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Professor John Evans' Outputs (13)

Origin of skyrmion lattice phase splitting in Zn-substituted Cu2OSeO3 (2018)
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Štefančič, A., Moody, S., Hicken, T., Birch, M., Balakrishnan, G., Barnett, S., Crisanti, M., Evans, J., Holt, S., Franke, K., Hatton, P., Huddart, B., Lees, M., Pratt, F., Tang, C., Wilson, M., Xiao, F., & Lancaster, T. (2018). Origin of skyrmion lattice phase splitting in Zn-substituted Cu2OSeO3. Physical Review Materials, 2(11), Article 111402(R). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevmaterials.2.111402

We present an investigation into the structural and magnetic properties of Zn-substituted Cu2OSeO3, a system in which the skyrmion lattice (SkL) phase in the magnetic field–temperature phase diagram was previously seen to split as a function of incre... Read More about Origin of skyrmion lattice phase splitting in Zn-substituted Cu2OSeO3.

Crystal field excitations and magnons: Their roles in oxyselenides Pr2O2M2OSe2 (M = Mn, Fe) (2017)
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Oogarah, R., Stockdale, C., Stock, C., Evans, J., Wills, A., Taylor, J., & McCabe, E. (2017). Crystal field excitations and magnons: Their roles in oxyselenides Pr2O2M2OSe2 (M = Mn, Fe). Physical Review B, 95(17), Article 174441. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.95.174441

We present the results of neutron scattering experiments to study the crystal and magnetic structures of the Mott-insulating transition metal oxyselenides Pr2O2M2OSe2 (M = Mn, Fe). The structural role of the non-Kramers Pr3+ ion was investigated, and... Read More about Crystal field excitations and magnons: Their roles in oxyselenides Pr2O2M2OSe2 (M = Mn, Fe).

Infinitely Adaptive Transition-Metal Ordering in Ln2O2MSe2-Type Oxychalcogenides (2015)
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Ainsworth, C. M., Wang, C., Johnston, H. E., McCabe, E. E., Tucker, M. G., Brand, H. E., & Evans, J. S. (2015). Infinitely Adaptive Transition-Metal Ordering in Ln2O2MSe2-Type Oxychalcogenides. Inorganic Chemistry, 54(15), 7230-7238. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b00599

The origin of transition-metal ordering in Ln2O2MSe2 oxychalcogenides has been revealed by investigating a range of solid solutions. Transition-metal ordering is determined by the relative sizes of [Ln2O2]2+ and [MSe2]2− layers and can be exquisitely... Read More about Infinitely Adaptive Transition-Metal Ordering in Ln2O2MSe2-Type Oxychalcogenides.

Infinitely Adaptive Transition Metal Oxychalcogenides: The Modulated Structures of Ce2O2MnSe2 and (Ce0.78La0.22)2O2MnSe2 (2015)
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Wang, C., Ainsworth, C. M., Gui, D., McCabe, E. E., Tucker, M. G., Evans, I. R., & Evans, J. S. (2015). Infinitely Adaptive Transition Metal Oxychalcogenides: The Modulated Structures of Ce2O2MnSe2 and (Ce0.78La0.22)2O2MnSe2. Chemistry of Materials, 27(8), 3121-3134. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b00666

This article reports the syntheses, structures, and physical properties of the oxychalcogenides (Ce1–xLax)2O2MnSe2 with x = 0–0.7. These materials have a layered structure related to that of the LaOFeAs-derived superconductors but with the transition... Read More about Infinitely Adaptive Transition Metal Oxychalcogenides: The Modulated Structures of Ce2O2MnSe2 and (Ce0.78La0.22)2O2MnSe2.

Magnetism of the Fe2+ and Ce3+ sublattices in Ce2O2FeSe2: A combined neutron powder diffraction, inelastic neutron scattering, and density functional study (2014)
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McCabe, E., Stock, C., Bettis Jr., J., Whangbo, M., & Evans, J. (2014). Magnetism of the Fe2+ and Ce3+ sublattices in Ce2O2FeSe2: A combined neutron powder diffraction, inelastic neutron scattering, and density functional study. Physical review B, 90(23), Article 235115. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.90.235115

The discovery of superconductivity in the 122 iron selenide materials above 30 K necessitates an understanding of the underlying magnetic interactions. We present a combined experimental and theoretical investigation of magnetic and semiconducting Ce... Read More about Magnetism of the Fe2+ and Ce3+ sublattices in Ce2O2FeSe2: A combined neutron powder diffraction, inelastic neutron scattering, and density functional study.

Structural and magnetic characterization of iron oxyselenides Ce2O2Fe2OSe2 and Nd2O2Fe2OSe2 (2014)
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McCabe, E., Wills, A., Chapon, L., Manuel, P., & Evans, J. (2014). Structural and magnetic characterization of iron oxyselenides Ce2O2Fe2OSe2 and Nd2O2Fe2OSe2. Physical review B, 90(16), Article 165111. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.90.165111

We present here an investigation of the magnetic ordering in the Mott insulating oxyselenide materials Ln2O2Fe2OSe2 (Ln=Ce, Nd). Neutron powder diffraction data are consistent with a noncollinear multi-k ordering on the iron sublattice structure and... Read More about Structural and magnetic characterization of iron oxyselenides Ce2O2Fe2OSe2 and Nd2O2Fe2OSe2.

Weak spin interactions in Mott insulating La2O2Fe2OSe2 (2014)
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McCabe, E., Stock, C., Rodriguez, E., Wills, A., Taylor, J., & Evans, J. (2014). Weak spin interactions in Mott insulating La2O2Fe2OSe2. Physical review B, 89(10), Article 100402(R). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.89.100402

Identifying and characterizing the parent phases of iron-based superconductors is an important step towards understanding the mechanism for their high-temperature superconductivity. We present an investigation into the magnetic interactions in the Mo... Read More about Weak spin interactions in Mott insulating La2O2Fe2OSe2.

Structural Characterization and Physical Properties of the New Transition Metal Oxyselenide La2O2ZnSe2 (2013)
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Tuxworth, A. J., McCabe, E. E., Free, D. G., Clark, S. J., & Evans, J. S. (2013). Structural Characterization and Physical Properties of the New Transition Metal Oxyselenide La2O2ZnSe2. Inorganic Chemistry, 52(4), 2078-2085. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic302484x

La2O2ZnSe2 adopts an unusual cation-ordered LaCuOS-related structure with both stripe- and checkerboard-ordered regions. Its structure has been determined using the symmetry mode approach. Optical measurements indicate that it is a wide band gap semi... Read More about Structural Characterization and Physical Properties of the New Transition Metal Oxyselenide La2O2ZnSe2.

Preparation, Characterization, and Structural Phase Transitions in a New Family of Semiconducting Transition Metal Oxychalcogenides beta-La(2)O(2)MSe(2) (M = Mn, Fe) (2010)
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McCabe, E., Free, D., Mendis, B., Higgins, J., & Evans, J. (2010). Preparation, Characterization, and Structural Phase Transitions in a New Family of Semiconducting Transition Metal Oxychalcogenides beta-La(2)O(2)MSe(2) (M = Mn, Fe). Chemistry of Materials, 22(22), 6171-6182. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm1023103

Synthesis of size controlled fcc and fct FePt nanoparticles (2006)
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Nguyen, H., Howard, L., Stinton, G., Giblin, S., Tanner, B., Terry, I., …Evans, J. (2006). Synthesis of size controlled fcc and fct FePt nanoparticles. Chemistry of Materials, 18(26), 6414-6418. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm062127e

We report the synthesis of FePt magnetic nanoparticles using Na2Fe(CO)4 and Pt(acac)2 as reagents. This method allows good control over particle stoichiometry and ensures efficient mixing of Fe and Pt atoms in the alloy at the atomic scale. The use o... Read More about Synthesis of size controlled fcc and fct FePt nanoparticles.

A synthetic route to size-controlled fcc and fct FePt nanoparticles (2005)
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Howard, L., Nguyen, H., Giblin, S., Tanner, B., Terry, I., Hughes, A., & Evans, J. (2005). A synthetic route to size-controlled fcc and fct FePt nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(29), 10140-10141. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja051669e

We report here a new synthetic route to FePt nanoparticles using a stoichiometric mixture of Na2Fe(CO)4 and Pt(acac)2. The structure of FePt nanoparticles, their size, chemical composition, and magnetic property can be controlled by various synthetic... Read More about A synthetic route to size-controlled fcc and fct FePt nanoparticles.