal of Materials Chemistry A Vol 12, pp. 25131-25139 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TA01259C
Tin gallium oxide epilayers on different substrates : optical and compositional analysis
Hunter Daniel A, Naresh-Kumar Gunasekar, Edwards Paul R, Makydonska Olha, Massabuau Fabien C P, Hatipoglu Isa, Mukhopadhyay Partha, Schoenfeld Winston V, Martin Robert W
Physica Status Solidi B Vol 261 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.202400137

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Research Interests

My research is focussed on the use of spectroscopic and microscopic methods in the analysis of semiconductors. The main materials of current interest to me are those based on the group III nitride quaternary system, AlxGayIn(1-x-y)N, and in particular nano-scale structures based on them. These have applications in many different areas, including solid-state lighting, data storage, communications and water purification. The techniques I use to study these materials include photoluminescence and electroluminescence spectroscopy, as well multiple modes of scanning electron microscopy (such as cathodoluminescence, electron beam-induced current and X-ray microanalysis). I am also interested in the application of multivariate statistical analysis techniques in the processing of the multidimensional data that these experimental methods yield.

Professional Activities

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2024
Invited speaker
31/7/2024
Simultaneous mapping of cathodoluminescence spectra and electron backscattered electron patterns in a scanning electron microscope
Speaker
24/3/2023
2nd Workshop on Cathodoluminescence and Electron Beam Induced Current of Semiconductor Nanostructures
Participant
22/3/2023
International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors 2022
Participant
10/11/2022
International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors
Participant
9/10/2022
Micromachines (Journal)
Guest editor
2020

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Projects

Monolithic on-chip integration of u-laser diodes and electronics for micro-displays and visible light communications ( International Centre to Centre)
Martin, Robert (Principal Investigator) Edwards, Paul (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2026
EFFECT OF HIGH TEMPERATURES ON CEMENT BACKFILL (NRVB)
Hamilton, Andrea (Principal Investigator) Bots, Pieter (Co-investigator) Dobson, Kate (Co-investigator) Edwards, Paul (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2025
Advanced characterisation of salt-cements and their evolution
Hamilton, Andrea (Principal Investigator) Bots, Pieter (Co-investigator) Dobson, Kate (Co-investigator) Edwards, Paul (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2021 - 13-Jan-2028
Monolithic on-chip integration of electronics & photonics using III-nitrides for telecoms
Martin, Robert (Principal Investigator) Edwards, Paul (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2025
PROBING QUANTUM STATES WITH SILICON CARBIDE NANOELECTRONICS (Ababakr Qaasim) | Qaasim, Abubakr
Rossi, Alessandro (Principal Investigator) Edwards, Paul (Co-investigator) Qaasim, Abubakr (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2020 - 01-Jan-2022
Doctoral Training Partnership 2018-19 University of Strathclyde | Qaasim, Abubakr
Rossi, Alessandro (Principal Investigator) Edwards, Paul (Co-investigator) Qaasim, Abubakr (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2020 - 01-Jan-2022

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Dr Paul Edwards
Senior Research Fellow
Physics

Email: paul.edwards@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4369/3458