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Abstract

All materials are disordered at finite temperature. Sometimes that disorder is random; more frequently it is not. Our group is particularly interested in understanding cases where disorder is actually very strongly correlated, and these correlations are important for particular material properties. This talk will cover some of the key concepts of correlated disorder [1] and the experimental techniques that allow characterisation of disordered states [2]. It will draw on a number of recent examples from the group, including Prussian blue analogues [3], biominerals [4], and metal-organic frameworks [5].

Reference:

[1] Simonov & Goodwin, Nat. Rev. Chem. 4, 657 (2020)

[2] Keen & Goodwin, Nature 521, 303 (2015)

[3] Simonov et al., Nature 578, 256 (2020)

[4] Nicholas et al., Nat. Chem. 16, 36 (2024)

[5] Meekel et al., Science 379, 357 (2023)

Biography

Prof. Andrew Goodwin is Professor of Materials Chemistry at the University of Oxford. He leads a team of about 15 researchers with a common interest in the dual roles of flexibility and disorder in materials. Originally from Australia, Andrew studied at the Universities of Sydney and Cambridge. His independent career began with a Junior Research Fellowship in Materials Science at Trinity College, Cambridge. Andrew moved to Oxford in 2009 to take up a Faculty position in Chemistry, and is now a Research Professor and Associate Head of Department for Research there. He serves in a senior advisory capacity to a range of Central Facilities and Research Agencies, including the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source (UK), the Leverhulme Trust (UK) and the Max Planck Society (DE). Andrew is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Member of the Academia Europaea.