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Tony Kent

Professor of Physics, Faculty of Science

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Research Summary

My research is concerned with the fundamental physical properties of III-V semiconductor nanostructures and devices including those based on Gallium Arsenide and Gallium Nitride. Electronic transport… read more

Selected Publications

  • KENT, A.J., KINI, R.N., STANTON, N.M., HENINI, M., GLAVIN, B.A., KOCHELAP, V.A. and LINNIK, T.L., 2006. Physical Review Letters. 96(21), 215504
  • BEARDSLEY, R.P., CAMPION, R.P ., GLAVIN, B.A. and KENT, A.J., 2011. New Journal of Physics. 13(07), 073007
  • YOUNG, E S K, AKIMOV, A V, HENINI, M, EAVES, L and KENT, A J, Physical review letters. 108(22), 226601
  • STANTON, N.M. and KENT, A.J., 2006. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 73(22), 220301(R)

Current Research

My research is concerned with the fundamental physical properties of III-V semiconductor nanostructures and devices including those based on Gallium Arsenide and Gallium Nitride. Electronic transport and optical, particularly ultra-fast, techniques are used to study the interaction of electrons and holes with lattice vibrations (phonons). Of particular interest is electron-phonon interaction in multilayered semiconductor strucures, e.g. superlattices. These structures can be used to generate, manipulate and detect coherent nanoacoustic waves (sound waves with nanometre wavelength). Such waves may find applications in the probing and imaging of nanostructures and controlling light including millimetre waves. Through design of novel superlattice structures that can both amplify phonons due to the electron-phonon interaction and confine phonons in an acoustic cavity we can build a saser device (the equivalent of a laser, but for THz sound instead of light). This work is carried out in collaboration with theoretical physicist colleagues in Dresden and Kiev.

For more details see the semiconductor physics web pages

Current Teaching

F33SO2: Laser Physics and Matter-Light Interactions

Past Research

Carrier-phonon interations in semiconductors; NMR; high T_c superconductors

  • SRIKANTHREDDY, D., GLAVIN, B. A., POYSER, C. L., HENINI, M., LEHMANN, D., JASIUKIEWICZ, CZ., AKIMOV, A. V. and KENT, A. J., 2017. PHYSICAL REVIEW APPLIED. 7(2),
  • KENT, ANTHONY J., POYSER, CAROLINE L., AKIMOV, ANDREY V., YORK, WILLIAM, HENINI, MOHAMED and CAMPION, RICHARD P., 2017. ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA AND NANOPHOTONICS XXI. 10102,
  • POYSER, C. L., YORK, W. B., SRIKANTHREDDY, D., GLAVIN, B. A., LINNIK, T. L., CAMPION, R. P., AKIMOV, A. V. and KENT, A. J., 2017. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. 119(25),
  • AKIMOV, ANDREY V., POYSER, CAROLINE L. and KENT, ANTHONY J., 2017. SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 32(5), 1-35
  • NOVIKOV, SERGEI V., STADDON, CHRIS R., WHALE, JOSH, KENT, ANTHONY J. and FOXON, C. THOMAS, 2016. JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B. 34(2),
  • BEARDSLEY, RYAN, AKIMOV, ANDREY V., GREENER, JAKE D. G., MUDD, GARRY W., SANDEEP, SATHYAN, KUDRYNSKYI, ZAKHAR R., KOVALYUK, ZAKHAR D., PATANE, AMALIA and KENT, ANTHONY J., 2016. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 6,
  • POYSER, CAROLINE L., CZERNIUK, THOMAS, AKIMOV, ANDREY, DIROLL, BENJAMIN T., GAULDING, E. ASHLEY, SALASYUK, ALEXEY S., KENT, ANTHONY J., YAKOVLEV, DMITRI R., BAYER, MANFRED and MURRAY, CHRISTOPHER B., 2016. ACS NANO. 10(1), 1163-1169
  • GOHIL, T., WHALE, J., LIOLIOU, G., NOVIKOV, S. V., FOXON, C. T., KENT, A. J. and BARNETT, A. M., 2016. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 6,
  • SARAH L HEYWOOD, BORIS A GLAVIN, RYAN P BEARDSLEY, ANDREY V AKIMOV, MICHAEL W CARR, JAMES NORMAN, PHILIP C NORTON, BRIAN PRIME, NIGEL PRIESTLEY and ANTHONY J KENT, 2016. Scientific Reports. 6, 30396
  • NOVIKOV, S. V., STADDON, C. R., MARTIN, R. W., KENT, A. J. and FOXON, C. T., 2015. JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH. 425, 125-128
  • POYSER, C. L., AKIMOV, A. V., BALANOV, A. G., CAMPION, R. P. and KENT, A. J., 2015. NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 17,
  • POYSER, CAROLINE L., AKIMOV, ANDREY V., CAMPION, RICHARD P. and KENT, ANTHONY J., 2015. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 5,
  • HE, CHUAN, GROSSMANN, MARTIN, BRICK, DELIA, SCHUBERT, MARTIN, NOVIKOV, SERGEI V., FOXON, C. THOMAS, GUSEV, VITALYI, KENT, ANTHONY J. and DEKORSY, THOMAS, 2015. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. 107(11),
  • YOUNG, E. S. K., BOURAVLEUV, A. D., CIRLIN, G. E., DHAKA, V., LIPSANEN, H., TCHERNYCHEVA, M., SCHERBAKOV, A. V., PLATONOV, A. V., AKIMOV, A. V. and KENT, A. J., 2014. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. 104(6),
  • FARMER, D. J., AKIMOV, A. V., GIPPIUS, N. A., BAILEY, J., SHARP, J. S. and KENT, A. J., 2014. OPTICS EXPRESS. 22(12), 15218-15231
  • WAHEEDA, S. N., ZAINAL, N., HASSAN, Z., NOVIKOV, S. V., AKIMOV, A. V. and KENT, A. J., 2014. APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE. 317, 1010-1014
  • LEE, S. C., NG, S. S., ABU HASSAN, H., HASSAN, Z., ZAINAL, N., NOVIKOV, S. V., FOXON, C. T. and KENT, A. J., 2014. MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS. 146(1-2), 121-128
  • NOVIKOV, S. V., POWELL, R. E. L., STADDON, C. R., KENT, A. J. and FOXON, C. T., 2014. JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH. 403, 43-47
  • POWELL, R. E. L., NOVIKOV, S. V., FOXON, C. T., AKIMOV, A. V. and KENT, A. J., 2014. PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI C: CURRENT TOPICS IN SOLID STATE PHYSICS, VOL 11, NO 3-4. 11(3-4), 385-388
  • EUROV, D. A., KURDYUKOV, D. A., STOVPIAGA, E. YU, SALASYUK, A. S., JAGER, J., SCHERBAKOV, A. V., AKIMOV, A. V., KENT, A. J., YAKOVLEV, D. R., BAYER, M. and GOLUBEV, V. G., 2014. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS. 47(33),
  • KENT, A. J. and BEARDSLEY, R., 2014. LENGTH-SCALE DEPENDENT PHONON INTERACTIONS. 128, 227-257
  • SHAW, M., YU, K. M., TING, M., POWELL, R. E. L., SARNEY, W. L., SVENSSON, S. P., KENT, A. J., WALUKIEWICZ, W., FOXON, C. T., NOVIKOV, S. V. and MARTIN, R. W., 2014. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS. 47(46),
  • GOFF, L. E., POWELL, R. E. L., KENT, A. J., FOXON, C. T., NOVIKOV, S. V., WEBSTER, R. and CHERNS, D., 2014. JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH. 386, 135-138
  • MARYAM, W., AKIMOV, A.V., CAMPION, R.P. and KENT, A.J., 2013. Nature Communications. 4(July), 2184
  • YOUNG, E.S.K., AKIMOV, A.V., HENINI, M., EAVES, L. and KENT, A.J., 2012. Physical Review Letters. 108(22), 226601
  • BRUEGGEMANN, C., AKIMOV, A. V., GLAVIN, B. A., BELOTELOV, V. I., AKIMOV, I. A., JAEGER, J., KASTURE, S., GOPAL, A. V., VENGURLEKAR, A. S., YAKOVLEV, D. R., KENT, A. J. and BAYER, M., 2012. PHYSICAL REVIEW B. 86(12),
  • YOUNG, E. S. K., AKIMOV, A. V., CAMPION, R. P., KENT, A. J. and GUSEV, V., 2012. PHYSICAL REVIEW B. 86(15),
  • CASIRAGHI, A., WALKER, P., AKIMOV, A.V., EDMONDS, K.W., RUSHFORTH, A.W., DE RANIERI, E., CAMPION, R.P., GALLAGHER, B.L. and KENT, A.J., 2011. Applied Physics Letters. 99(26), 262503
  • BEARDSLEY, R.P., CAMPION, R.P ., GLAVIN, B.A. and KENT, A.J., 2011. New Journal of Physics. 13(07), 073007
  • BEARDSLEY, R.P., AKIMOV, A.V., HENINI, M. and KENT, A.J., 2010. Physical Review Letters. 104(8), 085501
  • KENT, A.J., KINI, R.N., STANTON, N.M., HENINI, M., GLAVIN, B.A., KOCHELAP, V.A. and LINNIK, T.L., 2006. Physical Review Letters. 96(21), 215504
  • STANTON, N.M. and KENT, A.J., 2006. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 73(22), 220301(R)
  • KINI, R.N., KENT, A.J., STANTON, N.M. and HENINI, M., 2006. Applied Physics Letters. 88(13), 134112
  • MARTINEZ, C.E., STANTON, N.M., WALKER, P.M., KENT, A.J., NOVIKOV, S.V. and FOXON, C.T., 2005. Applied Physics Letters. 86(22), 221915
  • KINI, R.N., KENT, A.J., STANTON, N.M. and HENINI, M., 2005. Journal of Applied Physics. 98(3), 033514
  • KENT, A.J., 2004. Physica Status Solidi B: Basic Research. 241(15), 3439-3447
  • STANTON, N.M., KINI, R.N., KENT, A.J. and HENINI, M., 2004. Physical Review B: Condensed matter and materials physics. 69(12), 125341
  • PULIZZI, F., KENT, A. J., PATANE, A., EAVES, L. and HENINI, M., 2004. Semiconductor Science and Technology. VOL 19(NO 4), S282-S284
  • STANTON, N.M., KINI, R.N., KENT, A.J., HENINI, M. and LEHMANN, D., 2003. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 68(11), 113302
  • KENT, A.J., STANTON, N.M., CHALLIS, L.J. and HENINI, M., 2002. Applied Physics Letters. 81(18), 3497-3499
  • LEHMANN, D., KENT, A.J., JASIUKIEWICZ, CZ., CROSS, A.J., HAWKER, P. and HENINI, M., 2002. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter. 65(8), 085320
  • CAVILL, S. A., AKIMOV, A. V., STANTON, N. M., KENT, A. J., NOVIKOV, S. V., HARRISON, I. and FOXON, C. T., 2002. Physica B - Physics of Condensed Matter. VOL 316-317, 114-117
  • LEHMANN, D., KENT, A. J., STANTON, N. M., AKIMOV, A. V., CAVILL, S. A., JASIUKIEWICZ, C., CHENG, T. S. and FOXON, C. T., 2002. Physica B - Physics of Condensed Matter. VOL 316-317, 110-113
  • STANTON, N. M., KENT, A. J., AKIMOV, A. V., HAWKER, P., CHENG, T. S. and FOXON, C. T., 2001. Journal of Applied Physics. VOL 89(PART 2), 973-979
  • STANTON, N. M., KENT, A. J., CAVILL, S. A., AKIMOV, A. V., LEE, K. J., HARRIS, J. J., WANG, T. and SAKAI, S., 2001. Physica Status Solidi B: Basic Research. VOL 228(PART 1/2), 607-611
  • STANTON, N. M., AKIMOV, A. V., KENT, A. J., CHENG, T. S. and FOXON, C. T., 2001. Applied Physics Letters. VOL 78(PART 8), 1089-1091
  • STANTON, N.M., KENT, A.J., HAWKER, P., CHENG, T.S., FOXON, C.T., KORAKAKIS, D., CAMPION, R.P., STADDON, C.R. and MIDDLETON, J.R., 1999. Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology. VOL 68(NUMBER 1), 52 - 55
  • SHASHKIN, A. A., KENT, A. J., OWERS-BRADLEY, J. R., CROSS, A. J., HAWKER, P. and HENINI, M., 1997. Physical Review Letters. VOL 79(NUMBER 25), 5114-5117
  • NOVIKOV, S. V., YU, K. M., LEVANDER, A. X., LILIENTAL-WEBER, Z., DOS REIS, R., KENT, A. J., TSENG, A., DUBON, O. D., WU, J., DENLINGER, J., WALUKIEWICZ, W., LUCKERT, F., EDWARDS, P. R., MARTIN, R. W. and FOXON, C. T., PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE. 209(3), 419-423
  • POWELL, R. E. L., NOVIKOV, S. V., LUCKERT, F., EDWARDS, P. R., AKIMOV, A. V., FOXON, C. T., MARTIN, R. W. and KENT, A. J., JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS. 110(6),
  • NOVIKOV, S. V., STADDON, C. R., FOXON, C. T., LUCKERT, F., EDWARDS, P. R., MARTIN, R. W. and KENT, A. J., JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH. 323(1), 80-83
  • NOVIKOV, S. V., FOXON, C. T. and KENT, A. J., PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI C: CURRENT TOPICS IN SOLID STATE PHYSICS, VOL 8, NO 5. 8(5),
  • ZAINAL, N., NOVIKOV, S. V., AKIMOV, A. V., STADDON, C. R., FOXON, C. T. and KENT, A. J., PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER. 407(15), 2964-2966
  • NOVIKOV, S. V., STADDON, C. R., LUCKERT, F., EDWARDS, P. R., MARTIN, R. W., KENT, A. J. and FOXON, C. T., JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH. 350(1), 80-84
  • NOVIKOV, S. V., STADDON, C. R., POWELL, R. E. L., AKIMOV, A. V., LUCKERT, F., EDWARDS, P. R., MARTIN, R. W., KENT, A. J. and FOXON, C. T., JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH. 322(1), 23-26
  • NOVIKOV, S. V., STADDON, C. R., POWELL, R. E. L., AKIMOV, A. V., KENT, A. J. and FOXON, C. T., PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI C: CURRENT TOPICS IN SOLID STATE PHYSICS, VOL 9, NO 3-4. 9(3-4), 538-541
  • YOUNG, E S K, AKIMOV, A V, HENINI, M, EAVES, L and KENT, A J, Physical review letters. 108(22), 226601
  • GOFF, LUCY E., FOXON, THOMAS, STADDON, CHRISTOPHER R., KENT, ANTHONY J. and CAMPION, RICHARD P., PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI C: CURRENT TOPICS IN SOLID STATE PHYSICS, VOL 9, NO 3-4. 9(3-4), 530-533
  • MOSS, D. M., AKIMOV, A. V., GLAVIN, B. A., HENINI, M. and KENT, A. J., PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. 106(6),
  • AKIMOV, A. V., YOUNG, E. S. K., SHARP, J. S., GUSEV, V. and KENT, A. J., APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. 99(2),
  • CASIRAGHI, A., WALKER, P., AKIMOV, A. V., EDMONDS, K. W., RUSHFORTH, A. W., DE RANIERI, E., CAMPION, R. P., GALLAGHER, B. L. and KENT, A. J., APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. 99(26),
  • MOSS, D., AKIMOV, A. V., CAMPION, R. P., HENINI, M., FOXON, C. T., EAVES, L. and KENT, A. J., PHYSICAL REVIEW B. 83(24),
  • MOSS, D., AKIMOV, A. V., GLAVIN, B. A., MAKAROVSKY, O., CAMPION, R. P., HENINI, M., FOXON, C. T., EAVES, L. and KENT, A. J., PHYSICS OF SEMICONDUCTORS: 30TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE PHYSICS OF SEMICONDUCTORS. 1399,
  • WALKER, P., AKIMOV, A. V., SHARP, J. S. and KENT, A. J., Injection of High-Amplitude Picosecond Acoustic Pulses into Polymer Films CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 49(1), 506-513
  • AKIMOV, A. V., MOSS, D., GLAVIN, B. A., MAKAROVSKY, O., CAMPION, R. P., FOXON, C. T., EAVES, L. and KENT, A. J., Ultrafast Acoustic Gating of Photocurrent in Nanodevices with Quantum Wells CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 49(1), 133-140
  • MOSS, D. M., AKIMOV, A. V., CAMPION, R. P. and KENT, A. J., Ultrafast Strain-Induced Electronic Transport in a GaAs p-n Junction Diode CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 49(1), 499-505

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