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Structural origin of resonant diffraction in RuO$_2$ Open

Connor A. Occhialini, Christie Nelson, A. Bombardi, Shiyu Fan, Raúl Acevedo , et al. · 2025

We report Ru L$_3$-edge resonant X-ray diffraction studies on single crystal and (001) epitaxial films of RuO$_2$. We investigate the distinct $\mathbf{Q} = (100)$ and $(001)$ reflections as a function of incident energy, azimuthal angle, …

Evidence of rotational and tilting disorder of ReO octahedra in single crystals of a 5d double perovskite Ba CaReO Open

Anthony Nicholls, Jian-Rui Soh, Yikai Yang, A. Bombardi, Daigorou Hirai , et al. · 2025

Evidence of rotational and tilting disorder of ReO6 octahedra in single crystals of a 5d1 double perovskite Ba2CaReO6 Open

Anthony Nicholls, Jian-Rui Soh, Yiyun Yang, A. Bombardi, Daigorou Hirai , et al. · 2025

We present results of an experimental study on single crystals of a 5d1 double perovskite Ba2CaReO6. Magnetization measurements reveal a weak splitting between zero-field-cooled and field-cooled protocols below 12 K. At magnetic fields abo…

Antiferrodistortive and Ferroeletric Phase Transitions in Freestanding Films of SrTiO3 Open

Ludmila Leroy, Shih‐Wen Huang, Chun‐Chien Chiu, Sheng‐Zhu Ho, Janine Dössegger , et al. · 2025

Thin films' properties can be greatly influenced by their supporting growth substrates. Even in the so-called strain-free heterostructure films, it is still unclear whether there will be no interfacial electronic reconstructions induced by…

Three-dimensional imaging of topologically protected strings in a multiferroic nanocrystal Open

Mansoor Ani Najeeb Nellikkal, David Serban, D. G. Porter, F. Lichtenberg, Stephen P. Collins , et al. · 2025

Multiferroic materials can host a plethora of intriguing phenomena due to the presence of multiple ferroic properties that break both spatial inversion symmetry and time reversal symmetry at an observable scale. Hexagonal manganite multife…

Imaging of electric-field-induced domain structure in DyMnO$$_{3}$$ nanocrystals Open

Mansoor Ani Najeeb, Robbie Morrison, Ahmed H. Mokhtar, D. G. Porter, F. Lichtenberg , et al. · 2024

Multiferroic materials that exhibit interacting and coexisting properties, like ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism, possess significant potential in the development of novel technologies that can be controlled through the application of e…

Three‐Dimensional Imaging of the Structural Phase Transition in a Single Vanadium Dioxide Nanocrystal Open

Mansoor Ani Najeeb Nellikkal, Ahmed H. Mokhtar, David Serban, D. G. Porter, Stephen P. Collins , et al. · 2024

Vanadium dioxide (VO 2 ) is a strongly correlated material that exhibits a number of structural phase transitions (SPT) near to room temperature of considerable utility for various technological applications. When reduced to the nanoscale,…

Imaging in-operando LiCoO2 nanocrystallites with Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction Open

David Serban, D. G. Porter, Ahmed H. Mokhtar, Mansoor Ani Najeeb Nellikkal, S. Uthayakumar , et al. · 2024

Although the LiCoO 2 (LCO) cathode material has been widely used in commercial lithium ion batteries (LIB) and shows high stability, LIB’s improvements have several challenges that still need to be overcome. In this paper, we have studied …

Spontaneous reversal of spin chirality and competing phases in the topological magnet EuAl4 Open

Anuradha M. Vibhakar, D. D. Khalyavin, Fabio Orlandi, Jamie M. Moya, Shiming Lei , et al. · 2024

Materials exhibiting a spontaneous reversal of spin chirality have the potential to drive the widespread adoption of chiral magnets in spintronic devices. Unlike the majority of chiral magnets that require the application of an external fi…

In-Situ Bragg Coherent Diffraction Imaging ofDomain Wall Motion in Multiferroic DyMnO3 Nanocrystal Open

Mansoor Ani Najeeb, Robbie Morrison, Ahmed H. Mokhtar, D. G. Porter, F. Lichtenberg , et al. · 2024

Multiferroic materials which exhibit interacting and coexisting properties, like ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism, possess significant potential in the development of novel technologies that can be controlled through the application of …

Strain-induced antiferromagnetic domain switching via the spin Jahn-Teller effect Open

Dylan Behr, Leonid S. Taran, D. G. Porter, A. Bombardi, D. Prabhakaran , et al. · 2024

The spin Jahn-Teller effect, where a degeneracy of magnetic ground states is spontaneously lifted by structural distortions, lends itself to exploitation by the implied magnetoelastic coupling. CoTi2O5 hosts a frustrated topology of magnet…

Spontaneous reversal of spin chirality and competing phases in the topological magnet EuAl4 Open

Anuradha M. Vibhakar, D. D. Khalyavin, Fabio Orlandi, Jaime M. Moya, Shiming Lei , et al. · 2024

Materials exhibiting a spontaneous reversal of spin chirality have the potential to drive the widespread adoption of chiral magnets in spintronic devices. Unlike the majority of chiral magnets that require the application of an external fi…

Imaging and ferroelectric orientation mapping of photostriction in a single Bismuth Ferrite nanocrystal Open

Ahmed H. Mokhtar, David Serban, D. G. Porter, G. Nisbet, Stephen P. Collins , et al. · 2024

The exploration of multiferroic materials and their interaction with light at the nanoscale presents a captivating frontier in materials science. Bismuth Ferrite (BiFeO 3 , BFO), a standout among these materials, exhibits room-temperature …

Magnetism in the axion insulator candidate Open

M. C. Rahn, M. N. Wilson, T. J. Hicken, F. L. Pratt, C. Wang , et al. · 2024

Eu5In2Sb6 is a member of a family of orthorhombic nonsymmorphic rare-earth intermetallics that combines large localized magnetic moments and itinerant exchange with a low carrier density and perpendicular glide planes. This may result in s…

Three-dimensional domain identification in a single hexagonal manganite nanocrystal Open

Ahmed H. Mokhtar, David Serban, D. G. Porter, F. Lichtenberg, Stephen P. Collins , et al. · 2024

Octahedral and polar phase transitions in freestanding films of SrTiO3 Open

Ludmila Leroy, Shih‐Wen Huang, Chun‐Chien Chiu, Sheng‐Zhu Ho, Janine Dössegger , et al. · 2024

From extreme strain to bending, the possibilities in the manipulation of freestanding films of oxide perovskites bring a novel landscape to their properties and brings them one step closer to their application. It is therefore of great imp…

Imaging and Ferroelectric Orientation Mapping of Photostriction in a Single Bismuth Ferrite Nanocrystal Open

Ahmed H. Mokhtar, Mary Newton, David Serban, Daniel Porter, G. Nisbet , et al. · 2024

The exploration of multiferroic materials and their interaction with light at the nanoscale presents a captivating frontier in materials science. Bismuth Ferrite (BiFeO3, BFO), a standout among these materials, exhibits room-temperature fe…

Resonant x-ray diffraction measurements in charge ordered kagome superconductors KV3Sb5 and RbV3Sb5 Open

Valerio Scagnoli, Lauren J. Riddiford, Shih‐Wen Huang, Youguo Shi, Zhijun Tu , et al. · 2024

We report on (resonant) x-ray diffraction experiments on the normal state properties of kagome-lattice superconductors KV 3 Sb 5 and RbV 3 Sb 5 . We have confirmed previous reports indicating that the charge density wave (CDW) phase is cha…

Weyl metallic state induced by helical magnetic order Open

Jian-Rui Soh, Irián Sánchez-Ramírez, Xupeng Yang, Jinzhao Sun, Ivica Z̆ivković , et al. · 2024

In the rapidly expanding field of topological materials there is growing interest in systems whose topological electronic band features can be induced or controlled by magnetism. Magnetic Weyl semimetals, which contain linear band crossing…

Unusual magnetism of the axion-insulator candidate Eu$_5$In$_2$Sb$_6$ Open

M. C. Rahn, M. N. Wilson, T. J. Hicken, F. L. Pratt, Chennan Wang , et al. · 2023

Eu$_5$In$_2$Sb$_6$ is a member of a family of orthorhombic nonsymmorphic rare-earth intermetallics that combines large localized magnetic moments and itinerant exchange with a low carrier density and perpendicular glide planes. This may re…

Competing charge and magnetic order in the candidate centrosymmetric skyrmion host Open

Anuradha M. Vibhakar, D. D. Khalyavin, Jaime M. Moya, Pascal Manuel, Fabio Orlandi , et al. · 2023

Eu ( Ga 1 − x Al x ) 4 are centrosymmetric systems that have recently been identified as candidates to stabilize topologically nontrivial magnetic phases, such as skyrmion lattices. In this Letter, we present a high-resolution resonant x-r…

Understanding unconventional magnetic order in a candidate axion insulator by resonant elastic x-ray scattering Open

Jian-Rui Soh, A. Bombardi, Frédéric Mila, M. C. Rahn, D. Prabhakaran , et al. · 2023

Tuning magnetoelectricity in a mixed-anisotropy antiferromagnet Open

Ellen Fogh, Bastian Klemke, M. Reehuis, P. Bourges, Ch. Niedermayer , et al. · 2023

Control of magnetization and electric polarization is attractive in relation to tailoring materials for data storage and devices such as sensors or antennae. In magnetoelectric materials, these degrees of freedom are closely coupled, allow…

Understanding unconventional magnetic order in a candidate axion insulator by resonant elastic x-ray scattering - Data set Open

Soh Jian Rui, A. Bombardi, Frédéric Mila, M. C. Rahn, D. Prabhakaran , et al. · 2023

This data set includes the resonant elastic xray scattering (REXS) data collected at the I16 (Diamond Light Source, United Kingdom) and P09 (DESY, Germany) beamline, along with the magnetization data. I16 Data - Temperature dependence of t…

Resonant Elastic X-ray Scattering of EuIn2As2, obtained from the I16 beamline at the Diamond Light Source Open

Soh Jian Rui, A. Bombardi, Frédéric Mila, M. C. Rahn, D. Prabhakaran , et al. · 2023

Resonant elastic xray scattering data of EuIn2As2 collected at the I16 beamline at the Diamond Light Source. This includes the: 00L dependence, azimuthal dependence at L = 14.3333 and L = 15, temperature dependence at L = 13.6666 and L = 1…

Understanding unconventional magnetic order in a candidate axion insulator by resonant elastic x-ray scattering - Data set Open

Soh Jian Rui, A. Bombardi, Frédéric Mila, M. C. Rahn, D. Prabhakaran , et al. · 2023

This data set includes the resonant elastic xray scattering (REXS) data collected at the I16 (Diamond Light Source, United Kingdom) and P09 (DESY, Germany) beamline, along with the magnetization data. I16 Data - Temperature dependence of t…

Understanding unconventional magnetic order in a candidate axion insulator by resonant elastic x-ray scattering - Data set Open

Soh Jian Rui, A. Bombardi, Frédéric Mila, M. C. Rahn, D. Prabhakaran , et al. · 2023

This data set includes the resonant elastic xray scattering (REXS) data collected at the I16 (Diamond Light Source, United Kingdom) and P09 (DESY, Germany) beamline, along with the magnetization data. I16 Data - Temperature dependence of t…

Weyl metallic state induced by helical magnetic order Open

Jian-Rui Soh, Irián Sánchez-Ramírez, Xupeng Yang, Jinzhao Sun, Ivica Z̆ivković , et al. · 2023

In the rapidly expanding field of topological materials there is growing interest in systems whose topological electronic band features can be induced or controlled by magnetism. Magnetic Weyl semimetals, which contain linear band crossing…

Polymer and Soft Matter Research at Diamond Light Source Open

Nicholas J. Terrill, A. Bombardi, Francesco Carlà, Gianfelice Cinque, Matthew J. Derry , et al. · 2023

Polymer and soft matter research have played an integral part in the development of Diamond Light Source ever since the facility took its first users in 2007. Early experiments explored highly swollen cubic lipid scaffolds [Citation1] usin…

Tuning magnetoelectricity in a mixed-anisotropy antiferromagnet Open

Ellen Fogh, Bastian Klemke, M. Reehuis, P. Bourges, Ch. Niedermayer , et al. · 2023

Dataset including magnetic susceptibility, neutron diffraction, pyrocurrent and Monte Carlo simulations on the mixed-anisotropy antiferromagnet, LiNi1-xFexPO4.

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