Intercalation Compounds

该项目旨在发现和表征具有开放结构的新型过渡金属氧化物，这些氧化物能够作为主客体反应插入化合物的宿主。这些氧化物形成了有趣的结构，包括纳米卷和纳米chins，它们能够嵌入一系列离子，包括锂，因此对用于先进的锂电池和传感器很感兴趣。插入时发生的氧化还原反应不仅改变了物理性质，而且可能允许可逆地发生滚动，因此充当纳米机械驱动器。该项目将培训学生使用最先进的表征技术，不仅在宾厄姆顿，而且在国家实验室，包括布鲁克海文，阿贡和橡树岭，今年将安装1500万美元的材料表征。该项目的学生和博士后不仅将成为科学领袖，而且将通过参加纽约州立大学宾厄姆顿分校的化学和材料科学本科课程，从基础化学到纳米科学、固体化学和材料分析技术的高级课程，帮助培养下一代学生。这个项目的目标是发现和表征可能应用的新材料，例如传感器或先进的能量存储设备的组件，这可能会为下一代电动汽车提供动力。这些材料形成不同的形状，就像海胆一样，大小也不同，从几毫米到纳米级不等。在这些材料的形成过程中，我们通过使用绿色方法模仿自然，从而产生完全不同的材料。然后使用国家实验室设备对这些材料进行表征；这不仅给了我们最好的能力，而且还培养了这些先进技术的学生，从而为美国提供了下一代前沿科学家。我们也让这些研究生参与本科生的教育，从第一年的化学入门到高级的高级课程。我们希望这样做不仅能吸引更多的学生进入科学和工程领域，还能培养出更有科学素养的人口。利用国家科学基金会资助培训的学生已经在工业界、国家实验室和学术界的教学岗位上找到了职位。

This project targets the discovery and characterization of new transition metal oxides with open structures that are capable of acting as the host for guest-host reactions intercalation compounds. These oxides form intriguing structures, including nanoscrolls and nanourchins, that are able to intercalate a range of ions, including lithium and are therefore of interest for use in advance lithium batteries, and as sensors. The redox reactions that occur on intercalation modify not only the physical properties but may allow for the scrolling to occur reversibly and therefore act as nano-mechanical actuators. This project will train students in and use the most cutting-edge characterization techniques, not only at Binghamton where 15M$ of materials characterization is being installed this year, but also at the National Laboratories, including Brookhaven, Argonne and Oak Ridge. The students and postdoc on this project will not only move on to become scientific leaders themselves, but will help train the next generation of students by participating in undergraduate classes at SUNY-Binghamton in Chemistry and Materials Science from Introductory Chemistry through senior level courses in Nanoscience, Solid State Chemistry and Materials Analysis Techniques.%%%This project targets the discovery and characterization of new materials that might find application for example as sensors or as components of advanced energy storage devices, that might power the next generation of electric vehicles. These materials form in different shapes, like urchins, and in different sizes ranging from a few millimeters to the nanosize. In the formation of these materials we mimic nature by using green approaches that lead to completely different materials. These materials are then characterized using National Laboratory Facilities; this not only gives us the best capabilities but also trains students in these advanced techniques thus providing the United States with the next-generation of leading-edge scientists. We also involve these graduate students in the education of undergraduates, ranging from first year Introductory Chemistry through advanced senior-level classes. Doing this we hope to not only attract more students into the sciences and engineering, but also lead to a more scientifically-literate population. The students trained using NSF funding have found positions in industry, national labs and in teaching positions in academia.