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muSR study of the heavy fermion antiferromagnetic superconductor CeNi0.8Bi2
Recently the coexistence of superconductivity (SC) and antiferromagnetic (AFM) ordering has been reported in CeNi0.8Bi2 with TSC = 4.2 K and TN =5 K, which crystallises in the... -
Helimagnetic correlations in FeCl3
The recent discovery of skyrmions and skyrmion lattices in materials with no inversion symmetry and their corresponding potential applications of Skyrmions in magnetic... -
muSR study on non-centrosymmetric Ce-based heavy fermion superconductors: CeT...
Recently a handful of non-centrosymmetric Ce-based HF compounds with general formula CeTX3 (T=transition mental and X=Si or Ge) have been reported to exhibit superconductivity... -
Magnetic ionic liquid surfactants
This proposal is to explore the magnetic properties and molecular dynamics of a new class of magnetic ionic liquid surfactants1 (MILSs) (see Fig. 1). The MILSs investigated here... -
Is there an incommensurate magnetic resonance in La2-xSrxCuO4?
Most optimally-doped high- Tc cuprate superconductors show a magnetic excitation (known as the 'resonance') at q=(pi,pi ) whose intensity increases sharply below Tc. This... -
Investigation of hydrogen dynamics on pure and metal cluster decorated metal ...
Metal oxides(MO) are widely used in technological applications especially for catalysts and supports for catalysts. We propose to use the inelastic response of H2 adsorbed on... -
Multiple phase transitions in U2Pt2Sn studied with muon-spin-rotation and rel...
U2Pt2Sn crystallizes in the tetragonal Zr3Al2-type structure (P42/mnm, Z = 4), where uranium atoms occupy two different sites. Our measurements of bulk properties have shown... -
Magnetic excitations in the layered honeycomb alpha-RuCl3
This proposal is part of our research programme to explore novel phases in correlated electron systems with strong spin-orbit interaction. Here we aim to probe the spin dynamics... -
Exploring asymmetry-induced entropy in deep eutectic solvents
Comparison of the low frequency vibrational profile of deep eutectic solvents based on urea and tetraalkylammonium cations with varying degrees of symmetry. Architectural... -
INS investigation of the decomposition intermediates for the destabilised mul...
Here we propose the investigation of intermediate compounds obtained during the decomposition of the multicomponent hydrogen storage system 2 LiBH4 : MgH2 using ex-situ... -
Local magnetism in graphene / transition metal oxide nanocomposites
Properties of graphene that make it an important material are its exceptionally high conductivity, massless fermions and a high velocity of electrons near the Dirac points.... -
Muon spin rotation study on Pr2T3Ge5 (T = Rh and Pd)
Recently we have investigated Pr2Pd3Ge5 and Pr2Rh3Ge5 compounds which form in the orthorhombic structure. Pr2Pd3Ge5 exhibits two magnetic transitions at TN1 = 7.5 K and TN2 =... -
Temperature Effects and Kinetics of Thiolipid Adsorption to Gold Surfaces
We have a programme investigating the structure and function of protein scaffolds oriented on gold surfaces using sulfur chemistry for attachment. The aim is to direct the... -
Continuation of the low-frequency fluctuations muSR study in Mn-doped La1-yYy...
The aim of the experiment is to study, in low magnetic fields, the very slow spin fluctuation (MHz range) present in the normal phase of La0.8Y0.2LaFe1-xMnxAsO0.89F0.11... -
Frustration, quantum spin ices and quantum diffusion
This proposal aims to characterise the spin dynamics of three Pr-based pyrochlores that may be realisations of quantum spin ice materials. The lower moment and larger wave... -
HD dynamics in ice XVII
The proposing team has recently obtained important neutron scattering results on samples of different kind of ice containing molecular hydrogen (sII and sH hydrogen-filled... -
Magnetic order in the low doping regime in La(2-x)SrxCoO4
While investigating the ordering and magnetic dynamics in La2-xSrxCoO4 we found some intriguing behaviour for samples with small x, which would imply that the phase diagram is... -
Probing Magnetic Order in Defective Reduced Graphene Oxides by Means of mu-SR
Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) with defective structure has shown interesting magnetic properties in the frame of room temperature ferromagnetism. The origin of the magnetic... -
Temperature Dependence Study of the Local Magnetic Behaviour in Fe3C-Filled N...
Recent research in to Carbon Nanotubes filled with magnetic materials has produced some interesting results that have the potential to bring about new computing technology. In... -
muSR studies of expanded fullerides close to the Mott transition
Fulleride superconductivity is experiencing a renaissance of interest following our recent discovery of superconductivity proximate to an antiferromagnetic Mott insulating state...
