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Prof Paul McMillan

Materials and Inorganic Chemistry - Solid State Chemistry (joint with the RI)

Prof Paul McMillan
Address: Department of Chemistry, UCL
Phone No: +44 (0)20 7679 4610
Fax No: +44 (0)20 7679 7463
Extension: 24610
Email: p.f.mcmillan@ucl.ac.uk
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Research areas of interest include:

  • High pressure research
  • Expanded semiconductors
  • Amorphous materials
  • Vibrational spectroscopy
  • Mineral physics

Summary

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Our group explores solid state chemistry under extreme high pressure and high temperature conditions using large presses and laser heating techniques in the diamond anvil cell. New compounds and materials are prepared and studied at up to a million atmospheres and thousands of degrees centigrade using spectroscopy and synchrotron X-ray diffraction. We also study the properties and structure of liquids, amorphous solids and biological molecules at high pressure.

Research Profile

Selected Publications

  1. McMillan PF (2005) Designed for adversity. Materials World, 13, 22.
  2. McMillan PF, Wilson M, Daisenberger D, Machon D (2005) A density-driven phase transition between semiconducting and metallic amorphous polymorphs of silicon. Nature Materials, 4, 680-684.
  3. McMillan PF (2005) Pressing on: The legacy of P.W. Bridgman. Nature Materials, 4, 715-718.
  4. Soignard E, Machon D, McMillan PF, Dong J, Xu B, Leinenweber K (2005) Spinel-structured gallium oxynitride (Ga3O3N): An experimental and theoretical study. Chem Mater, 17, 5465-5472
  5. McMillan PF (2005) A stranger in paradise. Science (perspective), 310, 1125-1126.

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