Mark Engelhard

Proof-of-principle work using CeO2 as an analogue to understand surface species and interactions between adsorbed chloride and water on stored PuO2

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Carolyn Pearce

Project type

Limited Scope

Radiation induced degradation of chlorinated polymers, such as poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), used historically in packaging of plutonium oxide (PuO2), has led to chloride-contaminated PuO2, which…

Test Measurements and Approaches for Enhancing Information Available from Surface Analysis of Oxides, nanoparticles and organic materials analysis

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Baer

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This activity involves extending the state of the art in surface analysis by expanding the understanding of equipment capability, testing new approaches to instrument calibration, operation and data…

Investigating the Correlation Among Properties, Morphology and Composition of Multimetallic Alloy and Core-shell Nanoparticles and Novel Nanostructures

Lead Institution

State University of New York at Binghamton

Principal Investigator

Chuan-Jian Zhong

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This USER proposal seeks the support of the EMSL User facilities for the study of nanostructural properties and compositions of metal and alloy nanoparticles using High-Resolution Transmission…

Determination of Changes in Surface Chemistry of SOFC Seal Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jeffry Stevenson

Project type

Limited Scope

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) have emerged as a clean and efficient technology for the direct conversion of hydrocarbons and coal-derived fuels to electrical energy. The key feature of the SOFC is…

Study of Kinetics of Oxide Scale Formation in air on Nicrofer-6025HT for Clean Coal Energy Delivery and other High Temperature Applications using XPS

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jens Darsell

Project type

Exploratory Research

Oxygen separation membranes for clean coal energy delivery in advanced coal based power plants rely on use of solid state electronic and ionic conductors which operate at temperatures in the range…

Preparation of Novel Catalytic Materials Using Soft- and Reactive Landing of Ions

Lead Institution

National Dong Hwa University

Principal Investigator

Wen-Ping Peng

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed work is focused on obtaining a molecular-level understanding of the structure-reactivity relationships of catalytically active small metal clusters and organometallic molecules deposited…

XPS Surface Analysis of Metal Coupons

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerome Birnbaum

A series of metal coupons will undergo heat treatments under varying conditons in a separate PNNL laboratory from EMSL. Following the treatment the coupons will be delivered to Mark Engelhard to…

Characterization of Nb Films

Lead Institution

Hewlett-Packard Company

Principal Investigator

Douglas Ohlberg

3-D chemical imaging of HP supplied Nb oxide and Nb nitride thin films. These films will be prepared using the EMSL FEI Helios Nanolab dual-beam focused ion beam/scanning electron microscopy (FIB/SEM…

Test Measurements and Approaches for Enhancing Information Available from Surface Analysis of Oxides, nanoparticles and organic materials

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Baer

This activity involves extending the state of the art in surface analysis by expanding the understanding of equipment capability, testing new approaches to instrument calibration, operation and data…

EMSL Science Overview

Mark Engelhard

Projects

Proof-of-principle work using CeO2 as an analogue to understand surface species and interactions between adsorbed chloride and water on stored PuO2

Test Measurements and Approaches for Enhancing Information Available from Surface Analysis of Oxides, nanoparticles and organic materials analysis

Investigating the Correlation Among Properties, Morphology and Composition of Multimetallic Alloy and Core-shell Nanoparticles and Novel Nanostructures

Determination of Changes in Surface Chemistry of SOFC Seal Materials

Study of Kinetics of Oxide Scale Formation in air on Nicrofer-6025HT for Clean Coal Energy Delivery and other High Temperature Applications using XPS

Preparation of Novel Catalytic Materials Using Soft- and Reactive Landing of Ions

XPS Surface Analysis of Metal Coupons

Characterization of Nb Films

Test Measurements and Approaches for Enhancing Information Available from Surface Analysis of Oxides, nanoparticles and organic materials