U.S.-France Cooperative Research: Spectroscopy & Dynamics of Thermal Energy Relaxation Processes at Interfaces

9815824 Borguet这三年的奖项，为美国-法国化学合作研究增加了一个国际层面的NSF职业奖。 匹兹堡大学的Eric Borguet和波尔多大学光学和赫兹分子物理中心的Eric Freysz参与了这项研究。 他们将研究热能对界面化学和物理过程的影响。 一种特殊的探针，红外二次谐波发生，将被开发来研究振动状态和各种水界面，包括电化学界面。 美国研究人员为这一合作带来了固液界面方面的专业知识。 法国在单层薄膜方面的专门知识对此起到了补充作用。 该项目还利用了美国和法国实验室提供的补充仪器。 这项合作将进一步了解热能对界面过程的影响，包括吸附、扩散、化学反应、解吸、摩擦和润滑。

9815824BorguetThis three-year award for US-France cooperative research in chemistry adds an international dimension to an NSF career award. It involves Eric Borguet of the University of Pittsburgh and Eric Freysz of the Centre de Physique Moleculaire Optique et Hertzienne at the Universite de Bordeaux. They will study the impact of thermal energy on chemical and physical processes at the interfaces. A special probe, the Infrared Second Harmonic Generation, will be developed to study vibrational states and various aqueous interfaces, including electrochemical interfaces. The US investigator brings to this collaboration expertise in solid-liquid interface. This is complemented by French expertise in monolayer films. The project also takes advantage of complementary instruments available at the US and French labs. This collaboration will further understanding of the influence of thermal energy on interface processes, including adsorption, diffusion, chemical reactions, desorption, friction and lubrication.