Chris Barker joined NPL in July 2023 as a Higher Scientist in the Quantum Materials group. His research focus at NPL is around developing the capabilities of the LLE group to perform electrical transport measurements as well as measuring ferromagnetic resonance.
Chris is a physicist and graduated from Durham University with an MPhys (Hons) in 2019, before studying for his PhD at the University of Leeds. Chris’ previous research interests have included materials growth for spintronics applications with an extensive focus on a range of magnetic microscopy techniques.
Chris is a member of the Institute of Physics (IOP) and the Materials for Quantum Network (M4QN) and has presented his work at conferences internationally. He has published his work in well-respected international journals, including Physical Review B and the Journal of Applied Physics.
Areas of interest
- Low Loss Electronics
- Spintronics
- Quantum materials
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Featured publications
Measuring the formation energy barrier of skyrmions in zinc-substituted Cu2OSeO3, MN Wilson, M Crisanti, C Barker, A Štefančič, JS White, MT Birch, Geetha Balakrishnan, R Cubitt and PD Hatton, Physical Review B 99 (17), 174421 (2019)
Breathing modes of skyrmion strings in a synthetic antiferromagnet multilayer, Christopher EA Barker, Eloi Haltz, Thomas Moore and Christopher H Marrows, Journal of Applied Physics 113 (11) (2023)
Domain wall motion at low current density in a synthetic antiferromagnet nanowire, Christopher EA Barker, Simone Finizio, Eloi Haltz, Sina Mayr, Philippa M Shepley, Thomas A Moore, Gavin Burnell, Jörg Raabe and Christopher H Marrows, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 56 (42) 425002 (2023)