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µSR Study of Nb2Pd0.81S5
In this proposal we suggest an investigation of the superconducting pairing symmetry of single crystal Nb2Pd0.81S5, which exhibits large anisotropic superconducting critical... -
µSR Study of Non-Centrosymmetric Superconductor Re6Zr
In this proposal we propose to investigate the detailed superconducting properties of the superconducting compound Re6Zr with the non-centrosymmetric α-Mn structure.... -
A µSR study of single crystals of the superconductor FeSe1 xTex (0≤x...
Superconductivity was recently discovered in alpha-phase FeSex with a Tc of 8 K. Selenium can be replaced with Tellurium (FeSe1-xTex) and this results in an increase in Tc to 15... -
Time Reversal Symmetry Breaking Non-Centrosymmetric Superconductor LaPtGe and...
In conventional superconductors gauge symmetry is broken, while in unconventional superconductors other symmetries may also be broken. There has recently been a great deal of... -
An investigation of the superconducting ground state in the non-centrosymmetr...
In this proposal we propose to investigate the superconducting ground state of the non-centrosymmetric superconductor Ru7B3. Controversy exists over the nature of the... -
Ordered structures in the new Topological Insulators
We propose to investigate the structure of the new ¿ordered¿ phases within the Bi2Se3-Bi2Te3 phase diagram of the newly discovered Topological Insulators. The bulk properties of... -
A µSR stoichiometry study of TixV1-x alloys superconductivity in the presen...
This is a continuation proposal, for work carried out previously on the EMU and MuSR spectrometers. We have determined that spin fluctuations are present in this system, by... -
A µSR study of the quasi-one dimensional superconductor Sc3CoC4
Quasi-one dimensional superconductors are expected to exhibit unconventional pairing mechanisms such as triplet superconductivity, as well as a number of new physical phenomenon... -
Proof of Principle: TOF Flux Line Lattice Measurements
Time is requested for a proof of principle time of flight flux line lattice measurement -
Room temperature biskyrmions in non-chiral thin film MnNiGa
Skyrmions are topologically protected, nano-sized objects which have been shown to exist in the spin textures of a range of magnetic materials and are currently under intense... -
A µSR study on single crystals of the noncentrosymmetric superconductor La7Ni3.
Noncentrosymmetric La7Ni3 is one of the Th7Fe3 family of compounds. A lack of inversion symmetry in the Th7Fe3 crystallographic structure means that the superconducting members... -
3D imaging of the internal structure using negative muons as a non-destructiv...
Elemental analysis is a process in which a sample is analysed for its composition. Often this is accomplished by destructive and damaging techniques. Clearly, such techniques... -
Probing the superconducting ground state of the Heusler superconductors
This proposal plans to investigate the superconducting ground state of the Heusler superconductors with a superconducting transition of ~2K. Heusler compounds have attracted a... -
A µSR study of the new chiral noncentrosymmetric superconductors TaRh2B2 and ...
In superconductors, the inversion symmetry of the crystallographic structure plays a central role in the formation of the Cooper pairs. When inversion symmetry is broken, there... -
Superconducting state arising out of a Topological Crystalline Insulator
A new class of materials called Topological Crystalline Insulator(TCI) has been recently proposedtheoretically and subsequently, SnTe has been discovered to exhibit all the... -
Using negative muons as a non-destructive probe of material composition
Elemental analysis is a process in which a sample is analysed for its composition. Often this is accomplished by destructive and damaging techniques. Clearly, such techniques... -
A survey of skyrmions
Skyrmions are topological excitations that exist in a variety of magnetic insulators. Here we propose to explore the feasibility of studying skyrmions using implanted muons at... -
µSR Study of Non-Centrosymmetric Superconductor Re3Ta
We propose to investigate the detailed superconducting properties of the superconducting compound Re3Ta with non-centrosymmetric α-Mn structure. Due to non-centrosymmetric... -
Superconductivity in the half-Heusler alloys RPdBi (R=Lu,Er)
These half-Heusler compounds are also semi-metals, with low carrier densities and non-trivial topological features. The crystal structures are also non-centrosymmetric, which is... -
Two Gap Superconductivity of ZrB12
ZrB12 is a cluster boride compound which is superconducting at 6K although the source of the pairing interaction appears to come from the Zr ions with the boron acting as a...
