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Studying the dynamics of PVC/multi-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposites
This proposal intends to study the effects of MWNTs and alkilated-MWNTs (A-MWNTs) on the dinamycs of PVC/MWNTs nanocomposites. The presence of MWNTs dispersed in the PVC matrix... -
Study of macromolecular configuration of P3HT and P3HS in solution by SANS me...
The possibility of low-cost roll to roll fabrication procedures of organic solar cells using poly-3-hexyl-thiophene (P3OT) solutions has attracted intensive research in order to... -
Correlation between Internal Dynamics and Microstructure in Ionic Micelles
Despite the extensive characterization of the structure and macroscopic behavior of micelles, the fast local dynamics of surfactants in micelles and their correlation with... -
Understanding anaesthetics: Ethanol partitioning into lipid membranes, effect...
Ethanol plays an important role in the human metabolism. It is in particular known to act as a drug enhancer by increasing trans-membrane permeability, and as an anesthetic.... -
Characterization of P3HT:PCBM blends by SANS measurements
Blends of poly-3-hexyl-thiophene (P3HT) and 6,6-phenyl-C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) are the most promising candidates for active layers of plastic solar cells with high... -
Dynamical Characterisation Of Conjugated Polymer Nanocomposites Used for Plas...
Research on organic photo-voltaics (PVs) has increased dramatically in the last few years, owing to the promise of low manufacturing costs, high production throughput and large... -
Determination of the diffusion of propane/propene mixtures adsorbed on non-ch...
Zeolites are perhaps the most successful microporous materials used for catalysis and separation processes in refineries and chemical industries[1-3]. This is due to the... -
Structural changes of novel water-soluble organometallic gels
The aim of this proposal is to study the internal structure of novel organometallic polymers based on two metal-containing moieties -Ru, Au (or Ag)- bridged through a tridentate... -
Depth Profile of High Hole-Mobility Polymer/Fullerene-derivative Bilayers for...
Advantages of using organic materials as the active layer in photovoltaics include their suitability for low cost and large area processes and their mechanical flexibility. In... -
Dynamics of a New and High Performance Proton Conductor ZnADP.3H2O
We propose to measure the dynamics in ZnADP¿3H2O, a new and high performance material that exhibits proton conductivity as high as Nafion membranes, which is the best commercial... -
Dynamics of Water on Surface of Reverse Osmotic Membranes
We are proposing 10 days of beamtime on IRIS to investigate the diffusion process of H2O molecules adsorbed on polyamide, surface material of reverse osmotic membranes currently... -
Molecular motions in novel water-soluble organometallic gels
The aim of this proposal is to study the internal dynamics of a novel organometallic polymers based on two metal-containing moieties -Ru, Au- bridged through a tridentate... -
Understanding anaesthetics: Ethanol partitioning into lipid membranes, effect...
Ethanol plays an important role in the human metabolism. It is in particular known to act as a drug enhancer by increasing trans-membrane permeability, and as an anesthetic.... -
Dynamical Landscape in Cat-Anionic Vesicles: Effect of Multi to Unilamellar T...
Vesicles have spheroid structures composed of bilayers of amphiphilic molecules and widely used as models of cell membranes and as carriers for controlled drug delivery.... -
Polycarbonate and tetramethyl bisphenol A polycarbonate
The miscibility of polycarbonates (PC) with polystyrene (PS) appears to be closely related to chain dynamics. Among all polycarbonates, tetramethyl bisphenol-A polycarbonate... -
Quasielastic Neutron Spectroscopy of Ammonium Borohydride
We ask for 7 days on IRIS to study the quasielastic scattering in ammonium borohydride (NH4BH4). Using enriched ND4 and BD4, we aim to separate out the difference rotational and... -
Molecular weight dependence of 2D-confined dynamics in glass-forming systems
We seek to explore the dynamics of glass forming systems upon extreme 2D-confinement. These experiments are motivated by preliminary experiments on oligomers and macromolecules... -
In-situ study of the dynamics of hydrogen diffusion in metal-hydride hydrogen...
Hydrogen storage is one of the most important technological issues to be resolved in the move towards a future sustainable hydrogen-based economy. We would like to gain further... -
Studying the dynamics of PVA/graphene nanocomposites
The unique properties of graphene make it one of the best candidates as reinforcement of polymeric nanocomposites. One such case are poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/graphene... -
Characterisation of tunnelling modes of adsorbed methoxy on eta-alumina
Our previous proposal strongly suggested that the methyl groups of adsorbed methoxy on eta-alumina do exhibit tunnelling. This application aims to provide additional evidence to...