
Dr George Fern
Academic Director/Reader
Howell Building 101
- Email: george.fern@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265628
Silver, J., Fern, G. and Withnall, R. (2017) 'Color Conversion Phosphors for Light Emitting Diodes', in Kitai, A. (ed.) Materials for Solid State Lighting and Displays. Wiley. pp. 91 - 134. ISBN 13: 9781119140580.
Silver, J., Harris, P., Fern, G., Bonar, J., Valentine, G. and Gorton, S. (2016) 'Novel Approach to the Manufacture of MicroLED Colour Conversion Structures'.International Displays Workshop. Fukuoka, Japan. 8 - 9 December. 23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016. pp. 1867 - 1870.Open Access Link
Silver, J., Ireland, T., Fern, G. and Engelsen, D. (2016) 'Versatile Measuring Method of the Quantum Yield of Phosphor Systems with High and Low Photoluminescence'.International Displays Workshop. Fukuoka, Japan. 7 - 9 December. https://www.idw.or.jp/IDW16FP.pdf. pp. 1104 - 1107.
Silver, J., Harris, P., Fern, G., Kosier, E., Kay, M. and Mitchell, J. (2016) 'Plastic Packaging Recycling Using Intelligent Separation Technologies for Materials'.International Displays Workshop. Fukuoka, Japan. 7 - 9 December. Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings. pp. 500 - 506.Open Access Link
Fern, G., Silver, J., Ireland, T., Howkins, A., Jochum, T., Niehaus, JS., et al. (2016) 'Simultaneous Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy, Cathodoluminescence Imaging and EELS of Quantum Dot in Rods'.Display Week 2016. San Francisco. 25 - 27 May. Yes. pp. 436 - 439. ISSN: 2154-6738 Open Access Link
Fern, G., Silver, J., Dhillon, R., Engelsen, DD., Ireland, T., Hudry, D. and et al. (2015) 'Invited: By Understanding How Light Emission Depends on Size, Morphology and Phase in Inorganic Phosphor Materials, Can We Deduce Properties to Design Efficient Nanostructures for Tomorrows Industrial Needs'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 11 - 11 December. ISSN: 2189-8391 Open Access Link
Fern, G., Silver, J., Ireland, T., Howkins, A., Hobson, PH. and Coe-Sullivan, S. (2015) 'Invited Talk: Electron Microscopy of Quantum Dots for Display Applications'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 11 - 11 December. ISSN: 2189-8391 Open Access Link
Silver, J., Li, R., Fern, G., Bishop, P. and Thiebaut, B. (2015) 'Coating ZnO:Zn Nanoparticles with Alumina for Polymer Protection'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 10 - 11 December. ISSN: 2189-8391 Open Access Link
Engelsen, DD., Ireland, T., Silver, J., Fern, G. and Harris, P. (2015) 'Photoluminescence Study of Symmetry-Related Transitions in the Spectrum of Y2O3:Tb3+'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 10 - 11 December. ISSN: 2189-8391 Open Access Link
Silver, J., Marsh, P. and Fern, G. (2015) 'Studies on the Infrared Emitting ZnCdS: Cu, In, Cl Phosphors-Phosphors for Marking, Coding, and Identification'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 10 - 11 December. Proceedings of the International Display Workshops. pp. 855 - 858. ISSN: 1883-2490 Open Access Link
Lipman, A., Fathullah, M., Stone, R., Fern, G., Ireland, T., Frampton, C. and et al. (2015) 'The Synthesis, Characterisation and Potential of Eu 3+ Doped Molybdate Phosphors for White Light Emitting Diodes'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 9 - 11 December. Proceedings of the International Display Workshops. pp. 268 - 271. ISSN: 2189-8391 Open Access Link
Fern, G., Lipman, A., Silver, J., Howkins, A., Ireland, T., Marsh, P. and et al. (2015) 'Blue and Red Cathodoluminescent Emission of Y2O3:Eu Phosphor Studied as a Function of Temperature in a Transmission Electron Microscope'.International Displays Workshop. Otsu, Japan. 9 - 11 December. Proceedings of the International Display Workshops. pp. 873 - 876. ISSN: 2189-8391 Open Access Link
Silver, J., Harris, P., Fern, G., Perrie, W. and Jin, Y. (2015) 'High Resolution Laser Etched Circuitry for ACEL Lamps'.Display Week 2015. San Jose. 3 - 5 June. Wiley. pp. 378 - 381. ISSN: 2154-6738
Silver, J., Fern, GR. and Ireland, TG. (2015) 'Materials Suitable for preparing Inorganic Nanocasts of butterflies and other insects'.6th International Conference on Optical, Optoelectronic and Photonic Materials and Applications (ICOOPMA). Leeds, ENGLAND. 1 - 1 August. IOP PUBLISHING LTD. pp. 012050 - 012050. ISSN: 1742-6588 Open Access Link
Silver, J., Yan, X., Fern, GR. and Wilkinson, N. (2015) 'Cathodoluminescent images and spectra of single crystals of Y2O2S:Tb3+ and Gd2O2S:Tb3+ nanometer sized phosphor crystals excited in a field emission scanning transmission electron microscope'.6th International Conference on Optical, Optoelectronic and Photonic Materials and Applications (ICOOPMA). Leeds, ENGLAND. 1 - 1 August. IOP PUBLISHING LTD. pp. 012049 - 012049. ISSN: 1742-6588 Open Access Link
Harris, P., den Engelsen, D., Ireland, T., Fern, G. and Silver, J. (2015) 'Cathodoluminescence studies of phosphors in a scanning electron microscope'.6th International Conference on Optical, Optoelectronic and Photonic Materials and Applications (ICOOPMA). Leeds, ENGLAND. 1 - 1 August. IOP PUBLISHING LTD. pp. 012051 - 012051. ISSN: 1742-6588 Open Access Link
Silver, J., Fern, G., Ireland, T., Coe-Sullivan, S. and Steckel, J. (2014) 'Invited Images and Cathodoluminescent Spectra of Red and Green Quantum Dots'.The 21st International Displays Workshop. Niigata, Japan. 4 - 5 December.
Fern, G., Silver, J., Jochum, T., Niehaus, JS., Schroder-Oeynhausen, F. and Weller, H. (2014) 'Invited Red Quantum Rods under the Electron Microscope'.The 21st International Displays Workshop. Niigata, Japan. 4 - 5 December.Open Access Link
Silver, J., Ireland, T., Fern, G. and Spratt, M. (2014) 'Flexible Dye Sensitized Solar Cells for Device Power Applications'.The 21st International Displays Workshop. Niigata, Japan. 4 - 5 December.
Tahhan, A., Dehouche, Z., Anson, T. and Fern, G. (2014) 'Nanostructured Silicon Oxide Film for Enhanced Crystalline Solar Cell'.40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). Denver, CO. 13 - 13 June. IEEE. pp. 1296 - 1298.Open Access Link
Breda, C., Dehouche, Z., Tahhan, A., Anson, T. and Fern, GR. (2014) 'Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles for Enhanced Monocrystalline Solar Cell'.40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). Denver, CO. 1 - 13 June. IEEE. pp. 1299 - 1304.Open Access Link
Silver, J., Fern, G., Harris, P., Reip, P., Kong, A., Bishop, P., et al. (2013) 'Comparison of ACELs Formed on Copper, Silver and Gold Back Electrodes'.The 20th International Displays Workshop. Sapporo, Japan. 6 - 6 December. Proceedings of the International Display Workshops. pp. 721 - 724. ISSN: 1883-2490
Silver, J., Ireland, TG., Harris, P., Fern, GR. and Withnall, R. (2013) 'Late-News Paper: How to fabricate much brighter AC electroluminescent lamps: Optimizing the alignment of the emitting ZnS:Cu phosphor particles to the AC field'.Society for Information Display International Symposium. Vancouver. 19 - 24 May. Wiley. pp. 224 - 227. ISSN: 0097-966X
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Li, R., Lipman, A., Marsh, PJ., Fern, GR., et al. (2011) 'Iron doped lithium aluminate embedded in polypropylene as a potential infra-red emitter for stimulating plant growth'.18th International Display Workshops (IDW '11). Nagoya Congress Ctr, Nagoya, JAPAN. 1 - 9 December. INST IMAGE INFORMATION & TELEVISION ENGINEERS. pp. 1409 - 1412. ISSN: 1883-2490
Silver, J., Yan, X., Withnall, R., Fern, G., Sumner, J., Shields, P. and et al. (2011) 'Embedding manganese doped zinc sulfide quantum dots in gallium nitride LEDs based on photonic crystals'.18th International Display Workshops (IDW '11). Nagoya Congress Ctr, Nagoya, JAPAN. 1 - 9 December. INST IMAGE INFORMATION & TELEVISION ENGINEERS. pp. 1405 - 1408. ISSN: 1883-2490
Withnall, R., Silver, J., Catherall, C., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR., Sumner, JWS., et al. (2011) 'Incorporating cerium doped yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG:Ce3+) nanophosphors into gallium nitride LEDs based on photonic crystals'.18th International Display Workshops (IDW '11). Nagoya Congress Ctr, Nagoya, JAPAN. 1 - 9 December. INST IMAGE INFORMATION & TELEVISION ENGINEERS. pp. 1413 - 1416. ISSN: 1883-2490
Withnall, R., Silver, J., Harris, PG., Ireland, TG. and Fern, GR. (2010) 'AC powder electroluminescence: Materials and devices'. SID Conference Record of the International Display Research Conference. pp. 241 - 245. ISSN: 1083-1312
Harris, PG., Fern, GR., Silver, J., Withnall, R., Reip, PW. and Godfrey, A. (2010) 'Raman scattering from industrially prepared nanometer sized particles of chromium doped alumina'.22nd International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy. Boston, MA. 8 - 13 August. Amer Inst Physics. pp. 1184 - 1185. ISSN: 0094-243X
Ireland, TG., Fern, G., Silver, J., Withnall, R., Reip, PW. and Godfrey, A. (2010) 'Raman scattering from industrially prepared nanometer sized particles of monoclinic and cubic phases of yttrium europium oxide phosphors'.22nd International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy. Boston, MA. 8 - 13 August. Amer Inst Physics. pp. 49 - 50. ISSN: 0094-243X
Saltoun, K., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR., Withnall, R. and Silver, J. (2010) 'A study of small particle yttrium oxide type phosphors prepared from solution using a sacrificial micellar phase as a combustion fuel'.22nd International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy. Boston, MA. 8 - 13 August. Amer Inst Physics. pp. 609 - 610. ISSN: 0094-243X Open Access Link
Withnall, R., Hajare, S., Zhang, S., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2010) 'A novel approach for the preparation of discrete phosphor nanoparticles'.Nanophotonics III. Brussels, BELGIUM. SPIE. ISSN: 0277-786X
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR. and Yen, X. (2009)
'Cathodoluminescence of small particle Gd
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR., Morrison, IEG., O'Toole, PJ., et al. (2009) 'NanoProbes; Development of novel probes for biological submicroscopic multicolour imaging'. IDW '09 - Proceedings of the 16th International Display Workshops. pp. 979 - 982.
Stone, R., Silver, J., Withnall, R. and Fern, G. (2009)
'The problems with Eu3+ activated red emitting phosphors with blue LEDs to generate white light; Luminous efficiency measurements of red emitting phosphors based on the formula Li(Eu
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Fern, G. and MacNab, N. (2008) 'Copy protected documents'.
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Fern, G., Barratt, E. and MacNab, N. (2008) 'Copy protected documents'.
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Fern, G. and MacNab, N. (2008) 'Copy Protected Documents'.
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Fern, G., Barratt, E. and Marsh, P. (2008) 'Doped Rare Earth Oxides'.
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Fern, GR., Marsh, PJ., Ireland, TG., Harris, PG., et al. (2007) 'The fabrication of miniaturized electrode circuitry by offset lithographic printing for novel electroluminescent displays'.Asia Display 2007 International Conference (AD'07). Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China. 12 - 16 March. EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY. pp. 128 - 133.
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Fern, G. and Lipman, A. (2007) 'White light production from blue LEDs: the synthesis of small particle YAG : Ce type phosphors for solid state lighting'.Asia Display 2007 International Conference (AD'07). Shanghai, PEOPLES R CHINA. EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY. pp. 306 - 310.
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Fern, GR., Marsh, PJ., Ireland, TG. and Salimian, A. (2006) 'Correlating the ACEL performance of phosphor powders ZnS:Cu,X(X = Cl, Br) with their charge trap characteristics'.13th International Display Workshop (IDW'06). Otsu, Japan. 6 - 8 December. INST IMAGE INFORMATION & TELEVISION ENGINEERS. pp. 421 - 422.
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Marsh, PJ., Lipman, A., Ireland, T. and Fern, GR. (2006)
'High density packing of submicrometer spherical particles of the y
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Staple, A., Lipman, A., Ireland, T., Fern, GR., et al. (2006) 'Development of printable phosphor inks for high definition displays'. Digest of Technical Papers - SID International Symposium. pp. 1275 - 1278. ISSN: 0097-966X
Withnall, R., Silver, J., Ireland, TG., Marsh, PJ. and Fern, GR. (2006) 'Probing charge traps in ACEL phosphor powders ZnS:Cu, X (X = Cl, Br, I) by means of thermoluminescence'.13th International Workshop on Inorganic and Organic Electroluminescence & 2006 International Conference on Science and Technology of Emissive Displays and Lighting. Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel. 18 - 22 September. [unpublished]
Withnall, R., Silver, J., Fern, GR., Marsh, PJ., Evans, TG., Evans, PSA., et al. (2006) 'Fabrication of miniaturised electrode circuitry by conductive lithographic film printing for novel electroluminescent displays'.13th International Workshop on Inorganic and Organic Electroluminescence & 2006 International Conference on Science and Technology of Emissive Displays and Lighting. Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel, Jeju, Korea. 18 - 22 September. [unpublished]
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Costa, P. (2006) 'Synthesis of nano-rods of ZnS:Cu, Cl ACEL phosphors via a novel sonication route'.13th International Workshop on Inorganic and Organic Electroluminescence & 2006 International Conference on Science and Technology of Emissive Displays and Lighting. Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel, Jeju, Korea. 18 - 22 September. [unpublished]
Withnall, R., Silver, J., Fern, GR., Lipman, AL. and Rose, JA. (2006) 'Synthesis of small particle YAG:Ce phosphors for white LEDs'.13th International Workshop on Inorganic and Organic Electroluminescence & 2006 International Conference on Science and Technology of Emissive Displays and Lighting. Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel, Jeju, Korea. 18 - 22 September. [unpublished]
Withnall, R., Silver, J., Fern, GR., Marsh, PJ., Ireland, T., Evans, PSA., et al. (2006) 'Low cost, flexible electroluminescent displays with a novel electrode architecture printed by offset lithography'.SID International Symposium 2006. Society for Information Display. pp. 1491 - 1494. ISSN: 0097-966X Open Access Link
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Marsh, PJ., Lipman, A., Ireland, T. and Fern, GR. (2006) 'P.122: high density packing of submicron spherical particles of the Y2O3:EU3+ phosphor for low voltage FPDs'.SID International Symposium 2006. Society for Information Display. pp. 652 - 655.Open Access Link
Silver, J., Withnall, R., Staple, A., Lipman, A., Ireland, T., Fern, GR., et al. (2006) 'Development of printable phosphor inks for high definition displays'.SID International Symposium 2006. Society for Information Display. pp. 1300 - 1303. ISSN: 0097-966X Open Access Link