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Inducing Magnetic Order in Topological Insulators by Ferromagnetic Insulators
We intend to study a new class of materials known as 3D topological insulators. The electronic states in these materials have a non-trivial topology, different to almost all... -
Ferromagnetic Topological Insulators A Hot Topic
In the quest to find high-temperature ferromagnetic topological insulators (TIs), we have explored different transition-metal and rare-earth doped thin film and bulk samples... -
Combining polarised neutrons and resonant x-rays to understand temperature-de...
Despite being a well-known phenomenon, the mechanism by which platinum gains a magnetic moment by proximity to a ferromagnetic (FM) thin film remains unknown. We aim to... -
Ex-situ reflectometry studies of surface iron/ruthenium nitriding under ammon...
Ammonia decomposition will be performed ex situ at different temperatures on silicon surfaces with 50 nm of either iron or ruthenium. The main objective of the neutron... -
Heusler Alloy Thin Films for Spin Seebeck Devices
The spin Seebeck effect (SSE) is a relatively new phenomenon that could be harnessed for waste heat recovery. Its advantages lie with a new device architecture (compared to... -
Polarized neutron reflectivity investigation of Fe+ ion irradiated FeCr films
For Fusion energy applications FeCr ferritic martensitic steels are candidate structural materials due to their radiation resistance and good mechanical properties. Thus, the... -
Exploring piezomagnetism in Mn3NiN thin films
The family of manganese antiperovskites with the formula Mn3+xT1-xN (T = Sn, Ni, Ga..) have recently attracted much attention due to the range of interesting properties they...