Professor Nicola Morley

MPhys, PhD, MInstP

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Head of Department

Professor in Material Physics

n.a.morley@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5935

Sir Robert Hadfield Building

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Professor Nicola Morley
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD

Profile

Nicola Morley was appointed as Lecturer to the department in May 2005 and promoted to Senior Lecturer in January 2014 and Professor in January 2019.

Her research is based in the Sheffield Centre of Advanced Magnetic Materials and Devices (SCAMMD). Previously, she was a postdoctoral research assistant in the SCAMMD group at the University of Sheffield (2003-2005).

She was awarded her PhD from the University of Durham in 2003, and graduated from the University of Oxford in 1999 with a MPhys in Physics.

Research interests

Nicola Morley's research centres on functional magnetic materials, including the understanding and development of magnetic films to be used in magnetic devices and sensors. The main research areas are:

Fe-based Magnetostrictive Materials and Devices
Research is focused on the fabrication and characterisation of Fe-based magnetostrictive film, including Fe-Co and Fe-Ga for MEMS device applications. Fabrication techniques include a state of the art co-sputter-evaporation deposition system, RF/DC sputter system and an evaporator. A wide range of characterisation techniques are used, which include XRD, AFM/MFM, MOKE magnetometry and resistance measurements, as well as central facilities (ESRF, France, diamond, UK). The main aim of the work is to understand the relationship between the magnetostriction, microstructure and magnetisation. The work has also involved the development of magnetostrictive MEMS devices, which includes magnetostrictive actuators for structural health monitoring, magnetostrictive energy harvesters and mass MEMS sensors.

Organic Spintronics
This research investigates the spin transport within organic semiconductors, including the development of room temperature organic spin-valves. The spin transport has been investigated using a range of techniques including magnetoresistance, XPS, MOKE magnetometry, AFM and muon spectroscopy. The main aims are to understand how the interfaces influence the spin transport in organic spin-valves and develop novel organic spin devices, such as the spin switch. Research has studied both lateral and vertical devices at room temperature.

Multiferroics
This research involves studying multilayer multiferroics to investigate how the optical, electrical and magnetic properties are linked within the hetrostructures. Work has studied how the interfaces influence the overall properties of the structures. Characterisation techniques include XRD, SEM, TEM, AFM/MFM, MOKE magnetometry and electrical measurements.

Functional Magnetic Materials
This research involves investigating functional magnetic materials (magnetocaloric, soft and hard magnets and magnetostrictive) using novel techniques such as spark plasma sintering (SPS), additive layer manufacture (ALM) and thin films, to determine how the structural properties of the materials influence the functional properties. The work has included studying element substitution, high entropy alloy and materials design using computational methods.

Publications

Journal articles

Shabbir S, Khalid B, Sehrish H, Iqbal MT, Morley N & Anwar H (2024) Exploring the Structural, Morphological, Optical, and Dielectric properties, along with Photocatalytic Performance of La-Doped SrFeO3 Nanofibers. Materials Research Bulletin, 112970-112970.
Adetona AJ, Levin I, Morley N, Hussein O, Siame BI, Walkley B, Sinclair DC & Reaney IM (2024) Aqueous cold-sintering of Na0.7CoO2: A benign, facile method for the densification of Na-ion compounds. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 44(16). View this article in WRRO
Akouibaa M, El Bali B, Oudghiri Hassani H, da Silva I, Morley N, Kalapsazova M, Kukeva R, Lachkar M, Ertekin Z & Symes MD (2024) Na2.64Mn1.64(MoO4)3 and Na2.62Ni1.69(MoO4)3: physicochemical investigations and electrochemical properties as 3.5 V class positive electrode material for Na-Batteries. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 129751-129751.
Majeed M, Akhtar M, Khatoon R, Amin N, Morley N, Tung LD, Amami M, Abbas W, Siddeeg SM, Thi Kim Thanh N , Sajjad MT et al (2024) Dielectric and magnetic response of Cu-Co-Sm ferrite impregnated with graphene nanoplatelets for high-frequency device applications. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 986, 173770-173770.
Zhang Y, Bai J, Guo K, Liu D, Gu J, Morley N, Ma Q, Gao Q, Zhang Y, Esling C , Zhao X et al (2024) An alloying strategy for tuning magnetism, thermal hysteresis, and mechanical properties in Ni-Mn-Sn-based Heusler alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 979, 173593-173593.
Arshad MI, Zahid H, Sajjad MT, Tung LD, Amin N, Thanh NTK, Amami M, Morley N, Alresheedi F, Dastgir A , Siddeeg SM et al (2024) Improvements in dielectric, electrical and magnetic contributions in Ca0.5Co0.5CrxFe2-xO4 spinel ferrites by the substitution of Cr3+ ions. Powder Technology, 438, 119469-119469.
Sun S, Bai J, Gu J, Guo K, Morley N, Gao Q, Zhang Y, Esling C, Zhao X & Zuo L (2024) Extraordinary mechanical properties and room-temperature magnetocaloric effects in spark plasma sintered all-d-metal Ni-Co-Mn-Ti alloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 976, 173406-173406.
Rowan-Robinson RM, Leong Z, Carpio S, Oh C & Morley NA (2024) Material informatics for functional magnetic material discovery. AIP Advances, 14(1).
Vincent JDS, Leong Z & Morley NA (2024) Interpretation of magnetostrictive sensor data in Mode 1 and Mode 2 of carbon fibre reinforced polymers. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 365, 114888-114888.
Arshad MI, Hasan MS, Rehman AU, Amin N, Tung LD, Kim Thanh NT, Morley NA, Amami M, Alresheedi F, Ezzine S & Gadhi MA (2024) Mg-modified Zn-Co-Fe-La nano ferrites: A study of structural, morphological, vibrational, electro-optical, dielectric and magnetic evolution. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 972, 172847-172847.
Ahmed N, Deffley R, Kundys B & Morley NA (2023) 3D printing of magnetostrictive property in 17/4 ph stainless steel. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 585, 171115-171115.
Akram M, Akhlaq S, Arshad MI, Amin N, Ifseisi AA, Akhtar M, Tung LD, Thanh NTK, Morley N, Sadiq S , Hussain S et al (2023) Improving the structural and transport properties of cadmium ferrites with the addition of cerium for high frequency applications. Solid State Communications, 373-374, 115317-115317.
Fatima M, Hasan MSU, Akhtar M, Morley N, Amin N, Rehman AU, Arshad MI, Amami M, Yaqub B & Ezzine S (2023) Comprehensive improvement of various features of Cu–Cd ferrites (Cu0.5Cd0.5Fe2–xCexO4) by cerium (Ce3+) ion substitution. ACS Omega, 8(44), 41169-41181. View this article in WRRO
Özden MG & Morley NA (2023) Enhancing soft‐magnetic properties of Fe‐based nanocrystalline materials with a novel double‐scanning technique. Advanced Engineering Materials. View this article in WRRO
Ozden MG & Morley NA (2023) Optimizing Laser Additive Manufacturing Process for Fe-based Nano-crystalline Magnetic Materials. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 170644-170644.
Gong P, Leong Z, Qi J, Kwok TWJ, Nutter J, Azakli Y, Zhou L, Palacin R, Davis C, Goodall R , Morley N et al (2023) Composition and phase structure dependence of magnetic properties for Co2FeCr0.5Alx (x=0.9, 1.2) multi principal component alloys. Acta Materialia, 256, 119113-119113.
Guan Z, Bai J, Zhang Y, Gu J, Morley N, Zhang Y, Esling C, Zhao X & Zuo L (2023) Ni-Co-Mn-Ti-B high performance multiferroic phase transformation material: Simultaneous modulation of mechanical properties and successive caloric effects by B doping. Materials Today Physics, 36, 101183-101183.
Ahmed I, Naz I, Morley N, Shabbir S, Maraj M, Ismail AG, Anwar H & Ahmad F (2023) Experimental and DFT investigation of structural and optical properties of lanthanum substituted bismuth ferrites. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 661, 414927-414927.
Akouibaa M, Lakkab I, Direm A, Lachkar M, Ouarsal R, Rakib S, Nasif V, Sayin K, Morley N & Bali BE (2023) [Cu2(ox)(dien)2](NO3)3, a precursor for preparation of CuO nanoparticles: Synthesis, structural, Hirshfeld surface analyses, and physico-chemical investigations. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1282, 135258-135258.
Ibn-Mohammed T, Koh SCL, Mustapha KB, Smith L, Acquaye A, Iyasara AC, Hussain F, Morley N, Sinclair DC, Randall CA & Reaney IM (2023) Techno-environmental analysis of material substitution in thermoelectric modules: non-oxide (bismuth telluride alloys) vs. oxide-based (lanthanum-doped strontium titanate and calcium cobaltite) materials. Energy Conversion and Management: X, 19.
Ur Rehman A, Abbas G, Ayoub B, Amin N, Ajaz un Nabi M, Morley NA, Akhtar M, Imran Arshad M, Uzair Khalid M, Afzaal M , Ghuffar A et al (2023) Impact of Ni2+ on the structural, optical, electrical, and dielectric properties of Cu0.25Co0.25Mg0.5-xNixCe0.03Fe1.97O4 spinel ferrites synthesized via sol-gel auto combustion (SGAC) route. Materials Science and Engineering: B, 291, 116407-116407.
Shah MQ, Murtaza G, Shafiq M, Sharif S & Morley NA (2023) Investigation of optoelectronic & thermoelectric features of ZnCrX2 (X= S Se Te) chalcopyrite semiconductor using mBJ potential. Chinese Journal of Physics.
Arshad MI, Mehmood K, Amin N, Morley NA & Thanh NTK (2023) Superior magnetodielectric properties of CoZnNd ferrites/GNPs composite materials for potential applications. Composites Communications, 39, 101571-101571.
Molinar-Díaz J, Woodliffe JL, Steer E, Morley NA, Brown PD & Ahmed I (2023) Optimisation of the flame spheroidisation process for the rapid manufacture of Fe3O4-based porous and dense microspheres. Molecules, 28(6).
Molinar‐Díaz J, Woodliffe JL, Milborne B, Murrell L, Islam MT, Steer E, Weston N, Morley NA, Brown PD & Ahmed I (2023) Ferromagnetic cytocompatible glass‐ceramic porous microspheres for magnetic hyperthermia applications. Advanced Materials Interfaces.
Rehman AU, Sharif S, Hegazy HH, Morley N, Amin N, Akhtar M, Arshad MI, Farooq Z, Munir Z & Munir T (2023) Low dielectric loss, and enhanced magneto-dielectric properties of Cu0.5Cd0.5-CoFe2O4 ferrites via Co2+ substitution. Materials Today Communications, 34, 105371-105371.
Rowan-Robinson RM, Leong Z & Morley NA (2023) CoFeMn0.5Al0.25: a high magnetisation CoFe based soft alloy with reduced Co content. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 299.
Akhtar M, Hasan MS, Amin N, Morley NA & Arshad MI (2023) Tuning structural, electrical, dielectric and magnetic properties of Mg–Cu–Co ferrites via dysprosium (Dy3+) doping. Journal of Rare Earths.
Ali HT, Amin N, Akhtar M, Arshad MI, Athar MK, Morley NA, Yusaf M, Latif Z & Mehmood K (2023) Synthesis and characterizations of nickel doped Co-Zn-Y ferrites. Journal of Ovonic Research, 19(1), 65-72.
Aslam A, Rehman AU, Amin N, Amman M, Akhtar M, Morley NA, Al-Sharif MS, Hessien MM, El-Nagdy KA & Arshad MI (2023) To study the structural, electrical, and magnetic properties of M (M = Mg2+, Mn2+, and Cd2+) doped Cu-Ni-Co-La spinel ferrites. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 294.
Akouibaa M, Hassani HO, Ouarsal R, Rakib S, Lachkar M, Poupon M, Dusek M, Morley N & Bali BE (2022) (H3dien)[Ni(NO3)(C2O4)2].2H2O: Synthesis, crystal structure, catalytic activity and magnetic study. Chemical Data Collections, 42.
Mehmood K, Rehman AU, Amin N, Morley NA & Arshad MI (2022) Graphene nanoplatelets/Ni-Co-Nd spinel ferrite composites with improving dielectric properties. Journal of Alloys and Compounds.
Hussain G, Ahmed I, Rehman AU, Subhani MU, Morley N, Akhtar M, Arshad MI & Anwar H (2022) Study of the role of dysprosium substitution in tuning structural, optical, electrical, dielectric, ferroelectric, and magnetic properties of bismuth ferrite multiferroic. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 919.
Quintana-Nedelcos A, Anis M, Osman R, Yang J, Leong Z, Azakli Y & Morley NA (2022) On the structural, microstructural and magnetic properties evolution of Ni0.5FeCoAlCrx alloys. Materials Letters, 311.
Leong Z, Huang Y, Wróbel JS, Gao J, Morley N & Goodall R (2022) Pairwise dilatational strain as a parametric model describing potential secondary phase formation and high-angle grain misorientation in as-cast high-entropy alloys. Intermetallics, 144.
Aslam A, Rehman AU, Amin N, Amami M, Nabi MAU, Alrobei H, Asghar M, Morley NA, Akhtar M, Arshad MI , Maraj M et al (2022) Sol–Gel Auto-combustion Preparation of M2+ = Mg2+, Mn2+, Cd2+ Substituted M0.25Ni0.15Cu0.25Co0.35Fe2O4 Ferrites and Their Characterizations. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism.
Abbas G, Rehman AU, Gull W, Afzaal M, Amin N, Ben Farhat L, Amami M, Morley NA, Akhtar M, Arshad MI , Ghuffar A et al (2022) Impact of Co2+ on the spectral, optoelectrical, and dielectric properties of Mg0.25Ni0.25Cu0.5−xCoxFe1.97La0.03O4 ferrites prepared via sol–gel auto-combustion route. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology.
Rehman AU, Amin N, Tahir MB, Nabi MAU, Morley NA, Alzaid M, Amami M, Akhtar M & Arshad MI (2022) Evaluation of spectral, optoelectrical, dielectric, magnetic, and morphological properties of RE3+ (La3+, and Ce3+) and Co2+ co-doped Zn 0.75 Cu 0.25 Fe 2 O 4 ferrites. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 275.
Leong Z, Desai P & Morley N (2021) Can empirical biplots predict high entropy oxide phases?. Journal of Composites Science, 5(12).
Surakarnkha J, Zhaoyuan L, Gong P, Holmes W, Desai P, Foreman J & Morley N (2021) Designing ferrite impregnated epoxy actuators for impact damage detection in carbon fibre reinforced composites. Composites Science and Technology, 216.
Amin N, Razaq A, Rehman AU, Hussain K, Nabi MAU, Morley NA, Amami M, Bibi A, Arshad MI, Mahmood K , Fatima M et al (2021) Transport properties of Ce-doped Cd ferrites CdFe2−xCexO4. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 34(11), 2945-2955.
Karaş B, Beedasy V, Leong Z, Morley NA, Mumtaz K & Smith PJ (2021) Integrated fabrication of novel inkjet-printed silver nanoparticle sensors on carbon fiber reinforced nylon composites. Micromachines, 12(10). View this article in WRRO
Ali HT, Ramzan M, Arshad MI, Morley NA, Abbas MH, Yusuf M, Rehman AU, Mahmood K, Ali A, Amin N & Ajaz-un-Nabi M (2021) Tailoring the optical, and magnetic properties of La-BaM hexaferrites by Ni substitution. Chinese Physics B. View this article in WRRO
Harris J, Leong Z, Gong P, Cornide J, Pughe C, Hansen TC, Quintana-Nedelcos A, Rowan-Robinson R, Dahlborg U, Calvo-Dahlborg M , Goodall R et al (2021) Investigation into the magnetic properties of CoFeNiCryCux alloys. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. View this article in WRRO
Gullapalli A, Beedasy V, Vincent JDS, Leong Z, Smith P & Morley N (2021) Flat inkjet-printed copper induction coils for magnetostrictive structural health monitoring: A comparison with bulk air coils and an anisotropic magnetoresistive sensor (AMR) sensor. Advanced Engineering Materials. View this article in WRRO
Aslam A, Rehman AU, Amin N, Nabi MAU, Abdullah QUA, Morley NA, Arshad MI, Ali HT, Yusuf M, Latif Z & Mehmood K (2021) Lanthanum doped Zn0.5Co0.5LaxFe2 spinel ferrites synthesized via co-precipitation route to evaluate structural, vibrational, electrical, optical, dielectric, and thermoelectric properties. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 154.
Baco S, Abbas QA, Hayward TJ & Morley NA (2021) An investigation on the mechanical properties of soft magnetostrictive FeCoCr films by nanoindentation. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. View this article in WRRO
Jingliang M, Wang K, Murahari P, Yokoyama K, Lord JS, Pratt FL, He J, Schulz L, Willis M, Anthony JE , Morley NA et al (2021) Reply to: On the observation of photo-excitation effects in molecules using muon spin spectroscopy.. Nature Materials.
Leong Z, Morley N & Goodall R (2021) Dilatational strain biplots against enthalpy of mixing for predicting high-entropy alloys and complex concentrated alloys phase stability. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 262.
Ozden MG & Morley NA (2021) Laser additive manufacturing of Fe-based magnetic amorphous alloys. Magnetochemistry, 7(2).
Quintana-Nedelcos A, Leong Z & Morley NA (2021) Study of dual-phase functionalisation of NiCoFeCr-Alx multicomponent alloys for the enhancement of magnetic properties and magneto-caloric effect. Materials Today Energy. View this article in WRRO
Aslam A, Morley NA, Amin N, Arshad MI, Ajaz un Nabi M, Ali A, Mahmood K, Bibi A, Iqbal F, Hussain S & Jamil Y (2020) Study of structural, optical and electrical properties of La3+ doped Mg0.25 Ni0.15 Cu0.25 Co0.35 Fe2-x Lax O4 spinel ferrites. Physica B: Condensed Matter.
Morley NA, Lim B, Xi J, Quintana-Nedelcos A & Leong Z (2020) Magnetic properties of the complex concentrated alloy system CoFeNi0.5Cr0.5Alx. Scientific Reports, 10(1).
Rehman AU, Morley NA, Amin N, Arshad MI, un Nabi MA, Mahmood K, Ali A, Aslam A, Bibi A, Iqbal MZ , Iqbal F et al (2020) Controllable synthesis of La3+ doped Zn0.5Co0.25Cu0.25Fe2−xLaxO4 (x = 0.0, 0.0125, 0.025, 0.0375, 0.05) nano-ferrites by sol-gel auto-combustion route. Ceramics International.
Hamdi N, Hidaoui S, Hassani HO, Lachkar M, Dusek M, Morley N & El Bali B (2020) Synthesis, crystal structure, physical and catalytic oxidation studies of a new hybrid phosphate [(N2H5)2Co(HPO4)2]. Journal of Molecular Structure. View this article in WRRO
Abbas Q, Rodrigues M, Baco S, Guan S & Morley N (2020) Influence of annealing temperature on the structural and magnetic properties of FeGaSiB thin films. Thin Solid Films. View this article in WRRO
Vincent JDS, Rodrigues M, Leong Z & Morley N (2020) Design and development of magnetostrictive actuators and sensors for structural health monitoring. Sensors, 20(3). View this article in WRRO
Abbas Q, Thomson T, Hayward T & Morley N (2019) Influence of Ga evaporation rate on the magnetic properties of amorphous FeGaSiB thin films. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. View this article in WRRO
Leong Z, Holmes W, Clarke J, Padki A, Hayes S & Morley N (2019) Magnetostrictive sensors for composite damage detection and wireless structural health monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 55(7). View this article in WRRO
Backman G, Lawton B & Morley NA (2019) Magnetostrictive Energy Harvesting: Materials and design study. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. View this article in WRRO
Morley NA, Nivedita LR, Manivel P, Pandian R, Murugesan S, Asokan K & RajendraKumar RT (2018) Enhancement of magnetostrictive properties of Galfenol thin films. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 451, 300-304. View this article in WRRO
Miskevich E, Alshammari FK, Yang WG, Sharp J, Baco S, Leong Z, Abbas QA & Morley NA (2018) Artificial multiferroic structures using soft magnetostrictive bilayers on Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)–PbTiO3. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 51. View this article in WRRO
Willis M, He J, Du J, Kreouzis T, Pratt FL, Lord JS, Telling MTF & Morley NA (2017) Reply to “Comment on ‘Muon spin relaxation study of spin dynamics in poly(triarylamine)”’. Synthetic Metals, 234, 177-179. View this article in WRRO
Abbas QA & Morley NA (2017) Fabrication and characterization of magnetostrictive amorphous FeGaSiB thin films. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 439, 353-357. View this article in WRRO
Hodges MPP, Grell M, Morley NA & Allwood DA (2017) Wide Field Magnetic Luminescence Imaging. Advanced Functional Materials, 27(31). View this article in WRRO
Quintana-Nedelcos A, Sánchez Llamazares JL, Sánchez-Valdés CF, Álvarez Alonso P, Gorria P, Shamba P & Morley NA (2017) On the correct estimation of the magnetic entropy change across the magneto-structural transition from the Maxwell relation: Study of MnCoGeBx alloy ribbons. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 694, 1189-1195. View this article in WRRO
Wang K, Murahari P, Yokoyama K, Lord JS, Pratt FL, He J, Schulz L, Willis M, Anthony JE, Morley NA , Nuccio L et al (2016) Temporal mapping of photochemical reactions and molecular excited states with carbon specificity.. Nature Materials, 16, 467-473. View this article in WRRO
Iurchuk V, Schick D, Bran J, Colson D, Forget A, Halley D, Koc A, Reinhardt M, Kwamen C, Morley NA , Bargheer M et al (2016) Optical Writing of Magnetic Properties by Remanent Photostriction. Physical Review Letters, 117(10). View this article in WRRO
Shamba P, Morley NA, Cespedes O, Reaney IM & Rainforth WM (2016) Optimization of magnetocaloric properties of arc-melted and spark plasma-sintered LaFe₁₁.₆Si₁.₄. Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, 122(8). View this article in WRRO
Szumiata T, Gzik-Szumiata M, Brzózka K, Górka B, Gawroński M, Caruana Finkel A, Reeves-McLaren N & Morley NA (2016) Interface influence on the properties of Co 90 Fe 10 films on soft magnetic underlayers – Magnetostrictive and Mössbauer spectrometry studies. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 401, 943-948. View this article in WRRO
Yang W-G, Morley NA, Sharp J, Tian Y & Rainforth WM (2016) Strain-mediated converse magnetoelectric coupling strength manipulation by a thin titanium layer. Applied Physics Letters, 108(1). View this article in WRRO
Morley NA, Dost R, Lingam ASV & Barlow AJ (2015) Investigations of the polymer/magnetic interface of organic spin-valves. Applied Surface Science, 359, 704-713. View this article in WRRO
Yang W-G, Morley NA, Sharp J & Rainforth WM (2015) Giant electric field tunable magnetic properties in a Co50Fe50/lead magnesium niobate–lead titanate multiferroic heterostructure. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 48(30), 305005-305005. View this article in WRRO
Yang W-G, Morley NA & Rainforth WM (2015) Electric field-controlled magnetization in bilayered magnetic films for magnetoelectric memory. Journal of Applied Physics, 118(3), 034102-034102. View this article in WRRO
He J, Du J, Kreouzis T, Pratt FL, Lord JS, Telling MTF, Drew AJ, Morley NA & Willis M (2015) Muon spin relaxation study of spin dynamics in poly(triarylamine). Synthetic Metals, 208, 21-25. View this article in WRRO
Morley NA, Finkel AC, Yang W & Reeves-McLaren N (2014) Magnetic and Structural Characterization of NiFe/Fe₃₀Co₇₀ Bilayers. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 50(11), 1-4. View this article in WRRO
Morley NA, Drew AJ, Zhang H, Scott K, Hudziak S & Morgan DJ (2014) Study of the magnetic-Alq interface in organic spin-valves. Applied Surface Science. View this article in WRRO
Caruana Finkel A, Reeves-Mclaren N & Morley NA (2014) Influence of soft magnetic underlayers on the magnetic properties of Co90Fe10 films. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 357, 87-92.
Yokoyama K, Murahari P, Heathcote P, Nuccio L, Lord JS, Morley NA & Drew AJ (2013) Future directions of μsR - Laser excitation. Physica Scripta, 88(6).
Torchio R, Kvashnin YO, Marini C, Mathon O, Garbarino G, Mezouar M, Wright JP, Bruno P, Genovese L, Baudelet F , Meneghini C et al (2013) Pressure-induced structural and magnetic phase transitions in ordered and disordered equiatomic FeCo. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 88(18).
Kotapati S, Javed A, Reeves-Mclaren N, Gibbs MRJ & Morley NA (2013) Effect of the Ni81Fe19 thickness on the magnetic properties of Ni81Fe19/Fe50Co50 bilayers. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 331, 67-71.
Szumiata T, Górka B, Brzózka K, Gawroński M, Gzik-Szumiata M, Javed A, Morley NA & Gibbs MRJ (2013) Mössbauer study of vacuum annealed Fe100-xgax (10 ≤ x ≤ 35) thin films. Nukleonika, 58(1), 27-30.
Liu C-Y, Allwood DA, Gibbs MRJ, Morley NA, AlQahtani HRH & Grell M (2013) Interfacial studies of polymeric spin-valve structures. Synthetic Metals.
Gillin W & Morley N (2013) Editorial. Synthetic Metals, 173, 1-1.
Morley NA, Hodges MH, Gibbs MRJ, Qahtani HRHA, Grell M, Dediu V & Morgan DJ (2012) Study of polymer-magnetic electrode interfaces using XPS. Applied Surface Science.
Dean J, Bryan MT, Morley NA, Hrkac G, Javed A, Gibbs MRJ & Allwood DA (2011) Numerical study of the effective magnetocrystalline anisotropy and magnetostriction in polycrystalline FeGa films. J APPL PHYS, 110(4).
Schulz L, Nuccio L, Willis M, Desai P, Shakya P, Kreouzis T, Malik VK, Bernhard C, Pratt FL, Morley NA , Suter A et al (2011) Erratum: Engineering spin propagation across a hybrid organic/inorganic interface using a polar layer. Nature Materials, 10(3), 252-252.
Javed A, Morley NA, Szumiata T & Gibbs MRJ (2011) A comparative study of the microstructural and magnetic properties of <110> textured thin polycrystalline Fe 100-x Ga x (10 ≤ x ≤ 35) films. Applied Surface Science, 257(14), 5977-5983.
Morley NA, Dhandapani D, Rao A, Al Qahtani H, Gibbs MRJ, Grell M, Eastwood D & Tanner BK (2011) Polymeric spin-valves at room temperature. Synthetic Metals, 161(7-8), 558-562.
Javed A, Morley NA & Gibbs MRJ (2011) Effect of growth parameters on the structure and magnetic properties of thin polycrystalline Fe films fabricated on Si〈1 0 0〉 substrates. Applied Surface Science, 257(13), 5586-5590.
Torchio R, Pascarelli S, Mathon O, Marini C, Anzellini S, Centomo P, Meneghini C, Mobilio S, Morley NA & Gibbs MRJ (2011) Structure and magnetism in compressed iron-cobalt alloys. HIGH PRESSURE RES, 31(1), 148-152.
Szumiata T, Brzózka K, Gawroński M, Górka B, Javed A, Morley NA & Gibbs MRJ (2011) Structural and magnetic ordering in Fe-Ga thin films examined by Mössbauer spectrometry. Acta Physica Polonica A, 119(1), 21-23.
Javed A, Morley NA & Gibbs MRJ (2011) Effect of growth parameters on the structure and magnetic properties of thin polycrystalline Fe films fabricated on Si〈1 0 0〉 substrates. Applied Surface Science.
Javed A, Morley NA, Szumiata T & Gibbs MRJ (2011) A comparative study of the microstructural and magnetic properties of fenced(1 1 0) textured thin polycrystalline Fe100-x Ga x (10 ≤ x ≤ 35) films. Applied Surface Science.
Dhandapani D, Morley NA, Gibbs MRJ, Kreouzis T, Shakya P, Desai P & Gillin WP (2010) The Effect of Injection Layers on a Room Temperature Organic Spin Valve. IEEE T MAGN, 46(6), 1307-1310.
Javed A, Szumiata T, Morley NA & Gibbs MRJ (2010) An investigation of the effect of structural order on magnetostriction and magnetic behavior of Fe-Ga alloy thin films. ACTA MATER, 58(11), 4003-4011.
Javed A, Szumiata T, Morley NA & Gibbs MRJ (2010) An investigation of the effect of structural order on magnetostriction and magnetic behavior of Fe-Ga alloy thin films. Acta Materialia, 58(11), 4003-4011.
Morley NA, Dhandapani D, Rao A, Al Qahtani H, Gibbs MRJ, Grell M, Eastwood D & Tanner BK (2010) Polymeric spin-valves at room temperature. Synthetic Metals.
Schulz L, Nuccio L, Willis M, Desai P, Shakya P, Kreouzis T, Malik VK, Bernhard C, Pratt FL, Morley NA , Suter A et al (2010) Engineering spin propagation across a hybrid organic/inorganic interface using a polar layer. Nature Materials.
Javed A, Morley NA & Gibbs MRJ (2009) Structure, magnetic and magnetostrictive properties of as-deposited Fe-Ga thin films. J MAGN MAGN MATER, 321(18), 2877-2882.
Drew AJ, Hoppler J, Schulz L, Pratt FL, Desai P, Shakya P, Kreouzis T, Gillin WP, Suter A, Morley NA , Malik VK et al (2009) Direct measurement of the electronic spin diffusion length in a fully functional organic spin valve by low-energy muon spin rotation. NAT MATER, 8(2), 109-114.
Morley NA, Yeh SL, Rigby S, Javed A & Gibbs MRJ (2008) Development of a cosputter-evaporation chamber for Fe-Ga films. J VAC SCI TECHNOL A, 26(4), 581-586.
Drew AJ, Pratt FL, Hoppler J, Schulz L, Malik-Kumar V, Morley NA, Desai P, Shakya P, Kreouzis T, Gillin WP , Kim KW et al (2008) Intrinsic mobility limit for anisotropic electron transport in Alq(3). PHYS REV LETT, 100(11).
Desai P, Shakya P, Kreouzis T, Gillin WP, Morley NA & Gibbs MRJ (2007) Magnetoresistance and efficiency measurements of Alq(3)-based OLEDs. PHYS REV B, 75(9).
Morley NA, Gibbs MRJ, Ahmad E, Will IG & Xu YB (2006) Anisotropies and magnetostriction constants of epitaxial Co films on GaAs(100) substrates. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT, 18(39), 8781-8789.
Morley NA, Gibbs MRJ, Ahmad E, Will I & Xu YB (2006) MOKE hysteresis loop method of determining the anisotropy constants of ferromagnetic thin films: Fe on GaAs(100) with overlayers of Au and Cr. J MAGN MAGN MATER, 300(2), 436-444.
Morley NA, Gibbs MRJ, Ahmad E, Will IG & Xu YB (2006) Comparison between the in-plane anisotropies and magnetostriction constants of thin epitaxial Fe films grown on GaAs and Ga0.8In0.2As substrates, with Cr overlayers. J APPL PHYS, 99(8). View this article in WRRO
Morley NA, Gibbs MR, Ahmad E, Will IG & Xu Y (2006) In-plane anisotropics, magnetostriction and magnetoresistance of epitaxial Co films on GaAs(100) substrates. INTERMAG 2006 - IEEE International Magnetics Conference, 93.
Morley NA, Gibbs MRJ, Ahmad E, Will IG & Xu YB (2005) In-plane anisotropy and magnetostriction constants of Fe/Ga0.8In0.2As films with Cr overlayers. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT, 17(46), 7253-7262.
Morley NA, Gibbs MRJ, Ahmad E, Will IG & Xu YB (2005) Magnetostriction and magnetocrystalline anisotropy constants of ultrathin epitaxial Fe films on GaAs, with Au overlayers. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT, 17(7), 1201-1208.
Morley NA, Gibbs MRJ, Fronc K & Zuberek R (2004) Orientation and layer thickness dependence on the longitudinal magnetization and transverse magnetization hysteresis loops of sputtered multilayer Fe/Si and Fe/Ge thin films. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT, 16(23), 4121-4129.
Osamura K, Sugano M, Nyilas A, Shin HS, Weijers H, Hampshire DP, Morley N, Morley K, Keys S, Leghissa M , Herkert W et al (2002) The tensile property of commercial Bi2223 tapes: a report on the international round-robin test. Superconductor Science and Technology, 15(6), 888-893.
Morley NA, Leigh NR, Hongjun Niu & Hampshire DP (2001) High upper critical field in the Chevrel phase superconductor lead-molybdenum-sulphide doped with europium. IEEE Transactions on Appiled Superconductivity, 11(1), 3599-3602.
Niu HJ, Morley NA & Hampshire DP (2001) Chevrel phase (Pb/sub 1-x/Cu/sub 1.8x/)Mo/sub 6/S/sub 8/ with a mixed structure and high critical parameters. IEEE Transactions on Appiled Superconductivity, 11(1), 3619-3622.
Yıldız DE, Gullu HH, Yıldırım M, Morley N & Sahingoz R () Novel Al/CoFe/p-Si and Al/NiFe/p-Si MS-type photodiode for sensing. Nanotechnology.
Ahmed N, Smith PJ & Morley NA () Inkjet Printing Magnetostrictive Materials for Structural Health Monitoring of Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composite. Sensors, 24(14), 4657-4657.
Yıldız DE, Karabulut A, Yildirim M, Morley N & Sahingoz R () Photoelectrical performances of semiconductor-based devices having CoFe and CoFeNi magnetic interlayers. Physica Scripta.
Zhang Y, Bai J, Guo K-L, Xu J-X, Gu J-L, Morley N, Gao Q-Z, Zhang Y-D, Esling C, Zhao X & Zuo L () Unraveling magnetic properties and martensitic transformation in Mn-rich Ni–Mn–Sn alloys: first-principles calculations and experiments. Rare Metals.
Ben Abdelhadi A, Rodríguez-Sánchez S, Ouarsal R, Saadi M, El Ammari L, Morley N, El Bali B, Gómez-Torres Ó, Lachkar M & Douhal A () Synthesis, characterization, and magnetic and antibacterial properties of a novel iron(iii) complex (CH₃)₂NH₂[Fe(phen)Cl₄]. Materials Advances.
Özden MG, Üstün-Yavuz MS & Morley NA () Predictive modelling of laser powder bed fusion of Fe-based nanocrystalline alloys based on experimental data using multiple linear regression analysis. Heliyon. View this article in WRRO
Ozden MG, Freeman FSHB & Morley NA () Soft‐magnetic behaviour of Fe‐based nanocrystalline alloys produced using laser powder bed fusion. Advanced Engineering Materials.

Conference proceedings papers

Baral A, Pesce C, Utton C, Kinoshita H, Morley N, Provis J & Hanein T (2023) Hydration of calcium [alumino] ferrite with limestone. Further Reduction of CO2 -Emissions and Circularity in the Cement and Concrete Industry (pp 209-212). Bangkok, Thailand, 18 September 2023 - 18 September 2023. View this article in WRRO
Pesce C, Baral A, Utton C, Kinoshita H, Morley N, Provis J & Hanein T (2023) Effect of synthesis conditions, Zn doping and Al/Fe ratio on calcium [alumino] ferrite structure. Further Reduction of CO2 -Emissions and Circularity in the Cement and Concrete Industry, Vol. 1 (pp 94-97). Bangkok, Thailand, 18 September 2023 - 18 September 2023. View this article in WRRO
Pesce C, Baral A, Utton C, Kinoshita H, Morley N, Provis J & Hanein T (2023) Hydration of Calcium [Alumino] Ferrite with Limestone. Thailand Concrete Association, (ed.) Further Reduction of CO2 -Emissions and Circularity in the Cement and Concrete Industry
Davis-Fowell E, Morley N, Allwood D & Goodall R (2023) Optimisation of Ga-doped τ-MnAl for use as a permanent magnetic material. 2023 IEEE International Magnetic Conference - Short Papers (INTERMAG Short Papers), 15 May 2023 - 19 May 2023.
Li G-J, Zhang Y, Zhang W, Morley N & Zhu Z (2022) Thermomagnetic Cooling for High Power Density Electrical Machines. IEEE, 9 October 2022 - 13 October 2022.
Hayes S (2018) Structural health monitoring using magnetostrictive sensors. 2018 IEEE International Magnetics Conference (INTERMAG), 23 April 2018 - 27 April 2018. View this article in WRRO
Shamba P, Kerridge G, Morley NA, Reaney IM & Rainforth WM (2017) Synthesis of magnetocaloric LaFe11.6Si1.4 alloy by spark plasma sintering. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 903 (pp 012041-012041) View this article in WRRO
Al-Taher A, Reiss RW, Lafferty AD, Hayes SA, Lupu N, Murgulescu I & Morley NA (2017) Magnetostrictive materials for aerospace applications. Journal of Physics : Conference Series, Vol. 903(1) View this article in WRRO
Abbas QA, Morley NA, Johansson A & Thomson T (2017) Influence of Ar Pressure on the Magnetic Properties of Amorphous FeGaSiB Thin Films. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 24 April 2017 - 28 April 2017. View this article in WRRO
Leung Z, Al-Taher A, Chan L, Walters N, McGahan M, Hayes S, Lupu N, Murgulescu I & Morley N (2017) Structural Health Monitoring using magnetostrictive sensors. 2017 IEEE International Magnetics Conference (INTERMAG), 24 April 2017 - 28 April 2017.
Romero-Gonzalez M, Skipworth P, Morley N, Turton T, Holdsworth E, Chimonides G, Hassani F & Claeyssens F (2016) Measuring continuous concentration of mass pollutants in the aquatic environment. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 251
Hassani FA, Morley NA & Romero-Gonzalez M (2015) A polymer based sensor for phosphate detection in water. 2015 IEEE SENSORS, 1 November 2015 - 4 November 2015. View this article in WRRO
Schulz L, Wang K, Willis M, Nuccio L, Murahari P, Zhang S, Pratt FL, Lord JS, Morley NA, Bernhard C & Drew AJ (2014) Measurement of hyperfine coupling constants of muoniated radicals in small molecule semiconductors. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 551 (pp 012042-012042) View this article in WRRO
Szumiata T, Gorka B, Brzozka K, Gawronski M, Gzik-Szumiata M, Javed A, Morley NA & Gibbs MRJ (2013) Mossbauer study of vacuum annealed Fe100-xGax (10 <= x <= 35) thin films. NUKLEONIKA, Vol. 58(1) (pp 27-30)
Javed A, Morley NA & Gibbs MRJ (2010) Thickness dependence of magnetic and structural properties in Fe80Ga20 thin films. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, Vol. 107(9)
Dhandapani D, Rao A, Morley NA, Das A, Grell M & Gibbs MRJ (2009) Effect of polymer processing on spin magnetoresistance in organic structures. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, Vol. 105(7)
Morley NA, Javed A & Gibbs MRJ (2009) Effect of a forming field on the magnetic and structural properties of thin Fe-Ga films. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, Vol. 105(7)
Dhandapani D, Morley NA, Rao A, Das A, Grell M & Gibbs MRJ (2008) Comparison of Room Temperature Polymeric Spin-Valves With Different Organic Components. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, Vol. 44(11) (pp 2670-2673)
Morley NA, Rao A, Dhandapani D, Gibbs MRJ, Grell M & Richardson T (2008) Room temperature organic spintronics. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, Vol. 103(7)
Morley NA, Tang SL, Gibbs MRJ, Ahmad E, Will IG & Xu YB (2005) Magnetocrystalline anisotropies and magnetostriction of ultrathin Fe films on GaAs with Cr overlayers. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, Vol. 97(10)
Morley NA, Gibbs MRJ, Fronc K & Zuberek R (2005) Magnetoresistance measurements on Fe/Si and Fe/Ge multilayer thin films. JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS, Vol. 286 (pp 91-94)
Ahmad E, Will IG, Lu YX, Xu YB, Morley NA & Gibbs MRJ (2004) Hysteretic properties of epitaxial Fe/GaAs(100) ultrathin films under external uniaxial strain. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, Vol. 95(11) (pp 6555-6557)

Preprints

Hassan MSU, Morley NA, Ali SS, Amin N, Bibi A, Arshad MI, Nabi MAU, Ali A, Mahmood K & Aslam A () Electrical, Dielectric and Magnetic Properties of Mg2+ Doped Zn-Co-La Spinel Ferrites for High Microwave Frequency (5.7-13.4 GHz) Applications, Research Square Platform LLC.

Professional activities and memberships

Member of the Muon Facility Access Panel.
Programme Chair of SpinOS 2012
Guest Editor for Synthetic Metals special edition (2012)

Case Study - High Entropy Alloys

High Entropy Alloys: The next big thing in soft magnetic films?

"I had been working for twelve years in academia and hit a point where I had a done a lot of teaching, research and administration. I had applied for and lost a big grant to pursue a new research area, making me realise that I needed to step back from my other duties and get back into the lab to see where this research could go, so I applied for the Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship.

"'High Entropy Alloys' are big buzzwords with the materials science field, having only been discovered a decade ago. I noticed this area was underdeveloped within my own research area of magnetic materials, with only ~10 published papers on their magnetics properties, so I saw an opportunity to tune the properties within my fellowship and found that they had stranger behaviour than I had anticipated. The fellowship allowed me to explore this new area and discover these novel properties.

"My research was productive in this year and was promoted to Professor (despite only applying to Reader level) as a direct result of my fellowship. Without this fellowship, it is likely that I would only have been promoted to a Reader position with a heavier teaching load and not as much time for lab-based research. There was also benefit for the magnetics research group as in the year and a half since my fellowship, we have brought in £2.5m of research funding, compared to only £500k in the prior five years.

"I was known in the community prior to this fellowship, but since I have been invited to more conferences and was invited to sit on the Women in Magnetism International Group. The Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship came at the right time, when my kids were old enough that I could spend more time on research and has grown my confidence, setting off more career opportunities since."

Case study from The Royal Society.