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- Developing new tools for evaluating nanoscale biological interactions
- Recipient
- 6/2021
- European Crucible: Seed Funding Award- Nanostructure-enhanced Gallium Oxide UV photodetectors for in-situ water quality monitoring
- Recipient
- 6/2021
- Rank Prize Funds Optoelectronics Vacation Studentship (Zak Johnston)
- Recipient
- 2021
- Outstanding Reviewer Award 2021
- Recipient
- 2021
- Outstanding Editorial Board Member/Guest Editor Award 2021
- Recipient
- 2021
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Publications
- 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
- Dislocations at coalescence boundaries in heteroepitaxial GaN/sapphire studied after the epitaxial layer has completely coalesced
- O'Hanlon TJ, Zhu T, Massabuau FC-P, Oliver RA
- Ultramicroscopy Vol 231 (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2021.113258
- Directly correlated microscopy of trench defects in InGaN quantum wells
- O'Hanlon TJ, Massabuau F C-P, Bao A, Kappers MJ, Oliver RA
- Ultramicroscopy Vol 231 (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2021.113255
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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
- 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
- EPSRC Core equipment - Benchtop X-Ray Diffractometer
- Neagu, Dragos (Principal Investigator) Hamilton, Andrea (Co-investigator) Craig, Gavin (Co-investigator) Ivaturi, Aruna (Co-investigator) Zhang, Xiaolei (Co-investigator) Inglezakis, Vasileios (Co-investigator) Fletcher, Ashleigh (Co-investigator) Roy, Sudipta (Co-investigator) Massabuau, Fabien (Co-investigator) Rahimi, Salaheddin (Co-investigator) Steedman, Andrew (Co-investigator)
- The project aThe instrument is a Benchtop X-Ray Diffractometer, which is a device that can analyse the structure and composition of various materials. It can provide data on crystal and molecular structure, phase identification and quantification, and crystallite size and strain. It is suitable for a wide range of inorganic and organic materials in different forms, such as powders, films, or solids. The instrument is compact, fast, easy to use, and low-cost, making it ideal for routine and high-throughput analysis. It can support research in many fields, such as materials science, engineering, chemistry, energy, and healthcare.
The instrument was acquired through an EPSRC Core Equipment fund, with an internally allocated £64k from the University of Strathclyde - 01-Jan-2023
- 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