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Leigh T. Canham is a researcher affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a significant emphasis on materials chemistry and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research spans several subfields, including materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and molecular biology. These areas reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their studies and applications.

Leigh T. Canham has contributed to key topics related to silicon nanostructures and photoluminescence, nanowire synthesis and applications, semiconductor materials and devices, gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications, anodic oxide films and nanostructures, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, and extracellular vesicles in disease.

They have published extensively on these topics. Notable recent papers include:

  • Introductory lecture: origins and applications of efficient visible photoluminescence from silicon-based nanostructures (2020, Faraday Discussions)
  • Gold nanoplasmonic particles in tunable porous silicon 3D scaffolds for ultra-low concentration detection by SERS (2021, Nanoscale Horizons)
  • Nanoporous Silicon as a Green, High-Tech Educational Tool (2021, Nanomaterials)
  • Localized Plasmon Field Effect of Gold Clusters Embedded in Nanoporous Silicon (2021, Advanced Optical Materials)
  • Ultrahigh nanostructured drug payloads from degradable mesoporous silicon aerocrystals (2021, International Journal of Pharmaceutics)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Leigh T. Canham include A. Kaplan, Catherine J. Storey, Wolfgang Theis, Elida Nekovic, and Rihan Wu, reflecting a collaborative research environment across multiple projects.

Their work has appeared in specialized venues such as Faraday Discussions, Nanoscale Horizons, Nanomaterials, Advanced Optical Materials, and the Journal of Materials Chemistry B.

Best Publications

  • Silicon quantum wire array fabrication by electrochemical and chemical dissolution of wafers

    L. T. Canham

  • The structural and luminescence properties of porous silicon

    A. G. Cullis;L. T. Canham;P. D. J. Calcott

  • Visible light emission due to quantum size effects in highly porous crystalline silicon

    A. G. Cullis;L. T. Canham

  • Properties of Porous Silicon

    Leigh T. Canham;Inspec

  • Bioactive silicon structure fabrication through nanoetching techniques

    Leigh T. Canham

  • Atmospheric impregnation of porous silicon at room temperature

    L. T. Canham;M. R. Houlton;W. Y. Leong;C. Pickering

  • Vapor sensing using the optical properties of porous silicon Bragg mirrors

    P. A. Snow;E. K. Squire;P. St. J. Russell;L. T. Canham

  • The biocompatibility of porous silicon in tissues of the eye.

    Suet P. Low;Nicolas H. Voelcker;Leigh T. Canham;Keryn A. Williams

  • Lewis Acid Mediated Hydrosilylation on Porous Silicon Surfaces

    Jillian M. Buriak;Michael P. Stewart;Todd W. Geders;Matthew J. Allen

  • Handbook of porous silicon

    Leigh Canham

  • Evaluation of mammalian cell adhesion on surface-modified porous silicon.

    Suet Peng Low;Keryn Anne Williams;Leigh T Canham;Nicolas Hans Voelcker

  • Identification of radiative transitions in highly porous silicon

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  • Porous silicon multilayer optical waveguides

    A Loni;L.T Canham;M.G Berger;R Arens-Fischer

  • Near‐band‐gap photoluminescence from pseudomorphic Si1−xGex single layers on silicon

    D. J. Robbins;L. T. Canham;S. J. Barnett;A. D. Pitt

  • Dissolution of different forms of partially porous silicon wafers under simulated physiological conditions

    S. H. C. Anderson;H. Elliott;D. J. Wallis;L. T. Canham

  • Luminescent anodized silicon aerocrystal networks prepared by supercritical drying

    L. T. Canham;A. G. Cullis;C. Pickering;O. D. Dosser

  • Electroluminescent porous silicon device with an external quantum efficiency greater than 0.1% under CW operation

    A. Loni;A.J. Simons;T.I. Cox;P.D.J. Calcott

  • Efficient visible electroluminescence from highly porous silicon under cathodic bias

    L. T. Canham;W. Y. Leong;M. I. J. Beale;T. I. Cox

  • Gaining light from silicon

    Leigh Canham

  • Spectroscopic identification of the luminescence mechanism of highly porous silicon

    P.D.J. Calcott;K.J. Nash;L.T. Canham;M.J. Kane

  • Derivatized Mesoporous Silicon with Dramatically Improved Stability in Simulated Human Blood Plasma

    L. T. Canham;C. L. Reeves;J. P. Newey;M. R. Houlton

Frequent Co-Authors

A. G. Cullis
A. G. Cullis University of Sheffield
Michael J. Sailor
Michael J. Sailor University of California, San Diego
Rabah Boukherroub
Rabah Boukherroub University of Lille
P. St. J. Russell
P. St. J. Russell Max Planck Society
Nicolas H. Voelcker
Nicolas H. Voelcker Monash University
Jillian M. Buriak
Jillian M. Buriak University of Alberta
Danial D. M. Wayner
Danial D. M. Wayner National Research Council Canada
David J. Lockwood
David J. Lockwood National Research Council Canada
Michael J. Uren
Michael J. Uren University of Bristol
Carole C. Perry
Carole C. Perry Nottingham Trent University

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