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End-Game: Cornering Solvent Effects on H-Addition in Green Tea Anti-Oxidants
Our ongoing project to characterise radical scavenging by the green tea anti-oxidant EGCG and its D-ring analogue, (3,4,5-(OH)3-Bz) is near-complete. ALC-MuSR experiments on the... -
Evolution of the structure of the Li/ND3 intercalate of FeSe with pressure
This experiment follows our ambient pressure characterisation of the Li intercalate of FeSe which is a superconductor with a Tc of 43 K. Li atoms, amide ions and ammonia... -
Diffusion Kinetics in Multilayer Organic Films for OLEDs
Conjugated organic semiconductors form an exciting class of materials that can be used in a variety of cutting edge technologies including organic light-emitting diodes (OLED),... -
Local structure / electronic-structure relationships in functional materials
This proposal is a low-cost/high-gain first step in an ambitious project: namely, to develop a combined neutron scattering and electronic structure calculation approach as a... -
The magnetic structure of an A- site and B-site ordered perovskite: CaCu3Fe2O...
Recently, double perovskites have attracted enormous attention. Now, we have successfully synthesized a quadruple perovskite compound which shows not only one but, both, A-site... -
The interaction of oxidatively damaged lung proteins with anionic lipids
Lung surfactant protein B, SP-B, interacts with lipids at the air-water interface of the lung where its presence is vital for correct respiratory function. SP-B and its... -
Investigation of the relevant thermodynamic parameters for the production of ...
With fantastic flux gains over its liquid conterpart, a solid methane moderator is essential to the newly built Second Target Station at ISIS. Unfortunately, it is notoriously... -
In-situ hydration and total scattering studies of Ba2In2-xMxO5 (M = Y and Ga)...
Motivated by the goal of improving the proton conduction in the brownmillerite Ba2In2O5 we are investigating the role of isovalent substitution at the indium sites. In... -
Auger recombination in low temperature silicon measured by photo-MuSR technique
We measure electron-hole recombination rate in low-temperature pure silicon using the photo-MuSR technique. The previous works have measured the recombination rate down to -30... -
High resolution powder diffraction of Re-based α-Mn structure noncentros...
Discovery of time-reversal symmetry (TRS) breaking in Re-based noncentrosymmetric (NCS) α-Mn structure compounds has garnered much attention, due to the repeated occurrence... -
Understanding transition metal, oxygen and proton local order in proton condu...
Proton conducting materials have received widespread attention in recent years, due to their rich potential in the areas of energy related research, sensors and membranes. Here,... -
Hydrogen-bond dynamics of water in C-A-S-H: insights into the hydration prope...
The manufacture of every ton of cement emits approximately 0.8 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, comprising 5-7% of the global human-made CO2 emissions. A low pH - low CO2 class... -
Lithium titanium niobium oxides for battery electrodes
This proposal is part of a lithium ion battery research project for finding new anode materials. The redox couples Ti4+/Ti3+ and Nb5+/Nb4+ in titanium and niobium oxides show a... -
Neutron Reflection study characterising the fundamental structure and composi...
Understanding the plant wax-surfactant interaction process and the influence of surfactants upon the wax transport properties is crucial for the development of more efficient... -
More realistic models of the bacterial outer membrane
Current model systems employed in structural studies of bacterial outer membranes rarely mimic the lipid composition accurately. This work is aimed at producing outer membrane... -
Compressible Liquids Part 2
Liquids are commonly known to be incompressible. However, a recently invented class of materials called Porous Liquids, which exhibit permanent porosity in the liquid phase, are... -
Ternary Molybdenum Carbonitrides for anion transfer catalysis; Structure, Mob...
We are undertaking a study of the mobility of nitrogen and carbon atoms in metal carbo-nitride catalysts, specifically in the cobalt molybdenum system: Co-Mo-C-N (where... -
A High-pressure Study of the Crystal Structures of CsDF2, ND4DF2 & TlDF2
This proposal seeks PEARL and HRPD beam time to study the pressure and temperature dependence of the crystal structures of deuterated caesium, ammonium and thallium bifluoride.... -
Probing the interaction of hydrogen with supported gold nanoparticles
Small gold nanoparticles (1-5 nm) supported on metal oxides are extremely active catalysts for C-C coupling, aerobic oxidations and selective hydrogenations. The interaction of... -
Effects of Architecture on Polymer Diffusion
As part of a wider study we are investigating the effects of polymer architecture between cyclic and linear polymers. From ATR-FTIR measurements we observe clear differences...