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Correlating local structure with properties in piezoelectrics, and multiferro...
Discovery and development of advanced materials requires understanding and control of the relationship between composition, structure and function. Traditionally, design has... -
Local structure in "disordered" rocksalt cathode materials for Li-ion batteries
New families of materials of cathode materials for Li-ion batteries, with greater capacities, are required to more effectively meet the worlds energy storage demands.... -
Neutron total scattering investigation of Pr2NiO4+d heated under O2 flow
This application is concerned with the defect chemistry and stability of Pr2NiO4+d, a highly disordered energy material whose crystal structure is still subject to controversy.... -
Variable Temperature Study of Structural Transitions Occurring In Clusters of...
Catalysts lower energy costs of a wide range of important processes, from the production of oil and plastics to the preparation of drugs and paints, making these products... -
The effect of interphase elemental partitioning on the lattice misfit of high...
New superalloys with higher temperature capability are required for more efficient gas turbine engines in civil aviation. Recent research has identified that alloys with... -
Characterization of local symmetry breaking in superconducting La2-xBaxCuO4 &...
The mechanism of high temperature superconductivity (HTSC) remains unresolved. Of particular interest is the origin of the mysterious pseudogap (PG, a partial gap in the... -
Structural distortions at low temperature on the pyrochlore Yb2Ti2O7
Magnetic frustration occurs when nearest-neighbor competing interactions cannot be simultaneously satisfied. Pyrochlores, whose crystalline lattices form corner-sharing... -
Neutron Total Scattering Investigation of LaCoxMn1-xO3 Perovskites
The perovskite structure with general formula ABX3 describes many hundreds (if not thousands) of materials. Many have interesting and technologically important properties. The...