-
Magnetic ionic liquid surfactants
This proposal is to explore the magnetic properties and molecular dynamics of a new class of magnetic ionic liquid surfactants1 (MILSs) (see Fig. 1). The MILSs investigated here... -
Domain Size and Purity in the active Layers of Vacuum deposited Organic Solar...
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) offer a low-cost and environmentally friendly solution to the global energy transition given their scalable vacuum- or solution-based production... -
Origin of Anomalous Thermal Expansion in Ih phase of Protonated (H2O) and Deu...
Among the all known crystalline ice phases, ice (Ih phase) exhibits anomalous thermal expansion behavior. We propose to measure phonon density of state of protonated ice (H2O)... -
Determination of residual stresses during the heat treatment of polycrystalli...
Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) is a man-made diamond material used for drilling and machining operations. Its vastly superior hardness to any other material allows it to cut... -
A SANS Study of Hydration Shell and Magnetic Field Alignment of Amyloid Pepti...
We will perform neutron scattering experiments (SANS) to probe the mechanism of alignment of amyloid peptides on drying in the presence of a 2T magnetic field, as well as the... -
SANS experiments on phase separation in duplex stainless steel
Duplex stainless steels have an attractive combination of high strength and corrosion resistance, making them the natural choice in applications such as e.g. pressurised... -
Magnetic fluctuations in the presence of charge order RbFe2+Fe3+F6
We propose to investigate the magnetic fluctuations in a charge ordered magnet. Rb(Fe2+Fe3+)F6 is loosely based on a distorted Kagome framework with alternating chains of... -
In-operando diffusion measurements on an all-solid-state battery cell
We propose to use muons to probe the diffusion processes which occur within a battery anode during cycling in an all solid-state battery. Such solid-state battery configurations... -
Phonon Anomalies in YMnO3 at High Temperature
The reported structural phase transition in YMnO3 from P63cm to P63/mmc space group occurs at 1258 ±14 K. For low temperature phase (space group P63cm) the phonon modes are... -
A Study of AuMu^+ Final States by Dia RF Resonance
Small-sized metal nanoparticles (NPs) are of long standing interest to both magnetism and heterogeneous catalysis. Recent muSR studies of Au NPs encapsulated in mesoporous... -
Probing the [FeFe]-hydrogenase subsite using muon spectroscopy
Previous ALC measurements of the Fe2(pdt)(CO)4(PMe3)2 and [Fe2(pdt)(CO)4(CN)2]2- (referred to as 1 and 2) model hydrogenase subsites have yielded some intriguing results (RB... -
Benchmarking New van-der-Waals Functionals for Soft Layered Materials
The accurate description of van-der-Waals forces within density functional theory is currently one of the most active areas of research in computational physics and chemistry.... -
The origin of ultra-low thermal conductivity in the thermal barrier material ...
Thermal barrier materials are used in modern turbines to enable them to run above the melting temperature of the turbine blades. However, to go to higher temperatures (and...
