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Dougal G. McCulloch

Dougal G. McCulloch

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Materials Science

D-Index
48
Citations
8432
World Ranking
10846
National Ranking
315

Overview

Dougal G. McCulloch is affiliated with RMIT University in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and materials science. Their scholarly work spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, geophysics, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanics of materials, and astronomy and astrophysics.

The primary topics of research for McCulloch include diamond and carbon-based materials, high-pressure geophysics and materials, advanced memory and neural computing, astro and planetary science, metal and thin film mechanics, semiconductor materials and devices, and force microscopy techniques and applications.

McCulloch's recent publications demonstrate a focus on the synthesis, properties, and applications of advanced materials. Notable papers include:

  • Investigation of Room Temperature Formation of the Ultra-Hard Nanocarbons Diamond and Lonsdaleite (2020) in Small
  • Bulk Crystalline 4H-Silicon through a Metastable Allotropic Transition (2021) in Physical Review Letters
  • Sequential Lonsdaleite to Diamond Formation in Ureilite Meteorites via In Situ Chemical Fluid/Vapor Deposition (2022) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • ITO-free silver-doped DMD structures: HiPIMS transparent-conductive nano-composite coatings for electrochromic applications (2021) in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • Electroformed, Self-Connected Tin Oxide Nanoparticle Networks for Electronic Reservoir Computing (2020) in Advanced Electronic Materials

The venues where McCulloch has frequently published include Applied Physics Letters, Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances, SSRN Electronic Journal, Small, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. These publication channels reflect interdisciplinary work crossing experimental and theoretical research in materials science and physics.

McCulloch has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • J. E. Bradby
  • David R. McKenzie
  • Alan Salek
  • Xingshuo Huang
  • Nigel A. Marks

The researcher's work incorporates experimental techniques and theoretical approaches in materials chemistry and geophysics, often addressing fundamental questions about the transformation and properties of carbon-based materials under different conditions. Their contributions also extend into the development of advanced materials for electronic and optical applications, including nanocomposite coatings and nanoparticle networks tailored for specific functional uses.

Best Publications

  • Corrosion of AA2024-T3 Part I: Localised corrosion of isolated IM particles

    A. Boag;A.E. Hughes;A.M. Glenn;T.H. Muster

  • Structural investigation of xenon-ion-beam-irradiated glassy carbon

    DG McCulloch;S Prawer;A Hoffman

  • Hard magnetic properties in nanoflake van der Waals Fe3GeTe2.

    Cheng Tan;Jinhwan Lee;Soon-Gil Jung;Tuson Park

  • Stable pit formation on AA2024-T3 in a NaCl environment

    A. Boag;R.J. Taylor;T.H. Muster;N. Goodman

  • Corrosion of AA2024-T3 Part II: Co-operative corrosion

    A.E. Hughes;A. Boag;A.M. Glenn;D.G. McCulloch

  • Ab initio simulations of the structure of amorphous carbon

    D. G. McCulloch;D. R. McKenzie;C. M. Goringe

  • Synthesis of Nanostructured Tungsten Oxide Thin Films: A Simple, Controllable, Inexpensive, Aqueous Sol−Gel Method

    Michael Breedon;Paul Spizzirri;Matthew Taylor;Johan du Plessis

  • The anodized crystalline WO3 nanoporous network with enhanced electrochromic properties

    Jian Zhen Ou;Sivacarendran Balendhran;Matthew R. Field;Dougal G. McCulloch

  • Comparison of density-functional, tight-binding, and empirical methods for the simulation of amorphous carbon

    N. A. Marks;N. C. Cooper;D. R. McKenzie;D. G. McCulloch

  • Hybrid approach for generating realistic amorphous carbon structure using metropolis and reverse Monte Carlo

    George Opletal;Tim Petersen;Brendan O'Malley;Ian Snook

  • Nanoscale momentum-resolved vibrational spectroscopy.

    Fredrik S. Hage;Rebecca J. Nicholls;Jonathan R. Yates;Dougal G. McCulloch

  • Ion implantation in tetrahedral amorphous carbon

    D. G. McCulloch;E. G. Gerstner;D. R. McKenzie;S. Prawer

  • Plasma-based ion implantation utilising a cathodic arc plasma

    M.M.M Bilek;D.R McKenzie;R.N Tarrant;S.H.M Lim

  • Mechanism for the Amorphisation of Diamond

    Barbara A. Fairchild;Sergey Rubanov;Desmond W. M. Lau;Desmond W. M. Lau;Marc Robinson

  • The effect of annealing and implantation temperature on the structure of C ion-beam-irradiated glassy carbon

    D. G. McCulloch;S. Prawer

  • Titanium nitride/vanadium nitride alloy coatings: mechanical properties and adhesion characteristics

    B.A. Latella;B.K. Gan;K.E. Davies;D.R. McKenzie

  • Abrupt stress induced transformation in amorphous carbon films with a highly conductive transition phase.

    D. W. M. Lau;D. G. McCulloch;M. B. Taylor;J. G. Partridge

  • Toughening of a trifunctional epoxy system Part III. Kinetic and morphological study of the thermoplastic modified cure process

    Russell Varley;J H Hodgkin;D G Hawthorne;George P Simon

  • Controlled surface modification of boron nitride nanotubes.

    Xiujuan J Dai;Ying Chen;Zhiqiang Chen;Peter R Lamb

  • Nanocrystalline hexagonal diamond formed from glassy carbon.

    Thomas. B. Shiell;Dougal G. McCulloch;Jodie E. Bradby;Bianca Haberl

  • Investigation of nitrogen mass transfer within an industrial plasma nitriding system I: The role of surface deposits

    P. Hubbard;J.G. Partridge;E.D. Doyle;D.G. McCulloch

Frequent Co-Authors

David R. McKenzie
David R. McKenzie University of Sydney
Marcela M.M. Bilek
Marcela M.M. Bilek University of Sydney
Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh
Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh University of Sydney
Steven Prawer
Steven Prawer University of Melbourne
Wojtek Wlodarski
Wojtek Wlodarski RMIT University
Anthony E. Hughes
Anthony E. Hughes Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Ian K. Snook
Ian K. Snook RMIT University
Beng Kang Tay
Beng Kang Tay Nanyang Technological University
David J. H. Cockayne
David J. H. Cockayne University of Oxford
Irene Yarovsky
Irene Yarovsky RMIT University

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