We are proud to announce that Anna Agata Tomaszewska MSc a scientific and technical staff member at the Institute of Materials Engineering, University of Rzeszów, has been granted access to the world-class research infrastructure within the competition organised by  the Institute Laue-Langevin (ILL) which is one of the most important European reseach, neutron centres.

The Institute Laue-Langevin (ILL) operates a unique world-class neutron scattering facility comprising approximately 40 state-of-the-art research instruments. Each year, scientists from more than 40 countries apply for access to these instruments, with the allocation of beam time subject to a rigorous peer-review process conducted by international experts. Consequently, being granted the opportunity to perform experiments at the ILL represents a significant scientific distinction and serves as a recognition of the high quality and excellence of the proposed research.

The project co-authored by Anna Agata Tomaszewska MSc, entitled Interface-Driven Spin Structure in Multishell Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles, was awarded three days of beam time on the D33 instrument for polarized small-angle neutron scattering (SANSPOL) measurements. All costs associated with the experiments are covered by the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL).

The research will focus on multilayer spinel ferrite nanoparticles with the composition CoFe₂O₄@MnFe₂O₄@ZnFe₂O₄. The aim of the project is to elucidate the influence of interfacial boundaries on the local spin structure and exchange coupling mechanisms in multilayer heterostructures. The application of polarized small-angle neutron scattering (SANSPOL) will enable the separation of the magnetic and nuclear scattering contributions, as well as the determination of the chemical composition across the core–shell interfaces. The results are expected to provide new insights into the mechanisms responsible for the changes in magnetization and coercivity observed upon the formation of successive ferrite shells.

The results of this research will be incorporated into the doctoral dissertation entitled Engineering of Homo- and Heterostructured Layered Nanoferrites Modified with Transition Metal Cations and Their Influence on Physicochemical Properties, being carried out at the University of Rzeszów, the Institute of Materials Engineering, under the supervision of Associate Professor Ireneusz Stefaniuk, and Assistant Supervisor Magdalena Kulpa-Greszta, PhD, Eng.

The implementation of this project at the Institute Laue-Langevin represents an important step forward in research on advanced magnetic nanomaterials and highlights the growing international engagement of researchers affiliated with the University of Rzeszów.