Contact Professor David Lane
- Email: d.w.lane@cranfield.ac.uk
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Areas of expertise
- Counter-IED
- Instrumentation, Sensors and Measurement Science
- Renewable Energy
Background
David joined Cranfield University in 1985 after spending three years in industry. After completing a doctorate in 'Laser Interactions with Natural and Ion Beam Modified Optical Surfaces' he joined the University's lecturing staff, teaching physics on courses that range from undergraduate and diploma to MSc, including teaching electrical theory to the Ammunition Technical Officers Course for more than 25 years. During his PhD he developed ion beam analysis techniques that have been applied to film films, electronic devices, and biological and environment specimens. In 1996 David helped establish the highly successful Forensic Engineering and Science MSc and was its Academic Leader from its first intake in 1998 and its Course Chairman from August 2004. In 2009 he expanded the University’s forensic education through the development of the new Forensic MSc Programme and was its Director until September 2012, with a second term from October 2018 to October 2021. His research interests include X-ray technology, materials analysis and the growth of compound semiconductors for thin film solar cells. His sponsors included AWE, EPSRC, DSTL, EU and industry.
David was made Professor of Applied Physics on 2017 and is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, a Chartered Physicist and was a Professional Member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences. On his retirement in January 2023 he was made Emeritus Professor.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Kent D, Márquez-Grant N & Lane DW (2022) The application of dual energy x-ray soil screening in forensic archaeology, Science and Justice, 62 (5) 582-593.
- Ascough PL, Brock F, Collinson ME, Painter JD, Lane DW & Bird MI (2020) Chemical characteristics of macroscopic pyrogenic carbon following millennial-scale environmental exposure, Frontiers in Environmental Science, 7 (January) Article No. 203.
- Brock F, Ostapkowicz J, Collinson ME, Bull ID, Dyer C, Lane DW, Domoneye K & Uden J (2020) Dark materials: pre-Columbian black lithic carvings from St Vincent and the wider Caribbean, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 32 (August) Article No. 102393.
- D’Arcy G, Márquez-Grant N & Lane DW (2020) Baggage scanners and their use as an imaging resource in mass fatality incidents, International Journal of Legal Medicine, 134 (4) 1419-1429.
- Vetter M, Healy M & Lane D (2020) Investigating electric field induced molecular distortions in polypropylene using Raman spectroscopy, Polymer Testing, 92 (December) Article No. 106851.
- Vella A, Munoz AAM, Healy MJF, Lane DW & Lockley D (2018) An artificial X-ray wire test emitter and calculations on the resolution and field of view of X-ray pinhole optics by simulation, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 905 119-128.
- Munoz AAM, Vella A, Healy MJF, Lane DW, Jupp I & Lockley D (2018) Rapid prototyping-coded masks for x-ray backscatter imaging, Optical Engineering, 57 (8) Article No. 085104.
- Munoz AAM, Vella A, Healy MJF, Lane DW, Jupp I & Lockley D (2018) Low open fraction coded masks for x-ray backscatter imaging, Optical Engineering, 57 (9) Article No. 093108. Dataset/s: 10.1117/1.OE.57.9.093108
- Ball J, Lane DW & Reehal HS (2017) The synthesis of CuxS from Cu layers by low pressure plasma processing, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 708 (June) 1124-1130.
- Ng TM, Weller MT, Kissling GP, Peter LM, Dale P, Babbe F, de Wild J, Wenger B, Snaith HJ & Lane D (2017) Optoelectronic and spectroscopic characterization of vapour-transport grown Cu2ZnSnS4 single crystals, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5 (3) 1192-1200.
- Mendis BG, Treharne RE, Lane DW & Durose K (2016) The effects of junction interdiffusion and misfit dislocations on the efficiency of highly mismatched heterojunction photovoltaic devices, Applied Physics Letters, 108 (18) Article No. 183505.
- Tariq GH, Hutchings K, Asghar G, Lane DW, Rogers KD & Anis-Ur-Rehman M (2015) Study of annealing effects on the electrical properties of evaporated SnS thin films for photovoltaic applications, Chalcogenide Letters, 12 (3) 105-109.
- Tariq GH, Lane DW & Anis-ur-Rehman M (2015) Physical properties of chalcogenide Sn-Bi-S graded thin films annealed in argon, Applied Physics A, 120 (4) 1407-1414.
- Tariq GH, Hutchings K, Asghar G, Lane DW & Anis-Ur-Rehman M (2014) Study of annealing effects on the physical properties of evaporated SnS thin films for photovoltaic applications, Journal of Ovonic Research, 10 (6) 247-256.
- Lane DW, Nyombi A & Shackel J (2014) Energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction mapping on a benchtop X-ray fluorescence system, Journal of Applied Crystallography, 47 (2) 488-494.
- Tariq GH, Hutchings K, Asghar G, Lane DW & Anis-Ur-Rehman M (2014) Study of annealing effects on the physical properties of evaporated SnS thin films for photovoltaic applications, Journal of Ovonic Research, 10 (6) 247-256.
- Ali N, Hussain ST, Iqbal MA, Hutching K & Lane D (2013) Structural and optoelectronic properties of antimony tin sulphide thin films deposited by thermal evaporation techniques, Optik, 124 (21) 4746-4749.
- Tariq GH, Hutchings K, Lane DW, Rogers KD & Anis-Ur-Rehman M (2013) Annealing effects on the microstructural properties of complex sulfosalt (SnS)x- (Bi2S3)1-x gradient thin films, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 46 (48) Article No. 485302.
- Ali N, Hussain A, Hussain ST, Iqbal MA, Shah M, Rahim I, Ahmad N, Ali Z, Hutching K, Lane D & Syed WAA (2013) Physical properties of the absorber layer Sn2Sb2S5 thin films for photovoltaics, Current Nanoscience, 9 (1) 149-152.
- Tariq GH, Hutchings K, Lane DW, Rogers KD & Anis-ur-Rehman M (2013) Annealing effects on the microstructural properties of complex sulfosalt (SnS)(x)-(Bi2S3)(1-x) gradient thin films, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 46 (48).
- Wakeling BR, Degamber B, Kister G, Lane DW, Bailey MJ & Jeynes C (2012) In situ analysis of cadmium sulphide chemical bath deposition by an optical fibre monitor, Thin Solid Films, 525 1-5.
- Treharne RE, Hutchings K, Lamb DA, Irvine SJC, Lane DW & Durose K (2012) Combinatorial optimization of Al-doped ZnO films for thin-film photovoltaics, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 45 (33) 1-8.
- Ali N, Hussain ST, Iqbal MA, Iqbal Z & Lane D (2012) Metal based chalcogenide thin films for photovoltaics, Chalcogenide Letters, 9 (11) 435-440.
- Cummings C Y, Frith P E, Zoppi G, Forbes I, Rogers K D, Lane D W & Marken F (2011) Rocking disc electro-deposition of copper films on Mo/MoSe2 substrates, Thin Solid Films, 519 (21) 7458-7463.
- Clayton AJ, Irvine SJC, Barrioz V, Brooks WSM, Zoppi G, Forbes I, Rogers KD, Lane DW, Hutchings K & Roncallo S (2011) Metal-organic chemical vapor deposition of ultra-thin photovoltaic devices using a pyrite based p-i-n structure, Thin Solid Films, 519 (21) 7360-7363.
- Lane DW (2011) X-ray imaging and spectroscopy using low cost COTS CMOS sensors, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 284 29-32.
- Treharne R E, Seymour-Pierce A, Durose K, Hutchings K, Roncallo S & Lane D (2011) Optical design and fabrication of fully sputtered CdTe/CdS solar cells, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 286 (1) Article No. 012038.
- Roncallo S, Karimi O, Rogers KD, Gregoire JM, Lane DW, Scragg JJ & Ansari SA (2010) High throughput X-ray diffraction analysis of combinatorial polycrystalline thin film libraries, Analytical Chemistry, 82 (11) 4564-4569.
- Al Turkestani M, Durose K, Wakeling B, Lane D, Irvine S & Barrioz V (2010) A rapid screening method for investigating the effect of processing parameters on CdTe/CdS solar cell performance, MRS Online Proceedings Library, 1165 191-196.
- Roncallo S, Karimi O, Rogers KD, Lane DW & Ansari SA (2009) An approach to high-throughput X-ray diffraction analysis of combinatorial polycrystalline thin film libraries, Journal of Applied Crystallography, 42 174-178.
- Roncallo S, Painter JD, Cousins MA, Lane DW & Rogers KD (2008) A method to quantify the degree of uniformity of thickness of thin films, Thin Solid Films, 516 (23) 8493-8497.
- Peach DF, Lane DW & Sellwood MJ (2006) An assessment of surface heating during ion beam analysis I : experimental method, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 249 677-679.
- Broadhurst A, Lane DW, Rogers KD & Lowe TW (2006) Determination of PIXE spectra from specific depths, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 249 (1-2) 808-811.
- Lane DW (2006) A review of the optical band gap of thin film CdSxTe1-x, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 90 (9) 1169-1175.
- Ketipearachchi US, Lane DW, Rogers KD, Painter JD & Cousins MA (2005) Bath pH dependence on the structural and optical properties of chemical bath deposited CdS thin films, MRS Online Proceedings Library, 836 161-166.
- Broadhurst A, Rogers KD, Lane DW & Lowe TW (2005) The direct determination of X-ray diffraction data from specific depths, Powder Diffraction, 20 (3) 233-240.
- Lane DW, Painter JD, Rogers KD, Forbes I, Miles RW & Hynes KM (2005) Dendritic CuIn films grown by electroless deposition, MRS Online Proceedings Library, 836 155-160.
- Rogers KD, Broadhurst A, Lowe T & Lane DW (2005) Determination of Depth-Dependent Diffraction Data: A New Approach, Acta Crystallographica Section a Foundations of Crystallography, A61 139-146.
- Broadhurst A, Rogers KD, Lowe TW & Lane DW (2005) Determination of depth-dependent diffraction data: a new approach., Acta Crystallographica Section a Foundations of Crystallography, 61 (Pt 1) 139-146.
- Painter JD, Rogers KD, Lane DW & Chapman A (2004) Structural characterisation of sprayed TiO2 films for extremely thin absorber layer solar cells, Thin Solid Films, 466 (1) 97-102.
- Broadhurst A, Rogers KD, Lowe TW & Lane DW (2004) Determination of depth-dependent diffraction data: A new approach, Acta Crystallographica Section a Foundations of Crystallography, 61 (1) 139-146.
- Lane DW, Painter JD, Cousins MA, Conibeer GJ & Rogers KD (2003) Sulfur diffusion in cadmium telluride thin films. Part 1: The grain boundary diffusion coefficient, Thin Solid Films, 431-432 73-77.
- Cousins MA, Lane DW & Rogers KD (2003) Sulphur diffusion in cadmium telluride thin films part 2: Modelling grain-boundary diffusion, Thin Solid Films, 431-432 78-83.
- Forbes I, Reddy KT, Johnston D, Miles RW, Lane DW, Rogers KD & Chapman A (2003) R.f. sputtering of high-quality Cu/In precursor layers and conversion to CulnS(2) using elemental sulfidization processes, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 14 (9) 567-571.
- Rogers KD, Lane DW, Chapman AJ & Painter JD (2003) The structural features of TiO2 thin films formed by pyrosol methods, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 14 (9) 573-577.
- Painter JD, Cousins MA, Lane DW, Conibeer GJ & Rogers KD (2003) Sulphur diffusion in cadmium telluride thin films (part 2): Modelling grain boundary diffusion, Thin Solid Films, 431 431-432 78.
- Lane DW, Forbes I, Ramakrishna Reddy KT, Johnston D, Miles RW, Rogers KD & Chapman A (2003) RF Sputtering of High Quality Cu / In Precursor Layers and Conversion to CuInS2 Using Elemental Sulphidisation Processes, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 14 567-571.
- Painter JD, Rogers KD, Chapman AJ & Lane DW (2003) The structural features of Ti02 thin films formed by pyrosol methods, Journal of Materials Science, 14 (9) 573-577.
- Lane DW, Cousins MA, Painter JD, Conibeer GJ & Rogers KD (2003) Sulfur diffusion in cadmium telluride thin films (part 1): The grain boundary diffusion coefficient, Thin Solid Films, 431-432 73-77.
- Lane DW, Chapman AJ, Rogers KD & Ozsan ME (2002) Microstructural changes of CdTe during the annealing process, Thin Solid Films, 403-404 522-525.
- Sperrin M, Rogers K, Lane D & Southerden P (2002) An investigation into the architecture and composition of a urinary calculus, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 13 (1) 7-9.
- Lane DW, Duffy N, Ozsan ME, Peter LM, Rogers KD & Wang R (2000) Structural and spectroscopic studies of CdS/CdTe heterojunction cells fabricated by electrodeposition, Thin Solid Films, 361 314-320.
- Duffy NW, Peter LM, Wang R, Lane DW & Rogers KD (2000) Electrodeposition and characterisation of CdTe films for solar cell applications, Electrochimica Acta, 45 (20) 3355-3365.
- Lane DW, Rogers KD, Painter JD, Wood DA & Ozsan ME (2000) Structural dynamics in CdS-CdTe thin films, Thin Solid Films, 361 1-8.
- Lane DW & Wicks DC (2000) PIXE, a new technique for the trace element analysis of high explosives, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 161 792-796.
- Rogers KD, Wood DA, Painter JD, Lane DW & Ozsan ME (2000) Novel depth profiling in CdS-CdTe thin films, Thin Solid Films, 361 234-238.
- Wood DA, Rogers KD, Lane DW & Coath JA (2000) Optical and structural characterization of CdSxTe1-x thin films for solar cell applications, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 12 (19) 4433-4450.
- Duffy NW, Peter LM, Wang RL, Lane DW & Rogers KD (2000) Electrodeposition and characterization of CdTe films for solar cell applications, Electrochimica Acta, 45 (20) 3355-3365.
- Rogers KD, Painter JD, Healy MJ, Lane DW & Ozsan ME (1999) The crystal structure of CdS-CdTe thin film heterojunction solar cells, Thin Solid Films, 339 (1-2) 299-304.
- Lane DW, Conibeer GJ, Wood DA, Rogers KD, Capper P, Romani S & Hearne S (1999) Sulphur diffusion in CdTe and the phase diagram of the CdS-CdTe pseudo-binary alloy, Journal of Crystal Growth, 197 (3) 743-748.
- Wood DA, Lane DW, Rogers KD & Coath JA (1999) Optical properties of CdSxTe1-x polycrystalline thin films, Journal of Electronic Materials, 28 (12) 1403-1408.
- Rogers KD, Painter JD, Lane DW & Healy M (1999) The Structural Changes in CdS-CdTe Thin Films Due to Annealing, Journal of Electronic Materials, 28 (2) 112-117.
- Healy MJF & Lane DW (1998) Revised cross sections of the 32S(d,p) 33S reactions, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 136-138 66-71.
- Healy MJF & Lane DW (1998) Revised cross sections of the S-32(d,p)S-33 reactions, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 136 66-71.
- Wood DA, Rogers KD, Lane DW, Conibeer GJ & Parton D (1998) A study of the phase boundaries and lattice parameters of the CdS-CdTe pseudobinary system, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 17 (17) 1511-1514.
- Peach DF & Lane DW (1998) A preliminary study of geographic influence on arsenic concentrations in human hair, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 20 (4) 231-237.
- Healy MJF & Lane DW (1998) Revised cross sections of the 32S(d,p) 33S reactions, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 136-138 66-71.
- Lane DW, Conibeer GJ, Romani S, Healy MJF & Rogers KD (1998) Depth profiling sulphur in bulk CdTe and CdTe/CdS thin film heterojunctions, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 136 225-230.
- Lane DW & Peach DF (1997) Some observations on the trace element concentrations in human dental enamel, Biological Trace Element Research, 60 (1-2) 1-11.
- Anderson AA, Eason RW, Jelinek M, Grivas C, Lane D, Rogers K, Hickey LMB & Fotakis C (1997) Growth of Ti:sapphire single crystal thin films by pulsed laser deposition, Thin Solid Films, 300 (1-2) 68-71.
- Lane DW & Duffy CA (1996) The analysis of trace elements in human teeth collected from the Oxfordshire area in the UK, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 118 (1-4) 392-395.
- Lane DW, Avery AJ, Partridge G & Healy M (1993) A simple accelerator calibration procedure, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 73 (4) 583-586.
- Lane DW, Coath JA, Rogers KD, Hunnikin BJ & Beldon HS (1992) Optical properties and structure of thermally evaporated tin oxide films, Thin Solid Films, 221 (1-2) 262-266.
- Lane DW (1992) The ion beam mixing of Ti and Cr films on silica glass, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 69 (2-3) 281-286.
- Lane DW (1992) The ion beam analysis of laser-irradiated borosilicate glass, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 64 (1-4) 448-451.
- Lane DW (1990) Optical properties and laser irradiation of some common glasses, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 23 (12) 1727-1734.
- Lane DW & Partridge G (1990) Design and calibration of an ion beam chopper, Measurement Science and Technology, 1 (9) 878-880.
- Avery AJ, Diskett DJ, Lane DW, Giess J & Irvine SJC (1990) The use of helium ion RBS for profiling epitaxial layers of CdxHg1-xTe, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 45 (1-4) 181-185.
- Rogers KD & Lane DW (1987) A Simple System for Enhanced Data Collection From a Powder Diffractometer, Powder Diffraction, 2 (4) 227-229.
Conference Papers
- Munoz AAM, Vella A, Healy MJF, Lane DW, Jupp I & Lockley D (2017) 3D-printed coded apertures for x-ray backscatter radiography. In: Radiation Detectors in Medicine, Industry, and National Security XVIII, San Diego, CA, 6-10 August 2017.
- Munoz AAM, Vella A, Healy MJF, Lane DW, Jupp I & Lockley D (2017) X-ray backscatter radiography with lower open fraction coded masks. In: Radiation Detectors in Medicine, Industry, and National Security XVIII, San Diego, CA, 6-10 August 2017.
- Vella A, Munoz AAM, Healy MJF, Lane DW, Lockley D & Zhou J (2017) A fast and reliable approach to simulating the output from an x-ray tube used for developing security backscatter imaging. In: Advances in Computational Methods for X-Ray Optics IV, San Diego, CA, 9-10 August 2017.
- Vella A, Munoz AAM, Healy MJF, Lane DW & Lockley D (2017) The use of simulation to optimize the pinhole diameter and mask thickness for an x-ray backscatter imaging system. In: Advances in Computational Methods for X-Ray Optics IV, San Diego, CA, 9-10 August 2017.
- Wakeling B, Ketipearachchi US, Lane DW, Degamber B, Painter JD, Cousins MA & Rogers KD (2007) In-situ analysis of cadmium sulphide deposited by ultrasonic assisted chemical bath. In: PVSAT-3 Conference, Durham University, UK.
- Peach DF, Lane DW & Sellwood MJ (2006) An assessment of surface heating during ion beam analysis I. Experimental method. In: 17th international conference on ion beam analysis, Sevilla, 26 June - 1 July 2005.
- Peach DF, Lane DW, Sellwood MJ & Painter JD (2006) An assessment of surface heating during ion beam analysis II: Application to biological materials. In: 17th international conference on ion beam analysis, Sevilla, 26 June - 1 July 2005.
- Lowe T, Broadhurst A, Rogers KD & Lane DW (2004) Determining X-ray Diffraction Data at Varying Depths. A Preliminary Theoretical Approach.. In: Procs 2003 Conf on Applications of X-ray Analysis, 1 January 2004.
- Painter JD, Rogers KD & Lane DW (1998) An investigation into the effect of annealing on the microstructure of CdTe/CdS solar cells. In: Workshop on Growth and Processing of Materials for Electronics at Materials Congress 98.
Books
- Lane DW, Hutchings KJ, McCracken R & Forbes I (2014) New Chalcogenide Materials for Thin Film Solar Cells [Chapter 6]. In: Materials Challenges : Inorganic Photovoltaic Solar Energy, London: The Royal Society of Chemistry, p. 160-208.