Ian Povey

Dr Ian Povey is a Principal Researcher and the Head of the Advanced Materials and Surfaces Group at the Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork. He was awarded a B.Sc. (1989) in Chemistry (UMIST) and a PhD for his work on Spectroscopic studies of semiconductor growth mechanisms (University of Manchester). Prior to his appointment at Tyndall in 2004, he held research positions at the Universities of Leicester, Zürich and Cambridge studying aspects of materials chemistry and spectroscopy. Ian’s research group are exploring materials solutions to a wide range of problems including next generation logic switches, energy materials (solar cells, water splitting and scavenging), medical devices, sensors, and photonics. The research is focussed on the understanding of fundamental material’s properties, how these maybe controlled during growth processes and their optimization for the targeted application space. Google Scholar

Current research focuses on the chemical vapour and atomic layer deposition of materials for a range of applications from electronic and medical devices to protective and photoactive coatings. The research focuses on instrument development and process control, materials properties, and elucidation of the mechanisms of growth. Particular areas of materials expertise include - Development of atomic layer processes, growth (ALD) and etching (ALE).2D materials Transparent conducting oxides Ferroelectric and insulating dielectric materials.Metals and contact materials Chemical vapour deposition of multicomponent metal oxides.Spectroscopic studies of materials growth processes.