Dr Jonathan Painter
Microscopy Laboratory Manager
Location: Shrivenham campus
E: j.d.painter@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1793 785392
Department of Engineering and Applied Science
Current activities
Dr Jonathan Painter is a Research Officer with interests in materials characterization. Jonathan’s research was originally focussed on using structural and compositional techniques to analyse thin films, specifically for photovoltaic materials. This area of research continues with a doctoral student which Jonathan supervises on an EPSRC funded project.
Over the last few years Jonathan’s interests have focussed on the use of microscopy, both optical and electron, for materials analysis. This ranges from materials consultancy and failure analysis to a growing interest in the microscopy of energetic materials. In addition Jonathan lectures on microscopy and the use of microscopy in various fields including forensics and materials.
Clients
Materials analysis is conducted for various local, national and international companiesBackground
Dr Jonathan Painter has a background in applied physics and conducted his doctoral research on thin film solar cells, sponsored by BP Solar.
Following two postdoctoral research positions in similar fields, Jonathan switched to managing the microscopy laboratory within the Department of Engineering and Applied Science. Since then Jonathan has assisted both internal and external colleagues by analysing various samples ranging from archaeological glasses to explosives.
Jonathan also conducts analysis for industry, both for failure/defect investigations and as part of industrial R&D.
Selected publications
Fulford M, Sim D, Doig A and Painter J, ‘In defence of Rome: a metallographic investigation of Roman ferrous armour from Northern Britain’, Journal of Archaeological Sciences, 32 (2005) 241-250
Rogers KD, Lane DW, Painter JD and Chapman A, ‘Structural characterisation of sprayed TiO2 films for extremely thin absorber layer solar cells’, Thin Solid Films, 466 (1-2), (2004), 97-102
Atroshenko SA, Edwards MR and Painter J, ‘Response of Ti-Ni shape memory alloys to shock loading’, Technology and Health Care, 12 2 (2004) 157-159
Lane DW, Painter JD, Cousins MA, Conibeer GL and Rogers KD, ‘Sulphur diffusion in cadmium telluride thin films part 1: the grain boundary diffusion coefficient’, Thin Solid Films, 431-432, (2003), 73-77
Cousins MA, Lane DW, Painter JD, Conibeer GJ, Rogers KD, 'Sulphur diffusion in cadmium telluride thin films (part 2): Modelling grain boundary diffusion', Thin Solid Films, 431- 432 (2003) 78-83
Rogers KD, Lane DW, Chapman AJ and Painter JD, ‘The structural features of TiO2 thin films formed by pyrosol methods’, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 14, (2003), 573-577
Conference Papers
Lane DW, Painter JD, Rogers KD, Forbes I, Miles RW and Hynes KM, ‘Dendritic CuIn Films Grown by Electroless Deposition’ Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 836 (2005) 155-160
Ketipearachchi US, Lane DW, Painter JD, Rogers KD and Cousins MA, ‘Bath pH Dependence on the Structural and Optical Properties of Chemical Bath Deposited CdS Thin Films’ Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 836, (2005) 161-166
Fulford M, Sim D, Doig A and Painter J, ‘Interpretation of single-edge microstructures in Roman armour metallography’, Acta Metallurgica Slovakia, 10, (2004), 641-645
Fulford M, Sim D, Doig A and Painter J, ‘Metallography of Roman armour from Northwest Europe’, Acta Metallurgica Slovakia, 10, (2004), 83-91
Morgan NB, Painter J and Moffat A, ‘Mean strain effects and microstructural observations during in-vitro fatigue testing of NiTi’, Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies, California, USA, 2003, p303-310, ISBN 0966050835
