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Cation Ordering in Quaternary Sulphides and Selenides
We wish to investigate quaternary chalcogenides, A2ZnBQ4 (where A = Cu, Ag; B = Ge, Sn; Q = S, Se). Calculations indicate stannite (S) or kesterite (K) superstructures of both... -
Development of a Novel Low - Intermediate Temperature Solid Proton Conductor
The compound, Si5O(PO4)6, is a component of a solid phosphoric acid catalyst, it has highly unusual coordination of the silicon (octahedral, as well as the more common... -
Texture evolution in Zircalloy 4 during beta heat treatment
The aim of the proposed experiment is to measure the changes in crystallographic temperature during beta quenching of Zircalloy 4, an important nuclear fuel cladding material. -
Structural and magnetic characterisation of polar magnetic perovskite-based m...
A new generation of low-power high-density information storage would be enabled by the development of ?multiferroic? materials which function at or above room temperature. Such... -
Structural Phase Diagram of the new Multiferroic Hexagonal YbFeO3
This experiment aims to map out the structural phase diagram of the new multiferroic compound hexagonal-YbFeO3 as a function of temperature, both above and below room... -
The origin of high oxide-ion conductivity and the nature of the intermediate ...
4 days of beam time is requested on HRPD to study the crystal chemistry of the ferroelectric Aurivillius phase Bi4Ti3O12 (Curie Temperature, Tc ~ 675 C, mixed conductor) and a... -
VT studies of the local structure of a fuel cell cathode and lead-free ferroe...
We are about to submit a detailed pair distribution function study of a new lead-free ferroelectric material based on RMC analysis. This method will be applied in VT studies of...
