Staff profile

  i) Responsibilities within Department

Member of the undergraduate admissions team

  i) Teaching Activity

A lecturer of the level 3 module "Condensed Matter Physics"

Level 3 Nuclear Physics Laboratory Supervisor (Michaelmas and Epiphany Terms)

Level 4 project supervisor

A lecturer of the postgraduate condensed matter physics course 

Research Interests

My research activities lie in the field of experimental condensed matter physics. I am particularly interested the magnetic properties of materials such as transition metal oxides, organic magnets and magnetic nanoparticles. Measurements on these systems are carried out with a commercial QD MPMS magnetometer as well as a dc SQUID-based magnetometer developed in-house which is capable low field magnetometry at temperatures above 300 mK. Other instrumentation includes a 9GHZ ESR spectrometer operating between 100K and 550K and electrical transport systems for temperatures ranging from 2K to 1300K. I also use international facilities (ISIS, Paul Scherrer Institut, Institut Laue-Langevin) for other magnetic measurements.

• Centre for Materials Physics
• Condensed Matter Physics
• Magnetic Materials
• XDur

• 0000: : Member of the ISIS muon facility access panel.

Available for media contact about:

• Atomic particles: Basic matter: magnetism
• Atomic particles: Basic matter: semiconductor materials
• Engineering: Other contexts: low and ultra low temperatures

Doctoral Thesis

• Terry, Ian (1988). The Study of Defects in Bismuth Germanium Oxide Using Phonon Echoes and Other Techniques. University of Lancaster. PhD.

Journal Article

• Berlie, Adam & Terry, Ian (2022). Possible realization of the Majumdar-Ghosh point in the mineral szenicsite. Physical Review B 105(22): L220404.
• Berlie, Adam, Terry, Ian, Szablewski, Marek, Telling, Mark, Apperley, David, Hodgkinson, Paul & Zeller, Dominik (2022). A study of the dynamics and structure of the dielectric anomaly within the molecular solid TEA(TCNQ)2. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 24(12): 7481-7492.
• Bossin, Lily, Bailiff, Ian & Terry, Ian (2020). Radiological emergency dosimetry – The use of luminescent mineral fillers in polymer-based fabrics. Radiation Measurements 134: 106318.
• Berlie, Adam, Terry, Ian, Cottrell, Stephen P., Hu, Wanbiao & Liu, Yun (2020). Understanding the role of electrons in the magnetism of a colossal permittivity dielectric material. Materials Horizons 7(1): 188-192.
• Berlie, Adam, Terry, Ian & Szablewski, Marek (2018). A 3D antiferromagnetic ground state in a quasi-1D π-stacked charge-transfer system. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 6(46): 12468-12472.
• Bossin, Lily, Bailiff, Ian K. & Terry, Ian (2018). Phototransferred TL properties of alumina substrates. Radiation Measurements 120: 41-46.
• Bossin, Lily, Bailiff, Ian K. & Terry, Ian (2017). Luminescence characteristics of some common polyester fabrics: Application to emergency dosimetry. Radiation Measurements 106: 436-442.
• Berlie, Adam, Terry, Ian, Szablewski, Marek, Xiao, Fan & Williams, Robert C. (2017). A collapse of ferromagnetism in an organic based magnet under pressure. Materials Research Express 4(2): 026103.
• Berlie, A., Terry, I., Cottrell, S., Pratt, F.L. & Szablewski, M. (2017). Magnetic ordering of defects in a molecular spin-Peierls system. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 29(2): 025809.
• Berlie, Adam & Terry, Ian (2017). Absence of quantum criticality and bulk 3D magnetism in green dioptase. EPL (Europhysics Letters) 120(4): 47006.
• Gutiérrez Seijas, Julia Prado-Gonjal, Jesús Ávila Brande, David Terry, Ian, Morán, Emilio & Schmidt, Rainer (2017). Microwave-Assisted Synthesis, Microstructure, and Magnetic Properties of Rare-Earth Cobaltites. Inorganic Chemistry 56(1): 627-633.
• Berlie, A., Terry, I., Liu, Y. & Szablewski, M. (2016). Dipolar Glass and Magneto-Electric Coupling Within a π-stacked Organic system. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 4: 6090-6095.
• Terry, I., Adams, P.W., Bykovetz, N., Giblin, S.R., Guguchi, Z., Khasanov, R., Klein, J., Lin, C.L. & Liu, T.J. (2016). An exploration of some magnetic fundamentals in EuSe using μSR. AIP Advances 6(5): 055705.
• Berlie, A., Terry, I., Szablewski, M. & Giblin, S.R. (2016). Tuneability and criticality in a three-dimensional stacked molecular system. Physical Review B 93(5): 054422.
• Prado-Gonjal, J., Gutiérrez-Seijas, J., Herrero Ansorregui, I., Morán, E., Terry, I. & Schmidt, R. (2016). The role of defects in microwave and conventionally synthesized LaCoO3 perovskite. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 36(5): 1197-1206.
• Berlie, A., Terry, I., Szablewski, M. & Giblin, S.R. (2015). Separating the ferromagnetic and glassy behavior within the metal-organic magnet Ni(TCNQ)2. Physical Review B 92(18): 184431.
• Kouroukla, E.C., Bailiff, I.K., Terry, I. & Bowen, L. (2014). Luminescence characterisation of alumina substrates using cathodoluminescence microscopy and spectroscopy. Radiation Measurements 71: 117.
• Berlie, A., Terry, I. & Szablewski, M. (2013). A Magnetic Study of Low Moment Nickel Clusters Formed from the Solid-State Decomposition Reaction of Nickel bis-1,5-Cyclooctadiene. Journal of Cluster Science 24(4): 1057-1066.
• Berlie, A., Terry, I. Giblin, S., Lancaster, T. & Szablewski, M. (2013). A muon spin relaxation study of the metal-organic magnet Ni(TCNQ)2. Journal of Applied Physics 113(17): 17E304.
• Berlie, A., Terry, I. & Szablewski, M. (2013). Controlling nickel nanoparticle size in an organic/metal-organic matrix through the use of different solvents. Nanoscale 5(24): 12212-12223.
• Berlie, Adam, Terry, Ian & Szablewski, Marek (2011). A sample holder for measuring the magnetic properties of air-sensitive compounds. Measurement Science & Technology 22(1): 017002
• Giblin, S.R., Bramwell, S.T., Holdsworth, P.C.W., Prabhakaran, D. & Terry, I. (2011). Creation and measurement of long-lived magnetic monopole currents in spin ice. Nature Physics 7(3): 252-258.
• Schmidt, Rainer, Wu, J., Leighton, C. & Terry, I. (2009). Dielectric response to the low-temperature magnetic defect structure and spin state transition in polycrystalline LaCoO(3). Physical Review B 79(12): 125105.
• Giblin, S.R., Terry, I., Prabhakaran, D., Boothroyd, A.T. & Leighton, C. (2009). Low-temperature interactions of magnetic excitons in LaCoO(3). Physical Review B 79(17): 174410.
• Giblin, S.R., Champion, J.D.M., Zhou, H.D., Wiebe, C.R., Gardner, J.S., Terry, I., Calder, S., Fennell, T. & Bramwell, S.T. (2008). Static Magnetic Order in Tb(2)Sn(2)O(7) Revealed by Muon Spin Relaxation with Exterior Muon Implantation. Physical Review Letters 101(23): 237201.
• Giblin, S. R., Terry, I., Prabhakaran, D., Boothroyd, A. T., Wu, J. & Leighton, C. (2006). Local matrix-cluster interactions in a phase separated perovskite. Physical Review B 74(10): 104411.
• H. L. Nguyen, L. E. M. Howard, G. W. Stinton, S. R. Giblin, B. K. Tanner, I. Terry, A. K. Hughes, I. M. Ross, A. Serres & J. S. O. Evans (2006). Synthesis of size controlled fcc and fct FePt nanoparticles. Chemistry of Materials 18(26): 6414-6418.
• Ashcroft, G, Terry, I & Gover, R (2006). Study of the preparation conditions for NiMn2O4 grown from hydroxideprecursors. Journal Of The European Ceramic Society 26(6): 901-908.
• Read, D, Terry, I & Giblin, SR (2006). Low temperature magnetic susceptometer based upon a dc superconducting quantum interference device. Review Of Scientific Instruments 77(10): 3.
• Giblin, S. R., Terry, I., Read, D. E., Hillier, A. D. & Becla, P. (2006). Probing the magnetic ground state of the DX- center in Cd1-xMnxTe: In using muon spin relaxation. Physical Review B 73(5): 054421.
• Ashcroft, GR & Terry, I (2006). Resonant properties of a Flanders alternating gradient fieldmagnetometer: influence of temperature and magnetic moment. Measurement Science & Technology 17(8): 2263-2268.
• Parkinson, N.G., Hatton, P.D., Howard, J.A.K., Giblin, S.R., Terry, I., Ritter, C., Mok, B.H. & Wu, M.K. (2005). Study of the magnetic interactions in Ba2PrRu1-xCuxO6 using neutron powder diffraction. Journal of materials chemistry 15(13): 1375-1383.
• Giblin, S. R., Terry, I., Clark, S. J., Prokscha, T., Prabhakaran, D., Boothroyd, A. T., Wu, J. & Leighton, C. (2005). Observation of magnetic excitons in LaCoO 3. Europhysics Letters 70(5): 677-683.
• Howard, L. E. M. Nguyen, H. L. Giblin, S. R., Tanner, B. K. Terry, I. Hughes, A. K. & Evans, J. S. O. (2005). A synthetic route to size-controlled fcc and fct FePt nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society 127(29): 10140-10141.
• Nguyen, HL, Howard, LEM, Giblin, SR, Tanner, BK, Terry, I, Hughes, AK, Ross, IM, Serres, A, Burckstummer, H & Evans, JSO (2005). Synthesis of monodispersed fcc and fct FePt/FePd nanoparticles bymicrowave irradiation. Journal Of Materials Chemistry 15(48): 5136-5143.
• Giblin, Sean, Terry, Ian, Leighton, Chris and Wu, Jing (2004). Muon Spin Rotation and Relaxation in LaCoO3. APS Meeting Abstracts 24005-.
• Terry, Ian, Giblin, Sean, Zaidi, Naveed and Monkman, Andy (2004). Room Temperature Magnetic Ordering in an Organic Polymer. APS Meeting Abstracts 26014-.
• Zaidi N. A., Giblin S. R, Terry I. & Monkman A. P. (2004). Room temperature magnetic order in an organic magnet derived from polyaniline. Polymer 45(16): 5683-5689.
• Read, D. E., Terry, I., Goetz, H. and Eska, G. (2002). Electrical and Magnetic Measurements of Cd1-xMnxTe:In at the Metal-Insulator Transition. APS Meeting Abstracts 21014-.
• Read, D. E., Leighton, C., Terry, I., Becla, P., Goetz, & H., Taubenreuther, K., Hristakos, L., Nazaretski, E. and Eska, G. (2000). Low temperature electrical conductivity of Cd_1-xMn_xTe:In close to the metal insulator transition. APS Meeting Abstracts 21003-.
• Leighton, C, Terry, I & Becla, P (1999). Nearest neighbor hopping in Cd0.83Mn0.17Te In, controlled bypersistent photoconductivity. Solid State Communications 110(10): 531-536.
• Leighton, C., Terry, I. & Becla, P. (1998). Metal-insulator Transition In The Persistent Photoconductor Cd1-xMnxTe In. Europhysics Letters 42(1): 67-72.
• Leighton C, Terry I & Becla P (1998). Metallic Conductivity Near The Metal-insulator Transition In Cd1-xmnxte. Physical Review B 58: 9773-9782.
• Leighton C, Terry I & Becla P (1998). Reply To Comments On "metal-insulator Transition In The Persistent Photoconductor Cd1-xmnxte In". Europhysics Letters 43: 607-608.
• Leighton, C., Terry, I. & Becla, P. (1997). Electrical Transport Close to The Metal-Insulator Transition in CdMnTe:In. APS Meeting Abstracts 1314-.
• Leighton, C., Terry, I. & Becla, P. (1997). Persistent photoconductivity at elevated temperatures in Cd_1-xMn_xTe:In. Physical Review B 56: 6689-6697.
• Horsfall AB, Terry I, Jackson WM, Brinkman AW & Oktik S (1997). Magnetic Measurements On Hgmnte Epitaxial Layers. Journal Of Applied Physics 81: 4868-4868.
• Horsfall AB, Oktik S, Terry I & Brinkman AW (1996). Electrical Measurements Of Hg1-xmnxte Films Grown By Metalorganic Vapour Phase Epitaxy. Journal Of Crystal Growth 159: 1085-1089.
• Terry I, Penney T, Vonmolnar S & Becla P (1996). Low Temperature Magnetoresistance Of The Persistent Photoconductor Cd0.9mn0.1te:in. Journal Of Crystal Growth 159: 1070-1074.
• Terry I, Penney T, Vonmolnar S & Becla P (1994). Hopping Conduction Near The Metal-insulator-transition In Cdmnte - In And Evidence For A Magnetic Hard Gap In The Density-of-states. International Journal Of Modern Physics B 8: 905-912.
• von Molnár, Stephan, Terry, Ian, Penney, Thomas and Becla, & Piotr (1994). Local magnetization and magnetotransport in magnetic semiconductors. Physica B Condensed Matter 197: 151-157.
• Penney T, Terry I, Vonmolnar S & Becla P (1993). Evidence For A Magnetic Hard Gap In The Density-of-states Of A Magnetic Semiconductor Near The Metal-insulator-transition. Journal Of Applied Physics 73: 5750-5750.
• Terry I, Vonmolnar S, Torressen AM & Becla P (1992). Magnetic-field Dependence Of The Dielectric-constant In Cd1-xmnxte - In On Approaching The Insulator-to-metal Transition. Philosophical Magazine B-physics Of Condensed Matter Statistical Mechanics Electronic Optical And Magnetic Properties 65: 1245-1254.
• Terry I, Penney T, Vonmolnar S, Rigotty JM & Becla P (1992). Band Tails And The Insulator-metal Transition In The Persistent Photoconductor Cd1-xmnxtein. Solid State Communications 84: 235-240.
• Terry, I., Penney, T., von Molnár, S. and Becla, P. (1992). Low-temperature transport properties of Cd_0.91Mn_0.09Te:In and evidence for a magnetic hard gap in the density of states. Physical Review Letters 69: 1800-1803.
• Terry I, Becla P & Penney T (1991). The Influence Of Local Magnetization Of Magnetotransport In Cd0.92mn0.08te-in. Journal Of Applied Physics 70: 5834-5834.
• Vonmolnar S, Terry I, Becla P, Penney T & Mcelfresh MW (1991). Localization And The Insulator Metal Transition In Magnetic Semiconductors. Institute Of Physics Conference Series 29-39.
• Terry, I., Meredith, D. J. and Wigmore, J. K. (1989). LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Charge hologram in Bi₁₂GeO₂₀ created by phonon-enhanced tunnelling from shallow traps. Semiconductor Science and Technology 4: 824-827.