The PSI Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging conducts cutting-edge research at the Swiss Spallation Neutron Source SINQ.
Lab News & Scientific Highlights
Operando neutron imaging of an alkaline electrolysis cell for mapping gas distributions
Optimizing hydrogen and oxygen transport within porous electrodes is essential for improving the efficiency of industrial alkaline electrolyzers. In this study, we utilize operando dynamic neutron radiographic measurements to investigate ...
Hydrogen bonding exacerbates viscoelasticity of amino acid– and betaine surfactant self-assemblies
Many day-to-day materials rely on formulations of surfactants to control flow, texture and application. Inspired by the pairing of bases between DNA strands, we demonstrate enhanced control ...
In-situ neutron tomography study of a dehydrating and hydrating packed bed for thermochemical heat storage
To study the heat and water vapor transport and reaction kinetics in a packed bed of thermo-chemical material on both reactor and tablet level, an in-situ neutron imaging study of a dehydrating and subsequently hydrating packed bed consisting of cylindrical K2 CO3 tablets was performed at the Paul Scherrer Institute ...
Recent publications
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Hromov A, Zorko A, Gomilšek M, Puente Orench I, Keller L, Shiroka T, et al.
Incommensurate magnetic order arising from frustrated interchain interactions in the spin-1/2 chain compound AgCuVO4
Physical Review B. 2025; 112(13): 134433 (6 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1103/htsq-xl8t
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Saliba M, Lehmann E, Trtik P, Lamirand V, Pautz A, Pakari O
Simulations of a new neutron imaging station at the CROCUS zero power reactor
In: Lyoussi A, Carette M, Fanchini E, Joyce M, Hodák R, Laera L, et al., eds. ANIMMA 2025 – Advancements in nuclear instrumentation measurement methods and their applications. Vol. 338. EPJ Web of Conferences. Les Ulis Cedex A: EDP Sciences; 2025:04012 (6 pp.).
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Porée V, Bhardwaj A, Lhotel E, Petit S, Gauthier N, Yan H, et al.
Dipolar-octupolar correlations and hierarchy of exchange interactions in Ce2Hf2O7
Physical Review B. 2025; 112(18): L180404 (7 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1103/j451-ztvr
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