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Probing bulk heterojunction (BHJ) thin films with graded morphologies using SANS
This projects aims to contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between processing conditions, active layer morphology and device performance in polymer solar... -
Surfactants at the metal-oil interface
The lubrication of surfaces by oils is a key aspect of many academic and industrial problems with significant financial implications. We would like to study, for the first time... -
Evolution of magnetic and structural ordering in (1-x)BiFeO3-xPbTiO3 system
The perovskite BiFeO3 has received considerable attention over the years due to its unique ferroelectric and multiferroic properties at room temperature. It has been reported... -
Solubilisation Dynamics in Microemulsion Systems
The dynamic aspects of solubilisation of oils into surfactant systems, often forming microemulsions, are only little known so far, despite their importance for optimising... -
Commissioning experiment: Crystalline evaluation of TlBr semiconductor detect...
The purpose of this experiment is to establish evaluation procedures of TlBr semiconductor radiation detectors. The TlBr has recently been developed as an alternative to the... -
A PNR study of cobalt nitride films for spin injection and spin engineering a...
We propose to study cobalt nitride films using PNR with a view to their use in spin injection & spin engineering applications. Such systems have had little attention in the... -
Cold Sprayed Hydroxyapatite Coatings for Orthopaedic Implants
Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a natural compound (Ca10 (PO4)6(OH) 2) found in human bone and clinical research has shown that HA coated orthopaedic implants improve the ingrowth and... -
Material Flow Analysis in Radially Forged Automotive Transmission Shaft 16MnC...
Radial forging is an open-die forging process utilizing radially moving dies for producing of tubular components with different internal and external profiles. The process has... -
Role of interface in the enhancement of coercivity in Fe/NiFe bilayers
Magnetization studies on the ultrathin Fe/NiFe bilayer system prepared by magnetron sputtering has been performed by Kerr microscopy. Our results indicate that ultrathin Fe/NiFe... -
ENERGY HARVESTING: STUDY OF PHASE DIAGRAMS OF BINARY AND TERNARY MIXTURES BY ...
The proposal regards new low freezing transfer fluids materials for Solar Plants, which are currently a field of the highest interest. In general, mixtures commonly employed as... -
The use of lipid sponge-like nanoparticles as carriers for macromolecules and...
Biological membranes do not only occur as planar bilayer structures, but bilayers have also been shown to, depending onthe lipid composition, curve into intriguing 3D... -
In-situ reflectometry studies of hydrogen cycling in Mg/Ti multilayers
We ask for 3 days of beam time on CRISP to study the absorption and desorption of hydrogen and deuterium in two Mg/Ti multilayer samples. Our specific objective is to understand... -
Specular Reflectivity and Off-specular scattering from artificial magnetic do...
The study investigates artificially designed in-plane magnetic domain patterns by polarised neutron reflectometry and off-specular scattering. Stripe domains with in-plane... -
OH- and water dynamics in Anionic Exchange Membranes (AEMs)
Over the past few decades, fuel cell research has grown exponentially with the continued development of new materials and systems for automotive and stationary applications.... -
Residual stress measurements in an aerospace titanium alloy fabricated by add...
Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM) is an innovative manufacturing process which offers near-net shape fabrication of complex components. Among the various ALM processes,... -
Structure of niobium phosphate glasses
Niobium is one of the candidates for causing strong non-linear optical properties in oxide glasses. Recently, Raman gain experiments on niobium phosphate glasses were quite... -
Modes of protein adsorption at polyethylene oxide brushes of various polymer ...
We wish to understand the mechanism to which polymer brushes such as PEO resist the adsorption of protein and thus offer biocompatibility for various surface applications....