Personal profile
Research interests
Research
CVD Diamond Films
The WWW and its Use in Teaching
Animated molecular vibrations
The Molecule of the Month webpage
Previous research interests:
Dry Etching of Semiconductors
Sputtering of Interstellar Grains
Research Groups and Themes
- Physical & Theoretical
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Azelaic acid - Molecule of the Month January 2026: The skin-whitening agent that can be used to make Nylon
May, P. W., 1 Jan 2026Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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Black diamond and black silicon for reducing marine biofilm formation
Romeu, M. J., Gomes, L. C., Teixeira-Santos, R., Zulpukarova, G., Woudstra, W., Atema-Smit, J., Geertsema-Doornbusch, G., Schirhagl, R., May, P. W. & Mergulhão, F. J., 19 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Research. 299, 124321.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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A hybrid density functional theory investigation of silicon and germanium at the (100) diamond surface: routes to stable negative electron affinity for electron-emission applications
May, P. W. & Allan, N. L., 1 Oct 2025, In: Applied Surface Science. 717, 10 p., 164732.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open Access
Projects
- 11 Finished
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NOVEL MICROSTRUCTURED DIAMOND ELECTRODES
May, P. W. (Principal Investigator)
22/02/15 → 21/02/17
Project: Research
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CVD DIAMOND AS A SUBSTRATE FOR BIOLOGICAL CELL GROWTH - TOWARDS DIRECT BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES
May, P. W. (Principal Investigator)
18/02/13 → 18/06/16
Project: Research
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Fabrication of high efficiency diamond lenses for X-rays.
May, P. W. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/12 → 1/04/14
Project: Research
Datasets
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Supplementary Material for PTRSA review paper
May, P. W. (Creator) & Naylor, P. (Creator), University of Bristol, 23 Mar 2025
DOI: 10.5523/bris.1x6x8faofwfyf2s2jgdjclw683, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/1x6x8faofwfyf2s2jgdjclw683
Dataset
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Experimental O-paper
May, P. W. (Creator), University of Bristol, 15 Dec 2023
DOI: 10.5523/bris.3b1g9byyd4v8h2udxh8be0s4ch, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/3b1g9byyd4v8h2udxh8be0s4ch
Dataset
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Data for Gram-positive bacteria paper
May, P. W. (Creator), University of Bristol, 26 Jul 2023
DOI: 10.5523/bris.37kjcceqxz0f2lvf8zlfynjdp, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/37kjcceqxz0f2lvf8zlfynjdp
Dataset
Activities
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UK–India Semiconductor Materials Forum for Sustainable Technologies
May, P. W. (Participant)
1 Jul 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
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External Examiner for DPhil
May, P. W. (Examiner)
13 Dec 2024Activity: Examination types › External Examination and Supervision
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34th International Conference on Diamond and Carbon Materials.
May, P. W. (Participant)
1 Sept 2024 → 5 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk