Malte Gather

Malte Christian Gather

Postal address:
School of Physics & Astronomy
Physical Science Building
North Haugh
St Andrews
United Kingdom

E-mail: [email protected]

Web address: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/physics/PHP_Global/Staff_Info.php?id=664

Direct phone: +44 (0)1334 463108

Research overview

Biophotonics & biophysics:

  • bio-derived optical structures and devices
  • biological lasers (living lasers)
  • optical devices based of fluorescent proteins
  • cellular biomechanics
  • nanophotonic biosensors

Organic electronics / OLEDs:

  • nano- and micro-patterning of organic semiconductors
  • OLED optics and outcoupling, nano-photonic structures
  • spectroscopy and molecular orientation
  • organic electronics in lab-on-chip systems
  • white OLEDs

Plasmonics:

  • plasmonic lasers / spasers
  • optical amplification
  • ‘molecular’ plasmonics
  • organic/inorganic hybrid systems
  • plasmonic waveguides and sensors

Recent Publications

Tropf, L & Gather, MC 2018, ‘Investigating the onset of the strong coupling regime by fine-tuning the Rabi splitting in multilayer organic microcavities’ Advanced Optical Materials, vol Early View, 1800203. DOI: 10.1002/adom.201800203\n

Haley, K, Kronenberg, NM, Liehm, P, Elshani, M, Bell, C, Harrison, DJ, Gather, MC & Reynolds, PA 2018, ‘Podocyte injury elicits loss and recovery of cellular forces’ Science Advances, vol 4, no. 6, eaap8030. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aap8030\n

Keum, C-M, Kronenberg, NM, Murawski, C, Yoshida, K, Deng, Y, Berz, C, Li, W, Wei, M, Samuel, IDW & Gather, MC 2018, ‘The role of metallic dopants in improving the thermal stability of the electron transport layer in organic light-emitting diodes’ Advanced Optical Materials, vol Early View, 1800496. DOI: 10.1002/adom.201800496\n

Mischok, A, Kliem, M, Brückner, R, Meister, S, Fröb, H, Gather, MC & Leo, K 2018, ‘Phase-locked lasing in 1D and 2D patterned metal-organic microcavities’ Laser & Photonics Reviews, vol Early View, 1800054. DOI: 10.1002/lpor.201800054\n

Liehm, P, Kronenberg, NM & Gather, MC 2018, ‘Analysis of the precision, robustness and speed of elastic resonator interference stress microscopy’ Biophysical Journal, vol 114, no. 9, pp. 2180-2193. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.03.034

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