Neil David Mathur is a Professor in Materials Physics in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge.

Education

Mathur received his

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from the University of Cambridge in 1995 for research into heavy fermion systems.

Research

Mathur's area of research is magnetic and electronic

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s, with a concentration on crystalline oxides. He has been experimenting with thin films ( epitaxial films) and exploring applications for use in interfacing and imaging. He is the co-author of ''Mesoscopic texture in manganites'' with

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and ''Nanotechnology: The Third Way''.

References

British materials scientists British science writers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Alumni of Churchill College, Cambridge Fellows of Churchill College, Cambridge Fellows of the American Physical Society {{UK-scientist-stub