Dept News
Self-organised fractional quantisation in a hole quantum wire
The discovery suggests a new area of experimentation in 1D systems, particularly direct measurement of the charge, with implications for possible schemes of topological quantum information processing.
Spin-coherent dynamics and carrier lifetime in strained Ge1−xSnx semiconductors on silicon
The first observation of spin dynamics in the Germanium Tin semiconductor can potentially offer a very rich spin physics, whose fundamental understanding is however still absent.
Unconventional Field-Induced Spin Gap in an S = 1/2 Chiral Staggered Chain
[Cu(pyrimidine)(H2O)4]SiF6.H2O is an unusual S = 1/2 chiral chain with a spin gap that grows linearly with applied magnetic field and a rich excitation spectrum of soliton and breather modes.
£7 million funding to grant XMaS wish
A facility that allows scientists to use x-rays to examine materials for purposes as diverse as reducing corrosion on metal artefacts to re-growing teeth from stem cells is set for a multi-million pound upgrade.
The Universities of Warwick and Liverpool have been awarded a further £7.2million to upgrade and operate the XMaS (X-ray Materials Science) beamline, which is a National Research Facility. The facility has received new funding from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to further studies into the atomic and microscopic structures of materials and their properties under different conditions at length scales of ten thousand times smaller than the thickness of a human hair.