Projects

Effects of the Presence of Helium on Silicon Carbide (EMSL3043)

Lead Institution

University of Arizona

Principal Investigator

L. Corrales

Project type

Exploratory Research

In collaboration between WJ Weber and LR Corrales of PNNL, and C Meis, A Chartier and RM Van Ginhoven of the CEA/Saclay, a study on the interactions of He with SiC crystal forms will be carried out…

Effects of the Presence of Helium on Silicon Carbide (EMSL3043)

Lead Institution

University of Arizona

Principal Investigator

L. Corrales

Project type

Exploratory Research

In collaboration between WJ Weber and LR Corrales of PNNL, and C Meis, A Chartier and RM Van Ginhoven of the CEA/Saclay, a study on the interactions of He with SiC crystal forms will be carried out…

SEM and SIMS analysis of organic semiconductor films
grown using liquid crystal solvents

Lead Institution

Western Washington University

Principal Investigator

David Patrick

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to use EMSL facilities to perform scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) analysis of approximately 10 ? 20 samples consisting of thin films of the…

Membrane Introduction Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry

Lead Institution

University of Innsbruck

Principal Investigator

Elena Boscaini

Project type

Exploratory Research

We will be using the EMSL PTR-MS to study the interaction of a range of volatile organic compounds with several types of polymer membranes.

Determination of the structure and properties of NaAlH4 Hydrogen Storage Materials

Lead Institution

Purdue University

Principal Investigator

Anter El-azab

Project type

Exploratory Research

The objective of this project is to relate the structure of NaAlH4 materials to the hydrogen storage capacity and reversibility. Specific objectives will be to examine the location and chemical form…

Characterization of heat treated Silicon Carbide specimens using Scaning Electron Microscopy.

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Maxime Guinel

Project type

Exploratory Research

A number of SiC solid specimens (about 15mm square in size and 2mm thick) have been heat treated at temperatures of 1000 degrees Celcius for a duration of one hour and let to cool down to room…

XPS Characterization of the passive film/corrosion products formed on Carbon steel and Ni-base alloy in YM repository Environment

Lead Institution

University of Nevada, Reno

Principal Investigator

Venugopal Arjunan

Project type

Exploratory Research

We are performing research on Corrosion Behavior of Rock Bolt Carbon Steels and Ni-base alloys for the Yucca Mountain (YM) project. We found some interesting corrosion behavior of the above rock…

Characterizing Metal Nanoparticle Nanoassemblies

Lead Institution

Western Washington University

Principal Investigator

Steven Emory

Project type

Exploratory Research

Raman spectroscopy is capable of providing highly resolved vibrational information at room temperature and does not suffer from rapid photobleaching. However, Raman scattering is an extremely…

Elechemical Sensor for environmental monitoring of Pesticides and toxic metals

Lead Institution

Jilin University

Principal Investigator

Lihua Bi

Project type

Exploratory Research

Development of nanostructured electrochemical sensors for environmental monitoring of pesticides and toxic metals

Novel Strucutres in Nanocrystalline Ceramic Materials

Lead Institution

University of Colorado

Principal Investigator

Guodong Zhan

Project type

Exploratory Research

The exceptional mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNs) have prompted intense research into a wide range of applications in materials, electronics,…

Mexico City Municipal Area Air pollution Study, 2003

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Cowin

Project type

Exploratory Research

This study is part of a larger international monitoring effort, to take place for 6 weeks, in and near Mexico City. The project is to examine air pollution factors, including particulates and trace…

High-resolution transmission electron microscopic evidences of stacking faults in zeolitic minerals formed in Hanford sediments reacted with simulated tank waste solutions.

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Youjun Deng

Project type

Exploratory Research

High-level radioactive waste solutions stored in the underground tanks at Hanford sites have leaked into the vadose zone. The waste tank supernatants are known to consist of solutions with high pH (9…

Microbial Biosignatures in Ocean Basalts

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Martin Fisk

Project type

Exploratory Research

Substantial evidence supports the view that microorganisms can effect widespread geochemical changes in the lithosphere. The alteration of basalts to palagonite was once viewed as a chemical process…

Diffusion study of a-Fe2O3/a-Cr2O3(0001) Superlattice

Lead Institution

University of Oregon

Principal Investigator

David Johnson

Project type

Exploratory Research

The heterojunction between &#61537;-Fe2O3/&#61537;-Cr2O3(0001) grown by oxygen-plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (OPA-MBE) has been shown to be a good candidate for interfacial diffusion…

Role of stress in oxide wetting of metal particles in ceria-zirconia-supported Pd catalysts

Lead Institution

University of Michigan

Principal Investigator

Xiaoqing Pan

Project type

Exploratory Research

Metal-support interactions play a significant role in many heterogeneous catalysts, sometimes affecting catalytic performance dramatically. Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has…

Probing the origin of the photo-induced hydrophilicity on TiO2

Lead Institution

University of Texas at Austin

Principal Investigator

John White

Project type

Exploratory Research

Conduct studies involving UV photon induced changes in the wetting of water on TiO2(110) surface and the role that organics play in this. Studies on the photo-oxidation of a model organic will also…

Infrared Detection of Organics in Artificial Aging Experiments

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Christopher Thompson

Project type

Exploratory Research

Aging is an important process in which hydrophobic organic compounds become incorporated into a solid matrix during extended contact times (e.g., decades). Contaminants in aged materials exhibit…

Microelectromagnets

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Glen Dunham

Project type

Exploratory Research

Microfabrication of electromagnets.

(gvl3420)New approach to extract and visualize discontinuities from 2D and 3D Seismic and imagery data sets

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

George He

Project type

Exploratory Research

As energy demand continues to increase around the world, and new oil and gas reservoir become increasingly difficult to find, characterize and drill, more and more emphasis is placed on reservoir…

Differential Anomalous Scattering Determination of Co in Anatase in Co-Doped TiO2

Lead Institution

University of Colorado at Boulder

Principal Investigator

Michael Toney

Project type

Exploratory Research

Diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS) are of considerable interest as these materials may be useful for spintronic devices. Co-doped TiO2 is a DMS with a reportedly high Curie temperature, well above…