Dr Mark Hughes
| Biography | At the University of Salford, I have been a lecturer in physics since 2015 and a reader in physics since 2022. Over my career, I have conducted research in a wide range of solid-state physics disciplines; this research can be generalised as being connected to novel devices and materials for computing and communication technologies. My main research focus is to develop my vision for a quantum internet based on Er implanted Si quantum networking technologies. I also work on solid state electrolytes for Li ion batteries based on chalcogenide glasses, and resistive switching memory devices. Some of my other research has focused on bismuth doped glasses, in which I have made several important discoveries, including the broadest ever reported emission and the first carrier type reversal by implantation. I was also one of the first researchers to report femtosecond laser written waveguides in a chalcogenide glass. My main practical abilities lie in my optical measurement techniques, which I have honed into a repertoire of skills that make me confident in tackling the most difficult optical measurements. I have also developed new fabrication processes for optical devices based on carbon nanotube field effect transistors and reported electroluminescence from them. |
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| Research Interests | Quantum technologies. Solid state electrolytes. Novel optical amplifiers. Resistive switching memory devices. Chalcogenide glass optoelectronic devices. |
| Teaching and Learning | I have previously taught a range of modules across multiple levels, including Introduction to Mechanics and Gravitation (foundation year), Practical Laboratory (foundation and second year), Digital Electronics (first year), and Properties of Matter (second year). I am currently the module leader for several courses, including Introduction to Electrical Circuits and Devices (foundation year), Electricity, Magnetism and Light (first year), Physics Laboratory Skills (first year), and the Group Project (second year). I also teach IT Skills (foundation year), Quantum Physics (second year), and Photonics and Nanotechnology (third year). YouTube has become a key educational platform that makes a vast amount of knowledge available in a video format, and YouTube is increasingly used by university students in their study. Video lectures on YouTube can also help the wider public engage with what is being taught and researched at universities, which can help break the barriers separating the wider public and what is done at universities and help promote participation in HE. I use my YouTube channel extensively for teaching and I have around 150 unlisted videos of full lectures and edited extracts from lectures that can be accessed by students through links in Blackboard. I have made a small selection of edited extracts from my lectures available publicly: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp2zCqf3GIb9m_1PdjGOT8w/videos. |
| arXiv ID | http://arxiv.org/a/hughes_m_2 |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | Quantum technologies. Solid state electrolytes. Novel optical amplifiers. Resistive switching memory devices. Chalcogenide glass optoelectronic devices. |
Introduction to my research
An introduction to my main research activities.