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New methane/hydrocarbon nanostructures on confined porous carbons
Methane adsorption in nanoporous carbons pre-impregnated with n-nonane gives rise to a large improvement in the amount adsorbed compared to the dry carbon. This improvement must... -
Determination of experimental compositions of half-Heusler thermoelectrics pr...
Half-Heusler intermetallics are promising for application in thermoelectric waste heat recovery. In this experiment we want to use neutron powder diffraction to investigate the... -
Exploring local ion diffusion dynamics in hydrated LiRAPs by muSR
Many of the devices currently used for energy storage (e.g., batteries, solar cells) use liquid electrolytes that are known to pose a serious fire and safety risk. In recent... -
Na diffusion in Na0.7CoO2 at high temperature
Understanding of Na-ion mobility in the layered NaxCoO2 family is very important for both applied as well as fundamental sciences. For x=0.7 we found 2 structural phase... -
Residual Stress Measurements in Inc718 and C263 Nickel Based Super-Alloys and...
This project is being conducted at the Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), funded by UK government through the Innovative UK (I-UK) initiative known as Manufacturing... -
Density dependent deviations from hydrodynamic diffusion in a molten salt
The study of binary ionic liquids and, as their prototypes, molten alkali halides, has a long tradition in theory, experiment as well as simulation. According to Fick's law the... -
Muon spin relaxation investigation of hybrid perovskite solar cell materials
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Bi0.775Ln0.225O1.5 (Ln = La, Dy) Oxide Ion Conductors: Local Structure, Compl...
Bismuth(III) containing oxides display numerous interesting properties, such as ionic conductivity, ferroelectricity, nonlinear optical properties, catalytic activity and... -
In Situ Measurement of the Spin Seebeck Effect
The spin Seebeck effect is a newly discovered phenomenon that if harnessed, could result in a significant improvement of the efficiency of thermoelectric energy generators. Spin... -
A deuteration study aiming to highlight side chain dynamics in crystaline PCBM
Fullerene and its derivatives have become materials of great technological interest due to their growing success as electron acceptors in organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs).... -
Studying the anomalous magnetic behaviour in Li3FeRuO5, Li3Ni2RuO6 and Li3NiRuO5
There is a lot of interest in Li based oxides that show potential to be used within cathode materials in batteries. However, in certain oxides, the addition of magnetic ions can... -
ADVANCED POLYMER MATERIALS FOR ENERGY SECURITY (POLYMAT)
This proposal requests time on NIMROD at ISIS to enable the characterisation of polymer nanocomposite interfaces. This information will be used as part of a wider effort for... -
Is Zeolite Deactivation Through Pore Blocking?
Zeolites are porous framework materials that have active catalytic sites inside narrow channels. Unwanted reactions create coke in the pores which may block access to the active... -
An abiotic analogue of methane monooxygenase for the catalytic oxidation of h...
We propose to use INS to characterise the structural and vibrational properties of a new class of Fenton-like Fe(IV)O intermediates of potential relevance in the conversion of... -
Monitoring Packing Changes in Magnetic Halogenated Phthalocyanine Molecules
The way that small molecules pack together can have substantial ramifications on the observed physical properties, reactivity, and device characteristics, even if the molecule... -
A robust metal-organic framework with exceptional capability for dynamic hydr...
The study of porous metal-organic framework (MOF) materials has attracted considerable attention. We seek to develop new stable MOFs for practical separation of light... -
Neutron diffraction study of A-site deficient hydrated Perovskites
Transition metal ions can be easily introduced in the B-site of perovskites with general formula ABO3 and exsolved on their surfaces upon reduction, to enhance the catalytic... -
Proton Conducting Pathways in Metal-Organic Frameworks
Recently metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been developed with high intrinsic proton conductivity and with potential for use in low temperature fuel cells. Their... -
Suppression of thermal conductivity in nanostructured ZnO at elevated tempera...
Thermoelectricity offers solutions for the low-carbon economy through the development of energy efficient technology. Modest improvement in thermoelectric performance would... -
Investigation of shake-down effects on residual stress redistribution in ship...
The fact that residual stresses are redistributed or relaxed during operations shows the importance of understanding residual stress after a particular period. Elastic shakedown...