Neutron Scattering

Overview

Neutron scattering is an experimental technique that uses beams of neutrons to probe the structure and dynamics of matter at the atomic and molecular scale. Because neutrons are uncharged, they penetrate deeply into materials and interact with atomic nuclei rather than electron clouds, giving the method distinctive sensitivity to light elements such as hydrogen and the ability to distinguish isotopes. By measuring how neutrons are deflected and how their energy changes on passing through a sample, researchers can determine atomic arrangements, magnetic structures, and the motions of atoms and molecules. These capabilities make neutron scattering valuable across physics, chemistry, materials science, and biology, including the study of biological macromolecules, soft matter, and condensed-matter systems. Biotechnology and Biomedical Science covers a wide range of physical, chemical, and life-science research, within which advanced characterisation methods like neutron scattering connect to investigations of material structure and properties. Related OpenAccessPub work in condensed-matter physics includes a study of the coexistence of superconductivity and spin-glass behaviour in an iron pnictide system, an example of the structural and magnetic questions that scattering techniques help to address. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to neutron scattering and the structural analysis of matter.

Research published in this journal

1 peer-reviewed article, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 1 article above has been cited 4 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

• First-principles study of superconducting in LiFeAs: FM, AFM, and NM states via DFT and DFT+U techniques
  Manza Zityab Kasiab et al. · 2025 · AIP Advances
• First-principles study of superconducting in LiFeAs: FM, AFM, and NM states via DFT and DFT+U techniques
  2025 · AIP Advances
• Interplay of superconductivity and magnetism in the Fe1+yTe1‐xSex iron‐based superconductor: A theoretical study
  Kefale Ayalew et al. · 2024 · Nano Select
• Interplay of superconductivity and magnetism in the Fe1+yTe1‐xSex iron‐based superconductor: A theoretical study
  2024 · Nano Select

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