Projects

Surface and Interface Studies of MBE Grown Epi-Oxides on Oxide and Silicon Substrates

Lead Institution

Freescale Semiconductor Inc.

Principal Investigator

Zhiyi Yu

Project type

Exploratory Research

Investigation of oxygen diffusion in single crystal STO films grown on Si

Lead Institution

Freescale Semiconductor Inc.

Principal Investigator

Zhiyi Yu

Project type

Exploratory Research

Single crystal STO films that were grown on Si will be used in this study. We will use RBS/channeling, nuclear reaction analysis, high resolution TEM and XRD to charcaterize the samples.

Fluorescence measurements of recombinant proteins

Lead Institution

Sandia National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Eric Ackerman

Project type

Exploratory Research

XPS Surface Studies of Li-Polymer Battery Cathode and Electrolyte Layers

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

John Affinito

Project type

Exploratory Research

Corrsion Film Study using XPS

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Bruce Arey

Project type

Exploratory Research

Solid Fuel Cell Study

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Tim Armstrong

Project type

Exploratory Research

Multi-Frequency acoustic sensors

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Thomas Autrey

Project type

Exploratory Research

Time-resolved IR studies of Organic Free Radicals

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Thomas Autrey

Project type

Exploratory Research

Ion Implantation of Kr in Metal/Other Targets

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Nathan Ballou

Project type

Exploratory Research

Infrared Transmission of Fused Silica Capillary Tubing

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

John Bays

Project type

Exploratory Research

Measuring nanometer distances in the packaging RNA using Double Electron-Electron Resonance.

Lead Institution

University of Southern California

Principal Investigator

Peter Qin

Project type

Exploratory Research

In this renewal application we request to continue to use the pulsed EPR spectrometer at EMSL. We will use the instrument to measure nanometer distances in a complex of the packaging RNA (pRNA),…

High Resolution Spectra of Phosphine in the 1370-800 Wavenumber Region

Lead Institution

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Linda Brown

Project type

Exploratory Research

The absolute cross sections of the rotational-vibrational lines of phosphine in the 1370-800 wavenumber region will be studied for identification in planetary atmospheres. The use of the PNNL high…

Lattice Boltzmann development (csei1)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Rector

Project type

Exploratory Research

The lattice Boltzmann simulation method for modeling flow, energy and transport in fluid systems will be enhanced by the addition of new physical models and computational methods.

Preparation of a Langmuir-Blodgett film of lipopolysaccharide

Lead Institution

Oregon State University

Principal Investigator

Brian Wood

Project type

Exploratory Research

Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are amphiphilic macromolecules that form part of the exterior surface of gram-negative microorganisms. These macromolecules can be important in adhesion, and can extend…

AFM Characterization of Self-assembled Heterogenite Particles

Lead Institution

University of Minnesota

Principal Investigator

R. Penn

Project type

Exploratory Research

My samples are micron-sized hexagonal plates (CoOOH) which are assembled from oriented 3-5 nm building block crystallites. I am hoping to characterize the nm-scale topography of these particles in…

Ev-Tech Testing Support

Lead Institution

Integrated Environmental Technologies, LLC

Principal Investigator

Robert Dejaiffe

Project type

Exploratory Research

A Size 10 model of the PEM melter developed at Battelle was tested by Ev-Tech while melting an industrial waste. Carbon contect tests are needed on the baghouse dust and glass samples collected…

Excitation of Surface Excitons in the Nanoscale Calcium Oxide Surface

Lead Institution

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Principal Investigator

Oliver Diwald

Project type

Exploratory Research

Optical absorption and photoluminescence emission properties of dehydroxylated MgO and CaO CVD-grown nanocrystals have recently been undertaken with respect to particle morphology and size. On MgO…

Study of DNAPL Dissolution Rates, Dissolution Mechanisms, Removal and Transformation Pathways

Lead Institution

Current Environmental Solutions

Principal Investigator

Benaiah Jorgensen

Project type

Exploratory Research

This project is the begining of a larger area of study for us, and will answer a portion of the larger set of questions on DNAPL fate and transport in artificially heated subsurface environments. …

Cellular internalization studies of semiconductor nanoparticles in bacteria

Lead Institution

Boise State University

Principal Investigator

Alex Punnoose

Project type

Exploratory Research

When reduced to the nanoscale regime, many benign materials have been reported to develop toxicity. This is a potential public concern in relation to the use of nanomaterials in biomedical…

Transparent Circuits

Lead Institution

Clarkson University

Principal Investigator

Feng Hua

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to apply nanomaterials and nanofabrication to the production of transparent circuits in large area on both rigid and flexible substrates. The project starts from the fabrication of an N…