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In-situ Neutron Diffraction Study of Proton Conducting Perovskite Oxide BaZr0...
Acceptor-doped perovskite oxides exhibit significant proton conductivity under humid or hydrogen containing atmosphere, which opens a unique possibility to be used as... -
Diffraction Resistance Measurements of a Chalcopyrite
During the course of a PhD project funded by CCLRC's CMPC, we have developed a cell that allows electrical transport property measurements to be made simultaneously with the... -
Hydrogen production from ammonia using lithium imide: an isotope study
We have recently discovered that light metal amides and imides are excellent cattalysts for the decomposition of ammonia. We request 3 days on POLARIS to perform in situ neutron... -
Structural Studies of BiFeO3-KNbO3 Solid Solution
Both BiFeO3 and KNbO3 are technologically important materials. BiFeO3 exhibs room temperature magnetic and ferroelectric ordering whilst KNbO3 is a lead free ferroelectric.... -
QENS measurement of Li-bearing poly-triazine imide
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Universal dynamics in liquid metals?
The dynamics of liquid aluminium will be measured at the structure factor maximum up to twice the melting temperature. We are searching for changes in dynamics which should... -
Anion disorder in La2LiHO3
The arrangement of atoms in a solid, its crystal structure, is of key importance for its chemical and physical properties. This includes type of atoms are present, their... -
Elucidating sodium diffusion mechanisms in layered sodium transition metal ox...
Affordable large-scale energy storage systems with improved capacity are crucial to a sustainable energy future, and the great availability of Na in sea water makes Na-ion... -
Measurement of residual stresses and stress relaxation during heat treatment ...
The understanding of residual stresses is essential to utilize materials properties and to optimize castings. Previous experiments showed a large deviation between simulated and... -
Phase Transitions in Pb/Y di-substituted Bi2O3 Based Electrolytes
There has been recent interest in the use of cermets based on stabilised delta bismuth oxide based solid electrolytes as cathodes in solid oxide fuel cells. It has been shown... -
Multiscale time-resolving study of solid state crystallisation from the mesom...
We will exploit the unique capability of Nimrod in the study of the long standing issue of polymer crystallisation. We focus on isotactic polypropylene which has been quenched... -
In-situ study of structure-property relationships on proton conducting perovs...
Significant research has been given towards synthesis and characterisation of electrolyte materials with high proton conductivity for intermediate temperature range (200-600°C)... -
The first in operando INS study of a catalytic reaction: CO oxidation over PdO
Inelastic neutron scattering has been used to study adsorbed species on catalysts for more than 30 years. All of this work has one feature in common: they are all ¿snapshots¿ of... -
In-situ neutron diffraction and conductivity measurement for high proton cond...
Sr1-xBaxCe0.5Zr0.35Y0.1Sm0.05O3-&; (SrBCZYSm) where x = 0,0 - 0.9 are promising as intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell electrolyte. PXRD reveals that all of the... -
Multiscale time-resolving study of crystallisation in polyethyleneoxide
We will exploit the powerful and unique capability of NIMROD to follow in a time-resolving manner the crystallisation of polyethyleneoxide (PEO). There are three key length... -
Local structure of liquid gallium-iodine and gallium-indium
Liquid metal alloys, with liquidus temperatures close to room temperature, are a rapidly developing research area with novel applications in renewable energy, catalysis,... -
Understanding the mechanism of benzyl alcohol oxidation using supported Au-Pd...
Gold, in its nano-scale, has been found to be very effective catalyst for oxidation reactions. More recently, it was shown that supported Au-Pd catalysts can be used for... -
Ammonia synthesis using lithium hydride-metal nitride composites: an in situ ...
The development of more active catalysts for the production of ammonia will have a worldwide impact on the energy cost of producing fertiliser. Composites of lithium hydride and... -
Insoluble layer formation in polymer bilayers
In a previous neutron reflectivity(NR) measurement (RB620370) on CRISP, we showed that the insoluble interlayer formed between the charge injection layer and a semiconducting... -
Proton dynamics of supported palladium/gold entities in technical catalysts f...
Vinyl acetate is used on the million tonnes per year scale for the production of various grades of polyvinyl acetate, a component in paper, adhesive and textile applications....
