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Professor Peter James Parbrook BSc, PhD

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Professor Peter James Parbrook BSc, PhD

 

Associations

Association: International Advisory Committee for International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors , Function/Role: Member
Association: Progamme Committee for ISSLED2010 , Function/Role: Member
Association: Steering Committee of EPSRC funded GaN grant at Cambridge University , Function/Role: Member
Association: EPSRC College (inc sitting on funding, mid-term review and advisory panels). , Function/Role: Member (Reviewer, Panel Assessor, Interviewer)
Association: Management committee for the UK Nitrides Consortium, treasurer from 2003-2008, Function/Role: Member
Association: International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors, Function/Role: Conference Co-chair
Association: UK Technology Strategy Board. , Function/Role: Reviewer
Association: Science Foundation Ireland, Function/Role: Reviewer
Association: Programme Committee for ISSLED2012, Function/Role: Member
     

Conference Contributions

M D Smith, D O'Mahony, L Floyd, P J Parbrook (2012) Theoretical Comparative Study of InAlN/GaN and AlGaN/GaN Devices Based on Preliminary Material Data. [Poster Presentation], 6th Space Agency-MOD Workshop on Wide Bandgap Semiconductors and Components, ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands , 08-OCT-12 - 09-OCT-12.
H N Li, T C Sadler, Z Quan, V Z Zubialevich, M Conroy, P J Parbrook (2012) Strain Relief for Aluminium Gallium Nitride using GaN/AlN interlayers. [Poster Presentation], UK Semiconductors 2012, Sheffield , 04-JUL-12 - 05-JUL-12.
M Smith, T C Sadler, H N Li, V Z Zubialevich, P J Parbrook (2012) The effect of NH3 flux on the MOCVD growth of AlN interlayers for InAlN HEMTs. [Poster Presentation], U K Semiconductors 2012, Sheffield, UK , 04-JUL-12 - 05-JUL-12.
G Naresh-Kumar, B Hourahine, P R Edwards, J Brickbauer, R W Martin, C Mauder, A P Day, A Winkelmann, P J Parbrook, A J Wilkinson, C Trager-Cowan (2012) Applications of electron channelling contrast imaging for characterising nitride semiconductor thin films in an scanning electron microscope. [Poster Presentation], UK Semiconductors 2012, Sheffield , 04-JUL-12 - 05-JUL-12.
M A Conroy, T C Sadler, H N Li, V Z Zubialevich, J D Holmes, P J Parbrook (2012) Structural Characterisation of Novel UV-LED Growth. [Poster Presentation], UK Semiconductors 2012, Sheffield , 04-JUL-12 - 05-JUL-12.
M D Smith, T C Sadler, H N Li, V Z Zubialevich, P J Parbrook (2012) Improved Carrier Mobility in InAlN/AlN/GaN HEMT Devices for Space Applications. [Oral Presentation], 6th Space Agency - MOD Workshop on Wideband Gap Semiconductors and Components, ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands , 08-OCT-12 - 09-OCT-12.
H N Li, T C Sadler, V Z Zubialevich, M Conroy, S Norouzian and P J Parbrook (2013) Effect of thin GaN layer between AlN-template and AlGaN buffer on optical properties of the 340 nm InAlN/AlGaN multiple quantum wells. [Oral Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2013, Cardiff, Wales , 08-JAN-13 - 09-JAN-13.
P J Parbrook (2013) -. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2013, Cardiff, Wales , 08-JAN-13 - 09-JAN-13.
N. Allehiani, N. Kumar, P. R. Edwards, B. Hourahine, H. Li, P. J. Parbrook, C. Trager-Cowan (2013) Correlating structural and luminescence properties of nitride semiconductor thin films using electron channelling contrast imaging and cathodoluminescence hyperspectral imaging. [Poster Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2013, Cardiff, Wales , 08-JAN-13 - 09-JAN-13.
D. O’Mahony, M. Smith, T. Sadler, P. Maaskant, B. Corbett and P. J. Parbrook (2013) Electrical Characteristics of Ohmic contacts on InAlN/GaN and AlGaN/GaN HEMTs. [Poster Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2013, Cardiff, Wales , 08-JAN-13 - 09-JAN-13.
M. Smith, L. Floyd, D. O’Mahony and P. J. Parbrook (2013) Comparative simulation study of InAlN/GaN and AlGaN/GaN HEMT devices. [Poster Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2013, Cardiff, Wales , 08-JAN-13 - 09-JAN-13.
Haoning Li, Thomas Sadler and Peter Parbrook (2012) Different approaches to successful AlN epitaxy by MOVPE. [Oral Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2012, Bath, England , 04-JAN-12 - 05-JAN-12.
V Zubialevich, T C Sadler, H N Li, Z Quan, P J Parbrook (2012) Growth of AlGaN on sapphire suing AlN/GaN superlattices as strain relaxing layers. [Poster Presentation], 4th International Symposium on Growth of III-Nitrides, St Petersburg, Russia , 16-JUL-12 - 19-JUL-12.
T C Sadler, H N Li, V Zubialevich, M Conroy, Z Quan, P J Parbrook (2012) Routes to Aluminium Gallium Nitride Buffer Layers for UV-LED Growth. [Oral Presentation], 9th International Symposium on Semiconductor Light Emitting Devices, Berlin, Germany , 22-JUL-12 - 27-JUL-12.
P J Parbrook (2012) MBE/Sputtering Session. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], 7th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors, Sapporo, Japan , 15-OCT-12 - 19-OCT-12.
Thomas Sadler, Haoning Li and Peter Parbrook (2012) InAlN epitaxy on AlN: Comparisons and contrasts with epitaxy on GaN. [Oral Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2012, Bath, England , 04-JAN-12 - 05-JAN-12.
T C Sadler, H N Li, V Zubialevich, M Conroy, Z Quan, P J Parbrook (2012) Routes to Aluminium Gallium Nitride Buffer Layers for UV-LED Growth. [Poster Presentation], 4th International Symposium on Growth of III-Nitrides, St Petersburg, Russia , 16-JUL-12 - 19-JUL-12.
Matthew Smith, Thomas Sadler, Haoning Li and Peter Parbrook (2012) Initial investigations into InAlN HEMT reliability and the effects of including an AlN interlayer. [Poster Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2012, Bath, England , 04-JAN-12 - 05-JAN-12.
Donagh O‟Mahony, Peter Parbrook, Thomas Sadler and Brian Corbett (2012) Development of III-nitride/Si solar cells. [Poster Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2012, Bath, England , 04-JAN-12 - 05-JAN-12.
P J Parbrook (2012) Organisation. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Uk Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2012, Bath, England , 04-JAN-12 - 05-JAN-12.
Thomas C Sadler, Elaine Taylor, Zhiheng Quan, Miguel Caro, Haoning Li, Michele A Conroy, Vitaly Zubialevich, Robert W Martin, Peter J Parbrook (2012) Flip Chip Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes Utilising Polarisation Matched InAlN/AlGaN MQWs. [Poster Presentation], 7th International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors, Sapporo, Japan , 14-OCT-12 - 19-OCT-12.
Thomas C Sadler, Haoning Li, Zhiheng Quan, Michele A Conroy, Vitaly Zubialevich, Justin D Holmes, and Peter J Parbrook (2012) Aluminium gallium buffer layers for Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes incorporating sacrificial gallium nitride layers for flip chip processing. [Poster Presentation], 7th International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors, Sapporo, Japan , 14-OCT-12 - 19-OCT-12.
Naresh Kumar Gunasekar, Ben Hourahine, Paul R Edwards, Jochen Bruckbauer, Robert W Martin, Christof Mauder, Austin Day, Aimo Winkelmann, Peter Parbrook, Angus J Wilkinson, Carol Trager Cowan (2012) Applications of electron channelling contrast imaging for characterizing nitride semiconductor thin films in a scanning electron microscope. [Oral Presentation], 7th International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors, Sapporo, Japan , 14-OCT-12 - 19-OCT-12.
D. O’Mahony, N. Cordero, I. Mathews, B. Corbett, A. P. Morrison, P. Parbrook (2011) Theoretical Performance of InGaN Photovoltaic Cells under High Solar Concentration. [Poster Presentation], 9th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors, Glasgow, Scotland , 10-JUL-11 - 15-JUL-11.
P J Parbrook (2011) Plenary Session. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], 9th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors, Glasgow, Scotland , 10-JUL-11 - 15-JUL-11.
P J Parbrook (2011) What's the Next Big Thing in MOVPE. [Invited Oral Presentation], 9th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors, Glasgow, Scotland , 10-JUL-11 - 15-JUL-11.
P J Parbrook (2011) III-Nitride Semiconductor Optoelectronics: Moving from the Visible to the Ultra-Violet. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], My Fab Users Meeting 2011, Gothenburg, Sweden , 12-APR-11 - 13-APR-11.
Parbrook P.J. (2010) Chair. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Conference 2010, Cork, Ireland , 04-JAN-10 - 05-JAN-10.
Donagh O'Mahony, Nicolas Cordero, Brian Corbett, Peter Parbrook (2010) Tunnel junction considerations for monolithic multi-junction solar cells based on InGaN. [Oral Presentation], 6th International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors, Tampa, Florida, USA , 18-SEP-11 - 24-SEP-10.
P J Parbrook (2009) Gallium Nitride Optoelectronics: From the Ultra-Violet to the Infrared?. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Toshiba Fellowship Alumni Meeting 2009, London, England , 28-NOV-09 - 28-NOV-09.
W S Tan, M W Low, R T Green, P J Parbrook, T Wang, P A Houston, M J Uren, R S Balmer, T Martin, P McGovern and P J Tasker; (2005) Variation in SiNx passivation of AlGaN/GaN HFETs. UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2005, Manchester, England , 04-JAN-05 - 05-JAN-05.
J J Toriz-Garcia, P J Parbrook, T Wang, J P R David, R J Airey and G Hill; (2005) The optoelectronic characteristics of GaN p-i-n photodiodes. UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2005, Manchester,England , 04-JAN-05 - 05-JAN-05.
I H Brown, P Blood, P M Smowton, J D Thompson, A M Fox, S M Olaizola, P J Parbrook and W W Chow ; (2005) Time evolution of the screening of piezoelectric fields in InGaN Quantum Wells. UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2005, Manchester, England , 04-JAN-05 - 05-JAN-05.
A Hashemizadeh, J-P R Wells, J Brown, B D Jones, P Murzyn, T Wang, P J Parbrook, D J Mowbray, D O Kundys, A M Fox and M S Skolnick; (2005) The magnesium acceptor states in GaN: An investigation by optically detected magnetic resonance. [Oral Presentation], 6th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors, Bremen, Germany , 26-JUN-05 - 01-JUL-05.
C Trager-Cowan, F Sweeny, P Trimby, A Day, A Gholinia, N-H Schmidt, P J Parbrook, A J Wilkinson and I M Watson ; (2005) Electron backscatter diffraction and forescatter imaging of nitride thin films. [Oral Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2005, Manchester, England , 04-JAN-05 - 05-JAN-05.
T Wang, P J Parbrook, F Ranalli, J Bai, K B Lee, A Tahraoui, R J Airey, G Hill and A G Cullis; (2005) AlGaN based UV emission. [Oral Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Summer Meeting 2005, Nottingham, England , 01-JAN-05 - 01-JAN-05.
D O Kundys, J-P R Wells, A Hashemizadeh, T Wang, P J Parbrook, M S Skolnick, A M Fox and D J Mowbray; (2005) Four-wave mixing spectroscopy of InGaN/GaN QWs. [Oral Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Summer Meeting 2005, Nottingham, England , 01-JUL-05 - 01-JUL-05.
F Ranalli, J Bai, T Wang, P J Parbrook, G Hill and A Tahraoui (2005) Growth and Properties of 350 nm AlInGaN UV-LEDs. UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2005, Manchester, England , 04-JAN-05 - 05-JAN-05.
M P Halsall, B Sherliker, P Harrsion, V D Jovanovic, D Injin, Z Ikonic, P D Buckle, T Wang, M A Whitehead, and P J Parbrook; (2004) Nitride based quantum well infrared photodetectors (QWIPs), design, growth, spectroscopy and working devices. [Oral Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2004, Durham, England , 06-JAN-04 - 07-JAN-04.
G N Aliev, S Zeng, D Wolverson, S J Bingham, J J Davies and P J Parbrook; (2004) Mg-doped GaN: Annealing and concentration-dependence probed by optically detected magnetic resonance. [Oral Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2004, Durham, England , 06-JAN-04 - 07-JAN-04.
P J Parbrook, T Wang, M S Skolnick, D Sanvitto and C N Harrison; (2004) High reflectivity Bragg mirrors in the UV. [Oral Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2004, Durham, England , 06-JAN-04 - 07-JAN-04.
W H Fan, S M Olaizola, J-P R Wells, D J Mowbray, M S Skolnick, A M Fox, T Wang and P J Parbrook; (2004) Electron capture time in InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells. Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics, * , 01-JAN-04 - 01-JAN-04.
B Sherliker, M P Halsall, P J Parbrook and T Wang; (2004) Micro-photoluminescence and photocurrent studies of InGaN quantum dots grown by MOVPE at low surface densities on GaN. [Oral Presentation], 5th International Conference on Low Dimensional Structures and Superlattices, Cancun, Mexico , 01-DEC-04 - 01-DEC-04.
P J Parbrook, T Wang, F Ranalli, C N Harrison, J S Ng, J P R David, A Tahraoui, G Hill, W C Hung and A G Cullis; (2004) Development of Nitride Laser Diode. [Oral Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Summer Meeting 2004, QinetiQ, Malvern, England , 01-JUL-04 - 01-JUL-04.
J Toriz, P J Parbrook, T Wang, J P R David, J S Ng, and R J Airey ; (2004) Gallium nitride photodetectors. UK Nitrides Consortium Summer Meeting 2004, QinetiQ, Malvern, England , 01-JUL-04 - 01-JUL-04.
A Alyamani, D Sanvitto, T Wang, P J Parbrook and M S Skolnick; (2004) Ultra-violet Bragg mirrors and microcavities. [Oral Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Summer Meeting 2004, QinetiQ, Malvern, England , 01-JUL-04 - 01-JUL-04.
P J Parbrook, T Wang, M P Halsall, B Sherliker, P Harmer; (2004) Growth of low density InGaN quantum dot layers by MOVPE. 3rd International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors, Pittsburgh, USA , 18-JUL-04 - 23-JUL-04.
P J Parbrook, T Wang, R J Lynch, C N Harrison, D Sanvitto and M S Skolnick; (2004) High reflectivity ultra-violet Bragg mirrors. 3rd International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors, Pittsburgh, USA , 18-JUL-04 - 23-JUL-04.
T Wang and P J Parbrook ; (2004) MOCVD growth of high performance UV-LEDs and violet/blue LDs. [Invited Oral Presentation], International Conference on Physics Education and Frontier Research, 4th joint meeting of overseas Chinese physicists, Shanghai, China , 01-JAN-04 - 01-JAN-04.
M Lada, A G Cullis, P J Parbrook and M A Whitehead (2004) Effects of anneal on GaN nucleation layers and subsequent epilayers. [Oral Presentation], UK Nitrides Consortium Winter Meeting 2004, Durham, England , 06-JAN-04 - 07-JAN-04.
C Trager-Cowan, F Sweeney, P R Edwards, A J Wilkinson, R W Martin, P Trimby, N-H Schmidt, P J Parbrook and D Zubia; (2004) Characterisation of nitride thin films by the combination of electron backscatter diffraction, X-ray diffraction and cathodoluminescence. 3rd International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors, Pittsburgh, USA , 18-JUL-04 - 23-JUL-04.

Committees

Committee : Electrical and Electronic Engineering Strategy Committee

From:01-JAN-12     To:
Committee : Electrical and Electronic Engineering Postgraduate Committee

From:01-JAN-12     To:
Committee : Promotion to Professor (Scale 2) Board

From:19-OCT-12     To:

Employment

Employer: UCC

Position: Stokes Professor of Nitride Materials and Devices

From:27-APR-09     To:
Employer: Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK

Position: Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader in Electronic Engineering

From:25-SEP-95     To: 26-APR-09
Employer: Toshiba Central Research Laboratories, Toshiba Corporation, Kawasaki, Japan

Position: Research Fellow

From:20-FEB-91     To: 15-SEP-95
Employer: Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde

Position: Postgraduate Research Associate

From:01-OCT-87     To: 30-SEP-90

Education

Year 1987 Institution: University of Strathclyde

Qualification: BSC Subject: Physics
Year 1991 Institution: University of Strathclyde

Qualification: PHD Subject: Physics

Languages

English:
Japanese:
German:
French:

Consultancy

Client: : University of Strathclyde
Client: : University of Strathclyde
 

Reviews

Applied Physics Letters: Referee.
Journal Of Crystal Growth : Referee.
Optics Express: Referee.
Journal Of Applied Physics: Referee.

Other Activities

Asked on two occasions to act as expert witness in patent disputes relating to GaN based LED technology
Authored Commerical Report on use of GaN as photocathode material (2002)

Selected Research Grants, prior to coming to UCC.

• EPSRC (UK) Support for the EPSRC National Centre for III-V Technologies at Sheffield (2006-10) £4,631,647 Co-investigator, PI responsibility for III-N activity worth around £600,000

• Research Councils UK, Basic Technology: UV-LEDs for Microemitters (2004-8) £448,947, Principal Investigator at Sheffield (part of collaboration led by Strathclyde University.)

• QinetiQ Ltd: Characterisation of UV Materials for Light Emitting Diodes (2004-7), £19,500, Prinicipal Investigator

• EPSRC (UK) Support for EPSRC Central Facility for III-V Materials at Sheffield, (2002-6) £6,475,939. Co-investigator. PI responsibility for III-N activity worth around £600,000

External Examiner for 6 Ph.D. and 1 M.Phil. student
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