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Symmetry-adapted pair distribution function analysis (SAPA): a novel approach to evaluating lattice dynamics and local distortions from total scattering data

By Mark | Bird, Publications | Comments are Closed | 20 September, 2021 | 0

T. A. Bird, A. Herlihy and Mark S. Senn, J. Appl. Cryst. (2021). 54. A novel symmetry-adapted pair distribution function analysis (SAPA) method for extracting information on local distortions from pair distribution function data is introduced. The implementation of SAPA is demonstrated in the TOPAS-Academic software using the freely available online software ISODISTORT, and scripts for converting theRead more

In Situ X-ray Diffraction Investigation of Electric Field-Induced Switching in a Hybrid Improper Ferroelectric

By Mark | Ablitt, Clarke, Publications | Comments are Closed | 23 March, 2021 | 0

Gabriel Clarke, Chris Ablitt, John Daniels, Stefano Checchia and Mark S. Senn. J. Appl. Cryst. (2021) 54. Improper ferroelectric materials are increasingly under investigation for their potential to expand the catalogue of functional ferroelectrics and couple with properties such as ferromagnetism. This work presents the results of an in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiment performedRead more

From first- to second-order phase transitions in hybrid improper ferroelectrics through entropy stabilization

By Mark | Ablitt, Pomiro, Publications | Comments are Closed | 8 July, 2020 | 0

Fernando Pomiro, Chris Ablitt, Nicholas C. Bristowe, Arash A. Mostofi, Choongjae Won, Sang-Wook Cheong, and Mark S. Senn.Phys. Rev. B 102, 014101. Hybrid improper ferroelectrics (HIFs) have been studied intensively over the past few years to gain an understanding of their temperature-induced phase transitions and ferroelectric switching pathways. Here we report a switching from aRead more

Anharmonicity and scissoring modes in the negative thermal expansion materials ScF3 and CaZrF6

By Mark | Bird, Publications | Comments are Closed | 24 February, 2020 | 0

Tobias Bird, Jessica Woodland-Scott, Lei Hu, Michael Wharmby, Jun Chen, Andrew Goodwin, Mark Senn, Phys. Rev. B 101(2020), 064306. We use a symmetry-motivated approach to analysing X-ray pair distribution functions to study the mechanism of negative thermal expansion in two ReO3-like compounds; ScF3 and CaZrF6. Both average and local structure suggest that it is the flexibilityRead more

Tolerance Factor Control of Uniaxial Negative Thermal Expansion in a Layered Perovskite

By Mark | Ablitt, Publications | Comments are Closed | 14 January, 2020 | 0

Chris Ablitt, Harriet McCay, Sarah Craddock, Lauren Cooper, Emily Reynolds, Arash A. Mostofi, Nicholas C. Bristowe, Claire A. Murray, and Mark S. Senn. Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 1, 605-610. By tuning the tolerance factor, t, of the Ruddlesden–Popper oxide Ca2MnO4 through isovalent substitutions, we show that the uniaxial coefficient of linear thermal expansion (CLTE) ofRead more

Now Recruiting: 3 year EPSRC funded PDRA in the Crystallography of Multiferroic Materials

By Mark | News | Comments are Closed | 1 March, 2019 | 0

A three year PDRA on the Crystallography of multiferroic materials is available within the group. The position is ideal for anyone with a passion for studying the structure-property relationship, and who has an interest in ferroics and orbitally ordered systems. Click here for more information.Read more

EPSRC New Investigator Grant Awarded

By Mark | News | Comments are Closed | 28 February, 2019 | 0

The group has been awarded a three year, £380k EPSRC grant on ““Novel Multiferroics Perovskites through Systematic Design”. As part of this grant we will be recruiting a Postdoctoral research fellow for a  three year post that will focus on the crystallography of multiferroic materials.  What this space for more details!Read more

Phonon–Glass and Heterogeneous Electrical Transport in A-Site-Deficient SrTiO3

By Mark | Publications | Comments are Closed | 25 February, 2019 | 0

S. R. Popuri, R. Decourt, J. A. McNulty, M. Pollet, A. D. Fortes, F. D. Morrison, M. S. Senn, and J. W. G. Bos.  J. Phys. Chem. C  10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b10520 The phonon–glass electron crystal concept is one of the key guiding principles for the development of efficient thermoelectric materials. Here, we confirm that SrTiO3 becomes aRead more

Negative thermal expansion in high pressure layered perovskite Ca2GeO4

By Mark | Ablitt, Publications | Comments are Closed | 25 February, 2019 | 0

Wei-Tin Chen, Chris Ablitt, Nicholas C. Bristowe, Arash A. Mostofi, Takashi Saito, Yuichi Shimakawaf and Mark S. Senn .  Chem. Commun., 2019, Advance Article  10.1039/C8CC09614G We report the high pressure synthesis of a layered perovskite Ca2GeO4 which is found to have the Ruddlesden–Popper structure with I41/acd symmetry. Consonant with our recent predictions [Ablitt et al.,Read more

Control of Uniaxial Negative Thermal Expansion in Layered Perovskites by Tuning Layer Thickness

By Mark | Ablitt, Publications | Comments are Closed | 19 October, 2018 | 0

Ablitt C, Mostofi AA, Bristowe NC and Senn MS (2018) Control of Uniaxial Negative Thermal Expansion in Layered Perovskites by Tuning Layer Thickness. Front. Chem. 6:455. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00455 Uniaxial negative thermal expansion (NTE) is known to occur in low $n$ members of the An+1$BnO3n+1 Ruddlesden–Popper layered perovskite series with a frozen rotation of BO_6 octahedra about the layering axis. PreviousRead more

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