MRI: Acquisition of an Advanced Analytical Transmission Electron Microscope

该奖项支持阿拉巴马大学(UA)为材料科学研究和教育购买先进的分析透射式电子显微镜(TEM)。这种最先进的仪器将配备扫描透射式电子显微镜(STEM)成像、能量色散X射线光谱分析(EDX)系统和高角度环形暗场(HAADF)成像。它还将允许数字成像，并通过出射波重建实现高分辨率成像。该仪器和附件的选择是为了满足我们多学科材料工作的不同需求，其中包括：燃料电池的催化、磁记录、纳米颗粒、半导体的介电层、金属/树枝状大分子界面科学和热障涂层。该仪器将被安置在一个多用户中央分析设施(CAF)中，这将使UA系统中的所有研究人员和邻近机构都可以很容易地对其进行评估。这一新的显微镜将使该地区的研究界能够更有效地在纳米尺度上进行材料研究，同时还将促进研究生和本科生的教学、培训和学习。它还将帮助招募任职人数不足的群体加入普遍定期审议。该奖项支持阿拉巴马大学(UA)为材料科学研究和教育购买先进的分析透射式电子显微镜(TEM)。这种最先进的仪器将配备扫描透射式电子显微镜(STEM)成像、能量色散X射线光谱分析(EDX)系统和高角度环形暗场(HAADF)成像。它还将允许数字成像，并通过出射波重建实现高分辨率成像。该仪器和附件的选择是为了满足我们多学科材料工作的不同需求，其中包括：燃料电池的催化、磁记录、纳米颗粒、半导体的介电层、金属/树枝状大分子界面科学和热障涂层。该仪器将被安置在一个多用户中央分析设施(CAF)中，这将使UA系统中的所有研究人员和邻近机构都可以很容易地对其进行评估。这一新的显微镜将使该地区的研究界能够更有效地在纳米尺度上进行材料研究，同时还将促进研究生和本科生的教学、培训和学习。它还将帮助招募任职人数不足的群体加入普遍定期审议。

This award supports the acquisition of an advanced analytical transmission electron microscope (TEM) for materials science research and education at The University of Alabama (UA). This state of the art instrument will be equipped with the ability to do scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) imaging, an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) system, and high angle annular dark field (HAADF) imaging. It will also allow for digital imaging, and high resolution imaging through exit wave reconstruction. The instrument and accessories have been selected to meet the diverse needs of our multi-disciplinary materials efforts which include: catalysis for fuel cells, magnetic recording, nanoparticles, dielectric layers for semiconductors, metallic/dendrimer interfacial science, and thermal barrier coatings. The instrument will be housed in a multi-user Central Analytical Facility (CAF), which will make it readily assessible to all researchers in the UA system and neighboring institutions. This new microscope will allow the research community in the region to more effectively pursue their studies of materials at the nanoscale, while also promoting the teaching, training and learning of the graduate and undergraduate students. It will also aid in the recruitment of underrepresented groups to UA. This award supports the acquisition of an advanced analytical transmission electron microscope (TEM) for materials science research and education at The University of Alabama (UA). This state of the art instrument will be equipped with the ability to do scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) imaging, an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) system, and high angle annular dark field (HAADF) imaging. It will also allow for digital imaging, and high resolution imaging through exit wave reconstruction. The instrument and accessories have been selected to meet the diverse needs of our multi-disciplinary materials efforts which include: catalysis for fuel cells, magnetic recording, nanoparticles, dielectric layers for semiconductors, metallic/dendrimer interfacial science, and thermal barrier coatings. The instrument will be housed in a multi-user Central Analytical Facility (CAF), which will make it readily assessible to all researchers in the UA system and neighboring institutions. This new microscope will allow the research community in the region to more effectively pursue their studies of materials at the nanoscale, while also promoting the teaching, training and learning of the graduate and undergraduate students. It will also aid in the recruitment of underrepresented groups to UA.