Beamlines | I15 - Case Studies

  • Electric-field-induced phase transformations in lead-free piezoelectric ceramics
    01 Jun 2011
    Piezoelectric materials are mainstream components for both consumer and industrial applications in a market worth an estimated $10.7 billion annually. The vast majority of this realm is served by the More...
  • High-pressure polymorphism of a photocatalytically-active titanium oxynitride Phase, Ti2.85O4N
    01 Jun 2011
    We have made use of the I15 beamline at Diamond Light Source to investigate the high pressure behaviour of Ti2.85O4N, a novel oxynitride synthesized by the unusual route of atmospheric pressure chemical More...
  • Multiferroic materials under compression: How pressure modifies the structure of CuWO4
    01 Jun 2011
    Tungstates of 3d-transition metals form an important family of inorganic materials with applications in various fields. CuWO4 is one of them, being well known as a semiconductor with technological applications More...
  • Complex structures in simple metals at high pressure
    06 Oct 2010
    We have used the high intensity x-ray beam on beamline I15 to examine the crystal structures of the alkali metals Na and K to above 100 GPa (1 million atmospheres). In Na, we have utilised the low melting More...
  • Putting the squeeze on energetic materials – structural characterisation of a high-pressure phase of CL-20
    04 Oct 2010
    The crystal structure of the high-pressure ζ-form of the explosive CL-20 has been determined using a combination of x-ray single crystal and powder diffraction techniques. Conformational changes in More...
  • High pressure orthovanadates
    17 Nov 2009
    Orthovanadates have recently emerged as promising optical materials for birefringent solid-state laser applications. They can be also used in a number of applications including cathodoluminescent materials, More...
  • How do earthquake waves spread?
    02 Jul 2009
    The impact earthquakes have on the planet’s surface is well documented. However, much less is known about what happens deep in the planet’s interior. An international group of researchers have More...
  • Making New Materials - Zeolites
    17 Feb 2008
    Zeolites are important nanoporous materials with many applications, including use in laundry detergents, as industrial catalysts and for cleaning up nuclear waste. Zeolites have a cage-like structure which More...
  • Studying Sodium at Pressures Beyond a Megabar
    18 Oct 2007
    The first publication from Diamond Light Source utilised the synchrotron’s high intensity x-rays and a diamond-anvil cell on the Extreme Conditions beamline I15, to study the unique behaviour of More...