Leigh Canham

Physicist, Person

1958 –

44

Who is Leigh Canham?

Leigh Canham is a British scientist who has pioneered the optoelectronic and biomedical applications of porous silicon.

Leigh Canham graduated from University College London in 1979 with a BSc in Physics and completed his PhD at King's College London in 1983.

His early work in this area took place at the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment in Malvern, Worcestershire. Canham and his colleagues showed that electrochemically etched silicon could be made porous. This porous material could emit visible light when a current was passed through it

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Born
1958
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • University College London
  • King's College London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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