CURRICULUM VITAE
PROFESSOR D.J. MAPPS
B.Eng., Ph.D., C.Eng., F.I.E.E., C.Phys., F.InstP.
October 2005
Table of Contents
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Present Post, Qualifications, General Background, Teaching
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Internal Committees, Editorship, Refereeing, PhD Supervision
2-4
PhD Examination, Visiting Professorships
4
Origination of Micromagnetics Clean Room and Wolfson Nanomagnetics
Laboratory, Service to the South West Region and the United Kingdom
5-6
International agreements, UK missions to Japan, National Committees,
International Conference Organisation
6-14
Research Journal Papers in Magnetic Information Storage and Information
Processing (most recent first)
15-17
Research Journal Papers in Magnetic Sensors
17-18
Research Journal Papers in Fundamental Properties
18-19
Research Journal Papers in Electric Contacts
19
Research Journal Papers in Information Processing for Medical Applications
19-20
Patents
20-22
Industry Confidential Reports
22-30
Papers given at International Conferences
30-33
Papers given at other Conferences/Lectures/Seminars
34-36
Research Grants as Primary Applicant
36-37
Research Grants as Secondary Applicant / Grants for Facilities
Professor D J Mapps
Present Post
Associate Dean (Research and Enterprise), Faculty of Technology
Head of Centre for Research in Information Storage Technology
SONY Professor of Electronic Information Engineering (Honorary Title)
School of Computing Communications & Electronics
University of Plymouth
Academic Qualifications
1969
PhD, UWIST
1966
BEng(Hons), UWIST
Professional Memberships
1985
Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (FIEE)
1984
Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP)
1974
C.Eng, MIEE
1970
C.Phys, MinstP
External Posts
1972-73
Principal Research Engineer, Data Recording Instrument Co.
1971-72
Senior Research Engineer, Data Recording Instrument Co.
1969-71
Research Engineer, Grade 1, Data Recording Instrument Co.
Internal Posts
2003Associate Dean, Research and Enterprise
2002-2004
Head of Centre of Expertise in Electromagnetic Sensors
1996-99
Head of Electrical Engineering Group
1993SONY Professor of Electronic Information Engineering
1990Head of Centre for Research in Information Storage Technology
1986-92
Professor and Head of Research
1980-86
Reader
1975-80
Senior Lecturer
1973-75
Lecturer II
Teaching Interests
Information Storage Engineering/Information Processing, Magneto-optics, Micromagnetics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Magnetic Sensors.
Previous lecturing experience includes approximately 3000 hours lectures in Electrical
and Electronic Engineering with an additional 7000 hours seminars, tutorials and
laboratory/project work. Active in the planning and formation of proposals for the
BEng degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the MEng degree in
Communication, Information and Electronic Engineering.
Teaching Aids
Two novel teaching aids have been developed for the visualisation and understanding
of magnetic domains. These formed the basis of a paper given at the UNESCO-SEFI
International Symposium on Innovative Methods in Technological Education.
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Book Chapter
Chapter on 'Magnetoresistance'. Book on Applied Magnetism. Proceedings of
NATO Advanced Course in Applied Magnetism, ERICE, Italy, July 1992. ISBN 07923-2622-9.
Committees
Chairman, Faculty Research and Enterprise Committee 1999Chairman, Faculty Committee. for the appointment of Readers and Professors 19982001
Chairman, School of ECEE Research Committee 1998-1999
Postgraduate Medical School Advisory Committee 1991-1993
Chairman, Faculty of Technology Research Committee., University of Plymouth
1989-1992
CNAA Research Degrees Committee 1980-85 and 1987-1990
Expert Referee
Referee for IEEE Transactions, American Journal of Physics, European Journal of
Sensors and Actuators, Journal of Materials Research, Journal of Magnetism and
Magnetic Materials, UK Journal of Physics, Engineering and Physical Sciences
Research Council.
Referee for the Japan Prize (similar to Nobel Prize)
Guest Editor
Occasional guest editor for specialist proceedings of IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
(IEEE Trans Mag), European Journal of Sensors and Actuators, Journal of Magnetism
and Magnetic Materials (JMMM), American Journal of Applied Physics.
PhD Supervision
Twenty-six successful PhD's to date
(2006, 2004, 2004, 2003, 1999, 1999, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1995, 1994, 1994, 1993,
1993, 1992, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1988, 1986, 1986, 1985, 1982, 1979)
MPhil Supervision
Two successful MPhils to date (1996, 1996)
Current Supervision at Higher Degree Level
Two candidates at PhD level
SERC (EPSRC) Studentships
P. Delooze 2002
D. Ambler 2001
K. Stewart 1990 (CASE)
T. Troup 1989
T. Jackson 1986
J. McBride 1982 (CASE)
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External Examiner for Higher Degrees (30 PhD, 3 MPhil, 50 MSc)
PhD
P.He, University of Manchester, December 2002
PhD
R. Taylor, University of Wales, April 2002
PhD
S.A.M. Tofail, University of Limerick, April 2002
MPhil
J.C.S. Milne, University of Bath, 2001
PhD
G. Jones, University of York, July 2001
PhD
J. Collins, University of Aston, June 2001
PhD
J.A. Homewood, University of Wales, October 1998
PhD
A.F. Md Nor, University of Manchester, November, 1998
PhD
Y Liu, University of Glasgow, January 1997
PhD
P.C. Ling, University of Wales, June 1997
PhD
S Cumpson, University of Manchester, April 1996
PhD
A Spencer, University of Keele, September 1996
PhD
G.P. Farrell, University of Manchester, March 1995
PhD
H.F. Lau, University of Wales, June 1995
PhD
H.C. Patel, University of Keele, February 1994
PhD
B. Liu, University of Manchester, June 1993
PhD
P. Akhtar, University of Wales, September 1993
PhD
H. Jenniches, Coventry University, October 1993
PhD
H.C. Koh, University of Brighton, August 1992
PhD
S. Brakspear, Kingston University, August 1992
PhD
J. Boehm, University of Salford, April 1991
PhD
J.R. Hone, University of Wales, March 1991
PhD
D.J. Rogers, University of Glasgow, April 1990
PhD
R. Nourizadeh, University of Wales, June 1990
PhD
A. Rojeab, University of Wales, November 1990
MPhil
S.A. Medhat, CNAA May 1989
PhD
M.M. A'Arabi, University of Wales, February 1988
MPhil
A.G. Robinson, CNAA October 1988
PhD
M. Aimoniotis, University of Wales, May 1987
PhD
G. Farrow, University of Manchester, December 1987
PhD
A.M.H. Al-Habib, University of London, February 1983
PhD
J.T. Mullin, CNAA, June 1983
PhD
A. Abdollahian, University of Wales, November 1983
External Examiner for University of Wales MSc course in Electrical and
Electromagnetic Engineering with Industrial Applications 1995 - 2000
External Examiner for University of Keele MSc course on Optical Data Recording
1990 – 1993
Visiting Teaching Quality Assessor for the BSc in Broadcast Engineering at
DeMontfort Universitiy 2005
International Panel Member for the Quality Inspection and Peer Review of the
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Ireland,
April 2006
External Validator for the MSc in Innovation, University of East London, May 2006
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Visiting Professorships
Oct 1997 - December 1997. Faculty of Engineering, Ehime University, Japan
July 1994 - December 1994. Senior Visiting Professor, Sony Research Center, Japan.
Sept 1991 - March 1992. Holder of the SONY Sabbatical Chair, Sony Research
Center, Yokohama, Japan.
July - August 1989. University of Alabama, Center for Magnetic Information
Technology, Tuscaloosa, U.S.A.
August - December 1985. Centre for Magnetic Recording Research (CMRR),
University of California, San Diego, U.S.A. Consultant to Eastman-Kodak.
June – October 2006.
Research Center, Japan
Inaugural Sabbatical Chairholder, Terumo Corporation
Micromagnetics Clean Room (1987-2005)
Responsible for the origination, design and subsequent development of a complete
photolithography clean room for the fabrication and investigation of micromagnetic
and VLSI prototype devices. The clean room is equipped with major thin-film
sputtering systems, mask aligners, photoresist spinners, surface analysis and wire
bonding equipment, all installed at zero cost to the institution. High resolution device
arrays can be fabricated for a range of information storage, micromagnetics, and
robotics applications. Responsible for the refurbishment and enhancement of this
facility with the help of a HEFCE grant (£236k, jointly with the University of
Plymouth, August - October 1998) and a Royal Society/Wolfson Foundation grant
(£195k, January 2004).
Service to the South West Region and the United Kingdom
Negotiated the hosting of the 1999 U.K. - Japan High-Technology Industry Forum in
Plymouth.
February/March 1987 and June 1991. Tours of locations in California and New
England, giving presentations and visiting companies to promote Devon and Cornwall
as a location for high-tech U.S. companies wishing to invest in Europe. The
presentations centred around the technical strengths of the Polytechnic (as was) and
Departments and the potential for interaction with local industry.
Negotiated the establishment of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing in
Electronics (AMIE) at Plymouth Polytechnic to serve industry in the South West
region (June 1987).
Several visits to companies in Japan, giving presentations on the advantages of
investment in the South West of England and the technical strengths of the University
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of Plymouth to help new business ventures (on behalf of Devon and Cornwall
International). Short lecture tour to Japan and Korea sponsored by SWRDA, 2002
Joint representative for the University of Plymouth and South West of England at the
U.K. Government High Technology Marketing Initiative in the COMDEX Exhibition,
Las Vegas, November 2001, the CeBit Exhibition, Hanover, March 2002, and the
Comdex Exhibition 2002. Speaker at the UK Government stand.
Lecture tours of major companies in the U.S.A. (2001/2002) (Chicago, Boston,
Minnesota, Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas sponsored by the City of
Plymouth and the South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWRDA)
to promote the City and increase prospects for inward investment by high technology
companies into the region.
International Agreements
Between CRIST and the Center for Information Storage Devices, Yonsei University,
Seoul, Korea, 20th June 2003
Between CRIST and the L V Kirensky Institute of Physics, Siberian Branch of the
Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, 5th November 2003
Member of the International Storage Industry Consortium (USA) since 2002
International Advisor for STCU (Ukraine) research project at the Ukraine Academy of
Science, Kyiv on Ferroelectric-Magnetic Nanostructures (2004 – 2008)
U.K. Missions to Japan
Invited U.K. University Representative:
12th U.K.-Japan High-Technology Industry Forum, Kobe, Japan, September 1997.
10th U.K.-Japan High-Technology Industry Forum, Kyoto, Japan, June 1995.
8th UK-Japan High-Technology Industry Forum, Gotemba, Japan, July 1993.
Sole Academic Representative:
DTI Overseas Scientific and Technical Experts Mission (OSTEM) to Japan
(March/April 1988) to report back on the Japanese Magnetic Recording Industry.
Lecture tour of Japan and Korea organised by the UK SWRDA. Lectures to Toshiba,
Mitsubishi, Hitachi-Maxell, Minolta, Ricoh, Yonsei University, Seoul and to invited
companies at the British Embassy, Seoul. June 2003.
National Committees
Member of the EPSRC Electrical Engineering College 1996-2000 and 2003-2006.
Chairman, EPSRC Engineering Panel A, February 2000
Member, EPSRC Engineering Panel A, November 1999
Founder member of the U.K. Information Storage Consortium 1996-2001
UK Inst. of Physics Magnetism Group Committee 1985-1988
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Founder member of the DTI Data Storage Network 2004International Conference Organisation
Member of International Committee, International Conference on Magnetic Materials
and Devices, Singapore, Sept 2005
Convenor and Co-Chairman, session on Perpendicular Recording, JEMS, Sept 2004
Member of international committee, 5th Perpendicular Magnetic Recording
Conference, Sendai , Japan, May/June 2004. Chairman of ‘Theory’ session.
Member of International Organising Committee of the North American Perpendicular
Magnetic Recording Conference, Monterey, California, January 2003.
Session Chairman, International Workshop on Magnetic Wires, San Sebastian, Spain,
June 2001.
Member of Advisory Board, Int. Conf. on Magneto-optics (MORIS), Nagoya, Japan,
October 2000 and Beg Mail, France, 2002.
Member of Advisory Board, Int. Conf on Perpendicular Magnetic Recording, Sendai,
Japan, October 2000.
Member of International Committee of the Moscow International Symposium on
Magnetism 1999, 2002 and 2005 (Chairman of various sessions).
Chairman, European Symposium on Sensors and Actuators, Sheffield, U.K., July
1998.
Member of Advisory Board, Session Chairman, 4th Perpendicular Magnetic
Recording Conference, Akita, Japan, October 1997.
Member of Technical Program Committee, International Symposium on Non-Linear
Electromagnetic Systems, Braunschweig, Germany, May 1997.
Session Chairman, 1996 Intermag Conference, Seattle, U.S.A.
Advisory Committee, 1994 Int. Conf. on Perpendicular Magnetic Recording, Tokyo,
Japan.
Organising Committee, 1992 Int. Conf. on Electric Contacts, Loughborough, U.K.
Program Committee member, 1991 Intermag Conference, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.
Joint program Chairman, 1990 Intermag Conference, Brighton, U.K.
Program Committee member, 1989 Intermag Conference, Washington, U.S.A.
Organising Committee and U.K. University Representative, U.K.-Japan HighTechnology Industry Forum. Conferences in Bristol U.K., 2004, Plymouth,
U.K.,1999; Kobe, Japan 1997; Oxford, U.K., 1996; Kyoto, Japan, 1995; Gleneagles,
Scotland, 1994; Gotemba, Japan, 1993; (also speaker and co-chairman in various
conference sessions).
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Refereed Research Journal Publications (152)
Information Storage/Information Processing
Shute H A., Wilton D T., McKirdy D M., Mapps D J., “Analysis of two-dimensional
shielded pole heads using singular expansion functions”. IEEE Trans. Mag. Vol. 40,
No. 5, Sept 2004, pp 3402-3406
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Wilton D.T., McKirdy D., Shute H.A., Miles J.J., Mapps D.J., “Approximate head
fields for perpendicular magnetic recording”. IEEE Trans. Mag. Vol. 40, No. 1,
January 2004, pp 148-156.
Shute H.A., Wilton D.T., McKirdy D., Mapps D.J., “Improved approximation for
two-dimensional perpendicular magnetic recording heads”. IEEE Trans. Mag. Vol.
39, No. 4, July 2003, pp 2098-2102.
Shute H.A., Miles J.J. Wilton D.T., Mapps D.J., “Optimization of one-sided pole
heads for perpendicular recording”. IEEE Trans. Mag. Vol. 38, No. 5, Sept 2002, pp
2207-2209.
Lu Z.Q., Pan G., Lai W.Y., Mapps D.J., Clegg W.W., “Exchange anisotropy in
NiFe/FeMn bilayers studied by planar Hall effect”. Journal of Magnetism and
Magnetic Materials, 242, 2002, pp525-528.
Shute H.A., Wilton D.T., Mapps D.J., “Analytic field components for perpendicular
thin-film recording heads”. IEEE Trans. Mag., Vol. 37, No. 6, Nov 2001, pp 39473955.
Kirihura Y., Osawa H., Okamoto Y., Davey P., Mapps D.J., Ahmed M.Z., Donnelly
T., "Coded PR (1,2,3,4,3,2,1) ML system for double layer perpendicular magnetic
recording". Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 2001.
Shute H.A., Wilton D.T., Mapps D.J., "The effect of throat height reduction in gapped
heads". IEEE Trans. Magn., Vol. 37, No. 3, May 2001, pp 1141-1145.
Shute H.A., Mapps D.J., Wilton D.T., "Eddy-current assisted digital video read/write
head". IEEE Trans. Magn., Vol. 37, 2001, pp 3043-3052.
Wilton D.T., Shute H.A., Brown S.J.C., Mapps D.J., "Approximation of shielded MR
head output for perpendicular media". Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials,
235, 2001, pp393-397.
Wilton D.T., Brown S.J.C., Shute H.A., Mapps D.J., "Integrals arising in models of
shielded magnetoresistive heads". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 37, No. 1,
Jan 2001, pp 571-574.
Mapps D.J., Shute H.A., Wilton D.T., "The effect of secondary gaps in near-saturated
metal-in-gap video heads". IEEE Trans. Mag., Vol. 36, No. 6, November 2000, pp
3991-3996.
Heydon G.P., Rainforth W.M., Gibbs M.R.J., Davies H.A., Bishop J.E.L., Tucker
J.W., Huo S., Pan G., Mapps D.J., Clegg W.W., “Investigation of the response of a
new amorphous ferromagnetic MFM tip coating with an established sample and a
prototype device”. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, June 2000, 214, pp
225-233.
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Shute H.A., Wilton D.T., Mapps D.J., “Analytic fields and response functions for
planar heads”. European Journal of Sensors and Actuators, Vol. A81, Nos. 1-3, April
2000, pp 381-384.
He L.N., Wang F.Z., Mapps D.J., Robinson P., Jenkins D., Clegg W.W., “Nano-scale
positioning for magnetic recording”. European Journal of Sensors and Actuators, Vol.
A81, Nos. 1-3, April 2000, pp 313-316.
Tan B., Mapps D.J., Robinson P., Pan G., “Demonstration of a magnetic angular
position sensor with ultra-high resolution and accuracy”. European Journal of Sensors
and Actuators, Vol. A81, Nos 1-3, April 2000, pp 332-335.
Mahdi H., Mapps D.J., “High-Tc SQUIDS: the ultra sensitive sensors for nondestructive testing and biomagnetism”. European Journal of Sensors and Actuators,
Vol. A81, Nos 1-3, April 2000, pp 367-370.
Shute H.A., Mallinson J.C., Wilton D.T., Mapps D.J., “One-sided fluxes in planar,
cylindrical and spherical magnetized structures”. IEEE Trans. Magn., Vol. 36, No. 2,
March 2000, pp 440-451.
Huo S., Pan G., Mapps D.J., Clegg W.W., Heydon G., Rainforth W.M., Davy H.A.,
Bishop J.E.L., Tucker J.W., Gibbs M.R.J., “MFM study of cross-tie wall structures in
Co91 Nb6 Zr3 amorphous thin films". Journal of Applied Physics, 87 (3), 2000,
p 1096.
Heydon G.P., Rainforth V.M., Gibbs M.R.J., Davies H.A., Bishop J.E.L., Tucker
J.W., Huo S., Pan G., Mapps D.J., Clegg W.W., "Magnetic force microscopy of
recording heads". Electron Microscopy and Analysis 1999. Proceedings of the
Institute of Physics Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group Conference, 1999, pp
331-334.
Wang F.Z., He L., Mapps D.J., Wilton D.T., Robinson P., “Interaction between track
and linear densities”. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 35, No. 5, Pt. 1, Sept
1999, pp 2238-2240.
He L., Wang F.Z., Mapps D.J., Wilton D.T., Robinson P., “Size and shape effects of
patterned polycrystalline islands”. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 35, No. 5,
Pt. 2, Sept 1999, pp 3508-3510.
Brown S.J.C.,Wilton D.T., Shute H.A., Mapps D.J., “Analytic solutions for doubleelement shielded MR heads”. IEEE Trans. Magn., Vol. 35, No. 5, Sept 1999, pp
4339-4350.
Pan G., Huo S., Mapps D.J., Clegg W.W., “Design and Modelling of Dual Spin-valve
Heads”. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 35, No. 5, Pt. 1, Sept 1999, pp 25562558.
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Tami A., Mahdi A.E., Mapps D.J., “2-D numerical model for estimation of a.c. losses
in high-Tc superconducting tapes”. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 35, No. 5,
Pt. 2, Sept 1999, pp 4088-4090.
Pan G., Huo S., Mapps D.J., Clegg W.W., “Effect of rapid thermal heating on the
unidirectional exchange anisotropy of Ni81 Fe19/Fe Mn system with very thin Ni81 Fe19
layers”. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 35, No. 5, Pt. 1, Sept 1999,
pp 3916-3918.
Pan G., Takahashi S., Walker J.F., Mapps D.J., Yamakawa K., Honda N., Ouchi K.,
“A new fabrication method of submicron trackwidth thin film heads”. Journal of
Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, August 1999.
Shute H.A., Wilton D.T., Mapps D.J., “Approximate Fourier coefficients for gapped
magnetic recording heads”. IEEE Trans. Magn., Vol. 35, No. 4, July 1999, pp 21802186.
Wilton D.T., Shute H.A., Mapps D.J., “Accurate approximation of fields and spectral
response functions for perpendicular recording heads”. IEEE Trans. Magn., Vol. 35,
No. 4, July 1999, pp 2172-2179.
Huo S., Pan G., Mapps D.J., Clegg W.W., Heydon G., Rainforth W.M., “Study of the
Coercivity Mechanism in Co91 Nb6 Zr3 and Ni Fe thin films”. Accepted for Journal of
Applied Physics, 1999.
Mapps D.J., Chandrasekhar R., “Studies of the effect of Co and Ti substitution in
NdFeB thin films for magnetic recording media”. Journal of Magnetism and
Magnetic Materials, 196-197, 1999, pp 104-106.
Wang F., He L.N., Mapps D.J., Clegg W.W., “Storage mechanism of spin-tunnelling
junctions”. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, June 1999.
Mapps D.J., Wang F(Z)., He L., “A non-volatile solid-state memory using the
magnetic spin-dependent-tunnelling effect"” Datatech Journal Vol 1, pp 25-28. ICG
Publishing ISSN 1464-6021, Spring 1999.
He L.N., Wang F., Mapps D.J., Robinson P., “Comparison of track-edge noise
between oriented and isotropic thin film media in quasi-contact magnetic recording”.
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, March 1999.
Wang F.Z., Mapps D.J., Wilton D.T., He L.N., “Read-while-Write operation in
magnetic recording”. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Vol.193, March
1999, pp 452-454.
Wang F.Z., He L.N., Mapps D.J., Wilton D.T., Clegg W.W., Robinson P., "Crossfeed
response of DMR vs SAL multi-track heads". IEEE Trans. Mag., Vol. 34, No, July
1998, pp 1456-58.
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He L.N., Wang Z.G., Mapps D.J., Liu B ., Robinson P., Nakamura Y., "Estimation of
track misregistration by using dual stripe MR heads". IEEE Trans. Mag., Vol. 34, No.
4, July 1998, pp 2348-2356.
Wang Z.G., He L.N., Mapps D.J., Wilton D.T., "Keepered Media Reproduction with
Dual MR Heads". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 34, No. 4, July 1998, pp
1982-1984.
Davey P.J., Donnelly T., Mapps D.J., Darragh N., "Two-Dimensional coding for a
Multi-Track Recording System to combat inter-track interference".
IEEE
Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 34, No. 4, July 1998, pp 1949-1951.
Pan G., Takahashi S., Mapps D.J., Walker J.F., Yamakawa K., Honda N., Ouchi K.,
"A new fabrication method for submicron trackwidth thin-film heads". IEEE
Transactions on Magnetics, 1998.
Pan G., Takahashi S., Mapps D.J., Yamakawa K., Honda N., Ouchi K., "A laminated
dual-axial anisotropy film for submicron trackwidth thin-film heads". IEEE
Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 34, No. 5, 1998, pp 3778-3782.
Wang Z.G., Mapps D.J., Nakamura Y., Wilton D.T., He L.N., "Feasibility of ultradense spin-tunnelling random access memory". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics,
Vol. 33, No. 6, November 1997, pp 4498-4512.
Mapps D.J., Donnelly T., Davey P.J., Smith D.F., "Signal Processing for present and
future magnetic recording systems". Journal of the Magnetics Society of Japan, Vol.
21, Supp. 52, October 1997, pp 211-220.
He L.N., Wang Z.G., Mapps D.J., Wilton D.T., Clegg W.W., Robinson P., "Keepered
perpendicular media reproduction with dual MR heads". Journal of the Magnetics
Society of Japan, Vol. 21, Supp. 52, October 1997, pp 273-276.
Shute H.A., Wilton D.T., Mapps D.J., "Replay characteristics of constant and graded
magnetisation single pole heads". Journal of the Magnetics Society of Japan, Vol. 21,
Supp. 52, October 1997, pp 463-466.
Pan G., Mapps D.J., Kirk K., Chapman J.N., "Domain processes and high-frequency
permeability of laminated Co19Nb6Zr3/SiO2 narrow strips.” IEEE Transactions on
Magnetics, Vol. 33, No. 5, Sept. 1997, pp 2857-2859.
Smith D.F., Donnelly T., Mapps D.J., "Fixed sample rate Bayesian detector in a
variable speed magnetic channel." IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 33, No. 5,
Sept 1997, pp 2797-2799.
Mapps D.J., Chandrasekhar R., Cambridge J., O'Grady K., Petford-Long A., Doole R.,
"Magnetic properties of NdFeB thin films on platinum underlayers." IEEE
Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 33, No. 5, Sept 1997, pp 3007-3009.
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Wang Z.G., He L.N., Mapps D.J., Nakamura Y., Clegg W.W., Wilton D.T., "Faster
and Denser Spin-Tunnelling Random Access Memory (STRAM)".
IEEE
Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 33, No. 5, Sept 1997, pp 3304-3306.
Wang Z.G., Mapps D.J., Wilton D.T., He L.N., "Crossfeed problems in Read-whileWrite tape heads." IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 33, No. 4, July 1997, pp
2531-2537.
Shute H.A., Wilton D.T., Mapps D.J., "Analytic study of the effects of shield
recession on the replay characteristics of an idealized MR sensor." IEEE Transactions
on Magnetics, Vol. 33, No. 4, July 1997, pp 2543-2551.
Mapps D.J., Chandrasekhar R., Dieu L., "Magnetic and magneto-optical investigation
of CoCrTa and CoCrPt films." American Journal of Appl. Phys, 81, 8, April 1997 pp
5650-5652.
Shute H.A., Wilton D.T., Mapps D.J., "A theoretical analysis of shielded
magnetoresistive heads by conformal mapping." IEEE Trans. Mag. Vol. 33, No. 1,
Jan 1997, pp 809-819.
Mapps D.J., Fry N., Smith D., "Non Linear Magnetoresistance". Studies in Applied
Electromagnetics and Mechanics, ISSN 1383-7281, IOS Press 1997, pp 628-633.
Chandrasekhar R., Mapps D.J., Blunt L., "Surface roughness and contact angle of bias
sputtered CoCrTa Films". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 32, No. 5, Sept
1996, pp 3681-3683.
Smith D.F., Donnelly T., Mapps D.J., "High density storage on a magnetic stripe
card". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 10, Vol. 32, No. 5, Sept 1996, pp 4025-4027.
Shute H.A., Wilton D.T., Mapps D.J., "Analytic spectral response functions for twodimensional models of perpendicular recording heads". IEEE Transactions on
Magnetics, Vol. 32, No. 4, July 1996, pp 3323-3333.
Chandrasekhar R., Mapps D.J., "Preparation and characterisation of sandwich type
barium hexaferrite thin-films". Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials,
157/158, May 1996, pp 326-328.
Wilton D.T., Shute H.A., Mapps D.J., "Approximate spectral response functions for
single pole heads". Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 157/158, May
1996, pp 577-578.
Tan B., Mapps D.J., "A new servo method using servo layer and transverse MR head
for submicron track servo on hard computer disks." Journal of Magnetism and
Magnetic Materials, Vol. 155, March 1996, pp 345-347.
Chandrasekhar R., Mapps D.J., "The effects of Samarium addition on CoCrTa based
thin films for magnetic recording". Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials,
Vol. 155, March 1996, pp 202-205.
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Chandrasekhar R., Mapps D.J., "Properties of CoCrTa perpendicular films prepared
by sputtering". Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Vol. 155, March 1996,
pp 206-208.
Valet T., Mapps D.J., Troup T., "[Ni80Fe20/Cu/Co/Cu] Multilayers: Candidate
materials for magnetoresistive read-out head applications”.
Mapps D.J., "Ultra high density magnetic recording". Int. Newsletter of U.K. Mag.
Soc., ISSN 1354-8174, July 1995, pp 6-7.
Wilton D.T., Mapps D.J., Shute H.A., "A graded magnetisation single pole head for
perpendicular recording". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, May 1995, pp 23392350.
Wilton D.T., Mapps D.J., Shute H.A., "Improved replay performance of a single pole
head with graded magnetisation for perpendicular recording". Journal of the
Magnetics Society of Japan, Vol. 18, Supp. S1, 1994, pp 157-160.
Tan B., Pan G., Mapps D.J., "A new M-R head track following method for submicron
track servo on perpendicular rigid disks". Journal of the Magnetics Society of Japan,
Vol. 18, Supp. S1, 1994, pp 579-582.
Pan G., Mapps D.J., "Design issues of fully integrated submicron trackwidth singlepole head for 10 Gb/ins2 areal density perpendicular rigid disks”. Journal of the
Magnetics Society of Japan, Vol. 18, Supp.S1, 1994, pp 575-578.
Mapps D.J., Pan G., Akhter M.A., Wilton D.T., "New materials for perpendicular
magnetic disk recording". Transactions of Materials Research Society of Japan, Vol.
15, Part 2, 1994, pp 727-732.
Tan B., Pan G., Mapps D.J., "A new M-R track-following method for submicron track
servo on rigid disks". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 30, No. 6, November
1994, pp 4206-4208.
Davey P.J., Donnelly T., Mapps D.J., "Two-dimensional coding for a multi-track,
maximum likelihood digital magnetic storage system". IEEE Transactions on
Magnetics, Vol. 30, No. 6, Nov 1994, pp 4212-4214.
Pan G., Mapps D.J., Akhter M.A., "Microstructural origin of anomalous shearing of
perpendicular M-H loops of Co-Cr media". Trans. of Materials Research Society of
Japan, Vol. 15, Part 2, 1994, pp 773-776.
Wilton D.T., Mapps D.J., Shute H.A., "Exact field calculations for conventional and
graded magnetisation thin-film recording heads". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics,
March 1994, pp 253-263.
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Darragh N., Mapps D.J., Donnelly T., Wade J.G., Hoinville J.R., "Observations of
underlayer domain noise in perpendicular recording disks". IEEE Transactions on
Magnetics, Vol. 29, No. 6, November 1993, pp 3742-3744.
Davey P.J., Donnelly T., Mapps D.J., "Pulse slimming in magnetic recording using
digital signal processing techniques".
Journal of Microprocessing and
Microprogramming 37, 1993, pp 73-76.
Mapps D.J., Pan G., Akhter M.A., Onodera S., Okabe A., "In-contact magnetic
recording performance of Pt/CoCrTa thin-films on glass computer disks". Journal of
Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 120, 1993, MMM2558G, pp 305-309.
Wilton D.T., Mapps D.J., "An analysis of a shielded magnetic pole for perpendicular
recording". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 29, No. 6, November 1993, pp
4182-4193.
Troup T., Donnelly T., Mapps D.J., "Adaptive data interleaving using a
microprocessor reconfigurable array".
Journal of Microprocessing and
Microprogramming, 36, 1992/1993, pp 43-48.
Jackson T.J., Mapps D.J., Ifeachor E.C., Donnelly T., "A Compensation Scheme for
head-to-tape misregistration in multiple-track tape systems". IEEE Transactions on
Magnetics, Vol. 28, No. 5, Sept 1992, pp 2904-2906.
Mapps D.J., Pan G., Akhter M.A., Lodder J.C., Ten Berge P., Wong H.Y., Chapman
J.N., "Microstructure and magnetic properties of very thin CoCr films deposited on
different underlayers by R-F sputtering". Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic
Materials, 113, 1992, pp 21-28.
Mapps D.J., Pan G., Akhter M.A., "The influence of different underlayers on the
microstructure and Magnetic Properties of very thin CoCr Films deposited by RF
sputtering on glass computer discs”. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 27, No. 6,
Part 2, Nov 1991, pp 4903-4905.
Mapps D.J., Pan G., Akhter M.A., "Very thin perpendicular films on glass disks".
Journal of Magnetics Society of Japan, Vol. 15, No. 52, 1991, pp 1037-1041.
Mapps D.J., "Jumbo Memories". Times Higher Education Supplement - article on
Information Technology, 2500 words, 14 June 1991.
Mapps D.J., Akhter M.A., Pan G., "Cobalt-Niobium-Iron soft magnetic back-layers
for glass computer discs". American J. of App. Phys., Vol. 69, No. 8, Part 2, April
1991, pp 5178-5180.
Mapps D.J., Akhter M.A., Pan G., "Very thin CoCr films on titanium underlayers for
high density perpendicular recording computer discs". IEEE Transactions on
Magnetics, Vol. 26, No. 5, Sept 1990, pp 1614-1616.
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Jackson T.J., Mapps D.J., Ifeachor E.C., Donnelly, T., "A Real-time Transputer-based
System for a Digital Recording Data Channel". Journal of Microprocessing and
Microprogramming, 25, 1989, pp 281-286.
Mapps D.J., Mahvan N., Akhter M.A., "A thermal evolution study of Argon and
Nitrogen incorporation in Bias-sputtered Co-Cr films". IEEE Transactions on
Magnetics, Vol. 25, No. 5, Sept 1989, pp 4165-4167.
Mapps D.J., Mahvan N., Akhter M.A., "Comparison between magneto-optic and
v.s.m. measurement of bias-sputtered Co-Cr films with perpendicular anisotropy".
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 25, No. 5, Sept 1989, pp 4192-4194.
Donnelly T., Mapps D.J., Wilson R., "An Intelligent Microprocessor Interface for a
low-cost Digital Magnetic Tape Recorder". Microprocessing and Microprogramming,
23, 1988, pp 333-338.
Donnelly T., Mapps D.J., Wilson R., "A Microprocessor CODEC for a low-cost
digital tape recorder”.
Presented at the Reproduced Sound 3 Conference,
Windermere, U.K. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, Vol. 9, Nov 1987.
Mapps D.J., Mahvan N, Akhter M.A., "The influence of Nitrogen and other gases on
the Magnetic Properties of Bias-sputtered Co-Cr Perpendicular Films for Computer
Memory Applications". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. Mag. 23, No. 5, Sept
1987, pp 2473-2475.
Mapps D.J., Mahvan N., Warner S., "A Combined Transverse/Polar Kerr-Effect
System for Magnetic Measurements on Co-Cr Perpendicular-Orientation Computer
Discs". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. Mag. 23, No. 5, Sept 1987, pp 25902592.
Donnelly T., Mapps D.J., Wilson R., "High density data storage on audio compact
cassette tape using a low cost tape transport". Journal of IERE, Vol. 57, No. 5,
Sept/Oct 1987, pp 235-238.
Donnelly T., Mapps D.J., Wilson R., "Real-time Microprocessor Monitoring of Skew
Angle in a Multitrack Magnetic Tape System". Journal of IERE, Vol. 56, No. 2,
February 1986, pp 49-52.
Mapps D.J., Watson M.L., Fry N., "An Inter-digitated Magnetoresistive Replay
Head". Proc. Int. Conf on Magnetism, San Francisco, August 1985.
Mapps D.J., Watson M.L., Wilton D., "Asymmetric Biasing Fields from Mis-matched
Current-carrying Overlay Conductors on Magnetoresistive Replay Sensors". Amer, J.
of Appl. Phys., 57(1), April 1985, pp 3982-3984.
Mapps D.J., Watson M.L., "Conductor Pattern Optimisation in a 16-track Thin-Film
Write-Read Compact Cassette Head". Int. Conf. on Video and Data Recording,
Southampton, U.K., April 1984.
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Mapps D.J., McQuade E., "Design of Replay Audio Recording Heads". Computer
Aided Design, Vol. 9, No. 2, April 1977, pp 109-113.
Mapps D.J., McQuillin S., "A Signal Processing Technique to Obtain Kerr - effect MH Loops". Journal of Physics (E), 1972, Vol. 5, pp 460-462.
Sensors
Delooze P., Panina L.V. Mapps D.J., “AC biased Sub – Nano Tesla Magnetic field
sensor for low frequency applications utilising magneto impedance in multilayer
films” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol 41, No. 10, October 2005, pp 3652-3654
Radkovskaya A.A., Sandacci S.I., Panina L.V., Mapps D.J., "Dynamic circular
hysteresis in Co-based amorphous microwires". Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic
Materials, Vols. 272-276, Part 3, May 2004, pp1841-1843.
Fry N., Makhnovskiy D.P., Panina L.V., Sandacci S., Mapps D.J., Akhter M., "Offdiagonal magnetoimpedance in NiFe/Au/NiFe layered film and its application to
linear magnetic sensors". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics Vol. 40 No. 5 Sept. 2004
pp 3358-3367.
Makhnovskiy D.P., Fry N., Panina L.V., Mapps D.J., "Effect of magnetic anisotropy
on magneto-impedance characteristics in NiFe,/Au/ NiFe sandwich thin films".
Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 96, No. 3, August 2004
Delooze P., Panina L.V., Mapps D.J., Ueno K., Sano H., "Sub-nano Tesla
Differential Magnetic Field Sensor Utilising Asymmetrical Magneto Impedance in
Multilayer films", IEEE Trans. Magn. 2004. Accepted for publication.
Delooze P., Panina L.V., Mapps D.J., Ueno K., Sano H., "Effect of transverse
magnetic field on thin-film magnetoimpedance and application to magnetic
recording", J. Magn. Magn. Mater, 2004, Accepted for publication
Makhnovskiy D.P., Panina L.V., Fry N., Mapps D.J., “Magneto-impedance in
NiFe/Au/NiFe sandwich films with different types of anisotropy”. Journal of
Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Vols. 272-276, Part 3, May 2004, pp 1866-1867
Delooze P., Panina L.V., Mapps D.J., Ueno K., Sano H., “CoFeB/Cu layered film
with crossed anisotropy for asymmetrical magneto-impedance”. IEEE Trans. Mag.
Vol 39 No. 5, Sept 2003.
Mahdi A.E., Panina L.V., Mapps D.J., “ Some new horizons in magnetic sensing: high
Tc-SQUIDS, GMR and GMI materials”. Sensors and Actuators A : Physical, vol 105,
Issue 3, August 2003, pp 271-285
Grigorenko A.N., Mapps D.J., “Magnetic tunnel junctions with non-collinear
anisotropy axes for sensor applications”. Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 36,
No.7, 2003, pp 791-797.
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Grigorenko A.N., Panina L.V., Sandacci S.I., Makhnovskiy D.P., Mapps D.J.,
Khrushchev I.Y., Dubov M.V., Larin V., Torkunoc A., “Laser processing effect on
magnetic properties of amorphous wires”. Applied Physics Letters 81, No.25, 2002,
pp 4790-4792.
Allsop T., Neal R., Giannone D., Webb D.J., Mapps D.J., Dennion I., “Sensing
characteristics of a novel two-section long-period grating”. Journal of Applied Optics,
Vol 42, No.19, July 2003.
Mapps D.J., “Remote Magnetic Sensing of People”. Sensors and Actuators A:
Physical. Vol 106, Issues 1-3 15th Sept 2003, pp 321-325. European Journal of
Magnetic Sensors and Actuators. 2003.
Allsop T., Neal R., Giannone D., Webb D.J., Mapps D.J., Bennion I.
“Discrimmination between temperature and refractive index using a single long period
grating”.
Panina L.V., Makhnovskiy D.P., Mapps D.J., Mohri K., Nikitin P.I., “Effect of
frequency and d.c. current on a.c. biased asymmetrical magneto-impedance in wires”.
Materials Science Forum, Vols. 373-376, 2001, pp 741-744. Trans. Tech.
Publications, ISBN 087849-880-X.
Makhnovskiy D.P., Panina L.V., Mapps D.J., “Field-dependent surface impedance
tensor, in amorphous wires with two types of magnetic anisotropy: Helical and
circumferential”. Physical Review B, Vol. 63, No. 14, 2001, p 144424.
Makhnovskiy D.P., Panina L.V., Mapps D.J., "Surface impedance tensor in
amorphous wires with helical anisotropy: magnetic hysteresis and asymmetry".
Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 89, No. 11, 2001, pp 7224-7226.
Panina L.V., Makhnovskiy D.P., Mapps D.J., Zarechnyuk D.S., "Two-dimensional
analysis of magneto-impedance in magnetic/metallic multilayers". Journal of Applied
Physics, Vol. 89, No. 11, 2001, pp 7221-7223.
Makhnovskiy D.P., Panina L.V., Mapps D.J., "Measurement of field-dependant
surface impedance tensor in amorphous wires with circumferential anistropy".
American Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 87, No. 9, May 2000, pp 4804-4806.
Mahdi H., Mapps D.J., “High-Tc SQUIDS: the ultra sensitive sensors for nondestructive testing and biomagnetism”. European Journal of Sensors and Actuators,
Vol. A81, Nos 1-3, April 2000, pp 367-370.
Mapps D.J., Ma Y.Q., Akhter M.A., “Optimisation of material and structure for a
switched-bias magnetoresistive sensor”. European Journal of Sensors and Actuators,
Vol. A81, Nos. 1-3, April 2000, pp 60-63.
Makhnovskiy D.P., Panina L.V., Mapps D.J., “Asymmetrical Magneto-impedance in a
Sandwich Film with a Transverse Anisotropy using an a.c. Bias”. Journal of
Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 215-216, 2000, p 629.
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Makhnovskiy D.P., Panina L.V., Mapps D.J., "Asymmetrical magneto-impedance in
as-cast CoFeSiB amorphous wires due to a.c. bias". Applied Physics Letters 77, 2000,
p 121.
Akhter M.A., Mapps D.J., Ma Tan Y.Q., Petford-Long A.K., Doole R., "Domain
Walls and magnetic properties of very thin permalloy films for magnetoresistive
sensors". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 34, No. 4, July 1998, pp.1147-1149.
Mapps D. J., "Magnetoresistive Sensors". European Journal of Sensors and Actuators
A: Physical, Vol. A59, April 1997, pp 9-19.
Adl P., Mermon Z.A., Mapps D.J., Rakowski R.T., "Serpentine M.R. elements for
tactile sensor applications". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 26, No. 5, Sept
1990, pp 2047-2049.
Mapps D.J., Watson M.L., Fry N., "A Double Bifilar Magneto-Resistor for Earth's
Field Detection". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. Mag. 23, No. 5, Sept 1987,
pp 2413-2415.
Mapps D.J., White C.E., "A Double Piezo-Electric Sensor for Measuring Small
Magnetostrictive Vibrations". Journal of Physics (E), Scientific Instruments, Vol. 17,
No. 6, June 1984, pp 472-476.
Mapps D.J., Watson M.L., "Thin-Film Magneto-resistive Sensors for Directional
Measurement in the Earth's Magnetic Field". Proc. European Conf. on Sensors and
their Applications, Manchester, U.K., September 1983.
Fundamental Properties
Shivets I.V., Grigorenko A. N., Novoselov K.S., Mapps D.J. “Spin-polarized electron
tunnelling across magnetic dielectric” Applied Physics Letters 86, 212501 (2005)
Sandacci S.I., Grigorenko A.N., Panina L.V., Mapps D.J., “Dynamic hysteresis in
magnetostrictive amorphous microwires”. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 38, No.5,
2002, pp 2409-2411.
Zhukova V.A., Chizhik A.B., Gonzalez J., Makhnovskiy D.P., Panina L.V., Mapps
D.J., Zhukov A.P., “Effect of annealing under torsoin stress on the field dependence
of the impedance tensor in amorphous wires”. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic
Materials, 249, 324, 2002.
Makhnovskiy D.P., Panina L.V., Sarychev A.K., Mapps D.J., “Effect of transition
layers on the electromagnetic properties of composites containing conducting fibres”.
Physical Review B64, Vol. 64(9), 134205, 2001.
Heydon G.P., Rainforth V.M., Gibbs M.R.J., Davies H.A., Bishop J.E.L., Tucker
J.W., Huo S., Pan G., Mapps D.J., Clegg W.W., "Magnetic force microscopy of soft
magnetic films". Electron Microscopy and Analysis 1999. Proceedings of the
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Institute of Physics Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group Conference, 1999, pp
307-310.
Akhter M.A., Mapps D.J., Tan Y.Q., Petford-Long A., Doole R., "Thickness and grain
size dependence of the coercivity in permalloy films." American J. of Appl. Phys. 81,
8, April 1997, pp 4122-4124.
Mapps D.J., "Innovative Methods for Teaching the Fundamentals of Magnetics".
Proc. UNESCO-SEFI International Symposium on Innovative Methods in
Technological Education, Paris, Sept 21-24, 1987, pp 67-74.
Mapps D.J., White C.E., "Longitudinal and Transverse Magnetostriction Harmonics
in (110) [001] Silicon-iron". IEEE Trans. Mag-20, No. 5, Sept 1984, pp 1566-1568.
Mapps D.J., White C.E., "Phase-Shifted Flux Harmonics and Magnetostriction in
(110) [001] Silicon-Iron". IEEE Trans. on Magnetics, Vol. Mag. 18, No. 6, Nov.
1982, pp 1505-1507.
Mapps D.J., "Magnetic Domain Demonstrations Using the Kerr Magneto-Optic
Effect". Contemp. Phys., Vol. 19, No. 3, 1978, pp 269-281.
Mapps D.J., Simmons G.H., Thompson J.E., "The Effect of Applied Stress on the
Power Loss, Dynamic Magnetostriction and Domain Behaviour of Individual Grains
of Silicon-Iron in a Poly-crystalline Matrix". Journal de Physique Cl, Supp. 2-3, FebMarch 1971, pp 386-387.
Electric Contacts
McBride J., Mapps D.J., White P.J., Roberts G., "The influence of rocker-switch
dynamics on contact bounce".
IEEE Trans. on Components, Hybrids and
Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 11, No. 1, March 1988, pp 137-144.
McBride J., Mapps D.J., White P.J., Roberts G., “Computer Controlled Testing of
Electrical Contacts”. Proc. 13th Int. Conf. on Electric Contacts, Lausanne,
Switzerland, Sept 1986.
Mapps D.J., White P.J., Rossi G., "Zero Current Synchronisation of Opening Switch
Contacts". IEEE Trans. on Components, Hybrids and Manufacturing Technology,
Vol. CHMT-9, No. 3, Sept 1986, pp 252-257.
McBride J.W., Mapps D.J., White P.J., Roberts G., "Design Optimisation of the
Dynamics of Direct-action Rocker-switches to reduce Pivot Bounce and Erosion for
Low and High Current Conditions". IEEE, Trans. on Components, Hybrids and
Manufacturing Technology, Vol. CHMT-9, No. 3, Sept 1986, pp 258-264.
Mapps D.J., White P.J., Roberts G., "Pivot Contact Behaviour in Low-Inertia, SnapAction Rocker-Switches". IEEE Trans. on Components, Hybrids and Manufacturing
Technology, Vol. CHMT-7, No. 1 March 1984, pp 125-128.
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Mapps D.J., White P.J., "Investigation of Available Toggle Switches for Thermostatic
Control Systems". Proc. IEE Vol. 128, Pt. B, No. 5, Sept. 1981, pp 237-242.
Mapps D.J., White P.J., "Performance Characteristics of Snap-Action Switches with
Silver-Cadmium-Oxide Contacts". IEEE Trans. on Components, Hybrids and
Manufacturing Technology, Vol. CHMT-4, No. 1, March 1981, pp 237-242.
Mapps D.J., White P.J., "Arc Energy and Erosion Studies of Snap-Action Switches".
Proc. 23rd Holm Conf. on Electric Contacts, Chicago,U.S.A., Nov 1977, pp 85-91.
Information Processing (Medical)
Riddington E.P., Ifeachor E.C., Allen E.M., Hudson N.R., Mapps D.J., “Knowledgebased enhancement and interpretation of EEG signals”. Proc. of the 2nd Int. Conf. on
Neural Networks and Expert Systems in Medicine and Healthcare, University of
Plymouth, Plymouth, U.K., 1996, pp 246-255.
Riddington E.P., Ifeachor E.C., Allen E.M., Hudson N.R., Mapps D.J., “Investigation
into different methods of fuzzy inference using ROC analysis”. Proc. of the 2nd Int.
Conf. on Neural Networks and Expert Systems in Medicine and Healthcare,
University of Plymouth, Plymouth, U.K., 1996, pp 104-111.
Hellyar M.T., Ifeachor E.C., Mapps D.J., Allen E.M., Hudson N.R., "Expert system
approach to electroencephalogram signal processing". Knowledge-Based Systems,
Vol. 8, Feb 1995, pp 1-10.
Riddington E.P., Ifeachor E.C., Allen E.M., Hudson N.R., Mapps D.J., “A fuzzy
expert system for EEG interpretation”. Proc. of the Int. Conf. on Neural Networks
and Expert Systems in Medicine and Healthcare, University of Plymouth, Plymouth,
U.K., 1994, pp 291-302.
Ifeachor E.C., Hellyar M.T., Mapps D.J., Allen E.M., "Knowledge Based
Enhancement of Human EEG Signals". Invited, IEE Proceedings on Artificial
Intelligence and Signal Processing, Vol. 137, Part F, No. 5, October 1990, pp 302310.
Patents (9)
“Laser heat treatment of magnetic microwires”.
0226097.4), 2003.
GB patent application (GB
"A new ‘ladder’ structure thin-film head". GB patent application (GB 0201529.5)
filed, 23/1/2002.
"Application of GMI sensors to electric circuit breakers". GB patent application (GB
0102602.0) filed, 1/2/2001. PCT application (PCT/GB 0200299).
"A magnetoresistive electronic compass". British Patent Application No. 8707218
filed 26/3/87. Patent No. 2202635 granted 8/11/91.
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"Improvement of perpendicular recording system using Platinum thin-films". (with G.
Pan and Okabe, Sony Corp Research Center). Application dated 7/11/91.
"Transverse shape-anisotropy thin-film replay heads". British Patent No. 2169434,
20/9/89.
"An inter-digitated, magnetoresistive, thin-film replay head".
2143071, 28/10/87.
British Patent No.
"Shieldless Heads for Reducing Cross Talk in Computer Memories". British Patent
No. 1423724, 4/12/76.
"A Saddle Shielded Head". British Patent No. 1411234, 22/10/75.
Industry Confidential Reports (ICR) (72)
Stage 3 report to Arjo Wiggins on ‘I’ Paper project, June 2005
Stage II report to Arjo Wiggins on ‘I’ Paper project. July 2004.
Report to TRIX Data Products on DTI SMART project. March 2004.
Stage I report to Argo Wiggins on ‘I’ Paper project. December 2003.
Stage III report on BAE Systems motion sensor. May 2003.
Stage II report on BAE Systems motion sensor. May 2002.
Stage I report on BAE Systems motion sensor. December 2001.
Application of GMI sensors to electric circuit breakers. January 2001.
An assessment of MR sensors for detection of Earth Leakage Current. June 1999.
Report on the design of a new servo-writer system. 20/1/98, p 52.
Report on Bonding Techniques for Glass/Metal Interfaces. 14/8/96, p 49.
Stage III Report on ABSEC 6400 Card Reader. 12/4/1996, p 32.
"Stage II Report on ABSEC 6400 Card Reader". 23/11/95, p 52.
"Investigation of ABSEC 6400 Card Reader". 18/8/95, p 26.
"A report on high-resolution Kerr-magneto-optic microscopy".
Center, December 1994, p 35.
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Sony Research
"An assessment of Barium Ferrite coatings for magnetic stripe-card applications".
3/11/1993.
"Magnetoresistive detection of magnetic stripes". 28/10/1993.
"A comparative assessment of Optical and Magnetic Hard Disc Systems". 7/1/1991.
"Design of a high-resolution magnetic printing head". 27/6/89.
"A technical assessment of commercially available magnetic stripecards". 6/2/89.
"Thin-film Magnetoresistive Sensors for Detecting Wall Ties". 13/12/88.
"Design of a magnetic stripecards evaluation system". 26/9/88.
"Magnetic Recording Technology in Japan". Report of U.K. Overseas Scientific and
Technical Experts Mission. April 1988.
"A first assessment in the use of thin-film magnetoresistors to detect magnetic fields
from remote objects". 22/4/1988.
"Inductive Profile Monitoring of Thin-film Recording Heads". 10/12/1985.
"Optical Computer Memories". 20/11/85.
"Magnetoresistive Overcurrent Detectors". 12/2/85.
"Hard Disc Computer Memories - the State of the Art to 1985 and Future Trends".
20/1/85.
"Perpendicular Recording to 1984". 27/7/84.
"Magnetoresistive thin-film sensors for a thick tape high-resolution position
transducer". 20/7/84.
"A Recent View of Perpendicular Recording". 25/1/83.
"The Application of M-R Devices for Earth's Field Detection". Two reports 17/11/82
and 9/4/85.
"An Assessment of Current Techniques for the Prevention of Unlawful Duplication of
Copyright Information Principally in Video Copying Systems". 17/12/81.
Four Reviews of Magnetic Recording Research and Competing Technologies for the
Years 1978-79, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83.
Nine Project Reports under Government Funded Advanced Computer Technology
Project (ACTP) between 1971 and 1973.
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"Approximate Reluctance Formulae for Recording Head Magnetic Circuitry". 1971.
Reports with Supervised Research Fellows, i.e. collaborative research reports:
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Heyes N., Laser Microscopes
Stewart K., Magnetoresistive Sensors
McCullough A.J., Micromagnetic Devices
Khan O.R., Perpendicular Thin-film Heads
Akhter M.A., Novel Magnetoresistive Heads
Ovenstone W.J., Advanced Recording Heads
Morgan P.J., Magnetoresistive Replay Heads
White P.J., Electric Switchgear
- 1 ICR CYRONN Ltd 1997
- 1 ICR SONY Corp 1995
- 4 ICR's A.G.I Ltd 1991,92
- 4 ICR's COUTANT 1987,88
- 2 ICR's SERC 1985,87
- 1 ICR, MCL Ltd. 1983
- 3 ICR's MCL Ltd. 1979-80
- 3 ICR's MCL Ltd. 1979-80
- 7 ICR's ArrowHart 1978-82
Papers at International Conferences (120)
“Magnetic domain wall reversal labelling using glass – coated magnetic microwires”
Invited Lecture. International Storage Technology Symposium, Kalamata, Greece,
Sept 11 – 16, 2005
“AC biased Sub – Nano Tesla Magnetic field sensor for low frequency applications
utilising magneto impedance in multilayer films” Int. conf on Magnetism, Nagoya,
Japan, April 2005, (with P Delooze and L V Panina)
“An analysis of shielded pole heads using singular expansion functions”. Paper PR
931. Joint European Magnetics Symposium, Dresden, Sept 5th – 10th, 2004.
"Remote magnetic sensing of people". Invited Lecture.
Technology Industry Forum, Bristol U.K., July 2004.
19th UK-Japan High
“CoFeB/Cu layered film with crossed anisotropy for asymmetrical magnetoimpedance”. Joint ICM/Intermag Conference, Anaheim, U.S.A. January 2004 (with
P. Delooze, L.V. Panina K. Ueno, H. Sano).
“Recent advances in Magnetic Information Storage Technology”. Plenary Invited
International Speaker. EASTMAG 2004, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. August 2004.
“Effect of transverse magnetic field on thin-film magneto impedance and application
to magnetic recording.” Paper IXPM26. International Conference on Magnetism,
Rome, Italy, July 2003 (with Delooze P., and Panina L.V.).
“A forward perspective for magnetic materials in magnetic recording systems”.
Invited Speaker. Kirensky Institute of Physics, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. September
2003.
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“A forward perspective for magnetic materials in magnetic recording systems”.
Invited Plenary Lecture, Baikal International Conference on Magnetic Materials,
Irkutsk, Russia, Sept. 19-22, 2003.
“Information Storage Technology – the next 20 years”. Invited International
Speaker – The Messinger Memorial Lecture. International Magnetics Conference,
Chicago, 12th May 2003.
“CoFeB/Cu Layered Film with Crossed Anisotropy for Asymmetrical MagnetoImpedance”. Paper CQ10, Intermag Conference, Boston, April 2003 (with Delooze
P., Panina L.V., Ueno K. and Sano H.).
“3-D Head field modelling for perpendicular magnetic recording”. Second North
American Conference on Perpendicular Magnetic Recording, Monterey, Calif.
January 2003 (with Wilton D.T., McKirdy D., Shute H.A. and Miles J.J.)
“Improved approximations for 2-D perpendicular recording heads”. Second North
American Conference on Perpendicular Magnetic Recording, Monterey, Calif.
January 2003 (with Wilton D.T., MacKirdy D. and Shute H.A.)
“Remote magnetic sensing of people”.
Actuators, Athens, July 3-5 2002.
European Conference on Sensors and
"A scenario for magnetic information storage systems in the 21st Century". Invited
International Speaker, Moscow International Symposium on Magnetism, Moscow,
Russia, June 24-27 2002.
"Optimization of one-sided pole heads for perpendicular recording". Intermag
Conference, Amsterdam, April/May 2002 (with Shute H.A., Miles J.J., and Wilton
D.T.)
"High frequency magneto-impedance in NiFe/Au/NiFe sandwich thin films".
Intermag Conference, Amsterdam, April/May 2002 (with Makhnovskiy D.P., Fry N.,
Panina L.V.)
"2-D analysis of magnetic-impedance in magnetic/metallic multilayers.". Paper EP10, Joint Intermag/MMM Conferences, San Antonio, U.S.A., January 2001 (with
Panina L.V., Makhnovskiy D.V.)
"Surface impedance tensor in amorphous wires with helical anisotropy.". Paper EP11, Joint Intermag/MMM Conference, San Antonio, U.S.A., January 2001 (with
Makhnovskiy D.P., Panina L.V.)
"RLL coded PR (1,2,3,4,3,2,1) ML system for double layer perpendicular magnetic
recording". Paper CA-08, Joint Intermag/MMM Conference, San Antonio, U.S.A.,
January 2001 (with Kurihara Y., Osawa H., Okamoto Y., Davey P., Donnelly T.)
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"Eddy-current suppression of crossfeed noise in read-while-write recording heads".
Paper EQ-14, Joint Intermag/MMM Conference, San Antonio, U.S.A., January 2001
(with Fry N., Shute H.A., Wilton D.T.)
"Approximation of Shielded MR Head Output for Perpendicular Media".
International Conference on Perpendicular Magnetic Recording, Sendai, Japan,
October 2000 (with
Wilton D.T., Shute H.A.)
"A scenario for future information storage systems". Invited Paper, European
Conference on Magnetic Materials and Applications, Kiev, Ukraine, 7-10 June 2000.
"Effect of frequency and d.c. current on a.c. biased asymmetrical magneto impedance
in wires". European Conference on Magnetic Materials and Applications, Kiev,
Ukraine, 7-10 June 2000. (with Makhnovskiy D.P., Panina L.V.)
“Evaluation of the performance of a switched-bias magneto resistor operating in the
nano-Telsa range”. Int. Conf. on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, San Jose,
U.S.A., Nov 15-18, 1999. (with Ma Y.Q., Akhter M.A.)
“Impedance Tensor in amorphous wires”. Int. Conf. on Magnetism and Magnetic
Materials, San Jose, U.S.A., Nov 15-18 1999, Paper AF02. (with Panina L.V.,
Makhnovskiy D.P.)
“The role of soft magnetic materials in the future of advanced computer memories”.
Paper No. P1/8 369, SMM14, Balatonfured, Hungary, Sept 1999.
“Asymmetrical magneto-impedance in a sandwich film with a transverse anisotropy
using a.c. bias”. Paper No. P2/6 289, SMM14, Balantonfured, Hungary, Sept 1999.
(with Makhnovskiy D.P., Panina L.V.)
Remote Magnetic Sensing of “People”. Invited Paper, 14th International Conference
on Soft Magnetic Materials, Balatonfured, Hungary, 8-10 September 1999.
“Magnetic remote sensing of people”. Invited Paper. 14tth UK-Japan HighTechnology Industry Forum, Plymouth, U.K., July 14-15 1999.
“A review of magnetoresistors for the detection of magnetic fields”. Invited Paper.
Moscow International Symposium of Magnetism, June 20-24 1999, Paper 22a A-4, p
51.
“2-D Numerical model for estimation of ac losses in High-Tc superconducting tapes”.
Paper AP08, International Conference on Magnetics Kyongju, Korea, May 1999.
“Design and modelling of dual spin-valve heads”.
Conference on Magnetics, Kyongju, Korea, May 1999.
Paper BP04, International
“Effect of rapid thermal heating on the unidirectional exchange anisotropy of
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Ni81 Fe19/FeMn System with very thin layers”. Paper DS03, International Conference
on Magnetics Kyongju, Korea, May 1999.
“Interaction between track and linear densities”.
Conference on Magnetics, Kyongju, Korea, May 1999.
Paper FR07, International
“Size and shape effects of patterned polycrystalline islands”. International Conference
on Magnetics, Kyongju, Korea, May 1999.
"Enhanced exchange coupling of 81 Ni-19 Fe/FeMn films by rapid thermal heating of
the substrate during sputtering". International Conference on Magnetism and
Magnetic Materials, Miami, November 1998.
"Dependence of domain wall structures on the thickness of CoNbZr amorphous thin
films". Paper Fr-P24, European Magnetic Materials and Applications Conference,
Zaragoza, Spain, September 1998.
"Comparison of track-edge noise between oriented and isotropic thin film media in
quasi-contact magnetic recording". International Conference on Magnetic Recording
Media, Maastricht, Netherlands, September 1998.
"Suppression of crossfeed noise in multiple-head structures for magnetic recording".
Paper Fr-P47, European Magnetic Materials and Applications Conference, Zaragoza,
Spain, September 1998.
“Dynamic domain response of magnetic cores for submicron trackwidth thin-film
heads”. Paper Sa-B3, European Magnetic Materials and Applications Conference,
Zaragoza, Spain, September 1998.
"Studies of the effect of Co and Ti substitution in NdFeB thin films for magnetic
recording media". Paper We-P75, European Magnetic Materials and Applications
Conference, Zaragoza, Spain, September 1998.
"Read-while-Write operation in magnetic recording". European Conference on
Magnetic Recording Media, Maastricht, Netherlands, August 1998.
"Analytic fields and response functions for planar heads". European Conference on
Magnetic Sensors and Actuators, Paper CP20, Sheffield, U.K., July 1998.
"Optimisation of material and structure for a switched-bias magnetoresistive sensor".
European Conference on Magnetic Sensors and Actuators, Paper CP10, Sheffield,
U.K., July 1998.
"Nano-scale positioning for magnetic recording". European Conference on Magnetic
Sensors and Actuators, Paper CP12, Sheffield, U.K., July 1998.
"Demonstration of a magnetic angular position sensor with ultra-high accuracy".
European Conference on Magnetic Sensors and Actuators, Paper CP27, Sheffield,
U.K., July 1998.
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“High-Tc SQUIDS: the ultra sensitive sensors for non-destructive testing and
biomagnetism". European Conference on Sensors and Actuators, Paper BP26,
Sheffield, U.K., July 1998.
"High-speed and high density solid state memories using spin-tunnelling effects".
International Symposium on Metallic Multilayers, Vancouver, Canada, June 1998.
"Storage mechanism of spin-tunnelling junctions".
Metallic Multilayers, Vancouver, Canada, June 1998.
International Symposium on
"Keepered Media Reproduction with Dual MR heads". Intermag Conference, San
Francisco, January 1998, Paper DB13.
"Crossfeed response of DMR vs SAL multi-track heads". Intermag Conference, San
Francisco, January 1998, Paper DQ04.
"Domain Walls and magnetic properties of very thin permalloy films for
magnetoresistive sensors". Intermag Conference, San Francisco, January 1998, Paper
ES01.
"Two-Dimensional coding for a Multi-Track Recording System to combat inter-track
interference". Intermag Conference, San Francisco, January 1998, Paper EE15.
"Some new signal processing ideas for present and future magnetic recording
systems". Invited Plenary Paper, 20th Symposium on Information Theory and
Applications, Matsuyama, Japan, December 1997.
"Domain processes and high-frequency permeability of laminated Co19Nb6Zr3/SiO2
narrow strips". Intermag Conference, New Orleans, U.S.A., April 1997.
"Fixed sample rate bayesian detector in a variable speed magnetic channel". Intermag
Conference, New Orleans, U.S.A., April 1997.
"Magnetic properties of NdFeB thin films on platinum underlayers".
Conference, New Orleans, U.S.A., April 1997.
Intermag
"Dual-stripe MR Heads for determining Track Misregistration".
Conference, New Orleans, U.S.A., April 1997.
Intermag
"Faster and Denser Spin-Tunnelling Random Access Memory (STram)". Intermag
Conference, New Orleans, U.S.A., April 1997.
"Dual-Stripe MR Element Applied to Magnetic Tape Head". Intermag Conference,
New Orleans, U.S.A., April 1997.
"Thickness and grain size dependence of the coercivity in Ni81Fe19 permalloy ultrathin films". Int. Conf. on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Atlanta, November
1996.
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"Magnetic and Magneto-optical investigation of CoCrTa and CoCrPt thin-films". Int.
Conf. on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Atlanta, November 1996.
"Magnetoresistive Sensors". Invited paper, 1st European Conference on Magnetic
Sensors and Actuators, IASI, Romania, July 1996.
"Surface roughness and contact angle of bias sputtered CoCrTa Films". Int. Conf. on
Magnetics, Seattle, U.S.A., April 1996.
"High density storage on a magnetic stripe card". Int. Conf. on Magnetics, Seattle,
U.S.A., April 1996.
"A new fabrication method for submicron trackwidth thin-film heads". Int. Conf. on
Magnetics, Seattle, U.S.A., April 1996.
"A laminated dual-axial anisotropy film for submicron trackwidth thin-film heads".
Int. Conf. on Magnetics, Seattle, U.S.A., April 1996.
"Interpretation of electroencephalographic signals using fuzzy logic techniques". Int.
Workshop on Medical and biological Signal Processing, Plymouth, U.K., Sept 1995.
"Approximate spectral response functions for single pole heads". European Magnetic
Materials and Applications Conference, Vienna, Austria, Sept 1995.
"Preparation and characterisation of sandwich type barium hexaferrite thin-films".
European Magnetic Materials and Applications Conference, Vienna, Austria, Sept
1995.
"Non linear magnetoresistance for sensors and computer memories in the next
century". Invited speaker. International Symposium on Non Linear Electromagnetic
Systems, Cardiff, U.K., Sept 1995.
"A theoretical analysis of shielded magnetoresistive heads by conformal mapping".
Int. Conf. on Magnetic Recording (TMRC), Pittsburgh, U.S.A., July 1995.
"A new servo method using servo layer and transverse MR head for submicron track
servo on hard computer disks". International Conference on Magnetic Recording
Media, Oxford, U.K., July 1995.
"Samarium addition effect in CoCrTa based thin-films for magnetic recording".
International Conference on Magnetic Recording Media, Oxford, U.K., July 1995.
"Properties of CoCrTa films prepared on platinum underlayers with different bias
conditions". International Conference on Magnetic Recording Media, Oxford, U.K.,
July 1995.
"Improved replay performance of a single pole head with graded magnetisation for
perpendicular recording". Paper 11pB-12, 3rd Perpendicular Magnetic Recording
Conference, Tokyo, Japan, October 1994.
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"A new M-R head track following method for submicron track servo on perpendicular
rigid disks". Paper 14pB-4, 3rd Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Conference,
Tokyo, Japan, October 1994.
"Design issues of fully integrated submicron trackwidth single-pole head for 10
Gb/ins2 areal density perpendicular rigid disks”. Paper 14pB-3, 3rd Perpendicular
Magnetic Recording Conference, Tokyo, Japan, October 1994.
"A fuzzy expert system for E.E.G. Interpretation". Proc. Int. Conf. on Neural
Networks and Expert Systems in Medicine and Healthcare, Plymouth, U.K., Sept
1994, pp 291-302.
"A new M-R track-following method for sub-micron track servo on rigid disks". 6th
Joint MMM-Intermag Conference, Albuquerque, U.S.A., June 1994.
"Two-dimensional coding for a multi-track maximum-likelihood digital magnetic
storage system". 6th Joint MMM-Intermag Conference, Albuquerque, U.S.A., June
1994.
"New materials for perpendicular magnetic disk recording". Invited International
Speaker, 3rd International Conference on Advanced Materials, Tokyo, Japan,
September 1993.
"Microstructural origin of the anomalous shearing of Perpendicular M-H loops of CoCr media". Paper VFP1.12, IUMRS-ICAM, Perugia, Italy, September 1993.
"Observation of Underlayer Domain Noise in Perpendicular Recording Disks".
International Conference on Magnetics, Stockholm, Sweden, April 1993.
"Pulse slimming in magnetic recording using digital signal processing techniques".
Euromicro '92, Paris, France, September 1992.
"Arc power balance in switches with silver cadmium oxide contacts". Int. Conf. on
Electric Contacts, Loughborough, U.K., September 1992.
"A compensation scheme for head-to-tape misregistration in multiple-track tape
systems". International Conference on Magnetics, St. Louis, U.S.A., April 1992.
"A p.c.-based expert system for neurophysiology: system design and evaluation".
World Congress on Expert Systems, Orlando, U.S.A., December 1991.
"Very thin perpendicular films on glass disks". International Conference on
Perpendicular Magnetic Recording, Iwate, Japan, October 1991.
"Adaptive data interleaving using a reconfigurable gate array".
Vienna, Austria, August 1991.
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Euromicro '91,
"Microstructure and magnetic properties of 160Å-thick CoCr films deposited on Ti
underlayers by R-F sputtering". Int. Colloquium on Magnetic Films and Surfaces,
Glasgow, U.K., August 1991.
"The influence of different underlayers on the microstructure and magnetic properties
of very thin CoCr films deposited by RF sputtering on glass computer discs". 5th
Joint MMM-Intermag Conference, Pittsburgh, U.S.A., June 1991.
"CoNbFe Soft Magnetic thin-film back layers for glass computer discs". 35th Int.
Conf. on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, San Diego, Oct/Nov 1990.
"Serpentine M-R elements for tactile sensor applications". Int. Conf. on Magnetics,
Brighton, U.K., April 1990.
"Very thin CoCr films on titanium underlayers for high-density perpendicular
recording computer discs". Int. Conf. on Magnetics, Brighton, U.K., April 1990.
"Bias-sputtered Cobalt-Chromium Films for Perpendicular-recorded Computer
Discs". Invited Paper, 40thInt. Conf. on Electrochemistry, Kyoto, Japan, Sept 1989.
"Real-time software implementation of a data channel for a multitrack digital tape
recorder". Int. Conf. on Software Engineering for Real-Time Systems, Cirencester,
U.K., Sept 1989.
"A Thermal Evolution Study of Argon and Nitrogen incorporation in Bias-sputtered
Co-Cr films". Int. Conf. on Magnetics, Washington, U.S.A., March 1989.
"Comparison between Magneto-optic and V.S.M. measurement of Bias-sputtered CoCr films with Perpendicular Anisotropy". Int. Conf. on Magnetics, Washington,
U.S.A., March 1989.
"A real-time transputer based system for a digital recording data channel". Euromicro
'88, Zurich, Switzerland, Sept 1988.
"Innovative Methods for Teaching the Fundamentals of Magnetics". UNESCO-SEFI
International Symposium on Innovative Methods in Technological Education, Paris,
France, Sept 1987.
"An Intelligent Interface for a Low-cost Digital Magnetic Tape Recorder". European
Conference on Microprocessor Applications, Portsmouth, U.K., Sept 1987.
"The influence of Nitrogen and other gases on the Magnetic Properties of Biassputtered Co-Cr Perpendicular Films for Computer Memory Applications". Int. Conf.
on Magnetics, Tokyo, Japan, April 1987.
"A Combined Transverse/Polar Kerr-Effect System for Magnetic Measurements on
Co-Cr Perpendicular-Orientation Computer Discs". Int. Conf. on Magnetics, Tokyo,
Japan, April 1987.
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"A double Bifilar Magneto-Resistor for Earth's Field Detection". Int. Conf. on
Magnetics, Tokyo, Japan, April 1987.
"Computer controlled testing of Electrical Contact Mechanisms". Int. Conf. on
Electrical Contacts, Electromechanical Components and their applications, Lausanne,
Switzerland, Sept 1986.
"High density data storage on audio compact cassette tape using a low cost tape
transport". Int. Conf. on Video, Audio and Data Recording, Sussex University, U.K.,
March 1986.
“Design optimisation of the dynamics of direct-action rocker switches to reduce pivot
bounce and erosion for low and high current conditions”. Int. Conf. on Electric
Contacts, Chicago, U.S.A., September 1985.
"Zero-current synchronisation of opening switch contacts". Int. Conf. on Electric
Contacts, Chicago, U.S.A., September 1985.
"An Inter-digitated Magnetoresistive Replay Head". Int. Conf. on Magnetics, San
Francisco, U.S.A., August 1985.
"Asymmetric Biasing Fields from Mis-matched Current-carrying Overlay Conductors
on Magnetoresistive Replay Sensors". Int. Conf. on Magnetism and Magnetic
Materials, San Diego, U.S.A., November 1984.
"Longitudinal and transverse magnetostriction harmonics in (110) [001] silicon-iron".
Int. Conf. on Magnetics, Hamburg, Germany, April 1984.
"A Double Piezo-Electric Sensor for Measuring Small Magnetostrictive Vibrations".
European Conf. on Sensors and their Applications, Paper P1.8, Manchester, U.K.,
Sept 1983.
"Pivot Contact Behaviour in Snap-Action Rocker Switches". Holm Conf. on Electric
Contacts, Chicago, U.S.A., Sept 1982, pp 219-222.
"Phase-Shifted Flux Harmonics and Magnetostriction in (110) [001] silicon-iron”.
Int. Conf. on Magnetics, Montreal, Canada, July 1982.
"Performance Characteristics of Snap-Action Switches with Silver-Cadmium-Oxide
Contacts". Holm Conference on Electric Contacts, Chicago, U.S.A., Sept 1980.
"Computer Simulation of Audio Replay Heads". Proc. Int. Conf. on Video and Data
Recording", Southampton, U.K., April 1978.
"The Effect of Applied Stress on the Power Loss, Dynamic Magnetostriction and
Domain Behaviour of Individual Grains of Silicon-Iron in a Polycrystalline Matrix".
Int. Conf. on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Grenoble, France, Sept 1970.
Papers at other Conferences/Lecturers/Seminars (56)
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“Very low cost magnetic labelling”. Invited lecture. NRW (Germany) – DTI (UK)
Partnering Forum, DTI Conference Centre, London, 2nd December 2004.
“Magnetic Remote Sensing of People”. Invited public lecture. City of Plymouth
Museum, March 2004 - and also given as an invited lecture at the University of
Exeter, February, 2006.
“A scenario for magnetic information storage in the 21st Century”. Invited lecture.
Magnetism Institute of the Ukrainian Academy of Science, March 2004.
“Cube could spell the death of the disk”. Invited article. ComputerWeekly.com 4th
November 2003.
“Remote Magnetic Sensing of People”. Invited Paper, San Jose Chapter of the IEEE
Magnetics Society, San Jose, U.S.A. January 14th 2003 (Also given to the University
of Plymouth Neuroscience Institute and the Medical Physics Group at Derriford
General Hospital, Plymouth and the Institute of Metal Physics, Academy of Science of
the Ukraine, March 2004)
“Approximate 3-D head fields for perpendicular magnetic recording”. IMST 2002,
Exeter, Sept 2002.
“Storing information in computers”. U.K. Science Year public lecture. Plymouth
City Museum. 5th March 2002.
"Giant magnetic impedance effect in amorphous wire and thin films". UK Magnetics
Society on Sensors and Actuators, 12 February 2002.
"Low field magnetic measurements in biological applications". Invited Lecture
(twice) at the U.K. Magnetics Society Meetings in Birmingham University (Magnets
in Medicine), U.K., 26 September 2001 and in the National Physical Laboratory,
Teddington, U.K., (low Field Magnetic Measurements), 10 October 2001.
"Information Storage Technology - the State of the Art". Invited lecture, SONY
Frontier Science Laboratories, Japan, October 2000.
"A Scenario for future information storage systems". Invited
Academy of Science, Beijing, China, October 2000.
lecture, Chinese
“M-R Sensors. Basic science and industrial applications”. U.K. Magnetics Society,
Invited lecture, DERA Farnborough, U.K., May 2000.
“Some future directions for magnetic information storage technology”. Invited
presentation, Centre for Magnetic Information Technology, University of Alabama,
U.S.A., April 2000.
“Magnetic fields from biological entities and how to detect them”. Invited Seminar,
University of Exeter, U.K., 1 February 2000.
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“Recent developments in recording technology”. Invited paper, U.K. Joint Magnetic
Workshop, University of York, U.K., 5-7 July 1999.
"M4 Materials, Magnetism, Multimedia and Memories - the next 25 years”. Invited
lecture, University of Wales, Collegiate Magnetics Seminars, Gregynog Hall, Wales,
U.K., 5-6 July 1998.
"New developments in computer memories". Invited lecture, Asian Pacific
Technology Seminar, Japan House, London, U.K., 19 March 1998.
"A possible scenario for computer memories in the next century". Invited lecture,
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 13 March 1998.
"Information Storage, the next 25 years?".
Birmingham, U.K., January 1997.
Invited Lecture, University of
"Information Storage, Past, Present and Future." Invited IEE Lecture, University of
Plymouth, U.K., October 1996.
"An example of University-Industry Collaboration between the U.K. and Japan."
Invited lecture, JSPS Symposium, University of Birmingham, U.K., October 1996.
"An assessment of research collaboration between Universities and Industry in the
U.K. and Japan." Invited Talk, U.K.-Japan High Technology Industry Forum
Feedback session, Japan House, London, U.K., 2 July 1996.
"The future of hard-disk computer memories". Invited Paper, T.R.I.U.M.F. meeting,
Great Malvern, Worcestershire, U.K., 27 September 1995.
"New U.K. Government policy on Electronics and Information Technology". U.K.Japan High-Technology Industry Forum, Kyoto, Japan, June 1995. Also at TDK
Research Center, Tokyo, SONY Research Center, Yokohama and Akita Research
Institute of Technology, Japan, June 1995.
"Ultra High Density Magnetic Recording". Invited Paper, First Joint U.K. Magnetics
Workshop, University of Warwick, U.K., 22 March 1995.
"Magnetics-based computer memories towards the end of the Century".
Technology Invited Seminar, Japan House, London, U.K., 7 March 1995.
Asia
"Computer Memories to the year 2000". Institute of Physics Invited Lecture,
University of Bristol, U.K., 22 February 1995.
"High-density magnetic recording".
Tokyo, Japan, 19 October 1994.
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"New ideas for perpendicular recording in rigid-disk computer memories". Invited
Paper, PMRC Extended Workshop, Akita Institute of Technology, Japan, 18 October
1994.
"New methods of achieving high areal density in rigid disk computer-memory
systems". Invited IBM Lecture, Almaden Center, San José, July 1994.
"Recent Developments in Perpendicular Magnetic Recording". Invited Seminar,
University of Keele, March 1994.
"The use of FPGA in adaptive error-correction for a digital recording system". IEE
Colloquium on Field Programmable Gate Arrays, London, U.K., February 1993.
"Magnetoresistance. Invited Specialist Lecture, NATO Advanced Scientific
Institute, ERICE, Sicily, Italy, 4 July 1992.
"Thin-film and Multi-layer Recording Heads". Invited Paper, University of Bath
Conference on magnetic thin films and multilayers, Bath, U.K., 4 July 1991.
"The fundamentals of Magnetic Domain Systems". Invited Seminar, U.K. Magnetics
Club, University of Salford, U.K., July 1989.
"Optimisation of electric contact erosion processes by arc energy equalisation". IEE
Seminar on Electric Contacts, London, U.K., April 1989.
"Intelligent Enhancement of EEG Signals". IEE Colloquium on the Application of
Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Signal Processing, March 1989.
"Present and Future research directions in Magnetic Information Technology".
Invited Seminar, University of Alabama, U.S.A., March 1989.
"Magnetic Recording Research in the U.K.". Invited Seminar, Carnegie Mellon
University, Pittsburgh, U.S.A., 6 December 1988.
"Magnetic Domains, Bubble Memories and Bloch Lines".
University of Salford, U.K., November 1988.
Invited Seminar,
"Multiple-film Magnetoresistive Sensors". Invited paper, IEEE Magnetics Society
meeting, Institution of Electrical Engineers, Savoy Place, London, U.K., April 1988.
"Recent Advances in Magnetics-Based Information Storage Systems".
Seminar, University of Bath, Bath, U.K., March 1988.
Invited
"Magnetic Recording Heads". Information Storage Tutorial Day, Solid State Physics
Conference, Bristol, U.K., December 1987.
"Information Storage Engineering". Invited Industry Year Lecture, Plymouth
Guildhall, Plymouth, U.K., 5 November 1986.
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"Magnetic Bubble Memories - the state of the art". Invited IEE Lecture, Yeovil,
U.K., 7 May 1986.
"Multiple-film magnetoresistive replay heads for audio recording applications". Inst.
of Physics Magnetism Group, London, U.K., April 1986.
"Teaching the Fundamentals of Magnetics". Invited IEEE Magnetics Society evening
Lecture, San Diego, Chapter, 24 October 1985.
"The Output Harmonics of a Digital Cycloconverter". 20th University Power
Engineering Conference, Huddersfield Polytechnic, Huddersfield, U.K., April 1985.
"Magnetics Fundamentals and Magnetic Bubble Memories". Invited Lecture, British
Association of Young Scientists, Plymouth Polytechnic, Plymouth, U.K., 30 October
1984.
"Magnetic Bubble Memories". Invited IEE evening Lecture, Plymouth Polytechnic,
Plymouth, U.K., 14 March 1983.
"An Aid to the Teaching of Magnetism". Invited presentation, Inst. of Physics
Magnetism Group, London, U.K., 1977.
Research Grants (as Primary Applicant) (£2,319,048)
Research Grant of £56,000 from Arjo Wiggins Ltd., August 2004
D.T.I ‘SMART’ award with TRIX Data Products £37,000. August 2003 – Februrary
2004.
Grant from Arjo-Wiggins for research on new security paper material £12 ,000.
August 2003 – February 2004.
Grant from BAE Systems for research in micro sensors (£22,500).
Royal Society grant for visiting scientist, Dr. A. Radkovskaya, £6,215, August 2002 –
February 2003.
"Advanced perpendicular magnetic writing system for hard disk drives - a feasibility
study". EPSRC Research Grant, GR/G/42443, £63,254, March 2001.
"Spin polarised electron tunnelling: basic science and device technology". EPSRC
Research Grant, GR/M23977, £130,956, 1/10/1998 to 30/9/2001.
"Research on Giant Magneto-Impedance devices". Royal Society grant for joint
research with the Former Soviet Union, £15000, 1/4/1999 to 31/3/2001.
"Investigation of advanced, metal-in-gap, magnetic recording heads".
Research Grant, GR/M 23939, £106,179, 1/10/1998 to 30/9/2000.
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EPSRC
"Computer simulation of spatial noise fields in high-performance thin-film magnetic
tape heads". EPSRC Research Grant, GR/L39803, £65,973, 1/6/1997 to 31/5/2000.
"A new nanoscale position sensing system". EPSRC Research Grant, GR/K87395,
£73,286, 1/9/96 to 31/8/99.
"Feasibility of NdFeB as a computer disk medium”.
GR/L69404, £51,621, 1/9/97 to 31/8/98.
EPSRC Research Grant
"Rotating MR head for Data Recording". Hewlett Packard (Europe) research grant,
£22,297.
"Crossfeed in Read-while-Write Tape Heads". Three Hewlett Packard (U.S.) research
grants, $106,403, $60,958 and $28,097 (£126,103), September 1995 - August 1998.
"High data rate Computer Disk Head for fast transfer of Parallel Information". British
Council sponsorship, collaboration with AIT Japan, £15,000, May 1995-May 1998.
"Research on an enhanced exchangeable computer hard-disk system". MYRICA Ltd.,
£58,809, 1/2/1994 to 31/7/1995.
"Design of a multitrack magnetoresistive head for a temperature-compensated
detection system". Commercial Contract, £20,000, March 1994; £6,435, March 1995.
"Advanced perpendicular recording system". Collaboration with AIT, Japan, British
Council Grant, £15,000, 1/12/94 to 30/11/96.
"Magnetoresistive Compass". AGI Ltd, £5,000, December 1993.
"Perpendicular Recording on Glass Disks". SERC Grant GR/H92609, £100,192,
1993-1996, 1 post.
"Assessment of magnetoresistive heads for advanced computer hard-disk systems".
MYRICA Ltd, £8,894, October 1993.
"Time on EPSRC Central Microstructural Facility". £47,000, 1993-1996.
"Knowledge-based Electronic Enhancement and Interpretation of EEG Signals".
SERC Grant, GR/H46480 (with Ifeachor E.C.), £74,018, 1992-1995, 1 post.
"High-density magnetic recording". PCFC Grant, £72,000, 1992-1995, 3 posts.
"Ion Implantation of Magnetic Thin-films for Magnetic Recording".
Nanotechnology Research Grant, GR/H90827, £23,491, 1992-1993, 1 post.
"New Magnetic Materials Structures for Static Sensing Heads".
'BRITE' award, £235,000, 1991-1994, 2 posts.
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SERC
Part of E.E.C.
"Research on Perpendicular Recording". SERC Co-operative Research Grant,
GR/F79917, £192,597, 1/6/1990 to 30/5/1993, 2 posts.
"Portable vehicle monitoring system using magnetoresistive sensors". DTI 'SMART'
competition, £15,000, 1/9/1990.
"Magnetoresistive Compass".
£34,876, 4/7/1990, 1 post.
Industrial top-up to CASE Studentship, AGI Ltd.,
Funding for DTI-sponsored AMIE Centre. £150,000, Jan. 1988 to Dec. 1989.
"Magnetic Stripecards". Fulmer Research, £20,000, 1/6/88 to 31/12/88.
"Magnetoresistive Sensor System for Wall-tie Detection". DTI 'SMART' competition,
£50,000, 4/11/88.
"A new perpendicular recording system". SERC Research Grant, Information
Technology Directorate, Computing Sub Committee, £198,695, 3/9/84 to 2/9/87, 3
posts.
"Microprocessor-based Data Channel for a Digital-audio Tape Recorder". SERC
Research Grant £16,830, 1/4/85 to 31/3/87.
"Full Scale Measurements of waves in the vicinity of a rubble mound breakwater".
SERC Research Grant (with Bullock G.N., Rendell F.), £48,972, 1/7/86 to 30/6/89, 2
posts.
"Micromagnetic Switch-mode Circuits". Coutant Ltd., £50,000, 30/4/86 to 30/9/88, 1
post.
"Research on a High-density Computer Memory". National Advisory Board funded
Research Fellow, £45,000, 1987.
"Enhancement of the Microdrive Computer Memory".
Research, £30,000, 30/4/84 to 29/4/86, 1 post.
Contract with Sinclair
"Magnetoresistive Compass". Contract with Lo-Kata Ltd. Dept. of Industry, £9,500,
3/10/83 to 31/12/84, 1 post.
"Magnetoresistive Replay Heads of Novel Configuration". SERC Co-operative Grant,
£88,487, June 1982, 2 posts.
"Electromagnetic Switching Devices".
£23,958, 1/4/78 to 31/8/81, 1 post.
Contract with Arrow-Hart (Europe) Ltd.,
"Magnetoresistive Recording Heads".
£13,981, 18/1/79 to 30/9/80, 1 post.
Contract with Magnetic Components Ltd.,
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"Advanced Recording Heads". Contract with Magnetic Components Ltd., £13,063,
1/7/78 to 25/7/80, 1 post.
"Arc Energy and Erosion in Electric Contacts". Contract with Ranco Controls Ltd.,
£13,026, 13/5/74 to 31/12/77, 1 post.
"Electric Contact Phenomena in Commercially Available Toggle Switches". SERC
Grant, £6,763, September 1975.
"Magnetic Domains Teaching Aid". Nuffield Foundation Grant, £1,641, July 1975.
Research Grants as Second Applicant (£691,940)
"Magnetic/Metallic multilayers for asymmetrical giant magneto-impedance and
applications in magnetic sensing". EPSRC Research Grant, GRN66544 (with Panina
L.V.), £135,787, 2001-2004.
“Submicron sized spin-valve heads and exchange pinning layers”. EPSRC Research
Grant, GR/M82837 (with Pan G., Clegg W.W.), £95,915, 1999-2002.
“Theory of Magnetic Recording”. EPSRC grant for (Mallinson J.C.), visiting
Research Scientist (with Wilton D. T., Shute H.A.), £8,938, 1999-2001.
“Reactive sputtering of giant/high magnetic moment iron-nitride films with in-situ
plasma diagnosis and control”. EPSRC Research Grant, GR/M46808 (with Pan G.)
£110,763, 1999-2001.
"Two-dimensional sequence detection for a multiple-track, high performance data
recording system". EPSRC Research Grant, GR/L54974 (with Donnelly T.),
£113,666, 1997-2000.
"A novel submicron trackwidth thin-film magnetic recording head with focused ion
beam machined front gap". EPSRC Research Grant, GR/M56746 and GR/L38110
(with Pan G.), £83,244, 1997-2000.
"Observation of high-frequency magnetodynamics in materials and devices". EPSRC
Research Grant, GR/L19751(with Clegg W.W.), £143,627, 1997-2000.
Grants for Research Facilities (£431,500)
HEFCE Grant for Refurbishing Micro-magnetics Clean Room at the University of
Plymouth. (University of Plymouth added £136,500), £100K, July-December 1998.
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Royal Society/Wolfson Foundation grant for upgrading the Micro-magnetics Clean
Room for nanotechnology. £195k. January 2004.
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