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Structure of responsive PNIPAM-PAAc microgels
We propose to investigate a temperature and pH responsive microgel composed of Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPN) of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and poly(acrylic)... -
Ligand conformation at semiconductor nanoparticle surfaces for high-efficienc...
The efficiency of silicon solar cells is limited to 29%. One possible way of breaking this limit uses a process called singlet fission, converting a high energy photon into two... -
Resolution & Flux Measurement
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Probing the thickness of the polymer adsorbed layer in HEUR stabilized oil in...
Oils are commonly used in personal care industry as emollients. Owing to their undesirable feel they are formulated in oil in water emulsions form. Emulsions contains... -
Neutron reflectivity studies on bulk heterojunction (BHJ) thin films
Polymer solar cells (PSCs) open up new perspectives in the solar cell market. The morphology of the active layer of PSCs plays a crucial role on the corresponding devices... -
Probing the bulk morphology of fullerene-free organic solar cell blends using...
The aim of this project is to develop an understanding of the relationships between the processing, nanoscale structure and device performance of bulk heterojunction,... -
Oral Delivery of Vaccines Using a Solid Phase Support and Enteric Coat
The effective oral delivery of vaccines represents one of the ¿holy grails¿ of drug delivery for reasons of 1) cost, 2) convenience and 3) patient compliance. However, the... -
Perylene Bisimide Photocatalysts
Solar energy is the most abundant, sustainable, and environmentally friendly source of energy available on the earth. One promising approach to reducing the reliance on fossil... -
SANS DLS Commissioning
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Solution Behaviour of Star Polymers Tethered on Hard Cores
The behavior of branched polymers is often complex, making the use of model well-defined archtiectures particularly powerful for understanding their behavior. We have recently... -
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... -
Determining the interfacial structure of a self-assembling lipid-like layer t...
We will use SANS of emulsions in which the dispersed water droplets (<10 um diameter) are contrast matched to the continuous perdeuterated dodecane oil phase to measure the... -
SANS to Monitor the Accessibility of Electrolytes into Aqueous Based Supercap...
Supercapacitors are devices capable of absorbing and delivering large amounts of energy over short time-scales. They are ideal for high-power/low-energy applications such as... -
A neutron study of capability of aggregation of the Abeta1-40, Abeta1-42 and ...
The aim of the proposed SANS experiment is to study the capability of aggregation, the shape and the size of aggregates of three amyloid peptides named (Abeta1-40, Abeta1-42 and... -
Surfactant-Controlled Assembly of Amphiphilic Diblock Polythiophenes
Conjugated polythiophenes (PTs) have emerged as a promising class of material in organic solar cells. The device performance depends on the inherently-linked optoelectronic... -
SANS Study of Spin Glass-like Phases in Sr3CuIrO6+delta
Sr3CuIrO6 shows two magnetic phase transitions at ~16K and 5K. Both phases exhibit evidenceof being spin glasses or spin glass-like and from AC susceptibility measurements and... -
Investigating the effect of nanoparticles on PBI self assembly
The generation of hydrogen from water using light could be a method of providing a clean fuel, which is clearly important for our growing energy needs. We are using perylene... -
SANS studies of the micellar structure of C12-L-Carnitine and C14-L-Carnitine...
Acyl L-Carnitines are a group of novel surfactants with attractive physical and biological properties associated with their head group charge features. This work proposes to use... -
Co-adsorption of eggshell membrane polypeptide-surfactant mixtures at oil-in-...
An eggshell membrane polypeptide is highly surface active and effective at emulsion stabilization. We explore how to use SANS to study the interfacial layers surrounding the... -
SANS study of the interaction of model plant leaf waxes with non-ionic surfac...
The understanding of the plant wax-surfactant interaction process is crucial to the development of more effective pesticide and fungicide formulations, essential for improving...
