Satyanarayana Kuchibhatla

Stability of Ceria and Other NanoParticles

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Baer

Project type

Exploratory Research

This project examines the stability of Ceria, Titania and other nanoparticles. The particles to be examined will be prepared at the University of Central Florida and those obtained commercially. …

Chromium diffusion kinetics in nano-ceria and doped ceria coatings: An UCF-PNNL collaboration

Lead Institution

University of Central Florida

Principal Investigator

Sudipta Seal

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Steels are used as a staple alloy (worldwide consumption over 20 million tons annually) in applications such as household appliances, cutlery, oil and gas pipelines, and the like. However, select…

Experimental Validation of Multiscale Modeling Approach to Materials Discovery for Radiation Detection Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Henager

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

In the field of crystal growth modeling, it is not currently possible to specify the atomistic accuracy at the continuum scale in a rigorous manner [1]. Continuum scale models of growth are robust,…

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…

Experimental investigation and theoretical validation of growth, morphology, and chemistry of cuprous oxide nanoclusters on STO (100) substrate

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Henager

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Growth of electronic materials as single crystals for a variety of uses can be limited by the lack of fundamental understanding of the nucleation, growth, and coalescence regime at the initial stages…

Molecular-scale visualization of ligand conformation on functionalized nanoparticles: A combination of experimental and theoretical studies

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Theva Thevuthasan

The goal of this project is to develop capabilities that will advance the fundamental understanding of the interaction between the nanoparticles surfaces and organic ligand molecules as applicable to…

Site specific atomic resolution probing of structure-property relationship under dynamic and/or operando conditions using in-situ and ex-situ chemical imaging 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…

Nanoparticle design, synthesis and characterization for NIH Center Integrating Structure, Activity, Biokinetics and Response for Engineered Nanoparticle (ENP) Risk Assessment

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Baer

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This work provides the essential materials science base for designing, synthesizing and delivering three types of nanoparticles for three mechanistic nanotoxicology related biological studies being…

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…

Materials Science Core for NIH Center -Integrating Structure, Activity, Biokinetics and Response for Engineered Nanoparticle (ENP) Risk Assessment

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Baer

This reseach uses EMSL capabilities to synthesize, characterize and deliver well defined nanoparticles for toxicological studies in support of a National Institute of Health Center on the Toxicology…

Materials Science Core for NIH Center -Integrating Structure, Activity, Biokinetics and Response for Engineered Nanoparticle (ENP) Risk Assessment

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Baer

This reseach uses EMSL capabilities to synthesize, characterize and deliver well defined nanoparticles for toxicological studies in support of a National Institute of Health Center on the Toxicology…

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…

EMSL Science Overview

Satyanarayana Kuchibhatla

Projects

Stability of Ceria and Other NanoParticles

Chromium diffusion kinetics in nano-ceria and doped ceria coatings: An UCF-PNNL collaboration

Experimental Validation of Multiscale Modeling Approach to Materials Discovery for Radiation Detection 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)

Experimental investigation and theoretical validation of growth, morphology, and chemistry of cuprous oxide nanoclusters on STO (100) substrate

Molecular-scale visualization of ligand conformation on functionalized nanoparticles: A combination of experimental and theoretical studies

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

Nanoparticle design, synthesis and characterization for NIH Center Integrating Structure, Activity, Biokinetics and Response for Engineered Nanoparticle (ENP) Risk Assessment

Nanolayered, Self-healing Radiation Shielding Foils

Materials Science Core for NIH Center -Integrating Structure, Activity, Biokinetics and Response for Engineered Nanoparticle (ENP) Risk Assessment

Materials Science Core for NIH Center -Integrating Structure, Activity, Biokinetics and Response for Engineered Nanoparticle (ENP) Risk Assessment

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