Research

The School of Physics has a well-established international reputation for innovative research in Magnetic, Electronic and Photonic Materials, Nanoscience and Computational Physics, all areas that are highly relevant to the national priority theme of leadership in Information and Communication Technology.
Overview of research in the department 

Research Activities

• Photonics
• Molecular Electronics
• Chemical Physics of 1-D Nanostructures
• Electronic Materials 
• Surface and Interface Physics 
• X-ray spectroscopy
• Magnetism and Spin Electronics
• Nanomag Research 
• Foams and Complex Systems
• Electronic structure
• Computational Spintronics
  • Smeagol
• Theoretical low dimensional condensed matter physics
• Astrophysics
• Environmental Radiation
• Nanobiophyiscs

Research Centres with which the School is affiliated

• Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN)
• Trinity Centre for High Performance Computing
• Centre for Telecommunication Value-chain Driven Research
• Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

Optical Analysis Laboratory

The Optical Analysis Laboratory provides a range of optical measurement and analytical techniques for the investigation of material systems. This site also contains information on various optical techniques established in the School, including details on the Photonics Laboratory in CRANN.

Spin-off companies:

• Magnetic Solutions Ltd.
• Deerac Fluidics
• Eblana Photonics
• Cellix