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In situ study of the intercalation and exfoliation of black phosphorous
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Structure Direction from Electrons in the Presence of the 'Alkalide Option': ...
We request 5 days on SANDALS to investigate the structural effect of expanded metals in the LiNa-MeNH2 system at three different concentrations. The interplay between... -
Probing Consistencies in Li Solvation for Battery-Electrolyte Systems: Glymes...
We request 5 days on Nimrod to determine the local environment of Li cations in a set of polyther solvents used as battery electrolytes. Through increasing the chain lengths of... -
The Dynamics of the Molecular Subunit, [Li(NH3)4]+ ¿ Kinetic Energies, Proton...
We request 7 days on VESUVIO to study the molecular crystals 7Li(NH3)4X (X=I, Br, Cl , F) and parent halides, 7LiX (data for 7LiF and 7LiCl already exists). This proposal is... -
Local and long-range solute and solvent ordering in concentrated nanotube gel...
Manipulating nanoparticles in liquids is crucial for their scalable implementation in future technologies. For example, such liquids can be used like paint to create uniform... -
Dynamical Transitions in the Ogg Glasses
We request 4 days on IRIS to study the temperature dependance of the structural dynamics in amorphous sodium-ammonia (Na-NH3). This will be the first investigation of the... -
Spontaneous solvation of graphene from KC24(NH3) and KC8 graphite intercalati...
Liquid phase exfoliation of graphite is a scalable method for the production of graphene with an inbuilt medium for the manipulation of the graphene into applications. Much like... -
Subtle Changes in the Magnetic Nature of Metal-Ammonia Systems - A Test Muon ...
We request two days on Emu to study the magnetic behaviour of the molecular metal, Li(NH3)4. We propose an experiment designed to answer an unresolved question regarding... -
The Structure and Solvation of Ammonia Borane in Ammonia
Ammonia borane (AB) is arguably the most promising hydrogen storage material for use in clean, green fuel applications. Simple heating of AB produces hydrogen that can be used... -
Configurational and displacive disorder in the cubic NTE material Cd(CN)2
Cubic cadmium(II) cyanide shows the most pronounced isotropic NTE effect known, with behaviour more than twice as extreme as that of better known materials such as ZrW2O8. This... -
Rotational Dynamics of the Molecular Subunit, [Li(NH3)4]+X-: Rotational Tunne...
We request 6 days on IRIS to investigate the rotational and long timescale dynamics of the [Li(NH3)4]+ unit in the series of halide materials Li(NH3)4X (X= Cl, Br, I). This... -
Alkali metal anions in solution Ion pairing and aggregation as a survival s...
Alkali metals are soluble in organic media when a macrocyclic complexing agent is used in order to drive the dissolution process by formation of complexed metal cations and... -
Commissioning of electrochemical cell for neutron scattering: In-situ study o...
There is an urgent need for to provide energy storage solutions in order for the world to switch form it's reliance on fossil fuels to renewable energy. This will allow us to... -
Li-Ammonia Solutions/Solid - The State of the Proton as Probed By Deep Inelas...
Upon the addition of Li to anhydrous ammonia, the famous Li-Ammonia solutions form through an intriguing metal-insulator transition. These have been studied intensely for many... -
Understanding the Pressure Response in Amines: Weak hydrogen-bonding vs Non-b...
Methylamines are an ideal chemical system to study in order to understand the effects of steric bulk and competing non-bonding interactions on hydrogen bonding at the networks... -
Electron Correlation in Expanded Metal Amines: Overcoming Sample Environment ...
We have recently completed 4 days on EMU investigating the evolution of local magnetic states in the expanded metal, lithium amine systems. Our results are promising. However,... -
Equation of state and phase transitions of the cubic NTE material Cd(CN)2
Despite being the material showing the largest isotropic NTE, Cd(CN)2 is remarkably little studied, particularly compared to isostructural Zn(CN)2 and the canonical NTE material... -
The Existence of Electronic Glasses, Na-ND3 and NaCa-ND3.
In this application we request 2 days of rapid access time on SANDALS or NIMROD to demonstrate the existence of amorphous metal-amine solutions, the Ogg glasses.Results from... -
Solvent Segregation in Phase-Separated Li-NH3-MeNH2
We request 2 days on MAPS (or 3 days on MARI) to determine the extent of solvent segregation in a liquid-liquid phase-separated metal-amine: The Li-NH3-MeNH2 system. Recently we... -
The structure of metal-ammonia Ogg glasses
In this application we will conduct the first detailed study of the structure of glassy metal-ammonia systems ? so-called Ogg glasses, named after the person who first proposed...
