Dr Anthony Phillips

Reader in Physics and Chemistry of Materials
Head of The Centre for Condensed Matter Physics, Deputy Director of Research
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Interests
My research focuses on the relationship between the atomic structure of materials and their functional properties. I study the structural response of materials to in situ perturbations such as changes in temperature or pressure or irradiation with light. This has included materials with negative coefficients of thermal expansion (i.e., that shrink as you heat them up) and photochromic and photorefractive materials, whose colour and refractive index change as a result of light illumination.My work is both experimental and computational. On the experimental side much of my work takes place at central facilities, including synchrotrons and neutron sources. On the computational side I use both ab initio and empirical-potential modelling, especially using the density-functional theory code CASTEP.
I am also interested in the mathematical and computational problems that often arise in structural studies. These include problems of statistical inference (does an experimental data set provide sufficient evidence to posit a subtle structural change?), group-theoretical analysis of symmetry changes at phase transitions, and challenges associated with navigating a complex, multi-dimensional phase space when establishing a structural model and refining it against either experimental or computed data.
Publications

2024

Sławiński WA, Kerr CJ, Zhang Y, Playford HY, Dove MT, Phillips AE and Tucker MG
Journal of Applied Crystallography, International Union of Crystallography (Iucr) vol. 57 (Pt 4), 1251-1262.
31-07-2024

García-Ben J, Delgado-Ferreiro I, Dixey RJC, Castro-García S, López-Beceiro J, Artiaga R, Sánchez-Andújar M, Phillips AE, Bermúdez-García JM and Señarís-Rodríguez MA
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 12 (35), 23751-23760.
01-01-2024

Li L, Dove MT, Wei Z, Phillips AE and Keeble DS
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 26 (9), 7664-7673.
01-01-2024

Liu J, Du J, Wyatt PB, Keen DA, Phillips AE and Dove MT
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 12 (5), 2771-2785.
01-01-2024

Tian H, Cai G, Tan L, Lin H, Phillips AE, Abrahams I, Keen DA, Keeble DS, Fiedler A, Zhang J, Kong XY and Dove MT
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 12 (3), 1862-1862.
01-01-2024
2023

Phillips AE and Walker HC
Journal of Physics Energy, Iop Publishing vol. 6 (1)
23-11-2023

Phillips AE, Dixey RJC, Meijer BE, Yuan S and Walker HC
Acta Crystallographica Section a: Foundations and Advances, International Union of Crystallography (Iucr) vol. 79 (a2), c1402-c1402.
22-08-2023

Yuan S, Stroppa A and Phillips AE
Apl Materials, Aip Publishing vol. 11 (6)
01-06-2023

Dove MT, Wei Z, Phillips AE, Keen DA and Refson K
Apl Materials, Aip Publishing vol. 11 (4)
01-04-2023

Meijer BE, Dixey RJC, Demmel F, Perry R, Walker HC and Phillips AE
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 25 (13), 9282-9293.
01-01-2023

Hitchings TJ, Wickins HM, Peat GUL, Hodgkinson P, Srivastava AK, Lu T, Liu Y, Piltz RO, Demmel F, Phillips AE and Saines PJ
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 11 (28), 9695-9706.
01-01-2023

Tian H, Cai G, Tan L, Lin H, Phillips AE, Abrahams I, Keen DA, Keeble DS, Fiedler A, Zhang J, Kong XY and Dove MT
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 11 (46), 25516-25533.
01-01-2023

García-Ben J, Bermúdez-García JM, Dixey RJC, Delgado-Ferreiro I, Llamas-Saiz AL, López-Beceiro J, Artiaga R, García-Fernández A, Cappel UB, Alonso B, Castro-García S, Phillips AE, Sánchez-Andújar M and Señarís-Rodríguez MA
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 11 (41), 22232-22247.
01-01-2023
2022

Yuan S, Meijer BE, Cai G, Dixey RJC, Demmel F, Dove MT, Liu J, Playford HY, Walker HC and Phillips AE
Advanced Functional Materials, Wiley vol. 32 (45), 2270257-2270257.
03-11-2022

Phillips AE
Iucrj, International Union of Crystallography (Iucr) vol. 9 (Pt 5), 533-535.
01-09-2022

Yuan S, Meijer BE, Cai G, Dixey RJC, Demmel F, Dove MT, Liu J, Playford HY, Walker HC and Phillips AE
Advanced Functional Materials, Wiley vol. 32 (45)
26-08-2022

Meijer BE, Cai G, Demmel F, Walker HC and Phillips AE
Physical Review B, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 106 (6)
01-08-2022

Yu Y, Yang C, Baggioli M, Phillips AE, Zaccone A, Zhang L, Kajimoto R, Nakamura M, Yu D and Hong L
Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 13 (1)
25-06-2022

Cai G, Lin H, Zhao Z, Liu J, Phillips AE, Headen TF, Youngs TGA, Hai Y, Tian H, He C, Ke Y, Tao J, Ben T and Dove MT
Cell Reports Physical Science, Elsevier vol. 3 (6)
01-06-2022

Zhang S, Qin Y, Gao M, Tucker MG, Keen DA, Cai G, Phillips AE and Dove MT
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, Iop Publishing vol. 34 (29)
16-05-2022

Ma Z, Tan L, Huang H, He L, Chen J, Lu H, Deng S, Yin W, Zhang J, Tian H, Du R, Arnold DC, Phillips AE and Dove MT
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, Iop Publishing vol. 34 (25)
20-04-2022

White CD, Phillips A and Sajonia-Coburgo-Gotha B
Research For All, Ucl Ioe Press vol. 6 (1), e06107-e06107.
01-03-2022

Yuan S, Meijer BE, Cai G, Dixey RJC, Phillips AE and Walker HC
17-02-2022

Yuan S, Meijer BE, Cai G, Dixey RJC, Phillips AE and Walker HC
17-02-2022

Liu J, Du J, Phillips AE, Wyatt PB, Keen DA and Dove MT
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Iop Publishing vol. 34 (14)
31-01-2022

Meijer BE, Yuan S, Cai G, Dixey RJ, Demmel F, Dove MT, Liu J, Playford HY, Walker HC and Phillips AE
07-01-2022
2021

Bird TA, Wilkinson MGL, Keen DA, Smith RI, Bristowe NC, Dove MT, Phillips AE and Senn MS
Physical Review B, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 104 (21)
01-12-2021

Wei Z, Jiang X, Phillips AE, Lin Z and Dove MT
Physical Review B, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 104 (17)
01-11-2021

Li J, Barrio M, Dunstan DJ, Dixey R, Lou X, Tamarit JL, Phillips AE and Lloveras P
Advanced Functional Materials vol. 31 (46)
01-11-2021

Qin Y, Zhang S, Tucker MG, Keen DA, Cai G, Phillips AE and Dove MT
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, Iop Publishing vol. 34 (1)
26-10-2021

Cai G, Demmel F, Dixey R, Meijer BE, Yuan S, Walker HC and Phillips AE
Acta Crystallographica Section a: Foundations and Advances, International Union of Crystallography (Iucr) vol. 77 (a2), c463-c463.
14-08-2021

Boström HLB, Brant WR and Phillips AE
Acta Crystallographica Section a: Foundations and Advances, International Union of Crystallography (Iucr) vol. 77 (a2), c131-c131.
14-08-2021

Cai G, Lin H, Zhao Z, Liu J, Phillips AE, Headen TF, Youngs TGA, Hai Y, Tian H, He C, Ke Y, Tao J, Ben T and Dove MT
13-08-2021

White CD, Phillips A and Sajonia-Coburgo-Gotha B
11-03-2021

Phillips AE, Baggioli M, Sirk TW, Trachenko K and Zaccone A
Physical Review Materials, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 5 (3)
01-03-2021

Addicoat M, Bennett TD, Brammer L, Craig G, Das C, Dichtel W, Doan H, Evans AM, Evans J, Goodwin A, Horike S, Jiang J, Kaskel S, Kato M, Kitagawa S, Kobayashi A, Krause S, Lavenn C, Lee J-SM, Phillips AE, et al.
Faraday Discussions, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 225, 255-270.
01-01-2021

Baretta R, Brammer L, Burrows AD, Farrusseng D, Horike S, Jiang J, Kato M, Kitagawa S, Krause S, Lee J-SM, Legrand A, Matsuda R, Morris A, Phillips AE, Ryder MR, Shivanna M, Sirbu D, Taddei M, Terry L, Wilson B, et al.
Faraday Discussions, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 225, 431-441.
01-01-2021

Brammer L, Burrows AD, Chong SY-L, Craig G, Evans J, Farha O, Farrusseng D, Fischer M, Goodwin A, Huang Z, Johnson B, Kaskel S, Kitagawa S, Lavenn C, Lee AY, Lee J-SM, Matsuda R, Phillips AE, Rainer DN, Ryder MR, et al.
Faraday Discussions, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 225, 152-167.
01-01-2021
2020

Gonçalves JN, Phillips AE, Li W and Stroppa A
Crystals, Mdpi vol. 10 (12)
11-12-2020

Rok M, Ciz ̇man A, Zarychta B, Zare ̨ba JK, Trzebiatowska M, Ma ̨czka M, Stroppa A, Yuan S, Phillips A and Bator GY
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Royal Society of Chemistry
04-11-2020

Dove MT, Du J, Wei Z, Keen DA, Tucker MG and Phillips AE
Physical Review B, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 102 (9)
01-09-2020

Wei Z, Tan L, Cai G, Phillips AE, da Silva I, Kibble MG and Dove MT
Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 124 (25)
25-06-2020

Cai G, Phillips AE, Tucker MG and Dove MT
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, Iop Publishing vol. 32 (37)
18-06-2020

Cai G, Phillips AE, Keen DA, Tucker MG and Dove MT
Journal of Physics Communications, Iop Publishing vol. 4 (2)
01-02-2020

Phillips AE, Cai G and Demmel F
Chemical Communications, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 56 (79), 11791-11794.
01-01-2020
2019

Du J, Phillips AE, Arnold DC, Keen DA, Tucker MG and Dove MT
Physical Review B, American Physical Society vol. 100 (10)
16-09-2019

Liu J, Phillips AE, Keen DA and Dove MT
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
28-05-2019

Yang Z, Cai G, Bull CL, Tucker MG, Dove MT, Friedrich A and Phillips AE
Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society a Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, The Royal Society vol. 377 (2149)
27-05-2019

PHILLIPS AE
Philosophical Transactions a: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Royal Society, The
27-05-2019
2018

PHILLIPS AE
Acta Crystallographica Section a: Foundations of Crystallography, Wiley-Blackwell vol. 74 (5), 406-407.
04-09-2018
2017

Phillips A, Duncan H, Dove M, Keen D and Tucker M
Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and advances. vol. 73 (a2), c71-c71.
01-12-2017

Liu J, Phillips A and Dove M
Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and advances. vol. 73 (a2), c1117-c1117.
01-12-2017

Duncan HD, Beake EOR, Playford HY, Dove MT and PHILLIPS AE
Crystengcomm, Royal Society of Chemistry
29-11-2017

Phillips AE and Fortes AD
Angewandte Chemie, Wiley vol. 129 (50), 16166-16169.
15-11-2017

PHILLIPS AE and fortes A
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Wiley
30-10-2017

Walker HC, Duncan HD, Le MD, Keen DA, Voneshen DJ and PHILLIPS AE
Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, American Physical Society
19-09-2017

Thygesen PMM, Young CA, Beake EOR, Romero FD, Connor LD, Proffen TE, Phillips AE, Tucker MG, Hayward MA, Keen DA and Goodwin AL
Physical Review B, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 95 (17)
01-05-2017

Liu J, Phillips A and Dove M
ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES. vol. 73, C1117-C1117.
01-01-2017

Phillips A, Duncan H, Dove M, Keen D and Tucker M
ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES. vol. 73, C71-C71.
01-01-2017
2016

beake EOR, tucker M, dove MT and PHILLIPS AE
Chemphyschem: a European Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry, Wiley: 12 Months
21-12-2016

Evans NL, Thygesen PMM, Boström HLB, Reynolds EM, Collings IE, Phillips AE and Goodwin AL
J Am Chem Soc vol. 138 (30), 9393-9396.
03-08-2016

Duncan HD, Dove MT, Keen DA and Phillips AE
Dalton Trans. vol. 45 (10), 4380-4391.
05-01-2016

Dunstan MT, Maugeri SA, Liu W, Tucker MG, Taiwo OO, Gonzalez B, Allan PK, Gaultois MW, Shearing PR, Keen DA, Phillips AE, Dove MT, Scott SA, Dennis JS and Grey CP
Faraday Discussions, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 192, 217-240.
01-01-2016
2015

Duncan HD, Phillips AE, Dove MT and Tucker MG
Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and advances. vol. 71 (a1), s95-s95.
23-08-2015

Phillips AE and Drew AJ
Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and advances. vol. 71 (a1), s488-s488.
23-08-2015
2014

Beake E, Dove M and Phillips A
Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and advances. vol. 70 (a1), c862-c862.
01-08-2014

Phillips A
Acta Crystallographica Section a: Foundations and Advances, International Union of Crystallography (Iucr) vol. 70 (a1), c590-c590.
01-08-2014

Widdicombe AT, Ravindrarajah P, Sapelkin A, Phillips AE, Dunstan D, Dove MT, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K
Physics Education 49(4), 406 (2014)
21-03-2014

Fang H, Dove MT and Phillips AE
Physical Review B vol. 89 (21)
01-01-2014
2013

Beake EOR, Dove MT, Phillips AE, Keen DA, Tucker MG, Goodwin AL, Bennett TD and Cheetham AK
J Phys Condens Matter vol. 25 (39)
02-10-2013

Phillips AE
Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and advances. vol. 69 (a1), s575-s576.
25-08-2013

Phillips AE, Cole JM, Low KS and Cibin G
J Phys Condens Matter vol. 25 (8)
27-02-2013

Andritsos EI, Zarkadoula E, Phillips AE, Dove MT, Walker CJ, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K
J. Phys.: Cond. Matt vol. 25
14-02-2013

Fang H, Phillips AE, Dove MT, Tucker MG and Goodwin AL
Physical Review B vol. 88 (14)
01-01-2013
2012

Phillips AE and Cole JM
Acta Crystallogr A vol. 68 (Pt 3), 324-330.
01-05-2012

Phillips AE, Cole JM, d'Almeida T and Low KS
Cheminform, Wiley vol. 43 (16), no-no.
22-03-2012

Phillips AE, Cole JM, d'Almeida T and Low KS
Inorg Chem vol. 51 (3), 1204-1206.
06-02-2012

Cui XY, Soon A, Phillips AE, Zheng RK, Liu ZW, Delley B, Ringer SP and Stampfl C
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials vol. 324 (19), 3138-3143.
01-01-2012
2011

Cole JM and Phillips AE
Acta Crystallographica Section a: Foundations and Advances, International Union of Crystallography (Iucr) vol. 67 (a1), c177-c177.
22-08-2011

Phillips AE and Cole JM
Acta Crystallographica Section a: Foundations and Advances, International Union of Crystallography (Iucr) vol. 67 (a1), c179-c179.
22-08-2011
2010

Phillips AE, Cole JM, d'Almeida T and Low KS
Phys Rev B vol. 82 (15)
12-10-2010

Cole JM, Phillips A, d'Almeida T and Low KS
Acta Crystallographica Section a: Foundations and Advances, International Union of Crystallography (Iucr) vol. 66 (a1), s88-s88.
29-08-2010

Phillips AE, Halder GJ, Chapman KW, Goodwin AL and Kepert CJ
Cheminform, Wiley vol. 41 (21), no-no.
29-04-2010

Phillips AE, Halder GJ, Chapman KW, Goodwin AL and Kepert CJ
J Am Chem Soc vol. 132 (1), 10-11.
13-01-2010
2008

Phillips AE and Cole JM
Acta Crystallographica Section a: Foundations and Advances, International Union of Crystallography (Iucr) vol. 64 (a1), c50-c50.
23-08-2008

Phillips AE, Goodwin AL, Halder GJ, Southon PD and Kepert CJ
Angewandte Chemie, Wiley vol. 120 (8), 1418-1421.
04-02-2008

Phillips AE, Goodwin AL, Halder GJ, Southon PD and Kepert CJ
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl vol. 47 (8), 1396-1399.
01-01-2008
Grants


Christopher White and Anthony Phillips
£246,248 Leverhulme Trust
11-01-2024 - 10-01-2027

Anthony Phillips
£36,426 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)
01-10-2023 - 30-09-2026

Yang Hao, Kaspar Althoefer, Arumugam Nallanathan and Anthony Phillips
£2,579,837 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-06-2023 - 31-05-2028

Andrei Sapelkin and Anthony Phillips
£40,677 Diamond Light Source Ltd
20-09-2021 - 31-12-2024

Anthony Phillips
£5,049 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
14-06-2021 - 20-08-2021

Petra Szilagyi, Anthony Phillips and Christopher Jones
£99,990 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-12-2019 - 30-11-2022

Anthony Phillips
£378,474 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
14-10-2019 - 30-04-2023

Anthony Phillips
£33,631 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)
01-10-2019 - 30-11-2022

Anthony Phillips
£2,200 RSC The Royal Society of Chemistry
24-06-2019 - 23-08-2019

Anthony Phillips
£11,690 Royal Society
01-09-2018 - 31-08-2022