Dr Sam Bayliss
- Lecturer in Quantum Engineering (Electronic & Nanoscale Engineering)
telephone:
0141 330 5043
email:
Sam.Bayliss@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns:
He/him/his
Room 817b, Rankine Building
Biography
Group website: Quantum Optospintronics
- 2022-: UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
- 2021-: Lecturer in Quantum Engineering, University of Glasgow.
- 2017-21: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Chicago, Awschalom Group.
- 2017: Postdoctoral Researcher, Freie Universität Berlin, Bittl & Behrends Groups.
- 2016: PhD in Physics, University of Cambridge, Optoelectronics Group.
- 2012: MSci in Physics/Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge.
Research interests
Group website: Quantum Optospintronics
Our research focuses on understanding quantum states in molecular systems. We explore the spintronic and photonic properties of molecular materials and devices with applications spanning quantum information processing, energy harvesting, and sensing. To learn more about our activities, and opportunities to join the team, please see our group website.
Publications
Selected publications
Bayliss, S. L. , Deb, P., Laorenza, D. W., Onizhuk, M., Galli, G., Freedman, D. E. and Awschalom, D. D. (2022) Enhancing spin coherence in optically addressable molecular qubits through host-matrix control. Physical Review X, 12(3), 031028. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevX.12.031028)
Bayliss, S. L. , Laorenza, D. W., Mintun, P. J., Kovos, B. D., Freedman, D. E. and Awschalom, D. D. (2020) Optically addressable molecular spins for quantum information processing. Science, 370(6522), pp. 1309-1312. (doi: 10.1126/science.abb9352) (PMID:33184235)
Bayliss, S. L. , Weiss, L. R., Kraffert, F., Granger, D. B., Anthony, J. E., Behrends, J. and Bittl, R. (2020) Probing the wave function and dynamics of the quintet multiexciton state with coherent control in a singlet fission material. Physical Review X, 10(2), 021070. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevX.10.021070)
Bayliss, S. L. , Weiss, L. R., Rao, A., Friend, R. H., Chepelianskii, A. D. and Greenham, N. C. (2016) Spin signatures of exchange-coupled triplet pairs formed by singlet fission. Physical Review B, 94(4), 045204. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.94.045204)
Weiss, L. R., Bayliss, S. L. , Kraffert, F., Thorley, K. J., Anthony, J. E., Bittl, R., Friend, R. H., Rao, A., Greenham, N. C. and Behrends, J. (2017) Strongly exchange-coupled triplet pairs in an organic semiconductor. Nature Physics, 13(2), pp. 176-181. (doi: 10.1038/nphys3908)
Bayliss, S. L. et al. (2018) Site-selective measurement of coupled spin pairs in an organic semiconductor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(20), pp. 5077-5082. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1718868115) (PMID:29720443) (PMCID:PMC5960292)
All publications
Supervision
Openings
For current opportunities to join our team, please see our group website.
We currently have openings for PhD positions in:
as well as a postdoctoral position.
We also welcome year-round applications for research positions at all levels including PhD and postdoctoral positions, master's projects, and undergraduate internships.
Please get in touch if you are interested in joining the team!