Dr Ben Coulson
(he/him)
Postdoctoral Research Associate (with Dr Lauren Hatcher)
- CoulsonB@cardiff.ac.uk
- Main Building, Room 2.91W, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT
Overview
Dr Coulson's research interests focus around making functional materials. He is currently working under the supervision of Dr Lauren Hatcher towards synthesising novel framework materials exhibiting linkage isomerism and investigating their properties with a bespoke 3D-printed photocrystallography system.
Publication
2024
- Morris, J. J. et al. 2024. Exploring pyroelectricity, thermal and photochemical switching in a hybrid organic-inorganic crystal by in situ X-ray diffraction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 63(20), article number: e202401552. (10.1002/anie.202401552)
2022
- Hatcher, L. E., Saunders, L. K. and Coulson, B. A. 2022. Uncovering the role of non-covalent interactions in solid-state photoswitches by non-spherical structure refinements with NoSpherA2. Faraday Discussions (10.1039/d2fd00158f)
- Hatcher, L. E. et al. 2022. LED-pump-X-ray-multiprobe crystallography for sub-second timescales. Communications Chemistry 5(1), article number: 102. (10.1038/s42004-022-00716-1)
- Coulson, B. A. and Hatcher, L. E. 2022. Exploring the influence of polymorphism and chromophore co-ligands on linkage isomer photoswitching in [Pd(bpy4dca)(NO2)2]. CrystEngComm 24(20), pp. 3701-3714. (10.1039/D2CE00213B)
Articles
- Morris, J. J. et al. 2024. Exploring pyroelectricity, thermal and photochemical switching in a hybrid organic-inorganic crystal by in situ X-ray diffraction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 63(20), article number: e202401552. (10.1002/anie.202401552)
- Hatcher, L. E., Saunders, L. K. and Coulson, B. A. 2022. Uncovering the role of non-covalent interactions in solid-state photoswitches by non-spherical structure refinements with NoSpherA2. Faraday Discussions (10.1039/d2fd00158f)
- Hatcher, L. E. et al. 2022. LED-pump-X-ray-multiprobe crystallography for sub-second timescales. Communications Chemistry 5(1), article number: 102. (10.1038/s42004-022-00716-1)
- Coulson, B. A. and Hatcher, L. E. 2022. Exploring the influence of polymorphism and chromophore co-ligands on linkage isomer photoswitching in [Pd(bpy4dca)(NO2)2]. CrystEngComm 24(20), pp. 3701-3714. (10.1039/D2CE00213B)
Research themes
Specialisms
- Inorganic chemistry
- Crystallography
- Functional materials