Dr Anthony Phillips
Reader in Physics and Chemistry of Materials
Email: a.e.phillips@qmul.ac.ukTelephone: 020 7882 3429Room Number: G. O. Jones Building, Room 215Website: https://aephillips.net/
Profile
I was born and grew up in Perth and studied at the Universities of Sydney (B.Sc., B.A. 2007) and Cambridge (Ph.D. 2011).
In 2011 I joined the School of Physics and Astronomy at Queen Mary, where I am currently Reader in the Centre for Condensed Matter and Materials Physics.
Teaching
I currently lead the second-year module Condensed Matter A and teach on the second-year module Introduction to Scientific Computing; I originally wrote both of these modules.
Previously, I wrote and taught the Masters’ module Phase Transitions, and the second-year module Structure and Properties of Functional Materials.
Research
Research Interests:
My research focuses on the relationship between the atomic structure of materials and their functional properties. I study the structural response of materials to in situ perturbations such as changes in temperature or pressure or irradiation with light. This has included materials with negative coefficients of thermal expansion (i.e., that shrink as you heat them up) and photochromic and photorefractive materials, whose colour and refractive index change as a result of light illumination.
My work is both experimental and computational. On the experimental side much of my work takes place at central facilities, including synchrotrons and neutron sources. On the computational side I use both ab initio and empirical-potential modelling, especially using the density-functional theory code CASTEP.
I am also interested in the mathematical and computational problems that often arise in structural studies. These include problems of statistical inference (does an experimental data set provide sufficient evidence to posit a subtle structural change?), group-theoretical analysis of symmetry changes at phase transitions, and challenges associated with navigating a complex, multi-dimensional phase space when establishing a structural model and refining it against either experimental or computed data.
Examples of research funding:
My research is currently funded by EPSRC and the Royal Society, with previous support from an EPSRC First Grant. My research group includes students funded by EPSRC, STFC, and the Chinese Scholarships Council. Much of our work is done at central facilities, and we are grateful especially to STFC for providing beam time.
Publications
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Phillips AE, Baggioli M, Sirk TW et al. (2021). Universal L-3 finite-size effects in the viscoelasticity of amorphous systems. nameOfConference
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Li J, Barrio M, Dunstan DJ et al. (2021). Colossal Reversible Barocaloric Effects in Layered Hybrid Perovskite (C
10 H21 NH3 )2 MnCl4 under Low Pressure Near Room Temperature. nameOfConference
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Gonçalves JN, Phillips AE, Li W et al. (2020). First-principles study of structure and magnetism in copper(Ii)-containing hybrid perovskites. nameOfConference
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Rok M, Ciz ̇man A, Zarychta B et al. (2020). Cyano-bridged perovskite [(CH3)3NOH]2[KM(CN)6],[M: Fe(III), and Co(III)] for high-temperature multi-axialferroelectric applications with enhanced thermaland nonlinear optical performance. nameOfConference
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC04527F
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Phillips AE, Cai G, Demmel F (2020). Rotational dynamics of the imidazolium ion in cyanide-bridged dielectric framework materials. nameOfConference
DOI: 10.1039/d0cc05238h
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Cai G, Phillips AE, Tucker MG et al. (2020). Neutron scattering study of the orientational disorder and phase transitions in barium carbonate. nameOfConference
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Dove MT, Du J, Wei Z et al. (2020). Quantitative understanding of negative thermal expansion in scandium trifluoride from neutron total scattering measurements. nameOfConference
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Wei Z, Tan L, Cai G et al. (2020). Colossal Pressure-Induced Softening in Scandium Fluoride. nameOfConference
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Cai G, Phillips AE, Keen DA et al. (2020). Neutron scattering study of the orientational disorder in potassium cyanide. nameOfConference
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Du J, Phillips AE, Arnold DC et al. (2019). Structural study of bismuth ferrite BiFeO3 by neutron total scattering and the reverse Monte Carlo method. nameOfConference
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Liu J, Phillips AE, Keen DA et al. (2019). Thermal Disorder and Bond Anharmonicity in Cesium Lead Iodide Studied by Neutron Total Scattering and the Reverse Monte Carlo Method. nameOfConference
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PHILLIPS AE (2019). Introduction: minerals to MOFs. nameOfConference
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Yang Z, Cai G, Bull CL et al. (2019). Hydrogen-bond-mediated structural variation of metal guanidinium formate hybrid perovskites under pressure. nameOfConference
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PHILLIPS AE (2018). Rigid units revisited. nameOfConference
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Phillips A, Duncan H, Dove M et al. (2017). Local structure of dielectric framework materials. nameOfConference
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Liu J, Phillips A, Dove M (2017). Local structure of lead halide perovskites for photovoltaic applications. nameOfConference
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Duncan HD, Beake EOR, Playford HY et al. (2017). Local structure of a switchable dielectric Prussian blue analogue. nameOfConference
DOI: 10.1039/C7CE01883E
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Phillips AE, Fortes AD (2017). Crossover between Tilt Families and Zero Area Thermal Expansion in Hybrid Prussian Blue Analogues. nameOfConference
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PHILLIPS AE, fortes A (2017). Crossover Between Tilt Families and Zero Area Thermal Expansion in Hybrid Prussian Blue Analogues. nameOfConference
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Walker HC, Duncan HD, Le MD et al. (2017). Magnetic structure and spin wave excitations in the multiferroic metal-organic framework (CD3)ND2[Mn(DCO2)3]. nameOfConference
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Thygesen PMM, Young CA, Beake EOR et al. (2017). Local structure study of the orbital order/disorder transition in LaMnO3. nameOfConference
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Phillips A, Duncan H, Dove M et al. (2017). Local structure of dielectric framework materials. nameOfConference
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Liu J, Phillips A, Dove M (2017). Local structure of lead halide perovskites for photovoltaic applications. nameOfConference
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beake EOR, tucker M, dove MT et al. (2016). Orientational disorder in adamantane and adamantanecarboxylic acid. nameOfConference
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Evans NL, Thygesen PMM, Boström HLB et al. (2016). Control of Multipolar and Orbital Order in Perovskite-like [C(NH2)3]CuxCd1-x(HCOO)3 Metal-Organic Frameworks.. nameOfConference
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05208
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Duncan HD, Dove MT, Keen DA et al. (2016). Local structure of the metal–organic perovskite dimethylammonium manganese( ii ) formate. nameOfConference
DOI: 10.1039/C5DT03687A
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Dunstan MT, Maugeri SA, Liu W et al. (2016). In situ studies of materials for high temperature CO
2 capture and storage. nameOfConference
DOI: 10.1039/c6fd00047a
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Duncan HD, Phillips AE, Dove MT et al. (2015). Electric ordering in metal-organic perovskites from total neutron scattering. nameOfConference
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Phillips AE, Drew AJ (2015). Local atomic and magnetic structure of 1D spin-chains in multiferroic copper guanidinium formate. nameOfConference
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Beake E, Dove M, Phillips A (2014). Intermolecular interactions in molecular crystals and glasses. nameOfConference
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Fang H, Dove MT, Phillips AE (2014). Common origin of negative thermal expansion and other exotic properties in ceramic and hybrid materials. nameOfConference
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Widdicombe AT, Ravindrarajah P, Sapelkin A et al. (2014). Measurement of bitumen viscosity in a room-temperature drop experiment: Student education, public outreach and modern science in one. nameOfConference
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Fang H, Phillips AE, Dove MT et al. (2013). Temperature-dependent pressure-induced softening in Zn(CN)(2). nameOfConference
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Beake EOR, Dove MT, Phillips AE et al. (2013). Flexibility of zeolitic imidazolate framework structures studied by neutron total scattering and the reverse Monte Carlo method.. nameOfConference
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Phillips AE (2013). Comparing the dynamics of coordination polyhedra in a metal–cyanide framework. nameOfConference
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Andritsos EI, Zarkadoula E, Phillips AE et al. (2013). The heat capacity of matter beyond the Dulong-Petit value. nameOfConference
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Phillips AE, Cole JM, Low KS et al. (2013). L2,3-edge x-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy analysis of photoisomerism in solid ruthenium-sulfur dioxide complexes.. nameOfConference
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Cui XY, Soon A, Phillips AE et al. (2012). First principles study of 3d transition metal doped Cu3N. nameOfConference
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Phillips AE, Cole JM (2012). Bayesian analysis of the evidence for minor components in crystallographic models: an alternative to the Hamilton R test.. nameOfConference
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Phillips AE, Cole JM, d'Almeida T et al. (2012). Ru-OSO coordination photogenerated at 100 K in tetraammineaqua(sulfur dioxide)ruthenium(II) (±)-camphorsulfonate.. nameOfConference
DOI: 10.1021/ic2021808
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Phillips AE, Cole JM, d'Almeida T et al. (2010). Effects of the reaction cavity on metastable optical excitation in ruthenium-sulfur dioxide complexes. nameOfConference
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Phillips AE, Halder GJ, Chapman KW et al. (2010). Zero thermal expansion in a flexible, stable framework: tetramethylammonium copper(I) zinc(II) cyanide.. nameOfConference
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Phillips AE, Goodwin AL, Halder GJ et al. (2008). Nanoporosity and exceptional negative thermal expansion in single-network cadmium cyanide.. nameOfConference
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Supervision
This is not an exhaustive list and I would be happy to discuss other project possibilities.
Project Title
High-pressure studies of crystals
Fluctuations in crystals by neutron and x-ray scattering