Projects

Multilayered Metal/Ceramic Composites for Structural Materials Application

Lead Institution

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Principal Investigator

Jie Lian

Project type

Exploratory Research

The design of structural materials for advanced nuclear materials is limited within a window confined by radiation-induced embrittlement at low temperature and creep rupture at high temperature…

Characterization of Surface, Interfacial, and Bulk Phenomena for Next Generation Electronic Systems

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Gregory Herman

Project type

Exploratory Research

This project aims to improve the fundamental understanding of materials, chemistries, and interfacial phenomena for novel electronic devices and systems. Our initial efforts focus on the synthesis,…

Probing the Selective Action of Cerium Oxide in Cancer and Normal Cells

Lead Institution

University of Central Florida

Principal Investigator

Sudipta Seal

Project type

Exploratory Research

There is an imminent need to determine the mechanisms that define the interaction of nanomaterials with biological systems. Several nanomaterials show unique and perplexing characteristics in…

Polarization-Induced Interfacial Reactions between Nickel and Sulfur in Fuel Cell Electrodes and Mitigation of Sulfur Poisoning via Ni Surface Modification

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Olga Marina

Project type

Exploratory Research

The purpose of this project is 1) to gain understanding how the electrode chemistry is affected by exposure to fuel gas impurities under polarization, and 2) how to efficiently minimize the negative…

Interfacial Investigations of Nuclear Waste Forms

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Joseph Ryan

Project type

Exploratory Research

EMSL resources are requested to enable an international team of collaborators to solve fundamental problems in interfacial glass corrosion chemistry. With the recent dismissal of Yucca Mountain as…

Advanced microstructural analysis of environmental degradation using site-specific transmission electron microscopy and atom-probe tomography

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Daniel Schreiber

Project type

Exploratory Research

Environmental degradation of Ni-based alloys continues to be a major problem in high-temperature water environments such as those found in nuclear reactors and steam generators. Despite several…

Probing Mechanical Deformation and Evolution of Physical/Chemical Properties in High Capacity Li Battery Materials during Electrochemical Cycling Using In-Situ TEM

Lead Institution

Stanford University

Principal Investigator

Yi Cui

Project type

Exploratory Research

The goal of this work is to probe electrochemical transformations in next-generation Li-ion battery materials in-situ to correlate morphology, structural changes, and physical degradation to…

Investigation of Surface/Interface Structure and Chemistry of Tungsten-Based Oxides and Oxynitrides

Lead Institution

University of Texas at El Paso

Principal Investigator

Chintalapalle Ramana

Project type

Exploratory Research

The focus of the present project is on the tungsten (W) based oxide and oxynitride thin-films, which will have numerous applications in energy conversion and utilization technologies. The goal of the…

Characterization of Catalyst Materials in the Electron and Atom Probe Microscopes

Lead Institution

Argonne National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Ilke Arslan

Project type

Exploratory Research

The aim of this proposal is to combine existing techniques in the electron and atom-probe microscopes to afford novel methods for a fundamental understanding of catalyst interactions with atomic…

Unraveling Oxygen Reduction Reaction at Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes

Lead Institution

Boston University

Principal Investigator

Srikanth Gopalan

Project type

Exploratory Research

We seek to uncover the role of the structure and chemistry of the surfaces of solid oxide fuel cell cathodes in the oxygen reduction reaction. In particular we seek to understand the relationship of…

Three-dimensional Imaging of Anatase Planes in TiO2 Nanotubes by Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Jeanne McHale

Project type

Exploratory Research

Anodization of titanium foils in fluoride containing electrolytes results in ordered anatase TiO2 nanotubes with wall thickness from 10-40 nm, diameter of 100-200 nm. These nanotubes can be grown up…

Investigation of the structure of bi- and tri-metallic alloys for electrooxidation of alcohols

Lead Institution

University of New Mexico

Principal Investigator

Kateryna Artyushkova

Project type

Exploratory Research

The main objective of this research project is to develop non-PGM multimetallic catalysts for electro-oxidation of ethanol in Alkaline media, and to understand the contributions of different…

Investigation of role of lanthanum oxide in cobalt/cobalt carbide active cobalt-based catalyst for higher alcohol synthesis from biomass derived syngas

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Vanessa Dagle

Project type

Exploratory Research

With the depletion of petroleum reserves and increasing concern about the global climate change, catalytic conversion of coal and biomass derived syngas into mixed alcohols may play an important role…

Formation, Stability, and Reactivity of atomically dispersed transition metals stabilized on oxide supports

Lead Institution

University of New Mexico

Principal Investigator

Abhaya Datye

Project type

Exploratory Research

In the course of our previous studies, we learned that the support may be modified during reaction especially after elevated temperature treatments due to the incorporation of atomically dispersed…

Development of Novel Non Pt Group Metal Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cell Applications

Lead Institution

University of New Mexico

Principal Investigator

Barr Halevi

Project type

Exploratory Research

Some of the most promising non-PGM electrocatalysts are Metallo-nitrogen-carbon compounds made using pyrolysis of metal salts and carbon-nitrogen precursors.[1-4] The goal of this work is to…

Studies of the effect of an interfacial layer on interfacial reaction and diffusion kinetics in Cu-In based liquid phase sintered composites for high performance thermal management materials

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Indranath Dutta

Project type

Exploratory Research

This proposal aims to (1) systematically study the elemental diffusion profiles across the interface in Cu-In composites above and below the melting point of In, (2) measure the interfacial…

Novel flow based biomolecule immobilization on nanoporous scaffolds
for enhanced biosensor performance and drug delivery applications

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Amy Shen

Project type

Exploratory Research

Biosensors play indispensible roles in disease diagnosis, drug screening, and forensic applications. One important area of biosensor research is the immobilization of biomolecules (i.e. enzyme, DNA)…

Elucidation of Catalyst Fouling Mechanisms in Bio-Oil Hydroprocessing

Lead Institution

Seoul National University

Principal Investigator

Do Heui Kim

Project type

Exploratory Research

As a part of the scope of work for the project, "Catalytic Deoxygenation of Pyrolysis Oils," which was funded through the DOE-EERE Office of the Biomass Program solicitation DE-FOA-0000342,…

Characterization of a new precipitate phase in the high temperature shape memory alloys NiTiHf and NiTiHfPd

Lead Institution

The Ohio State University

Principal Investigator

Michael Mills

Project type

Exploratory Research

The development of high temperature shape memory alloys (HTSMAs) could open up many applications for these materials as energy efficient actuators. Recent work indicates that ternary alloys based on…

EPA Consulting: MNA of Inorganic Contaminants in Groundwater (Amonette EPA-MNA, PNNL Scope # 43657)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Amonette

Project type

Exploratory Research

Generate a 200-300 page guidance document for monitored natural attenuation (MNA) of inorganic contaminants (metals and radionuclides) in ground water. The document will propose ways of assessing…