Professor George Fern
Academic Director/Professor
Bragg Building 017
- Email: george.fern@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265628
- Chemical Engineering
- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences
Salimian, A., Fern, GR., Upadhyaya, H. and Silver, J. (2016) 'Laser Diode Induced Lighting Modules'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 5 (3). pp. R26 - R33. ISSN: 2162-8777 Open Access Link
Salimian, A., Silver, J., Fern, GR., Evans, M. and Haghpanahan, R. (2016) 'Evaluation of thermally stable phosphor screens for application in laser diode excited high brightness white light modules'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 5 (1). pp. R3001 - R3006. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link
Fern, G., Silver, J., Ireland, T., Howkins, A., Hobson, PH. and Coe-Sullivan, S. (2015) 'Invited Talk: Electron Microscopy of Quantum Dots for Display Applications'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 11 - 11 December. ISSN: 2189-8391 Open Access Link
Fern, G., Silver, J., Dhillon, R., Engelsen, DD., Ireland, T., Hudry, D. and et al. (2015) 'Invited: By Understanding How Light Emission Depends on Size, Morphology and Phase in Inorganic Phosphor Materials, Can We Deduce Properties to Design Efficient Nanostructures for Tomorrows Industrial Needs'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 11 - 11 December. ISSN: 2189-8391 Open Access Link
Silver, J., Li, R., Fern, G., Bishop, P. and Thiebaut, B. (2015) 'Coating ZnO:Zn Nanoparticles with Alumina for Polymer Protection'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 10 - 11 December. ISSN: 2189-8391 Open Access Link
Silver, J., Marsh, P. and Fern, G. (2015) 'Studies on the Infrared Emitting ZnCdS: Cu, In, Cl Phosphors-Phosphors for Marking, Coding, and Identification'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 10 - 11 December. Proceedings of the International Display Workshops. pp. 855 - 858. ISSN: 1883-2490 Open Access Link
Engelsen, DD., Ireland, T., Silver, J., Fern, G. and Harris, P. (2015) 'Photoluminescence Study of Symmetry-Related Transitions in the Spectrum of Y2O3:Tb3+'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 10 - 11 December. ISSN: 2189-8391 Open Access Link
Lipman, A., Fathullah, M., Stone, R., Fern, G., Ireland, T., Frampton, C. and et al. (2015) 'The Synthesis, Characterisation and Potential of Eu 3+ Doped Molybdate Phosphors for White Light Emitting Diodes'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 9 - 11 December. Proceedings of the International Display Workshops. pp. 268 - 271. ISSN: 2189-8391 Open Access Link
Fern, G., Lipman, A., Silver, J., Howkins, A., Ireland, T., Marsh, P. and et al. (2015) 'Blue and Red Cathodoluminescent Emission of Y2O3:Eu Phosphor Studied as a Function of Temperature in a Transmission Electron Microscope'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 9 - 11 December. Proceedings of the International Display Workshops. pp. 873 - 876. ISSN: 2189-8391 Open Access Link
Morrison, IEG., Samilian, A., Coppo, P., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR., Silver, J., et al. (2015) 'Multicolour correlative imaging using phosphor probes'. Journal of Chemical Biology, 8 (4). pp. 169 - 177. ISSN: 1864-6158 Open Access Link
den Engelsen, D., Harris, PG., Ireland, TG., Fern, G. and Silver, J. (2015) 'Symmetry-Related Transitions in the Photoluminescence and Cathodoluminescence Spectra of Nanosized Cubic Y2O3:Tb3+'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 4 (12). pp. R145 - R152. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link
Dehouche, Z., Tahhan, A., Fern, G R. and Haverkamp, E. (2015) 'Photovoltaic cells energy performance enhancement with down-converting photoluminescence phosphors'. International Journal of Energy Research, 39 (12). pp. 1616 - 1622. ISSN: 1099-114X Open Access Link
Silver, J., Harris, P., Fern, G., Perrie, W. and Jin, Y. (2015) 'High Resolution Laser Etched Circuitry for ACEL Lamps'.Display Week 2015. San Jose. 3 - 5 June. Wiley. pp. 378 - 381. ISSN: 2154-6738
den Engelsen, D., Harris, PG., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR. and Silver, J. (2015) 'Contrast and decay of cathodoluminescence from phosphor particles in a scanning electron microscope'. Ultramicroscopy, 157. pp. 27 - 34. ISSN: 0304-3991 Open Access Link
Den Engelsen, D., Harris, PG., Ireland, TG., Fern, G. and Silver, J. (2015) 'Symmetry-related transitions in the spectrum of nanosized Cubic Y2O3: Tb3+'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 4 (7). pp. R105 - R113. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link
Silver, J., Fern, GR. and Ireland, TG. (2015) 'Materials Suitable for preparing Inorganic Nanocasts of butterflies and other insects'.6th International Conference on Optical, Optoelectronic and Photonic Materials and Applications (ICOOPMA). Leeds, ENGLAND. 1 - 1 August. IOP PUBLISHING LTD. pp. 012050 - 012050. ISSN: 1742-6588 Open Access Link
Fern, G., Silver, J. and Coe-Sullivan, S. (2015) 'Cathodoluminescence and electron microscopy of red quantum dots used for display applications'. Journal of the Society for Information Display, 23 (2). pp. 50 - 55. ISSN: 1071-0922 Open Access Link
Silver, J., Yan, X., Fern, GR. and Wilkinson, N. (2015) 'Cathodoluminescent images and spectra of single crystals of Y2O2S:Tb3+ and Gd2O2S:Tb3+ nanometer sized phosphor crystals excited in a field emission scanning transmission electron microscope'.6th International Conference on Optical, Optoelectronic and Photonic Materials and Applications (ICOOPMA). Leeds, ENGLAND. 1 - 1 August. IOP PUBLISHING LTD. pp. 012049 - 012049. ISSN: 1742-6588 Open Access Link
Harris, P., den Engelsen, D., Ireland, T., Fern, G. and Silver, J. (2015) 'Cathodoluminescence studies of phosphors in a scanning electron microscope'.6th International Conference on Optical, Optoelectronic and Photonic Materials and Applications (ICOOPMA). Leeds, ENGLAND. 1 - 1 August. IOP PUBLISHING LTD. pp. 012051 - 012051. ISSN: 1742-6588 Open Access Link
Silver, J., Fern, G., Ireland, T., Coe-Sullivan, S. and Steckel, J. (2014) 'Invited Images and Cathodoluminescent Spectra of Red and Green Quantum Dots'.The 21st International Displays Workshop. Niigata, Japan. 4 - 5 December.
Fern, G., Silver, J., Jochum, T., Niehaus, JS., Schroder-Oeynhausen, F. and Weller, H. (2014) 'Invited Red Quantum Rods under the Electron Microscope'.The 21st International Displays Workshop. Niigata, Japan. 4 - 5 December.Open Access Link
Silver, J., Ireland, T., Fern, G. and Spratt, M. (2014) 'Flexible Dye Sensitized Solar Cells for Device Power Applications'.The 21st International Displays Workshop. Niigata, Japan. 4 - 5 December.
Tahhan, A., Dehouche, Z., Anson, T. and Fern, G. (2014) 'Nanostructured Silicon Oxide Film for Enhanced Crystalline Solar Cell'.40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). Denver, CO. 13 - 13 June. IEEE. pp. 1296 - 1298.Open Access Link
Breda, C., Dehouche, Z., Tahhan, A., Anson, T. and Fern, GR. (2014) 'Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles for Enhanced Monocrystalline Solar Cell'.40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). Denver, CO. 1 - 13 June. IEEE. pp. 1299 - 1304.Open Access Link
Fern, GR., Silver, J., Coe-Sullivan, S. and Steckel, JS. (2014) 'Red quantum dots under the electron microscope'. Digest of Technical Papers - SID International Symposium, 45 (1). pp. 59 - 62. ISSN: 0097-966X Open Access Link
Silver, J., Fern, G., Harris, P., Reip, P., Kong, A., Bishop, P., et al. (2013) 'Comparison of ACELs Formed on Copper, Silver and Gold Back Electrodes'.The 20th International Displays Workshop. Sapporo, Japan. 6 - 6 December. Proceedings of the International Display Workshops. pp. 721 - 724. ISSN: 1883-2490
Silver, J., Ireland, TG., Harris, P., Fern, GR. and Withnall, R. (2013) 'Late-News Paper: How to fabricate much brighter AC electroluminescent lamps: Optimizing the alignment of the emitting ZnS:Cu phosphor particles to the AC field'.Society for Information Display International Symposium. Vancouver. 19 - 24 May. Wiley. pp. 224 - 227. ISSN: 0097-966X
Li, R., Fern, GR., Withnall, R., Silver, J., Bishop, P. and Thiebaut, B. (2013) 'Incorporation of luminescent zinc oxide nanoparticles into polystyrene'. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 1509. pp. 11 - 17. ISSN: 0272-9172
Withnall, R., Fern, G., Yan, X. and Silver, J. (2012) 'Contrasting behaviour of the co-activators in the luminescence spectra of Y2O2S:Tb3+,Er3+ nanometre sized particles under UV and red light excitation'. Nanoscale, 5 (3). pp. 1091 - 1096. ISSN: 2040-3364
Salimian, A., Fern, GR., Withnall, R. and Silver, J. (2012) 'A novel method for the preparation of non-agglomerated nanometre sized particles of lanthanum phosphate phosphors utilising a high surface area support in the firing process'. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22 (40). pp. 21529 - 21532. ISSN: 0959-9428 Open Access Link
Silver, J., Yan, X., Withnall, R., Fern, G., Sumner, J., Shields, P. and et al. (2011) 'Embedding manganese doped zinc sulfide quantum dots in gallium nitride LEDs based on photonic crystals'.18th International Display Workshops (IDW '11). Nagoya Congress Ctr, Nagoya, JAPAN. 1 - 9 December. INST IMAGE INFORMATION & TELEVISION ENGINEERS. pp. 1405 - 1408. ISSN: 1883-2490
Withnall, R., Silver, J., Catherall, C., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR., Sumner, JWS., et al. (2011) 'Incorporating cerium doped yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG:Ce3+) nanophosphors into gallium nitride LEDs based on photonic crystals'.18th International Display Workshops (IDW '11). Nagoya Congress Ctr, Nagoya, JAPAN. 1 - 9 December. INST IMAGE INFORMATION & TELEVISION ENGINEERS. pp. 1413 - 1416. ISSN: 1883-2490
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Li, R., Lipman, A., Marsh, PJ., Fern, GR., et al. (2011) 'Iron doped lithium aluminate embedded in polypropylene as a potential infra-red emitter for stimulating plant growth'.18th International Display Workshops (IDW '11). Nagoya Congress Ctr, Nagoya, JAPAN. 1 - 9 December. INST IMAGE INFORMATION & TELEVISION ENGINEERS. pp. 1409 - 1412. ISSN: 1883-2490
Withnall, R., Silver, J., Ireland, TG., Zhang, S. and Fern, G. (2011) 'Achieving structured colour in inorganic systems: Learning from the natural world'. Optics & Laser Technology, 43 (2). pp. 401 - 409. ISSN: 0030-3992
Paul, S., Paul, D., Fern, G. and Ray, AK. (2011) 'Surface plasmon resonance imaging detection of silver nanoparticle-tagged immunoglobulin'. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 8 (61). pp. 1204 - 1211. ISSN: 1742-5689 Open Access Link
Withnall, R., Silver, J., Harris, PG., Ireland, TG. and Fern, GR. (2010) 'AC powder electroluminescence: Materials and devices'. SID Conference Record of the International Display Research Conference. pp. 241 - 245. ISSN: 1083-1312
Ireland, TG., Fern, G., Silver, J., Withnall, R., Reip, PW. and Godfrey, A. (2010) 'Raman scattering from industrially prepared nanometer sized particles of monoclinic and cubic phases of yttrium europium oxide phosphors'.22nd International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy. Boston, MA. 8 - 13 August. Amer Inst Physics. pp. 49 - 50. ISSN: 0094-243X
Saltoun, K., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR., Withnall, R. and Silver, J. (2010) 'A study of small particle yttrium oxide type phosphors prepared from solution using a sacrificial micellar phase as a combustion fuel'.22nd International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy. Boston, MA. 8 - 13 August. Amer Inst Physics. pp. 609 - 610. ISSN: 0094-243X Open Access Link
Harris, PG., Fern, GR., Silver, J., Withnall, R., Reip, PW. and Godfrey, A. (2010) 'Raman scattering from industrially prepared nanometer sized particles of chromium doped alumina'.22nd International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy. Boston, MA. 8 - 13 August. Amer Inst Physics. pp. 1184 - 1185. ISSN: 0094-243X
Withnall, R., Hajare, S., Zhang, S., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2010) 'A novel approach for the preparation of discrete phosphor nanoparticles'.Nanophotonics III. Brussels, BELGIUM. SPIE. pp. 771215 - 771215. ISSN: 0277-786X
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR. and Yen, X. (2009)
'Cathodoluminescence of small particle Gd
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR., Morrison, IEG., O'Toole, PJ., et al. (2009) 'NanoProbes; Development of novel probes for biological submicroscopic multicolour imaging'. IDW '09 - Proceedings of the 16th International Display Workshops. pp. 979 - 982.
Stone, R., Silver, J., Withnall, R. and Fern, G. (2009)
'The problems with Eu3+ activated red emitting phosphors with blue LEDs to generate white light; Luminous efficiency measurements of red emitting phosphors based on the formula Li(Eu
Withnall, R., Silver, J., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR. and Marsh, PJ. (2009) 'Structure and morphology of ACEL ZnS:Cu,Cl phosphor powder etched by hydrochloric acid'. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 156 (11). pp. J326 - J332. ISSN: 0013-4651 Open Access Link
Fern, G., Ireland, T., Silver, J., Withnall, R., Michette, A., Mcfaul, C. and et al. (2009) 'Characterisation of Gd2O2S:Pr phosphor screens for water window X-ray detection'. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 600 (2). pp. 434 - 439. ISSN: 0168-9002
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR. and Zhang, S. (2008) 'Light-emitting nanocasts formed from bio-templates: FESEM and cathodoluminescent imaging studies of butterfly scale replicas'. Nanotechnology, 19 (9). pp. 095302 - 095302. ISSN: 0957-4484
Withnall, R., Silver, J., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG., Lipman, AL. and Patel, B. (2008) 'Experimental and theoretical luminous efficacies of phosphors used in combination with blue-emitting LEDs for lighting and backlighting'. Journal of the Society for Information Display, 16 (2). pp. 359 - 366. ISSN: 1071-0922
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Fern, GR. and Lipman, A. (2008) 'White light production from blue LEDs: the synthesis of small particle YAG: Ce type phosphors for solid state lighting'. Chinese Journal of Electron Devices, 31 (1). ISSN: 1005-9490
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Fern, GR., Marsh, PJ., Ireland, TG., Harris, PG., et al. (2007) 'The fabrication of miniaturized electrode circuitry by offset lithographic printing for novel electroluminescent displays'.Asia Display 2007 International Conference (AD'07). Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China. 12 - 16 March. EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY. pp. 128 - 133.
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Fern, G. and Lipman, A. (2007) 'White light production from blue LEDs: the synthesis of small particle YAG : Ce type phosphors for solid state lighting'.Asia Display 2007 International Conference (AD'07). Shanghai, PEOPLES R CHINA. EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY. pp. 306 - 310.
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Fern, GR., Marsh, PJ., Ireland, TG. and Salimian, A. (2006) 'Correlating the ACEL performance of phosphor powders ZnS:Cu,X(X = Cl, Br) with their charge trap characteristics'.13th International Display Workshop (IDW'06). Otsu, Japan. 6 - 8 December. INST IMAGE INFORMATION & TELEVISION ENGINEERS. pp. 421 - 422.