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Dr Damian J. Gardiner

Centre of Molecular Materials for Photonics and Electronics (CMMPE)

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Introduction

Damian received his MPhys degree in Physics from Southampton University (2001). Subsequently, Damian worked at the Space Department, Qinetiq Ltd., before moving to Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, where he received his PhD degree. His doctoral thesis was focussed on organosiloxane based bistable materials for use in displays and other applications. Following his PhD, Damian worked at Cambridge Display Technology Ltd., developing organic electroluminescent and photovoltaic systems. After joining the group in February 2008, Damian is currently working on the DTI funded hybrid electroluminescent liquid-crystal 2 (ELLC 2) project in collaboration with Pelikon Ltd.

Contact Information

• E-mail: djg47@eng.cam.ac.uk
• Department Address: University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ
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Publications

Liquid crystalline chromophores for photonic band-edge laser devices
S. M. Morris, M. M. Qasim, D. J. Gardiner, P. J. W. Hands, F. Castles, G. Tu, W. T. S. Huck, R. H. Friend, H. J. Coles
Optical Materials (advance online publication), (2012)

Increasing the flexoelastic ratio of liquid crystals using highly fluorinated ester-linked bimesogens
K. L. Atkinson, S. M. Morris, M. M. Qasim, F. Castles, D. J. Gardiner, P. J. W. Hands, S. S. Choi, W.-S. Kim, H. J. Coles
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14, 16377 (2012)

Printed photonic arrays from self-organized chiral nematic liquid crystals
D.J. Gardiner, W.-K. Hsiao, S.M. Morris, P.J.W. Hands, T.D. Wilkinson, I.M Hutchings, H.J. Coles
Soft Matter, 8, 9977 (2012)

The paramter space of graphene chemical vapor deposition on polycrystalline Cu
P. R. Kidambi, C. Ducati, B. Dublak, D. Gardiner, R. S. Weatherup, M.-B. Martin, R. Seneor, H. Coles, S. Hofmann
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116, 22492 (2012)
[PDF: copyright (2012) American Chemical Society]

Blue-phase templated fabrication of three-dimensional nanostructures for photonic applications
F. Castles, F.V. Day, S.M. Morris, D.-H. Ko, D.J. Gardiner, M.M. Qasim, S. Nosheen, P.J.W. Hands, S.S. Choi, R.H. Friend, H. J. Coles
Nature Materials, 11, 599 (2012)

Flexoelectric coefficient measurements in the nematic liquid crystal phase of 5CB
F. Castles, S.C. Green, D.J. Gardiner, S.M. Morris, H.J. Coles
AIP Advances, 2 (2), 022137 (2012)
[PDF: Copyright (2012) Authors. This article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License]

Electrically switchable random to photonic band-edge laser emission in chiral nematic liquid crystals
S.M. Morris, D.J. Gardiner, P.J.W. Hands, M.M. Qasim, T.D. Wilkinson, I.H. White, H.J. Coles
Applied Physics Letters, 100, 071110 (2012)
[PDF: copyright (2012) American Institute of Physics] †

Lowering the excitation threshold of a random laser using the dynamic scattering states of an organosiloxane smectic A liquid crystal
S.M. Morris, D.J. Gardiner, M.M Qasim, P.J.W. Hands, T.D. Wilkinson, H.J. Coles
Journal of Applied Physics, 111, 033106, (2012)
[PDF: copyright (2012) American Institute of Physics] †

Spontaneous induction of the uniform lying helix alignment in bimesogenic liquid crystals for the flexoelectro-optic effect
D.J. Gardiner, S.M. Morris, P.J.W. Hands, F. Castles, M.M. Qasim, W.-S. Kim, S.S. Choi, T.D. Wilkinson, H.J. Coles
Applied Physics Letters, 100, 063501 (2012)
[PDF: copyright (2012) American Institute of Physics] †

Flexoelectric and elastic coefficients of odd and even homologous bimesogens
K.L. Atkinson, S.M. Morris, F. Castles, M.M. Qasim, D.J. Gardiner, H.J. Coles
Phys. Rev. E, 85, 012701, (2012)
[PDF: copyright (2012) American Physical Society]

Fast-switching phase gratings using in-plane addressed short-pitch polymer stabilized chiral nematic liquid crystals
S.M. Morris, D.J. Gardiner, F. Castles, P.J.W. Hands, T.D. Wilkinson, H.J. Coles
Applied Physics Letters, 99, 253502 (2011)
[PDF: copyright (2011) American Institute of Physics] †

Polymer stabilized chiral nematic liquid crystals for fast switching and high contrast electro-optic devices
D.J. Gardiner, S.M. Morris, F. Castles, M.M. Qasim, W.-S. Kim, S.S. Choi, H.-J. Park, I.-J. Chung, H.J. Coles
Applied Physics Letters. 98, 263508, (2011)
[PDF: copyright (2011) American Institute of Physics] †

Band-edge and random lasing in paintable liquid crystal emulsions
P.J.W. Hands, D.J. Gardiner, S.M. Morris, C. Mowatt, T.D. Wilkinson, H.J. Coles
Applied Physics Letters, 98 (14), 141102, (2011)
[PDF: copyright (2011) American Institute of Physics] †

Paintable band-edge liquid crystal lasers
D.J. Gardiner, P.J.W. Hands, S.M. Morris, C.G. Mowatt, R.T. Rutledge, T.D. Wilkinson, H.J. Coles
Optics Express, 19 (3), p. 2432-2439, (2011)
[PDF: copyright (2011) Optical Society of America (OSA)] ‡

Ultra-fast switching flexoelectric liquid crystal display with high contrast
F. Castles, S.M. Morris, D.J. Gardiner, Q.M. Malik, H.J. Coles
Journal of the Society for Information Display, 18 (2), 128-133

High-efficiency multistable switchable glazing using smectic A liquid crystals
D.J. Gardiner, S.M. Morris, H.J. Coles
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 93 (3), 301-306, (2009)

Enhancing lifetime in a bistable smectic A liquid crystal device
Gardiner, D.J. and Coles H.J.
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 40(4), 977-981, (2007)

Electro-Optic Bistability in Organosiloxane Bimesogenic Liquid Crystals
Gardiner D.J., Davenport C.J., Newton J. and Coles H.J.
J. Appl. Phys. 99, 113517, (2006)
[PDF: copyright (2006) American Institute of Physics] †

Organosiloxane Liquid Crystals for Fast-Switching Bistable Scattering Devices
Gardiner D.J. and Coles H.J.
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 39(23), 4948-4955, (2006)

Highly Anisotropic Conductivity in Organosiloxane Liquid Crystals
Gardiner D.J. and Coles H.J.
J. Appl. Phys. 100, 124903, (2006)
[PDF: copyright (2006) American Institute of Physics] †

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