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Field-induced phases in skyrmion-lattice candidate compound EuNiGe3
Skyrmions have been found in cubic helimagnets and in ultrathin films with surface induced Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI). In bulk, skyrmionic phases are observed in a... -
Ising quantum criticality in transverse fields in a quantum paramagnet
The gapped quantum paramagnet DTN has been the focus of intense study in recent years in the context of the z=2 quantum critical point (QCP) in applied fields (Bose-Einstein... -
Cation partitioning in pyrrhotite-type compounds Fe7-yMyX8 (X = S, Se)
High resolution neutron powder diffraction measurements at room temperature are planned to be performed in order to reveal the dependence of the cation partitioning between... -
Crystal structure and Cu-Zn disorder in (Ag1-xCux)2ZnSnSe4.
Ag2ZnSnSe4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 are quaternary semiconductors belonging to the adamantine compound family, contain only abundant elements, which makes these materials promising... -
Neutron diffraction study on the mosaic structure of Cu2(S, Te)
Thermoelectric materials have received considerable attention for the ability of converting heat into electricity via the solid state. Minimizing the lattice thermal... -
Incommensurate magnetic ordering in the geometrically frustrated system Ni1-x...
Only recently, we have investigated in detail the evolution of the structural and magnetic phase transition temperatures of the system Ni1-xCuxCr2O4. Competing Jahn-Teller... -
Spin-nematic phase in S=1/2 frustrated zigzag chain compound beta-TeVO4
Nematic phases, despite being unknown to the general population, are found in many natural systems. However, if quantum magnets can also achieve such an order is yet unclear.... -
Crystal Structure and Defects in Li-doped Mg2Si-based Thermoelectrics
We propose to study the room temperature crystal structure of Li-doped Mg2Si-based solid solutions, which represent one of the most promising material classes for... -
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Determination of oxygen sites in the crystal structure of A-site deficient Pr...
The Ruddlesden-Popper type Pr2-xNiO4±delta is one of the most potential membrane materials for the design of intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell cathodes and oxygen... -
Investigation of the high-field low-temperature magnetic phases in quasi-1D I...
BaCo2V2O8 is a good realization of the spin-1/2 quasi-1D Ising-like antiferromagnet (AF). At zero field, a Néel magnetic order occurs below 5.4 K. Applying a magnetic field... -
Determination of the in-field magnetic structure of atacamite
Studies on the magnetic properties of atacamite, Cu2Cl(OH)3, at low temperatures have revealed a behavior which is characteristic for frustrated magnetic systems. The results of... -
Tracing disorder in ZnGeN2
We propose to study the defect behaviour of ZnGeN2 as a representative material for the emerging class of Zn-IV-N2 solar absorber materials. As earth-abundant alternatives to... -
Structural and Magnetic Properties of Bi1-xNdxFe1-yCoyO3 (BNFC) compositions
The Bi1-xNdxFe1-yCoyO3 (BNFC) compositions emerge as materials with very rich and not completely understood physical behavior. We have recently identified the existence of two... -
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Phase transitions in KNO3 embedded into the pores of Al2O3 nanoporous matrices.
The stydy of temperature evolution of crystal structure of nanocomposite based on ferroelectric KNO3 embedded into the pores of Al2O3 nanoporous matrice are proposed to obtain... -
High-temperature investigation on structural changes during order-disorder pr...
Monoclinic sanidine is the high-temperature modification of potassium rich alkalifeldspars. The crystal structure consists of a framework of corner-sharing TO4 tetrahedra (T =... -
Phase diagram of potassium nitrate nanoparticles embedded into porous glasses
The principle goal of proposed experiment is to determine the role of size effect and thermal prehistory of sample preparation on stability of ferroelectric phase in potassium... -
Study of magnetic ordering in the inverted spinels Co2TiO4 and Co2SnO4
In the present study we like to investigate the nature of magnetic ordering in Co2TiO4 and Co2SnO4 materials using the powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction technique.... -
Cu-Zr-Al bulk metallic glass matrix composites with in-situ formed CuZr phase
The project proposal aims at optimization of the chemical composition of Cu-Zr-Al alloys in order to obtain bulk amorphous-crystalline composites, containing in-situ formed CuZr...
