We are interested in studying materials with functional properties including magnetism, electronic and ionic conductivity, and structural changes (such as negative thermal expansion). A particular area of interest is to synthesis materials combining multiple anions (such as oxide and fluoride) to tune physical properties.

Our research uses a combination of experimental synthesis and characterisation with computational methods. Structural analysis is a key theme to our work, using single crystal and powder diffraction of X-rays and neutrons to determine atomic structure, including total scattering analysis to study local structure. These data are collected in-house and at international facilities. Computational methods used include data-mining of crystallographic databases, and electronic structure modelling using density functional theory (DFT).