Acquisition of Microscopy Instrumentation for the Old Dominion University Interdisciplinary Materials Research Program

利用学术研究基础设施方案的资金，将获得显微镜仪器，以加强老道明大学正在进行的跨学科研究。该仪器包括FT-拉曼光谱仪、Ramanscope显微镜、傅立叶变换红外(FTIR)显微镜以及原子力显微镜底座和扫描头。该仪器将由化学、电气工程和机械工程系共享，并将用于以下领域的研究：高性能热固性聚合物的拉曼表征；混合金属氧化物催化剂的振动研究；金刚石薄膜的合成和表征；腐蚀和脱合金机理的表面表征；多孔硅形成初期的表面表征。显微镜领域的仪器将用于研究热固性聚合物、金属氧化物催化剂、金刚石薄膜的合成和表征、腐蚀和脱合金机理的研究以及多孔硅形成的初始阶段的研究。

Utilizing funds from the Academic Research Infrastructure Program microscopy instrumentation will be acquired to augment the ongoing interdisciplinary research at Old Dominion University. The instrumentation includes a FT-Raman spectrometer, a Ramanscope microscope, an Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microscope, and an Atomic Force Microscope base and scan heads. The instrumentation will shared between the Departments of Chemistry, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering and will be utilized for research in the following areas: Raman characterization of high-performance thermoset polymers; vibrational studies of mixed metal oxide catalysts; synthesis and characterization of thin diamond films; surface characterization of corrosion and dealloying mechanisms; surface characterization of the initial stages of porous silicon formation. Instrumentation in the microscopy area will be acquired for studies of thermoset polymers, metal oxide catalysts, synthesis and characterization of thin diamond films, the study of corrosion and dealloying mechanisms, and studies of the initial stages of porous silicon formation.