Conveners
(DCMMP) W2-8 Frontiers of Synchrotron Based Materials Physics | Frontières de la physique des matériaux basée sur le rayonnement synchrotron (DPMCM)
- Stefan Kycia (University of Guelph)
Description
Frontiers of Synchrotron Based Materials Physics (DCMMP) – This symposium will highlight recent advances in synchrotron based science at the Canadian Light Source and facilities around the world. Such large scale facilities enable a wide range of science research on multiple experimental stations (beamlines) operating simultaneously. The beamlines are optimised for select parts of the light spectrum and used in a broad range of experimental techniques including spectroscopy, diffraction, imaging from the macro to the nanoscale and combinations thereof. This symposium will showcase both Canadian and international advances in synchrotron related science. The sessions will be multidisciplinary and designed to be accessible to a wide audience with an interest in materials science, computational physics, instrumentation and accelerator physics. Sponsored jointly by the Canadian Institute of Synchrotron Radiation (CISR) and the Canadian Light Source (CLS).
In the last decade, alpha-RuCl$_3$ has been extensively studied as a possible realization of the Kitaev quantum spin liquid state, an elusive new state of matter that could be useful for applications in quantum technologies. However, inconsistent experimental reports have made it challenging to understand its true ground state. In this talk, we will give a brief overview of the current status...
The use of X-ray diffraction for manipulating x-ray beams extends to nearly to the beginning of the discovery of x-rays primarily to prepare or analyze x-ray beams. The synchrotron provides an excellent environment to develop x-optics given the large x-ray energy range, the inherent collimation along with the dedicated environments for data acquisition and control. I, my students and...
The formation of solid solutions at ambient conditions is predominantly dictated by atomic size disparities and electronegativity y, as outlined by the Hume-Rothery and Miedema empirical rules. However, the application of high pressure notably enhances density, leading to significant changes in electron distribution and altering the conditions necessary for alloy formation. To explore binary...
