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Liquid structure of benzene-cyclohexane mixtures: A model of alkyl-aromatic i...
Understanding the energetics and structure of aromatic molecules (those containing benzene rings) is important to a large area of chemical science including protein and DNA... -
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High-voltage power semiconductor devices, such as IGBTs, diodes and MOSFETs are susceptible to destructive failure due to terrestrial cosmic radiation (CR), notably the nucleon... -
Structral characterisation of a novel lead free perovskite layer structure an...
Lead free antiferroelectric materials are the focus of much attention for the replacement of lead based materials in electronic devices, such as high energy storage capacitors,... -
In operando Radiation Damage Testing of Organic, Inorganic and Hybrid Solar C...
One of the most important fields of applications of photovoltaic diodes (PVs) is for space. Although short-term applications are still being dominated by silicon-based PVs, such... -
In-situ Study of Lithium Metal Penetration in Solid State Inorganic Electrolytes
All-solid-state Li-metal batteries aim for higher energy density and better safety than conventional Li-ion batteries due to their inflammable inorganic electrolytes and lithium... -
Zr-based metal-organic frameworks as carbon-free energy carriers: a study of ...
Structural information of Zr-based MOFs including UiO-67, m-UiO-67, and UiO-bpydc upon ammonia loading will be investigated by an in situ neutron powder diffraction technique.... -
Local structure in layered perovskite oxides - probing ion transport in fuel ...
Layered oxides are increasingly attractive as electrode materials in energy technology applications, such as fuel cells, electrolysers and permeation membranes. As the... -
Investigating the speciation of hydrocarbonaceous deposits formed during oxid...
Natural gas comprising mainly methane, ethane and propane is widely used as a raw material for different petrochemical applications. For example, polyethylene and poly-propylene... -
Magnetic and structural transition in tetrahedrite Cu12Sb4S13
Tetrahedrites are minerals which consist largely of earth-abundant and environmentally-friendly elements (copper and sulfur). This family of materials is attracting much... -
In situ studies of mixed-phase oxygen transport membranes
The oxygen transport membrane is a system being developed by St Andrews in conjunction with industry, which at high temperatures will allow the selective migration of oxygen... -
Metal Atom Ordering in Thermoelectric Materials
Preparation of materials Co3-xNixSn2S2 (0 < x < 3) has enabled the effect of electron-doping on the thermoelectric properties of shandites to be investigated. DFT... -
Practical viscosifiers for supercritical CO2
This proposal explores headgroup-free, fluorocarbon-hydrocarbon hybrid compounds able toform viscous elongated aggregates in supercritical CO2 with the aim of improving... -
Methane hydrate formation in the presence of silica nanospheres
In this Rapid Access request we wish to study in situ formation of methane hydrates in the presence of weakly hydrophilic silica nanospheres. The aim of this research is to... -
Understanding Chemical Expansion in Perovskite Oxides: Impact of Long-Range D...
"Chemical expansion" occurs when some ceramics expand upon releasing oxygen. Their ability to effectively "breathe" oxygen makes them of use in sustainable energy... -
Studying Electron Freezing and The Emergence of Static Magentic Order in Nb a...
One of the technological goals is to create materials that show high permittivity and low dielectric loss, which has been achieved by the co-doping of Nb and In into rutile... -
Investigating the internal structure of thermally annealed two-component poly...
The elucidation of the compositional profile of polymer:small molecule nanoparticle films is critical for applications such as water processable organic solar cells. In order to... -
Chemical binding and effective temperature survey beyond the nuclear recoil r...
Differences in heavy metal nuclear momentum distributions (NMDs) in different metallic compounds due to chemical binding and effective temperature difference will most likely... -
Dynamics in Flexible Organic Ferroelectrics Using High-throughput QENS
Flexible functional materials are important candidates of current research, because of their potential applications in plastic electronics. Organic ferroelectrics are one of... -
Na+ diffusion and magnetic behaviour of P2 and O3-type Na2/3Fe2/3Mn1/3O2 laye...
NaxMO2 layered oxides are being investigated as potential cathodes for Na-ion batteries. These systems present a variety of structures that are classified in terms of the Na... -
Studying Electron Freezing and The Emergence of Static Magentic Order in Nb a...
One of the technological goals is to create materials that show high permittivity and low dielectric loss, which has been achieved by the co-doping of Nb and In into rutile...