Research Themes
Bulk Magnetic Materials
High performance bulk magnetic materials are vital for reducing our societal carbon emissions through, for example, electrification of transport and transmission of electricity. The FMM group develops bulk magnetic materials for a wide range of applications. Projects encompass novel hard and soft materials for high efficiency electric motors and electrical transmission, multi-component ‘high entropy’ alloys with unusual combinations of properties, and additive layer manufacturing technologies to create novel components and materials fabrication routes.
Projects
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Nd-Fe-B Permanent Magnets
This project seeks to improve the design of Nd-Fe-B-based permanent magnets for use in electric vehicles. We are using a combination of modelling and experimental techniques to develop bulk permanent magnets with improved performance. -
Monitoring of Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) Packages using Magnetic Sensors
The project focuses on an alternative method to monitor Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) packages (which are securely stored in nuclear-licensed sites) until they can be safely disposed of in a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). The timescales associated with developing a GDF storage could be up to… -
Magnetostrictive structural health monitoring
Composites, although possessing good properties are subject to complicated modes of failure; often these damages are barely visible as they may be located between composite layers. Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of aircraft composite is required to determine the barely visible impact damage…
Publications
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Investigation into the magnetic properties of CoFeNiCryCux alloys
Author | Harris J, Leong Z, Gong P, Cornide J, Pughe C, Hansen TC, Quintana-Nedelcos A, Rowan-Robinson R, Dahlborg U, Calvo-Dahlborg M, Goodall R, Rainforth WM, Morley NA
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On the structural, microstructural and magnetic properties evolution of Ni0.5FeCoAlCrx alloys
Author | Quintana-Nedelcos A, Anis M, Osman R, Yang J, Leong Z, Azakli Y, Morley NA
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Study of dual-phase functionalisation of NiCoFeCr-Alx multicomponent alloys for the enhancement of magnetic properties and magneto-caloric effect
Author | Quintana-Nedelcos A, Leong Z, Morley NA
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Enhancement of magnetostrictive properties of Galfenol thin films (spin project only)
Author | LR Nivedita , P Manivel, R Pandian, S Murugesan, N Morley, K Asokan and RTR Kumar