04-4-1142-2021/2025
 
Priority: 1
   
Status: New



Investigations of functional materials and nanosystems using neutron scattering

  

Leaders:     D.P. Kozlenko
V.L. Aksenov
A.M. Balagurov


Participating countries and international organizations:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China. Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, South Africa,  Switzerland, Tajikistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.

Issues addressed and main goals of research:
Investigations of structural features and dynamics of novel functional materials and nanosystems focused on determination of microscopic mechanisms of the formation of physical properties and phenomena that are important for the development of modern concepts in the areas of condensed matter physics, materials science, chemistry, geophysics, engineering sciences, biology, pharmacology, and for the development of modern technologies.


Expected results in the current year:

Realization of scientific program:
  • Determination of characteristics of the atomic and magnetic structure of giant magnetostrictive alloys depending on thermodynamic conditions, synthesis conditions, alloying additives and thermomechanical processing.

  • Determination of parameters of the atomic and magnetic structure of simple and complex oxides with a spinel-type structure under high pressure.

  • Determination of parameters of crystal, magnetic and electronic subsystems of multifunctional oxides based on cobalt, manganese, iron in the region of spin transition and antiferromagnetic-ferromagnetic-paramagnetic and metal-insulator phase transitions in a wide range of temperatures and pressures.

  • Study of structural mechanisms of the magnetoelectric effect in multiferroics.

  • Study of the effect of microstructure of electrodes with varying composition on charge-discharge processes in compact electric power sources. Clarification of structural mechanisms responsible for the capacity and lifetime of batteries. Selection of optimal discharge/charge modes during cycling.

  • Analysis of processes of deposition and intercalation of electrically active ions and their derivatives from liquid and solid electrolytes at electrochemical interfaces in compact electric power sources. A comparative study of characteristics of adsorption layers (density, thickness, homogeneity) at electrochemical interfaces for electrolytes and electrodes.

  • Study of phenomena and effects induced by the interaction of ferromagnetic and superconducting order parameters in complex structures with helicoidal magnetic ordering.

  • Investigation of structural stability of colloidal systems, including biomedical solutions, in bulk and at interfaces under various conditions. Determination of characteristics of adsorption layers at interfaces in case of loss of stability as a result of external influence of gradient electric and magnetic fields, as well as temperature effects. Study of the effect of aggregate formation in bulk on adsorption.

  • Investigation of the structure of a number of advanced nanosystems based on composite carbon- and silicon-containing materials, including those based on fullerenes, nanodiamonds and their bioactive derivatives. Study of complex multicomponent systems. Determination of conditions for synthesis of homogeneous systems. Investigation of effects of phase separation in advanced practical systems.

  • Determination of structural characteristics of magnetic elastomers and carbosilane dendrimers, holding promise for technological applications.

  • Study of structure and vibrational spectra of molecular complexes: ionic-molecular inclusive materials and complexes with electric charge transfer, structural and dynamic parameters of hydrogen bonds in bioactive materials.

  • Investigation of molecular mechanisms of protein interaction, dimerization and functional characteristics of supramolecular structures and molecular complexes. Study of regularities and relationships between structural characteristics and functions of proteins, protein complexes and membrane-protein aggregates. Analysis of the effect of composition and external parameters on the phase state of membranes.

  • Determination of structural characteristics and diffusion properties of lipid nanosystems for transport of drugs and nano-drugs.

  • Analysis of metamorphic, geodynamic and evolutionary processes in the lithosphere using data on textures of deep-seated and near-surface rocks. Study of regularities in the development of instability of rocks under high temperatures and pressures. Investigation of relationships between seismic anisotropy of lithosphere rocks and textures of minerals, preferentially-oriented cracks and pores.

  • Nondestructive testing of residual internal stresses and microstrains in real industrial products and advanced structural materials induced by various technological processes (metal and heat treatment, welding, rolling, stamping, 3D printing, etc.).

  • Investigation of relationships between microstructure and thermomechanical properties of advanced functional and structural materials (high-strength steels, aluminum and magnesium alloys, composites, cermets, etc.), analysis of mechanical behavior of structural materials under external influences (load, temperature).

  • Analysis of internal structure and construction of 3D models of objects of cultural and natural heritage, industrial materials and products using neutron tomography and radiography data.

  • Clarification of mechanisms of radiation damage to solids, obtaining long-life operating data on radiation damage resistance of materials.
Realization of instrument development program for the IBR-2 spectrometers:
  • Development and construction of elements of basic configuration of a small-angle scattering and imaging spectrometer at beamline 10.

  • Development and construction of elements of a neutron guide system for a new inverse geometry inelastic scattering spectrometer.

  • Development of neutron guide and detector system for the new DN-6 diffractometer for studies of microsamples, aimed at improving its technical parameters and expanding the available range of high pressures.

  • Improvement of technical parameters and expansion of experimental capabilities of the GRAINS multifunctional reflectometer (startup of a new neutron beam chopper, development of electrochemical and liquid cells for conducting experiments).

  • Modernization of the available IBR-2 spectrometers (HRFD, RTD, DN-12, YuMO, FSD, REFLEX, REMUR, SKAT, EPSILON) aimed at improving their technical characteristics (enhancement of luminosity, suppression of neutron background, improvement of data acquisition systems and expansion of experimental capabilities).

  • Development and construction of a prototype of a small-angle spin-echo scattering spectrometer at beamline 9.

  • Improvement of technical characteristics of the radiography and tomography spectrometer at beamline 14 (spatial resolution, radiation resistance of the detector system).

  • Upgrade of the FSS correlation spectrometer at beamline 13 and improvement of its technical parameters. Further development of the RTOF correlation method.

  • Development of neutron methods for condensed matter research, including spin-echo, neutron standing waves, neutron wave splitting, neutron magnetic resonance, radiography, tomography, and other techniques.

  • Development of neutron scattering methods for in-operando monitoring and study of electrochemical materials and interfaces.
List of projects:
  Project Leader Priority
(period of realisation)
1. DINSS D.M.Chudoba 1   (2021-2023)

 

List of Activities
  Activity or Experiment Leaders
Status
      Laboratory or other
    Division of JINR
Main researchers
1. Study of structure and properties of new inorganic and organic functional materials

A.M. Balagurov
D.P. Kozlenko

S.I. Tiutiunnikov  (VBLHEP)

Data taking
  FLNP Bobrikov I.A., Kichanov S.E., Turchenko V.A., Beskrovnyi A.I., Savenko B.N., Askerov E.B., Golosova N.O., Kraus M.L., Lukin E.V., Mironova G.M., Popov E.P., Pavlyukoych A., Samoilova N.Yu., Sikolenko V.V., Sumnikov S.V.
  LIT V.B. Zlokazov
  VBLHEP Shalyapin V.N., Efimov V.V., Kovalev Yu.S., Rogachev A.V., Zamyatin N.I., Kryachko I.A., Artyukh V.A.
2. Investigation of structural and magnetic properties of materials under extreme conditions D.P. Kozlenko
Data taking
  FLNP Kichanov S.E., Lukin E.V., Savenko B.N., Belozerova N.M., Golosova N.O., Rutkauskas A.V.
3. Real-time investigations of physical and chemical processes in functional materials A.M. Balagurov
Data taking
  FLNP Bobrikov I.A., Beskrovnyi A.I., Sumnikov S.V., Ivanshina O.Yu., Popov E.P., Samoilova N.Yu., Simkin V.G., Mironova G.M., Vershinina T.N.
4. Computer simulation of structure and properties of new functional materials and nanosystems A. Pawlukojc
Data taking
  FLNP Kholmurodov Kh.T.
5. Investigation of structural and magnetic properties of layered nanostructures Yu.V. Nikitenko
Data taking
  FLNP Zhaketov V.D., Kozhevnikov S.V., Petrenko A.V.
6. Investigation of structure of carbon-and silicon-containing nanomaterials V.L. Aksenov
Data taking
  FLNP Tropin T.V., Kyzyma O.A., Tomchuk A.A., Chudoba D.M., Nagornaya T.V., Jazdzewska M., Nazarova A.Zh.
7. Investigation of molecular dynamics of functional materials D.M. Chudoba
Data taking
  FLNP Goremychkin Е.А., Bilski P., Krawczyk J., Nagornaya T.V., Jazdzewska M., Ludzik-Dychto K.B.,  Waliszewski J.,  Zuba I.
8. Investigation of dispersed systems and complex fluids in bulk and at interfaces M.V. Avdeev
Data taking
  FLNP Petrenko V.I., Nagornyi A.V., Gapon I.V., Tomchuk A.V., Kosiachkin E.N.
9. Investigation of structural organization of polymer nanomaterials M. Balasoiu
Data taking
  FLNP Kuklin A.I., Islamov A.Kh., Ivankov O.I., Soloviev D.V., Rogachev A.V.
10. Investigation of supramolecular structure and functional characteristics of biological nanosystems A.I. Kuklin
Data taking
  FLNP Murugova T.N., Ivankov O.I., Soloviev D.V., Gorshkova Yu.E., Islamov A.Kh., Kovalev Yu.S., Rogachev A.V., Skoy V.V.
  LIT Soloviev A.G.
11. Investigations of structure and properties of lipid membranes and complexes M.A. Kiselev
Data taking
  FLNP Maslova V.A., Ivankov O.I.,
  LIT  Zemlyanaya E.V.
12. Investigations of structure and properties of biohybrid complexes Yu.E. Gorshkova 
Data taking
  FLNP Tropin T.V., Ivanshina O.Yu.
13. Investigation of internal stresses and microstrains in structural materials and industrial products G.D. Bokuchava
Data taking
  FLNP Vershinina T.N., Papushkin I.V., Kruglov A.A., Tamonov A.V., Mukhametuly B., Taran Yu.V.
14. Investigation of features of internal structure of cultural and natural heritage objects, structural materials and industrial products D.P. Kozlenko
Data taking
  FLNP Kichanov S.E., Savenko B.N., Lukin E.V., Nazarov K.M., Rutkauskas A.V., Zel I.Yu.
15. Investigation of texture and properties of rocks and minerals, structural materials D.I. Nikolaev 
Data taking
  FLNP Ivankina T.I., Vasin R.N., Sikolenko V.V., Lychagina T.A., Altangerel B.
16. Study of radiation damage effects in solid-state materials S.I. Tiutiunnikov
(VBLHEP)
Data taking
  VBLHEP Shalyapin V.N., Efimov V.V., Levterova E.A., Kovalev Yu.S., Rogachev A.V., Zamyatin N.I., Kryachko I.A., Artyukh V.A.
17. Development of IBR-2 spectrometers

M.V. Avdeev    D.P. Kozlenko                D.M. Chudoba 

Realization
  FLNP Beskrovnyi A.I., Bobrikov I.A., Bodnarchuk V.I., Kichanov S.V., Kuklin A.I., Lukin E.V., Nikitenko Yu.V., Petrenko A.V., Savenko B.N., Simkin V.G., Sukhanov V.I., Turchenko V.A., Bokuchava G.D.
18. Development of neutron methods to study functional materials and nanosystems V.I. Bodnarchuk          G.D. Bokuchava          D.P. Kozlenko              M.V. Avdeev 
Data taking
  FLNP Kichanov S.E., Lukin E.V., Kozhevnikov S.V., Nikitenko Yu.V., Rutkauskas A.V., Yaradaykin S.P., Zhaketov V.D., Kosiachkin E.N.

 

Collaboration

Country or International Organization

City Institute or laboratory
Armenia Yerevan Foundation ANSL
Azerbaijan Baku AzTU
    IP ANAS
Belarus Minsk BSTU
    IAP NASB
    RI PCP BSU
    RINPh BSU
    SPMRC NASB
Bulgaria Sofia ASCI Ltd
    IE BAS
    IEES BAS
    INRNE BAS
    ISSP BAS
    UCTM
China Harbin HEU
Czech Republic Prague BC CAS
    CTU
    CU
    IG CAS
    IMC CAS
    IP CAS
  Rez NPI CAS
Egypt Cairo ASU
    EAEA
  Giza CU
France Grenoble IBS
    ILL
  Saclay LLB
Germany Berlin BAM
    HZB
  Bochum RUB
  Bonn UniBonn
  Darmstadt TU Darmstadt
  Freiberg TUBAF
  Geesthacht GKSS
  Gottingen Univ.
  Halle MLU
  Hamburg DESY
  Julich FZJ
  Karlsruhe KIT
  Kiel IFM-GEOMAR
  Konstanz Univ.
  Rostock Univ.
  Stuttgart MPI-FKF
Hungary Budapest Wigner RCP
India Patna NIT Patna
Italy Messina UniMe
Japan Minato Keio Univ.
  Tokyo Waseda Univ.
Kazakhstan Almaty INP
Latvia Riga ISSP UL
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar IPT MAS
Poland Bialystok BUT
    UwB
  Krakow AGH-UST
    JU
    NINP PAS
  Lublin UMCS
  Poznan AMU
  Siedlce UPH
  Szczecin WPUT
  Warsaw INCT
  Wroclaw UW
Romania Baia Mare TUCN-NUCBM
  Bucharest IFIN-HH
    INCDIE ICPE-CA
    UB
    UPB
  Cluj-Napoca INCDTIM
    RA BC-N
    UBB
  Constanta MINAC
    UOC
  Craiova UC
  Iasi NIRDTP
    TUIASI
    UAI
    UAIC
    USAMV
  Magurele NIMP
  Pitesti ICN
    UPIT
  Targoviste UVT
  Timisoara ICT
    ISIM
    LMF CCTFA
    UVT
  Tulcea DDNI
Russia Chelyabinsk SUSU
  Chernogolovka ISSP RAS
  Dolgoprudny MIPT
  Dubna Dubna State Univ.
  Gatchina NRC KI PNPI
  Kaliningrad IKBFU
  Kazan KFU
    KNRTU
  Moscow IA RAS
    IC RAS
    ICP RAS
    IEPT RAS
    IGEM RAS
    IGIC RAS
    IMET RAS
    INMI RAS
    Inst. Immunology
    IPE RAS
    MIET
    MISiS
    MSU
    NNRU "MEPhI"
    NRC KI
    PIN RAS
    SINP MSU
  Moscow, Troitsk HPPI RAS
    INR RAS
  Nizhny Novgorod IPM RAS
    UNN
  Perm ICMM UrB RAS
    ITCh UrB RAS
  Rostov-on-Don RIP SFU
  St. Petersburg CRISM "Prometey"
    IMC RAS
    Ioffe Institute
    SPbSU
  Sterlitamak SB BSU
  Tula TSU
  Yekaterinburg IMP UB RAS
    UrFU
Serbia Belgrade INS "VINCA"
Slovakia Bratislava CU
  Kosice IEP SAS
South Africa Pretoria Necsa
    UP
Spain Barcelona ICMAB-CSIC
  Leioa BCMaterials
  Madrid CENIM-CSIC
Switzerland Villigen PSI
Tajikistan Dushanbe NAST
    PHTI NAST
    TTU
Ukraine Donetsk DonIPE
    DonNU
  Kiev DonIPE NASU
    NUK
United Kingdom Didcot RAL
USA Berkeley, CA UC
Uzbekistan Tashkent INP AS RUz
Vietnam Da Nang DTU
  Hanoi IOP VAST