University of Glasgow - Department of Physics and Astronomy

Solid State Physics

Recent Ph.D. theses

2007

Beverley R. Craig

Supervisors: Dr Stephen McVitie and Professor John N Chapman

Magnetic and Physical Characterisation of Soft Thin Films for Use in Perpendicular Recording Heads

2007

David Hamilton

Supervisor: Professor Alan J Craven and Dr David McComb

An investigation of the oxides and silicates of Hf and Zr

2006

David A Eustace

Supervisors: Professor Alan J Craven and Dr David McComb

Spin Polarisation Effects in Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy

2005

Paula Harkins

Supervisors: Professor Alan J Craven and Dr David McComb

EELS and ELNES Investigation of Titanate and Zirconate Perovskites

2005

Claire Collins

Supervisors: Professors Alan J Craven and Andrew R Long

Analytical Electron Microscopy of HSLA Steels Prepared using a Focused Ion Beam System

2004

Damien McGrouther

Supervisors: Professor John N Chapman and Dr Stephen McVitie

Effects of Focused Ion Beam Irradiation on Thin Ferromagnetic Films

2004

Agne Kundrotaite

Supervisors: Professor John N Chapman and Dr Mahfuzur Rahman

Magnetisation processes in interacting element arrays and single layer films

2002

Ewan Maclean

Supervisors: Professor Alan Craven and Dr David McComb

Valence losses at interfaces in aluminium alloys

2002

Chee Lim

Supervisor: Dr Mahfuzur Rahman and Professor J N Chapman

Magnetisation reversal behaviour in advanced magnetic films

2001

Susan Murdoch

Supervisor: Professor J N Chapman

Transmission electron microscopy study of advanced magnetic sensor films

2001

Jamie Scott

Supervisor: Professor S McVitie

Characterisation of MFM tip stray fields using Lorentz electron tomography

2001

Frances Docherty

Supervisor: Professor A J Craven and Dr D W McComb

ELNES investigations of spinels

2001

Tommy Munro

Supervisor: Professor R P Ferrier and Dr S McVitie

The study of stray magnetic fields from digital recording heads for tape applications

2000

Margit Herrman

Supervisor: Dr S McVitie and Professor J N Chapman

Quantitative magnetic imaging of thin films with reduced dimensions

1999

Andrew Gallagher

Supervisor: Professor R P Ferrier and Dr S McVitie

Theoretical characterisation of magnetic force microscope tip stray fields

1999

Jason King

Supervisor: Professor J N Chapman

An investigation of spin-valves and related films by TEM

1999

Laura Christie

Supervisors: Profs A J Craven and J N Chapman

Domain Processes of Four Magnetic Thin Film Systems

1998

Zoltan Borsosfoldi

Supervisor: Dr A R Long

Surface Gated Quantum Dots in Shallow GaAs - AlGaAs Heterostructures

1998

Richard Lindsay

Supervisors: Profs J N Chapman and A J Craven

"TEM investigation of silicon devices"

1998

Jackie Smith

Supervisor: Dr A J Craven

"Microcharacterisation of halogenated copper phthalocyanines using transmission electron microscopy"

1998

Pauline McHendry

Supervisor: Dr A J Craven

"TEM studies of the crystal growth of indanthrone pigments"

1998

John Rose

Supervisor: Prof J N Chapman

"Nanomagnetic and Nanostructural Studies of Thin Film Magnetic Systems"

1997

Maureen MacKenzie

Supervisors: Dr A J Craven, Dr W A P Nicholson, Dr P Hatto

"Analytical Electron Microscopy of Interfaces in Cathodic Arc Coatings"

1996

Murray F Gillies

Supervisor: Prof J N Chapman

An investigation of the magnetic properties of spinvalves using transmission electron microscopy

1996

Alan B Johnston

Supervisor: Prof J N Chapman

"Investigation of magnetic microstructures using novel transmission electron microscopy techniques".

1996

Yan Liu

Supervisor: Professor R P Ferrier

"Electron Beam Tomography of Recording Head Fields"

1996

Richard Neville

Supervisor: Professor R P Ferrier

"Micromagnetic and Structural Studies of CoPtCr Longitudinal Recording Media. "

1996

Lin Zhou

Supervisor: Dr S McVitie

"Lorentz Microscopy of MFM Tips and Related Structures"

1995

Christopher Barton

Supervisor: Dr A R Long

"Quantum wires in shallow heterostructures".

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