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Trepidation or Precession: The Turning Point in a Tradition (2023)
Book Chapter
Tanner, B., McLeish, T., & Nothaft, P. (2023). Trepidation or Precession: The Turning Point in a Tradition. In G. E. Gasper, T. C. McLeish, S. Olsen Sønnesyn, & H. E. Smithson (Eds.), Mapping the Universe: Robert Grosseteste’s De sphera - On the Sphere (279-304). Oxford: Oxford University Press

This chapter provides historical and scientific commentary on the reference in On the Sphere to the very slow movement of the equinoxes as identified by the change in stellar positions measured in different centuries. It discusses the two different m... Read More about Trepidation or Precession: The Turning Point in a Tradition.

Commentary on the model of the world machine (2023)
Book Chapter
Tanner, B., McLeish, T., Sonnesyn, S., & Falk, S. (2023). Commentary on the model of the world machine. In G. E. M. Gasper, T. C. B. McLeish, S. Olsen Sønnesyn, & H. E. Smithson (Eds.), 'Mapping the Universe: Robert Grosseteste’s De sphera - On the Sphere (132-166). Oxford: Oxford University Press

The chapter provides both a commentary and a science-based explanation of the text of On the Sphere. It contains many diagrams, designed to clarify the geometrical constructions on which the narrative is based. Presented in alignment with the paragra... Read More about Commentary on the model of the world machine.

X-ray Diffraction Topography (Imaging) of Crystals Grown from Solution: A Short Review (2023)
Journal Article
Tanner, B. K. (2023). X-ray Diffraction Topography (Imaging) of Crystals Grown from Solution: A Short Review. Crystal Growth and Design, 23(4), 3026-3033. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.2c01463

A short review of X-ray topographic studies of crystals grown from solution is presented. The dislocation configurations characteristic of such crystals are described, and Klapper’s explanation in terms of minimization of the elastic energy of a disl... Read More about X-ray Diffraction Topography (Imaging) of Crystals Grown from Solution: A Short Review.

A cooking pot lit by fire (2023)
Journal Article
Gasper, G. E. M., & Tanner, B. K. (2023). A cooking pot lit by fire. Astronomy and Geophysics, 64(1), 1.36-1.37. https://doi.org/10.1093/astrogeo/atac091

Recent research into the records of eclipses in the Chronicle of the English monk, Gervase of Canterbury, has indicated that an entry for the year 1187 C.E. may contain a description of solar prominences being visible during the total eclipse of that... Read More about A cooking pot lit by fire.

X-ray diffraction imaging of fully packaged n–p–n transistors under accelerated ageing conditions (2022)
Journal Article
Tanner, B. K., Danilewsky, A., & McNally, P. J. (2022). X-ray diffraction imaging of fully packaged n–p–n transistors under accelerated ageing conditions. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 55(5), 1139-1146. https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600576722007142

X-ray diffraction imaging was used to monitor the local strains that developed around individual n–p–n bipolar transistors within fully encapsulated packages under conditions of extremely high forward bias to simulate accelerated ageing. Die warpage... Read More about X-ray diffraction imaging of fully packaged n–p–n transistors under accelerated ageing conditions.

A Marvellous Sign and A Fiery Globe: A Medieval English Report of Ball Lightning (2022)
Journal Article
Gasper, G. E., & Tanner, B. K. (2022). A Marvellous Sign and A Fiery Globe: A Medieval English Report of Ball Lightning. Weather, 77(7), 232-234. https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.4144

We describe an entry in a twelfth century monastic chronicle, compiled and composed by Gervase of Canterbury (c. 1145–c. 1210), which gives a credible description of ball lightning. It predates the earliest known report of the phenomenon from England... Read More about A Marvellous Sign and A Fiery Globe: A Medieval English Report of Ball Lightning.

Magnifying Grains of Sand, Seeds, and Blades of Grass: Optical Effects in Robert Grosseteste’s De iride (On the Rainbow) (circa 1228–1230) (2021)
Journal Article
White, R. C., Gasper, G. E., McLeish, T. C., Tanner, B. K., Harvey, J. S., Sønnesyn, S. O., …Smithson, H. E. (2021). Magnifying Grains of Sand, Seeds, and Blades of Grass: Optical Effects in Robert Grosseteste’s De iride (On the Rainbow) (circa 1228–1230). Isis: A Journal of the History of Science Society, 112(1), 93-107. https://doi.org/10.1086/713724

In his treatise On the Rainbow (De iride), composed nearly four hundred years before the first known telescope, the English polymath Robert Grosseteste identified three striking optical effects: distant objects can be rendered close by; close-by larg... Read More about Magnifying Grains of Sand, Seeds, and Blades of Grass: Optical Effects in Robert Grosseteste’s De iride (On the Rainbow) (circa 1228–1230).

X-ray imaging of silicon die within fully packaged semiconductor devices (2021)
Journal Article
Tanner, B. K., McNally, P. J., & Danilewsky, A. N. (2021). X-ray imaging of silicon die within fully packaged semiconductor devices. Powder Diffraction, 36(2), 78-84. https://doi.org/10.1017/s088571562100021x

X-ray diffraction imaging (XRDI) (topography) measurements of silicon die warpage within fully packaged commercial quad-flat no-lead devices are described. Using synchrotron radiation, it has been shown that the tilt of the lattice planes in the Anal... Read More about X-ray imaging of silicon die within fully packaged semiconductor devices.

‘The Moon Quivered Like a Snake’: A Medieval Chronicler, Lunar Explosions, and a Puzzle for Modern Interpretation (2020)
Journal Article
Gasper, G. E., & Tanner, B. K. (2020). ‘The Moon Quivered Like a Snake’: A Medieval Chronicler, Lunar Explosions, and a Puzzle for Modern Interpretation. Endeavour, 44(4), Article 100750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endeavour.2021.100750

Despite some scepticism, the suggestion by Hartung in 1976 that the report in the chronicle of Gervase of Canterbury corresponded to a meteorite impact with the moon in 1178, creating the Giordano Bruno crater, retains considerable support, particula... Read More about ‘The Moon Quivered Like a Snake’: A Medieval Chronicler, Lunar Explosions, and a Puzzle for Modern Interpretation.

The seven liberal arts: Commentary and Analysis (2019)
Book Chapter
Thomson, D., & Tanner, B. (2019). The seven liberal arts: Commentary and Analysis. In G. Gasper, C. Panti, T. McLeish, & H. Smithson (Eds.), Knowing and speaking: Robert Grosseteste's De artibus liberalibus 'On the liberal arts' and De generatione sonorum 'On the generation of sounds' (448-482). Oxford University Press

In-Operando X-ray diffraction imaging of thermal strains in fully packaged silicon devices (2019)
Journal Article
Tanner, B., Vijayaraghavan, R., Roarty, B., Danilewsky, A., & McNally, P. (2019). In-Operando X-ray diffraction imaging of thermal strains in fully packaged silicon devices. Microelectronics Reliability, 99, 232-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microrel.2019.06.006

The application of X-ray Diffraction Imaging to measure in operando thermal strains at individually powered components within fully packaged LM3046 silicon devices is described. It is shown that as the local strains increase with power dissipated, ab... Read More about In-Operando X-ray diffraction imaging of thermal strains in fully packaged silicon devices.

Quantitative Imaging of the Stress/Strain Fields and Generation of Macroscopic Cracks from Indents in Silicon (2017)
Journal Article
Tanner, B., Allen, D., Wittge, J., Danilewsky, A., Garagorri, J., Gorostegui-Colinas, E., …McNally, P. (2017). Quantitative Imaging of the Stress/Strain Fields and Generation of Macroscopic Cracks from Indents in Silicon. Crystals, 7(11), Article 347. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst7110347

The crack geometry and associated strain field around Berkovich and Vickers indents on silicon have been studied by X-ray diffraction imaging and micro-Raman spectroscopy scanning. The techniques are complementary; the Raman data come from within a f... Read More about Quantitative Imaging of the Stress/Strain Fields and Generation of Macroscopic Cracks from Indents in Silicon.

Structural and optical properties of oxygen doped single crystal ZnTe grown by multi-tube physical vapour transport (2017)
Journal Article
Mullins, J., Dierre, F., Halliday, D., Tanner, B., Radley, I., Kang, Z., & Summers, C. (2017). Structural and optical properties of oxygen doped single crystal ZnTe grown by multi-tube physical vapour transport. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 28(16), 11950-11960. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-7004-5

Bulk single crystals of zinc telluride up to 10 mm thick have been grown by the Multi-Tube Physical Vapour Transport technique and doped, in-situ during growth, with oxygen. Following hetero-epitaxial nucleation and buffer growth on 100 mm diameter G... Read More about Structural and optical properties of oxygen doped single crystal ZnTe grown by multi-tube physical vapour transport.

Nondestructive X-ray diffraction measurement of warpage in silicon dies embedded in integrated circuit packages (2017)
Journal Article
Tanner, B., Danilewsky, A., Vijayaraghavan, R., Cowley, A., & McNally, P. (2017). Nondestructive X-ray diffraction measurement of warpage in silicon dies embedded in integrated circuit packages. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 50(2), 547-554. https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600576717003132

Transmission X-ray diffraction imaging in both monochromatic and white beam section mode has been used to measure quantitatively the displacement and warpage stress in encapsulated silicon devices. The displacement dependence with position on the die... Read More about Nondestructive X-ray diffraction measurement of warpage in silicon dies embedded in integrated circuit packages.

Bow-shaped Caustics from Conical Prisms: a 13th Century Account of Rainbow Formation from Robert Grosseteste’s De iride (2017)
Journal Article
Harvey, J., Smithson, H., Siviour, C., Gasper, G. E., Sonnesyn, S. O., Tanner, B. K., & McLeish, T. (2017). Bow-shaped Caustics from Conical Prisms: a 13th Century Account of Rainbow Formation from Robert Grosseteste’s De iride. Applied Optics, 56(19), G197-G204. https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.56.00g197

The rainbow has been the subject of discussion across a variety of historical periods and cultures, and numerous optical explanations have been suggested. Here, we further explore the scientific treatise De iride [On the Rainbow] written by Robert Gr... Read More about Bow-shaped Caustics from Conical Prisms: a 13th Century Account of Rainbow Formation from Robert Grosseteste’s De iride.

X-ray Scattering from Spintronic Structures (2016)
Book Chapter
Tanner, B. (2016). X-ray Scattering from Spintronic Structures. In Y. Xu, D. D. Awschalom, & J. Nitta (Eds.), Handbook of Spintronics (919-945). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6892-5_33

The principles and underlying physics of grazing-incidence X-ray scattering are outlined in the context of application to the study of room temperature spintronic systems. Examples are presented showing the precision and reliability of analysis. The... Read More about X-ray Scattering from Spintronic Structures.

Twinning in vapour-grown, large volume Cd1-xZnxTe crystals (2016)
Journal Article
Tanner, B., Mullins, J., Pym, A., & Maneuski, D. (2016). Twinning in vapour-grown, large volume Cd1-xZnxTe crystals. Journal of Crystal Growth, 448, 44-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.05.011

The onset of twinning from View the MathML source to View the MathML source in large volume Cd1−xZnx Te crystals, grown by vapour transport on View the MathML source, often referred to as (211)B, oriented GaAs seeds, has been investigated using X-ray... Read More about Twinning in vapour-grown, large volume Cd1-xZnxTe crystals.

Nondestructive Monitoring of Die Warpage in Encapsulated Chip Packages (2016)
Journal Article
Bose, A., Vijayaraghavan, R., Cowley, A., Cherman, V., Tanner, B., Danilewsky, A., …McNally, P. (2016). Nondestructive Monitoring of Die Warpage in Encapsulated Chip Packages. IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, 6(4), 653-662. https://doi.org/10.1109/tcpmt.2016.2527060

We describe an X-ray diffraction imaging technique for nondestructive, in situ measurement of die warpage in encapsulated chip packages at acquisition speeds approaching real time. The results were validated on a series of samples with known inbuilt... Read More about Nondestructive Monitoring of Die Warpage in Encapsulated Chip Packages.

X-ray asterism and the structure of cracks from indentations in silicon (2016)
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Tanner, B., Garagorri, J., Gorostegui-Colinas, E., Elizalde, M., Allen, D., McNally, P., …Danilewsky, A. (2016). X-ray asterism and the structure of cracks from indentations in silicon. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 49(1), 250-259. https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600576715024620

The asterism observed in white radiation X-ray diffraction images (topographs) of extended cracks in silicon is investigated and found to be associated with material that is close to breakout and surrounded by extensive cracking. It is a measure of t... Read More about X-ray asterism and the structure of cracks from indentations in silicon.

The Geometry of Catastrophic Fracture during High Temperature Processing of Silicon (2015)
Journal Article
Tanner, B., Garagorri, J., Gorostegui-Colinas, E., Elizalde, M., Bytheway, R., McNally, P., & Danilewsky, A. (2015). The Geometry of Catastrophic Fracture during High Temperature Processing of Silicon. International Journal of Fracture, 195(1-2), 79-85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-015-0050-1

The geometry of fracture associated with the propagation of cracks originating at the edges of (001) oriented, 200 mm diameter silicon wafers has been investigated under two regimes of high temperature processing. Under spike annealing, fracture did... Read More about The Geometry of Catastrophic Fracture during High Temperature Processing of Silicon.

A medieval multiverse?: Mathematical modelling of the thirteenth century universe of Robert Grosseteste (2014)
Journal Article
Bower, R., McLeish, T., Tanner, B., Smithson, H., Panti, C., Lewis, N., & Gasper, G. (2014). A medieval multiverse?: Mathematical modelling of the thirteenth century universe of Robert Grosseteste. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 470(2167), Article 40025. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2014.0025

In his treatise on light, written about 1225, Robert Grosseteste describes a cosmological model in which the universe is created in a big-bang-like explosion and subsequent condensation. He postulates that the fundamental coupling of light and matter... Read More about A medieval multiverse?: Mathematical modelling of the thirteenth century universe of Robert Grosseteste.

Color-coordinate system from a 13th-century account of rainbows (2014)
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Smithson, H., Anderson, P., Dinkova-Bruun, G., Gasper, G., Laven, P., McLeish, T., …Tanner, B. (2014). Color-coordinate system from a 13th-century account of rainbows. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 31(4), A341-A349. https://doi.org/10.1364/josaa.31.00a341

We present a new analysis of Robert Grosseteste’s account of color in his treatise De iride (On the Rainbow), dating from the early 13th century. The work explores color within the 3D framework set out in Grosseteste’s De colore [see J. Opt. Soc. Am.... Read More about Color-coordinate system from a 13th-century account of rainbows.

Crack propagation and fracture in silicon wafers under thermal stress (2013)
Journal Article
Danilewsky, A., Wittge, J., Kiefl, K., Allen, D., McNally, P., Garagorri, J., …Tanner, B. (2013). Crack propagation and fracture in silicon wafers under thermal stress. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 46(4), 849-855. https://doi.org/10.1107/s0021889813003695

The behaviour of microcracks in silicon during thermal annealing has been studied using in situ X-ray diffraction imaging. Initial cracks are produced with an indenter at the edge of a conventional Si wafer, which was heated under temperature gradien... Read More about Crack propagation and fracture in silicon wafers under thermal stress.

Thermal slip sources at the extremity and bevel edge of silicon wafers (2011)
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Tanner, B., Wittge, J., Allen, D., Fossati, M., Danilwesky, A., McNally, P., …Jacques, D. (2011). Thermal slip sources at the extremity and bevel edge of silicon wafers. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 44(3), 489-494. https://doi.org/10.1107/s0021889811012088

High-resolution X-ray diffraction imaging of 200 mm silicon wafers following rapid thermal annealing at a temperature of 1270 K has revealed the presence of many early stage sources of thermal slip associated with the wafer edge. Dislocation sources... Read More about Thermal slip sources at the extremity and bevel edge of silicon wafers.

Spin polarization and exchange coupling of Cu and Mn atoms in paramagnetic CuMn diluted alloys induced by a Co layer (2010)
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Abes, M., Atkinson, D., Tanner, B., Charlton, T., Langridge, S., Hase, T., …Lebegue, S. (2010). Spin polarization and exchange coupling of Cu and Mn atoms in paramagnetic CuMn diluted alloys induced by a Co layer. Physical review B, 82(18), Article 184412. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.82.184412

Using the surface, interface, and element specificity of x-ray resonant magnetic scattering in combination with x-ray magnetic circular dichroism, we have spatially resolved the magnetic spin polarization, and the associated interface proximity effec... Read More about Spin polarization and exchange coupling of Cu and Mn atoms in paramagnetic CuMn diluted alloys induced by a Co layer.

Ferromagnetism at the interfaces of antiferromagnetic FeRh epilayers (2010)
Journal Article
Fan, R., Kinane, C., Charlton, T., Dorner, R., Ali, M., de Vries, M., …Langridge, S. (2010). Ferromagnetism at the interfaces of antiferromagnetic FeRh epilayers. Physical review B, 82(18), Article 184418. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.82.184418

The nanoscale magnetic structure of FeRh epilayers has been studied by polarized neutron reflectometry. Epitaxial films with a nominal thickness of 500 Å were grown on MgO (001) substrates via molecular-beam epitaxy and capped with 20 Å of MgO. The F... Read More about Ferromagnetism at the interfaces of antiferromagnetic FeRh epilayers.

Layer and interface structural changes in Co0.6Fe0.2B0.2/AlOx multilayers on annealing (2010)
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Pym, A., Ruhrig, M., & Tanner, B. (2010). Layer and interface structural changes in Co0.6Fe0.2B0.2/AlOx multilayers on annealing. Journal of Applied Physics, 107(9), Article 093524. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3366707

Sputtered multilayers of Co0.6Fe0.2B0.2 and AlOx have been measured using grazing incidence x-ray scattering to determine the changes in layer and interface structure during in situ annealing. We confirm our earlier deduction of a sharpening of the i... Read More about Layer and interface structural changes in Co0.6Fe0.2B0.2/AlOx multilayers on annealing.

The spin polarization of Mn atoms in paramagnetic CuMn alloys induced by a Co layer (2009)
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Abes, M., Atkinson, D., Tanner, B., Charlton, T., Langridge, S., Hase, T., …Arena, D. (2009). The spin polarization of Mn atoms in paramagnetic CuMn alloys induced by a Co layer. Journal of Applied Physics, 105(7), Article 07C703. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3063065

Using the surface, interface, and element specificity of x-ray resonant magnetic scattering in combination with x-ray magnetic circular dichroism, we have spatially resolved the polarization, and hence the spin accumulation in Mn high susceptibility... Read More about The spin polarization of Mn atoms in paramagnetic CuMn alloys induced by a Co layer.

Ferromagnetic resonance linewidth reduction in Fe/Au multilayers using ion beams (2008)
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Bilzer, C., Devolder, T., Chappert, C., Plantevin, O., Suszka, A., Hickey, B., …Demokritov, S. (2008). Ferromagnetic resonance linewidth reduction in Fe/Au multilayers using ion beams. Journal of Applied Physics, 103(7), Article 07B518. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2839266

In order to optimize their magnetic properties, Fe/Au multilayers were treated by pregrowth and postgrowth ion-beam bombardments. The ferromagnetic resonance linewidth was used as our main figure of merit. The pregrowth treatment of the MgO substrate... Read More about Ferromagnetic resonance linewidth reduction in Fe/Au multilayers using ion beams.

X-ray scattering from two-dimensionally patterned magnetic thin film nanoscale arrays (2007)
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Hase, T., van Kampen, M., Bručas, R., Hjörvarsson, B., Atkinson, D., & Tanner, B. (2007). X-ray scattering from two-dimensionally patterned magnetic thin film nanoscale arrays. Superlattices and Microstructures, 41, 163-167

Thin metallic films patterned into nanoscale periodic arrays give rise to coherent satellites on either side of the specular reflection when illuminated at grazing incidence with x-rays. We have used grazing incidence x-ray scattering to probe the cr... Read More about X-ray scattering from two-dimensionally patterned magnetic thin film nanoscale arrays.

Interface stability in CoFe and CoFeB based multilayers (2007)
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Pym, A., Lamperti, A., Cardoso, S., Freitas, P., & Tanner, B. (2007). Interface stability in CoFe and CoFeB based multilayers. Superlattices and Microstructures, 41, 122-126

We report grazing incidence x-ray scattering measurements made during in situ annealing of multilayers based on CoFe and CoFeB. The layer and interface structure of Co80Fe20/Ru superlattices grown on Si/Al2O3 were found to be stable at all temperatur... Read More about Interface stability in CoFe and CoFeB based multilayers.

Interface stability of magnetic tunnel barriers and electrodes (2007)
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Lamperti, A., Pym, A., Eastwood, D., Cardoso, S., Wisniowski, P., Freitas, P., …Tanner, B. (2007). Interface stability of magnetic tunnel barriers and electrodes. Physica status solidi. A, Applied research, 204(8), 2778-2784

High-Resolution Parallel-Beam Powder Diffraction Measurement of Sub-Surface Damage in Alumina-silicon carbide nanocomposite (2006)
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Tanner, B., Wu, H., & Roberts, S. (2006). High-Resolution Parallel-Beam Powder Diffraction Measurement of Sub-Surface Damage in Alumina-silicon carbide nanocomposite. Advances in x-ray analysis, 49, 169-174

The sub-surface damage in ground and subsequently annealed alumina/silicon carbide nanocomposite has been studied by analysis of the x-ray diffraction line width as a function of incidence angle. Bragg peak broadening fell as the depth of penetration... Read More about High-Resolution Parallel-Beam Powder Diffraction Measurement of Sub-Surface Damage in Alumina-silicon carbide nanocomposite.

Synthesis of size controlled fcc and fct FePt nanoparticles (2006)
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Nguyen, H., Howard, L., Stinton, G., Giblin, S., Tanner, B., Terry, I., …Evans, J. (2006). Synthesis of size controlled fcc and fct FePt nanoparticles. Chemistry of Materials, 18(26), 6414-6418. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm062127e

We report the synthesis of FePt magnetic nanoparticles using Na2Fe(CO)4 and Pt(acac)2 as reagents. This method allows good control over particle stoichiometry and ensures efficient mixing of Fe and Pt atoms in the alloy at the atomic scale. The use o... Read More about Synthesis of size controlled fcc and fct FePt nanoparticles.

Interface sharpening in CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions (2006)
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Pym, A., Lamperti, A., Tanner, B., Dimopoulos, T., Ruhrig, M., & Wecker, J. (2006). Interface sharpening in CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions. Applied Physics Letters, 88(16), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2195774

We report grazing incidence x-ray scattering evidence for sharpening of the interface between amorphous Co60Fe20B20 and AlOx during in situ annealing below the Co60Fe20B20 crystallization temperature. Enhancement of the interference fringe amplitude... Read More about Interface sharpening in CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions.

A synthetic route to size-controlled fcc and fct FePt nanoparticles (2005)
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Howard, L., Nguyen, H., Giblin, S., Tanner, B., Terry, I., Hughes, A., & Evans, J. (2005). A synthetic route to size-controlled fcc and fct FePt nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(29), 10140-10141. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja051669e

We report here a new synthetic route to FePt nanoparticles using a stoichiometric mixture of Na2Fe(CO)4 and Pt(acac)2. The structure of FePt nanoparticles, their size, chemical composition, and magnetic property can be controlled by various synthetic... Read More about A synthetic route to size-controlled fcc and fct FePt nanoparticles.

Direct evidence for compressive elastic strain at ground surfaces of nanocomposite ceramics (2005)
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Tanner, B., Wu, H., & Roberts, S. (2005). Direct evidence for compressive elastic strain at ground surfaces of nanocomposite ceramics. Applied Physics Letters, 86(6), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1862754

High-resolution grazing incidence x-ray powder diffraction has been used to provide direct evidence for the existence of a uniform compressive strain close to the surface of ground alumina/SiC nanocomposites. No such strain is found in ground surface... Read More about Direct evidence for compressive elastic strain at ground surfaces of nanocomposite ceramics.

Influence of alloy composition and interlayer thickness on twist and tilt mosaic in Al<SUB>x</SUB>Ga<SUB>1-x</SUB>N/AlN/GaN heterostructures (2003)
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Lafford, T., Parbrook, P., & Tanner, B. (2003). Influence of alloy composition and interlayer thickness on twist and tilt mosaic in AlxGa1-xN/AlN/GaN heterostructures. Applied Physics Letters, 83(26), 5434-5436. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1637717

High-resolution x-ray diffraction, in surface symmetric, skew symmetric, and grazing incidence in-plane diffraction geometries, has been used to investigate the effect of an AlN interlayer between micron thick GaN and AlxGa1–xN layers grown by metalo... Read More about Influence of alloy composition and interlayer thickness on twist and tilt mosaic in Al<SUB>x</SUB>Ga<SUB>1-x</SUB>N/AlN/GaN heterostructures.

Resonant magnetic x-ray and neutron diffuse studies of transition metal multilayers (2003)
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Hase, T., Buchanan, J., Tanner, B., Langridge, S., Dalgliesh, R., Foster, S., …Hickey, B. (2003). Resonant magnetic x-ray and neutron diffuse studies of transition metal multilayers. Journal of Applied Physics, 93(10), 6510-6512. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1543876

Electron scattering mechanisms within metallic multilayers are affected by both structural and magnetic disorders. Off-specular x-ray scattering has long been used to probe the structural interfaces, and it is only recently that it has been applied t... Read More about Resonant magnetic x-ray and neutron diffuse studies of transition metal multilayers.

Direct measurement of twist mosaic in epitaxial GaN. (2003)
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Lafford, T., Ryan, P., Joyce, D., Goorsky, M., & Tanner, B. (2003). Direct measurement of twist mosaic in epitaxial GaN. physica status solidi (a) – applications and materials science, 195(1), 265-270. https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.200306270

The laboratory application of grazing incidence in-plane X-ray diffraction to the measurement of the in-plane (twist) mosaic of GaN epitaxial layers is demonstrated. Only a single measurement containing no extrapolation uncertainty is required. The r... Read More about Direct measurement of twist mosaic in epitaxial GaN..

Determination of the thickness of Al₂O₃ barriers in magnetic tunnel junctions (2002)
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Buchanan, J., Hase, T., Tanner, B., Hughes, N., & Hicken, R. (2002). Determination of the thickness of Al₂O₃ barriers in magnetic tunnel junctions. Applied Physics Letters, 81(4), 751-753. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1496131

The barrier thickness in magnetic spin-dependent tunnel junctions with Al2O3 barriers has been measured using grazing incidence x-ray reflectivity and by fitting the tunneling current to the Simmons model. We have studied the effect of glow discharge... Read More about Determination of the thickness of Al₂O₃ barriers in magnetic tunnel junctions.

Weak magnetic moment on IrMn exchange bias pinning layers (2001)
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Hase, T., Fulthorpe, B., Wilkins, S., Tanner, B., Marrows, C., & Hickey, B. (2001). Weak magnetic moment on IrMn exchange bias pinning layers. Applied Physics Letters, 79(7), 985-987. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1392304

We present evidence from soft x-ray resonant magnetic scattering measurements at the Mn L3 edge for the existence of a small magnetic moment on the antiferromagnetic IrMn pinning layer in a NiFe/Cu/Co/IrMn spin valve structure. The variation of the s... Read More about Weak magnetic moment on IrMn exchange bias pinning layers.

Experimental evidence for electron channeling in Fe /Au (100) superlattices (2001)
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Dekadjevi, D., Ryan, P., Fulthorpe, B., Hickey, B., & Tanner, B. (2001). Experimental evidence for electron channeling in Fe /Au (100) superlattices. Physical Review Letters, 86(25), 5787-5790. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.86.5787

We present transport and structural data from epitaxial (100) and (111) Au/Fe superlattices grown by molecular beam epitaxy. From their analysis, we conclude that an electron channeling mechanism, due to strong specular reflection of the minority spi... Read More about Experimental evidence for electron channeling in Fe /Au (100) superlattices.

The effect of conformal roughness on spin-valves (1999)
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Clarke, J., Marrows, C., Stanley, F., Bunyan, R., Tanner, B., & Hickey, B. (1999). The effect of conformal roughness on spin-valves. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 32, 1169-1174

Guest Editor's introduction (1999)
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Tanner, B. (1999). Guest Editor's introduction. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 32, A1-A2

Bridgman Solidification Of Gasb In Space (1998)
Journal Article
Duffar, T., Serrano, M., Moore, C., Camassel, J., Contreras, S., Dusserre, P., …Tanner, B. (1998). Bridgman Solidification Of Gasb In Space. Journal of Crystal Growth, 192, 63-72

Spontaneous Magnetization In A Sulfur-nitrogen Radical At 36 K (1996)
Journal Article
Banister, A., Bricklebank, N., Lavender, I., Rawson, J., Gregory, C., Tanner, B., …Palacio, F. (1996). Spontaneous Magnetization In A Sulfur-nitrogen Radical At 36 K. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 35, 2533-2535

Contrast Of Defects In X-ray Diffraction Topographs (1996)
Book Chapter
Tanner, B. (1996). Contrast Of Defects In X-ray Diffraction Topographs. In A. Authier, S. Lagomarsino, & B. K. Tanner (Eds.), X-Ray and Neutron Dynamical Diffraction, Theory and Applications (147-166). PLENUM PRESS DIV PLENUM PUBLISHING CORP

In situ X-ray topography studies during the molecular beam epitaxy growth of InGaAs on (001) GaAs: effects of substrate dislocation distribution on strain relaxation (1995)
Journal Article
Barnett, S., Keir, A., Cullis, A., Johnson, A., Jefferson, J., Smith, G., …Castelli, C. (1995). In situ X-ray topography studies during the molecular beam epitaxy growth of InGaAs on (001) GaAs: effects of substrate dislocation distribution on strain relaxation. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 28, A17-A22

Simulation Of X-ray Reflection Topographs From Misfit Dislocations (1994)
Journal Article
Spirkl, W., Tanner, B., Whitehouse, C., Barnett, S., Cullis, A., Johnson, A., …Lunn, B. (1994). Simulation Of X-ray Reflection Topographs From Misfit Dislocations. Philosophical magazine. A. Physics of condensed matter. Defects and mechanical properties, 69, 221-236

Small-angle X-ray scattering study of ferrofluids (1992)
Journal Article
Bissell, P., Chantrell, R., Hoon, S., Lambrick, D., & Tanner, B. (1992). Small-angle X-ray scattering study of ferrofluids. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 104, 1551-1552

Application of a Desk-Side Double-Axis X-Ray Diffractometer for Very Large Area Epilayer Characterization. (1990)
Journal Article
Loxley, N., Bowen, D., & Tanner, B. (1990). Application of a Desk-Side Double-Axis X-Ray Diffractometer for Very Large Area Epilayer Characterization. MRS proceedings, 208, 119-124. https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-208-119

A new desk-side double-axis X-ray diffractometer capable of rapid, automatic measurement of lattice mismatch between epitaxial thin films and substrate in a two dimensional grid 150 mm square has been built. The design principles behind the five inde... Read More about Application of a Desk-Side Double-Axis X-Ray Diffractometer for Very Large Area Epilayer Characterization..

Domain-structures In Hematite (alpha-fe2o3) (1988)
Journal Article
Tanner, B., Clark, G., & Safa, M. (1988). Domain-structures In Hematite (alpha-fe2o3). Philosophical magazine. B. Physics of condensed matter. Electronic, optical and magnetic properties, 57, 361-377

Real-time And Stroboscopic Topography (1987)
Journal Article
Tanner, B., & Cringean, J. (1987). Real-time And Stroboscopic Topography. Progress in crystal growth and characterization, 14, 403-424

The magnetocrystalline anisotropy of cobalt (1984)
Journal Article
Paige, D., Szpunar, B., & Tanner, B. (1984). The magnetocrystalline anisotropy of cobalt. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 44, 239-248

Torque magnetometry of magnetic fluids (1983)
Journal Article
Hoon, S., Tanner, B., & Kilner, M. (1983). Torque magnetometry of magnetic fluids. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 39, 30-34

Harmonic-analysis Of B-h Loops (1983)
Journal Article
Willcock, S., & Tanner, B. (1983). Harmonic-analysis Of B-h Loops. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 19, 2265-2270

LETTERS: Standing waves (1982)
Journal Article
Isenberg, C., Hoon, S., & Tanner, B. (1982). LETTERS: Standing waves. Physics Education, 17, 4-

The physics of music (1981)
Journal Article
Hoon, S., & Tanner, B. (1981). The physics of music. Physics Education, 16, 300-311

Anti-ferromagnetic Domains (1979)
Journal Article
Tanner, B. (1979). Anti-ferromagnetic Domains. Contemporary Physics, 20, 187-210

LETTERS: Narrow-band model (1977)
Journal Article
Warren, J., & Tanner, B. (1977). LETTERS: Narrow-band model. Physics Education, 12, 211-212

Magnetic domains (1976)
Journal Article
Corner, W., & Tanner, B. (1976). Magnetic domains. Physics Education, 11, 356-362

High resolution divergent-beam X-ray topography (1970)
Journal Article
Tanner, B. K., & Humphreys, C. J. (1970). High resolution divergent-beam X-ray topography. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 3(7), 1144-1146. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/3/7/421

The resolution and contrast of divergent-beam x-ray topographs is discussed. It is shown that tungsten Lα radiation can be used to reduce exposures and the x-ray examination of thinned electron microscope specimens is demonstrated.

Studies On Pi-acceptor Molecules Containing The Dicyanomethylene Group - X-ray Crystal-structure Of The Charge-transfer Complex Of Tetramethyltetrathiafulvalene And 2,3-dicyano-1,4-naphthoquinone - (tmttf)3-(dcnq)2
Journal Article
Batsanov, A., Bryce, M., Davies, S., Howard, J., Whitehead, R., & Tanner, B. (online). Studies On Pi-acceptor Molecules Containing The Dicyanomethylene Group - X-ray Crystal-structure Of The Charge-transfer Complex Of Tetramethyltetrathiafulvalene And 2,3-dicyano-1,4-naphthoquinone - (tmttf)3-(dcnq)2. Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin transactions II, 313-319

Dislocation Bundles In Gaas Substrates: Assessed By X-ray And Makyoh Topography, X-ray Diffraction, Tem, Scanning Infrared Polariscopy, Light Interferometry, And Nomarski Microscopy
Journal Article
Mock, P., Fukuzawa, M., Laczik, Z., Smith, G., Booker, G., Yamada, M., Herms, M., & Tanner, B. (online). Dislocation Bundles In Gaas Substrates: Assessed By X-ray And Makyoh Topography, X-ray Diffraction, Tem, Scanning Infrared Polariscopy, Light Interferometry, And Nomarski Microscopy. Institute of physics conference series, 67-72

Preparation And Characterization Of The Mixed 1,3,2,4-dithiadiazolylium/1,2,3,5-dithiadiazolylium Salts And Related Free-radicals - [m-snsnc-c6h4-cnssn]x And [p-snsnc-c6h4-cnssn]x (x = 2+, .+ Or 2.)
Journal Article
Banister, A., Lavender, I., Rawson, J., Clegg, W., Tanner, B., & Whitehead, R. (online). Preparation And Characterization Of The Mixed 1,3,2,4-dithiadiazolylium/1,2,3,5-dithiadiazolylium Salts And Related Free-radicals - [m-snsnc-c6h4-cnssn]x And [p-snsnc-c6h4-cnssn]x (x = 2+, .+ Or 2.). Journal of the Chemical Society. Dalton transactions, 1421-1429

Modification Of Molecular Packing: Crystal Structures And Magnetic Properties Of Monomeric And Dimeric Difluorophenyl-1,2,3,5-dithiadiazolyl Radicals
Journal Article
Banister, A., Batsanov, A., Dawe, O., Herbertson, P., Howard, J., Lynn, S., May, I., Smith, J., Rawson, J., Rogers, T., Tanner, B., Antorrena, G., & Palacio, F. (online). Modification Of Molecular Packing: Crystal Structures And Magnetic Properties Of Monomeric And Dimeric Difluorophenyl-1,2,3,5-dithiadiazolyl Radicals. Journal of the Chemical Society. Dalton transactions, 2539-2541

Direct observation of stress relaxation process in 4H-SiC homoepitaxial layers via in-situ synchrotron X-ray topography
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Guo, J., Yang, Y., Raghothamachar, B., Dudley, M., Welt, S., Danilewsky, A., McNally, P., & Tanner, B. (2018, December). Direct observation of stress relaxation process in 4H-SiC homoepitaxial layers via in-situ synchrotron X-ray topography. Presented at 2017 International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, Washington DC