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Dr. Peter Petrov is a Principal Research Scientist at Imperial College London's Department of Materials (Faculty of Engineering), serving as the Royce Technology Platform Lead for Diverse Thin Film Device Materials and Director of the Thin Film Device Manufacture facility. His expertise spans functional oxide thin films, microwave tunable devices, and energy harvesting technologies. He holds degrees from St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University and Chalmers University of Technology. Petrov leads EPSRC/EU-funded projects focused on nano-scale thin films for solar energy and plasmonic devices. His research group has pioneered innovations like tunable thin film resonators and antimicrobial plasmonic materials.
- Education: PhD (Technical Sciences) and MSc (Physics and Engineering), St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University
- Affiliations: Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Group
- Roles: Health & Safety Officer (Department of Materials), Laser Safety Advisor, Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports
Research interests include functional oxides, plasmonics, energy materials, and biomedical nanotechnology. Notable achievements include developing the first tunable thin film BAW resonators, demonstrating room-temperature negative capacitance in ferroelectric multilayers, and creating plasmonic biosensors for rapid disease detection. Collaborations with King's College Hospital led to novel bone resorption analysis methods.
Publications focus on plasmonic materials, thin film fabrication, and energy conversion, with a 2023-2025 emphasis on thermoelectric converters, graphene-based devices, and nanostructured sensors. His work bridges fundamental physics with industrial applications, addressing challenges in renewable energy, medical diagnostics, and nanomanufacturing.
- Awards: 2024 Henry Royce Institute Innovation Award
- Grants/Projects: EPSRC/EU grants, Royce Institute collaborations, and industrial partnerships with Ericsson AB and Murata Manufacturing
Labs/Teams: Leads Imperial's Thin Film Device Manufacture facility, managing a lab with 2 PDRAs and 5 graduate students. Active in the Royal School of Mines nanotechnology cluster.
