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Neutron scattering studies of novel multiferroic materials
This project lies on the study of multiferroic materials in which both electric dipole order and magnetic order coexist. These materials are of the potential for new technology... -
Magnetic order in the frustrated magnet Cu5(VO4)2O2CsCl
We propose to use WISH to characterise magnetic order of a new quantum (S=1/2) geometrically frustrated material based on the mineral averievite, Cu_5(VO_4)_2O_2CsCl. This... -
Novel quantum spin liquid state in the S=3/2 dimer lattice in Ba3ZnRu2O9
We have discovered a novel type of quantum spin liquid in a hexagonal lattice of Ru5+ dimers in Ba3ZnRu2O9, where any traces of the Curie tail or glassy behavior have not been... -
Probing the ground state magnetic structure of single crystalline Mn2V2O7
Mn2V2O7 exhibits reversible structural transition from the high temperature monoclinic phase (C2/m) to low temperature triclinic phase (P-1) near room temperature where Mn2+... -
Spin transitions in the hexagonal (6H) perovskites Ba3NdRu2O9
The hexagonal perovskites make up a large and technologically useful class of oxide materials, with applications as diverse as dielectric resonators for mobile phones and fuel... -
Neutron diffraction on filled ices with C_0 structure prepared between 3 and ...
The proposing team has a well established experience in the study on samples containingH_2 and D_2. Our recent neutron spectroscopic results on sII and sH H_2-filled clathrate... -
Exotic phase coexistence in magnetic and superconducting LaFe(As1-xPx)(O1-yFy)
The proposed 1111 system whose structures are largely underinvestigated exhibits properties with a strong potential for novel properties that complement our knowledge of the... -
Magnetic order in the quantum critical phase of Sr3Ru2O7
Many novel electronic ground states form in close proximity to quantum critical points (QCPs), that is, the point where a continuous phase transition occurs at zero temperature.... -
Investigation of low temperature magnetic structure in vanadium dioxide compo...
We propose a study of the low temperature magnetic structure of vanadium dioxide (VO2) compounds using long-wavelength neutron diffraction measurements. This study directly... -
Magnetic ordering in CaFe3O5 and CaFe5O7
This proposal is to explore the evolution of magnetic ordering in two members of the homologous series CaFe2O4(FeO)n with n = 1, & 3, and to correlation the behaviour of the... -
Anomalous spin diffusion in 2D percolating magnet
This proposal is to observe single-spin diffusive motion on a two-dimensional (2D) percolating network having a fractal geometry. The random walker¿s travel times on a... -
Investigation of crystal and magnetic structures of three polymorphs of Fe2WO...
Iron tungstate Fe2WO6 attracts increasing interest in two areas of applications due to its photoelectrochemical behaviour. Fe2WO6 can act either as a photocatalyst for... -
Magnetic structure of a new quantum magnet
SrCuTe2O6 is a quantum magnet featuring spin-1/2 magnetic ions that are coupled intoantiferromagnetic chains with frustrated interchain coupling. An ideal... -
Probing the magnetic structure of transition metal pyrovanadates M2V2O7 (M = ...
Transition metal pyrovanadate M2V2O7 (M = Ni, Co, Mn) exist with a great variety of crystal structures, which are reflected in the richness of their physical properties.... -
Crystal and magnetic structure of new 2D honeycomb iridates
2D honeycomb iridates recently emerged as a possible platform for new class of spin liquid, the Kitaev spin liquid. The candidate materials A2IrO3 (A = Li, Na) in fact undergo... -
On the inhomogeneous ground state of the two-dimensional frustrated antiferro...
The layered NaMnO2 is challenging as it is an experimental realization of a two-dimensional spin-2, spatially anisotropic triangular lattice, where the interplay of temperature... -
Magnetic phase diagram of single crystal multiferroic NaFeGe2O6
Multiferroics of spin origin, for which magnetic long-range order and electric polarization occur simultaneously, have attracted considerable interest. The strong coupling... -
Temperature Dependent Neutron Diffraction Studies on the Phase Transition in ...
Eu2AuGe3 was synthesized by metal flux method. Room temperature single crystal XRD data shows that this compound crystallizes within the orthorhombic Ca2AgSi3 type structure....