Professor Nigel Clarke
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Professor of Condensed Matter Physics Theory
n.clarke@sheffield.ac.uk
E17, Hicks Building
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Professor Nigel Clarke
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
E17
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield
S3 7RH
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
E17
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield
S3 7RH
- Research interests
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- Theoretical Polymer and Soft Matter Physics
- Rheology of Polymers and Gels
- Neutron Scattering from Polymers under Flow and Polymer Nanocomposites
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- . Soft Matter, 20(7), 1651-1656.
- . ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 4(3), 2091-2104.
- . Soft Matter, 16(14), 3485-3497.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 5(4), 430-434.
- . Chemistry of Materials, 28(6), 1698-1704.
- . Soft Matter, 12(9), 2567-2574.
- . Soft Matter, 11(2), 382-388.
- . Physical Review Letters, 113.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 3(9), 886-891.
- . Phys Chem Chem Phys, 16(38), 20310-20320.
All publications
Journal articles
- . The Journal of Chemical Physics, 163.
- . Polymer Composites.
- . Soft Matter, 20(7), 1651-1656.
- . Soft Matter, 20(43), 8663-8674.
- . Macromolecules, 56(14), 5619-5627.
- . Nanomaterials, 13(1).
- . ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 4(3), 2091-2104.
- . ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9(30), 9988-10015.
- . Soft Matter, 17(31), 7294-7310.
- . Soft Matter, 16(14), 3485-3497.
- . Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 891.
- . Communications Chemistry, 2(1).
- . POLYMERS, 11(5).
- . Macromolecules, 52(6), 2513-2520.
- . Polymers, 10(9).
- . Chemistry of Materials, 30(5), 1524-1531.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 6(8), 869-874.
- . The Journal of Chemical Physics, 146.
- . Journal of Chemical Physics, 146(20).
- . Macromolecules, 50(8), 3301-3312.
- . Macromolecules, 50(7), 3038-3042.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 5(10), 1141-1145.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 5(6), 735-739.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 5(4), 430-434.
- . Chemistry of Materials, 28(6), 1698-1704.
- . Macromolecules, 49(4), 1434-1443.
- . Soft Matter, 12(9), 2567-2574.
- . Polymer Reviews, 56(3), 385-428.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 4(9), 952-956.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 4(9), 916-920.
- . Soft Matter, 11(2), 382-388.
- . Biophysical Journal, 107(11), 2538-2545.
- . Physical Review Letters, 113.
- . Journal of Applied Physics, 116(12).
- . ACS Macro Letters, 3(9), 886-891.
- . Macromolecules, 47(15), 5357-5364.
- . Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys, 89(6), 062603.
- . Phys Chem Chem Phys, 16(38), 20310-20320.
- . Macromolecules, 47(7), 2404-2410.
- . Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 1619.
- . Macromolecules, 47(6), 2062-2071.
- . Phys Rev Lett, 111(12), 125702.
- . Macromolecules, 46(13), 5345-5354.
- . Macromolecules, 46(11), 4502-4509.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 2(6), 485-490.
- . Soft Matter, 9(14), 3877-3884.
- . Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics, 51(11), 875-881.
- . Macromolecules, 46(6), 2317-2322.
- Surface roughening in polymer blend thin films by lateral phase separation: A thermodynamic mechanism. Journal of Chemical Physics, 137(17).
- . Soft Matter, 8(34), 8891-8895.
- . Macromolecules, 45(17), 7274-7281.
- . SOFT MATTER, 8(24), 6512-6520.
- . Soft Matter, 8(12), 3487-3496.
- . Langmuir, 28(11), 5125-5137.
- Surface modification of polyethylene with multi-end-functional polyethylene additives. Langmuir, 28(11), 5125-5137.
- . ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 5(6), 7657-7663.
- Synthesis and surface activity of high and low surface energy multi-end functional polybutadiene additives. Soft Matter, 8(12), 3487-3496.
- . Soft Matter, 8(1), 204-216.
- . Macromolecules, 44(24), 9830-9838.
- . Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115(45), 22572-22577.
- . Soft Matter, 7(16), 7334-7341.
- . ACS Nano, 5(6), 5124-5131.
- . J PHYS CHEM C, 115(16), 7836-7842.
- . MACROMOLECULES, 44(9), 3494-3501.
- . Soft Matter, 7(6), 2412-2418.
- . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(44), 15814-15819.
- . Nature Chemistry, 2(12), 1037-1043.
- . Langmuir, 26(17), 14345-14350.
- . Soft Matter, 6(15), 3517-3523.
- . Soft Matter, 6(15), 3541-3547.
- . Macromolecules, 43(12), 5433-5441.
- . Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section a-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, 620(2-3), 437-444.
- . Macromolecules, 43(3), 1539-1542.
- . New Journal of Chemistry, 34(10), 2261-2274.
- . Chemical Reviews, 110(4), 1960-2004.
- . Journal of Chemical Physics, 131(24).
- . SOFT MATTER, 5(22), 4426-4432.
- . Macromolecules, 42(21), 8365-8369.
- . Express Polymer Letters, 3(9), 579-587.
- . Macromolecules, 42(18), 7091-7097.
- The long-chain dynamics in a model homopolymer blend under strong flow: small-angle neutron scattering and theory. Soft Matter, 5(12), 2383-2389.
- . Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 113(2), 1307-1315.
- . Langmuir, 25(15), 8451-8456.
- . Advances in Chemical Physics, Vol 141, 141, 217-247.
- Interfacial instability in bilayer films due to solvent evaporation. European Physical Journal E, 28(1), 47-55.
- Minimum in Diffusion Coefficient with Increasing MWCNT Concentration Requires Tracer Molecules To Be Larger than Nanotubes. Macromolecules, 42(21), 8365-8369.
- Polymer Diffusion Exhibits a Minimum with Increasing Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Concentration. Macromolecules, 42(18), 7091-7097.
- . Crystengcomm, 11(1), 118-121.
- . Aip Conference Proceedings, 1027, 351-353.
- . Aip Conference Proceedings, 1027, 427-429.
- . Crystal Growth & Design, 8(9), 3335-3344.
- . Angewandte Chemie, 120(31), 5845-5848.
- . Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 47(31), 5761-5764.
- . Chemical Communications(32), 3720-3722.
- . Chemical Communications(23), 2644-2646.
- . European Polymer Journal, 44(3), 665-676.
- . Angewandte Chemie, 120(6), 1074-1078.
- . Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 47(6), 1058-1062.
- Melt viscosity reduction of polycarbonate with low molar mass liquid crystals. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 107(2), 1108-1115.
- . Polymer International, 57(2), 163-170.
- Rheological properties of HyperMacs - Long-chain branched analogues of hyperbranched polymers. Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics, 45(19), 2762-2769.
- Nanoscale block copolymer templates decorated by nanoparticle arrays. Macromolecules, 40(17), 6316-6324.
- Rheology and interdiffusion in miscible blends of a low molar mass liquid crystal and bisphenol A-polycarbonate. Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics, 45(16), 2187-2195.
- . Physical Review Letters, 98(23).
- . Epl, 78(5).
- Recoverable surface modification using dendritically fluorocarbon-functionalized poly(methyl methacrylate). Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 105(2), 623-628.
- . Langmuir, 23(8), 4405-4413.
- Multi-end-functionalized polymers: Additives to modify polymer properties at surfaces and interfaces. Macromolecules, 40(6), 1969-1980.
- In-situ nanoparticle formation in homopolymer and block copolymer films: Surface segregation and self-assembly. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 233.
- Drug diffusion from polymer core鈥搒hell nanoparticles. Soft Matter, 3.
- . Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 15(2), 13-26.
- . Journal of Biological Physics, 32(6), 507-521.
- Surface-active fluorocarbon end-functionalized polylactides. Polymer, 47(24), 8116-8122.
- Surface adsorption of polar end-functionalised polystyrenes. Soft Matter, 2(11), 981-985.
- . Physical Review E, 74(4).
- . Macromolecules, 39(22), 7607-7616.
- . Physical Review B, 74(8).
- . Soft Matter, 2(8), 678-685.
- Anion binding inhibition of the formation of a helical organogel. Chemical Communications, 30, 3199-3201.
- . Physical Review E, 73(4).
- . Macromolecular Symposia, 233(1), 102-107.
- Fluorocarbon end-functionalized polymers from poly(arylether) dendritic initiators. Macromolecular Symposia, 231, 103-109.
- Novel mull end-functionalised polymers. Additives to modify polymer properties at surfaces and interfaces. Soft Matter, 2(2), 126-128.
- . Macromolecular Symposia, 233, 102-107.
- . Macromolecules, 39(3), 1290-1296.
- Reaction-induced phase separation of pseudo-interpenetrating polymer networks in polydisperse polymer blends: A simulation study. Journal of Chemical Physics, 123(14).
- . Macromolecules, 38(21), 8929-8938.
- On modelling surface directed spinodal decomposition. Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, 14(7), 435-443.
- . Physical Review E, 72(1).
- . Phase Behavior of Polymer Blends, 183, 127-173.
- . Macromolecules, 38(16), 6775-6778.
- Anisotropic suppression of phase separation in polymer solutions by oscillatory shear. Physical Review E, 71(3).
- Modular nanometer-scale structuring of gel fibres by sequential self-organization. Chemical Communications(43), 5423-5425.
- . Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 856, 126-131.
- Miscibility determination of a lower critical solution temperature polymer blend by rheology. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 108(35), 13220-13230.
- . European Physical Journal E, 14(3), 207-210.
- Two-step phase separation in polymer blends. Macromolecules, 37(5), 1952-1959.
- Spinodal decomposition as a probe to measure the effects on molecular motion in poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) and poly(methyl methacrylate) blends after mixing with a low molar mass liquid crystal or commercial lubricant. Polymer, 45(7), 2201-2209.
- . POLYMER, 44(13), 3641-3647.
- . Physical Review Letters, 89(21).
- . Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys, 66(4 Pt 1), 041802.
- Effect of oscillatory shear on polymer solutions. Physical Review E, 66(4).
- . Polymer, 42(19), 8319.
- . European Physical Journal E, 4(3), 327-336.
- Effects of sample preparation method on mixing and phase separation in binary polymer blends. Polymer, 42(8), 3475-3487.
- Phase equilibria in the polydisperse Zwanzig model of hard rods. Journal of Chemical Physics, 113(14), 5817-5829.
- Phase separation in entangled polystyrene/poly(vinyl methyl ether) blends. Polymer, 41(2), 757-763.
- Phase separation of polymer blend TMPC/PS: dependence on blending method. Physica B, 276, 408-409.
- . Macromolecules, 32(20), 6734-6758.
- Shear-induced demixing in polystyrene/poly(vinyl methyl ether) blends. 1. Early stages of shear-induced demixing. Macromolecules, 32(16), 5411-5422.
- Closed-loop miscibility gaps in polymer blends under shear flow. Macromolecules, 32(13), 4447-4449.
- The effect of shear flow on phase separation in entangled polymer blends. Faraday Discussions, 249-265.
- . Physical Review E, 57(4), R3731-R3734.
- Viscoelastic effects on the early stages of phase separation in polymer blends. Macromolecules, 30(15), 4459-4463.
- Phase diagram prediction for thermoset/thermoplastic polymer blends. Polymer, 38(19), 4855-4862.
- PHASE-BEHAVIOR OF LINEAR BRANCHED POLYMER BLENDS. MACROMOLECULES, 28(13), 4650-4659.
- THE DYNAMIC STRUCTURE FACTOR OF A STAR POLYMER IN A CONCENTRATED-SOLUTION. MACROMOLECULES, 26(19), 5264-5266.
- KINETICS OF CONCENTRATION FLUCTUATIONS AND SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION IN STAR STAR AND STAR LINEAR POLYMER BLENDS. J CHEM PHYS, 99(12), 10034-10040.
- PHASE-BEHAVIOR OF A BINARY MIXTURE OF LONG THIN RODS. J PHYS II, 2(10), 1841-1852.
- . Macromolecules.
- . Soft Matter, 19(17), 3238-3238.
- . Soft Matter, 17(42), 9689-9696.
- . RSC Adv., 4(61), 32490-32503.
Book chapters
- , Computational Methods for the Multiscale Modeling of Soft Matter (pp. 375-397). Elsevier
- , Springer Series in Materials Science (pp. 81-100). Springer International Publishing
Conference proceedings
- The dispersion and stability of graphene oxide in polysytrene. Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials, Vol. 2015-July
- . IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 64 (pp 012041-012041)
- . INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL NANO COMPOSITES (NANOSTRUC 2012), Vol. 40
- PMSE 89-Modifying and repairing polymer surfaces with well defined multi end-functionalized polymers. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 235
- Well defined multi end-functionalized polymers as additives to modify surfaces and interfaces. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 231
- Probing reaction-induced phase separation using SANS. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 230 (pp U3594-U3595)
- Concentration fluctuations in polymer blends subjected to contraction flows. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 230 (pp U3614-U3615)
- Pet calves: The science of drums.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 228 (pp U328-U328)
Preprints
- , arXiv.
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Fellow of the American Physical Society
- Chair of the IOP Polymer Physics Group
- Member of the EPSRC e-infrastructure Strategic Advisory Group