Dr Neil Beattie
I studied physics at University of Strathclyde from 1996-2000 obtaining a first class honours degree having also spent an international exchange year at Queen’s University in Canada. After graduating I moved to Cambridge where I received a CASE award from Toshiba to undertake a PhD at the University of Cambridge. The subject of my research was developing semiconductor nanostructures for single photon detection. During my PhD I belonged to the Semiconductor Physics Group at the Cavendish Laboratory where I was supervised by Prof. Sir Michael Pepper.
After completing my PhD I worked for Innovia Technology between 2005 and 2009 as an Innovation Consultant. This role involved partnering R&D teams from several major companies to help solve a wide variety of technical and product development challenges in short timescales. In particular, working with Shell’s innovation group GameChanger allowed me to develop knowledge and interest in alternative energy.
Building on this interest I joined Northumbria University in 2009 as a Senior Lecturer in Renewable Energy where I continue to research novel semiconductor devices at the Northumbria Photovoltaics Applications Centre (NPAC). In addition to research and teaching, another key component of my role is to engage with industry and create opportunities for businesses to benefit from the University’s capabilities in renewable energy (see here for further details). This currently includes areas such as electric vehicles, building integrated photovoltaics and wind power.
Publications:
Optical Properties of High Quality Cu2ZnSnSe4 Thin Films, F. Luckert, D.I. Hamilton, M. V. Yakushev, N.S. Beattie, G. Zoppi, M. Moynihan, I. Forbes, A.V. Karotki, A.V. Mudryi, M. Grossberg, J. Krustok and R.W. Martin, Applied Physics Letters, 99, 62104 (2011)
Electrical, Morphological and Structural Properties of RF Magnetron Sputtered Mo Thin Films for Application in Thin Film Photovoltaic Solar Cells, G. Zoppi, N.S. Beattie, J.D. Major, R.W. Miles and I. Forbes, Journal of Materials Science, 46, 4913 (2011)
Real Time Read-Out of Single Photon Absorption by a Field Effect Transistor With a Layer of
Quantum Dots, B. E. Kardynal, A. J. Shields, N. S. Beattie, I. Farrer, and D. A. Ritchie,
Proceedings of ICPS (2005)
Single-Photon Detection Mechanism in a Quantum Dot Transistor, N. S. Beattie, B. E.
Kardynal, A. J. Shields, I. Farrer, D. A. Ritchie, and M. Pepper, Physica E: Low-dimensional
Systems and Nanostructures, 26, 356 (2005)
Photon-Induced Conductance Steps and In-Situ Modulation of Disorder in Mesoscopic
Electron Systems, N. S. Beattie, B. E. Kardynal, A. J. Shields, I. Farrer, D. A. Ritchie, and M.
Pepper, Physical Review B (Rapid Communication), 70, 81304 (2004)
Low-Noise Photon Counting With a Radio-Frequency Quantum Dot Field-Effect Transistor,
B. E. Kardynal, A. J. Shields, N. S. Beattie, I. Farrer, K. Cooper, and D. A. Ritchie, Applied
Physics Letters, 84, 419 (2004)
Detection of Single Photons Using a Field Effect Transistor With a Layer of Quantum Dots,
B.E. Kardynal, A. J. Shields, M. P. O’Sullivan, N. S. Beattie, I. Farrer, and D. A. Ritchie,
Measurement Science and Technology, 13, 1721 (2002)
Remote Impurity Scattering From a Layer of InAs Quantum Dots, N. S. Beattie, B. E.
Kardynal, A. J. Shields, C. J. Lobo, D. A. Ritchie, and M. Pepper, Proceedings of ICPS (2002)
Electrically Driven Single-Photon Source, Z. Yuan, B. E. Kardynal, R. M. Stevenson, A. J.
Shields, C. J. Lobo, K. Cooper, N. S. Beattie, D. A. Ritchie, and M. Pepper, Science, 295, 102
(2002)
Paving the way for uncrackable codes, atomic force microscope image taken by N. S. Beattie,
BBC News Online, Uncrackable Codes, (2001)
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