MRI: Acquisition of an Analytical Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope for Research and Teaching

MRI：购买用于研究和教学的分析场发射扫描电子显微镜

• 批准号: 0922912
• 负责人: David Coleman
• 金额: $ 58.08万
• 依托单位: Wayne State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-10-01 至 2012-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0922912&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Analytical; Field; Emission

0922912ColemanWayne State U."This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)."Technical Summary: A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is a very important instrument for research in Materials Science and related fields. Nanotechnology efforts at Wayne State University (WSU), a nationally ranked Research University, includes emphasis in the following areas: (i) nanoparticle synthesis and assembly; (ii) direct self-assembly of nano-crystalline and thin films; (iii) sensors and nano-devices, biosensors; (iv) drug delivery; and (v) energy materials such as solar energy materials and catalysts for fuel cell technology. The proposed (Field Emission) FE SEM is required to achieve the required resolution (1.4 nM), as well as imaging of conductive and non-conductive materials and biological samples in all these areas. These capabilities are not possible with the existing 20+ year old technologically-out-of-date instrument. The instrument will be located in the WSU Laboratory of Analytical Electron Microscopy (LAEM) that is one of several core facilities administrated by the Central Instrument Facility (CIF). The instrument will be available to the entire WSU campus, other local universities, and local industries. This instrument will impact more than 100 users from 25 research groups across the WSU campus, 3 groups from University of Toledo, and several local companies. This instrument will also affect the education quality for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biological Science. This instrument will explicitly be used by a large number of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows as part of their on-going research experience and maturation.Layman Summary: A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is a very important instrument for research in Materials Science and related fields. It is used not only for imaging the surface of samples as a magnifier with higher resolution than possible with optical microscopes, but also for obtaining information about the local chemical composition and crystal structure by using various specialty detectors. Nanotechnology efforts at Wayne State University (WSU), a nationally ranked Research University, includes an emphasis in several area including: nanoparticles, thin films for semiconductors, biosensors for disease detection; drug delivery for medical patients, solar energy materials, and fuel cell technology materials. The proposed (?Field Emission?) FE SEM is a state-of-the-art instrument that is required to achieve maximum magnification on conducting and non-conducting materials and biological samples. None of this is possible with the existing 20+ year old technologically out-of-date instrument. The instrument will be located in the Laboratory of Analytical Electron Microscopy (LAEM) at WSU that is one of several core facilities administrated by the Central Instrument Facility (CIF). The instrument will be available to the entire WSU campus, other local universities, and local industries. This instrument will impact more than 100 users from 25 research groups across the WSU campus, 3 groups from University of Toledo, and several local companies. This instrument will also affect the education quality for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biological science. This instrument will explicitly be used by a large number of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows as part of their on-going research experience and maturation.

0922912科尔曼韦恩州立大学。“该奖项由 2009 年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法 111-5）资助。”技术摘要：扫描电子显微镜 (SEM) 是材料科学及相关领域研究的非常重要的仪器。 韦恩州立大学 (WSU) 是一所全国排名研究型大学，其纳米技术工作重点包括以下领域：(i) 纳米颗粒合成和组装； (ii) 纳米晶和薄膜的直接自组装； (iii) 传感器和纳米器件、生物传感器； (iv) 药物输送； (v) 能源材料，例如太阳能材料和燃料电池技术催化剂。 所提出的（场发射）FE SEM 需要达到所需的分辨率（1.4 nM），以及所有这些领域的导电和非导电材料以及生物样品的成像。 对于已有 20 多年历史、技术过时的现有仪器来说，这些功能是不可能实现的。 该仪器将位于华盛顿州立大学分析电子显微镜实验室 (LAEM)，该实验室是中央仪器设施 (CIF) 管理的几个核心设施之一。 该仪器将可供整个华盛顿州立大学校园、其他当地大学和当地行业使用。 该工具将影响来自 WSU 校园 25 个研究小组、托莱多大学 3 个小组以及几家当地公司的 100 多名用户。 该仪器还将影响材料科学、物理、化学与化学工程、电气与计算机工程、生物科学等专业本科生和研究生的教育质量。 该仪器将被大量研究生和博士后明确使用，作为他们持续研究经验和成熟的一部分。外行总结：扫描电子显微镜 (SEM) 是材料科学研究中非常重要的仪器及相关领域。 它不仅用于以比光学显微镜更高的分辨率对样品表面进行成像，而且还用于通过使用各种专用探测器来获取有关局部化学成分和晶体结构的信息。 韦恩州立大学 (WSU) 是一所全国排名研究型大学，其纳米技术工作重点关注以下几个领域：纳米颗粒、半导体薄膜、疾病检测生物传感器；用于医疗患者的药物输送、太阳能材料和燃料电池技术材料。 拟议的（“场发射”）FE SEM 是一种最先进的仪器，需要对导电和非导电材料以及生物样品实现最大放大倍率。 对于已有 20 多年技术过时的现有仪器来说，这一切都是不可能的。 该仪器将位于华盛顿州立大学的分析电子显微镜实验室 (LAEM)，该实验室是中央仪器设施 (CIF) 管理的几个核心设施之一。 该仪器将可供整个华盛顿州立大学校园、其他当地大学和当地行业使用。该工具将影响来自 WSU 校园 25 个研究小组、托莱多大学 3 个小组以及几家当地公司的 100 多名用户。 该仪器还将影响材料科学、物理、化学与化学工程、电气与计算机工程和生物科学等专业本科生和研究生的教育质量。 该工具将被大量研究生和博士后明确使用，作为他们持续研究经验和成熟的一部分。