Alexander Bard

Biomimetic controls over the formation of functional materials using sequence-defined macromolecules

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Chunlong Chen

Project type

Contracted Time

The aim of this proposal is to utilize the capabilities of EMSL to investigate the self-assembly of sequence-defined macromolecules, such as proteins and peptoids, into hierarchical materials and…

Ion-beam-induced defect formation in oxide thin films

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Steven Spurgeon

This project aims to study ion-beam irradiation-induced defects in oxide and semiconductor systems. It is challenging to predict the defects that will form under different irradiation conditions in…

Developing Data Analytical Tools to Map Crystalline Defects from APT 3D Compositional Point Cloud Maps

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Daniel Perea

The atom-by-atom 3D point cloud composition mapping produced by Atom Probe Tomography (APT) provides the potential to directly measure nanocrystalline structure and identify specific lattice defects,…

Probing the mechanism of CO2 hydrogenation over Co and Fe single nanoparticles: Route to nanoparticle structural intimacy by Atom Probe Tomography

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Daniel Perea

Addressing the negative impact of CO2 on the global environment requires a multifaceted mitigation strategy which includes CO2 conversion to higher value compounds, satisfying both economic and…

Ion-beam-induced defect formation in heterostructured interfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Steven Spurgeon

This project aims to expand our investigation of defects induced by ion-beam irradiation in oxide and semiconductor systems. We build on our prior existing EMSL proposals, which resulted in multiple…

EMSL Science Overview

Alexander Bard

Projects

Biomimetic controls over the formation of functional materials using sequence-defined macromolecules

Ion-beam-induced defect formation in oxide thin films

Developing Data Analytical Tools to Map Crystalline Defects from APT 3D Compositional Point Cloud Maps

Probing the mechanism of CO2 hydrogenation over Co and Fe single nanoparticles: Route to nanoparticle structural intimacy by Atom Probe Tomography

Ion-beam-induced defect formation in heterostructured interfaces