Chongmin Wang

In-situ microscopy and spectroscopy study of structural and chemical evolution of energy materials

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Chongmin Wang

The objective of the proposed research is to use in-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to probe the interfacial structure and chemistry of next-generation energy storage materials, such as…

Open Ocean Ship-Board Study of Atmospheric Aerosols at the Equatorial Pacific: Characterizing Iron in Marine Aerosol

Lead Institution

Central Washington University

Principal Investigator

Anne Johansen

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Iron is a growth-limiting nutrient to phytoplankton in the open ocean, but its sources, chemistry and physical forms are largely unknown. Since phytoplankton control global climate by producing ~50%…

Kinetic study of heterogeneous reaction of palladium nanoparticles with O2 and OH

Lead Institution

Stanford University

Principal Investigator

Hai Wang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed research will examine the reaction kinetics and mechanism of palladium nanoparticle oxidation in molecular oxygen and by the hydroxyl radical. We will use the substrate deposited…

Nanolayered, Self-healing Radiation Shielding Foils

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Theva Thevuthasan

Recent discovery and research indicate that materials can be hardened against radiation damage by building nanolayered structures with an optimized layer thickness to increase point defect…

Atomic level probing of structure and property relationship of energy storage materials

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Chongmin Wang

The specific aims of this project is to explore the dynamic structural evolution of electrode materials during the operation of the battery. The key issues are the structure-property relationship and…

Electrolyte Interfacial Reactions in Localized High Concentration Electrolytes for Various Energy Storage Chemistries

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Mark Engelhard

Localized high-concentration electrolytes (LHCEs) developed at PNNL in 2017 for rechargeable lithium (Li) metal batteries show not only significant enhancement in protection of Li metal anode and…

Electron energy loss in radiation detection materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Bret Cannon

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed project will develop the capability at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to measure processes by which high energy electrons lose energy in solids and how that lost energy is…

Develop fundamental surface science characterization data for use in improving mixed alcohol
synthesis catalysts

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Shawn Kathmann

Project type

Exploratory Research

This project will develop basic information about the surface and bulk nature of various mixed alcohol synthesis catalysts in succsive states, oxide, reduced and used. This information will combine…

Exploring the Radiation Damage Resistance of Nanoscale Interfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Richard Kurtz

Project type

Exploratory Research

The objective of this research is to rigorously test the hypothesis that internal interfaces can be manipulated at the nanoscale to enhance recombination of radiation-produced defects to dramatically…

Investigation on Electrode/Electrolyte Interphase Reactions in Rechargeable Metal-Oxygen Batteries

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Wu Xu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of this proposal is to understand the reactions occurring at the electrode/electrolyte interphases in two metal-oxygen batteries, more specifically the interphases of lithium…

Deposition of Metal-Doped Oxides for Spintronic Applications

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Tiffany Kaspar

Project type

Exploratory Research

For spintronic devices such as spin-FETs, efficient injection of spin-polarized electrons into a semiconductor material is necessary. For devices compatible with current semiconductor technology,…

Spin Electronic Phenomena in Magnetically Doped Perovskites and Complex Oxide Interfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Scott Chambers

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Semiconductor spintronics has the potential to create entirely new paradigms for analog and digital electronics which may have a significant impact on energy consumption and efficiency. However,…

Mechanistic understanding of zeolite deactivation pathways

Lead Institution

Caterpillar, Inc.

Principal Investigator

Joshua Ratts

Project type

Exploratory Research

Three zeolite powders (Fe-MFI, Cu-MFI, and Fe-BEA) commonly used in SCR NOx reduction will be hydrothermally aged in air using a variety of temperatures, aging times and water concentrations in a…

Site specific atomic resolution chemical imaging to probe structure-property relationship under dynamic and/or operando conditions using in-situ and ex-situ methods based on multi-instrument approach

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Chongmin Wang

The goal of this proposal is to develop chemical imaging capabilities that drive the atomic-level imaging and spectroscopic analysis of materials related to energy and environmental issues under in…

Characterization of the bio-oil hydrotreating catalysts

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Mark Engelhard

PNNL is working on an EERE international collaboration project to exchange scientific and technical information on biomass feedstock production and conversion to biofuels with China and additionally…

Influence of Gd and Sm Doping on Atomic and Ionic Transport Properties of Novel Nanostructured Ceria-Zirconia Multilayers

Lead Institution

Battelle India

Principal Investigator

Satyanarayana Kuchibhatla

Project type

Exploratory Research

This project aims to develop the understanding of ionic transport processes in nanostructured materials that may enable the design of new types of electrolyte materials for electrochemical device…

Zinc oxide: a material for efficient light emission

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Matthew Mccluskey

Project type

Exploratory Research

Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a semiconductor that has attracted resurgent interest as an electronic material for a range of applications. A wide-bandgap semiconductor, ZnO emits light in the blue-to-UV region…

Material Interface Optimization in ETA-Photovoltaics

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Timothy Droubay

Project type

Exploratory Research

This project aims to provide a fundamental scientific foundation to understand the charge transport in novel oxide-based solar cells, and to tailor the transport by doping and/or interface…

Nanocomposite magnets for energy applications: exploring hard phase/soft phase interfacial properties

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jun Cui

Project type

Exploratory Research

Exchange-spring magnets are nanocomposites that are composed of magnetically hard and soft phases that interact by magnetic exchange coupling. By theory, a composite magnet with ideal nanostructure,…

JCESR - In Situ and Ex Situ Studies of Energy Storage Materials

Lead Institution

University of Liverpool

Principal Investigator

Nigel Browning

Innovation of energy storage technology depends critically on the fundamental understanding of the operating mechanism and dynamic interaction across different components in the storage unit. With…

catalyst & support characterization

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Disselkamp

Determine BET specific surface area, as well as chemisorption-analyzed specific areas of catalysts. SEM and/or TEM imaging of catalysts will also be performed. Collect infrared/optical/UV/x-ray…

Kinetic Study of Heterogeneous Reaction of Soot with Reactive Oxidants

Lead Institution

Stanford University

Principal Investigator

Hai Wang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Heterogeneous reactions occurring between aerosol particles and reactive gaseous species in the atmosphere have significant impacts on atmospheric composition and chemistry, global radiative forcing,…

ETA-Photovoltaics materials Interface optimization

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Timothy Droubay

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We will provide a fundamental scientific foundation to understand the charge transport in novel oxide-based solar cells, and to tailor the transport by doping and/or interface modification of the…

Interactions between Functionalized Graphene and Electrochemically Active Materials in Advanced Energy Storage System

Lead Institution

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Principal Investigator

Jie Xiao

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The overall goal of this project is to understand the roles of functionalized graphene in energy storage systems spanning from Li-ion, Li-S to Li-air batteries. Specifically, the morphology of…

Multiscale and multimodality in-situ probing of structural and chemical evolution of energy storage materials

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Chongmin Wang

The main objective of the proposed research is to develop and use a combination of ex situ, in situ, and dynamic TEM imaging and spectroscopy combined with STXM and x-ray tomography method to probe…

Study of the Structures of Thermally Formed Oxides on Amorphous SiAlCN Ceramics

Lead Institution

University of Central Florida

Principal Investigator

Linan An

Project type

Capability Research

In this proposal, we propose to use NMR to study the coordination structural of Al in SiO2 (Al glass) thermally formed on the surface of amorphous SiAlCN ceramics. The SiAlCN are promising to be…

Microbiological, Geochemical and Hydrologic Processes Controlling Uranium Mobility: An
Integrated Field-Scale Subsurface Research Challenge Site at Rifle, Colorado

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Ravi Kukkadapu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The U.S. DOE faces the challenge of cleaning up and/or monitoring large, dilute plumes contaminated by metals, such as U, Tc and Cr, whose mobility and solubility change with redox status. At the…

Complex Oxide Heteroepitaxial Growth of Novel Electronic and Magnetic Heterostructures

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Scott Chambers

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Complex oxide heteroepitaxial growth of pure and magnetically doped perovskite films will be studied with the dual goals of: (i) enhancing understanding of the details of the growth process, and, (ii…

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…

In Situ TEM Studies on Na-Ion Storage in Hard Carbon

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Xiulei Ji

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We would like to petition to use the EMSL’s advanced in-situ experimental systems to study charge and mass transport phenomena, as well as solvent-interface interaction in amorphous carbon used as Na…

Structure and property tailoring of metal nanoparticles dispersed in dielectrics by high energy ion implantation

Lead Institution

University of Tennessee

Principal Investigator

Gerd Duscher

Project type

Exploratory Research

High energy ion beam will be used to tailor structure of metal nanoparticles dispersed in dielectric medium. The typical examples are Au, Fe, Co, and Cr implanted into SrTiO3, MgO, TiO2. The…

Reductive Transformation of Iron Oxides: Coupled Solution and Solid-State Pathways

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kevin Rosso

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Reductive transformation of Fe(III)-oxides such as &#61537; Fe2O3 (hematite) by aqueous dissolution / re precipitation is a central part of the natural biogeochemical iron cycle in the…

The Reaction Specificity of Nanoparticles in Solution: Interactions between Iron Nanoparticles, their Coatings, and the Environment

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Baer

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of our research is to obtain fundamental information about the physical and chemical transformations that occur on and within mineral oxide nanoparticulates due to electron transfer…

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…

In-situ TEM Investigation of All-Solid-State Battery Electrodes with Atomic Layer Deposited Interfacial Layers

Lead Institution

University of Michigan

Principal Investigator

Neil Dasgupta

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objective of the proposed work is to investigate interfacial phenomena that occur in all-solid-state batteries through in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations under applied…

Reaction Specificity of Nanoparticles in Solution (PNNL Scope # 42184/44076, Baer/Amonette Nano-Fe BES/EMSP project)

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Baer

Project type

Exploratory Research

This User Proposal is being submitted as part of an approved NSET proposal under PIs Don Baer and Paul Tratnyek to perform fundamental basic science studies that will benefit a whole range of…

Exploring the Radiation Damage Resistance of Nanoscale Interfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Richard Kurtz

Project type

Exploratory Research

The objective of this research is to rigorously test the hypothesis that internal interfaces can be manipulated at the nanoscale to enhance recombination of radiation-produced defects to dramatically…

Rational Design of Ceramic Interfaces for Environmental Technologies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Ram Devanathan

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The aim of this research proposal is to advance the fundamental science needed to safely immobilize nuclear waste in durable ceramic matrices. Crystalline ceramics, including polyphase materials,…

In-situ and ex situ S/TEM probing of structural and chemical evolution of energy storage materials

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Chongmin Wang

The main objective of our research is to develop and use a combination of imaging, spectroscopy, and tomography methods to probe into the structural and chemical evolution of energy storage materials…

Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Reaction Pathways for the Breakdown of Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Molecules by Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles(including PNNL Scope # 42184/44076, Baer/Amonette/Tratnyek Nano-Fe BES/EMSP project)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Amonette

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Metal and metal-oxide nanoparticles have been shown to have high reactivity towards a variety of chemical species, including chlorinated hydrocarbons and reducible oxyanions that frequently…

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Technology Assistance Program

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Gary Spanner

Project type

Exploratory Research

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 mandates that the United States' national laboratories offer technology assistance to small businesses. The Technology Assistance Program (TAP) operated by the…

Surface/Interface Induced Nucleation and Phase/Structure Evolution and the Correlation to the Performance Boosting/Fading of Advanced Energy Storage Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xiaolin Li

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The goal of this proposal is to investigate the surface/interface effect on the synthesis and structure evolution of advanced energy storage materials and the correlation of these changes to the…

Combining isotopic measurements using in situ Liquid SIMS and in situ TEM to determine the mechanism and kinetics of Li ion mobility in SEI layers

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Zihua Zhu

Li ion batteries are now indispensably used as energy storage devices for portable electronics, electric vehicles, and are starting to enter the market of the renewable energies. The rechargeable…

Electron energy loss in radiation detection

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Bret Cannon

Project type

Exploratory Research

This project will develop the capability at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to measure processes by which high energy electrons lose energy in solids and how that lost energy is…

Accelerated Fuel-Cladding Interaction Study using Surrogate Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Henager

Project type

Exploratory Research

A Lab-level LDRD study on acceleration of fuel-cladding science is developing a miniature specimen test capability using HT-9 cladding material and ZrO2 with and without Ga doping as nuclear fuel…

Exploring the crick-tip mechanisms driving environmental degradation of alloys through controlled oxidation study of alloyed nanoparticles

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Chongmin Wang

Project type

Exploratory Research

Nanoparticles offer a unique way to observe the formation of small voids produced by vacancy injection during early stages of oxidation without sample cutting or polishing. Recent work at PNNL on…

Probing Structure-Property Relationship of Energy Storage Materials Using Ex Situ and In Situ Dynamic Microscopy and Spectroscopy with High Spatial and Fast Temporal Resolution

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Chongmin Wang

The specific aims of this project are to probe the structure-property relationship of next-generation energy materials (such as energy storage materials) under dynamic operating conditions with a…

Molecular Level Investigations of Structural and Chemical Evolution of Interfacial Processes Relevant to Energy Storage Systems

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Wu Xu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The objectives of this proposal are to understand the reactions occurring at the electrode/electrolyte interphases in lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) batteries, and to investigate the transform mechanisms of…

MBE Growth and Properties of Model TiO2 Surfaces for Fundamental Studies of Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Scott Chambers

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The overall objective of this project is to provide the field of heterogeneous photocatalysis with unique insights into the molecular-level properties of photocatalytic transformations on TiO2…

In-situ electron microscopy and spectroscopy studies of interfaces in advanced Li-ion batteries under dynamic operation conditions

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Chongmin Wang

Repeated charging and discharging of the Li-ion battery induces microstructural evolutions both at the interface between the electrolyte and the electrode and within the electrode (active materials)…

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