Structure and properties of states containing strongly-correlated disorder

Thesis

Understanding of material properties has traditionally emerged from an appreciation of the ordered atomic structure. As such, the development of functional materials has focussed on crystalline systems. Correspondingly, structural disorder is often considered as a motif to avoid, as any desired physical response is believed to be diminished by its presence. The work presented in this thesis aims to challenge this paradigm by showing that, in the presence of particular types of strongly-cor...

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Authors: Overy, A

• DOI: 10.5287/ora-zb16jbr2n
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Disorder; Crystallography; Material properties
• Subjects: Chemistry, Inorganic