| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R13845/01 |
| Title: |
Neutron and X-Ray Magnetic Scattering From Low-Dimensional Structures |
| Principal Investigator: |
Goff, Professor J |
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Physics |
| Organisation: |
University of Liverpool |
| Scheme: |
Fast Stream |
| Starts: |
01 May 2001 |
Ends: |
31 October 2004 |
Value (£): |
63,489
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| Magnetism/Magnetic Phenomena |
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Molecular beam epitaxy can now be used to produce single-crystal low-dimensional structures that do not occur in nature, potentially with tailor-made physical properties. The microscopic magnetic properties of these systems will be studied using neutron scattering and synchrotron x-ray diffraction techniques. A new Magnetism Laboratory will be established in-house in support of these studies, where the epitaxial structures will be determined using X-ray diffraction, and magnetic and superconducting phase transitions will be investigated using SQUID magnetometry. Novel phase will be stabilised, and the magnetic behaviour will be perturbed in controlled manner using the epitaxial strain. The intricate coupling mechanisms responsible for the propagation of magnetic and superconducting order through intermediate layers will be explored for the magnetically exotic light rare earths and the technologically important transition metals. The magnetic multilayers offer a new approach to some of the canonical problems in condensed matter research, including the interplay between magnetism and superconductivity, intermediate-valence behaviour, the influence of the surface on the phase transitions, and quantum confinement within thin layers. The new technology of low-dimensional structures will be of key importance to society during the next century, and there is an urgent need to understand the basic physics of these systems so that their properties can be improved and exploited.
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