Annual progress report of the Condensed Matter Physics and Chemistry Department 1 January - 31 December 1999

The Condensed Matter Physics and Chemistry Department is concerned with both fundamental and applied research into the physical and chemical properties of materials. The principal activities in the year 1999 are presented in this progress report.

The research in physics is concentrated on neutron and X-ray scattering techniques and the problems studied include two- and three-dimensional structures, magnetic ordering and spin dynamics, superconductivity, phase transitions and nano-scale structures. The research in chemistry includes chemical synthesis and physico-chemical investigation of small molecules and polymers, with emphasis on polymers with new optical properties, block copolymers, surface-modified polymers and supramolecular structures. Theoretical work related to these problems is undertaken, including Monte Carlo simulation, computer simulation of molecules and polymers and methods of data analysis.

The readers are invited to contact the department or the authors of the individual contributions for more detailed information than can be given in this report. The postal address is: Condensed Matter Physics and Chemistry Department, Risø National Laboratory. P.O. Box 49, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark. Email addresses may be found one the last pages of this report or under the titles of the contributions.