This week, Kate and Lucy celebrated the publication of their paper entitled “Materialization of a Geometrically Frustrated Magnet in a Hybrid Coordination Framework: A Study of the Iron(II) Oxalate Fluoride Framework, KFe(C2O4)F)”. The work is a continuation of a project that Lucy worked on in Prof Phil Lightfoot’s group at the University of St Andrews,Continue reading “Kate and Lucy publish in Inorganic Chemistry!”
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Aly and Lucy attend NMSUM 2019 and Lucy wins BTM Willis Prize
This week, Lucy and Aly attended the Neutron and Muon Science & User Meeting (NMSUM19), which was held at the Warwick conference center in Coventry. The meeting started with a comfortable day dedicated for PhD students in which many interesting talks were presented. As for the main event, parallel sessions, focused on different applications ofContinue reading “Aly and Lucy attend NMSUM 2019 and Lucy wins BTM Willis Prize”
Aly Takes Part in the 2019 Horace and SpinW Workshop
Neutron spectroscopy is an essential tool in identifying many of the exotic properties emerging within quantum magnets. Two of the of the most commonly used software for manipulating and analysing inelastic neutron scattering data are Horace and SpinW. As such, Aly attended the Horace and SpinW workshop which was held at the ISIS Neutron andContinue reading “Aly Takes Part in the 2019 Horace and SpinW Workshop”
Lucy’s Paper is Published in Nature Physics
2019 begin with some exciting news for the group with a publication in Nature Physics on Lucy’s recent work on the two-dimensional spin liquid behaviour in the rare-earth magnet, TbInO3. The study – which involved an international collaboration with the groups of Prof Bruce Gaulin at McMaster University and Prof Sang-Wook Cheong at Rutgers UniversityContinue reading “Lucy’s Paper is Published in Nature Physics”
Kate’s Paper on Barlowite is Published
This month ended with a very important milestone for the group! Kate’s first paper on the nuclear and magnetic structures of the quantum kagome antiferromagnet mineral, Cu4(OH)6FBr, known as barlowite was published as a Rapid Communication in the American Physical Society journal, Physical Review Materials. Barlowite is one of the hottest topics in highly frustratedContinue reading “Kate’s Paper on Barlowite is Published”
Kate Attends the RSC Materials Chemistry Poster Symposium
On Friday, Kate attended the RSC Materials Chemistry Division Poster Symposium which is an opportunity for scientists early in their career to present their work to researchers in academia and industry. The day entailed flash presentations followed by posters from students’ research on a broad range of materials chemistry, from magnetocaloric frameworks to sulphur polymers.Continue reading “Kate Attends the RSC Materials Chemistry Poster Symposium”
Kate and Aly Attend the 2018 ISIS Student Meeting
Aly and Kate attended the ISIS Student Meeting this week, which was held in Milton Hill House in Oxfordshire. The meeting is a fantastic opportunity for neutron and muon users to present in a relaxed environment amongst fellow PhD students. Kate gave her first external talk here, where she presented her muon spectroscopy and neutronContinue reading “Kate and Aly Attend the 2018 ISIS Student Meeting”
Kate and Aly Attend the ILL & ESS User Meeting
The beginning of this week marked the exciting trip to Grenoble, France, where Kate and Aly flew to attend the ILL & ESS European User Meeting. During their time there, Kate presented a poster showcasing her muon spectroscopy data on zinc doped barlowite, and Aly summed up an extensive experimental study on an antiferromagnetic anhydrousContinue reading “Kate and Aly Attend the ILL & ESS User Meeting”
Kate and Lucy Attend the 2018 International Conference on Highly Frustrated Magnetism
This week, Kate and Lucy travelled to UC Davis to attend HFM 2018. While there, Kate gave a poster on her latest results on inorganic and organic-inorganic hybrid quantum kagome antiferromagnets, including new data from the MuSR and GEM instruments at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Facility, and Lucy gave a talk on magnetic frustrationContinue reading “Kate and Lucy Attend the 2018 International Conference on Highly Frustrated Magnetism”
Royal Society Research Grant
We are delighted to receive a 2018 Research Grant from The Royal Society to support our new project, Elucidating the Role of Chemical Disorder in a Quantum Spin Liquid Candidate. The Royal Society’s Research Grant Scheme provides funding to early-career academics for specialised equipment and consummables for new research projects. We are incredibly grateful toContinue reading “Royal Society Research Grant”
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