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Structural characterisation of carbon nanotubes in the presence of a Ni catalyst (2004)
Book Chapter
Edwards, H., Fay, M. W., Bououdina, M., Gregory, D., Walker, G., & Brown, P. D. (2004). Structural characterisation of carbon nanotubes in the presence of a Ni catalyst. In S. McVitie, & D. McComb (Eds.), Electron Microscopy and Analysis 2003: Proceedings of the Institute of Physics Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group Conference, University of Oxford, 3-5 September 2003. Institute of Physics Publishing

Multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) grown by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) of an ethene / hydrogen gas mixture on alumina supported and unsupported nickel catalysts for 10, 20 and 120 minutes at 600oC and 700oC are compared. Nano-scale nickel part... Read More about Structural characterisation of carbon nanotubes in the presence of a Ni catalyst.

EBIC study of Au / n-type GaN Schottky contacts (2003)
Book Chapter
Moldovan, G., Harrison, I., & Brown, P. D. (2003). EBIC study of Au / n-type GaN Schottky contacts. In A. Cullis, & P. Midgley (Eds.), Microscopy of semiconducting materials 2003 : proceedings of the Institute of Physics conference, Cambridge University, 31 March - 3 April 2003. IOP Publishing Ltd

The performance of Au / n-type GaN Schottky contacts is strongly dependent on the GaN surface processing prior to contacting. Current-voltage and EBIC line scans demonstrate that KOH treatment acts to degrade the Schottky contacts. EBIC imaging rev... Read More about EBIC study of Au / n-type GaN Schottky contacts.

Microstructural characterisation of a high velocity oxy-fuel thermally sprayed Al-12wt.%Sn-1wt.%Cu alloy (2001)
Book Chapter
Kong, C., Brown, P. D., Horlock, A. J., Harris, S. J., & McCartney, D. G. (2001). Microstructural characterisation of a high velocity oxy-fuel thermally sprayed Al-12wt.%Sn-1wt.%Cu alloy. In M. Aindow, & C. Kiely (Eds.), Electron microscopy and analysis 2001: proceedings of the Institute of Physics Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group Conference, University of Dundee, 5-7 September 2001. IOP Publishing Ltd

High velocity oxy-fuel thermal sprayed Al-12wt.%Sn-1wt.%Cu alloy coatings have been characterised both in the as-sprayed condition and following heat treatment in air at 300?C for periods up to 5 hours. The as-sprayed microstructure comprises princip... Read More about Microstructural characterisation of a high velocity oxy-fuel thermally sprayed Al-12wt.%Sn-1wt.%Cu alloy.

Microstructural characterisation of biocompatible sol-gel derived vanadium doped TiO2 on Ti substrates (2001)
Book Chapter
Marlafeka, S., Allison, F., Grant, D., Harrison, P., & Brown, P. D. (2001). Microstructural characterisation of biocompatible sol-gel derived vanadium doped TiO2 on Ti substrates. In M. Aindow, & C. Kiely (Eds.), Electron microscopy and analysis 2001: proceedings of the Institute of Physics Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group Conference, University of Dundee, 5-7 September 2001. IOP Publishing Ltd

Sol-gel derived pure titania is compared with vanadium and / or aluminium modified titania deposited by spin coating on pure titanium substrates annealed at 300C and 650C. Reflection high-energy electron diffraction indicated the presence of anatase... Read More about Microstructural characterisation of biocompatible sol-gel derived vanadium doped TiO2 on Ti substrates.

Use of enterprise simulation to assess the impacts of remanufacturing operations
Conference Proceeding
Farr, R., & Lohse, N. Use of enterprise simulation to assess the impacts of remanufacturing operations.

Remanufacturing could become a cornerstone of a future sustainable society and considerable progress has been made towards finding technical solutions for the renovation of products or selected components. Not all the barriers to remanufacturing are... Read More about Use of enterprise simulation to assess the impacts of remanufacturing operations.

BUTERLI D3.14 Report
Other
Kim, J., & Choi, K. BUTERLI D3.14 Report

Final actuator hardware producing a spanwise row of wall-normal jets

Numerical simulation of residual stresses induced by weld repair in a stainless steel pipe considering the influence of an initial fabrication weld
Conference Proceeding
Salerno, G., Bennett, C., Sun, W., & Becker, A. A. (in press). Numerical simulation of residual stresses induced by weld repair in a stainless steel pipe considering the influence of an initial fabrication weld. . Manuscript submitted for publication

This work presents the application of a finite element (FE) model developed to simulate the repair process in the case of components with a pre-existing stress state. The approach is tested in the case of a repair of a laser beam weld in a stainless... Read More about Numerical simulation of residual stresses induced by weld repair in a stainless steel pipe considering the influence of an initial fabrication weld.

CO2 reduction through low cost electrification of the diesel powertrain at 48V
Journal Article
Milton, G., Blore, P., Tufail, K., Coates, B. P., Newbigging, I., Cooper, A., & Shayler, P. J. (in press). CO2 reduction through low cost electrification of the diesel powertrain at 48V. SAE Technical Papers,

In order to achieve fleet average CO2 targets, mass market adoption of low CO2 technologies is required. Application of low cost technologies across a large number of vehicles is more cost-effective in reducing fleet CO2 than deploying high-impact, c... Read More about CO2 reduction through low cost electrification of the diesel powertrain at 48V.

BUTERFLI D3.19 Report
Other
Kim, J., Forte, M., & Choi, K. BUTERFLI D3.19 Report

D3.19 Report on the experimental results on transition delay in the “Juju” TRIN1 wind tunnel by the VR DBD actuators based on wall-normal jets

Focused ion beam milling of brass for microinjection mould fabrication
Conference Proceeding
Vladov, N., Ratchev, S., & Segal, J. Focused ion beam milling of brass for microinjection mould fabrication.

In this paper focused ion beam (FIB) milling (sputtering) is demonstrated for the fabrication of brass microinjection moulding inserts which have been previously conventionally milled. It is found that FIB milling of the α phase of the material resul... Read More about Focused ion beam milling of brass for microinjection mould fabrication.

Deception and self-awareness
Conference Proceeding
Lawson, G., Stedmon, A., Zhang, C., Eubanks, D., & Frumkin, L. Deception and self-awareness.

This paper presents a study conducted for the Shades of Grey EPSRC research project (EP/H02302X/1), which aims to develop a suite of interventions for identifying terrorist activities. The study investigated the body movements demonstrated by partici... Read More about Deception and self-awareness.

RHEED characterisation of the near surface microstructure of Ti-O based biocompatible coatings
Book Chapter
Marlafeka, S., Grant, D., & Brown, P. D. RHEED characterisation of the near surface microstructure of Ti-O based biocompatible coatings. In S. McVitie, & D. McComb (Eds.), Electron Microscopy and Analysis 2003: Proceedings of the Institute of Physics Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group Conference, University of Oxford, 3-5 September 2003. Institute of Physics Publishing

Mechanically polished, annealed, nitric acid treated and aged in boiling water after nitriding, commercially pure Ti substrates have been characterised using reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) and secondary electron imaging, in terms... Read More about RHEED characterisation of the near surface microstructure of Ti-O based biocompatible coatings.

Coagulation equations with mass loss
Journal Article
Wattis, J. A., McCartney, D. G., & Gudmundsson, T. Coagulation equations with mass loss. Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 49,

We derive and solve models for coagulation with mass loss arising, for example, from industrial processes in which growing inclusions are lost from the melt by colliding with the wall of the vessel. We consider a variety of loss laws and a variety... Read More about Coagulation equations with mass loss.

TEM studies of multilayer ohmic contacts to n-type AlGaN/GaN
Book Chapter
Fay, M. W., Moldovan, G., Harrison, I., Balmer, R., Soley, D., Hilton, K., …Brown, P. D. TEM studies of multilayer ohmic contacts to n-type AlGaN/GaN. In A. Cullis, & P. Midgely (Eds.), Microscopy of semiconducting materials 2003: proceedings of the Institute of Physics conference, Cambridge University, 31 March - 3 April. IOP Publishing Ltd

Ti and Pd barrier layers between the Al/Ti diffusion couple and the Au capping layer of multilayer ohmic contacts to n-type AlGaN/GaN field effect transistors were found to be ineffective in preventing the diffusion of Au to the AlGaN following high... Read More about TEM studies of multilayer ohmic contacts to n-type AlGaN/GaN.

Microstructural characterisation of TiAlTiAu and TiAlPdAu ohmic contacts to AlGaN/GaN
Book Chapter
Fay, M. W., Harrison, I., Birbeck, J., Hughes, B., Uren, M., Martin, T., & Brown, P. D. Microstructural characterisation of TiAlTiAu and TiAlPdAu ohmic contacts to AlGaN/GaN. In M. Aindow, & C. Kiely (Eds.), Electron microscopy and analysis 2001: proceedings of the Institute of Physics Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group Conference, University of Dundee, 5-7 September. IOP Publishing Ltd

Ti/Al/Ti/Au and Ti/Al/Pd/Au contacts to AlGaN/GaN have been investigated to ascertain the effect of annealing temperature on the structural evolution of the contacts. Ti/Al/Ti/Au contacts become ohmic after rapid thermal annealing at 750°C or higher,... Read More about Microstructural characterisation of TiAlTiAu and TiAlPdAu ohmic contacts to AlGaN/GaN.

A framework to support multiple perspectives in eco-efficiency decisions
Conference Proceeding
Farr, R., Arman, H., & Gindy, N. A framework to support multiple perspectives in eco-efficiency decisions.

Increasingly, it is recognised that human activity is causing our environment to degrade, and that there is a very real danger of doing irreversible damage to natural systems of which we have only a partial understanding. Neither living in, nor doing... Read More about A framework to support multiple perspectives in eco-efficiency decisions.

Efficient numerical methods for aeroelastic analysis of wing-propeller configuration compound helicopters
Presentation / Conference
Wang, Z., Anobile, A., & Popov, A. A. Efficient numerical methods for aeroelastic analysis of wing-propeller configuration compound helicopters. Paper presented at Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics XXIV International Conference

Efficient numerical methods for time-domain aeroelastic analysis of a wing structure under a propeller-wing configuration is described in the paper. A linear beam model with deformable elastic axis under torsion and flapping is considered to simulate... Read More about Efficient numerical methods for aeroelastic analysis of wing-propeller configuration compound helicopters.

Living with the user: design drama for dementia care through responsive scripted experiences in the home
Conference Proceeding
Coughlan, T., Brown, M., Lawson, G., McAuley, D., Baurley, S., Tsai, A., …Martin, J. L. Living with the user: design drama for dementia care through responsive scripted experiences in the home.

Participation in forms of drama and narrative can provoke empathy and creativity in user-centred design processes. In this paper, we expand upon existing methods to explore the potential for responsive scripted experiences that are delivered through... Read More about Living with the user: design drama for dementia care through responsive scripted experiences in the home.