
Dr George Fern
Academic Director of ETC / Reader
Bragg Building 017
- Email: george.fern@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265628
- Chemical Engineering
- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences
Silver, J., Al-Jaff, G., Wilson, MT., den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR. and Ireland, TG. (2022) 'Studies on the binding of heterocyclic nitrogenous bases to protoporphyrin IX iron(II) in aqueous solution at high pH values'. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 27 (3). pp. 297 - 313. ISSN: 0949-8257 Open Access Link
Behrman, K., Fouilloux, J., Ireland, T., Fern, GR., Silver, J. and Kymissis, I. (2021) 'Early defect identification for micro light-emitting diode displays via photoluminescent and cathodoluminescent imaging'. Journal of the Society for Information Display, 29 (4). pp. 264 - 274. ISSN: 1071-0922
den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG., Yang, F. and Silver, J. (2020) 'Photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence of BaAl2O4:Eu2+ and undoped BaAl2O4: evidence for F-centres'. Optical Materials Express, 10 (8). pp. 1962 - 1980. ISSN: 2159-3930 Open Access Link
Volhard, M., Yu, L., den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2020) 'Crystal structure, photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence of Ba1-xSrxAl2O4 doped with Eu2+'. Optical Materials Express, 9 (10). pp. 1951 - 1961. ISSN: 2159-3930 Open Access Link
den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2020) 'Laser-Activated Luminescence of BaAl2O4:Eu'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 9 (2). pp. 1 - 6. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link
Volhard, M., den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2019) 'Crystal structure, photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence of Ba1-xCaxAl2O4 doped with Eu2+'. Optical Materials Express, 9 (10). pp. 3895 - 3910. ISSN: 2159-3930 Open Access Link
Fern, G., Hobson, P., Metcalfe, A. and Smith, DR. (2019) 'Performance of four CVD diamond radiation sensors at high temperature'. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 958. pp. 162486 - 162486. ISSN: 1872-9576 Open Access Link
Dehouche, Z., Meng, F., Ireland, TG. and Fern, GR. (2019) 'Improved photovoltaic performance of monocrystalline silicon solar cell through luminescent down-converting Gd2O2S:Tb3+ phosphor'. Progress in Photovoltaics, 27 (7). pp. 640 - 651. ISSN: 1062-7995 Open Access Link
Yu, L., den Engelsen, D., Gorobez, J., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG., Frampton, C. and et al. (2019) 'Crystal structure, photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence of Sr1-xCaxAl2O4 doped with Eu2+'. Optical Materials Express, 9 (5). pp. 2175 - 2195. ISSN: 2159-3930 Open Access Link
Laube, M., den Engelsen, D., Jansen, T., Fern, G., Harris, P., Ireland, T., et al. (2018) 'On the Photo- and Cathodoluminescence of LaB3O6:Gd, Bi, Y3Al5O12:Pr, Y3Al5O12:Gd, Lu3Al5O12: Pr, and Lu3Al5O12: Gd'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 7 (12). pp. R206 - R214. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link
Pinatti, IM., Fern, GR., Longo, E., Ireland, TG., Pereira, PFS., Rosa, ILV. and et al. (2018)
'Luminescence properties of α-Ag
den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG., Hudry, D., Abeykoon, AMM., Nykypanchuk, D., et al. (2018)
'Ultrathin Y
Meng, F., Dehouche, Z., Nutasarin, A. and Fern, GR. (2018)
'Effective MgO-doped TiO
Meng, F., Dehouche, Z., Nutasarin, A. and Fern, G. (2018) 'Effective MgO‐doped TiO2 nanoaerogel coating for crystalline silicon solar cells improvement'. International Journal of Energy Research. pp. 1 - 13. ISSN: 0363-907X Open Access Link
Broxtermann, M., den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Harris, P., Ireland, TG., Justel, T. and et al. (2018) 'Cathodoluminescence and Photoluminescence of YPO4:Pr3+, Y2SiO5:Pr3+, YBO3:Pr3+, and YPO4:Bi3+'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 6 (4). pp. R47 - R52. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link
den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2018) 'Cathodoluminescence of Y2O3:Ln3+ (Ln ¼ Tb, Er and Tm) and Y2O3:Bi3+ nanocrystalline particles at 200 keV'. RSC Advances, 8 (1). pp. 396 - 405.Open Access Link
den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2017) 'Reassignment of electronic transitions in the laser-activated spectrum of nanocrystalline Y2O3:Er3+'. Journal of Luminescence, 196 (1). pp. 337 - 346. ISSN: 0022-2313 Open Access Link
Silver, J., Harris, P. and Fern, G. (Accepted) 'Method for identifying plastics for recycling'.
Silver, J., Marsh, PJ., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG. and Salimian, A. (2017) 'ZnCdS:Cu,Al,Cl: A Near Infra-Red Emissive Family of Phosphors for Marking, Coding, and Identification'. JES Journal Solid State Science and Technology, 7 (1). pp. R3057 - R3063. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link
Pasberg, N., den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Harris, PG., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2017) 'Structure and luminescence analyses of simultaneously synthesised (Lu1-xGdx)2O2S:Tb(3+) and (Lu1-xGdx)2O3:Tb(3+)'. Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 46 (24). pp. 7693 - 7707. ISSN: 1477-9226 Open Access Link
Harris, PG., den Engelsen, D., Fern, G. and Silver, J. (2017) 'A.C.Electroluminescent Lamps: Shedding some light on their mysteries'. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 28 (10). pp. 7006 - 7012. ISSN: 0957-4522 Open Access Link
den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Harris, PG., Ireland, TG. and Silver, J. (2017) 'New Developments in Cathodoluminescence Spectroscopy for the Study of Luminescent Materials'. Materials, 10 (3). pp. 1 - 16. ISSN: 1996-1944 Open Access Link
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.
Metcalfe, A., Fern, G., Hobson, P., Smith, DR., Lefeuvre, G. and Saenger, R. (2017) 'Diamond based detectors for high temperature, high radiation environments'. Journal of Instrumentation, 12 (1). pp. 1 - 11. ISSN: 1748-0221 Open Access Link
Fern, G., Silver, J. and Harris, P. (Accepted) 'Colour converting structure for LED arrays'.
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., 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
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'.23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display (IDW/AD'16). Fukuoka, Japan. 7 - 9 December. https://www.idw.or.jp/IDW16FP.pdf. pp. 1104 - 1107. ISSN: 1883-2490
Pinatti, IM., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR., Rosa, ILV. and Silver, J. (2016)
'Low temperature micro Raman and laser induced upconversion and downconversion spectra of europium doped silver tungstate Ag
Salimian, A., Silver, J., Fern, GR., Upadhyaya, H., Metcalfe, A., Ireland, TG., et al. (2016) 'Investigating the Emission Characteristics of Single Crystal YAG When Activated by High Power Laser Beams'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 5 (10). pp. R172 - R177. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link
den Engelsen, D., Ireland, TG., Harris, PG., Fern, GR., Reip, P. and Silver, J. (2016)
'Photoluminescence, cathodoluminescence and micro-Raman investigations of monoclinic nanometre-sized Y
Den Engelsen, D., Fern, GR., Ireland, TG., Harris, PG., Hobson, PR., Lipman, A., et al. (2016) 'Ultraviolet and blue cathodoluminescence from cubic Y2O3 and Y2O3:Eu3+ generated in a transmission electron microscope'. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4 (29). pp. 7026 - 7034. ISSN: 2050-7526 Open Access Link
Metcalfe, A., Fern, GR., Hobson, PR., Ireland, T., Salimian, A., Silver, J., et al. (2016) 'Development of high temperature, radiation hard detectors based on diamond'. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment, 845. pp. 128 - 131. ISSN: 0168-9002 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. Wiley. pp. 436 - 439. ISSN: 2154-6738 Open Access Link
den Engelsen, D., Ireland, TG., Dhillon, R., Fern, G., Harris, PG. and Silver, J. (2016) 'Red Shift of CT-Band in Cubic Y2O3:Eu3+ upon Increasing the Eu3+ Concentration'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology,, 5 (5). pp. R59 - R66. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link
Salimian, A., Fern, GR., Upadhyaya, H. and Silver, J. (2016) 'Laser Diode Induced Lighting Modules'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 5 (3). pp. R26 - R33. ISSN: 2162-8777 Open Access Link
Salimian, A., Silver, J., Fern, GR., Evans, M. and Haghpanahan, R. (2016) 'Evaluation of thermally stable phosphor screens for application in laser diode excited high brightness white light modules'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 5 (1). pp. R3001 - R3006. ISSN: 2162-8769 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
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
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
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
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
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
Morrison, IEG., Samilian, A., Coppo, P., Ireland, TG., Fern, GR., Silver, J., et al. (2015) 'Multicolour correlative imaging using phosphor probes'. Journal of Chemical Biology, 8 (4). pp. 169 - 177. ISSN: 1864-6158 Open Access Link
den Engelsen, D., Harris, PG., Ireland, TG., Fern, G. and Silver, J. (2015) 'Symmetry-Related Transitions in the Photoluminescence and Cathodoluminescence Spectra of Nanosized Cubic Y2O3:Tb3+'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 4 (12). pp. R145 - R152. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link
Dehouche, Z., Tahhan, A., Fern, G R. and Haverkamp, E. (2015) 'Photovoltaic cells energy performance enhancement with down-converting photoluminescence phosphors'. International Journal of Energy Research, 39 (12). pp. 1616 - 1622. ISSN: 1099-114X 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
Engelsen, D., Harris, PG., Ireland, TG., Fern, G. and Silver, J. (2015) 'Contrast and decay of cathodoluminescence from phosphor particles in a scanning electron microscope'. Ultramicroscopy, 157. pp. 27 - 34. ISSN: 0304-3991 Open Access Link
Den Engelsen, D., Harris, PG., Ireland, TG., Fern, G. and Silver, J. (2015) 'Symmetry-related transitions in the spectrum of nanosized Cubic Y2O3: Tb3+'. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 4 (7). pp. R105 - R113. ISSN: 2162-8769 Open Access Link