Dr Fabien Massabuau
Senior Lecturer
Physics
Personal statement
Fabien Massabuau joined the Department Physics as a Chancellor’s Fellow in September 2019. His research focussed on wide bandgap semiconductors for ultraviolet optoelectronic devices, with a main emphasis on α-Ga2O3 and h-BN.
Prior to that, Fabien was at the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge for his PhD (2011-2015) and post-doc (2015-2019). In Cambridge, Fabien focussed on understanding the correlation between the nanostructure of III-Nitride materials and their optical properties. He actively participated in the development of a “multi-microscopy” methodology to observe the exact same nanoscale feature under several different microscopes (AFM, SEM-CL, TEM). This work led to new understandings on the properties of defects (dislocations, trench defects) in these materials.
Fabien has authored 40 peer-reviewed articles cumulating >600 citations, 2 book chapters, 1 mobile application and is involved withDoctoral Researcher Awards (committee member), SN Applied Sciences (editorial board).
Prize And Awards
- Materials Young Investigator Award
- Recipient
- 31/3/2025
- 2024 Emerging Leader in J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys.
- Recipient
- 2024
- Nanoscale 2022 Emerging Investigator
- Recipient
- 2022
- European Crucible: Seed Funding Award- Developing new tools for evaluating nanoscale biological interactions
- Recipient
- 6/2021
- European Crucible: Seed Funding Award- Nanostructure-enhanced Gallium Oxide UV photodetectors for in-situ water quality monitoring
- Recipient
- 6/2021
- Outstanding Reviewer Award 2021
- Recipient
- 2021
Publications
- Consistent reporting of performances in Ga2O3 UV-C photodetectors
- Nicol David, Hadizadeh Farnaz, Douglas Sean, Reynolds Steve, Massabuau Fabien CP
- APL Electronic Devices Vol 1 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0255413
- Comparative study of the optical properties of α-, β-, and κ-Ga2O3
- Penman Lewis T, Johnston Zak M, Edwards Paul R, Oshima Yuichi, McAleese Clifford, Mazzolini Piero, Bosi Matteo, Seravalli Luca, Fornari Roberto, Martin Robert W, Massabuau Fabien C-P
- Physica Status Solidi B (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.202400615
- Carrier transport and electronic defects in gallium oxide studied by photoconductivity techniques
- Reynolds Steve, Nicol David, Smith Matthew, Nandi Arpit, Vanjali Sai Charan, Kuball Martin, Massabuau Fabien
- Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol 2952 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2952/1/012001
- Luminescence properties of dislocations in α-Ga2O3
- Maruzane Mugove, Oshima Yuichi, Makydonska Olha, Edwards Paul R, Martin Robert W, Massabuau Fabien C-P
- Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Vol 58 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ad8894
- Atomic scale observation of threading dislocations in α-Ga2O3
- Mullen Ross, Roberts Joseph W, Chalker Paul R, Oliver Rachel A, Hourahine Ben, Massabuau Fabien CP
- AIP Advances Vol 14 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0235005
- Tin gallium oxide epilayers on different substrates : optical and compositional analysis
- Hunter Daniel A, Naresh-Kumar Gunasekar, Edwards Paul R, Makydonska Olha, Massabuau Fabien C P, Hatipoglu Isa, Mukhopadhyay Partha, Schoenfeld Winston V, Martin Robert W
- Physica Status Solidi B Vol 261 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.202400137
Professional Activities
- Defects in alpha-phase Ga2O3,
- Speaker
- 8/8/2024
- Wide bandgap semiconductors - Nitrides and oxides in the UK
- Speaker
- 10/7/2024
- Luminescence and photoelectrical investigation of alpha-phase Ga2O3
- Speaker
- 5/6/2024
- M4QN - Materials for Quantum Network
- Speaker
- 27/3/2024
- Ultra-wide Bandgap Oxides 2023 (UWO)
- Member of programme committee
- 5/6/2023
- Scottish-EU crucible meeting
- Participant
- 11/1/2023
Projects
- PBIAA(2024) - Gallium Oxide Optoelectronic Devices for Water Pollution Sensing (GOOD-Water)
- Massabuau, Fabien (Principal Investigator)
- 15-Jan-2025 - 14-Jan-2025
- Tuneable radiation-resilient (AlGa)2O3 UVC photodetectors
- Massabuau, Fabien (Principal Investigator) Martin, Robert (Co-investigator) McKenna, Paul (Co-investigator) Oi, Daniel (Co-investigator) Spesyvtseva, Susan (Co-investigator)
- 15-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Penman, Lewis
- Massabuau, Fabien (Principal Investigator) Martin, Robert (Co-investigator) Penman, Lewis (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2026
- EPSRC IAA: Gallium Oxide Optoelectronic Devices for Water Probe Prototype (GOOD-Prototype)
- Massabuau, Fabien (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2026
- The Springboard Programme for a Sustainable Future (Ga2O3–V2O3 alloys for tuneable ultraviolet photodetectors)
- Massabuau, Fabien (Principal Investigator)
- 14-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
- Bismuth-Based Rudorffites for Stable and Sustainable Indoor Light Harvesting to Power the Internet of Things (H Zhu)
- Massabuau, Fabien (Principal Investigator) Booth, Campbell (Co-investigator) Martin, Robert (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 13-Jan-2024