Neutron and muon characterisation techniques for battery materials

GE Pérez, JM Brittain, I McClelland, S Hull… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Neutron and muon characterisation techniques offer unique capabilities for investigating the
complex structure and dynamics of rechargeable battery systems. Whilst the non-monotonic …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in honeycomb layered oxides: Syntheses, layer stackings and material characterisation techniques of pnictogen-and chalcogen-based honeycomb …

GM Kanyolo, T Masese, A Alshehabi… - Materials Today Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Advancements in nanotechnology continue to unearth material vistas that presage a new
age of revolutionary functionalities replete with unparalleled physical properties and avant …

Competition between magnetic interactions and structural instabilities leading to itinerant frustration in the triangular lattice antiferromagnet LiCrSe2

E Nocerino, S Kobayashi, C Witteveen… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
LiCrSe2 constitutes a recent valuable addition to the ensemble of two-dimensional
triangular lattice antiferromagnets. In this work, we present a comprehensive study of the low …

Mixed alkali-ion transport and storage in atomic-disordered honeycomb layered NaKNi2TeO6

T Masese, Y Miyazaki, J Rizell, GM Kanyolo… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Honeycomb layered oxides constitute an emerging class of materials that show interesting
physicochemical and electrochemical properties. However, the development of these …

Magnetism of two-dimensional honeycomb layered driven by intermediate Na-layer crystal structure

AK Bera, SM Yusuf, L Keller, F Yokaichiya, JR Stewart - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
The microscopic spin-spin correlations in the two-dimensional (2D) layered spin-1
honeycomb lattice compound Na 2 Ni 2 Te O 6 have been investigated by neutron diffraction …

Magnetic Properties of A2Ni2TeO6 (A = K, Li): Zigzag Order in the Honeycomb Layers of Ni2+ Ions Induced by First and Third Nearest-Neighbor Spin Exchanges

T Vasilchikova, A Vasiliev, M Evstigneeva… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The static and dynamic magnetic properties and the specific heat of K2Ni2TeO6 and
Li2Ni2TeO6 were examined and it was found that they undergo a long-range ordering at …

Operando Muon Spin Rotation and Relaxation Measurement on LiCoO2 Half-Cell

K Ohishi, D Igarashi, R Tatara, I Umegaki… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The self-diffusion coefficient of Li+ ions (D LiJ) in Li x CoO2 has been determined during
charge and discharge reactions of a LiCoO2 half-cell using a positive muon spin rotation …

Na diffusion in hard carbon studied with positive muon spin rotation and relaxation

K Ohishi, D Igarashi, R Tatara… - ACS Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The diffusive nature of Na+ in Na-inserted hard carbon (C x Na), which is the most common
anode material for a Na-ion battery, was studied with a positive muon spin rotation and …

Cationic vacancies as defects in honeycomb lattices with modular symmetries

GM Kanyolo, T Masese - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Layered materials tend to exhibit intriguing crystalline symmetries and topological
characteristics based on their two dimensional (2D) geometries and defects. We consider …

Topological Defects and Unique Stacking Disorders in Honeycomb Layered Oxide K2Ni2TeO6 Nanomaterials: Implications for Rechargeable Batteries

T Masese, Y Miyazaki, G Mbiti Kanyolo… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Endowed with a multitude of exquisite properties such as rich electrochemistry, superb
topology, and eccentric electromagnetic phenomena, honeycomb layered oxides have risen …