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Unusual polymorphism in sodalites
We have recently observed extraordinary polymorphism on cooling various sodalites under vacuum. Materials undergo a phase transition followed by a fully reversible... -
Structures of Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials using Neutron Total Scattering
We propose to examine the structure of anatase titanium dioxide (TiO2) obtained by different synthetic techniques (including hydrothermal and sol-gel) and of different particle... -
Cation coordination and oxide ion vacancy distribution in tetravalent substit...
Oxide ion conductors based on bismuth oxide based have recently been demonstrated as viable alternatives to traditional electrolytes for intermediate temperature solid oxide... -
Magnetic order in two pyrochlore iridates
Iridium oxides are of interest because many novel magnetic phases have been predicted in crystals, depending on the geometry of the crystal lattice. Our proposal concerns two... -
Neutron diffraction studies of nano-diamond particles
Nano-diamond particles are synthesised by detonation of TNT and Hexogen, resulting in a shockwave which produces diamond nanoparticles with an average size of around 5 nm,... -
CHARACTERISATION OF IRON SLAGS FROM THE IRON AGE
We propose the investigation of four slag samples coming from an Iron Age furnace in Hüttenberg (Hesse Region, Austria). The materials we intend to measure were recovered from... -
Validation of a possible method for non-destructive diagnosis of H retention ...
In this proposal, we plan to explore the possibility of developing a non-invasive H-isotopes quantification method based on Deep Inelastic Neuron Scattering (DINS) to be applied... -
Neutron diffraction of amorphous magnesium carbonate (AMC)
Biominerals, including calcium carbonates, are found in a range of organisms. Although amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) is inherently unstable, it is a key material in... -
Residual strain measurements in a monocrystalline nickel-based superalloy tur...
Rafted microstructure has been observed in specific areas of a fully heat-treated blade at the end of the manufacturing process. The solution heat-treated blade is believed to... -
Local Structure in Ni-Co-Cr alloys
This experiment will quantify the local structure in the solid solution phase of Ni-Co-Cr alloys. Diffraction data will be acquired from a series of alloys, with a varying Ni:Co... -
Lithium ion distribution in lithium-rich lithium manganese polyphosphate elec...
The present proposal seeks to establish the conductivity mechanism in a series of lithium manganese polyphosphate glasses rich in lithium for potential use in all solid state... -
Antiferromagnetic domain manipulation in hematite thin films studied by neutr...
We propose to study the antiferromagnetic (AFM) domain structure of 100 nm thick Fe2O3 thin films using WISH. The sample will be magnetically poled to prepare an imbalance in... -
Local cation ordering in bismuth yttrium ytterbium oxide solid electrolytes
Solid electrolytes based on Bi2O3 exhibit high conductivity at intermediate temperatures (300-600 deg C) and recent research has revealed the true potential of these materials... -
The Defect Structure of Scandia Doped Zirconias
There is currently considerable research interest in the synthesis and characterisation of materials with high oxide-ion conductivities, owing to their potential exploitation as... -
Framework flexibility and host-guest hydrogen bonding in the metal-organic do...
The recently reported double perovskite analogue imidazolium potassium iron(III) cyanide is noteworthy for two reasons. First, the order-disorder phase transitions, in which the... -
1D magnetic structure of a multiferroic metal-formate perovskite
The metal-organic framework perovskite analogue guanadinium copper(II) formate has achieved considerable recent attention for its multiferroic properties and consequent... -
Accounting for textural effects on total scattering data and the pair-distrib...
The total scattering technique has become an invaluable method for probing the local structure of materials in a host of interesting fields. However, the technique is reliant on... -
Background characterization on VESUVIO spectrometer : before and after modera...
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Local Structure of TiNiSn-based thermoelectrics
We propose to study the local structure in two series of promising thermoelectric materials: Ti1-xZrxNiSn and TiNi1+ySn. Diffraction experiments on Ti1-xZrxNiSn reveal multiple... -
Determination of Local Lithium Environment in Fast Ion Conducting Garnets by ...
We propose to use two days of beamtime on POLARIS to carry out the first analysis of the Pair Distribution Function of lithium-conducting garnets. These materials show...
