37 Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting Wagga 2013

37 Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting

Wagga 2013

Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 5

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February – 8

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February, 2013

ISBN: 978-0-646-59459-0

2 Editorial Note

Proceedings of Wagga 2013

The 37th Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting ISBN: 978-0-646-59459-0

Editors: Garry McIntyre and Richard Mole

The 37th Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting was held at Charles Sturt University, Wagga ƒ‰‰ƒǡˆ”‘ͷ^–ŠȂͺ^–Š ‡„”—ƒ”›ǡʹͲͳ͵Ǥ Š‡”‡™‡”‡ͺͺƒ––‡†‡‡•ǡ

‹…Ž—†‹‰‹–‡”ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ˜‹•‹–‘”•ˆ”‘‹‰ƒ’‘”‡ǡ”ƒœ‹Žǡ—”‡›ƒ†‡”ƒ›Ǥ –‘–ƒŽ‘ˆ

ͳͳ‹˜‹–‡†ƒ†ͳͺ…‘–”‹„—–‡†‘”ƒŽ’ƒ’‡”•™‡”‡’”‡•‡–‡††—”‹‰–Š‡–™‘ƒ†‘‡ŠƒŽˆ

†ƒ›• ‘ˆ •…‹‡–‹ˆ‹… •‡••‹‘•Ǥ Š‡”‡ ™‡”‡ ƒŽ•‘ –™‘ •‡••‹‘• ™‹–Š ƒ –‘–ƒŽ ‘ˆ ͷ͵ ’‘•–‡”

’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘•Ǥ ŽŽ’”‡•‡–‡”•™‡”‡‹˜‹–‡†–‘•—„‹–ƒƒ—•…”‹’–ˆ‘”’—„Ž‹…ƒ–‹‘‹–Š‡

…‘ˆ‡”‡…‡ ’”‘…‡‡†‹‰•Ǥ ƒ…Š ƒ—•…”‹’– ™ƒ• ”‡ˆ‡”‡‡† „› ƒ– Ž‡ƒ•– –™‘ ƒ‘›‘—•

”‡˜‹‡™‡”•™Š‘™‘”‡†–‘ƒ•‡–‘ˆ‰—‹†‡Ž‹‡•ƒ†‡ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡„›–Š‡‡†‹–‘”•Ǥ Each accepted publication therefore satisfies the requirements for classification as a refereed conference publication (E1). The organizers would like to thank the 25 reviewers for their time and effort in reviewing manuscripts, which resulted in 14 papers being accepted for publication. The accepted manuscripts are available at the on-line publication section of the Australian Institute of Physics national web site (http://www.aip.org.au/).

”‰ƒ‹•‹‰…‘‹––‡‡ǣƒ””›…–›”‡ǡ‹…Šƒ”†‘Ž‡ǡƒ–‡‹…‹”‹ŽŽ‘ǡ‘”†‘

Š‘”‘—‰Š‰‘‘†ƒ†ƒƒ”ƒ†‘™•ƒ

‡…‡„‡”ʹͲͳ͵

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2013 OVERALL TIMETABLE

—‡•†ƒ›ͷ ‡„”—ƒ”›

ͳ͸ǣͲͲǦ ‡‰‹•–”ƒ–‹‘†‡•‘’‡

ͳ͸ǣͲͲȂͳͺǣͲͲ ‘ˆ‡”‡…‡„ƒ”‘’‡

ͳͺǣͲͲȂͳͻǣ͵Ͳ ‹‡”

ͳͻǣͲͲǦ ‘•–‡”•™’ͳǦ™’ʹͺ–‘„‡‘—–‡†

ͳͻǣ͵ͲȂʹͳǣͲͲ ‹‡ǡ„‡‡”ǡƒ†…Š‡‡•‡–ƒ•–‹‰

‡†‡•†ƒ›͸ ‡„”—ƒ”›

Ͳ͹ǣ͵ͲȂͲͺǣ͵Ͳ ”‡ƒˆƒ•–

ͲͻǣͲͲȂͲͻǣͳͲ ‘ˆ‡”‡…‡‘’‡‹‰

ͲͻǣͳͲȂͳͲǣ͵Ͳ ”ƒŽ‡••‹‘ǣƒ’‡”•™‘ͳǦ™‘͵

ͳͲǣ͵ͲȂͳͳǣͲͲ ‘”‹‰–‡ƒ

ͳͳǣͲͲȂͳʹǣ͵Ͳ ”ƒŽ‡••‹‘ǣƒ’‡”•™‘ͶǦ™‘͹

ͳʹǣ͵ͲȂͳͶǣͲͲ —…Š

ͳͶǣͲͲȂͳͶǣͷͲ ”ƒŽ‡••‹‘ǣƒ’‡”•™‘ͻǡ–’͵

ͳͶǣͷͲȂͳͷǣ͵Ͳ ‘•–‡”Ž‹’•ǣ™’ͳǦ™’ʹͺ

ͳͷǣ͵ͲȂͳ͸ǣͲͲ ˆ–‡”‘‘‡ƒ

ͳ͸ǣͲͲȂͳͺǣͲͲ ‘•–‡”‡••‹‘ǣƒ’‡”•™’ͳǦ™’ʹͺ ͳͺǣͲͲǦ ‘•–‡”•ǣ–’ͳǦ–’ʹͷ–‘„‡‘—–‡†

ͳ͸ǣ͵ͲȂͳͺǣͲͲ ‘ˆ‡”‡…‡„ƒ”‘’‡

ͳͺǣ͵ͲȂʹʹǣͲͲ ‘ˆ‡”‡…‡‹‡”

Š—”•†ƒ›͹ ‡„”—ƒ”›

Ͳ͹ǣ͵ͲȂͲͺǣ͵Ͳ ”‡ƒˆƒ•–

ͲͻǣͲͲȂͳͲǣ͵Ͳ ”ƒŽ‡••‹‘ǣƒ’‡”•–‘ͳǦ–‘Ͷ

ͳͲǣ͵ͲȂͳͳǣͲͲ ‘”‹‰–‡ƒ

ͳͳǣͲͲȂͳʹǣ͵Ͳ ”ƒŽ‡••‹‘ǣƒ’‡”•™‘ͺǡ–‘͸Ǧ–‘ͺ

ͳʹǣ͵ͲȂͳͶǣͲͲ —…Š

ͳͶǣͲͲȂͳͷǣͲͲ ”ƒŽ‡••‹‘ǣƒ’‡”•–‘ͻǦ–‘ͳͲ ͳͷǣͲͲȂͳͷǣ͵Ͳ ‘•–‡”Ž‹’•ǣ–’ͳǦ–’ʹͷ

ͳͷǣ͵ͲȂͳ͸ǣͲͲ ˆ–‡”‘‘‡ƒ

ͳ͸ǣͲͲȂͳͺǣͲͲ ‘•–‡”‡••‹‘ǣ–’ͳǦ–’ʹͷ ͳ͸ǣ͵ͲȂͳͺǣͲͲ ‘ˆ‡”‡…‡„ƒ”‘’‡

ͳͺǣͲͲȂͳͻǣ͵Ͳ ‹‡”

ͳͻǣ͵ͲȂʹʹǣͲͲ ”‹˜‹ƒ—‹œȋ‹†•ƒ›ƒ˜‹•—’Ȍ

”‹†ƒ›ͺ ‡„”—ƒ”›

Ͳ͹ǣ͵ͲȂͲͺǣ͵Ͳ ”‡ƒˆƒ•–

ͲͻǣͲͲȂͳͲǣ͵Ͳ ”ƒŽ‡••‹‘ǣƒ’‡”•ˆ‘ͳǦˆ‘Ͷ

ͳͲǣ͵ͲȂͳͳǣͲͲ ‘”‹‰–‡ƒ

ͳͳǣͲͲȂͳʹǣʹͲ ”ƒŽ‡••‹‘ǣƒ’‡”•ˆ‘ͷǦˆ‘͹

ͳʹǣʹͲȂͳʹǣͶͲ ”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘•ƒ†Ž‘•‹‰

ͳʹǣͶͲȂͳͶǣͲͲ —…Š

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2013 PROGRAM

—‡•†ƒ›ͷ ‡„”—ƒ”›

ͳ͸ǣͲͲǦ ‡‰‹•–”ƒ–‹‘†‡•‘’‡

ͳ͸ǣͲͲȂͳͺǣͲͲ ‘ˆ‡”‡…‡„ƒ”‘’‡

ͳͺǣͲͲȂͳͻǣ͵Ͳ ‹‡”

ͳͻǣ͵ͲȂʹͳǣͲͲ ‹‡ǡ„‡‡”ǡƒ†…Š‡‡•‡–ƒ•–‹‰

‡†‡•†ƒ›͸ ‡„”—ƒ”›

ͲͻǣͲͲȂͲͻǣͳͲ ’‡‹‰ǣƒ””›…–›”‡ǡ

ͲͻǣͳͲȂͳͲǣ͵Ͳ Šƒ‹”’‡”•‘ǣ–‡’Š‡‘ŽŽ‘…‘––ǡ‹†ˆ‹‡Ž†

ͲͻǣͳͲȂͲͻǣͶͲ ™‘ͳ Magnetic Structures of Rare-Earth Intermetallics: A two-pronged Attack Featuring Neutron Diffraction and Rare-Earth Mössbauer Spectroscopy

Seán Cadogan, UNSW Canberra INVITED

ͲͻǣͶͲȂͳͲǣͲͲ ™‘ʹ Optical Investigation of the Magnetoelectric Coupling via Phonons and Electromagnons in Multiferroics

ƒ—Ž‹‡‘˜‹ŽŽƒ‹ǡ‡•‹‰–‘Ȁ

ͳͲǣͲͲȂͳͲǣ͵Ͳ ™‘͵ Coupling Between Electronic and Lattice Degrees of Freedom in 4f- Electron Systems Investigated by Inelastic Neutron Scattering

‹…Šƒ‡Ž‘‡™‡Šƒ—’–ǡ ”‡•†‡

ͳͲǣ͵ͲȂͳͳǣͲͲ‘”‹‰–‡ƒ

ͳͳǣͲͲȂͳʹǣ͵Ͳ Šƒ‹”’‡”•‘ǣ‡ˆˆ‡ŽŽƒ”ǡ‘ƒ•Š‹˜‡”•‹–›

ͳͳǣͲͲȂͳͳǣ͵Ͳ ™‘Ͷ –‘‹……ƒŽ‡‘†‡ŽŽ‹‰ˆ‘”‡ƒŽ—…Ž‡ƒ”‰‹‡‡”‹‰”‘„Ž‡•ƒ†

’’Ž‹…ƒ–‹‘•

‹‘‹††Ž‡„—”‰Šǡ

ͳͳǣ͵ͲȂͳͳǣͷͲ ™‘ͷ ‡ƒ•—”‹‰‘‘‰‡‹‡–›‘ˆ‡–ƒŽŽ‹…Žƒ••‡••‹‰‘˜‡Ž

…ƒ‹‰Ȁ”ƒ•‹••‹‘Ž‡…–”‘‹…”‘•…‘’›‡…Š‹“—‡•

‡Ž‹ƒ‹—ǡ‘ƒ•Š‹˜‡”•‹–›

ͳͳǣͷͲȂͳʹǣͳͲ ™‘͸ ‹…”‘‡•‘Ž—–‹‘–”ƒ‹’‡…–”‘•…‘’›‘ˆƒƒ”‡Ǧƒ”–Š‘‘’‡†

”›•–ƒŽ

‘Šƒ”–Š‘Ž‘‡™ǡ—•–”ƒŽ‹ƒƒ–‹‘ƒŽ‹˜‡”•‹–›

ͳʹǣͳͲȂͳʹǤ͵Ͳ ™‘͹ ‡Ǧ‹‡•‹‘ƒŽ’‹Ǧ”„‹––‡”ˆ‡”‘‡–‡”

‘›‹ǡ‡•‹‰–‘

ͳʹǣ͵ͲȂͳͶǤͲͲ—…Š

ͳͶǣͲͲȂͳͷǣͶͲ Šƒ‹”’‡”•‘ǣ‘‰‡”‡™‹•ǡ‹˜‡”•‹–›‘ˆ‘ŽŽ‘‰‘‰

ͳͶǣͲͲȂͳͶǣ͵Ͳ ™‘ͺ ‹‰Š‡•‘Ž—–‹‘›ƒ‹…ƒ‰‹‰ƒ––Š‡—•–”ƒŽ‹ƒ›…Š”‘–”‘

ƒ‹‡Ž¡—•‡”ƒǡ—•–”ƒŽ‹ƒ›…Š”‘–”‘ INVITED ͳͶǣ͵ͲȂͳͶǣͷͲ ™‘ͻ Ž‡‡–’‡…‹ˆ‹…ƒ†‡’–ŠǦ‡•‘Ž˜‡†–‡”ˆƒ…‡ƒ‰‡–‹•‹

‹ ‡͵ȀƒͲǤ͸͹”ͲǤ͵͵͵Š‹ ‹Ž•

‘‡Ž‡”–‹•Šƒ™ǡ‡•‹‰–‘

ͳͶǣͷͲȂͳͷǣͳͲ ™‘ͳͲ —ƒ–—‘Ž‡…—Žƒ”›ƒ‹…•‹—Žƒ–‹‘‘ˆ‡™Ž›‡˜‡Ž‘’‡†

ƒ‰‡•‹—ƒ•‡†—Ž‡–ƒŽŽ‹…Žƒ••‡•

‡œƒƒŠŒ‘—„ǡ‡•‹‰–‘

ͳͷǣͳͲȂͳͷǣͶͲ ‘•–‡”†˜‡”–‹•‡‡–™’ͳǦ™’ʹͺǣ•‡Ž‡…–‡†ʹ‹—–‡–ƒŽ•

5 ͳͷǣͶͲȂͳ͸ǣͲͲ ˆ–‡”‘‘‡ƒ

ͳ͸ǣͲͲȂͳͺǣͲͲ ‘•–‡”‡••‹‘ǣ™’ͳǦ™’ʹͺ

ͳͺǣ͵ͲȂʹʹǣͲͲ ‘ˆ‡”‡…‡‹‡”

™‘ͳͳ Š‡‹‰‰•‘•‘ƒ––Š‡ƒ”‰‡ƒ†”‘‘ŽŽ‹†‡”

ƒ”ƒ‹‰Ž‹‘ǡ‹˜‡”•‹–›‘ˆ‡Ž„‘—”‡

Š—”•†ƒ›͹ ‡„”—ƒ”›

ͲͻǣͲͲȂͳͲǣ͵Ͳ Šƒ‹”’‡”•‘ǣŠ”‹•‹‰ǡ‹˜‡”•‹–›‘ˆ›†‡›

ͲͻǣͲͲȂͲͻǣ͵Ͳ –‘ͳ ‘™‡”‡‡”ƒ–‹‘‹‡‘–‡”‡ƒ••‹‰‘…‡–”ƒ–‡†‘Žƒ”

Š‡”ƒŽƒ†›†”‘‰‡

”ƒ‹‰—…Ž‡›ǡ—”–‹‹˜‡”•‹–›

Ͳͻǣ͵ͲȂͲͻǣͷͲ –‘ʹ ‘˜‡Ž—Ž–‹Ǧ…ƒŽ‡‘†‡ŽŽ‹‰’’”‘ƒ…Šˆ‘”‡–‡”‹‹‰–Š‡—Ž

”‘’‡”–‹‡•‘ˆ‹ˆˆ‹…—Ž–Ǧ–‘ǦŠƒ”ƒ…–‡”‹•‡‘’‘•‹–‡•

ƒ—Ž‹‰‘‡ǡ‹˜‡”•‹–›‘ˆ‡Ž„‘—”‡

ͲͻǣͷͲȂͳͲǣͳͲ –‘͵ ‹—Žƒ–‹‘ƒ†š’‡”‹‡–ƒŽǣƒ””‹ƒ‰‡‹–‘‹…

›ƒ‹…•

Ž˜‹•Š‘‘ǡ

ͳͲǣͳͲȂͳͲǣ͵Ͳ –‘Ͷ Š‡‡ƒ”…Šˆ‘”’–‹…ƒŽŽ›††”‡••ƒ„Ž‡‹‰Ž‡’‹•‹–Š‡‘Ž‹†–ƒ–‡ǣ

‡••‘•‡ƒ”–ˆ”‘–Š‡‘Ž‘—”‡–”‡‹‹ƒ‘†

ƒ”…—•‘Š‡”–›ǡ

ͳͲǣ͵ͲȂͳͳǣͲͲ ‘”‹‰–‡ƒ

ͳͳǣͲͲȂͳʹǣ͵Ͳ Šƒ‹”’‡”•‘ǣ‹…Šƒ”†‘Ž‡ǡ

ͳͳǣͲͲȂͳͳǣ͵Ͳ –‘ͷ ”ƒ’Š‡‡ƒ†‘’‘Ž‘‰‹…ƒŽ•—Žƒ–‘”•ǣŠƒ–ƒ›•”‡–Š‡

”ƒ•’‘”–”‘’‘‡”–‹‡•‹ˆˆ‡”‡–ˆ”‘–Š‡”™‘‹‡•‹‘ƒŽ

Ž‡…–”‘ƒ•‡•

Šƒˆˆ‹“—‡†ƒǡƒŽ‡Ǧ‘ŽŽ‡‰‡ǡ‹‰ƒ’‘”‡

ͳͳǣ͵ͲȂͳͳǣͷͲ –‘͸ ˆˆ‡…–‘ˆš–‡”ƒŽŽ‡…–”‹… ‹‡Ž†‘–Š‡’’Ž‹…ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ”ƒ’Š‡‡

Š‹‹‘ǡ‡•‹‰–‘

ͳͳǣͷͲȂͳʹǣͳͲ –‘͹ ƒŽ†ƒ‡Ǧ‹‡‘†‡Ž•‹—…Ž‡†ƒ––‹…‡•

–Š‘›”‹‰Š–ǡ‹˜‡”•‹–›‘ˆ—‡‡•Žƒ†

ͳʹǣͳͲȂͳʹǣ͵Ͳ –‘ͺ Time Resolved Magnetic Depth Profiles of a Thin Film Using Polarized Neutron Reflectometry

ƒ˜‹†‘”–‹‡ǡ‹˜‡”•‹–›‘ˆ‘ŽŽ‘‰‘‰

ͳʹǣ͵ͲȂͳͶǤͲͲ —…Š

ͳͶǣͲͲȂͳͷǣͶͲ Šƒ‹”’‡”•‘ǣŽ‡‰—•Š‘˜ǡ

ͳͶǣͲͲȂͳͶǣ͵Ͳ –‘ͻ ”ƒ•ˆ‘”‹‰ƒ”„‘‹‘•‹–‘ƒ‘†‹ƒ‘†ǣƒ‡™ƒ–Š™ƒ›–‘

•’^͵ƒ”„‘™‹–Š•–”‘’Š›•‹…ƒŽ’Ž‹…ƒ–‹‘•

‹‰‡Žƒ”•ǡ—”–‹‹˜‡”•‹–›

ͳͶǣ͵ͲȂͳͶǣͷͲ –‘ͳͲ ƒ‰‡–‹…‡—–”‘…ƒ––‡”‹‰‘ƒ‘ƒ‰‡–•ǣ‡…”›’–‹‰”‘••Ǧ

‡…–‹‘ƒ‰‡••‹‰‹…”‘ƒ‰‡–‹…‹—Žƒ–‹‘•

†”‡ƒ•‹…Š‡Žǡ‹˜‡”•‹–›‘ˆ—š‡„‘—”‰

ͳͶǣͷͲȂͳͷǤͳͲ –‘ͳͳ ‡””‘ƒ‰‡–‹•‹‡ˆŽ‘

‹ƒ„ƒ‘‹ǡ‡•‹‰–‘

ͳͷǣͳͲȂͳͷǣͶͲ ‘•–‡”†˜‡”–‹•‡‡––’ͳǦ–’ʹͷǣ•‡Ž‡…–‡†ʹ‹—–‡–ƒŽ•

ͳͷǣͶͲȂͳ͸ǣͲͲ ˆ–‡”‘‘‡ƒ

6 ͳ͸ǣͲͲȂͳͺǣͲͲ ‘•–‡”‡••‹‘ǣ–’ͳǦ–’ʹͷ

ͳͺǣͲͲȂͳͻǣ͵Ͳ ‹‡”

ͳͻǣ͵ͲȂʹʹǣͲͲ ”‹˜‹ƒ—‹œǡ‘ˆ‡”‡…‡‡–”‡

—‹œƒ•–‡”ǣ”‡˜‘” ‹Žƒ›•‘ǡ‹˜‡”•‹–›‘ˆ‡Ž„‘—”‡

”‹†ƒ›ͺ ‡„”—ƒ”›

ͲͻǣͲͲȂͳͲǣ͵Ͳ Šƒ‹”’‡”•‘ǣ‘—ƒ…‡ǡ ͲͻǣͲͲȂͲͻǣ͵Ͳ ˆ‘ͳ ‘Ž›ƒ‘”’Š‹•ǣ ƒ…–‘” ‹…–‹‘ǫ

‹‘Žƒ”ǡƒ…“—ƒ”‹‡‹˜‡”•‹–›ƒ†

Ͳͻǣ͵ͲȂͲͻǣͷͲ ˆ‘ʹ ‘˜‡ŽŽ‘…‘Ǧ’‘Ž›‡”‘ˆƒ†‘Ž›ȋ–”‹‡–Š›Ž‡‡

–‡”‡’Š–ŠƒŽƒ–‡Ȍǣ”‡’ƒ”ƒ–‹‘ǡŠƒ”ƒ…–‡”‹œƒ–‹‘ƒ†”‘’‡”–‹‡•

ƒ”ƒ–ŠŠƒ†”ƒǡƒŠƒ–ƒƒ†Š‹‹˜‡”•‹–›ǡ‘––ƒ›ƒǡ†‹ƒ

ͲͻǣͷͲȂͳͲǣͳͲ ˆ‘͵ ˆˆ‡…–•‘ˆ–”ƒ‹‘–Š‡Ž‡…–”‘‹…”‘’‡”–‹‡•‘ˆ•Ȁƒ•‘”‡ȀŠ‡ŽŽ

ƒ‘™‹”‡•ǣ ‹”•–”‹…‹’Ž‡•–—†›

—ƒ‰—‘‹ƒ‰ǡ‡•‹‰–‘

ͳͲǣͳͲȂͳͲǣ͵Ͳ ˆ‘Ͷ š…Šƒ‰‡‹ƒ•‹‡—–”‘””ƒ†‹ƒ–‡†‘…‡–”ƒ–‡†—’‹Žƒ••

‡•–‡”ƒ”•Ž‡›ǡ”‹ˆˆ‹–Š‹˜‡”•‹–›

ͳͲǣ͵ͲȂͳͳǣͲͲ ‘”‹‰–‡ƒ

ͳͳǣͲͲȂͳʹǣʹͲ Šƒ‹”’‡”•‘ǣ–‡™ƒ”–ƒ’„‡ŽŽǡƒ„‡””ƒ

ͳͳǣͲͲȂͳͳǣ͵Ͳ ˆ‘ͷ Šƒ–ǯ••‘š…‹–‹‰ƒ„‘—–‘™‹‡•‹‘ƒŽǡƒ‰‡–‹…‘’’‡”š‹†‡•ǫ

‹””‹Ž›—Ž‡ǡ

ͳͳǣ͵ͲȂͳͳǣͷͲ ˆ‘͸ Spin Gap Evolution upon Ca Doping in the Spin Ladder Superconductor System Sr14-xCaxCu24O41

—‘…Š—‡‰ǡ

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2013 POSTER SESSION: Wednesday 6 February

Theory, modeling, simulation

wp1 Detecting Artificial Graphene in GaAs Heterostructures S. Bladwell and O.P. Sushkov

wp2 Modeling of Electrostatic Potential on Artificial Graphene Z.-L. Cai and O.P. Sushkov

wp3 Dynamic Phase Transitions in the Spin-1 Blume-Capel Model under an Oscillating Magnetic Field within the Path Probability Method^*

M. Ertaú and M. Keskin

wp4 Phase Diagrams of Spin S=1 Bilinear-Biquadratic Heisenberg Models C.J. Hamer and J. Oitmaa

wp5 Skyrmion Liquid and Skyrmion Glass in the Spin Spiral State of Underdoped Cuprates R. Kumar and O.P. Sushkov

wp6 The Energy Cost of Measurement for a Specific Curie-Weiss Model D.J. Miller

wp7 Domain Wall Functionality in Complex Oxides J.Seidel

wp8 Chemical Bonding in Aluminium: Comparison between QCBED and DFT A.E. Smith, P.N.H. Nakashima, and B.C. Muddle

wp9 Topological Insulating States in Ordinary Semiconductors O.P. Sushkov and A. H. Castro Neto

wp10 Using Quantum Magnetic Oscillations to Observe the ‘Topological’ in Topological Insulators

A.R. Wright and R.H. McKenzie

Magnetism (transition metal, rare-earth, actinide)

wp11 The Effect of Dy on the Time Dependent Behaviour of the Magnetization in Nd_60–xFe₃₀Al₁₀Dy_x, x = 0 to 4, Bulk Amorphous Ferromagnets

S.J. Collocott, X.H. Tan, and H. Xu

wp12 Magnetoelectric Coupling in TbMnO₃ Explored via Raman Spectroscopy P.J. Graham, M. Bartkowiak, P. Rovillain, A.M. Mulders, M. Yethiraj, E. Pomjakushina, K. Conder, M. Kenzelmann, and C. Ulrich

wp13 Giant Magnetoelasticity at a Spin Gap Transition in the 5d Oxide Ba3BiIr2O9

C.D. Ling, W. Miiller, B.J. Kennedy, and M. Avdeev

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wp14 Magnetic Properties and Magnetocaloric Effect in Layered NdMn1.7V0.3Si2

M.F. Md Din, J.L. Wang, R. Zeng, W.D. Hutchison, M.Avdeev, S.J. Kennedy, and S. X. Dou

wp15 ¹⁸O Isotope Substitution on the Multiferroic Compound DyMnO3

N. Narayanan, F. Li, W.D. Hutchison, N. Reynolds, P. Rovillain, C. Ulrich, J. Hester, G.J. McIntyre, and A.M. Mulders

wp16 Thermodynamic Properties of an Anisotropic Heisenberg Model for the XY Pyrochlore Er₂Ti₂O₇

J. Oitmaa and R.R.P. Singh

wp17 The Effect of Fe and Ni Substitution in Magnetocaloric MnCoGe

Q. Ren, W.D. Hutchison, J.L. Wang, W. Kemp, J.M. Cadogan, and S.J. Campbell

wp18 Investigations into the Magnetic and Crystal Field Excitations of the Orthorhombically Distorted Perovskites RVO3 (R=Dy, Tb, Pr, Ce)

N. Reynolds, P. Rovillain, S. Danilkin, K. Schmalzl, M. Reehuis, S. Miyasaka, F. Fujioka, Y. Tokura, B. Keimer, G.J. McIntyre, and C. Ulrich

wp19 Magnetic Order and Spin-Reorientations in RGa (R = Dy, Ho and Er) Intermetallic Compounds

R.A. Susilo, J.M. Cadogan, D.H. Ryan, N.R. Lee-Hone, R. Cobas, S. Muñoz-Pérez, B.

Rosendahl-Hansen, and M. Avdeev

wp20 Spin-Reorientation in GdGa

R.A. Susilo, J.M. Cadogan, D.H. Ryan, N.R. Lee-Hone, R. Cobas, and S. Muñoz- Pérez

wp21 Structure and Properties of New Technetium Compounds

G.J. Thorogood, B.J. Kennedy, M. Avdeev, J. Ting, Z. Zhang, and G.R. Lumpkin

wp22 Magnetic Properties and Magnetocaloric Effect in Mn0.9Ti0.1CoGe

J.L. Wang, P. Shamba, W.D. Hutchison, M.F. Md Din, M. Avdeev, S.J. Kennedy, S.J. Campbell, R. Zeng, and S.X. Dou

Nanoscience (nanomaterials, spintronics, molecular magnetism)

wp23 Black Hydrogenated Titanium Dioxide

P. Imperia, R. Aldus, N. Booth, J. Muir, V. Jovic, and G. Waterhouse

wp24 Magnetic Properties of 3d Metal Nanoparticles Formed in SiO2 via Ion Implantation A.E. Malik, W.D. Hutchison, K. Nishimura, and R.G. Elliman

wp25 Explorations into the Electron-Phonon Interactions of the NV Colour Centre in Diamond

N.B. Manson and M.W. Doherty

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wp26 ZnO/Ti-Compound Nanocomposites Prepared by Polyol Method A. Murador Filho, D.I. dos Santos, J.G. Kim, D.Q. Shi, and S.X. Dou

wp27 Long-Range Transfer of Electron–Phonon Coupling in Oxide Superlattices

C. Ulrich, A.N. Driza, S. Blanco-Canosa, M. Bakr,, S. Soltan, M. Khalid, L. Mustafa, K. Kawashima, G. Christiani, H.-U. Habermeier, G. Khaliullin, M. Le Tacon, and B.

Keimer

wp28 Controlled Synthesis of Nanocrystalline BaFCl:Sm³⁺ X-ray Storage Phosphor X. Wang and H. Riesen