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We develop measurement methods, models, data, and standards for the electrical, chemical, and magnetic properties of nanostructured inorganic materials, including metals and semiconductors, related to microstructure and processing. We are experts in nanostructure fabrication, in situ processing measurements, models for process control, and microscopy for improving the performance of these materials for energy, electronics, and other applications.
Group Competence
Deposition and evaporation of thin films and alloys
Electrodeposition of metals and alloys
Magnetic materials characterization
Growth of nanowires and creation of devices
Gallium-nitride and wide bandgap nanowires
Silicon and germanium nanowires
Measurements for evaluation of hydrogen in materials
Antiferromagnets have generated significant interest for future computing technologies due to their fast dynamics, their ability to generate and detect spin
Operando Measurements Measurements of the structure and dynamics of metal-electrolyte interfaces are essential for understanding mechanisms of electrocatalysis and electrodeposition that are key to optimization of materials processing and utilization in wet chemical environments. Our measurement
Currently, the bulk of this project is focused on three main pieces: Thermal MagIC: An SI-Traceable Method for 3D Thermal Magnetic Imaging and Control Magnetic Refrigeration Magnetic Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) Thermal MagIC (MAGnetic Imaging and Control) is focused on developing new
Temperature affects every physical system, every chemical reaction, and every biological process. Although imaging within materials and living things with X-rays and magnetic resonance is now routine, no general method to measure and regulate temperature throughout a 3D volume currently exists. We
Huairuo Zhang, Albert Davydov, Yangang Liang, Xiaohang Zhang, Yaoyu Ren, Seunghun Lee, H.M. Jaim, Eric Marksz, Takeuchi Ichiro, Haiyan Tan, Leonid Bendersky, Chris Kucharczyk, Ruiyun Huang, Sossina Haile
We have fabricated all-thin-film solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) heterostructures and investigated the transport properties of Sm0.2Ce0.8O2-δ (SDC20) in an out-of
Alexandre Pereira, Simon Spindler, Zhitian Shi, Lucia Romano, Michal Rawlik, Federica Marone, Martin Stauber, Marco Stampanoni, Daniel Josell
The performance of an X-ray grating interferometry system depends on the geometry and quality of the gratings. Fabrication of micrometer-pitch high-aspect-ratio
Michael Altvater, Christopher Stevens, Nicholas Pike, Joshua Hendrickson, Rahul Rao, Sergiy Krylyuk, Albert Davydov, Deep Jariwala, Ruth Patcher, Michael Snure, Nicholas Glavin
Heterostructures between 2D and 3D electron systems remain critically important in developing novel and efficient optoelectronic and electronic devices. In this
A 〖Bi〗^(3+)-stimulated Au electrodeposition process in slightly alkaline 〖Na〗_3 Au(〖SO〗_3 )_2+〖Na〗_2 〖SO〗_3 electrolytes has been previously demonstrated for
An electron hologram is a fringe modulated image containing the amplitude and phase information of an electron transparent object. The HolograFREE routines