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Magnetic interactions of the room-temperature skyrmion material Co8Zn8Mn4
We propose an investigation of the spin-waves in the recently discovered room-temperature skyrmion material Co8Zn8Mn4. The ground state of Co8Zn8Mn4 is a very long wavelength... -
Magnetic interactions in the room-temperature skyrmion material Co8Zn8Mn4
We propose an investigation of the spin-waves in the recently discovered room-temperature skyrmion material Co8Zn8Mn4. The ground state of Co8Zn8Mn4 is a very long wavelength... -
Magnetic excitations in a candidate magnetic XY analogue of graphene
This proposal is part of our research programme to explore the experimental manifestation of topological properties of magnetic excitations. The honeycomb ferromagnet is... -
Oxygen-deficient quantum spin ice
In quantum analogues of the spin ice materials quantum mechanical tunneling between ground states is expected, and exotic emergent behaviour has been predicted including a Higgs... -
Systematic Investigation of Magnetically Doped Toplogical Insulators
Topological insulators (TIs) are of inherent interest as they are conducting on the surface whilst insulating on the bulk. We would like to investigate magnetically doped... -
Muon level-crossing resonances as a probe for studying antiferromagnets at pu...
We propose a set of measurements using the HiFi spectrometer in which muon level-crossing resonances are used to probe the internal field inside antiferromagnets in which the... -
Intrinsic defect structures in zinc oxide
Zinc oxide is an important semiconductor, but its use in a wide range of applications is limited by the difficulty in doping p-type. This is believed to be related to the nature... -
Effect of oxygen vacancies on the phonon dispersion of pyrochlores
The frustrated magnetism of pyrochlores makes them candidates for applications in magnetic cooling and scientific instrumentation, and the proposal that they can be used to... -
Anomalous magnetism in oxygen-deficient scandium-doped spin ice
Our previous diffuse neutron scattering experiment on SXD showed that oxygen vacancies are the dominant defects in spin ice. The substitution of tetravalent titanium by... -
Oxygen deficiency in the quantum spin ice Tb2Ti2O7
Tb2Ti2O7 is one of two compounds identified as potential quantum spin ices. As with other oxide pyrochlores the properties depend sensitively on the oxygen content. Most... -
Magnetic order in two pyrochlore iridates
Iridium oxides are of interest because many novel magnetic phases have been predicted in crystals, depending on the geometry of the crystal lattice. Our proposal concerns two... -
Unconventional superconductivity in quasi-1D K_2Cr_3As_3 (QLCR)
Metallic systems with one-dimensional chain-like atomic structure can support unusual mechanisms for electron pairing leading to superconductivity. K_2Cr_3As_3 is one of a... -
Diffuse scattering from doped zinc oxide
Zinc oxide is an important wide band gap semiconductor material used in a diverse range of industrial applications, many of which require both n-type and p-type components. It... -
Pressure effect on high-temperature multiferroic CuO studied by a single crys...
We propose to perform neutron diffraction experiment under high pressure condition, using a single crystal of CuO on WISH beamline. This monoxide is known as a multiferroic... -
Exploration of possible spin-charge ordered phases in La2-xBaxCoO4 (x=1/3 and...
This is a proposal to measure the magnetic spectrum of single crystal La2-xBaxCoO4 for the first time. The isostructural layered cobaltates with Sr and Ca instead of Ba have... -
Probing the ground state magnetic structure of magnetic multiferroic Fe4Nb2O9
Fe4Nb2O9 is a magnetic multiferroic member in the family of honeycomb antiferromagnet A4B2O9. The polycrystalline sample shows another transition around 77 K apart from the... -
Quantum spin ice physics in Pr-based pyrochlores
In order to explore quantum spin ice physics, we wish to focus on the non-Kramers Pr-based pyrochlores with general formula Pr2M2O7 (M =Sn, Zr, Hf). There is a recent... -
Muon level-crossing resonances as a probe for studying antiferromagnets at pu...
We propose a set of measurements using the HiFi spectrometer in which muon level-crossing resonances are used to probe the internal field inside antiferromagnets in which the... -
Investigation of magnon dynamics of rare-earth garnet Ho3Fe5O12
Rare-earth Iron garnets (RE3Fe5O12) have been in the focus of active research for the last five decades due to their fascinating properties, such as large magnetostriction,... -
Effect of oxygen vacancies on the phonon dispersion of pyrochlores
The frustrated magnetism of pyrochlores makes them candidates for applications in magnetic cooling and scientific instrumentation, and the proposal that they can be used to...