Professor Beverley J Inkson (she/her)

MA PhD (Cantab) FIMMM

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Professor of Nanostructured Materials

Beverley Inkson
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beverley.inkson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5925
Sir Robert Hadfield Building

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Professor Beverley J Inkson
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
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Beverley Inkson is Professor of Nanostructured Materials and Director of the Sheffield NanoLAB. Previously she obtained her MA (Physics) and PhD (Aerospace Alloys) at The University of Cambridge, was a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute, Germany, and a Royal Society URF in Nanomechanics at the University of Oxford.

Beverley is currently Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences section of The Royal Microscopical Society, and Director of the PicoFIB International Network for Gas-Ion Microscopy.

Research interests

Advanced structural materials
We focus on improving the microstructure of structural/functional materials down to the nanoscale, generating better mechanical strength and tribology (low friction and reduced wear), and thereby improving product lifetime and energy consumption. Applications include ceramic/metal composites (e.g. bearings, hips, oral implants), additive manufactured components and hierarchical battery electrodes.

In-situ/in Operando Materials Characterisation
We are pioneering research into new technologies that enable materials to be tested inside electron/ion microscopes (FIB/SEM/TEM), so that their mechanical and electrical properties can be measured at the same time as they are imaged with detail 1000x better than the human eye. These in-situ/in operando methods (sometimes called ‘4D’ = 3D + time) give us new information on how materials and devices behave, stick together (welding) and fail in the micro-nanoscale dimensions, leading to opportunities for better system design e.g. of electronics and batteries.

Advanced Materials Characterisation
We are continually developing materials characterisation techniques to evaluate the 3D structure of materials for a wide range of industrial and environmental applications. We have particular expertise in 3D imaging/tomography (FIB, TEM), nanomechanics (manipulation, nanoindentation), nano-microscale tribology (friction, wear, surface profilometry/interferometry), and advanced electron/ion microscopy (FIB/SEM/TEM). We lead the PicoFIB International Network for development of Gas-Ion Microscopy.

Key projects/applications

  • 3D FIB/Xray tomography of defect geometries in structural ceramics (EPSRC/SKF Ltd)
  • Dynamical mechanisms of particle flow and tribological processes (EPSRC Friction Programme Grant https://friction.org.uk/)
  • Solving the puzzle of friction variability in semiconductor chip manufacturing (EPSRC iT-CDT/ASML Ltd)
  • Improving the surface condition and tribology of Additive Manufacture alloys (Turkish Government)
  • The PicoFIB International Network for Gas-Ion Microscopy (Leverhulme Trust)
  • Nanoscale evaluation of air pollution particulates (The Grantham Institute)
  • Nanostructured Li-ion Battery anodes (EPSRC ESA-CDT)
  • Nanostructured Li-ion Battery cathodes (EPSRC ESA-CDT/Johnson Matthey)
  • Tribology of oral care products (EPSRC/Unilever Plc)

Research Links

Publications

Journal articles

  • Nedoma A, Hart A, Lu X, Englezou G, Wheatcroft L, Patel C, Stallard JC, Booth SG, Stothard C, Fleck N , Ebbens S et al (2026) . Journal of Materials Chemistry A.
  • Mohammadsalih ZG, Inkson BJ & Chen B (2025) . Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 150(17), 13065-13077.
  • Qi J, Bai M, Nutter J, Inkson B & Rainforth WM (2025) . Wear, 571.
  • Jangde A, Kumar M, TuÄŸrul Gülenç Ä°, Wheatcroft L & Inkson BJ (2025) . Batteries & Supercaps, 8(6).
  • Raju K, Wheatcroft L, Lai MC, Mahadevegowda A, Piper LFJ, Ducati C, Inkson BJ & De Volder M (2024) . Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 171(8).
  • Altus SJ, Inkson BJ & Hack J (2024) . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12(35), 23364-23391.
  • Wheatcroft L, Bird A, Gollapally N, Booth SG, Cussen SA & Inkson BJ (2024) . Batteries & Supercaps, 7(6).
  • Gülenç Ä°, Bai M, Mitchell RL, Todd I & Inkson BJ (2024) . Rapid Prototyping Journal, 30(2).
  • Bird A, Yang L, Wu G & Inkson BJ (2023) . Wear, 530-531.
  • Al Sheikh Omar A, Salehi FM, Bai M, Inkson BJ & Morina A (2023) . Carbon, 212.
  • Mohammadsalih ZG, Inkson BJ & Chen B (2023) . Journal of Composites Science, 7(6).
  • Wheatcroft L, Bird A, Stallard JC, Mitchell RL, Booth SG, Nedoma AJ, De Volder MFL, Cussen SA, Fleck NA & Inkson BJ (2023) . Batteries & Supercaps, 6(5).
  • Redondo Bermúdez MDC, Chakraborty R, Cameron RW, Inkson BJ & Val Martin M (2023) . Sustainability, 15(2).
  • Stallard JC, Wheatcroft L, Booth SG, Boston R, Corr SA, De Volder MFL, Inkson BJ & Fleck NA (2022) . Joule, 6(5), 984-1007.
  • Möbus G, Levay A, Inkson BJ, Hÿtch MJ, Trampert A & Wagner T (2022) . International Journal of Materials Research, 94(4), 358-367.
  • Wheatcroft L, Tran TD, Özkaya D, Cookson J & Inkson BJ (2022) . ACS Applied Energy Materials, 5(1), 196-206.
  • Bai M, Yang L, Li J, Luo L, Sun S & Inkson B (2021) . Wear, 484-485.
  • Redondo-Bermúdez MDC, Gulenc IT, Cameron RW & Inkson BJ (2021) . Environmental Pollution, 288.
  • Cao H, Bai M, Inkson BJ, Zhong X, De Hosson JTM, Pei Y & Xiao P (2021) . Scripta Materialia, 204.
  • Booth SG, Nedoma AJ, Anthonisamy NN, Baker PJ, Boston R, Bronstein H, Clarke SJ, Cussen EJ, Daramalla V, De Volder M , Dutton SE et al (2021) . APL Materials, 9(10).
  • Mohammadsalih ZG, Inkson BJ & Chen B (2021) . Polymer Composites, 42(1), 320-328.
  • Wheatcroft L, Klingner N, Heller R, Hlawacek G, Özkaya D, Cookson J & Inkson BJ (2020) . ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3(9), 8822-8832.
  • Dost R, Zhou Y, Zhang H, Allwood DA & Inkson BJ (2020) . Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 499.
  • Asghar MSA, Inkson BJ & Möbus G (2020) . Journal of Materials Science, 55(7), 2815-2825.
  • Baggott A, Mazaheri M & Inkson BJ (2019) . Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 39(13), 3620-3626.
  • Bai M, Namus R, Xu Y, Guan D, Rainforth MW & Inkson BJ (2019) . Wear, 432-433.
  • Asghar MSA, Inkson B, Seal S, Molinari M, Sayle D & Möbus G (2019) . Materials Research Express, 6(1).
  • Smyth C, Rennie A & Inkson BJ (2018) . Energy Procedia, 151, 168-173.
  • Wheatcroft L, Ozkaya D, Cookson J & Inkson BJ (2018) . Energy Procedia, 151, 163-167.
  • Baggott A, Mazaheri M, Zhou Y, Zhang H & Inkson BJ (2018) . Materials Characterization, 141, 362-369.
  • Mushenok FB, Dost R, Davies CS, Allwood DA, Inkson BJ, Hrkac G & Kruglyak VV (2017) . Applied Physics Letters, 111(4), ---.
  • Asghar MSA, Inkson BJ & Moebus G (2017) . Chemphyschem, 18(10), 1247-1251.
  • Zhang H, Deng X, Zhang J, Xue D, Huang Y, Bai F, Inkson BJ & Peng Y (2015) . Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 21, 5389-5397.
  • Qu K, Zhang H, Lan Q, Deng X, Ma X, Huang Y, Zhang J, Ma H, Inkson BJ, Xue D & Peng Y (2015) . Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3(43), 11311-11317.
  • Zhang H, Zhang J, Lan Q, Ma H, Qu K, Inkson BJ, Mellors NJ, Xue D & Peng Y (2014) . Nanotechnology, 25(42), 425301-425301.
  • Guan W, Ross IM, Bhatta UM, Ghatak J, Peng N, Inkson BJ & Möbus G (2013) . Phys Chem Chem Phys, 15(12), 4291-4296.
  • Guan W, Ghatak J, Peng Y, Bhatta UM, Inkson BJ, Möbus G, Peng N, Jeynes C & Ross IM (2013) . Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms.
  • Guan W, Li W, Ghatak J, Peng N, Peng Y, Bhatta UM, Inkson BJ & Mobus G (2012) . Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology.
  • Briston KJ, Martin J-M, Héau C, Martin M & Inkson BJ (2012) . Nanotechnology, 23(48), 485602.
  • Lockwood AJ, Padmanabhan A, Bunyan RJT & Inkson BJ (2012) . Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 22(10).
  • Guan W, Lockwood A, Inkson BJ & Möbus G (2012) . Journal of Physics Conference Series, 371.
  • El Mel AA, Gautron E, Angleraud B, Granier A, Xu W, Choi CH, Briston KJ, Inkson BJ & Tessier PY (2012) . Nanotechnology, 23(27), 275603.
  • Lockwood AJ, Anantheshwara K, Bobji MS & Inkson BJ (2012) . Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 1424, 109-114.
  • Elawayeb M, Peng Y, Briston KJ & Inkson BJ (2012) . Journal of Applied Physics, 111(3).
  • Guan W, Ghatak J, Peng Y, Peng N, Jeynes C, Inkson B & Möbus G (2012) . Nanotechnology, 23(4), 045605.
  • Anantheshwara K, Lockwood AJ, Mishra RK, Inkson BJ & Bobji MS (2012) . TRIBOLOGY LETTERS, 45(2), 229-235.
  • Zeng P, Rainforth WM, Inkson BJ & Stewart TD (2012) . Acta Materialia, 60(5), 2061-2072.
  • Milne RJ, Lockwood AJ & Inkson BJ (2011) . Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, 44(48).
  • Guan W, Lockwood A, Inkson BJ & Möbus G (2011) . Microsc Microanal, 17(5), 827-833.
  • Elawayeb M, Peng Y & Inkson BJ (2011) . JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, 11(9), 7777-7782.
  • Jepson M, Liu X, Bell D, Ferranti D, Inkson B & Rodenburg C (2011) . Microsc Microanal, 17(4), 637-642.
  • Peng Y, Cullis T, Luxmoore I & Inkson B (2011) . Nanotechnology, 22(24), 245709.
  • Lockwood AJ, Padmanabhan A, Bunyan RJT & Inkson BJ (2011) Nanoscale deformation of MEMS materials(1297), 07-09.
  • Sayle TXT, Inkson BJ, Karakoti A, Kumar A, Molinari M, Möbus G, Parker SC, Seal S & Sayle DC (2011) . Nanoscale, 3(4), 1823-1837.
  • Lockwood AJ, Anantheshwara K, Bobji MS & Inkson BJ (2011) . Nanotechnology, 22(10), 105703.
  • Zeng P, Rainforth WM, Inkson BJ & Stewart TD (2011) Characterization of worn alumina hip replacement prostheses. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials.
  • Anantheshwara K, Lockwood AJ, Mishra RK, Inkson BJ & Bobji MS (2011) Dynamical Evolution of Wear Particles in Nanocontacts. Tribology Letters, 1-7.
  • Lockwood AJ, Wedekind J, Gay RS, Wang JJ, Bobji MS, Amavasai B, Howarth M, Moebus G & Inkson BJ (2011) NanoLAB Triboprobe: Characterizing Dynamic Wear, Friction and Fatigue at the Nanoscale(1297), 61.
  • Gnanavel T, Yajid MAM, Saghi Z, Peng Y, Inkson BJ, Gibbs MRJ & Mobus G (2011) . APPL PHYS A-MATER, 102(1), 205-211.
  • Medford BD, Rogers BL, Laird D, Berdunov N, Lockwood AJ, Gnanavel T, Guan W, Wang J, Möbus G, Inkson BJ & Beton PH (2010) . Journal of Physics Conference Series, 241.
  • Lockwood AJ, Bobji MS, Bunyan RJT & Inkson BJ (2010) . ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2009 (EMAG 2009), 241.
  • Milne RJ, Lockwood AJ & Inkson BJ (2010) . Journal of Physics Conference Series, 241.
  • Guan W, Lockwood A, Inkson BJ & Möbus G (2010) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 16(S2), 1784-1785.
  • Briston KJ, Peng Y, Cullis AG & Inkson BJ (2010) . MATER LETT, 64(14), 1583-1586.
  • Lockwood AJ, Wedekind J, Gay RS, Bobji MS, Amavasai B, Howarth M, Mobus G & Inkson BJ (2010) . MEAS SCI TECHNOL, 21(7).
  • Rodenburg C, Jepson E, Inkson J, Bosch E, Chee W & Humphreys J (2010) . Journal of Physics Conference Series, 209.
  • Jepson MAE, Inkson BJ, Beanland R, Chee AKW, Humphreys CJ & Rodenburg C (2010) . Journal of Physics Conference Series, 209.
  • Xu XJ, Saghi Z, Inkson BJ & Mobus G (2010) . J NANOPART RES, 12(3), 1045-1053.
  • Gnanavel T, Mat Yajid MA, Saghi Z, Peng Y, Inkson BJ, Gibbs MRJ & Möbus G (2010) Electron beam nanofabrication of ferromagnetic nanostructures in TEM. Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, 1-7.
  • Briston KJ, Cullis AG & Inkson BJ (2010) . J MICROMECH MICROENG, 20(1).
  • Peng Y, Cullis T, Möbus G, Xu X & Inkson B (2009) . Nanotechnology, 20(39), 395708.
  • Bell DC, Erdman N, Jepson MA, Rodenburg C & Inkson BJ (2009) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 15(SUPPL. 2), 652-653.
  • Wang JJ, Lockwood AJ, Peng Y, Xu X, Bobji MS & Inkson BJ (2009) . Nanotechnology, 20(30), 305703.
  • Dapor M, Jepson MAE, Inkson BJ & Rodenburg C (2009) . Microsc Microanal, 15(3), 237-243.
  • Jepson MAE, Inkson BJ, Liu X, Scipioni L & Rodenburg C (2009) . Epl, 86(2).
  • Jepson MAE, Inkson BJ, Liu X, Scipioni L & Rodenburg C (2009) . EPL-EUROPHYS LETT, 86(2).
  • Jepson MAE, Inkson BJ, Rodenburg C & Bell DC (2009) . Epl, 85(4).
  • Jepson MAE, Inkson BJ, Rodenburg C & Bell DC (2009) . EPL-EUROPHYS LETT, 85(4).
  • Elfallagh F & Inkson BJ (2009) . J EUR CERAM SOC, 29(1), 47-52.
  • Lockwood AJ & Inkson BJ (2009) . J PHYS D APPL PHYS, 42(3).
  • Peng Y, Cullis T & Inkson B (2009) . Nano Lett, 9(1), 91-96.
  • Devaprakasam D, Hatton PV, Mobus G & Inkson BJ (2009) . TRIBOL LETT, 34(1), 11-19.
  • Song M & Bieber M (2008) . Proceedings 10th IEEE Joint Conference on E Commerce Technology and the 5th Enterprise Computing E Commerce and E Services CEC 2008 and Eee 2008, 369-375.
  • Peng Y, Cullis T & Inkson B (2008) . APPL PHYS LETT, 93(18).
  • Saghi Z, Gnanavel T, Peng Y, Inkson BJ, Cullis AG, Gibbs MR & Mobus G (2008) . APPL PHYS LETT, 93(15).
  • Xu XJ, Lockwood A, Guan W, Gay R, Saghi Z, Wang JJ, Peng Y, Inkson BJ & Möbus G (2008) . Microsc Res Tech, 71(11), 773-777.
  • Dapor M, Inkson BJ, Rodenburg C & Rodenburg JM (2008) . EPL-EUROPHYS LETT, 82(4).
  • Elfallagh F & Inkson BJ (2008) . J Microsc, 230(Pt 2), 240-251.
  • Dapor M, Inkson BJ, Rodenburg C & Rodenburg JM (2008) . EPL-EUROPHYS LETT, 82(3).
  • Inkson B (2008) Nanomaterials in motion. Materials World, 16(1), 40-42.
  • Dapor M, Inkson BJ, Rodenburg C & Rodenburg JM (2008) A comprehensive Monte Carlo calculation of dopant contrast in secondary-electron imaging (Europhysics Letters (EPL) (2008) 82 (30006)). Europhysics Letters, 82(4).
  • Inkson B, Lockwood A & Bobji MS (2008) Nanomaterials in motion. MATER WORLD, 16(1), 40-42.
  • Xu X, Saghi Z, Inkson B & Möbus G (2007) . MRS Proceedings, 1026.
  • Uchic MD, Holzer L, Inkson BJ, Principe EL & Munroe P (2007) Three-dimensional microstructural characterization using focused ion beam tomography. MRS BULL, 32(5), 408-416.
  • Saghi Z, Xu X, Peng Y, Inkson B & Mobus G (2007) . APPL PHYS LETT, 91(25).
  • Mobus G & Inkson BJ (2007) Nanoscale tomography in materials science. MATER TODAY, 10(12), 18-25.
  • Peng Y, Cullis T, Mobus G, Xu XJ & Inkson B (2007) . NANOTECHNOLOGY, 18(48).
  • Inkson BJ, Dehm G & Peng Y (2007) . NANOTECHNOLOGY, 18(41).
  • Saghi Z, Xu X, Peng Y, Inkson BJ & Möbus G (2007) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 13(S03), 438-439.
  • Xu X, Peng Y, Saghi Z, Gay R, Inkson BJ & Möbus G (2007) . Journal of Physics Conference Series, 61(1), 810-814.
  • Xu X, Saghi Z, Yang G, Peng Y, Inkson B, Gay R & Möbus G (2006) . Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 982, 13-18.
  • Kim SH, Chattopadhyay K, Inkson BJ, Mobus G, Kim WT & Kim DH (2006) . J MATER SCI, 41(18), 6081-6086.
  • Xu X, Saghi Z, Peng Y, Gay R, Inkson BJ & Möbus G (2006) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 12(SUPPL. 2), 648-649.
  • Bobji MS, Ramanujan CS, Pethica JB & Inkson BJ (2006) . MEAS SCI TECHNOL, 17(6), 1324-1329.
  • Bobji MS, Pethica JB & Inkson BJ (2005) . J MATER RES, 20(10), 2726-2732.
  • Möbus G, Inkson BJ, Ross IM & Morrison R (2004) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 10(SUPPL. 2), 1196-1197.
  • Inkson BJ & Newcomb S (2004) Untitled. J MICROSC-OXFORD, 214, 207-207.
  • Inkson BJ, Dehm G & Wagner T (2004) . J Microsc, 214(Pt 3), 252-260.
  • Inkson BJ & Dehm G (2003) Thermal stability of Pt nanowires manufactured by Ga plus focused ion beam (FIB). NANOSTRUCTURING MATERIALS WITH ENERGETIC BEAMS, 777, 107-112.
  • Bobji MS, Ramanujan CS, Doole RC, Pethica JB & Inkson BJ (2003) An in-situ TEM nanoindenter system with 3-axis inertial positioner. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES DERIVED FROM NANOSTRUCTURING MATERIALS, 778, 105-110.
  • Möbus G & Inkson BJ (2003) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 9(SUPPL. 2), 176-177.
  • Cooke KE, Bamber M, Bassas J, Boscarino D, Derby B, Figueras A, Inkson BJ, Rigato V, Steer T & Teer DG (2003) Multilayer nitride coatings by closed field unbalanced magnetron sputter ion plating. SURF COAT TECH, 162(2-3), 276-287.
  • Wu HZ, Roberts SG, Mobus G & Inkson BJ (2003) . ACTA MATER, 51(1), 149-163.
  • Mobus G, Levay A, Inkson BJ, Hytch MJ, Trampert A & Wagner T (2003) Analysis of mismatched heterointerfaces by combined HREM image processing and modelling. Z METALLKD, 94(4), 358-367.
  • Möbus G, Doole RC & Inkson BJ (2003) . Ultramicroscopy, 96(3-4), 433-451.
  • Dehm G, Inkson BJ & Wagner T (2002) Growth and microstructural stability of epitaxial Al films on (0001) alpha-Al2O3 substrates. ACTA MATER, 50(20), 5021-5032.
  • Inkson BJ, Dehm G & Wagner T (2002) In situ TEM observation of dislocation motion in thermally strained Al nanowires. ACTA MATER, 50(20), 5033-5047.
  • Steer TJ, Mobus G, Kraft O, Wagner T & Inkson BJ (2002) 3-D focused ion beam mapping of nanoindentation zones in a Cu-Ti multilayered coating. THIN SOLID FILMS, 413(1-2), 147-154.
  • Dehm G, Wagner T, Balk TJ, Arzt E & Inkson BJ (2002) Plasticity and interfacial dislocation mechanisms in epitaxial and polycrystalline Al films constrained by substrates. J MATER SCI TECHNOL, 18(2), 113-117.
  • Dehm G, Inkson BJ, Balk TJ, Wagner T & Arzt E (2001) . Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 673, P2.6.12.
  • Inkson BJ, Wu HZ, Steer T & Möbus G (2001) 3D mapping of subsurface cracks in alumina using FIB. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 649, Q7.7.6.
  • Steer TJ, Möbus G, Kraft O, Wagner T & Inkson BJ (2001) 3D FIB and AFM mapping on nanoindentation zones. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 649, Q3.7.6.
  • Wu H, Inkson BJ & Roberts SG (2001) . J Microsc, 201(2), 212-220.
  • Inkson BJ, Steer T, Möbus G & Wagner T (2001) . J Microsc, 201(2), 256-269.
  • Inkson BJ, Mulvihill M & Mobus G (2001) 3D determination of grain shape in a FeAl-based nanocomposite by 3D FIB tomography. SCRIPTA MATER, 45(7), 753-758.
  • Mobus G & Inkson BJ (2001) Three-dimensional reconstruction of buried nanoparticles by element-sensitive tomography based on inelastically scattered electrons. APPL PHYS LETT, 79(9), 1369-1371.
  • Inkson BJ & Mobus G (2001) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 7(S2), 936-937.
  • Möbus G & Inkson BJ (2001) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 7(S2), 84-85.
  • Dehm G, Inkson BJ, Balk TJ, Wagner T & Arzt E (2001) Influence of film/substrate interface structure on plasticity in metal thin films. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 673, P2.6.1-P2.6.12.
  • Jeong HT, Kim SH, Kim WT, Kim DH & Inkson BJ (2000) Growth of a decagonal Al70Ni15Co15 single quasicrystal by the Czochralski method. J CRYST GROWTH, 217(1-2), 217-221.
  • Inkson BJ (2000) Dislocations and twinning activated by the abrasion of Al2O3. ACTA MATER, 48(8), 1883-1895.
  • Li W, Inkson B, Horita Z & Xia K (2000) . Intermetallics, 8(5-6), 519-523.
  • Qin GW, Smith GDW, Inkson BJ & Dunin-Borkowski R (2000) Distribution behaviour of alloying elements in alpha(2)(alpha)/gamma lamellae of TiAl-based alloy. INTERMETALLICS, 8(8), 945-951.
  • Inkson BJ (1999) Hexagonal stacking at order interfaces between lamellae in TiAl. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 552, KK5.11.5.
  • Inkson BJ & Clemens H (1999) Microstructure of rolled Ti-46. 5Al-4(Cr,Nb,Ta,B). Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 552, KK3.12.6.
  • Nishino Y, Inkson BJ, Ogawa T & Humphreys CJ (1998) Effect of molybdenum substitution on phase stability and high-temperature strength of Fe3Al alloys. PHIL MAG LETT, 78(2), 97-103.
  • Konyashin I, Inkson B, Bill J, Aldinger F, Khvostov V, Bregadze A, Guseva M & Babaev V (1998) . Chemical Vapor Deposition, 4(4), 125-129.
  • Konyashin I, Inkson B, Bill J, Aldinger F, Khvostav V, Bregadze A, Guseva M & Babaev V (1998) Deposition of cubic boron nitride in hydrogen plasma (vol 4, pg 125, 1998). CHEM VAPOR DEPOS, 4(5), 166-166.
  • Inkson BJ, Clemens H & Marien J (1998) gamma+alpha(2)+B2 lamellar domains in rolled TiAl. SCRIPTA MATER, 38(9), 1377-1382.
  • Konyashin I, Inkson B, Bill J, Aldinger F, Khvostov V, Bregadze A, Guseva M & Babaev V (1998) . Chemical Vapor Deposition, 4(4), 125-129.
  • Inkson BJ (1998) Glissile non-coplanar superdislocations, and mechanisms of faulted-dipole formation in gamma-TiAl. PHILOS MAG A, 77(3), 715-736.
  • Inkson BJ & Rühle M (1997) . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 3(S2), 625-626.
  • Deevi SC, Sikka VK, Inkson BJ & Cahn RW (1997) Effect of boron on the vacancy hardening of FeAl. SCRIPTA MATER, 36(8), 899-904.
  • Inkson BJ & Ruhle M (1996) Non-coplanar dislocations at 120 degrees order interfaces in TiAl. PHIL MAG LETT, 74(5), 317-325.
  • Inkson BJ (1996) On a mechanism of 1/2<110> and 1/2<112> dislocation pinning in gamma-TiAl. SCRIPTA MATER, 35(8), 967-971.
  • Inkson BJ & Humphreys CJ (1996) Dislocations at 120 degrees order interfaces in TiAl. PHILOS MAG A, 73(5), 1333-1345.
  • Inkson BJ & Humphreys CJ (1996) High-resolution electron microscopy study of the junction between a coherent {111} and an incoherent {1(2)over-bar-1} twin boundary in TiAl. PHILOS MAG A, 73(6), 1647-1661.
  • INKSON BJ (1995) ON THE MECHANISM OF +/-1/3((2)OVER-BAR-11) DIPOLE FORMATION IN TIAL. SCRIPTA METALL MATER, 33(12), 1929-1932.
  • Inkson BJ & Humphreys CJ (1995) HREM investigation of a {12Ì„1}L1o boundary in TiAl. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 364(1), 605-610.
  • INKSON BJ, BOOTHROYD CB & HUMPHREYS CJ (1995) BORIDE MORPHOLOGY IN A (FE, V, B) TI-AL ALLOY CONTAINING B2-PHASE. ACTA METALL MATER, 43(4), 1429-1438.
  • INKSON BJ & HUMPHREYS CJ (1995) HIGH-RESOLUTION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY OBSERVATION OF A 1/2[112] SUPERDISLOCATION IN TIAL. PHIL MAG LETT, 71(6), 307-312.
  • INKSON BJ, BOOTHROYD CB & HUMPHREYS CJ (1993) MICROSTRUCTURE OF A GAMMA ALPHA-2 BETA TI-AL ALLOY CONTAINING IRON AND VANADIUM. ACTA METALL MATER, 41(10), 2867-2876.
  • LIU Y & INKSON BJ (1989) THE INPLANE DISPERSION OF INTERFACE PHONON MODES IN GASB/INAS SEMICONDUCTOR HETEROJUNCTIONS. SEMICOND SCI TECH, 4(12), 1167-1170.
  • Sayle TXT, Inkson BJ, Möbus G, Parker SC, Seal S & Sayle DC () . Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 16(45), 24899-24912.

Book chapters

  • Inkson BJ, Olsen S, Norris DJ, Oʼneill AG & Mobus G (2018) , Microscopy of Semiconducting Materials 2003 (pp. 611-616).
  • Kruglyak VV, Davies CS, Au Y, Mushenok FB, Hrkac G, Whitehead NJ, Horsley SAR, Philbin TG, Poimanov VD, Dost R , Allwood DA et al (2017) , Spin Wave Confinement (pp. 11-46). Jenny Stanford Publishing
  • Kruglyak VV, Davies CS, Au Y, Mushenok FB, Hrkac G, Whitehead NJ, Horsley SAR, Philbin TG, Poimanov VD, Dost R , Allwood DA et al (2017) In Demokritov SO (Ed.), Spin Wave Confinement: Propagating Waves (pp. 11-46). Pan Stanford
  • Altpeter I, Epp J, Fitzpatrick ME, Fuchs T, Hanke R, Hübschen G, Inkson BJ, Khan MK, Maev RG, Salamon M , Sklarczyk C et al (2016) , Materials Characterization Using Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Methods (pp. ix-ix). Elsevier
  • Inkson BJ (2016) , Materials Characterization Using Nondestructive Evaluation NDE Methods (pp. 17-43).
  • Inkson BJ (2016) , Materials Characterization Using Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Methods (pp. 17-43). Elsevier
  • ElFallagh F, Lockwood A & Inkson B (2013) , Advanced Structured Materials (pp. 229-239). Springer International Publishing
  • Steer TJ & Inkson BJ (2000) (pp. 112-116). Wiley
  • Cullis AG & Midgley PA () CRC Press
  • Gnanavel T, Saghi Z, Peng Y, Inkson BJ, Gibbs MRJ & Möbus G () , EMC 2008 14th European Microscopy Congress 1–5 September 2008, Aachen, Germany (pp. 599-600). Springer Berlin Heidelberg
  • Briston KJ, Peng Y, Grobert N, Cullis AG & Inkson BJ () , EMC 2008 14th European Microscopy Congress 1–5 September 2008, Aachen, Germany (pp. 169-170). Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Conference proceedings

  • Dost R, Allwood DA & Inkson BJ (2017) . Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 902(1). Manchester, UK, 3 July 2017 - 3 July 2017.
  • Asghar MSA, Inkson B & Möbus G (2017) . Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 902(012004). Manchester, UK, 3 July 2017 - 3 July 2017.
  • Baquero T, Shukrallah S, Karolia R, Osammor O & Inkson BJ (2015) . ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE (EMAG2015), Vol. 644
  • Butterworth J, Briston K, Claeyssens F & Inkson BJ (2015) . Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 644 (pp 012022-012022)
  • Peng Y, Cullis T & Inkson BJ (2010) . JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, Vol. 10(11) (pp 7394-7397)
  • Mu X, Peng Y, Gnanavel T, Inkson BJ & Mobus G (2010) . ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2009 (EMAG 2009), Vol. 241
  • Jepson MAE, Khan K, Hayward TJ, Inkson BJ & Rodenburg C (2010) . ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2009 (EMAG 2009), Vol. 241
  • Inkson BJ, Liu X, Peng Y, Jepson MAE & Rodenburg C (2010) . ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2009 (EMAG 2009), Vol. 241
  • Peng Y, Cullis AG & Inkson BJ (2010) . ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2009 (EMAG 2009), Vol. 241
  • Rodenburg C, Jepson MAE, Inkson BJ, Bosch EGT & Humphreys CJ (2010) . ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2009 (EMAG 2009), Vol. 241
  • Gnanavel T, Saghi Z, Yajid MAM, Peng Y, Inkson BJ, Gibbs MRJ & Mobus G (2010) . ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2009 (EMAG 2009), Vol. 241
  • Rodenburg C, Jepson MAE, Inkson BJ & Liu X (2010) . ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2009 (EMAG 2009), Vol. 241
  • Briston KJ, Cullis AG & Inkson BJ (2010) . ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2009 (EMAG 2009), Vol. 241
  • Guan W, Lockwood AJ, Inkson BJ & Moebus G (2010) A Piezoelectric Goniometer Inside a TEM Goniometer. Microscopy and Microanalysis, Vol. 2(16) (pp 1784-1785)
  • Devaprakasam D, Hatton PV, Moebus G & Inkson BJ (2008) Nanomechanical and nanotribological properties of nano- and microparticle filled polymer composites used for dental restorative applications. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME/STLE INTERNATIONAL JOINT TRIBOLOGY CONFERENCE, PTS A AND B (pp 821-825)
  • Lockwood AJ, Wang JJ, Gay R & Inkson BJ (2008) Characterising performance of TEM compatible nano manipulation slip-stick inertial sliders against gravity - art. no. 012096. EMAG: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2007, Vol. 126 (pp 12096-12096)
  • Elfallagh FA & Inkson BJ (2008) 3D tomographic analysis of crack morphologies in alumina and glass using FIB microscopy - art. no. 012080. EMAG: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2007, Vol. 126 (pp 12080-12080)
  • Wang JJ, Lockwood AJ, Gay R & Inkson BJ (2008) Characterising ambient and vacuum performance of a miniaturised TEM nanoindenter for in-situ material deformation - art. no. 012095. EMAG: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2007, Vol. 126 (pp 12095-12095)
  • Devaprakasam D, Hatton PV, Mobus G & Inkson BJ (2008) Effect of microstructure of nano- and micro-particle filled polymer composites on their tribo-mechanical performance - art. no. 012057. EMAG: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2007, Vol. 126 (pp 12057-12057)
  • Gnanavel T, Peng Y, Xu X, Inkson BJ, Gibbs MRJ & Mobus G (2008) Ni and W nanotips: Fabrication and characterisation - art. no. 012071. EMAG: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2007, Vol. 126 (pp 12071-12071)
  • Peng Y, Luxmoore I, Forster MD, Cullis AG & Inkson BJ (2008) Nanomanipulation and Electrical Behaviour of a Single Gold Nanowire Using In-situ SEM-FIB-Nanomanipulators - art. no. 012031. EMAG: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2007, Vol. 126 (pp 12031-12031)
  • Zeng P, Inkson BJ, Rainforth WM & Stewart T (2008) 3D Surface Reconstruction and FIB Microscopy of Worn Alumina Hip Prostheses - art. no. 012044. EMAG: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS GROUP CONFERENCE 2007, Vol. 126 (pp 12044-12044)
  • Devaprakasam D, Hatton PV, Moebus G & Inkson BJ (2008) COLL 310-Nanoscale energy dissipation mechanisms of nanoparticles, nanocomposites and self-assembled monolayer. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 235
  • Devaprakasam D, Hatton PV, Moebus G & Inkson BJ (2008) Effect of nano-fillers on the mechanical performance of polymer composites used in dental applications. 8th World Biomaterials Congress 2008, Vol. 4 (pp 1849)
  • Lockwood AJ & Inkson BJ (2008) In-situ TEM nanoindentation and deformation of Si-nanoparticle clusters. Proc. EMC2008, Vol. 6(2) (pp 497)
  • Xu XJ, Lockwood A, Gay R, Wang JJ, Peng Y, Inkson BJ & Moebus BJ (2008) A full tilt range goniometer inside a TEM goniometer. Proc. EMC2008(1) (pp 315). Aachen
  • Lockwood AJ, Bunyan RJT & Inkson BJ (2008) In-situ TEM mechanical testing of a Si MEMS nanobridge. Proc. EMC2008, Vol. 6(2) (pp 495). Aachen
  • Zeng P, Inkson BJ & Rainforth WM (2006) . EMAG-NANO 2005: Imaging, Analysis and Fabrication on the Nanoscale, Vol. 26 (pp 343-346)
  • Inkson BJ, Leclere D, Elfallagh F & Derby B (2006) . EMAG-NANO 2005: Imaging, Analysis and Fabrication on the Nanoscale, Vol. 26 (pp 219-222)
  • Inkson BJ, Olsen S, Norris DJ, O'Neill AG & Mobus G (2003) 3D determination of a MOSFET gate morphology by FIB tomography. MICROSCOPY OF SEMICONDUCTING MATERIALS 2003(180) (pp 611-616)
  • Mobus G, Doole RC & Inkson BJ (2003) Nanoscale 3D chemical mapping by spectroscopic electron tomography. SPATIALLY RESOLVED CHARACTERIZATION OF LOCAL PHENOMENA IN MATERIALS AND NANOSTRUCTURES, Vol. 738 (pp 15-20)
  • Langford RM, Inkson B, Moebus G & Titchmarsh JM (2001) 3-dimensional reconstruction from a sequential set of focus ion beam milled 2-dimensional cross-sections. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS 2001(168) (pp 135-138)
  • Mobus G & Inkson BJ (2001) Element specific nanoscale electron tomography. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS 2001(168) (pp 267-270)
  • Inkson BJ, Spolenak R & Wagner T (1999) Sigma 3 twin growth in Al thin films on Al2O3 observed by FIB microscopy. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS 1999(161) (pp 335-338)
  • Steer J & Inkson BJ (1999) Microstructure of high strength TiN/TiBx multilayered ceramic coatings. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS 1999(161) (pp 405-408)
  • Inkson BJ & Threadgill PL (1998) Friction welding of FeAl40 grade 3 ODS alloy. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING, Vol. 258(1-2) (pp 313-318)
  • Mobus G, Hytch M, Inkson B, Wagner T & Ruhle M (1998) Determination of the coherency-level of hetero-interfaces by HREM. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY 1998, VOL 1 (pp 159-160)
  • Inkson BJ & Threadgill PL (1997) Y2O3 morphology in an oxide dispersion strengthened FeAl alloy prepared by mechanical alloying. HIGH-TEMPERATURE ORDERED INTERMETALLIC ALLOYS VII, Vol. 460 (pp 767-772)
  • Inkson BJ, Mobus G & Ruhle M (1997) Atomic-resolution electron microscopy of TiB2 precipitates in an industrial TiAl alloy. ATOMIC RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY OF SURFACES AND INTERFACES, Vol. 466 (pp 151-156)
  • INKSON BJ & HUMPHREYS CJ (1995) AN HREM INVESTIGATION OF A [1(2)OVER-BAR-1]L1O BOUNDARY IN TIAL. HIGH-TEMPERATURE ORDERED INTERMETALLIC ALLOYS VI, PTS 1 AND 2, Vol. 364 (pp 605-610)
  • Inkson BJ & Humphreys CJ (1995) HREM observation of omega-phase in an industrial TiAl alloy. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS 1995, Vol. 147 (pp 547-550)
  • Inkson BJ & Boothroyd CB (1995) The B2->alpha(2) transformation in an industrial gamma+alpha(2)+B2 TiAl alloy. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS 1995, Vol. 147 (pp 543-546)
  • INKSON BJ & HUMPHREYS CJ (1994) An HREM study of 1/6<112> intrinsic dipole formation in a Ti-Al alloy. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY 1994, VOLS 2A AND 2B (pp 83-84)
  • INKSON BJ, BOOTHROYD CB & HUMPHREYS CJ (1993) BORON SEGREGATION IN A (FE, V, B) TIAL BASED ALLOY. JOURNAL DE PHYSIQUE IV, Vol. 3(C7) (pp 397-402)
  • INKSON BJ (1993) A HREM INVESTIGATION OF DISLOCATION PINNING BY 1/6[112]DIPOLES. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS 1993(138) (pp 441-444)

Preprints

  • Al Sheikh Omar A, Salehi FM, Bai M, Inkson BJ & Morina A (2023) , Elsevier BV.
  • Mushenok FB, Dost R, Davies CS, Allwood DA, Inkson BJ, Hrkac G & Kruglyak VV (2017) , arXiv.
  • Gülenç Ä°T, Bai M, Mitchell RL, Todd I & Inkson BJ () .
Research group

PDRA/PhD:

  • Adam Baggott (FIB/Xray Tomography of structural ceramics)
  • Dr Mingwen Bai (Mechanics/in-situ SEM of structural composites)
  • Arron Bird (Mechanics/in-situ SEM of ceramics)
  • Carlos Brambila Renteria (Lead Dr Moebus)
  • Idris Gulenc (Tribology of Additive Manufacture alloys)
  • Kirsi Leinonen (Co-ordinator PicoFIB)
  • Maria del Carmen Redondo Bermudez (Lead Prof Jorgenson)
  • Connor Smyth (Nanostructured Li-ion Battery anodes)
  • Laura Wheatcroft (Nanostructured Li-ion Battery cathodes)

Project students:

  • Jiayu Li (Surface patterning of ceramics)
  • Lun Luo (Surface patterning of ceramics)
  • Harry Unsworth (Processing of Li-ion Battery cathodes)
Professional activities and memberships
  • Director of International PicoFIB network – Gas-Ion Beam Microscopy (2017-)
  • Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences section of The Royal Microscopical Society (2015-)
  • Governing Council Member, The Royal Microscopical Society (2015-)
  • Scientific Organising Committee mmc2017, mmc2019
  • EPSRC Peer Review College
  • Director of MSE Bronze Athena Swan Award (2013) & MSE Silver Athena Swan Award (2016)
  • Visiting Distinguished Professor, School of Physical Science and Technology Lanzhou University (2013-2016)
  • Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal Materials Characterisation (2007-19)
  • Member: RMS, IOM3, IOP
  • Director of the RCUK Basic Technology programme in Nanorobotics (2005-13)
  • Director of the Sheffield NanoLAB
  • IOM3 Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology committee
  • Director UK NanoFIB network – Focused Ion Beam Microscopy (2001-07)
Women in Engineering

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