Dr Yvette Hancock
Lecturer

Profile

Career

BSc (Hons), PhD (Monash University)

Summary of expertise

  • Model Hamiltonians
  • Density Functional Theory
  • Multi-scale modelling
  • Nanotechnology
  • Magnetism
  • Raman 

Departmental roles

  • Graduate Admissions Tutor
  • Early career academic staff member for the Department's Research Committee
  • Academic Co-ordinator for the Graduate Seminar Series - S.I.E.S.T.A
  • Vacation Bursary and Internship Co-ordinator
  • Co-ordinator for the Physics of Matter and Quantum Physics module (1st year)
  • Co-ordinator (with Dr Martin Smalley) for the 1st year Physics Laboratory
  • Co-ordinator for the 3rd year Advanced Computational Laboraty

Research

Overview

Carbon-based nano-technologies (graphene), quantum magnetism and physics at the interdisciplinary interface.

Research group(s)

Condensed Matter Physics - Biophysics and Organic Systems Sub-Group

Collaborators

Professor John Goodby - Chemistry (York) 

Dr Stephen Cowling - Chemistry (York)

Dr Isabel Saez - Chemistry (York) 

Professor Helen Gleeson (Manchester)

Dr Simon Fitzgerald - Horiba UK

Dr Samiul Haque - Nokia Cambridge

Professor Matthew Collins - BioArCh (York)

Dr Fiona Brock - Oxford University Archaeology

Supervision

Mr Jack Baldwin (PhD - Theoretical transport studies of graphene nanoribbons)

Mr Jordan Clifford (MPhys - DFT studies of strain effects in patterned and defected graphene nanoribbons)

Mr Tom Gregory (MPhys project - Theoretical studies of bi-layer graphene nanoribbons)

Mr Jake Hodgetts (Ugrad - Nuffield summer student - Raman studies of mechanically exfoliated graphene)

Mr Lewis Haines (MPhys - Fundamental properties and self-assembly modelling of graphene molecules)

Ms Mathilde Hazenberg (MPhys - STM studies and epitaxial growth of graphene) with Dr Steve Tear

 

Department of Physics
University of York
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD
U.K.

Tel: +44 (0)1904 322204
Fax: +44 (0)1904 322214


Room: P/A003

Teaching

Undergraduate

Year 1:

Physics of Matter

Fortran 90

Year 3:

Quantum Mechanics II

Co-ordinator of the Third Year Computational Laboratory

External activities

Memberships

Member of the American Physical Society

Council member for the Yorkshire Philosophical Society

Organiser for the York's YPS Cafe Scientifique

Member of The University of York Science and Society Group

Editorial duties

Member of the Editorial team for Physics Review magazine

Invited talks and conferences

'Playing with Atomic Lego' (invited), IOP Public Lecture, 28th February 2011, The University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

IOP Physics Updates (invited), 15-17 April 2011, The University of York, York, UK

'Creativity and Physics' (invited), Creativity Across the Disciplines Seminar, 16th June 2011, Berwick Saul Building,  The University of York, UK

'Raman Studies of Graphene - Linking Theory and Experiment (invited), 29th September 2011, Microscopy Users' Group Meeting, The University of York, UK

'Graphene - the Wonder Material' (invited), IOP Public Lecture, 28th November 2011 at The University of York, UK


Upcoming Lectures

'Nanotechnology - the Graphene Dream' (invited), Oxford University Physics Society, Oxford University, UK, 26th January 2012

'Quantum Magic Tricks Make Small Technologies' (invited), IOP Physics in Perspective Event, The Royal Institution of Great Britain, Faraday Lecture Theatre, London, UK, 12-14th February 2012

'Graphene Nanomaterials' (invited), Centre for Molecular Nanoscience, The University of Leeds, UK, 20th April 2012

'Graphene for Mathematicians' (invited), The Mathematical Physics Group, The University of York, UK, TBA

'Nanotechnology' (invitation by panel), IOP Rugby Physics Teacher's Meeting, Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, UK, 14th June 2012

Media coverage

Ellie the Electron by Dr Y. Hancock: Children's Book and Play:

www.ellie-the-electron.com

IOP interview: 'The IOP's 2012 Physics in Perspective Enrichment Event': 

http://www.iopblog.org/iops-2012-physics-perspective-enrichment-event/

Fulneck School's Page for 'Solutions for the Planet' Event (May 2011):

http://www.fulneckschool.co.uk/fulneck-news/fulneck-year-8-pupils-find-solutions-for-the-planet/

The Nuffield Foundation publicity for the Nuffield Bursary School's Scheme in the Department of Physics at The University of York

http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/news/science-bursary-students-get-work

York Press publicity for University of York Physics and Nuffield Bursary School's Scheme

IOP publicity for Graphene topical review:

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/indepth/47720

Performances

Ellie the Electron and the Quantum Circus Pantomime performances:

January 2011 - for The Yorkshire Philosophical Society, Tempest Anderson Hall, The Yorkshire Museum, York (Invited)

March 2011 - York Science Festival for Science City York, Ron Cooke Hub, The University of York, Heslington East (Invited)

May 2011 - 'Ellie the Electron Explains Nanotechnology', Solutions for the Planet Schools Event, The University of York (Invited).

May 2011 - The University of York Learning and Teaching Conference - Showcase performance, The University of York.

October 2011 - Manchester Science Festival at MOSI - Museum of Science & Industry (Invited) - Performance sold out.


Publications

Selected publications

Y. Hancock, 'The Story of the 2010 Nobel Prize - Ground-breaking Experiments on Graphene', Journal of Physics D (invited), accepted and in press.

W.J. Fan, R.F.L. Evans, Y. Hancock and R.W. Chantrell, 'Control of the Exchange Coupling in Granular CoPt/Co Recording Media', Journal of Applied Physics 109, 07B752 (2011).

K. Saloriutta, Y. Hancock, A. Karkkainen, L. Karkkainen, M.J. Puska, A-P. Jauho, 'Electron Transport in Edge-Disordered Graphene Nanoribbons', Physical Review B 83, 205152 (2011).

F. Burrows, C. Parker, R.F.L. Evans, Y. Hancock, O. Hovorka and R.W. Chantrell, 'Energy Losses in Interacting Fine Particle Composites', Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 43, 474010 (2010).

L. Koponen, L.O. Tunturivuori, M.J. Puska and Y. Hancock, 'Tunability of the Optical Absorption of Small Silver Cluster-polymer Hybrid Systems', Journal of Chemical Physics 132, 214301 (2010).

Y. Hancock, A. Uppstu, K. Saloriutta, A. Harju and M.J. Puska, 'Generalized Tight-binding Transport Model for Graphene Nanoribbon-based Systems', Physical Review B 81, 10980121 (2010).

Y. Hancock and T.R. Finlayson, 'Thermal Expansion of Magnetite', Philosophical Magazine 89, 1913 (2009).

Y. Hancock, K. Saloriutta, A. Uppstu, A. Harju and M.J. Puska, 'Spin-dependence in Asymmetric V-Shaped-Notched Graphene Nanoribbons', Journal of Low Temperature Physics 153, 393 (2008).

Y. Hancock, J. Suorsa, E. Tolo and A. Harju, 'Fractional Periodicity and Magnetism of Extended Quantum Rings', Physical Review B 78, 155103 (2008).