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Material Measurement Laboratory /Materials Science and Engineering Division

Functional Polymers Group

The Functional Polymers Group develops measurement methods, data, standards, and science for the functional properties (e.g., electronic, ion transport) of polymeric materials within functional devices and applications in forms that include thin films, interfaces, nanostructures, and membranes. We provide expertise in polymer phase behavior, molecular order formation, thin film mechanics, adhesion, in-situ processing measurements, nanofabrication

Projects and Programs

Schematic of selective transport of water, ions, or molecules across a polymer membrane.

Polymer Membranes

Ongoing
In Situ Sorption Measurements We develop and apply coupled techniques to probe chemical interactions during membrane operation: Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) for mass uptake Polarization Modulation Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) for chemical speciation In-situ...
High Impact Ballistic Testing of Polymer Films

Polymer Mechanics

Ongoing
The mechanical behavior for polymers is very sensitive to the deformation rate of the impact test. Thus we are developing and applying several novel measurements that can study the mechanical response of the polymer at different deformation rates and at different material length scales. High-rate...
Composite Interphase

Polymer Composites

Ongoing
Measurements of interphase properties are extremely challenging, and their effects on macroscopic properties and performance of composites are poorly quantified. The objectives of this project fall into the following four research thrusts: Fluorescence Based Probes to Sense Damage and Water in...

WebFF: Force-field repository for organic and soft materials

Ongoing
WebFF is an open and extensible force-field (FF) repository, designed to support the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) for organic and related soft materials. The repository is built using the NIST Materials Data Curation System (MDCS) which supports ontology based database descriptions using XML...
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Awards

NIST Researchers Receive 2019 ACS National Award

For developing the metrology ecosystem that was critical to improving chemically amplified photoresist formulations, enabling sub-100 nm lithographic patterning strategies, and realizing high performance semiconductors. The award will be...
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