Interfacial Processes in Compound Electrodeposition

本科院校研究（RUI）项目是在 分析和表面化学的一般领域， 材料电合成的一个分支。 任职期间 这三年的持续资助，诺顿教授和他的 本科研究生将研究化学和 超导铋酸盐材料的结构限制。 将采用电化学生长方法来产生 各种成分的超导晶体， 这些晶体的结构将通过扫描 隧道显微镜（STM），X射线衍射，以及相关的 结构探针 此外，这些材料将 具有化学和磁性特征。 最佳晶体将 在许多物理研究中被选择和利用， 对氧化物超导体行为的基本理解。 %%% 该项目将有助于加深对 基本的结构-性质关系 重要的技术材料。 此外，研究 参与的本科生获得的经验将 为基础设施的发展做出实质性贡献 化学科学的跨学科领域。

This Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) project is in the general area of analytical and surface chemistry and in the subfield of electrosynthesis of materials. During the tenure of this three-year continuing grant, Professor Norton and his undergraduate research students will investigate chemical and structural limitations of superconducting bismuthate materials. An electrochemical growth method will be employed to produce superconducting crystals with various compositions and the structures of these crystals will be mapped using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), x-ray diffraction, and related structural probes. Additionally, these materials will be characterized chemically and magnetically. Optimum crystals will be selected and utilized in a number of physical studies directed toward a basic understanding of oxide superconductor behavior. %%% This project will contribute to an enhanced understanding of the fundamental structure-property relationships of these technologically important materials. Additionally, the research experience gained by participating undergraduate students will contribute substantively to the development of the infrastructure of this interdisciplinary area of the chemical sciences.