Bismuth based thin film superconductors by Guldeste, A, Ayhan Guldeste

“…<p>The direction and the range of variation of T_c in Bi-2223 films with oxidising process can be related to both the film composition (especially Bi and Pb content) and initial oxygen content. …”

Changing perceptions of Film Studies: How to increase uptake of A Level Film Studies in an inner London Academy by Young, P

“…This group, in comparison to the rest of the year who acted as a control group, showed sizable shifts in attitudes towards Film Studies, and whilst the true impact won't be known until options are finalised, the proportion of students intending or considering to study Film have increased significantly.…”

Theory of non-dimensional groups in film effectiveness studies by Ornano, F, Povey, T

“…The purpose of this paper is to bring clarity to this issue of correct scaling of film cooling data. We show that the film effectiveness is a function of 11 (additional) non-dimensional groups. …”

Performance limitations in practical transparent conducting oxide thin films by Vai, A

“…After essential background information on the basic physics and chemistry of TCOs, as well as a detailed discussion of the chosen deposition and characterization methods, three main classes of performance limitations will be covered: 1) those related to the intrinsic properties of electronic transport in crystalline TCO domains, 2) those arising in the course of impurity doping, and 3) those occurring due to grain boundary effects and the polycrystalline nature of thin film TCO samples.</p> <p>Taken together, these results will show that preparing ZnO-based TCOs with performance approaching that of the best In₂O₃-based materials, while very likely to be <em>technically</em> possible, will almost certainly involve overcoming significant engineering and process development challenges that, importantly, are not required to make high quality In₂O₃. …”

Microstructure control in the growth of large area T1-2212 thin films by Wu, H, Speller, S, Pal, S, Edwards, D, Grovenor, C

“…We have also used electron backscattered diffraction to analyze the fine-scale mosaic structure of thin films of varying thickness and processing conditions to show that the best surface resistance values are not found in films with the sharpest epitaxial relationship between the substrate and film. …”

Microstructure control in the growth of large area Tl-2212 thin films by Wu, H, Speller, S, Pal, S, Edwards, D, Grovenor, C

“…We have also used electron backscattered diffraction to analyze the fine-scale mosaic structure of thin films of varying thickness and processing conditions to show that the best surface resistance values are not found in films with the sharpest epitaxial relationship between the substrate and film. …”

Nanostructured thin film pseudocapacitive electrodes for enhanced electrochemical energy storage by O'Neill, L

“…<p>This thesis presents work relating to the fabrication of novel thin film electrodes for energy storage applications, with a focus on low cost, nanostructured transition metal oxides, and electrode manufacture by atomised spray deposition.…”

Fabrication, microstructure and properties of new chalcogenide thin films and characterization of functional compounds by Mousavi, T

“…The best texture is obtained at 315°C for films thinner than 50nm on the MgO. …”

FABRICATION OF TBCCO FILMS VIA SEQUENTIAL ELECTRODEPOSITION AND CO-ELECTRODEPOSITION OF THALLIUM-FREE PRECURSORS by Su, L, Grovenor, C, Goringe, M

“…The best film on silver foil shows a promising Jc&gt;103 A cm-2 at 77 K.…”

FABRICATION AND PROPERTIES OF TBCCO FILMS VIA AIR-ATOMISING SPRAY DEPOSITION OF THALLIUM-FREE PRECURSORS by Su, L, Grovenor, C, Goringe, M, Dewhurst, C, Cardwell, D, Jenkins, R, Jones, H

“…The best film has a Jc = 1.3 × 104 A/cm2 (Ic = 3.6 A) at 77 K (0 T). …”

Influence of Film Cooling Hole Angles and Geometries on Aerodynamic Loss and Net Heat Flux Reduction by Lim, C, Pullan, G, Ireland, P

“…The data confirm the stated relationship between α, β, k and the aerodynamic mixing loss. The results show that the designer should minimize k to obtain the lowest loss, but maximize b to achieve the best heat transfer performance. …”

Influence of film cooling hole angles and geometries on aerodynamic loss and net heat flux reduction by Lim, C, Pullan, G, Ireland, P

“…The data confirm the stated relationship between α, β, κ and the aerodynamic mixing loss. The results show that the designer should minimise κ to obtain the lowest loss, but maximise β to achieve the best heat transfer performance. …”

Optimization of a potential manufacturing process for thin-film LiCoO2 cathodes by Turrell, SJ, Zekoll, S, Liu, J, Grovenor, CRM, Speller, SC

“…Cycling rate tests showed that the thin-film LCO cathodes could deliver capacity up to a cycling rate of at least 2 C without causing any significant cell damage.…”

Organic thin film photovoltaic cells based on planar and mixed heterojunctions between fullerene and a low bandgap oligothiophene by Wynands, D, Männig, B, Riede, M, Leo, K, Brier, E, Reinold, E, Bäuerle, P

Electronic properties of antimony-doped anatase TiO2 thin films prepared by aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition by Bhachu, D, Egdell, R, Sankar, G, Carmalt, C, Parkin, I

“…X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed that substantial segregation of Sb(III) to the surface of the film was associated with the appearance of lone pair surface states lying above the top of the main O 2p valence band. …”

Increasing the electrochemical activity of basal plane sites in porous 3D edge rich MoS2 thin films for the hydrogen evolution reaction by Li, S, Zhou, S, Wang, X, Tang, P, Pasta, M, Warner, J

“…Previous work on edge-rich MoS2 nanoplatelet 3D porous films (3D-ER-MoS2) shows they are promising catalysts, yet have basal planes that are inactive. …”

Ethylenediamine addition improves performance and suppresses phase instabilities in mixed-halide perovskites by Taddei, M, Smith, JA, Gallant, BM, Zhou, S, Westbrook, RJE, Shi, Y, Wang, J, Drysdale, JN, McCarthy, DP, Barlow, S, Marder, SR, Snaith, HJ, Ginger, DS

“…Using spectroscopy and hyperspectral microscopy, we show that the additive improves film homogeneity and suppresses the phase instability that is ubiquitous in high-Br perovskite formulations, producing films that remain stable for over 100 days in ambient conditions. …”

The broad bipolar phenotype: sampling the experience of mood, stress and mental imagery by Malik, A

“…In understanding which of these characteristics best accounted for mood reactions, bipolarity (MDQ) best accounted for elated mood reactions, neuroticism did not best account for any moods, intrusive imagery of the future (IFES) best accounted for sad, depressed and anxious mood reactions and both bipolarity and intrusive imagery of the future best accounted for fearful mood reactions.…”

Improving the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells using π-conjugated aromatic additives with differing hydrophobicities by Wang, R, Altujjar, A, Zibouche, N, Wang, X, Spencer, BF, Jia, Z, Thomas, AG, Mokhtar, MZ, Cai, R, Haigh, SJ, Saunders, JM, Islam, MS, Saunders, BR

“…These additives increase the best PCE of 19.15% for the control to 21.14% and 21.28% for the best devices containing CHE and CMA, respectively. …”

Solid-liquid interface studies of titania and nanocarbon materials by Wang, C

“…Sn doped anatase and rutile thin film as a photoanode material were investigated using a three-electrode setup. 10% Sn doped anatase thin film showed better photocurrent performance under UV while 1% Sn doped rutile anatase thin film performed better under simulated one sun illumination and visible spectrum. …”