Thomas Hooper
A material science researcher, with a background in physics, that specialises in the use of solid-state NMR for structural determination of functional materials. Currently funded by a Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) to develop bespoke NMR hardware and methodologies for studying optoelectronic semiconductor materials.
Current research topics:
– Novel metal halide perovskite materials
– Optoelectronic thin-films
– Nuclear quadrupole resonance
– In-situ NMR techniques
– Synthetic porous materials
– Polymers and hydrogels
To contact Dr. Thomas Hooper, visit the KU Leuven site.
Professional Background
Senior postdoctoral research fellow (FWO)
KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium)
Oct 2022 – present
(Senior) research fellow
Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Apr 2018 – Oct 2022
Research assistant
University of Warwick (Warwick, UK)
Nov 2017 – Feb 2018
Visiting scholar - Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Oct 2017, Jan 2018
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
University of Warwick (Warwick, UK)
Oct 2013 – Sep 2017
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Master of Physics (M.Sc.)
University of Warwick (Warwick, UK)
Oct 2009 – Sep 2013
Notable publications
Febriansyah, B., Hooper, T. J. N., et al. (2026) Dimensionality Tuning in Low-Dimensional Lead-Bromide Hybrids through Systematic Variation of Quaternary-Substituted Organic Cation Cores. Inorganic Chemistry. 65 (2). 1191 – 1203. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c04146
Ong, B. T. S., …, Hooper, T. J. N., et al. (2025) Control of Organic Conformation toward 2D Hybrid Perovskites with Enhanced Thermal and Photostabilities. Chemistry of Materials. 37 (18). 7178–7192. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c01245
Hooper, T. J. N., de Oliveira-Silva, R., Sakellariou, D. (2025) High-resolution in situ photo-irradiation MAS NMR: application to the UV-polymerization of n-butyl acrylate. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13 (2). 933–939. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/ta/d4ta06729k
Hooper, T. J. N., et al. (2025) Multinuclear solid-state NMR investigation of structurally diverse low-dimensional hybrid metal halide perovskites. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12 (35). 23461–23474. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TA02833C
Hooper, T. J. N., et al. (2021) Structure and surface properties of size-tuneable CsPbBr3 nanocrystals. Nanoscale. 13 (37). 15770–15780. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TA02833C