Dr Jeff Rao
Senior Research Officer
Location: Building 40, Cranfield campus
E: j.rao@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1234 750111 x2402
Manufacturing and Materials
Current activities
- Deposition of NiTi, NiTiHf, NiTiPt Shape Memory Alloys by magnetron sputtering
- Co-deposition of Er –Pr thin films for low-temperature applications.
Clients
- Teer Coatings
- Astrium
- Rolls-Royce
Background
Dr Jeff Rao is a Senior Research Officer in the Sports Surface and Nanotechnology Institute in the School of Applied Science. His research encompasses the deposition and analysis of coatings for a wide variety of applications ranging from aerospace to motorsport and low-friction coatings for MEMS motors.
Over the years, Jeff has worked on a number of projects such as the fabrication of an atomic-oxygen sensor for satellite applications and the fabrication of thin film crack monitors. Currently, he is working on the development of shape memory alloys for high temperature applications as well as working with Astrium on cryo-cooler materials.
Selected publications
- Deposition and Characterisation of NiTi and NiTiHf thin films by pulse-DC sputtering,” J.Rao, T Roberts, K. Lawson, J. Nicholls. J. App. Phys. D, 2008.
- “DLC-ceramic multilayers for automotive applications,” R.Cruz, J.Rao, K.J.Lawson, J.R.Nicholls. Dia. Rel. Mat., 15 (2006).
- “Sputtered DLC-TiB2 multilayer films for tribological applications,” J.Rao, R. Cruz, K.J. Lawson, J. R. Nicholls. Dia. Rel. Mat., 14 (2005).
- “The characterisation of e-beam evaporated and magnetron sputtered carbon films fabricated for atomic oxygen sensors,” J.Rao, K.J.Lawson, J.R.Nicholls. Surf., & Coat. Tech.,197 (2005).
- “Carbon and titanium diboride multilayer coatings,” J.Rao, R. Cruz, K.J.Lawson, J.R.Nicholls. Dia. Rel. Mat., 13 (2004).
