Bernd Kabius

Modeling-Assisted Growth of New Multiferroics in the MTiO3 (M = Fe, Mn, Ni) Family as Epitaxial Thin Films

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Tamas Varga

Materials that simultaneously show electric and magnetic order are currently gaining increasing attention due to the fact that such multiferroics are promising materials for the design of new…

Measuring Lattice Expansion in Catalytic Nanoparticles with Atomic Resolution by
Coherent Nanodiffraction

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Bernd Kabius

Nanoparticles with a diameter of a few nanometer show fundamentally different catalytic behavior than particles with a few tens of nanometer [1,2,3]. Their activity is much higher and they are more…

Electronic and Optical Properties of Doped Complex Oxide Epitaxial Films and Interfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Scott Chambers

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The effect of A-cation site and anion-site doping, as well as heteroepitaxial interface formation, on the electronic and optical properties of La-based perovskites will be investigated. Specimens…

EMSL/FCSD Scientific Partner Proposal on the Dynamics of Biological and Catalytic Systems

Lead Institution

University of Liverpool

Principal Investigator

Nigel Browning

Project type

Scientific Partner

The goal of this Scientific Partner Proposal is to develop the capability to observe “live” biological and catalytic processes in the dynamic transmission electron microscope (DTEM). Live biological…

Correlative compositional mapping and electronic transport of p-n heterostructured semiconductor nanowires for photovoltaic applications

Lead Institution

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Samuel Picraux

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The p-n junction can be regarded as the most important electronic structure that is responsible for the ubiquity of semiconductor microelectronics today and are found in a wide range of devices from…

Multinuclear Solid-State NMR Studies of Environmental and Biological Systems

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Karl Mueller

My research team at EMSL carries out a number of studies that utilize a combination of high-resolution, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and computational chemistry to…

Stability of Catalytic Nanoparticles on Substrates with Artificially Controlled Surface Topology

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Bernd Kabius

Catalytic reactions play a major role in chemical industry and other areas such as transportation. Improving catalytic efficiency and selectivity has a strong impact on energy efficiency, one of DOE…

Improving magnetoelectric coupling in novel single-phase multiferroic thin films of the MTiO3
(M = Fe, Mn, Ni, …) family

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Tamas Varga

Multiferroics exhibit simultaneous electric and magnetic order. They are receiving increasing attention due to the fact that they show promise for the design of new multifunctional devices where…

Fundamental Studies of Ice Nucleation Using Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM)

Lead Institution

Purdue University

Principal Investigator

Alexander Laskin

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed research is to demonstrate applicability of a novel experimental platform for systematic studies of ice nucleation efficiency of atmospheric particles with determination of…

Developing Three-dimensional characterization methods for energy and environmental materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

Three dimensional high resolution nanoscale characterization is pivotal in understanding materials relevant to energy and environmental applications. As a part of this proposal and an LDRD funded by…

EMSL Science Overview

Bernd Kabius

Projects

Modeling-Assisted Growth of New Multiferroics in the MTiO3 (M = Fe, Mn, Ni) Family as Epitaxial Thin Films

Measuring Lattice Expansion in Catalytic Nanoparticles with Atomic Resolution by
Coherent Nanodiffraction

Electronic and Optical Properties of Doped Complex Oxide Epitaxial Films and Interfaces

EMSL/FCSD Scientific Partner Proposal on the Dynamics of Biological and Catalytic Systems

Correlative compositional mapping and electronic transport of p-n heterostructured semiconductor nanowires for photovoltaic applications

Multinuclear Solid-State NMR Studies of Environmental and Biological Systems

Stability of Catalytic Nanoparticles on Substrates with Artificially Controlled Surface Topology

Improving magnetoelectric coupling in novel single-phase multiferroic thin films of the MTiO3
(M = Fe, Mn, Ni, …) family

Fundamental Studies of Ice Nucleation Using Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM)

Developing Three-dimensional characterization methods for energy and environmental materials