Browsing by Author "Rao, Jeff"

Browsing by Author "Rao, Jeff"

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  • Bioinspired metal–polymer thin films with varying hydrophobic properties 
    Rao, Jeff; Anjum, Sadaf Saad; Craig, M.; Nicholls, John R. (Springer, 2017-08-14)
    Nanocomposites involve the inclusion of one material into the layers of another material at a nanoscale level. Inspired by nature, nanocomposites material systems offer functionalities over their bulk forms which in some ...
  • Carbon and titanium diboride (TiB2) multilayer coatings. 
    Rao, Jeff; Cruz, R.; Lawson, K. J.; Nicholls, John R. (2004-11-01)
    Titanium Diboride, (TiB2) is a metal-based refractory ceramic material that has been investigated in industrial applications ranging from, cutting tools to wear parts and for use in the aerospace industry. The unique ...
  • Development of low friction coatings for alsi milling 
    Brzezinka, Tomaz (2019-04)
    Aluminium silicon (AlSi) alloys play an essential role in many industries because of their good machinability characteristics. However, their low degree of plasticity promotes adhesion at the tool edge during machine ...
  • DLC and DLC-WS2 coatings for machining of aluminium alloys 
    Brzezinka, Tomasz L.; Rao, Jeff; Paiva, Jose M.; Kohlscheen, Joern; Fox-Rabinovich, German S.; Veldhuis, Stephen C.; Endrino, José L. (MDPI, 2019-03-15)
    Machine-tool life is one limiting factor affecting productivity. The requirement for wear-resistant materials for cutting tools to increase their longevity is therefore critical. Titanium diboride (TiB2) coated cutting ...
  • Fabrication of Smart Intercalated Polymer - SMA Nanocomposite 
    Anjum, Sadaf Saad (Cranfield University, 2015-03-16)
    Mimicking nature gives rise to many important facets of biomaterials. This study is inspired by nature and reports on the fabrication of an intercalated polymer-NiTi nanocomposite that mimics the structural order of urethral ...
  • Facilitating TiB2 for filtered vacuum cathodic arc evaporation 
    Brzezinka, Tomasz L.; Rao, Jeff; Paiva, Jose M.; Azkona, Ibon; Kohlscheen, Joern; Fox-Rabinovich, German S.; Veldhuis, Stephen C.; Endrino, José L. (MDPI, 2020-03-06)
    TiB2 is well established as a superhard coating with a high melting point and a low coefficient of friction. The brittle nature of borides means they cannot be utilised with arc evaporation, which is commonly used for the ...
  • Hybrid Ti-MoS2 coatings for dry machining of aluminium alloys 
    Brzezinka, Tomasz L.; Rao, Jeff; Chowdhury, Mohamad; Kohlscheen, Joern; Fox-Rabinovich, German S.; Veldhuis, Stephen C.; Endrino, José L. (MDPI, 2017-09-16)
    Combinatorial deposition, comprising filtered cathodic vacuum arc (FCVA) and physical vapor deposition (PVD) magnetron sputtering is employed to deposit molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) and titanium (Ti) thin films onto ...
  • Low temperature ITO thin film deposition for solar cells 
    Seraffon, Maud (Cranfield University, 2008-09)
    The electrical and optical properties as well as the microstructure of indium tin oxide thin films deposited on glass and flexible substrates is demonstrated in this project report. This project is a part of an MSc in ...
  • Nickel titanium and nickel titanium hafnium shape memory alloy thin films 
    Rao, Jeff; Roberts, T,; Lawson, K. J.; Nicholls, John R. (Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam., 2010-04-01)
    Shape memory alloy (SMA) coatings of NiTi and NiTiHf have been deposited onto Si substrates using pulse DC sputtering. Coatings of NiTi with compositions containing 45 to 65 at.% Ti have been fabricated by co-sputtering ...
  • The potential of reverse innovation to improve urban toilets 
    Tierney, Ross (2017-12)
    The lack of desirable, waterless toilet options in urban environments around the world leads to major issues that will continue to get worse as population density increases. At the bottom of the economic pyramid, 2.3 ...
  • The role of PVD sputtered PTFE and Al2O3 thin films in the development of damage tolerant coating systems 
    Ng, Chi-Ho; Rao, Jeff; Nicholls, John R. (Elsevier, 2019-12-09)
    The surfaces of artificial joints are susceptible to premature wear which reduces their service life leading to the increased risk of revision arthroplasty. Tribological coatings having low coefficients of friction (CoF) ...
  • Titanium aluminium nitride and titanium boride multilayer coatings designed to combat tool wear 
    Rao, Jeff; Sharma, Amit; Rose, Tim (MDPI, 2017-12-28)
    The lifetimes and the premature wear of machining tools impact on manufacturing efficiencies and productivities. A significant proportion of machining tool damage can be attributed to component wear. Here, titanium aluminium ...