Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging (LNS)

The PSI Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging conducts cutting-edge research at the Swiss Spallation Neutron Source SINQ.

Lane et al

Anisotropic Band-Split Magnetism in Magnetostrictive CoFe2O4

Single crystal spinel CoFe₂O₄ exhibits the largest room-temperature saturation magnetostriction among non-rare-earth compounds and a high Curie temperature (T₍c₎ ∼ 780 K), properties that are critical to a wide range of industrial and medical applications. Neutron spectroscopy  ...

Kragh Schwarz et al

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  ...

Arena et al

Single-chain polymer nanoparticles for oil solubilization

We report on the oil solubilization of amphiphilic single chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) based on random copolymers composed of oligo(ethyleneglycol) methacrylate (OEGMA) and anthracene methacrylate (AnMA). Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) combined with molecular dynamics simulations reveal  ...

  • Lane H, Kaur G, Kawamata M, Nambu Y, Keller L, Ewings RA, et al.
    Anisotropic band-split magnetism in magnetostrictive CoFe2O4
    Advanced Functional Materials. 2025: e16830 (18 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202516830
    DORA PSI
  • Potashnikov D, Caspi E’ad N, Tao Q, Rosen J, Cheptyakov D, Ritter C, et al.
    Magnetic interactions in (Mo2/3R1/3)2AlC rare-earth i-MAX phases (R= Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, and Er) from first principles and experiment
    Physical Review B. 2025; 112(6): 064407-1-064407-8. https://doi.org/10.1103/cdy2-1r9z
    DORA PSI
  • Wulferding D, Quintero-Castro DL, Laurell P, Alvarez G, Dagotto E, Choi KY
    Spinon excitations and spin correlations in the one-dimensional quantum magnet β-VOSO4 probed by Raman spectroscopy
    Communications Physics. 2025; 8(1): 447 (7 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-025-02357-x
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