Fabien Massabuau joined the Department Physics as a Chancellor’s Fellow in September 2019. His research focussed on wide bandgap semiconductors for ultraviolet optoelectronic devices, with a main emphasis on α-Ga₂O₃ and h-BN.

Prior to that, Fabien was at the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge for his PhD (2011-2015) and post-doc (2015-2019). In Cambridge, Fabien focussed on understanding the correlation between the nanostructure of III-Nitride materials and their optical properties. He actively participated in the development of a “multi-microscopy” methodology to observe the exact same nanoscale feature under several different microscopes (AFM, SEM-CL, TEM). This work led to new understandings on the properties of defects (dislocations, trench defects) in these materials.

Fabien has authored 70 peer-reviewed articles cumulating >2000 citations, 2 book chapters, 1 mobile application and is involved withDoctoral Researcher Awards (committee member), SN Applied Sciences (editorial board). His work has been recognised by the 2024 Materials Young Investigator Award, 2022 Rank Prize Research Visionary Award, and Emerging Leader nominations in J. Phys. D (2024, 2021), RSC Nanoscale (2022). 

Group page

Google Scholar 

LinkedIn