Billy Murdoch

Dr. Billy Murdoch is a researcher affiliated with Newcastle University, focusing on interdisciplinary work at the intersection of materials science, catalysis, and nanotechnology. His research spans semiconductor surface engineering, nanoparticle synthesis, and polymer-based catalytic systems.

• Primary affiliations with Newcastle University's Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Computer Engineering (inferred from co-authors) and Materials Science research groups

Research Interests:

• Development of heterogeneous catalytic systems using palladium nanoparticles
• Surface plasmonics and nanostructuring of indium phosphide
• High power impulse magnetron sputtering for oxide semiconductors
• Chemical oscillation mechanisms in carbonylation reactions

Scientific Contributions:
Dr. Murdoch has published extensively on nanomaterials engineering, with particular emphasis on:

• Catalytic activation through point-defect chemistry
• Cluster ion beam etching for nanostructured surfaces
• Gas-solid reaction dynamics
• Optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures