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Biobox: a toolbox for biomolecular modelling (2021)
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Rudden, L. S., Musson, S. C., Benesch, J. L., & Degiacomi, M. T. (2022). Biobox: a toolbox for biomolecular modelling. Bioinformatics, 38(4), 1149-1151. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btab785

Motivation The implementation of biomolecular modelling methods and analyses can be cumbersome, often carried out with in-house software re-implementing common tasks, and requiring the integration of diverse software libraries. Results We present Bio... Read More about Biobox: a toolbox for biomolecular modelling.

Dynamic Mechanochemical feedback between curved membranes and BAR protein self-organization (2021)
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Roux, A. L., Tozzi, C., Walani, N., Quiroga, X., Zalvidea, D., Trepat, X., …Roca-Cusachs, P. (2021). Dynamic Mechanochemical feedback between curved membranes and BAR protein self-organization. Nature Communications, 12, Article 6550. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26591-3

In many physiological situations, BAR proteins reshape membranes with pre-existing curvature (templates), contributing to essential cellular processes. However, the mechanism and the biological implications of this reshaping process remain unclear. H... Read More about Dynamic Mechanochemical feedback between curved membranes and BAR protein self-organization.

Tribological Behavior of Microalloyed Cu50Zr50 Alloy (2021)
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Younes, A., De la Flor, S., Clark, S., Nutter, J., Birkett, M., Watson, J., …Gonzalez, S. (2022). Tribological Behavior of Microalloyed Cu50Zr50 Alloy. Journal of Tribology, 144(2), Article 021706. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052363

Promoting the martensitic transformation through optimum microalloying with Fe and/or Mn was observed to be an effective method to enhance the wear resistance of the Cu50Zr50 at% shape memory alloy (SMA). Among all the potential microelements and con... Read More about Tribological Behavior of Microalloyed Cu50Zr50 Alloy.

Striping of orbital-order with charge-disorder in optimally doped manganites (2021)
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Chen, W., Wang, C., Cheng, C., Chuang, Y., Simonov, A., Bristowe, N. C., & Senn, M. S. (2021). Striping of orbital-order with charge-disorder in optimally doped manganites. Nature Communications, 12(1), Article 6319. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26625-w

The phase diagrams of LaMnO3 perovskites have been intensely studied due to the colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) exhibited by compositions around the 3 8 th doping level. However, phase segregation between ferromagnetic (FM) metallic and antiferromag... Read More about Striping of orbital-order with charge-disorder in optimally doped manganites.

Halogenation of a twisted non-polar π-system as a tool to modulate phosphorescence at room temperature (2021)
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Farias, G., Salla, C. A., Aydemir, M., Sturm, L., Dechambenoit, P., Durola, F., …Bechtold, I. H. (2021). Halogenation of a twisted non-polar π-system as a tool to modulate phosphorescence at room temperature. Chemical Science, 12(45), https://doi.org/10.1039/d1sc04936d

Halogenation of a twisted three-fold symmetric hydrocarbon with F, Cl or Br leads to strong modulation of triplet–triplet annihilation and dual phosphorescence, one thermally activated and the other very persistent and visible by eye, with different... Read More about Halogenation of a twisted non-polar π-system as a tool to modulate phosphorescence at room temperature.

Prospects toward flexible magnonic systems (2021)
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Faurie, D., Adeyeye, A., & Zighem, F. (2021). Prospects toward flexible magnonic systems. Journal of Applied Physics, 130(15), Article 150901. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0055976

This paper presents the prospects for periodic magnetic nanostructures in the form of magnonic crystals on polymer substrates. Indeed, arrays of magnetic nanostructures on flexible substrates are promising for microwave applications in the GHz freque... Read More about Prospects toward flexible magnonic systems.

Proximity induced magnetism and the enhancement of damping in ferromagnetic/heavy metal systems (2021)
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Swindells, C., Głowiński, H., Choi, Y., Haskel, D., Michałowski, P., Hase, T., …Atkinson, D. (2021). Proximity induced magnetism and the enhancement of damping in ferromagnetic/heavy metal systems. Applied Physics Letters, 119(15), Article 152401. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0064336

The relationship between proximity induced magnetism (PIM) at the heavy metal/ferromagnet interface and spin-transport across such interfaces has generated significant debate. To investigate the link between the two, element specific X-ray magnetic c... Read More about Proximity induced magnetism and the enhancement of damping in ferromagnetic/heavy metal systems.

Differing Impacts of Blended Fullerene Acceptors on the Performance of Ternary Organic Solar Cells (2021)
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Palacios-Gómez, D. A., Huerta Flores, A. M., MacKenzie, R. C., Pearson, C., Alanazi, F., Mendis, B. G., & Groves, C. (2021). Differing Impacts of Blended Fullerene Acceptors on the Performance of Ternary Organic Solar Cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 4(10), 10867-10876. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.1c01833

Organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices offer the ability to tune the electronic and optical properties of the active layer by selection of a wide range of molecules; however, their power conversion efficiencies currently lag other competing photovoltaic... Read More about Differing Impacts of Blended Fullerene Acceptors on the Performance of Ternary Organic Solar Cells.

Spin dynamics in bulk MnNiGa and Mn1.4Pt0.9Pd0.1Sn investigated by muon spin relaxation (2021)
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Wilson, M., Hicken, T., Gomilšek, M., Štefančič, A., Balakrishnan, G., Loudon, J., …Lancaster, T. (2021). Spin dynamics in bulk MnNiGa and Mn1.4Pt0.9Pd0.1Sn investigated by muon spin relaxation. Physical Review B, 104(13), Article 134414. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.104.134414

Martin Gleghorn Repository Coordinator Durham University | University Library and Collections | Bill Bryson Library | Stockton Road | Durham | DH1 3LY T: +44 (0)191 334 1584 [I'm currently working remotely and am not contactable by phone] E: j.m.gleg... Read More about Spin dynamics in bulk MnNiGa and Mn1.4Pt0.9Pd0.1Sn investigated by muon spin relaxation.

Evaporation of a thin droplet in a shallow well: theory and experiment (2021)
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D'Ambrosio, H., Colosimo, T., Duffy, B., Wilson, S., Yang, L., Bain, C., & Walker, D. (2021). Evaporation of a thin droplet in a shallow well: theory and experiment. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 927, Article A43. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.772

Motivated by the industrial manufacture of OLED displays, we formulate and analyse a mathematical model for the evolution of a thin droplet in a shallow axisymmetric well of rather general shape both before and after touchdown that accounts for the s... Read More about Evaporation of a thin droplet in a shallow well: theory and experiment.

Real-time tracking of ionic nano-domains under shear flow (2021)
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Cafolla, C., & Voïtchovsky, K. (2021). Real-time tracking of ionic nano-domains under shear flow. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 19540. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98137-y

The behaviour of ions at solid–liquid interfaces underpins countless phenomena, from the conduction of nervous impulses to charge transfer in solar cells. In most cases, ions do not operate as isolated entities, but in conjunction with neighbouring i... Read More about Real-time tracking of ionic nano-domains under shear flow.

A semi-classical theory of magnetic inelastic scattering in transmission electron energy loss spectroscopy (2021)
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Mendis, B. (2021). A semi-classical theory of magnetic inelastic scattering in transmission electron energy loss spectroscopy. Ultramicroscopy, 230, Article 113390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2021.113390

The feasibility of detecting magnetic excitations using monochromated electron energy loss spectroscopy in the transmission electron microscope is examined. Inelastic scattering cross-sections are derived using a semi-classical electrodynamic model,... Read More about A semi-classical theory of magnetic inelastic scattering in transmission electron energy loss spectroscopy.

Development of a flexure-based nano-actuator for high-frequency in-plane directional sensing with atomic force microscopy (2021)
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Payam, A., Piantanida, L., & Voïtchovsky, K. (2021). Development of a flexure-based nano-actuator for high-frequency in-plane directional sensing with atomic force microscopy. Review of Scientific Instruments, 92(9), Article 093703. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0057032

Scanning probe microscopies typically rely on the high-precision positioning of a nanoscale probe in order to gain local information about the properties of a sample. At a given location, the probe is used to interrogate a minute region of the sample... Read More about Development of a flexure-based nano-actuator for high-frequency in-plane directional sensing with atomic force microscopy.

Tailoring the multistability of origami-inspired, buckled magnetic structures via compression and creasing (2021)
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Li, Y., Avis, S. J., Zhang, T., Kusumaatmaja, H., & Wang, X. (2021). Tailoring the multistability of origami-inspired, buckled magnetic structures via compression and creasing. Materials Horizons, 8(12), 3324-3333. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1mh01152a

Origami-inspired multistable structures are gaining increasing interest because of their potential applications in fields ranging from deployable structures to reconfigurable microelectronics. The multistability of such structures is critical for the... Read More about Tailoring the multistability of origami-inspired, buckled magnetic structures via compression and creasing.

Surface Core Hole Electron Energy-Loss Fine Structure in MgO: Experiment and Theory (2021)
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Mendis, B. (2021). Surface Core Hole Electron Energy-Loss Fine Structure in MgO: Experiment and Theory. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 27(6), 1316-1327. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1431927621012691

Core holes are an important contributing factor to the core-loss fine structure in electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS). While there has been much work on bulk materials, less is known about core hole screening in more complex dielectric environm... Read More about Surface Core Hole Electron Energy-Loss Fine Structure in MgO: Experiment and Theory.

Wetting of phase-separated droplets on plant vacuole membranes leads to a competition between tonoplast budding and nanotube formation (2021)
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Kusumaatmaja, H., May, A. I., Feeney, M., McKenna, J. F., Mizushima, N., Frigerio, L., & Knorr, R. L. (2021). Wetting of phase-separated droplets on plant vacuole membranes leads to a competition between tonoplast budding and nanotube formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(36), Article e2024109118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2024109118

Seeds of dicotyledonous plants store proteins in dedicated membrane-bounded organelles called protein storage vacuoles (PSVs). Formed during seed development through morphological and functional reconfiguration of lytic vacuoles in embryos [M. Feeney... Read More about Wetting of phase-separated droplets on plant vacuole membranes leads to a competition between tonoplast budding and nanotube formation.

Applying TADF Emitters in Bioimaging and Sensing—A Novel Approach Using Liposomes for Encapsulation and Cellular Uptake (2021)
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Smith, P. O., Black, D. J., Pal, R., Avó, J., Dias, F. B., Linthwaite, V. L., …Pålsson, L. (2021). Applying TADF Emitters in Bioimaging and Sensing—A Novel Approach Using Liposomes for Encapsulation and Cellular Uptake. Frontiers in Chemistry, 9, Article 743928. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2021.743928

A new method for facilitating the delivery, uptake and intracellular localisation of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) complexes was developed. First, confinement of TADF complexes in liposomes was demonstrated, which were subsequently... Read More about Applying TADF Emitters in Bioimaging and Sensing—A Novel Approach Using Liposomes for Encapsulation and Cellular Uptake.

Symmetry and the Role of the Anion Sublattice in Aurivillius Oxyfluoride Bi2TiO4F2 (2021)
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Giddings, A. T., Scott, E. A., Stennett, M. C., Apperley, D. C., Greaves, C., Hyatt, N. C., & McCabe, E. E. (2021). Symmetry and the Role of the Anion Sublattice in Aurivillius Oxyfluoride Bi2TiO4F2. Inorganic Chemistry, 60(18), 14105-14115. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01933

The photocatalytic and dielectric behaviors of Aurivillius oxyfluorides such as Bi2TiO4F2 depend sensitively on their crystal structure and symmetry but these are not fully understood. Our experimental work combined with symmetry analysis demonstrate... Read More about Symmetry and the Role of the Anion Sublattice in Aurivillius Oxyfluoride Bi2TiO4F2.