Dr Phil Dobson

- Lecturer (Electronic and Nanoscale Engineering)
telephone: 01413304314
email: Phil.Dobson@glasgow.ac.uk
Research Interests
Phil Dobson works in the area of micro- and nano-fabrication. His research interests in this field include the mechanical and thermal properties of devices and materials at the microscopic level. This includes the development of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) sensors that permit measurements to be made on these length scales.
His most recent research involves establishing new methods for the controlled growth of carbon nanotubes on micromachined substrates.
2012
Denholme, S.J., Dobson, P.S. , Weaver, J.M.R. , MacLaren, I. , and Gregory, D.H. (2012) Growth and characterisation of titanium sulphide nanostructures by surface-assisted vapour transport methods; from trisulphide ribbons to disulphide nanosheets. International Journal of Nanotechnology, 9 (1/2). pp. 23-38. ISSN 1475-7435 (doi:10.1504/IJNT.2012.044828)
2011
Kriama, A., Green, G. , Dobson, P. , and Irthiea, I. (2011) Nano/microfabrication of three-dimensional device structures using a multilayered mould approach. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 225 (8). pp. 1319-1329. ISSN 0954-4054 (doi:10.1177/0954405410395856)
Dalbeck, P., Cusack, M. , Dobson, P. , Allison, N., Fallick, A.E. , and Tudhope, A.W. (2011) Identification and composition of secondary meniscus calcite in fossil coral and the effect on predicted sea surface temperature. Chemical Geology, 280 (3-4). pp. 314-322. ISSN 0009-2541 (doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.11.018)
Carassiti, L., Jones, A., Harrison, P. , Dobson, P.S. , Kingman, S., MacLaren, I. , and Gregory, D.H. (2011) Ultra-rapid, sustainable and selective synthesis of silicon carbide powders and nanomaterials via microwave heating. Energy and Environmental Science, 4 . pp. 1503-1510. ISSN 1754-5692 (doi:10.1039/C0EE00799D)
2010
Denholme, S.J., Gallagher, J.B., Dobson, P.S. , Weaver, J.M.R. , and Gregory, D.H. (2010) New surface-directed vapour transport methods for the controlled growth of nickel sulfide nanomaterials. Israel Journal of Chemistry, 50 (4). pp. 515-523. ISSN 0021-2148 (doi:10.1002/ijch.201000061)
The University Court of the University of Glasgow; Weaver, Jonathan M.R.; Dobson, Phillip S.; Burt, David P.; Thoms, Stephen; Docherty, Kevin E.; Zhang, Yuan (2010) Uses of Electromagnetic Interference Patterns. .
Edgeworth, J.P., Burt, D.P. , Dobson, P.S , Weaver, J.M.R. , and Macpherson, J.V. (2010) Growth and morphology control of carbon nanotubes at the apexes of pyramidal silicon tips. Nanotechnology, 21 (10). ISSN 0957-4484 (doi:10.1088/0957-4484/21/10/105605)
Ji, B., Cusack, M. , Freer, A., Dobson, P.S. , Gadegaard, N. , and Yin, H. (2010) Control of crystal polymorph in microfluidics using molluscan 28 kDa Ca2+-binding protein. Integrative Biology, 2 . pp. 528-535. ISSN 1757-9694 (doi:10.1039/c0ib00007h)
Nisar, J.A., Hashim, S.A. , and Dobson, P. (2010) Multi-Scale Modelling of the Interfaces in Pultrusion Joints. In: Proc. 14th European Conference on Composite Materials ( ECCM 14), June 2010, Budapest.
2009
Burt, D.P., Whyte, W.M. , Weaver, J.M.R. , Glidle, A. , Edgeworth, J.P., Macpherson, J.V., and Dobson, P.S. (2009) Effects of metal underlayer grain size on carbon nanotube growth. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113 (34). pp. 15133-15139. ISSN 1932-7447 (doi:10.1021/jp902117g)
Yin, H., Bozhi, J., Dobson, P.S. , Mosbahi, K. , Glidle, A. , Gadegaard, N. , Freer, A., Cooper, J.M. , and Cusack, M. (2009) Screening of biomineralization using microfluidics. Analytical Chemistry, 81 (1). pp. 473-478. ISSN 0003-2700 (doi:10.1021/ac801980b)
Yin, H., McPhee, G., and Dobson, P. (2009) AFM and development of (bio) fouling-resistant membranes. In: Bowen, W.R. and Hilal, N. (eds.) Atomic Force Microscopy in Process Engineering: Introduction to AFM for Improved Processes and Products. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9781856175173
Yin, H., McPhee, G., and Dobson, P. (2009) Micro/nanoengineering and AFM for cellular sensing. In: Bowen, W.R. and Hilal, N. (eds.) Atomic Force Microscopy in Process Engineering: Introduction to AFM for Improved Processes and Products. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9781856175173
2008
Burt, D. P., Dobson, P. S. , Donaldson, L. , and Weaver, J. M. R. (2008) A simple method for high yield fabrication of sharp silicon tips. Microelectronic Engineering, 85 (3). pp. 625-630. ISSN 0167-9317 (doi:10.1016/j.mee.2007.11.010)
Docherty, K.E., Thoms, S. , Dobson, P. , and Weaver, J.M.R. (2008) Improvements to the alignment process in a commercial vector scan electron beam lithography tool. Microelectronic Engineering, 85 (5-6). pp. 761-763. ISSN 0167-9317 (doi:10.1016/j.mee.2008.01.081)
Docherty, K.E., Thoms, S., Dobson, P.M. , and Weaver, J.M.R. (2008) Improvements to the alignment process in a commercial vector scan electron beam lithography tool. Microelectronic Engineering, 85 (5-6). pp. 761-763. ISSN 0167-9317 (doi:10.1016/j.mee.2008.01.081)
2007
Aubry, R, Jacquet, JC, Weaver, J , Durand, O, Dobson, P , Mills, G, di Forte-Poisson, MA, Cassette, S, and Delage, SL (2007) SThM temperature mapping and nonlinear thermal resistance evolution with bias on AlGaN/GaN HEMT devices. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 54 . pp. 385-390. (doi:10.1109/TED.2006.890380)
Burt, D.P., Dobson, P.S. , Weaver, J.M.R. , Wilson, N.R., Unwin, P.R., and Macpherson, J.V. (2007) Developments in nanowire scanning electrochemical - atomic force microscopy (SECM-AFM) probes. In: IEEE Sensors Conference, 28-31 Oct 2007, Atlanta, GA.
2006
Dobson, PS, Bindley, LA, Macpherson, JV, and Unwin, PR (2006) Modes of action of a weak acid modifier of calcite growth. Chemphyschem, 7 . pp. 1019-1021. (doi:10.1002/cphc.200500469)
Dobson, PS, Weaver, JMR , Burt, DP, Holder, MN, Wilson, NR, Unwin, PR, and Macpherson, JV (2006) Electron beam lithographically-defined scanning electrochemical-atomic force microscopy probes: fabrication method and application to high resolution imaging on heterogeneously active surfaces. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 8 . pp. 3909-3914. (doi:10.1039/b605828k)
2005
Burt, DP, Wilson, NR, Weaver, JMR , Dobson, PS , and Macpherson, JV (2005) Nanowire probes for high resolution combined scanning electrochemical Microscopy - Atomic force Microscopy. Nano Letters, 5 . pp. 639-643. (doi:10.1021/nl050018d)
Dobson, P (2005) Atomic force microscopy investigation of the mechanism of calcite microcrystal growth under Kitano conditions. Langmuir, 21 (4). pp. 1255-1260. (doi:10.1021/la0480787)
Dobson, PS, Mills, G, and Weaver, JMR (2005) Microfabricated temperature standard based on Johnson noise measurement for the calibration of micro- and nano-thermometers. Review of Scientific Instruments, 76 . (doi:10.1063/1.1899463)
Dobson, PS, Weaver, JMR , Holder, MN, Unwin, PR, and Macpherson, JV (2005) Characterization of batch-microfabricated scanning electrochemical-atomic force microscopy probes. Analytical Chemistry, 77 . pp. 424-434. (doi:10.1021/ac048930e)
2004
Lister, KA, Casey, BG, Dobson, PS , Thoms, S , Macintyre, DS , Wilkinson, CDW, and Weaver, JMR (2004) Pattern transfer of a 23 nm-period grating and sub-15 nm dots into CVD diamond. Microelectronic Engineering, 73-4 . pp. 319-322. (doi:10.1016/j.mee.2004.02.060)
