MRI: Acquisition of an Instrument for Nanoscale Manipulation and Experimental Characterization

MRI：获取用于纳米级操作和实验表征的仪器

• 批准号: 0619762
• 负责人: Frank Fisher
• 金额: $ 32.67万
• 依托单位: Stevens Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-09-01 至 2010-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0619762&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Instrument; Nanoscale; Manipulation

This Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) grant provides funding to acquire a state-of-the-art nanomanipulation and visualization system for scientific research and training in prototyping, characterization, and performance evaluation of functional nanostructures and micro/nanoscale devices and systems. This system will provide nanometer-resolution, scanning electron microscope (SEM)-compatible manipulation capability, enabling a number of critical nanoscale experimental investigations in support of ongoing research in each of the following areas: 1) Nanoscale tensile testing of nanostructures and nanocomposites; 2) Characterization of high power lateral RF MEMS switches and PZT nanofibers; 3) Development of 6-DOF design methodologies for novel nano/microscale manipulation; 4) Bottom-up prototyping and experimental characterization of microchemical systems; 5) Nano-rheological characterization of complex fluids; 6) Prototyping/characterization of photonic crystal-based nano-sensor technology; 7) Nanoscale characterization of the interactions of living cells with their microenvironment; 8) Nanometer resolution mapping of electromechanical property evolution during material aging; and 9) The development of colloidal probe-based techniques for sensor applications.Efforts in these research areas will greatly benefit from the controllable three-dimensional nanoscale manipulation with simultaneous visualization capabilities provided by this system. The broader impact of this effort will be the enhanced understanding of critical nanoscale phenomena developed as a result of the direct experimental characterization enabled by the instrumentation funded by this grant. The research projects directly impacted by this capability span many key emerging nano/microtechnology areas, including: nanomaterials development/characterization, nano/micro sensors and actuators, and micro-chemical and micro-micromechanical systems. In addition, this system will promote interdisciplinary collaborations among an increasing number of faculty, senior research personnel, and graduate and undergraduate students working in these research areas, and will strongly complement undergraduate and graduate educational initiatives in Nanotechnology at our Institute.

这项主要研究仪器（MRI）拨款为获得最先进的纳米操作和可视化系统提供资金，用于功能纳米结构和微/纳米级设备和系统的原型、表征和性能评估的科学研究和培训。该系统将提供纳米分辨率，扫描电子显微镜（SEM）兼容的操作能力，使一些关键的纳米尺度实验研究支持正在进行的研究在每个以下领域：1)纳米结构和纳米复合材料的纳米尺度拉伸测试；2)高功率横向射频MEMS开关和PZT纳米纤维的表征；3)发展新型纳米/微尺度操作的六自由度设计方法；4)微化学系统自下而上的原型设计与实验表征；5)复杂流体的纳米流变学表征；6)基于光子晶体的纳米传感器技术原型/表征；7)活细胞与微环境相互作用的纳米尺度表征；8)材料老化过程机电性能演变的纳米分辨率制图；9)基于胶体探针的传感器应用技术的发展。这些研究领域的努力将极大地受益于该系统提供的可控三维纳米级操作和同步可视化能力。这项工作的更广泛的影响将是加强对关键纳米级现象的理解，这是由该基金资助的仪器所实现的直接实验表征的结果。受此能力直接影响的研究项目涵盖许多关键的新兴纳米/微技术领域，包括：纳米材料开发/表征、纳米/微传感器和执行器、微化学和微机械系统。此外，该系统将促进越来越多的教师、高级研究人员以及在这些研究领域工作的研究生和本科生之间的跨学科合作，并将有力地补充我们研究所纳米技术的本科和研究生教育计划。