Acquisition of Nano-Indentation and Nano-Imaging Facility for Interdisciplinary Materials Research and Training Environments

购置纳米压痕和纳米成像设施，用于跨学科材料研究和培训环境

• 批准号: 9977174
• 负责人: Yogesh Vohra
• 金额: $ 10.2万
• 依托单位: University of Alabama at Birmingham
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-09-01 至 2000-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9977174&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquisition; Nano; Indentation; Imaging; Facility

9977174VohraUsing funds from the Major Research Instrumentation program, the University of Alabama at Birmingham will acquire a nano-indentation and nano-imaging facility, consisting of a nano-hardness tester and an atomic force microscope. This facility will be employed in the interdisciplinary research dealing with ultra hard thin film coatings for field emission display devices and tribological applications; indentation tests in composites, surface induced polymerization for nanocomposites and organic-inorganic nanoparticle composite films. The training of graduate students in interdisciplinary joint projects among the Departments of Physics, Chemistry, and Materials and Mechanical Engineering within the university will be a strong focus of this facility. In addition, during summer every year, this facility will be employed in the Research Experiences for Undergraduate projects. Nano-science is considered to be the next revolution in materials research with wide-ranging applications in physics, chemistry, and biosciences. The instruments making up this facility, funded by the Major Research Instrumentation program, will enhance the research infrastructure at the university and provide an excellent learning experience for both graduate and undergraduate students.

9977174 Vohra利用主要研究仪器计划的资金，位于伯明翰的亚拉巴马大学将获得纳米压痕和纳米成像设备，包括纳米硬度测试仪和原子力显微镜。 该设备将用于场发射显示设备和摩擦学应用的超硬薄膜涂层的跨学科研究;复合材料的压痕测试，纳米复合材料和有机-无机纳米颗粒复合膜的表面诱导聚合。 在大学内物理，化学，材料和机械工程系之间的跨学科联合项目中培养研究生将是该设施的重点。 此外，每年夏季，该设施将用于本科项目的研究经验。纳米科学被认为是材料研究的下一次革命，在物理，化学和生物科学中具有广泛的应用。 由主要研究仪器计划资助的组成该设施的仪器将增强大学的研究基础设施，并为研究生和本科生提供出色的学习体验。