Sian Dutton

Congratulations @JamesSteeleNano and team!

🎉 Congratulations to Xiaotian Zhang on his first paper! At the start of his PhD I think he hadn't ever done a Rietveld refinement before, and now he is a pro at multi-phase magnetic refinements! Read all about TbTaO4 here: doi.org/10.1039/D4MA01… @SianEDutton @montu_saxena

Our latest experiment was the cat's μ! We just wrapped up in-/ex-situ μ-SR on EMU @isisneutronmuon ! We're looking into sodium dynamics in the phases which form when NaNiO2 is electrochemically cycled, and could even measure whilst dis/charging thanks to the BAM cell!

📢 Happy to share our paper on low-T structure and magnetism of Ba3Tb(BO3)3, out now! Thank you to all coauthors, especially @SianEDutton. Work done at @DeptofPhysics, @psich_en and @isisneutronmuon ⚛ doi.org/10.1103/PhysRe…

The first paper from my PhD is now available @ChemRxiv! We solve the structure of the first desodiated phase in NaxNiO2 (x=2/3) via X-ray and neutron diffraction, solid state NMR, and DFT/AIMD. Ni charge- and Na vacancy-ordering play an important role! chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxi…

It's the most wonderful time of the year... By which I of course mean the @SscgR ECR and Christmas meetings! Thanks so much for the opportunity to give a talk and poster presentation on our work which should be coming to @ChemRxiv soon. Happy Holidays all!

Congratulations Camilla

My first paper as a corresponding author is out in @J_A_C_S - and it's an exciting one! We apply classical melt-processing principles to 2D hybrid perovskites, demonstrating bandgap tuning through composition and crystallinity changes. Check it out here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Displacive Jahn–Teller Transition in NaNiO2 | Journal of the American Chemical Society @SianEDutton @JamesSteeleNano @DeptofPhysics @Cambridge_Uni #Displacive #JahnTeller #NaNiO2 #Transition pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Our latest work is out in JACS! For anyone interested in Jahn-Teller distortions, displacive transitions and LiNiO2's cooler sibling NaNiO2, check out our "scientific tour de force" (thanks reviewer 1)! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja… How might JT impact electrochemistry in NNO...? 👀🔋

NOW OPEN! Winton 2025 Cambridge-Berkeley Exchange Programme 📅 Deadline - 13 Dec 2024 Partnership between the Winton Programme for the #Physics of Sustainability & @KavliENSI at UC Berkeley - supporting #research within the fields of these 2 programmes energy.cam.ac.uk/news/open-wint…

@Liam_nc @GreyGroupCam @DeptofPhysics @esrfsynchrotron @ORNLNeutrons @JamesSteeleNano @jd_boc

Great to see Liam's PhD work on the displacive Jahn-Teller transition in NaNiO2 online! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

@OHJMustonen @AaltoUniversity Congratulations Otto!!

I’m really excited to return to my alma mater @AaltoUniversity as a University Lecturer in Chemistry starting in July. This is a teaching-focused role with a research component. Looking forward to sharing the joys of chemistry with the next generation!

When you wish upon a high flux neutron diffractometer... you get to see low intensity superstructure peaks! (At least at the WISH instrument @isisneutronmuon) Thanks to the team experimental Farheen, Liam, @SianEDutton and the wonderful instrument scientists Fabio and Pascal!

Great to collaborate with @saines_408 and team on this work. @DeptofPhysics

Exciting times at the @isisneutronmuon Roadshow @cardiffuni! Many cool talks and interesting experiments to consider. Thanks to the organisers for putting on a great event, and giving me the opportunity to talk about novel structural solutions in Na(1-x)NiO2 phases!

Just returned from a wonderful week @ILLGrenoble D4, where we measured magnetic diffuse scattering (mPDF) in candidate magnetocaloric materials. In lieu of our usual instrument photograph (no photography in the reactor!) Fiamma and I took advantage of the cool virtual tour!

Jahn–Teller Distortions and Phase Transitions in LiNiO2: Insights from Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics and Variable-Temperature X-ray Diffraction By @GreyGroupCam, @SianEDutton et al. @Cambridge_Uni Read the paper 👉 go.acs.org/8UP

Excellent talks and training sessions @FaradayInst #ECR2024! Very excited to share my work on structural evolution in NaNiO2 cathodes, including our new structural model for Na(2/3)NiO2!