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The Interaction of Ammonia with Binary and Ternary Nitrides
We request 2 days on GEM in conjunction with the IGAn apparatus to investigate the formation of lithium amide (LiNH2) from the interaction of Li3N with ammonia (ND3), and the... -
Structural study on the 3D arrangement of (hexa-acyl) lipid A in lipid membrane
This study will focus on the structural investigations of the bilayers formed on silicon substrates in which the outer leaf consists of DOPE/LPS mixtures. We aim is to achieve... -
The origin of ultra-low thermal conductivity in the thermal barrier material ...
Thermal barrier materials are used in modern turbines to enable them to run above the melting temperature of the turbine blades. However, to go to higher temperatures (and... -
Non-stoichiometry in (Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3: from a Pb-free piezoelectric to fast i...
4 days are requested on HRPD to collect Neutron Diffraction (ND) on a carefully designed series of (Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3-based perovskites (NBT) that exhibit a switch in electrical... -
Dynamical Perovskites
Hybrid perovskites, composed of an organic cation, inside a post transition metal halide framework, have emerged as simple, low cost solar cell materials, with power conversion... -
Probing of hydride phase formation of Pd nanoclusters embedded in the NH2-UiO...
With this proposal, we would like to investigate a material that could be used as a catalyst for hydrogenation reactions. A catalyst acts to increase the rate of a reaction by... -
Study of hybridization gap and insulator-metal transition in caged compounds ...
Heavy fermion compounds with a small energy gap opening in the strongly hybridised 4f-band at EF are currently under intensive investigations. Recently some of us have... -
In-situ investigation of nitrogenation process of (Nd,Zr)Fe10Si2 alloys
Tetragonal R(Fe,M)12 compounds (R=rare earth, M transition metal or Si), with the ThMn12 structure, are good candidates as permanent magnet materials with reduced R content.... -
A variable temperature study of polymorphism in Li2MSiO4 electrode materials
There is great interest in scaling up Li-ion batteries for use in electric vehicles, requiring cheap and safe cathodes. Recently, silicate-based cathodes have been described,... -
Investigation of the impact of mechanical twinning on the thermal expansion b...
We request three days of beam-time on POLARIS to investigate the influence of thermally-induced twinning on the thermal expansion behaviour of polycrystalline calcite.... -
Spin-orbit transitions in CoV3O8
Strong orbital mixing resulting from local distortions in the crystal field can mix higher energy orbital states with the ground state. We propose to characterise this mixing in... -
IN-SITU NEUTRON DIFFRACTION STUDIES OF METAL-HYDRIDE HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIALS
Hydrogen storage is considered to be one of the principal technological barriers in the transition towards a hydrogen-based economy. In this proposal, we plan to look at the key... -
Structure and encapsulation of additives in spray coated surfactant templated...
This proposal continues our work into surfactant templated films formed from surfactant/polyelectrolyte solutions. Recently we have been studying the encapsulation of... -
Characterization of the texture properties of Euro coins as a function of min...
This work intends to see if a diffraction technique is able to distinguish between coins minted in different places. All the physical properties of euro coins were restricted by... -
Coating dependance of the phonon density of states in LiFePO4 nanoparticles
LiFePO4 (LFP) is a commercially used Li ion battery material for high power applications. Particle shape and surface play an important role in the Li diffusion and thus the... -
Structural and magnetic orders in Ga-V oxide spinels
In certain materials, notably with the spinel structure, orbital ordering can result in the formation of a ground state with electrons delocalising between small numbers of... -
Modulation in Molecular Materials under Pressure
Modulation has been understood and used to explain physical properties in solid-state materials for many years. Molecular modulated structures relatively scarce, but due to... -
Structural distortions in BaNb2O6
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Understanding of Competing Magnetic Processes in La0.7Sr0.3MnxFe1-xO3 Perovskite
The aim of this experiment is to complete the understanding of the complex nature of the structural and magnetic interactions in the La0.7Sr0.3Mn1-xFexO3 series of materials in... -
Unraveling the short-range magnetism in intermetallic core-shell nanoparticle...
Magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) are nowadays investigated comprehensively. Our TbCu2 NPs show a core-shell structure in which the core orders antiferromagnetically and the shell is...