University of Luxembourg RU Physics and Materials (NanoMagnetism)

Core business

Products & services

• Neutron and X-ray scattering to study magnetism and magnetic materials;
• Microstructural characterization (e.g., electron microscopy);
• AC/DC magnetometry;
• Determination of crystallite sizes and inhomogeneous lattice strain

Major Materials & Manufacturing projects

• Magnetic liquids (ferrofluids), collaboration with INNOVENT Technology Development Jena, Germany
• Bulk metallic alloys, collaboration with Universität des Saarlandes and Monash University, Australia
• Magnetic nanowires, collaboration with Universität des Saarlandes
• Duplex PECVD - HIPIMS high-throughput in-line wire coater: development of the prototype instrument and application to magnetic wires, collaboration with centre de Recherche Public Gabriel Lippmann and the Group HEF, France

Technical / technological capabilities

• Neutron experiments on magnetic materials and steels
• Magnetization measurements
• X-ray measurements
• Magnetic hyperthermia measurements

Main customers / collaborations

• General Numerics Research Lab e.V.
• Institut Laue-Langevin
• Universität des Saarlandes
• Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University
• Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
• Institute of Materials Research, Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht