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伊藤 孝; 髭本 亘; 幸田 章宏*; 中村 惇平*; 下村 浩一郎*
Interactions (Internet), 245(1), p.25_1 - 25_7, 2024/12
We report on muon spin relaxation (
SR) measurements in a mixed perovskite compound, (LaAlO)
(SrAlTaO) with (LSAT), which is widely used as a single-crystalline substrate for thin film deposition. In zero applied field (ZF), muon depolarization due to the distribution of nuclear dipole fields was observed in the temperature range from 4 K to 270 K. Interestingly, SR time spectra in ZF maintained a Gaussian-like feature over the entire range, while the depolarization rate exhibited a monotonic decrease with increasing temperature. This behavior may be attributed to the thermally activated diffusion of muons between a few adjacent sites within a confined space of the angstrom scale, where the motionally averaged local field that each muon experiences can remain non-zero and result in maintaining the Gaussian-like line shape. The spatial distribution of electrostatic potential at lattice interstices evaluated via density functional theory calculations suggests that such a restriction of muon diffusion paths can be caused by the random distribution of cations with different nominal valences in the mixed perovskite lattice.
SR studies on copper minerals藤原 理賀; 岡部 博孝*; 幸田 章宏*
Interactions (Internet), 245(1), p.13_1 - 13_6, 2024/12
量子状態を実験的に観測することは難しい。さらに、エキゾチックな量子状態が実現すると予測されている格子系の中には、理想的なモデル物質が見つかっていない系も存在する。銅鉱物の中には、未研究の低次元量子磁性体がまだまだ多く存在し、その数は年々増加している。我々は、銅鉱物が発見された自然環境を模倣することで7種類の銅鉱物の人工合成に成功し、さらにその量子状態を報告した。パルスミュオンの特性は、人工銅鉱物のスピン状態の調査に大変適している。その有用性を、fedotoviteのSR測定の結果を示しながら、紹介する。
下村 浩一郎*; 幸田 章宏*; Pant, A. D.*; 砂川 光*; 藤森 寛*; 梅垣 いづみ*; 中村 惇平*; 藤原 理賀; 反保 元伸*; 河村 成肇*; et al.
Interactions (Internet), 245(1), p.31_1 - 31_6, 2024/12
J-PARC Muon Facility: MUSE (Muon Science Establishment) is responsible for the inter-university user program and the operation, maintenance, and construction of the muon beamlines, namely D-line, S-line, U-line, and H-line, along with the muon source at J-PARC Materials and Life Science Facility (MLF). In this paper, recent developments are briefly presented.
He, X.*; 鍵 裕之*; 小松 一生*; 飯塚 理子*; 岡島 元*; 服部 高典; 佐野 亜沙美; 町田 真一*; 阿部 淳*; 後藤 弘匡*; et al.
Journal of Molecular Structure, 1310, p.138271_1 - 138271_8, 2024/08
重水素化ヒドロキシフルオロマグネシウム[理想組成はMg(OD)F]のO-D
F水素結合の高圧応答を中性子粉末回折とラマン分光法を用いて調べた。常温でのリートベルト解析の結果、化学組成はMg(OD)
F
であり、結晶構造中で水酸基/フッ素(OD/F)が無秩序化して、2つの水素結合配置が生じていることが分かった。構造解析の結果、水素結合配置は9.8GPaまで維持され、圧力による水素結合の強化は見られなかった。常圧でのラマンスペクトルでは、2613, 2694, 2718cm
に3つの水酸基伸縮バンドが観測された。O-D伸縮モードの周波数が高いことから、ヒドロキシル基は弱い水素結合相互作用、あるいは水素結合を持たないことが示唆された。20.2GPaまでは、2694cmを中心とするモードは圧力によってブルーシフトを示し、水素結合は圧縮されても強化されないことが明らかになった。これは、中性子回折の結果と一致した。水素結合の存否と、常圧および高圧での水酸基のブルーシフトの原因について議論した。
Li, L.*; 宮本 吾郎*; Zhang, Y.*; Li, M.*; 諸岡 聡; 及川 勝成*; 友田 陽*; 古原 忠*
Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 184, p.221 - 234, 2024/06
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Dynamic transformation (DT) of austenite (
) to ferrite (
) in the hot deformation of various carbon steels was widely investigated. However, the nature of DT remains unclear due to the lack of quantitative analysis of stress partitioning between two phases and the uncertainty of local distribution of substitutional elements at the interface in multi-component carbon steels used in the previous studies. Therefore, in the present study, a binary Fe-Ni alloy with + duplex microstructure in equilibrium was prepared and isothermally compressed in + two-phase region to achieve quantitative analysis of microstructure evolution, stress partitioning and thermodynamics during DT. to DT during isothermal compression and to reverse transformation on isothermal annealing under unloaded condition after deformation were accompanied by Ni partitioning. The lattice strains during thermomechanical processing were obtained via in-situ neutron diffraction measurement, based on which the stress partitioning behavior between and was discussed by using the generalized Hooke's law. A thermodynamic framework for the isothermal deformation in solids was established based on the basic laws of thermodynamics, and it was shown that the total Helmholtz free energy change in the deformable material during the isothermal process should be smaller than the work done to the deformable material. Under the present thermodynamic framework, the microstructure evolution in the isothermal compression of Fe-14Ni alloy was well explained by considering the changes in chemical free energy, plastic and elastic energies and the work done to the material. In addition, the stabilization of the soft phase in Fe-14Ni alloy by deformation was rationalized since the to transformation decreased the total Helmholtz free energy by decreasing the elastic and dislocation energies.
森 悠一郎*; 鍵 裕之*; 青木 勝敏*; 高野 将大*; 柿澤 翔*; 佐野 亜沙美; 舟越 賢一*
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 634, p.118673_1 - 118673_8, 2024/05
水素による鉄の体積膨張に対するケイ素の効果を調べるため、高圧高温下でのhcp-Fe
Si
の中性子回折実験とX線回折実験を行った。中性子回折実験は重水素化hcp-FeSiに対して13.5GPa, 900K及び12.1GPa, 300Kで行い、得られたプロファイルからリートベルト解析を用いて水素占有率を決定した。hcp-Fe-SiのP-V-T状態方程式を組み合わせることにより、hcp-FeSiの水素による体積膨張が純粋なhcp鉄の体積膨張よりも10%大きいことを示した。得られた値を用いて、内核の密度欠損を再現できる水素量を見積もったところ、シリコンの影響がない場合に比べて50%減少した。hcp-FeSiで内核の密度欠損を再現した場合、内核と外核で可能な水素量xはそれぞれ0.07と0.12-0.15と計算された。
石角 元志*; 高橋 竜太*; 山内 康弘*; 中村 雅俊*; 石丸 宙*; 山内 沙羅*; 河村 聖子; 吉良 弘*; 坂口 佳史*; 渡辺 真朗; et al.
JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 41, p.011010_1 - 011010_7, 2024/05
Recent status of cryogenic sample environment equipment at the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) of the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC) has been reported. We have reviewed the specifications and performance of cryogenic sample environment equipment and a newly installed Gifford-McMahon (GM) cryofurnace, which are mainly managed by the Cryogenic and Magnet group in the sample environment team at the MLF. Moreover, the recent maintenance and update of each piece of equipment, the improved temperature-control function, and the expansion of the usable beamline of the cryogenic sample environment equipment are described.
Micheau, C.; 上田 祐生; 元川 竜平; 阿久津 和宏*; 山田 悟史*; 山田 雅子*; Moussaoui, S. A.*; Makombe, E.*; Meyer, D.*; Berthon, L.*; et al.
Journal of Molecular Liquids, 401, p.124372_1 - 124372_12, 2024/05
Supramolecular organization of extractant molecules impacts metal ions separation behavior. Probing bulk and interfacial structures of the relevant systems is expected to provide key insights into the metal ion selectivity and kinetic aspects. The supramolecular features of two solvent extraction systems based on malonamide extractants, N,N,N′,N′-tetrahexylmalonamide (THMA) in toluene and N,N′-dimethyl-N,N′-dibutyl-2-tetradecylmalonamide (DBMA) in n-heptane, were studied using small-angle X-ray scattering for the organic bulk phases, as well as interfacial tension and neutron reflectivity measurements for the interfaces. In the bulk solution, THMA forms dimeric/trimeric associates but no aggregates in toluene, while DBMA forms large aggregates in n-heptane. On the other hand, THMA accumulates in a diffuse layer at the interface at high THMA concentration, whereas DBMA forms a compact but thinner layer. After Pd(II) extraction, the thickness of interfacial layers decreases in the case of THMA, and totally vanishes in the case of DBMA. Based on these new structural information, two mechanisms are proposed for Pd(II) and Nd(III) extraction with malonamides. In toluene, THMA associates slightly accumulate in the vicinity of the interface, then coordinate Pd(II) and diffuse into the organic bulk phase. In n-heptane, DBMA aggregates adsorb at the interface then pick up Nd(III) cations in their polar cores and finally diffuse into the bulk.
伊藤 孝; 門野 良典*
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 93(4), p.044602_1 - 044602_7, 2024/04
We propose a model to describe the fluctuations in the internal magnetic field due to ion dynamics observed in muon spin relaxation (SR) by an Edwards-Anderson-type autocorrelation function that separates the quasi-static and dynamic components of the correlation by the parameter 
(where 
). Our Monte Carlo simulations for this model showed that the time evolution of muon spin polarization deviates significantly from the Kubo-Toyabe function. To further validate the model, the results of simulations were compared with the SR spectra observed in a hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite FAPbI [with FA referring to HC(NH
)], where local field fluctuations associated with the rotational motion of FA molecules and quasi-static fields from the PbI lattice are presumed to coexist. The least-squares curve fitting showed reasonable agreement with the model with 
, and the fluctuation frequency of the dynamical component was obtained. This result opens the door to the possibility of experimentally distinguishing fluctuations due to the dynamics of ions around muons from those due to the self-diffusion of muons. On the other hand, it suggests the need to carefully consider the spin relaxation function when applying SR to the issue of ion dynamics.
社本 真一; 赤津 光洋*; Chang, L.-J.*; 根本 祐一*; 家田 淳一
Applied Physics Letters, 124(11), p.112402_1 - 112402_5, 2024/03
YFe
O
における超音波注入によるマグノン励起を非弾性中性子散乱によって研究した。その結果、縦波と横波の両方で超音波注入によりマグノン励起の非弾性中性子散乱強度が増強されることがわかった。
-MgAgSbLi, J.*; Li, X.*; Zhang, Y.*; Zhu, J.*; Zhao, E.*; 古府 麻衣子; 中島 健次; Avdeev, M.*; Liu, P.-F.*; Sui, J.*; et al.
Applied Physics Reviews (Internet), 11(1), p.011406_1 - 011406_8, 2024/03
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Physics, Applied)The desire for intrinsically low lattice thermal conductivity (
) in thermoelectrics motivates numerous efforts on understanding the microscopic mechanisms of heat transport in solids. Here, based on theoretical calculations, we demonstrate that -MgAgSb hosts low-energy localized phonon bands and avoided crossing of the rattler modes, which coincides with the inelastic neutron scattering result. Using the two-channel lattice dynamical approach, we find, besides the conventional contribution (
70% at 300 K) from particlelike phonons propagating, the coherence contribution dominated by the wavelike tunneling of phonons accounts for 30% of total at 300 K. By considering dual contributions, our calculated room-temperature of 0.64 WmK well agrees with the experimental value of 0.63 WmK. More importantly, our computations give a nonstandard 
dependence, perfectly explaining the abnormal temperature-trend of 
in experiment for -MgAgSb. By molecular dynamics simulation, we reveal that the structure simultaneously has soft crystalline sublattices with the metavalent bonding and fluctuating liquid-like sublattices with thermally induced large amplitude vibrations. These diverse forms of chemical bonding arouse mixed part-crystal part-liquid state, scatter strongly heat-carrying phonons, and finally produce extremely low . The fundamental research from this study will accelerate the design of ultralow- materials for energy-conversion applications.
長谷美 宏幸; 高橋 竜太*; 山内 康弘*; 石角 元志*; 河村 聖子; 小峰 良太
JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 41, p.011003_1 - 011003_5, 2024/03
The instrument control software framework "IROHA2" is used for the neutron and muon experiments at J-PARC MLF. IROHA2 consists of four core software components: i) The device control server controls and monitors devices, ii) the instrument management server authenticates users, manages measurements and configures device combinations, iii) the sequence management server builds and controls automatic measurements, iv) the integrate control server has centralized control over the device monitoring and measurement. Since IROHA2 is equipped with a web user interface, the control system can be accessed remotely using a web browser. MLF's sample environment team developed several device modules of the device control server in order to be able to use the sample environment equipment for automatic measurements. For example, the modules currently used in the experiments are those for 
He and 
He cryostats, superconducting magnets, niobium furnaces, and so on. In this presentation, we will introduce the features of IROHA2 and the functions of the device modules for the sample environment equipment.
He spin filter and small-angle X-ray scattering領木 研之*; 渡部 史*; 奥平 琢也*; 高橋 慎吾*; 奥 隆之; 廣井 孝介; 元川 竜平; 中村 洋*
Journal of Chemical Physics, 160(11), p.114907_1 - 114907_9, 2024/03
Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements were performed for deuterated and non-deuterated poly(ethylene glycol) (d-PEG and h-PEG, respectively) in D
O and a DO/HO mixed solvent (Mix) to compere the scattering profiles. To determine the coherent scattering intensity of SANS, a He spin filter was utilized. The scattering profiles determined by SANS measurements were analyzed in terms of the wormlike chain model with touched beads along the contour of the chain. However, the SAXS profiles were not explained by the same model with uniform beads but with beads each consisting of a core and a shell having different electron densities. To explore the chain thickness determined form the SANS profile, scattering intensities for different combinations of d-PEG/DO, d-PEG/Mix, h-PEG/DO, and h-PEG/Mix were also examined.
Gong, W.; Gholizadeh, R.*; 川崎 卓郎; 相澤 一也; Harjo, S.
Magnesium Technology 2024, p.89 - 90, 2024/03
Mg and its alloys generally exist as a single hcp crystal structure at room temperature. It is widely recognized that the application of Mg alloys is hindered by their limited formability at room temperature, primarily attributable to the scarcity of readily activated deformation modes within the hcp phase. The addition of Li in Mg alloy can stable the bcc phase at room temperature, and these dual-phase (hcp+bcc) Mg-Li alloys exhibit excellent formability. The Li-enriched bcc phase has been frequently considered as the origin for improving formability. However, these Mg-Li alloys show poor work-hardening ability and the resultant low strength at room temperature. Considering that the dislocation recovery can be suppressed by decreasing the deformation temperature and the activity of deformation mode may be changed with temperature, we investigated the deformation behavior of a commercial LZ91 magnesium alloy at cryogenic temperatures using in-situ neutron diffraction.
樋口 雄紀*; 吉宗 航*; 加藤 悟*; 日比 章五*; 瀬戸山 大吾*; 伊勢川 和久*; 松本 吉弘*; 林田 洋寿*; 野崎 洋*; 原田 雅史*; et al.
Communications Engineering (Internet), 3, p.33_1 - 33_7, 2024/02
The automotive industry aims to ensure the cold-start capability of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) for developing fuel cell electric vehicles that can be driven in cold climates. Water and ice behavior is a key factor in maintaining this capability. Previously reported methods for visualizing water and/or ice are limited to small-sized PEFCs ( 
50 cm
), while fuel cell electric vehicles are equipped with larger PEFCs. Here, we developed a system using a pulsed spallation neutron beam to visualize water distribution and identify water/ice phases in practical-sized PEFCs at a cold start. The results show direct evidence of a stepwise freezing behavior inside the PEFC. The produced water initially accumulated at the center of the PEFC and then froze, followed by PEFC shutdown as freezing progressed. This study can serve as a reference to guide the development of cold-start protocols, cell design, and materials for next-generation fuel cell electric vehicles.
石田 武和*; Vu, TheDang*; 宍戸 寛明*; 相澤 一也; 奥 隆之; 及川 健一; 原田 正英; 小嶋 健児*; 宮嶋 茂之*; 小山 富男*; et al.
Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 214(3-4), p.152 - 157, 2024/02
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.02(Physics, Applied)We built a new cryostat to apply a current-biased kinetic inductance detector (CB-KID) for conducting neutron transmission imaging of room temperature samples under pulsed neutrons. A Wood's metal alloy of melting temperature 75.2
C was placed at room temperature to inspect the measurement system at J-PARC. Since one of the four phases of Wood's metal is a fine Cd-rich needle phase (width 25 m and length 5 mm), it is suitable for observing fine mosaic structure selectively by neutron imaging. The spatial resolution of the CB-KID imager was estimated as 10 m by using a Gd Siemens-star pattern. The CB-KID system is useful to conduct transmission imaging for various materials rather easily at room temperature.
篠原 佑也*; 岩下 拓哉*; 中西 真大*; Osti, N. C.*; 古府 麻衣子; 楡井 真実; Dmowski, W.*; 江上 毅*
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 128(6), p.1544 - 1549, 2024/02
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.01(Chemistry, Physical)Improving the proton transport in polymer electrolytes impacts the performance of next-generation solid-state batteries. However, little is known about proton conductivity in nonaqueous systems due to the lack of an appropriate level of fundamental understanding. Here, we studied the proton transport in small molecules with dynamic hydrogen bonding, 1,2,3-triazole, as a model system of proton hopping in a nonaqueous environment using incoherent quasi-elastic neutron scattering. By using the jump-diffusion model, we identified the elementary jump-diffusion motion of protons at a much shorter length scale than those by nuclear magnetic resonance and impedance spectroscopy for the estimated long-range diffusion. In addition, a spatially restricted diffusive motion was observed, indicating that proton motion in 1,2,3-triazole is complex with various local correlated dynamics. These correlated dynamics will be important in elucidating the nature of the proton dynamics in nonaqueous systems.
服部 高典; 鈴木 浩二*; 三代 達也*; 伊藤 崇芳*; 町田 真一*
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 1059, p.168956_1 - 168956_9, 2024/02
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.02(Instruments & Instrumentation)見込み幅0.5mmのラジアルコリメータを高圧中性子回折実験用に特別に設計し、その性能と有効性を調べた。0.75mm, 1.5mm, 3.0mmのラジアルコリメータはそれぞれ0.50mm, 1.07mm, 2.78mmのみこみ幅を示した。3つのラジアルコリメータの透過率はすべて同等であった。Paris-Edinburgh(PE)プレスとdiamond anvil cell (DAC)を使用した評価では、見込み幅0.5mmラジアルコリメータを使用した場合、アンビル散乱はかなり減少し、サンプル/アンビル信号比はPEプレスとDACでそれぞれ0.5と2.0に達した。これらの結果は、見込み幅0.5mmラジアルコリメータが意図したとおりに製作され、高圧中性子回折実験(特に30GPaを超える実験)に有効であることを示している。今回作成されたラジアルコリメータの見込み幅は、これまで世界の中性子散乱実験用に製作されたものの中で、最も小さい見込み幅を持つものである。
TaSPark, P.*; Cho, W.*; Kim, C.*; An, Y.*; Avdeev, M.*; 飯田 一樹*; 梶本 亮一; Park, J.-G.*
Physical Review B, 109(6), p.L060403_1 - L060403_7, 2024/02
Spontaneous Hall conductivity has recently been reported in the triangular lattice antiferromagnet CoTaS under a zero magnetic field. This phenomenon originates from the distinctive noncoplanar triple-
magnetic ground state, possessing uniform real-space Berry curvature characterized by scalar spin chirality. We investigated the physical properties of CoTaS by judiciously controlling the composition, revealing a drastic change in its bulk properties, even by slight variations in cobalt composition, despite the same crystal structure. For 
, CoTaS keeps all the characteristics of the ground state consistent with the previous studies --- two antiferromagnetic phase transitions at 
and 
(
), a large spontaneous Hall conductivity [
], and a weak ferromagnetic moment along the 
axis. However, samples with 
exhibit distinct bulk properties, including the absence of both and the weak ferromagnetic moment. Our neutron diffraction data reveal that CoTaS with develops coplanar helical magnetic order with 
. This is entirely different from what has been seen in 
, explaining the observed composition dependence.
CoSi山内 宏樹; Sari, D. P.*; 安井 幸夫*; 坂倉 輝俊*; 木村 宏之*; 中尾 朗子*; 大原 高志; 本田 孝志*; 樹神 克明; 井川 直樹; et al.
Physical Review Research (Internet), 6(1), p.013144_1 - 013144_9, 2024/02
-Mn-type family alloys Mn
have three-dimensional antiferromagnetic (AFM) corner-shared triangular network. The antiferromagnet MnRhSi shows magnetic short-range order (SRO) over a wide temperature range of approximately 500 K above the N
el temperature 
= 190 K. MnCoSi has the smallest lattice parameter and the lowest in the family compounds. The quantum critical point (QCP) from AFM to the quantum paramagnetic state is expected near a cubic lattice parameter of 6.15 
of MnCoSi is only 140 K, quantum critical behavior is observed in MnCoSi as the enhancement of the electronic specific heat coefficient . We study how the magnetic SRO appears in MnCoSi by using neutron scattering, SR, and physical property measurements. The experimental results show that the neutron scattering intensity of the magnetic SRO does not change much regardless of the suppressed magnetic moment in the long-range magnetic ordered state compared to those of MnRhSi. The initial asymmetry drop ratio of SR above becomes small, and the magnetic SRO temperature 
is suppressed to 240 K. The results suggest that the MnCoSi is close to the QCP in the Mn system.
