Matthew Halsall

Matthew Halsall is a Professor of Photonics in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Manchester. His research interests include the optical spectroscopy of electronic materials, silicon optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices, and the development of spectroscopic techniques and instrumentation. He was appointed Lecturer in the School of Physics in Manchester in 1994 and moved to the School of EEE in 2004. In 2006, he received a Global Research Award from the Royal Academy of Engineering to fund a sabbatical at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was promoted to a Chair in photonics in 2011. His work contributes to Sustainable Development Goals 7, 9, and 11.

Matthew Halsall is a Professor of Photonics at The University of Manchester, specializing in optical spectroscopy of solid state materials and silicon photonics. His research focuses on understanding the optical properties of materials through advanced spectroscopic techniques, with applications in photovoltaics, nanomaterials, and optoelectronics. His work includes studies on graphene, carbon nanotubes, and semiconductor heterostructures, exploring phenomena such as hydrogenation, pressure effects, and defect-related optical transitions. Halsall's research also addresses challenges in silicon photovoltaics, such as boron-oxygen degradation mechanisms, and investigates the integration of graphene oxide with silicon for photonic applications.