activity
20192026
collaborators

6 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Investigating nucleation-driven phase transitions in neopentyl molecular crystals using infrared thermography and polarised light microscopy

Frederic Rendell-Bhatti, Vinzent G. Hana, Csongor Joba +2

Sustainable solid-state refrigerants based on barocaloric materials are often limited by thermal hysteresis associated with supercooling effects. Here, we present imaging methods t…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Ultrafast control of spin order by linearly polarized light in noncollinear antiferromagnetic metals

J. Kimak, M. Nerodilova, K. Carva +15

The non-thermal optical control of magnetic order offers a promising route to ultrafast, energy-efficient information technologies. Although optical manipulation of magnetism in me…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Confinement in metal-organic frameworks as a route to harnessing liquid barocalorics in the solid-state

Ming Zeng, Frederic Rendell-Bhatti, Eamonn T. Connolly +5

Barocaloric (BC) effects at liquid-vapor transitions in hydrofluorocarbons drive most commercial technologies used for heating and cooling in the heating, ventilation and air-condi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Enhanced reversible barocaloric effect at low pressure in neopentyl plastic crystal solid solutions

Frederic Rendell-Bhatti, Melony Dilshad, Celine Beck +9

The discovery of colossal barocaloric effects in neopentyl glycol (NPG) makes plastic crystals promising candidates for solid-state refrigerants with lower environmental impact tha…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

Direct observation of thermal hysteresis in the molecular dynamics of barocaloric neopentyl glycol

Frederic Rendell-Bhatti, Markus Appel, Connor S. Inglis +6

Barocalorics (BCs) are emerging as promising alternatives to vapour-phase refrigerants, which are problematic as they exacerbate climate change when they inevitably leak into the a…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019

Spontaneous creation and annihilation dynamics and strain-limited stability of magnetic skyrmions

Frederic Rendell-Bhatti, Raymond J. Lamb, Johannes W. van der Jagt +3

Magnetic skyrmions are topological magnetic spin structures exhibiting particle-like behaviour. They are of strong interest from a fundamental viewpoint and for application, where…