S. Ravi P. Silva - Selected Publications#
1. M. P. A. Nanayakkara, Q. He, A. Ruseckas, A. Karalasingam, L. Matjacic, M. G. Masteghin, L. Basiricò, I. Fratelli, A. Ciavatti, R. C. Kilbride, S. Jenatsch, A. J. Parnell, B. Fraboni, A. Nisbet, M. Heeney, K. D. G. I. Jayawardena, S. R. P. Silva, "Tissue Equivalent Curved Organic X-ray Detectors Utilizing High Atomic Number Polythiophene Analogues". Adv. Sci. (2023), 10, 2304261. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202304261
.2. M. Delkowski, C.T.G. Smith, J.V. Anguita, S.R.P. Silva, “Radiation and electrostatic resistance for ultra-stable polymer composites reinforced with carbon fibers". Sci. Adv.9, eadd6947 (2023). DOI:10.1126/sciadv.add6947
3. X. Yao, X. Lu, Y. Zhou, T. Šamořil, J. Bi, M.G. Masteghin, H. Zhang, L. Askew, J.W. Kim, F. Xiong, J. Wang, D.C. Cox, T. Sui, I. Gilmore, S.R.P. Silva, L. Mai, G. Hinds, P.R. Shearing, J. Park, Y. Zhao, “Rectifying interphases for preventing Li dendrite propagation in solid-state electrolytes”, Energy & Environment Science 16(5), 2167-2176 (2023). DOI: 10.1039/D2EE04006A.
4. B. Li, J. Deng, J. A. Smith, P. Caprioglio, K. Ji, D. Luo, J. D. McGettrick, K. D. G. I. Jayawardena, R. C. Kilbride, A. Ren, S. Hinder, J. Bi, T. Webb, I. Marko, X. Liu, Y. Xiang, J. Reding, H. Li, S. Du, D. G. Lidzey, S. D. Stranks, T. Watson, S. Sweeney, H. J. Snaith, S. R. P. Silva, W. Zhang, Suppressing Interfacial Recombination with a Strong-Interaction Surface Modulator for Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. Adv. Energy Mater. 2022, 12, 2202868. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202202868
. 5. Zhang Y, Wu Z, Wang S, et al. Complex permittivity-dependent plasma confinement-assisted growth of asymmetric vertical graphene nanofiber membrane for high-performance Li-S full cells. InfoMat. 2022; 4(7):e12294. doi:10.1002/inf2.12294.
6. M. P. A. Nanayakkara, M. G. Masteghin, L. Basiricò, I. Fratelli, A. Ciavatti, R. C. Kilbride, S. Jenatsch, T. Webb, F. Richheimer, S. Wood, F. A. Castro, A. J. Parnell, B. Fraboni, K. D. G. I. Jayawardena, S. R. P. Silva, Molecular Weight Tuning of Organic Semiconductors for Curved Organic–Inorganic Hybrid X-Ray Detectors. Adv. Sci. 2022, 9, 2101746. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202101746
.7. Stott, A., Tas, M.O., Matsubara, E.Y., Masteghin, M.G., Rosolen, J.M., Sporea, R.A. and Silva, S.R.P. (2020), Exceptional rate capability from carbon-encapsulated polyaniline supercapacitor electrodes. Energy Environ. Mater., 3: 389-397. https://doi.org/10.1002/eem2.12083
. 8. H. M. Thirimanne, K. D. G. I. Jayawardena, A. J. Parnell, R. M. I. Bandara, A. Karalasingam, S. Pani, J. E. Huerdler, D. G. Lidzey, S. F. Tedde, A. Nisbet C. A. Mills, S. R. P. Silva, “High sensitivity organic inorganic hybrid X-ray detectors with direct transduction and broadband response". Nat Commun 9, 2926 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05301-6
.9. R.D.I.G. Dharmasena, K.D.G. I. Jayawardena, C.A. Mills, J.H.B. Deane, J.V. Anguita,R.A. Dorey, S.R.P. Silva, “Trioboelectric nanogenerators: providing a fundamental framework”, Energy & Environmental Science, 10 (8), 1801-1811, (2017). DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/C7EE01139C
. 10. B.O. Boskovic, V. Stolojan, R.U.A. Khan, S. Haq, S.R.P. Silva, “Large-area synthesis of carbon nanofibres at room temperature.", Nature Mater 1, 165–168 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat755
.Recognised as a “Leader in Materials Science” within the top 100 in the UK by Research.com and in the world top 2% in the field by the Stanford University updated science-wide author database. Inventor of 50 patents, six being exploited in spin-out companies (raised over £18m venture capital). He has published >700 papers (Research Profile) in prestigious international journals, and made over 680 presentations at national/international conferences. Prof. Silva has circa 30k citations and a Google H-factor of 87. (https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=hxX4v_8AAAAJ&pagesize=100&view_op=list_works&inst=15262737669262836719
)Professor Silva's discoveries in the nano-scale design and fabrication of materials has led to the understanding of the delocalisation of carriers in amorphous carbon superlattice structures, resulting in improved operational devices. Fundamental understanding of the catalytic synthesis of carbon nanotubes has led to large area growth of very high quality nano-carbon materials, where substrates remain at room(/low) temperature due to the design of the growth-phase allowing diffused carbon on the surface of the catalyst to rapidly quench at the interface. This has allowed the science to be translated to applications with adoption in some of the largest companies in the world.
More complete understanding of the interaction of electromagnetic waves in solid state devices has led to improved 4th generation solar cell designs and utility of the EM radiation X-rays allowing for amplification in the sensitivity recorded for large area detectors. This has resulted in awards from the Institute of Physics’ Charles Vernon Boys Medal and Award (2001) and James Joule Medal and Award (2018), IEE Achievement Award (2003) and premium IET JJ Thompson Award (2014) and the biennial Albert Einstein Silver Medal and Javed Husain Prize by UNESCO (2003) for ‘outstanding contributions to solid state electronics’. He was also the recipient of the Platinum Medal of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (2015). He holds distinguished and visiting international appointments in China, South Korea, Brazil, India, and Sri Lanka.
Prof. S. Ravi P. Silva is a leading proponent of carbon based nanotechnology worldwide. Over the last three decades his research has evolved from understanding of the fundamental components (including physical properties) of nano-carbon materials and its functionalization for larger systems integration to encompassing bespoke designed nanoscale structures for technological applications. These include renewable energy generation hybrid devices, that held records for the highest efficiency 4G large area solar cells incorporating carbon nanomaterials, the worlds’ darkest man-made materials used for technologies (Guinness book and use in the darkest building in the world), highest sensitivity flexible large area X-ray detectors, highest absorption broadband sensor based on many-layer graphene, novel ‘space skins’ for satellites and CFRP for use in space exploration etc.
His 700+ archival journal paper authorship includes seminal papers in the fundamental understanding of carbon nano-structures, and routes to synthesise nano-scale designer materials and components for technology applications including nano-manufacture. His pioneering efforts on carbon nanotechnology helped create the worlds darkest material showcased at the Hyundai Pavilion at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018 and BMW VBX6 at the Frankfurt Motorshow.
