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Application examples using neutrons and positrons

Application Examples

Application Examples

A wide range of first-class scattering instruments at MLZ allow it to investigate various scientific questions, for example from physics, chemistry, biology, engineering or materials science. The Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) significantly supports national and international scientists in solving fundamental problems of our modernsociety. The following examples demonstrate the wide range and relevance of the current scientific research at MLZ.

Archeology, Museum and Arts

In search of cosmic footprints using neutrons
Neutron Imaging in Cultural Heritage Research

Biology, Biophysics, Biochemistry

Illuminating the function of a biofuels enzyme with neutrons

Biomimetic multifunctional magnetite/gel composites

Neutrons can observe proteins at work

Studying the interactions between liposomes and silica nanoparticles using SANS, NSE and DLS

Internal nanosecond dynamics in the intrinsically disordered myelin basic protein

Polyethylene glycol polymer layers – studies from tethered lipid bilayers to protein-cell interactions

Neutron cryo-crystallography sheds light on heme peroxidases reaction pathway

Chemistry

Detection and imaging of the oxygen deficiency in single crystalline YBa₂Cu3O_7−δ films using NEPOMUC

Low temperature oxygen diffusion in (Nd/Pr)₂NiO_4+δ explored using single crystal neutron diffraction

From molecular dehydration to excess volumes of demixing thermo-responsive polymer solutions

Structure solution of a new ordered mixed imide-amide compound for hydrogen storage

On the complex H-bonding network in paravauxite, Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8 H₂O

Condensed Matter Physics

Morphology of the intermediate mixed state in a bulk niobium type-II superconductor

Interplanar magnetic correlations in a high-temperature superconductor

Nematic spin correlations in the tetragonal state of uniaxial strained BaFe_2-xNi_xAs₂

Triplet superconducting correlations in oxide heterostructures with noncollinear magnetization

Neutron spin resonances in superconducting NaFe_1-xCo_xAs

Enhanced low-energy magnetic excitations in the superconductor Fe_0.98-zCu_zTe_0.5Se_0.5

Industrial applications

Transition metal deposition and capacity fade Li-ion batteries using PGAA, XRD, AC impedance

Effect of proteins on calcium mineralization in solutions associated with wastewater desalination

Lithium plating investigated by in situ neutron diffraction

Studies of early stage precipitation in a tungsten–rich nickel-base superalloy using SAXS and SANS

The effect of organic matter on mineral scaling of membranes for desalination of wastewater

Revision of the lithium intercalation
into graphitic carbons

Development of Co-Re-based alloys for ultra-high
temperature applications in gas turbines

Radiometric investigation of water vapour
movement in wood based composites

Magnetism

Anisotropy in the magnetocaloric effect of MnFe₄Si₃

Static and quasi-elastic properties of the spiral magnet Ba₂CuGe₂O₇ studied by NRSE spectroscopy

Competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions in the 2D spiral magnet Sr₃Fe₂O₇

Topological unwinding of a Skyrmion lattice
by magnetic monopoles

Novel magnetic orders and spin-glass-like phase in Na₃Co(CO₃)₂Cl

Materials Science

Macroscopic and microscopic residual stresses in friction stir welded metal matrix composites

On the hunt for lead-free ferroelectrics using neutron diffraction

Variant redistribution in a Ni-Mn-Ga shape memory alloy during thermo-mechanical treatment

Mapping the structure of a glass through its voids

Thin film annealing and alloying of a Au/Cu two-layer system studied with a positron beam

Medicine

Influence of Ibuprofen on phospholipid layers

Structural insights into nanoparticles containing Gadolinium complexes as potential theranostics

SANS kinetic study of pH degradable polymer
micelles intended for controlled drug delivery

Soft Condensed Matter

Dynamic phase diagram of soft nanocolloids – A recipe book

Contrast matching SANS reveals structural properties in protein-gold hybrid materials

Quasielastic neutron scattering insight into the molecular dynamics of all-polymer nano-composites

Structure of metallo-supramolecular micellar gels

Neutron reflectivity characterization
of the diffuse layer at a metal-polymer interface

Scientific highlights of the last years

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Further application examples using neutrons or positrons can be found in our publication database iMPULSE

impulse.mlz-garching.de

MLZ is a cooperation between:

Technische Universität München

> Technische Universität München

Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon

> Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon

Forschungszentrum Jülich

> Forschungszentrum Jülich

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