Ajay Karakoti

Structure and Interfaces of Advanced Battery Electrode and Electrolytes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Vijayakumar Murugesan

Project type

Contracted Time

The research undertaken as part of this project will yield fundamental results that will inform electrolyte design and optimization for advanced battery systems, and enhance development of existing,…

Solution Structure and Interfaces of Advanced Battery Electrolytes by Multinuclear NMR

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Vijayakumar Murugesan

The detailed investigation of advanced battery electrolyte solution structure and dynamics is critical to the ongoing development and capability expansion of alternative battery technologies for grid…

Understanding the influence of radiation exposure on ceria nanoparticle surface chemistry

Lead Institution

University of Central Florida

Principal Investigator

Sudipta Seal

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Primary focus of this work is to study the effect of radiation exposure on the surface chemistry of cerium oxide. High quality, single and polycrystalline thin films of ceria will be synthesized…

Molecular-scale visualization of ligand conformation on functionalized nanoparticles: A combination of experimental and theoretical studies

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Theva Thevuthasan

The goal of this project is to develop capabilities that will advance the fundamental understanding of the interaction between the nanoparticles surfaces and organic ligand molecules as applicable to…

Nanoparticle design, synthesis and characterization for NIH Center Integrating Structure, Activity, Biokinetics and Response for Engineered Nanoparticle (ENP) Risk Assessment

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Baer

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This work provides the essential materials science base for designing, synthesizing and delivering three types of nanoparticles for three mechanistic nanotoxicology related biological studies being…

Materials Science Core for NIH Center -Integrating Structure, Activity, Biokinetics and Response for Engineered Nanoparticle (ENP) Risk Assessment

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Baer

This reseach uses EMSL capabilities to synthesize, characterize and deliver well defined nanoparticles for toxicological studies in support of a National Institute of Health Center on the Toxicology…

Materials Science Core for NIH Center -Integrating Structure, Activity, Biokinetics and Response for Engineered Nanoparticle (ENP) Risk Assessment

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Baer

This reseach uses EMSL capabilities to synthesize, characterize and deliver well defined nanoparticles for toxicological studies in support of a National Institute of Health Center on the Toxicology…

Predicting solvent mediated preferential ion pairing in ionic solute mixture

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Vijayakumar Murugesan

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

A comprehensive understanding of solvent mediated ion pair formation between ionic solutes at the molecular- and mesoscale level remains elusive. This knowledge gap prevents the straightforward…

Understanding the effect of etching medium in tuning the surface polarity of silica nanoparticles for tuning the loading and release of anticancer drugs

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Mark Engelhard

Silica nanoparticles have traditionally been used in drug delivery owing to their easy synthesis, nearly inert behaviour and ability to tune its surfaces for attaching targeting moieties. Recently…

Chromium diffusion kinetics in nano-ceria and doped ceria coatings: An UCF-PNNL collaboration

Lead Institution

University of Central Florida

Principal Investigator

Sudipta Seal

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Steels are used as a staple alloy (worldwide consumption over 20 million tons annually) in applications such as household appliances, cutlery, oil and gas pipelines, and the like. However, select…

Tuning the chemistry and configuration of oxide nanostructures for energy and environmental applications

Lead Institution

University of Central Florida

Principal Investigator

Sudipta Seal

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Materials development based on a fundamental understanding of their behavior has gained a new impetus with the advent of nanotechnology. Oxide nanostructures are among the most widely studied…

EMSL Science Overview

Ajay Karakoti

Projects

Structure and Interfaces of Advanced Battery Electrode and Electrolytes

Solution Structure and Interfaces of Advanced Battery Electrolytes by Multinuclear NMR

Understanding the influence of radiation exposure on ceria nanoparticle surface chemistry

Molecular-scale visualization of ligand conformation on functionalized nanoparticles: A combination of experimental and theoretical studies

Nanoparticle design, synthesis and characterization for NIH Center Integrating Structure, Activity, Biokinetics and Response for Engineered Nanoparticle (ENP) Risk Assessment

Materials Science Core for NIH Center -Integrating Structure, Activity, Biokinetics and Response for Engineered Nanoparticle (ENP) Risk Assessment

Materials Science Core for NIH Center -Integrating Structure, Activity, Biokinetics and Response for Engineered Nanoparticle (ENP) Risk Assessment

Predicting solvent mediated preferential ion pairing in ionic solute mixture

Understanding the effect of etching medium in tuning the surface polarity of silica nanoparticles for tuning the loading and release of anticancer drugs

Chromium diffusion kinetics in nano-ceria and doped ceria coatings: An UCF-PNNL collaboration

Tuning the chemistry and configuration of oxide nanostructures for energy and environmental applications