Professor Nigel Clarke
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Professor of Condensed Matter Physics Theory
n.clarke@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4273
+44 114 222 4273
E17, Hicks Building
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Professor Nigel Clarke
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
E17
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
91Ö±²¥
S3 7RH
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
E17
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
91Ö±²¥
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.
- . ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 4(3), 2091-2104.
- . Soft Matter, 16(14), 3485-3497.
- . Chemistry of Materials, 28(6), 1698-1704.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 5(4), 430-434.
- . 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
- . Soft Matter.
- . Soft Matter.
- . Nanomaterials, 13(1).
- . ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 4(3), 2091-2104.
- . ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9(30), 9988-10015.
- . Soft Matter, 16(14), 3485-3497.
- . Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 891.
- . Communications Chemistry, 2(1).
- . Macromolecules, 52(6).
- . Polymers, 10(9).
- . Chemistry of Materials, 30(5), 1524-1531.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 6(8), 869-874.
- . The Journal of Chemical Physics, 146(20).
- . The 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.
- . Chemistry of Materials, 28(6), 1698-1704.
- . Polymer Reviews, 56(3), 385-428.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 5(4), 430-434.
- . Macromolecules, 49(4), 1434-1443.
- . Soft Matter, 12(9), 2567-2574.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 4(9), 916-920.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 4(9), 952-956.
- . Soft Matter, 11(2), 382-388.
- . Biophysical Journal, 107(11), 2538-2545.
- . Physical Review Letters, 113.
- . Journal of Applied Physics, 116(12), 123513-123513.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 3(9), 886-891.
- . Macromolecules, 47(15), 5357-5364.
- . Phys Chem Chem Phys, 16(38), 20310-20320.
- . Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys, 89(6), 062603.
- . Macromolecules, 47(7), 2404-2410.
- . Macromolecules, 47(6), 2062-2071.
- . Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 1619.
- . Phys Rev Lett, 111(12), 125702.
- . Macromolecules, 46(13), 5345-5354.
- . Macromolecules, 46(11), 4502-4509.
- . Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 51(11), 875-881.
- . Soft Matter, 9(14), 3877-3884.
- . Macromolecules, 46(6), 2317-2322.
- . ACS Macro Letters, 2(6), 485-490.
- Surface roughening in polymer blend thin films by lateral phase separation: A thermodynamic mechanism. Journal of Chemical Physics, 137(17).
- . ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 5(6), 7657-7663.
- . 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.
- Synthesis and surface activity of high and low surface energy multi-end functional polybutadiene additives. Soft Matter, 8(12), 3487-3496.
- Surface modification of polyethylene with multi-end-functional polyethylene additives. Langmuir, 28(11), 5125-5137.
- . Soft Matter, 8(1), 204-216.
- . ACS Nano, 5(6), 5124-5131.
- . MACROMOLECULES, 44(9), 3494-3501.
- . J PHYS CHEM C, 115(16), 7836-7842.
- . Soft Matter, 7(6), 2412-2418.
- . Macromolecules, 44(24), 9830-9838.
- . Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115(45), 22572-22577.
- . Soft Matter, 7(16), 7334-7341.
- . Soft Matter, 6(15), 3517-3523.
- . Soft Matter, 6(15), 3541-3547.
- . Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section a-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, 620(2-3), 437-444.
- . Nature Chemistry, 2(12), 1037-1043.
- . New Journal of Chemistry, 34(10), 2261-2274.
- . Macromolecules, 43(12), 5433-5441.
- . Macromolecules, 43(3), 1539-1542.
- . Langmuir, 26(17), 14345-14350.
- . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(44), 15814-15819.
- . Chemical Reviews, 110(4), 1960-2004.
- The long-chain dynamics in a model homopolymer blend under strong flow: small-angle neutron scattering and theory. Soft Matter, 5(12), 2383-2389.
- Minimum in Diffusion Coefficient with Increasing MWCNT Concentration Requires Tracer Molecules To Be Larger than Nanotubes. Macromolecules, 42(21), 8365-8369.
- . Macromolecules, 42(18), 7091-7097.
- . Macromolecules, 42(21), 8365-8369.
- Polymer Diffusion Exhibits a Minimum with Increasing Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Concentration. Macromolecules, 42(18), 7091-7097.
- . Langmuir, 25(15), 8451-8456.
- . Journal of Chemical Physics, 131(24).
- . Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 113(2), 1307-1315.
- . Express Polymer Letters, 3(9), 579-587.
- Interfacial instability in bilayer films due to solvent evaporation. European Physical Journal E, 28(1), 47-55.
- . Crystengcomm, 11(1), 118-121.
- . Advances in Chemical Physics, Vol 141, 141, 217-247.
- . SOFT MATTER, 5(22), 4426-4432.
- . Angewandte Chemie, 120(31), 5845-5848.
- . Angewandte Chemie, 120(6), 1074-1078.
- . AIP Conference Proceedings, 1027, 351-353.
- . Polymer International, 57(2), 163-170.
- Melt viscosity reduction of polycarbonate with low molar mass liquid crystals. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 107(2), 1108-1115.
- . European Polymer Journal, 44(3), 665-676.
- . Crystal Growth & Design, 8(9), 3335-3344.
- . Chemical Communications(32), 3720-3722.
- . Chemical Communications(23), 2644-2646.
- . Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 47(31), 5761-5764.
- . Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 47(6), 1058-1062.
- . AIP Conference Proceedings, 1027, 427-429.
- 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–shell nanoparticles. Soft Matter, 3.
- . Physical Review Letters, 98(23).
- . Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 15(2), 13-26.
- Multi-end-functionalized polymers: Additives to modify polymer properties at surfaces and interfaces. Macromolecules, 40(6), 1969-1980.
- Nanoscale block copolymer templates decorated by nanoparticle arrays. Macromolecules, 40(17), 6316-6324.
- . Langmuir, 23(8), 4405-4413.
- Rheological properties of HyperMacs - Long-chain branched analogues of hyperbranched polymers. Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics, 45(19), 2762-2769.
- 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.
- Recoverable surface modification using dendritically fluorocarbon-functionalized poly(methyl methacrylate). Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 105(2), 623-628.
- . Epl, 78(5).
- . Macromolecular Symposia, 233(1), 102-107.
- . Soft Matter, 2(8), 678-685.
- Novel mull end-functionalised polymers. Additives to modify polymer properties at surfaces and interfaces. Soft Matter, 2(2), 126-128.
- Surface adsorption of polar end-functionalised polystyrenes. Soft Matter, 2(11), 981-985.
- Surface-active fluorocarbon end-functionalized polylactides. Polymer, 47(24), 8116-8122.
- . Physical Review E, 74(4).
- . Physical Review B, 74(8).
- . Physical Review E, 73(4).
- . Macromolecules, 39(3), 1290-1296.
- . Macromolecules, 39(22), 7607-7616.
- . Macromolecular Symposia, 233, 102-107.
- Fluorocarbon end-functionalized polymers from poly(arylether) dendritic initiators. Macromolecular Symposia, 231, 103-109.
- . Journal of Biological Physics, 32(6), 507-521.
- Anion binding inhibition of the formation of a helical organogel. Chemical Communications, 30, 3199-3201.
- Anisotropic suppression of phase separation in polymer solutions by oscillatory shear. Physical Review E, 71(3).
- . Physical Review E, 72(1).
- . Phase Behavior of Polymer Blends, 183, 127-173.
- . Macromolecules, 38(16), 6775-6778.
- On modelling surface directed spinodal decomposition. Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, 14(7), 435-443.
- . Macromolecules, 38(21), 8929-8938.
- Reaction-induced phase separation of pseudo-interpenetrating polymer networks in polydisperse polymer blends: A simulation study. Journal of Chemical Physics, 123(14).
- Modular nanometer-scale structuring of gel fibres by sequential self-organization. Chemical Communications(43), 5423-5425.
- . Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 856, 126-131.
- 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.
- Two-step phase separation in polymer blends. Macromolecules, 37(5), 1952-1959.
- 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.
- . POLYMER, 44(13), 3641-3647.
- . Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys, 66(4 Pt 1), 041802.
- . Physical Review Letters, 89(21).
- Effect of oscillatory shear on polymer solutions. Physical Review E, 66(4).
- . Polymer, 42(19), 8319.
- Effects of sample preparation method on mixing and phase separation in binary polymer blends. Polymer, 42(8), 3475-3487.
- . European Physical Journal E, 4(3), 327-336.
- 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.
- Phase equilibria in the polydisperse Zwanzig model of hard rods. Journal of Chemical Physics, 113(14), 5817-5829.
- 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.
- . Macromolecules, 32(20), 6734-6758.
- . Physical Review E, 57(4), R3731-R3734.
- Phase diagram prediction for thermoset/thermoplastic polymer blends. Polymer, 38(19), 4855-4862.
- Viscoelastic effects on the early stages of phase separation in polymer blends. Macromolecules, 30(15), 4459-4463.
- PHASE-BEHAVIOR OF LINEAR BRANCHED POLYMER BLENDS. MACROMOLECULES, 28(13), 4650-4659.
- KINETICS OF CONCENTRATION FLUCTUATIONS AND SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION IN STAR STAR AND STAR LINEAR POLYMER BLENDS. J CHEM PHYS, 99(12), 10034-10040.
- THE DYNAMIC STRUCTURE FACTOR OF A STAR POLYMER IN A CONCENTRATED-SOLUTION. MACROMOLECULES, 26(19), 5264-5266.
- 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.
- . Soft Matter.
- . Polymers, 11(5), 876-876.
- . RSC Adv., 4(61), 32490-32503.
Chapters
Conference proceedings papers
- 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
- 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