Dr. John McLeod
B.A.Sc. in Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2007
M.Sc. in Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 2010
Ph.D. in Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 2013
Associate Professor, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University(China),since 2013

Email: jmcleod@suda.edu.cn
Tel: 86-512-65883739
Fax: 86-512-65882846

Research Interests
Bandgap Engineering for Photonics and Alternative Energy
Characterizing the Electronic Structure of Advanced Materials with Soft X-ray Spectroscopy,
Calculating the Properties of Materials with ab initio Methods

Selected Publications
1. McLeod, J. A., E. Z. Kurmaev, I. Perez, V. K. Anand, P. Kanchana Perera, D. C. Johnston, and A. Moewes. 2013. “Electronic Structure of Copper Pnictides: Influence of Different Cations and Pnictogens.” Physical Review B 88: 014508. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.88.014508.
2. McLeod, J. A., A. Moewes, D. A. Zatsepin, E. Z. Kurmaev, A. Wypych, I. Bobowska, A. Opasinska, and S. O. Cholakh. 2012. “Predicting the Band Gap of Ternary Oxides Containing 3d10 and 3d0 Metals.” Physical Review B 86 (19) (November): 195207. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.86.195207.
3. McLeod, J. A., R. J. Green, E. Z. Kurmaev, N. Kumada, A. A. Belik, and A. Moewes. 2012. “Band-gap Engineering in TiO2-based Ternary Oxides.” Physical Review B 85 (19): 195201. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.85.195201.
4. McLeod, J. A., N. A. Skorikov, L. D. Finkelstein, E. Z. Kurmaev, and A. Moewes. 2012. “Chemical Bonding and Hybridization in 5p Binary Oxides.” The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 116: 24248–24254.
5. McLeod, J. A., E. Z. Kurmaev, P. V. Sushko, T. D. Boyko, I. A. Levitsky, and A. Moewes. 2012. “Selective Response of Mesoporous Silicon to Adsorbants with Nitro Groups.” Chemistry - A European Journal 18 (10) (January 30): 2912–2922. doi:10.1002/chem.201102084.
6. McLeod, J. A., A. Buling, R. J. Green, T. D. Boyko, N. A. Skorikov, E. Z. Kurmaev, M. Neumann, et al. 2012. “Effect of 3d Doping on the Electronic Structure of BaFe2As2.” Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 24 (21) (May 30): 215501. doi:10.1088/0953-8984/24/21/215501.
7. McLeod, J. A., A. Buling, E. Z. Kurmaev, P. V. Sushko, M. Neumann, L. D. Finkelstein, S.-W. Kim, H. Hosono, and A. Moewes. 2012. “Spectroscopic Characterization of a Multiband Complex Oxide: Insulating and Conducting Cement 12CaO·7Al2O3.” Physical Review B 85 (4) (January): 045204. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.85.045204.
8. McLeod, J., R. Wilks, N. Skorikov, L. Finkelstein, M. Abu-Samak, E. Kurmaev, and A. Moewes. 2010. “Band Gaps and Electronic Structure of Alkaline-earth and Post-transition-metal Oxides.” Physical Review B 81 (24) (June): 245123. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.81.245123.