header.jsp
SEEK: Salford Environment for Expertise and Knowledge
Susan Kilcoyne
Prof Susan Kilcoyne
postal addressSchool of Computing, Science and Engineering, Newton Building, Room 268, University of Salford , Salford, M5 4WT.
email addresss.h.kilcoyne@salford.ac.uk
telephone0161 295 3399
website addresshttp://www.cse.salford.ac.uk/research/matphys
Key Roles & Positions
view all
Associate Dean (Research & Innovation): Faculty of Science, Engineering & Environment.
From January 2009 to present.
Full Member of Research Centre: Materials & Physics.
From October 2009 to present.
Profile Summary
- Studies of the structural and magnetic properties of metallic alloys, amorphous materials, biological nanomagnets and superconductors. Phase formation, transformations and crystallisation in glasses and alloys of scientific, technological and biomedical relevance. Applications and development of x-ray, neutron and muon techniques at Central Facilities and of laboratory based magnetisation, susceptibility and Mössbauer spectroscopy methods.
Key Qualifications
view all
1983
PhD Mossbauer Spectroscopic Studies of Iron in Biological Materials (from University of Liverpool).
1980
BSc Physics with Environmental Biology (from University of Liverpool).
Key Publications
view all
Refereed Journal Articles
2009
JAN
Kilcoyne, S 2009, 'Investigation of field-induced ferromagnetism in Pd¿Ni¿Fe¿P metallic glass', Applied Physics Letters, 94(0), pp.1-3.abstract
2008
NOV
Al-Jawad, M & Kilcoyne, S 2008, 'Temperature dependent crystallization of amorphous Y67Fe33 studied using kinetic small angle neutron scattering', Journal of Physics - Condensed Matter, Vol 20, Iss 39, pp.Article No 395230.abstract
2008
OCT
Telling, M T F & Neylon, C & Kilcoyne, S & Arrighi, V 2008, ' Anharmonic behavior in the multisubunit protein apoferritin as revealed by quasi-elastic neutron scattering', Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol 12, Iss 35, pp.10873-10878 .abstract
2008
MAY
Zhao, X & Mellors, N & Kilcoyne, S & Lord, D G & Lupu, N & Chiriac, H & Henry, P 2008, ' Neutron diffraction studies of magnetostrictive Fe-Ga alloy ribbons', Journal of Applied Physics, Vol 103, Iss 7, pp.Article No 07B320.abstract
2008
FEB
Al-Jawad, M & Simmons, L M & Steuwer, A & Kilcoyne, S & Shore, R C & Cywinski, R & Wood, D J 2008, 'Three dimensional mapping of texture in dental enamel ', Key Engineering Materials, vols 361-363, pp.877-880.abstract
2007
AUG
Yu, D H & Fitzsimmons, M R & Gilbert, E P & Woodward, R C & Kilcoyne, S & Robinson, R A 2007, 'Neutron depolarization studies of Pd-Ni-Fe-P alloy', Physica B - Condensed Matter, Vol 397, Iss 1-2, pp.30-32.abstract
2007
JUL
Al-Jawad, M & Steuwer, A & Kilcoyne, S & Shore, R C & Cywinski, R & Wood, D J 2007, '2D mapping of texture and lattice parameters of dental enamel', Biomaterials, Vol 28, Iss 18, pp.2908-2914.abstract
2007
JUL
Kilcoyne, S & Bentley, P M & Bubb, N L & Ritter, C & Dewhurst, C D & Wood, D J 2007, 'Kinetic neutron diffraction and SANS studies of phase formation in bioactive machinable glass ceramics', Biomedical Materials, Vol 2, Iss 2, pp.151-157.abstract
2007
FEB
Kilcoyne, S & Telling MTF 2007, 'Electron transfer in dextran probed by longitudinal field muon spin relaxation ', -JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER , 12, pp.026221.
2006
SEP
Kilcoyne, S & Bentley 2006, 'Determination of hyperfine field distributions in amorphous magnets ', JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER , 18, pp.7751-7759.
2006
SEP
Bingham PA & Hand RJ & Forder SD & Lavaysierre A & Deloffre F & Kilcoyne, S & Yasin I 2006, 'Structure and properties of iron borophosphate glasses ', PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF GLASSES-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GLASS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PART B , vol 47 (4), pp.313-317.abstract
2006
APR
Telling MTF & Kilcoyne, S 2006, 'Electron transfer in apoferritin probed by muon spin relaxation ', Physica B: Condensed Matter , 374, pp.451-455.
2006
FEB
Al-Jawad M & Manuel P & Ritter C & Kilcoyne, S 2006, 'Kinetic neutron diffraction study of Nb3Sn phase formation in superconducting wires', -J. Phys: Condens Matter , 18, pp.1449-1457.
2006
FEB
Bingham PA & Hand RJ & Forder SD & Lavaysierre A & Kilcoyne, S & Yasin I 2006, 'Preliminary studies of sulphate solubility and redox in 60P2O5-40Fe2O3 glasses ', Materials Letters, 60, pp.844-847.abstract
2005
JUL
Jo Y & Park JG & Park J & Kim HC & Ri HC & Xu S & Moritomo Y & Hillier AD & Kilcoyne, S 2005, 'Low-temperature anomaly of a spin-glass type in ferromagnetic R2Mo2O7 with R = Sm, Nd ', JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY , 47, pp.123-129.
2005
JUL
Li Q & Greig D & Kilcoyne, S & Hine PJ & Matthew JAD & Beamson G 2005, 'Properties of the quaternary amorphous alloy Pd40Ni40B10P10 ', -Materials Science and Engineering, 408, pp.154.
2005
JUN
Kilcoyne, S & Gona MN & Greig D 2005, 'Fe-57 Mossbauer studies of amorphous Pd-40(NiFe)(40)P-20 alloys ', Hyperfine Interactions, 165, pp.167-174.
2004
JUL
Al-Jawad M & Kilcoyne, S 2004, '57Fe Mössbauer studies of a novel Y-Fe phase,', Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials , 272, pp.806.
2004
JUL
Kilcoyne, S & Bentley PM & Greig D 2004, 'The magnetic properties of melt spun amorphous Pd40Ni22.5Fe17.5P20, ', -Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 272, pp.1383.
2004
JUL
Al-Jawad M & Manuel P & Kilcoyne, S 2004, 'Fabrication of Nb3Sn wire studied by kinetic neutron diffraction,', -Physica B, 350, pp.e557.
2004
JUL
Kilcoyne, S & Bentley PM & Al-Jawad M & Bubb NL & Al-Shammary HAO & Wood DJ 2004, 'A small angle neutron scattering study of mica based glass-ceramics with applications in dentistry', Physica B , 350, pp.e529.
2004
JUL
Kilcoyne, S 2004, 'Kinetic neutron diffraction as an aid to processing,', -Physica B, 350, pp.91.
2004
JUL
Al-Jawad M & Kilcoyne, S & Manuel P 2004, 'Kinetics of crystallisation and phase formation of novel YFe phase, ', -, 45, pp.97.
2004
JUL
Wood DJ & Bubb NL & Ritter C & Bentley PM & Kilcoyne, S 2004, 'The Use of Kinetic Neutron Diffraction to Observe Crystallisation of a Mica Based Glass-Ceramic, ', -Glass Technology, 45, pp.62.
2003
JUL
Jordan NA & Battle PD & Sloan J & Manuel P & Kilcoyne, S 2003, 'Structural chemistry and magnetic properties of 6H and 15R hexagonal perovskites BaIrxFe1-xO3-d ', J Materials Chemistry, 13, pp.2617.
2003
JUL
Kilcoyne, S & Cywinski R 2003, 'A mu-SR study of the magnetic ground state of Ni3Al ', Physica B, 326, pp.577.
2003
JUL
Kilcoyne, S 2003, 'A mu-SR study of the magnetic properties of NaV6O11 ', Physica B, 326, pp.532.
2002
JUL
Kilcoyne, S & Cywinski R & Ritter C 2002, 'The loss of antiferromagnetism in Fe substituted YMn2', -Applied Physics A, 74, pp.S865.
2002
JUL
Kilcoyne, S & Manuel P 2002, 'A kinetic neutron diffraction study of the crystallisation of a-Er7Fe3,', - Applied Physics A. Materials Science and Processing, 74, pp.S1166.
2002
JUL
Nuttall WJ & Perry SC & Stirling WG & Mitchell PW & Kilcoyne, S & Cywinski R 2002, 'Antiferromagnetic critical phenomena in USb', Physica B, 315, pp.179-186.
2001
JUL
Pettigrew KG & Visser D & Harrison A D & Nicholson D H & Kilcoyne, S & Manuel P & Murani A P 2001, 'Magnetic properties of pure deuteronium and diamagnetically-doped hydronium iron jarosite', -Canadian Journal of Physics, 79, pp.1517-1523.
2001
JUL
Hervoches CH & Sneddon A & Riggs R & Kilcoyne, S & Manuel P & Lightfoot P 2001, 'Structural behaviour of the four-layer Aurivillius-phase ferroelectrics SrBi4Ti4O15 and Bi5Ti3FeO15 ', -Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 164, pp.280-291.
2001
FEB
Kilcoyne, S & Manuel P & Ritter C 2001, 'Synthesis and characterisation of a novel Y-Fe phase via kinetic neutron diffraction.', -J Phys :Condensed Matter , 13, pp.5241-5250.
2000
JUL
Kilcoyne, S & Webster B 2000, 'Muonium radical formation in dextran and iron dextran complexes', Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry,, 38, pp.s20-s26.
2000
JUL
Walden J & White KH & Kilcoyne, S & Bentley PM 2000, 'Identification of iron oxide assemblages within Namib dune sediments using high field resonance measurements (9T) and Mössbauer spectroscopy.', Journal of Quaternary Science, 15, pp.185.
2000
JUL
Manuel P & Hillier A D & Kilcoyne, S 2000, 'Observation of the flux lattice in an amorphous superconductor', Physica B, 276-278, pp.818.abstract
2000
JUL
Kilcoyne, S 2000, 'The evolution of magnetic correlations and onset of magnetic order in Y(Co1-xFex)2', Physica B, 276-278, pp.660.
2000
JAN
Kilcoyne, S & Bentley P M & Thongbai P & Gordon DC & Goodman BA 2000, 'Characterisation of the forms of iron in rice plants using Mössbauer spectroscopy ', -Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B , 160, pp.157.abstract
Key Presence
view all
Memberships of External Bodies
2001
JAN
Chairman of CCLRC's ISIS User Committee (United Kingdom, from 01/01/2001 to 31/12/2008)
Chairman of CCLRC's ISIS User Committee
Other Evidence of External Esteem
2007
JAN
UK delegate to the European, Russian and African Chapter of the International Society for Muon Spectroscopy (ISMS-E) (2007)
UK delegate to the European, Russian and African Chapter of the International Society for Muon Spectroscopy (ISMS-E)
2007
JAN
Elected as CCLRC's ISIS Ombudsman, (2007)
Elected as CCLRC's ISIS Ombudsman,
Other Research Activity
2007
JAN
Refereeing for international journals, EPSRC (2007)
Refereeing for international journals, EPSRC
2007
JAN
Chairman of ISIS Muon Facility Selection Panel (2007)
Chairman of ISIS Muon Facility Selection Panel