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EPSRC Reference:	EP/C534654/1
Title:	NSF: Quantum Frustration
Principal Investigator:	Wills, Professor A
Other Investigators:	Bramwell, Professor S Aeppli, Professor G McMorrow, Professor DF
Researcher Co-Investigators:	Dr T Fennell
Project Partners:	Pennsylvania State University Princeton University
Department:	Chemistry
Organisation:	UCL
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	06 February 2006	Ends:	05 November 2009	Value (£):	533,578
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Materials Characterisation Materials Synthesis & Growth
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Electronics
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The new generation if electronic devices requires control if electronic properties in the atomic scale. There is particular interest in magnetic materials fir magnetic electronics ( spintrinics ) applications. Some magnetic materials have the property if frustration : this combines with quantum mechanical effects ti produce new and useful properties that can potentially be employed in the spintrinics industry. This project aims ti understand how this quantum frustration occurs by doing experiments on carefully chosen materials, each designed ti isolate a particular aspect of quantum frustration. The experiments include neutron scattering, X-ray scattering, magnetization and electrical conductance measurements between 0.05 K and room temperature, and under applied pressure. The investigation team in the UK involves both physicists and chemists: they will also collaborate with leading physicists and chemists in the USA.
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