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Dr Thomas Moore

Dr Thomas Moore

  • Position: Assoc Prof in Condensed Matter Physics
  • Areas of expertise: condensed matter physics; nanomagnetism; spintronics; magnetic domain walls; magnetic imaging
  • Email: T.A.Moore@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 3896
  • Location: 3.01c Sir William Henry Bragg Building
  • Website: Googlescholar

Profile

I am an Associate Professor in Condensed Matter Physics.  I obtained my PhD at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, and was subsequently a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the University of Konstanz, Germany, and postdoctoral research fellow at Spintec and the Institut Neel in Grenoble, France, before arriving in Leeds as a lecturer in 2010.

 

Research interests

My research is in nanomagnetism, spintronics and artificial multiferroics. In my group thin layers of magnetic materials and ferroelectric materials are made by sputtering and pulsed laser deposition. The combination of the two materials – an artificial multiferroic – has the potential for voltage control of magnetism and applications in electronic devices that exploit the spin of the electron. I pioneered current-driven magnetic domain wall motion in multilayers with perpendicular anisotropy.  My interests include the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, skyrmions, spin-orbit torques and the effect of piezoelectric strain on thin magnetic films.  A research project I am currently working on is CAMIE (Combining Advanced Materials for Interface Engineering).  Under ‘Projects’ below are titles of available PhD opportunities.

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Qualifications

  • PhD
  • MSci (Hons)

Professional memberships

  • Institute of Physics
  • IEEE Magnetics Society

Student education

I teach condensed matter physics in second year and magnetism in condensed matter in third year.

Current postgraduate researchers

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>
Projects
    <li><a href="//phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/845-strain-control-of-ferrimagnets">Strain control of ferrimagnets</a></li>