Projects

Site-specific Surface Excitation of Calcium Oxide "Nanocubes"

Lead Institution

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Principal Investigator

Oliver Diwald

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal is a continuation of research under EMSL User Proposal #21596. The interaction between light and highly dispersed oxide materials is fundamentally important in photocatalysis,…

Photochemical Processing of Organic Aerosol Particles Studied with High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry

Lead Institution

University of California, Irvine

Principal Investigator

Sergey Nizkorodov

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This research will focus on direct photochemical processing of organic aerosol particles by solar radiation. It will address the following important questions: (1) How do direct photochemical…

Time-resolved Study of Phase Transformation of In2Se3 Thin Films by PEEM

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Fumio Ohuchi

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal is a continuation of research under EMSL User Proposal #22791. Beginning in June, 2007 this proposal is to apply EMSL 1221's photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM) to…

Surface Plasmon Polariton Dependence on Metal Surface Nano-Structure

Lead Institution

University of Central Florida

Principal Investigator

Robert Peale

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The project will focus initially on films of nano-structured gold metal particles. A motivation for this is that so-called nano-structured "gold black" is currently under investigation at…

Jet Spectrum of nitromethane

Lead Institution

The University of Akron

Principal Investigator

David Perry

Project type

Exploratory Research

The high resolution spectrum of jet cooled nitromethane will be taken at EMSL. The spectrum of the 1583 wavenumber band of nitromethane will be analyzed at the University of Akron. Additional band…

Jet Spectrum of nitromethane

Lead Institution

The University of Akron

Principal Investigator

David Perry

Project type

Exploratory Research

The high resolution spectrum of jet cooled nitromethane will be taken at EMSL. The spectrum of the 1583 wavenumber band of nitromethane will be analyzed at the University of Akron. Additional band…

High Resolution Spectrum of Cooled Methanol

Lead Institution

University of New Brunswick, St. John

Principal Investigator

Li-Hong Xu

Project type

Exploratory Research

The high resolution infrared spectrum of jet cooled methanol will be taken at EMSL. Spectrum will be taken from 3200 to 1000 wavenumbers. The assignment of the spectrum of methanol will be carried…

Spectroelectrochemical Sensor for Pertechnetate, TcO4-, Applicable to Hanford and Other DOE Sites

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Samuel Bryan

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The general aim of our work currently funded by DOE (formerly by EMSP) is the design and implementation of a new sensor technology that offers unprecedented levels of specificity needed for…

Activation and Dissociation of Large Molecules in Mass Spectrometry

Lead Institution

Purdue University

Principal Investigator

Julia Laskin

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal is a continuation of research under EMSL User Proposal #6291. Mass spectrometry is unique among instrumental analysis techniques in terms of its extraordinary sensitivity, molecular…

Identification of oligoribonucleotide products of RNA cleavage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Lead Institution

Emory University

Principal Investigator

Daniel Reines

Project type

Exploratory Research

We are proposing that mass spectrometry be used to identify, for the first time, small oligonucleotide RNAs that result from a specific enzymatic activity of RNA polymerase II in yeast. Newly…

Non-Invasive Monitoring for Occupational Exposure to Metals

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Timchalk

Project type

Exploratory Research

The assessment of the potential for health effects, and the need for protective measures requires the accurate measurement of exposure, and the ability to translate these measurements into dose. …

Cu Interconnect Structure in the FESEM

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

David Field

Project type

Exploratory Research

Cu interconnect structure will be imaged using the LEO 982 FESEM. Orientations from select locations will be measured using EBSD. On a return trip, we will examine the evolved structure after…

Photolithography to form microcontact printing tools

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Barbara Tarasevich

Project type

Exploratory Research

Objectives are to use the photolithography facility in EMSL 1304 clean room to form patterned resists on silicon wafers.

AES Study of Chemical Segregation in the Ti-Pt-PZT system for MEMS devices

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

David Bahr

Project type

Exploratory Research

In past investigations between WSU and EMSL, XPS analysis has provided evidence that Pb has diffused to the Ti/Pt interface in a Si/SiO2/Ti/Pt/PZT stack used in a MEMS microengine. Pb diffusion…

Film Characterization of Silicon- and Zirconium-based Sol-Gel Coatings by Scanning Probe Microscopy

Lead Institution

University of Dayton

Principal Investigator

Michael Donley

Project type

Exploratory Research

We are investigating performance and degradation mechanism of two types of hybrid sol-gel pretreatment for aircraft Al at the Air Force Research Lab. The first type of coatings is a Si-based Self…

Evolution of Fe(II) Mineralization Under Hydrodynamic Conditions Induced by Dissimilatory Iron-Reducing Bacteria

Lead Institution

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Principal Investigator

Colleen Hansel

Project type

Exploratory Research

The reducing capacity of soils and sediments for contaminants will be dictated, in part, by the Fe(II) bearing solids produced by dissimilatory iron reducing bacteria (DIRB). A primary factor…

Synthesis of Highly Uniform Magnetic Nanoparticles with Enhanced Moment
Density

Lead Institution

University of Washington

Principal Investigator

Xiaohu Gao

Project type

Exploratory Research

The high-quality and monodisperse magnetic nanoparticles will be synthesized through high-temperature approach. The magnetic properties of nanoparticles could be well-controlled by the chemical…

Formation of Apatite in Hanford Vadose Zone Sediments by Gaseous Injection of Phosphorus Compounds

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Mark Rockhold

Project type

Exploratory Research

Large regions of strontium-90 and technetium-99 contamination exist in the unsaturated zone at Hanford at depths that are impractical for excavation. No active remediation options have been developed…

Detection of Gas inclusion in Organic and Metal-Organic Solids

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Praveen Kumar Thallapally

Project type

Exploratory Research

Emissions of gases are a significant problem for many chemical processers and electric utility operators. Federal regulations in the U.S.A., such as the Clean Air Act Amendments and various state and…

Infrared Adiabatic Rapid Passage Spectroscopy of Small Gas Phase Molecules

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Thomas Blake

Project type

Exploratory Research

Adiabatic rapid passage and superradiance spectroscopies using quantum cascade lasers are optical techniques that hold the promise of ultratrace detection of molecules in atmospheric grab samples…