Nanomaterials

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A new twist on measuring spin: NIST Develops Microresonator to Study Electron Spin in Small Volumes

November 17, 2020

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a device to detect a quantum property of electrons, known as spin, in

Room Temperature Conversion of CO₂ to CO: A New Way to Synthesize Hydrocarbons

November 2, 2020

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have demonstrated a room-temperature method that could

A novel, low-cost method detects nanoscale contaminants during manufacture of semiconductor devices

October 19, 2020

As computer chips and other electronic devices continue to shrink in size, they become ever more sensitive to contamination. However, detecting the nanoscale

Thermal MagIC: New NIST Project to Build Nano-Thermometers Could Revolutionize Temperature Imaging

October 9, 2020

Cheaper refrigerators? Stronger hip implants? A better understanding of human disease? All of these could be possible and more, someday, thanks to an ambitious

Projects and Programs

PTIR combines the spatial resolution of AFM with the specificity of absorption spectroscopy

Nano-Chemical Imaging and -Spectroscopy (IR, nIR, VIS)

Conventional techniques for analyzing chemical composition, such as infrared (IR) microscopy often miss critically important nanoscale details. To overcome this

Real-Time Tracking and Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Individual Nanoparticles (Archived)

The behavior and properties of macroscale objects are stable and predictable because they are the result of the average behavior of very large numbers of atoms

zCompleted - Modeling Dispersion Rheology for Non-Spherical Particles

The flow of polymer composites via injection molding, spraying or spreading on surfaces is crucial to polymer composite manufacturing. For single-phase liquids

Schematic illustration of the integrated near-field optoelectronic (INFO) probe showing light emission, microwave reflection lines for measuring specimen conductivity and/or magnetization, and simultaneous contact topography feedback.

Integrated Near-field Optoelectronic (INFO) Scanning Probe

Scanning probe technology is an essential tool for measuring nanostructure properties. A major goal in our project is to develop unique probes that combine

Publications

Scalable microresonators for room-temperature detection of electron spin resonance from dilute, sub-nanoliter volume solids

October 28, 2020

Author(s)

Nandita S. Abhyankar, Amit K. Agrawal, Pragya R. Shrestha, Russell A. Maier, Robert D. McMichael, Jason P. Campbell, Veronika A. Szalai

Microresonators used for spin detection in volume-limited samples suffer from poor quality factors, which adversely affect sensitivity and ease of coupling to

A structure and activity relationship for single-walled carbon nanotube growth confirmed by in situ observations and modeling

October 5, 2020

Author(s)

Chao (. Hsin-Yun, Jiang Hua, Acevedo O. Francisco, Perla Balbuena, Esko Kauppinen, John Cumings, Renu Sharma

The structure and phase transformation of cobalt (Co) catalyst, during single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) growth, is elucidated for inactive, active and

Room temperature wideband tunable photoluminescence of pulsed thermally annealed layered black phosphorus

September 21, 2020

Author(s)

Sara A. Alodan, Justin M. Gorham, Frank W. DelRio, Fadhel Alsaffar, Ghadeer Aljalham, Chongwu Zhou, Moh R. Amer

Newly explored two-dimensional (2D) materials have shown promising optical properties, owning to the tunable band gap of the layered material with its thickness

Electron and x-ray focused beam-induced cross-linking in liquids: Toward rapid continuous 3D nanoprinting and interfacing using soft materials

September 16, 2020

Author(s)

Tanya Gupta, Evgheni Strelcov, Glenn E. Holland, Joshua D. Schumacher, Yang Yang, Mandy B. Esch, Vladimir A. Aksyuk, Patrick Zeller, Matteo Amati, Luca Gregoratti, Andrei A. Kolmakov

Additive fabrication of biocompatible 3D structures out of liquid hydrogel solutions has become pivotal technology for tissue engineering, soft robotics

Software

HolograFREE

An electron hologram is a fringe modulated image containing the amplitude and phase information of an electron transparent object. The HolograFREE routines

Tools and Instruments

Dual Beam Focused Ion Beam / Scanning Electron Microscope (FIB/SEM)

Dual beam focused ion beam/scanning electron microscope (FESEM). Focused ion beam using Ga atoms allows the patterning of objects at ~10 nm level (milling and

Local Electrode Atom Probe Tomography (LEAP)

Field evaporates (with a voltage and laser pulse) a sharp tip-shaped specimen. Collects the ionization products in a position-sensitive, time-of-flight mass

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

The Material Measurement Science Division at NIST performs surface chemical analysis using X-ray Photoelectron

Material Analysis Using Neutron Depth Profiling

Light elements such as helium, lithium, boron, and nitrogen are essential constituents in materials that enable energy technologies; lithium ion batteries

Awards

Vincent Hackley Honored by ASTM

The award was presented by the E56 Chairwoman, Debbie Kaiser (NIST Office of Data and Informatics), in Houston, Texas on November 4, 2019 at...

Elijah Petersen Honored with PECASE

The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to...