Staff profile

Teaching 

Current

Undergraduate:

• PHYS2641 Laboratory Skills and Electronics: Level 2 Bridge Projects
• PHYS3711/4271 Condensed Matter Physics 3/4: Symmetry, Structure and Excitations
• PHYS3581 Team Projects
• PHYS3701 BSc Projects
• PHYS4213 MPhys Projects

Postgraduate

• Symmetry and Group Theory in Physics and Chemistry
• Data Analysis (ReNU CDT)
• Structure and Spectroscopies (ReNU CDT)

Previous 

Undergraduate:

• PHYS4151 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics: Low Dimensional Solids (2010-2017)
• PHYS3641 Advanced Physics 3: Optical Properties of Solids (2015-2017)
• PHYS3601 Laboratory Project: Condensed Matter Physics (2010-2017)
• PHYS2531 Thermal and Condensed Matter Physics: Electrons in Solids (2008-2012)
• PHYS2551 Laboratory Skills and Practice (2002-2010)
• PHYS3561 General Problems (2003-2007)
• PHYS1122 Foundations of Physics I: Electricity and Magnetism (2003-2007)

Postgraduate:

• Image Analysis (2011-2016)
• Physics at Surfaces (2003-2010)

Administration

• Level 1 Course Director (2019-)
• Member of SSCC (2019-)
• Member of Education Committee (2019-)
• Level 3 Laboratory Leader (2012-2017)
• Member of Laboratories Committee (2012-2017)
• Chair Level 3 Examination Papers Committee (2015-2017)
• Member of Level 2 Examination Paper Committee (2014)
• Undergraduate Admissions Selector (2015-2017)

Research interests

My group researches the growth, modification, and characterisation of low-dimensional (nanometre scale) structures. Experimental techiques such as scanned probe microscopy, low energy electron diffraction, electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy are combined with ab-initio and semi-empirical computation in order to understand the behaviour of two-dimensional layers (such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides), nanoparticulates and nanotubes and how their properties can be modified in a controlled fashion for use in electronic devices, energy generation and storage.

• Carbon Nanostructures
• Centre for Materials Physics
• Condensed Matter Physics
• XDur

• 2021: NECEM(£23906.18 from Research Council)
• 2017: NECEM(£237826.73 from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)

Book review

• Hunt, Michael & Siller, Lidija (2015). An insidious and ubiquitous menace. Physics World 28(9): 40-41.

Chapter in book

• Abbas, Qaisar, Mirzaeian, Mojtaba & Hunt, Michael. R.C. (2020). Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries. In Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering.
• Butenko, Yuriy, Šiller, Lidija & Hunt, Michael R.C. (2014). Carbon Onions. In Carbon Nanomaterials. Gogotsi, Yury & Presser, Volker CRC Press. 279-302.
• Butenko, Yuriy V., Šiller, L. & Hunt, M.R.C. (2010). Carbon Onions. In Handbook of Nanophysics: Clusters and Fullerenes. Sattler, K.D. CRC Press. 1-18.

Journal Article

• Abbas, Qaisar, Mirzaeian, Mojtaba, Hunt, Michael R.C., Hall, Peter & Raza, Rizwan (2020). Current State and Future Prospects for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Systems. Energies 13(21): 5847.
• Lu, Jialu, Wang, Jiabin, Hassan, Khalil T., Talmantaite, Alina, Xiao, Zhengguang, Hunt, Michael R. C. & Šiller, Lidija (2020). Morphology control of nickel nanoparticles prepared in situ within silica aerogels produced by novel ambient pressure drying. Scientific Reports 10(1): 11743.
• Talmantaite, A., Hunt, M.R.C. & Mendis, B.G. (2020). Electron Compton scattering and the measurement of electron momentum distributions in solids. Journal of Microscopy 279(3): 185-188.
• Han, Xiao, Hassan, Khalil T., Harvey, Alan, Kulijer, Dejan, Oila, Adrian, Hunt, Michael R.C. & Siller, Lidija (2018). Bioinspired Synthesis of Monolithic and Layered Aerogels. Advanced Materials 30(23): 1706294, 1-7.
• Wang, J., Zhang, H., Hunt, M. R. C., Charles, A., Tang, J. Bretcanu, O., Walker, D., Hassan, K. T., Sun, Y. & Siller, L. (2017). Synthesis and Characterisation of Reduced Graphene Oxide/Bismuth Composite for Electrodes in Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices. ChemSusChem 10(2): 363-371.
• Siller, L., Piticharoenphun, S., Lemloh, M.L., Horrocks, B.R., Kaulich, B., Gianoncelli, A., Hunt, M.R.C., Brummer, F. & Medakovic, D. (2016). Sulphur-Containing Compounds as a Response in Sea Urchins Exposed to Alkylated Silicon Nanocrystals and SiO2-Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles. Key Engineering Materials 672: 312-327.
• Wells, G. H., Hunt, M. R. C., Hopf, T, Vassilevski, K. V., Escobedo-Cousin, E., Horsfall, A. B., Goss, J. P. & O'Neill, A. (2015). Facile technique for the removal of metal contamination from graphene. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, Nanotechnology and Microelectronics: Materials, Processing, Measurement, and Phenomena 33(5): 051802.
• Hopf, T., Vassilevski, K., Escobedo-Cousin, E., King, P., Wright, N. G., O'Neill, A. G., Horsfall, A. B., Goss, J., Wells, G. & Hunt, M. (2015). Electrical characterization of epitaxial graphene field-effect transistors with high-k Al2O3 gate dieletric fabricated on SiC substrates. Materials Science Forum 821-823: 937-940.
• Wells, G.H., Hopf, T., Vassilevski, K.V., Escobedo-Cousin, E., Wright, N.G., Horsfall, A.B., Goss, J.P., O'Neill, A.G. & Hunt, M.R.C. (2014). Determination of the adhesion energy of graphene on SiC(0001) via measurement of pleat defects. Applied Physics Letters 105(19): 193109.
• Hopf, T., Vassilevski, K.V., Escobedo-Cousin, E., King, P.J., Wright, N.G., O'Neill, A.G., Horsfall, A.B., Goss, J.P., Wells, G.H. & Hunt, M.R.C (2014). Dirac point and transconductance of top-gated graphene field-effect transistors operating at elevated temperature. Journal of Applied Physics 116(15): 154504.
• Hopf, Toby, Vassilevski, Konstantin, Escobedo-Cousin, Enrique, Wright, Nick, O'Neill, Anthony G., Horsfall, Alton, Goss, Jonathan P., Barlow, Anders, Wells, George & Hunt, Michael (2014). Optimizing the Vacuum Growth of Epitaxial Graphene on 6H-SiC. Materials Science Forum 778-780: 1154-1157.
• Krishnamurthy, S., Butenko, Yu. V., Dhanak, V.R., Hunt, M.R.C. & Siller, L. (2013). In situ formation of onion-like carbon from the evaporation of ultra-dispersed nanodiamonds. Carbon 52: 145-149.
• Coxon, P.R., Newman, M., Hunt, M.R.C., O'Farrell, N., Horrocks, B.R., Poolton, N.R.J. & Siller, L. (2012). DNA-modified silicon nanocrystals studied by X-ray luminescence and X-ray absorption spectroscopies: Observation of a strong infra-red luminescence band. Journal of Applied Physics 111(5): 054311.
• Hunt, M.R.C. & Clark, S.J. (2012). Extraordinarily Long-Ranged Structural Relaxation in Defective Achiral Carbon Nanotubes. Physical Review Letters 109(26): 265502.
• Macovez, R., Hunt, M.R.C., Goldoni, A., Pedio, M. & Rudolf, P. (2011). Surface Hubbard U of alkali fullerides. Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 183(1-3): 94-100.
• Macovez, R., Hunt, M.R.C., Shan, J.J., Goldoni, A., Pichler, T., Pedio, M., Moras, P., Castellarin-Cudia, C., Schiessling, J., Venema, L. & Rudolf, P. (2009). Metal-to-insulator transition in thin-film polymeric AC(60). New Journal of Physics 11(2): 023035.
• Siller, L., Krishnamurthy, S., Kjeldgaard, L., Horrocks, B.R., Chao, Y., Houlton, A., Chakraborty, A.K. & Hunt, M.R.C. (2009). Core and valence exciton formation in x-ray absorption, x-ray emission and x-ray excited optical luminescence from passivated Si nanocrystals at the Si L-2,L-3 edge. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 21(9): 095005
• Siller, L., Alves, L., Brieva, A.C., Butenko, Yu.V. & Hunt, M.R.C. (2009). Gold Nitride: Preparation and Properties. Topics in Catalysis 52(11): 1604-1610
• Hunt, Michael R.C. (2008). Surface and bulk components in angle-resolved core-level photoemission spectroscopy of graphite. Physical Review B 78(15): 153408.
• Butenko, Yu. V. Chakraborty, A. K., Peltekis, N., Krishnamurthy, S, Dhanak, V. R, Hunt, M. R. C & Siller, L. (2008). Potassium intercalation of carbon onions 'opened' by carbon dioxide treatment. Carbon 46(8): 1133-1140.
• Chakraborty, A. K., Wooley, R. A. J., Butenko, Yu. V., Siller, L. & Hunt, M.R.C (2007). A photoelectron spectroscopy study of ion-irradiation induced defects in single-wall carbon nanotubes. Carbon 45: 2744-2750.
• Bera, M.K, Chakraborty, S, Das, R, Dalapati, G.K, Chattopadhyay, S, Samanta, S.K, Yoo, W.J, Chakraborty, A.K, Butenko, Y, Siller, L, Hunt, M.R.C, Saha, S & Maiti, C.K (2006). Rapid thermal oxidation of Ge-rich Si1-xGex heterolayers. JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A 24(1): 84-90.
• Knaapila, M. Torkkeli, M, Lyons, B.P., Hunt, M.R.C., Hase, T.P.A., Seeck, O.H. Bouchenoire, L. Serimaa, R. & Monkman, A.P. (2006). Influence of star-like iridium complexes in the graphoepitaxy of polyfluorene thin films. Physical Review B 74: 1-5.
• Chakraborty, Amit K., Jacobs, J., Anderson, C., Roberts, C. J. & Hunt, Michael R. C. (2006). Chemical vapor deposition growth of carbon nanotubes on Si substrates using Fe catalyst: What happens at the nanotube/Fe/Si interface. Journal of Applied Physics 100(8): 1-6.
• Chao, Y., Houlton, A., Horrocks, B. R., Hunt, M. R. C., Poolton, N. R. J., Yang, J. & Siller, L. (2006). Optical luminescence from alkyl-passivated Si nanocrystals under vacuum ultraviolet excitation: Origin and temperature dependence of the blue and orange emissions. Applied Physics Letters 88(26): 1-3.
• Butenko, Yu. V., Krishnamurthy, S., Chakraborty, A. K., & Kuznetsov, V. L., Dhanak, V. R., Hunt, M. R. and Šiller, L. (2005). Photoemission study of onionlike carbons produced by annealing nanodiamonds. Physical Review B 71: 075420-.
• Šiller, L., Peltekis, N., Krishnamurthy, S., Chao, Y. Bull, S. J. & Hunt, M. R. C. (2005). Gold film with gold nitride-A conductor but harder than gold. Applied Physics Letters 86(22): 221912.
• Chao, Y., Krishnamurthy, S., Montalti, M., Lie, L.H., Houlton, A., Horrocks, B.R., Kjeldgaard, L., Dhanak, V.R., Hunt, M.R.C. & Šiller, L. (2005). Reactions and luminescence in passivated Si nanocrystallites induced by vacuum ultraviolet and soft-x-ray photons. Journal Of Applied Physics 98(4): 044316.
• Krishnamurthy, S., Montalti, M., Wardle, M. G., Shaw, M. J., Briddon, P. R., Svensson, K., Hunt, M. R. C. & Šiller, L. (2004). Nitrogen ion irradiation of Au(110) Photoemission spectroscopy and possible crystal structures of gold nitride. Physical Review B 70(4): 045414.
• Montalti, M., Krishnamurthy, S., Chao, Y., Butenko, Y. V., Kuznetsov, V. L., Dhanak, V. R., Hunt, M. R. C. & Šiller, L. (2003). Photoemission spectroscopy of clean and potassium-intercalated carbon onions. Physical Review B 67(11): 113401.
• Butcher, M. J., Nolan, J. W., Hunt, M. R., Beton, P. H., & Dunsch, L., Kuran, P., Georgi, P. and Dennis, T. J. (2003). Adsorption and manipulation of endohedral and higher fullerenes on Si(100)-2×1. Physical Review B 67: 125413-.
• Hunt, M. R. C., Pichler, T., Šiller, L. Brühwiler, P. A., Golden, M. S., Tagmatarchis, N., Prassides, K. & Rudolf, P. (2002). Final-state interference effects in valence band photoemission of (C₅₉N)₂. Physical Review B 66(19): 193404.
• Siller L, Hunt MRC, Brown JW, Coquel JM & Rudolf P (2002). Nitrogen Ion Irradiation Of Au(110): Formation Of Gold Nitride. Surface Science 513: 78-82.
• Chao, Y., Svensson, K., Radosavkić, D., Dhanak, V. R., & Hunt, M. R. and Šiller, L. (2002). Photoemission spectroscopy of the evolution of In-terminated InP(100)-(2×4) as a function of temperature: Surface- and cluster-related In 4d lines. Physical Review B 66(7): 075323.
• Hunt, Michael R. C., Montalti, Massimo, Chao, Yimin, Krishnamurthy, Satheesh Dhanak, Vinod R. & Šiller, Lidija (2002). Thermally induced decomposition of single-wall carbon nanotubes adsorbed on H/Si(111). Applied Physics Letters 81(25): 4847-4849.
• Butcher, M. J. Nolan, J. W. Hunt, M. R. C., Beton, P. H. Dunsch, L. Kuran, P., Georgi, P. & Dennis, T. J. S. (2001). Orientationally ordered island growth of higher fullerenes on Ag/Si(111)-(3×3)R30°. Physical Review B 64(19): 195401.
• Chao, Y., Svensson, K., Radosavkić, D. Dhanak, V. R., Šiller, L. & Hunt, M. R. C. (2001). Photoemission study of chemisorption of C₆₀ on InP(100). Physical Review B 64(23): 235331.
• Pichler, T., Hu, Z.,, Grazioli, C., Legner, S., Knupfer, M., Golden, M. S. Fink, J. de Groot, F. M. F. Hunt, M. R. C. Rudolf, P., Follath, R., Jung, Ch., Kjeldgaard, L., Brühwiler, P., Inakuma, M. & Shinohara, H. (2000). Proof for trivalent Sc ions in Sc₂\@C₈₄ from high-energy spectroscopy. Physical Review B 62(19): 13196-13201.
• Hunt, Michael R. C. Schmidt, Jens & Palmer, Richard E. (1999). Electron-beam-induced fragmentation in ultrathin C₆₀ films on Si(100)-2×1-H: Mechanisms of cage destruction. Physical Review B 60(8): 5927-5937.
• Coquel, Jean-Marc, Hunt, Michael R. C., Siller, Lidija, & and Palmer, Richard E. (1998). Electron-stimulated reaction of C₆₀ with a model etching gas, SF₆. Journal of Applied Physics 84: 4603-4610.
• Hunt, Michael R. C., Schmidt, Jens and Palmer, Richard E. (1998). Electron-beam damage of C₆₀ films on hydrogen-passivated Si(100). Applied Physics Letters 72: 323-325.
• Hunt, M.R.C. & Palmer, R.E. (1998). The development of metallic behaviour in clusters on surfaces. "Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences" 356: 231-.
• Hunt, Michael R. C., Rudolf, Petra and Modesti, Silvio (1997). Photoemission and electron-energy-loss-spectroscopy study of C₆₀ monolayers adsorbed on Cs-precovered Au(110) and of bulk distilled Cs_xC₆₀. Physical Review B 55: 7889-7903.
• Hunt, Michael R. C., Rudolf, Petra and Modesti, Silvio (1997). Localization of substrate-induced modification in the electronic structureof C₆₀sat fullerene-metal interfaces. Physical Review B 55: 7882-7888.
• Schmidt, J., Hunt, M. R. C., Miao, P. and Palmer, R. E. (1997). Film growth and surface reactions of C₆₀ on Si(100)H(2×1). Physical Review B 56: 9918-9924.
• Hunt MRC (1996). Temperature Dependence Of The Electronic And Vibrational Excitations Of C-60 Adsorbed On Si(100)-2x1. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 8: L229-L235.
• Li ZY, Hunt MRC & Palmer RE (1996). Growth And Electronic Excitations Of Cs/c-60 Layered Structures On Graphite. Surface Science 352: 442-446.
• Hunt MRC, Durston PJ & Palmer RE (1996). Electronic And Geometric Structure Of Cs On Graphite (0001). Surface Science 364: 266-272.
• Hunt MRC & Palmer RE (1996). The Structural And Vibrational Properties Of C-60 Adsorbed On The Graphite(0001) Surface. Surface Review And Letters 3: 937-942.
• Hunt, M. R. C., Modesti, S., Rudolf, P. and Palmer, R. E. (1995). Charge transfer and structure in C₆₀ adsorption on metal surfaces. Physical Review B 51: 10039-10047.
• Barnard JC, Hock KM, Siller L, Hunt MRC, Wendelken JF & Palmer RE (1993). New Resonances In High-resolution Eels Of Adsorbed Molecules - Electronic Excitation Of Physisorbed O-2. Surface Science 291: 139-144.