Powder Diffractometer - Science

Experiments performed on this diffractometer will
a) investigate structural response of materials to changing applied conditions and
b) elucidate magnetic and non-magnetic crystal structures with unprecedented precision and speed.

The areas of interest include:

Magnets

high-Tc superconductors
collossal magnetoresistive perovskites
metal-insulator transtions
charge and orbital ordering transitions
molecular magnets
frustrated and spin-glass magnets
heavy fermions
spin fluctuators
permanent (large and fine particle) magnets

Non-Magnets

Zeolite and AlPO frameworks
ionic conductors
fuel cell, battery and sensor materials
gas-hydrates
metals and semiconductors
dielectrics and ferroelectrics
negative thermal expansion
complex dehydroxylation mechanisms
cements
pharmaceuticals
minerals