Nanotech and High Tech Materials
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• Characterising materials in terms of their chemistry, structure and/or electronic/magnetic properties.
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• Nanostructural characterisation of high-performance polymers and polymer fibres (e.g. skin-core studies).
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• Tracking material changes under simulated production conditions (in situ), or at extreme pressures and temperatures.
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• Investigating structural changes in situ as a function of stress and/or changing environmental conditions.
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• Investigating failure mechanisms in composite materials and stress-transfer in fibre-reinforced composites during in situ deformation.
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• Characterising the structure and composition of nanoparticles, and their fabrication.
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• Characterising spintronic and magneto-electronic materials and devices.
• Visualising magnetic domains and nanostructures.
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• Chemical species determination.
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• Investigating oxidation states and surface corrosion under different agents and conditions.
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• Structure-property relationship studies.
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• Morphological and structural characterisation of nanomaterials using 3D imaging.
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• Characterising thin layers (roughness, interfaces).
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• Studying structural evolutions in ceramics during synthesis and manufacturing processes.