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M. Norton

Institution
Washington State University

Projects

Determination of the Catalytic Properties of Metal Coated Nanowires

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
Aaron Lalonde
Project type
Exploratory Research
Coating of nanowires is being investigated to broaden potential uses for future applications. Coatings of Ni and Pt nanoparticles have been synthesized on silicon carbide nanowires by plasma enhanced…

Optical Properties of Ag Nanoparticles Embedded in Polymer Matrices

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
Tyler Pounds
Project type
Exploratory Research
Broadband plasmonic absorption has been exhibited in thin film Teflon AF matrices with embedded Ag nanoparticles. Plasmonic excitation occurs at a specific resonance wavelength for each embedded…

Undergraduate Research in Characterization of Advanced Materials

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
David Bahr
Project type
Exploratory Research
During the summer of 1999 the group of students, as part of an NSF REU summer program and a 1 credit course, visited PNNL to see first hand some equipment which is not available (or is significantly…

Characterization of Sn Whiskers

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
M. Norton
Project type
Exploratory Research
Sn whiskers have for long been known as a failure mechanism in electronic components. This study seeks to determine the origin of Sn whiskers and their growth mechanism. In this collaboration with…

Characterization of Defects in Yttrium Orthovanadate

Lead Institution
Washington State University
Principal Investigator
Joel LeBret
Project type
Exploratory Research
A proposal is being submitted to use the high resolution transmission electron microscope at the EMSL facility in a study of yttrium orthovanadate (YVO4) crystals. Like yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG)…