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Structure of GeSe4 glass using neutron diffraction with isotope substitution
The structure of GeSe4 glass will be measured using the method of isotope substitution in neutron diffraction with both Ge and Se isotopes. This material is representative of a... -
Structure of sodium calcium magnesium polyphosphate glasses
Phosphate based glasses, are being developed to replace the current silicate based systems as biomaterials. For application as biomaterials, beneficial ions can be added to... -
A Structural Study of Zinc Tellurite Glasses.
We wish to better understand the influence of a common modifier in optical tellurite glasses, zinc. The aim is to relate structural changes in zinc tellurite glasses with the... -
Towards an accurate structural phase diagram for the novel BiScO3-PbTiO3 ferr...
The aim of this experiment is to determine accurately the crystal structures of phases in the (1-x)BiScO3-xPbTiO3 (BST-PT) perovskite phase diagram, particularly in the vicinity... -
The anomalous thallium borate anomaly
We have a continuing interest in the structural role of lone-pair cations in glasses. Thallium oxide behaves unusually in borate glasses, not only in terms of its own... -
Structure of Permanently Densified SiO2 Glass
SiO2 is a prototypical network-forming glass that can be processed under high pressure and temperature conditions to give a permanently densified glass with a density that is up... -
P4Se3 polyamorphic glasses synthesised at high-pressure
PxSe1-x glasses cover almost entire composition range from pure Se to P0.84Se0.16. In addition, red phosphorus is usually also amorphous. The P4Se3 cage compound, situated in... -
Understanding the structural changes in bioactive aluminium-doped phosphate g...
Additions of a small amount of alumina to bioactive phosphate-based glass significantly improves the formation of the hydroxycarbonate apatite layer on the surface when exposed... -
Structural characterisation of vaccine-adjuvant interactions using neutron re...
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Structural investigation of perovskite-based ferroelectric materials through ...
The aim of this proposal is a comprehensive structural investigation of a technologically-important perovskite-based ferroelectric material xBiScO3-(1-x)PbTiO3 through studying... -
Polyhedral connectivity in high lead silicate glasses
We have a long-established interest in the structural role of heavy-metal, lone-pair cations such as Pb in glasses. PbO can be incorporated to very high concentrations in oxide... -
Exploring nanoscale phase separation in alpha-NaMnO2 and CuMnO2 2D frustrated...
Recently, our combined diffraction and NMR experiments have shown that alpha-NaMnO2, an antiferromagnet with two-dimensional triangular stacked topology, is a striking example... -
Texture evolution in Zircalloy 4 during beta heat treatment
The aim of the proposed experiment is to measure the changes in crystallographic temperature during beta quenching of Zircalloy 4, an important nuclear fuel cladding material. -
Short range static and thermal disorder in glasses and crystals
We seek to use the temperature-dependence of the neutron correlation function to investigate the extent of static disorder in glasses and crystals, and also to investigate the... -
Magnetic properties of ultrathin spin-orbit coupled metal/ferromagnet heteros...
Recently, it has been predicted that spin-orbit coupled heavy normal metal (NM)/ferromagnet (FM) heterostructures with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in proximity to a... -
The effect of combined modifiers: understanding the interactions between alka...
The mixed alkali effect is a well-known phenomenon whereby combining two alkalis in a ternary glass system can produce physical properties which can be superior to, but cannot... -
Understanding the relationship between glass composition and rare earth envir...
We wish to investigate the effect of glass composition on the environment of rare earth ions doped into chalcogenide glasses. To achieve this the series of glasses, yNd2S3 ¿... -
The structure of hydrogen in calcium-ammonia-graphite: an in situ time resolv...
The aim of this proposal is to determine the in-plane and out-of-plane structure of H2 in the two dimensional galleries of stage-I calcium-ammonia-graphite intercalates: this... -
As2Ch3 glasses: Understanding the relationship between glass structure and no...
We wish to study a series of glasses of composition As2Ch3 (Ch = S, Se and Te) to investigate the effect of varying the chalcogen type on the non-linear optical (NLO) behaviour... -
Preferential Conduction Pathways in Sodium Conducting Glasses for Battery App...
The ionic conductivity of sodium chalcogenide or chalcohalide glasses is 2 to 3 orders of magnitude higher than that of oxide glasses and comparable with lithium ionic...
