International Collaboration in Chemistry: Nanoscale Single-Crystal Ensemble Electrocatalysis for Fuel Cell Applications

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。NSF化学部的分析和表面化学项目将支持乔治敦大学汤玉叶教授的国际合作研究项目。该项目的合作者是中国厦门大学的孙世刚教授。 教授Tong和Sun及其学生将使用先进的扫描隧道显微镜（STM）合成和表征表面限制的二维和三维自组装分子结构，以提供见解并促进新型分子基器件的“自下而上”纳米制造。基于分子的装置，例如具有传感器、开关、马达、机器和存储器组件的能力的分子，当适当设计和控制时，构成新生纳米技术的支柱，该技术具有在21世纪彻底改变制造业和消费品的潜力。该国际合作研究项目由NSF和国家自然科学基金委员会（NSFC）共同资助。这项研究也得到了NSF国际科学与工程办公室（OISE）的支持。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).The Analytical and Surface Chemistry Program at NSF Division of Chemistry will support the international collaborative research project of Prof. YuYe Tong of Georgetown University. A Collaborator in the project is Prof. Shi-Gang Sun of Xiamen University, China. Profs. Tong and Sun and their students will synthesize and characterize surface-confined two and three dimensional self-assembled molecular architectures using advanced scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) to provide insights into and facilitate the "bottom up" nano-fabrication of novel molecular-based devices. Molecular-based devices, e.g. molecules that possess the ability to act as sensors, switches, motors, machines and memory components, when properly designed and controlled, constitute the backbone of the nascent nanotechnology that has the potential to revolutionize manufacturing and consumer goods in the 21st century. This international collaborative research project is supported jointly by NSF and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). The study is also supported by the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) at NSF.