Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

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The research is supported by grants from: EPSRC, Royal Society, DTI, EU, British Council

Approximately 2-3 theses submitted per year.
Recent thesis titles :

J. Smith: The Magnetic and Magnetisation Distribution of the Intermetallic Compound U₁₄Au₅₁
A.Y. Bargawi: A Study of the Martensitic Phase Transition in the Shape Memory Alloy Ni₂MnGa
K.C. Watson: Investigation of the Magnetic and Lattice Properties of REPtIn and RE₂AgIn
B.J. Gibson: Investigation of the Physical Properties of the Ternary Intermetallic Rare Earth Compounds RETGe (RE=Sc, Y, La-Lu; T = Ag, Au)
S. Dreßler: Experimental Characterization of the Low Temperature Properties of RE₁₄Ag₅₁ Compounds
T.J. Smith: Application of spin polarised neutron scattering to superconductivity
J. W. Taylor: An experimental investigation of the lattice-magnetism interaction in rare earth and transition metal compounds.
Peter Anders: Investigation of the Shape Memory Properties in the Ferromagnetic Ni2MnGa System
T Stephens: An Investigation of the Magnetic Properties of Heavy REPtIn Alloys
Ö Ünverdi: Investigations of SrRuO₃ and Sr₂RuO₄
J Rasch: The Structure and Magnetic Properties of Fe-based Shape Memory Alloys
K Fröhlich: Investigation of Ni₂MnGa based Shape Memory Alloys
S Becker: Investigation of Ni₂MnAl based Shape Memory Alloys
S J Hilbert: Magneto-Elastic Coupling within the Stoner Model
N-J Steinke: Investigation of Structural and Magnetic Properties of Fe₇Pd₃