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image illustrating gating device trapping charges at the disordered graphene edges for tuning

Large amplitude charge noise and random telegraph fluctuations in room-temperature graphene single-electron transistors

An analysis of noise in liquid-gated, room temperature, graphene quantum dots

Tuesday 14 January

image illustrating growth of sei in a li ion cell

The interface between Li6.5La3Zr1.5Ta0.5O12 and liquid electrolyte

The application of a lithium-ion conducting solid electrolyte interphase to increase interfacial resistance

Tuesday 14 January

Automatic detection of clusters at edges of atom probe data sets

Using alpha hulls to automatically and reproducibly detect edge clusters in atom probe tomography datasets

A novel method has been developed for improving detection and composition, size and number-density analysis of...

A novel method has been developed for improving detection and composition, size and number-density analysis of nanometer-scale solute clusters in atom probe data sets

A novel method has been developed for improving detection and composition, size and number-density analysis of nanometer-scale solute clusters in atom probe data sets

A novel method has been developed for improving detection and composition, size and number-density analysis of nanometer-scale solute clusters in atom probe data sets

Saturday 11 January

superstructure control first cycle voltage O-redox cathodes

Superstructure control of first-cycle voltage hysteresis in O-redox cathodes

Increasing energy density of Li and Na-ion batteries

Tuesday 10 December 2019

application to orthorhombic a uranium

Characterisation of slip and twin activity using digital image correlation and crystal plasticity finite element simulation: Application to orthorhomic a-uranium

A method of finding the critical resolved shear stress and hardening coefficients of coarse-grained materials

Friday 29 November 2019

Strategies toward obtaining aromatic quantum units

Quantum units from the topological engineering of molecular graphenoids

Topological tailoring of the sp2-cardbon lattice in molecular graphene nanostructures opens the possibility of...

Topological tailoring of the sp2-cardbon lattice in molecular graphene nanostructures opens the possibility of controlled quantum-coherent centers.

Topological tailoring of the sp2-cardbon lattice in molecular graphene nanostructures opens the possibility of controlled quantum-coherent centers.

Topological tailoring of the sp2-cardbon lattice in molecular graphene nanostructures opens the possibility of controlled quantum-coherent centers.

Friday 29 November 2019

lithium salt metal batteries plastic crystals

A new approach to very high lithium salt content quasi-solid state electrolytes for lithium metal batteries using plastic crystals

a new approach to very high lithium salt content quasi-solid electrolytes for lithium metal batteries using plastic...

a new approach to very high lithium salt content quasi-solid electrolytes for lithium metal batteries using plastic crystals

a new approach to very high lithium salt content quasi-solid electrolytes for lithium metal batteries using plastic crystals

a new approach to very high lithium salt content quasi-solid electrolytes for lithium metal batteries using plastic crystals

Monday 25 November 2019

characterised plastic deformation

Tension–compression asymmetry of slip in Ti–6Al

Single crystal microcantilevers with specific crystallographic orientations allow slip system families to be examined...

Single crystal microcantilevers with specific crystallographic orientations allow slip system families to be examined in tension and compression by bending the cantilever up and do...

Single crystal microcantilevers with specific crystallographic orientations allow slip system families to be examined in tension and compression by bending the cantilever up and down.

Single crystal microcantilevers with specific crystallographic orientations allow slip system families to be examined in tension and compression by bending the cantilever up and down.

Friday 22 November 2019

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Depth-Dependent Oxygen Redox Activity in Lithium-Rich Layered Oxide Cathodes

Energy-tuned photoelectron spectroscopy has been used to probe electronic states of oxygen and transition metals...

Energy-tuned photoelectron spectroscopy has been used to probe electronic states of oxygen and transition metals as a function of depth in Lithium-rich layered oxide cathodes.

Energy-tuned photoelectron spectroscopy has been used to probe electronic states of oxygen and transition metals as a function of depth in Lithium-rich layered oxide cathodes.

Energy-tuned photoelectron spectroscopy has been used to probe electronic states of oxygen and transition metals as a function of depth in Lithium-rich layered oxide cathodes.

Friday 15 November 2019

dislocation grain boundary

Dislocation density distribution at slip band-grain boundary intersections

A study on the mechanisms of slip transfer at a grain boundary, in titanium, using Differential Aperture X-ray...

A study on the mechanisms of slip transfer at a grain boundary, in titanium, using Differential Aperture X-ray Laue Micro-diffraction (DAXM)

A study on the mechanisms of slip transfer at a grain boundary, in titanium, using Differential Aperture X-ray Laue Micro-diffraction (DAXM)

A study on the mechanisms of slip transfer at a grain boundary, in titanium, using Differential Aperture X-ray Laue Micro-diffraction (DAXM)

Friday 15 November 2019

Production of NbO2/carbon anode material

Niobium Dioxide as an Alternative to Graphite Anode

Niobium dioxide / carbon nanohybrid with high capacity, long cycle life and low gas evolution is promising alternative...

Niobium dioxide / carbon nanohybrid with high capacity, long cycle life and low gas evolution is promising alternative to the commercial graphite negative electrode

Niobium dioxide / carbon nanohybrid with high capacity, long cycle life and low gas evolution is promising alternative to the commercial graphite negative electrode

Niobium dioxide / carbon nanohybrid with high capacity, long cycle life and low gas evolution is promising alternative to the commercial graphite negative electrode

Tuesday 5 November 2019

Single Electron Transistor Mechanical Oscillator

A coherent nanomechanical oscillator driven by single-electron tunnelling

Machine learning helps open up new possibilities for quantum devices

Friday 18 October 2019

Recent News

NNUF

Oxford leads in £80M National Nuclear User Facility Award

Thursday 16 January

Professor Chris Grovenor is leading an £80M project, working in collaboration with the universities of Lancaster and Manchester. This is the second phase of the National Nuclear User Facility project.

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First Female Winner of Riviere Prize: Dr Alison Crossley

Tuesday 14 January

Dr Alison Crossley has been awarded the Riviere Prize in recognition of her surface analysis research - this is the first time the prize has been awarded to a female scientist.

Nextrode project

Oxford leading project to revolutionise electric vehicle batteries

Friday 6 September 2019

Profesor Patrick Grant will lead £12M project consortium to revolutionise the way electrodes for Li-ion batteries are manufactured, improving understanding of how materials assemble as electrodes are cast, and developing new manufacturing tools.

Aerial photograph of Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station 2014 (John Fielding)

New EPSRC grants to test materials for next-generation nuclear fission reactors

Thursday 29 August 2019

Felix Hofmann (Engineering Science), and David Armstrong (Materials) have both been awarded prestigious EPSRC grants to address some of the key material challenges for the successful development of molten salt or liquid lead cooled reactors.

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Better Solid-state Batteries - Faraday Institution SOLBAT project

Thursday 18 October 2018

Professor Peter Bruce is Chief Scientist of the Faraday Institution and Principal Investigator on the solid-state Li and Na metal anodes (SOLBAT) fast-start project, of which Professor Mauro Pasta is the Project Leader.

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Awards & Prizes

First Female Winner of Riviere Prize: Dr Alison Crossley

Tuesday 14 January

Dr Alison Crossley has been awarded the Riviere Prize in recognition of her surface analysis research - this is the first time the prize has been awarded to a female scientist.

'Excellence in Nuclear Reactor Science in the UK' Award

Friday 6 December 2019

Congratulation to Prof Sergio Lozano-Perez on receiving an award from Framatone

FEMMS Best Student Poster 2019

Thursday 7 November 2019

Congratulations to Colum O'Leary for Best Student Poster "Electron Ptychography using binary 4D data sets"

IoM3 James S Walker Prize 2018

Sunday 27 October 2019

Congratulations to Ellie Howland for winning the IoM3 James S Walker Prize 2018.

Prelims Prize 2018-2019

Sunday 27 October 2019

Congratulations to Ingon Kim for Best Overall Performance in Preliminary Examinations 2018-2019

Royal Society University Research Fellowship

Sunday 1 September 2019

Congratulations to Dr Natalia Ares on being awarded a 5 year Royal Society University Research Fellowship

Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship

Thursday 29 August 2019

Congratulations to Dr Sebastian Bonilla on being awarded a 5 year Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship.

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