MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of Nexsa G2 XPS Surface Analysis System

MRI：Nexsa G2 XPS 表面分析系统的 Track 1 采购

• 批准号: 2320335
• 负责人: Alevtina White Smirnova
• 金额: $ 109.73万
• 依托单位: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-01 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2320335&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Track; Acquisition; Nexsa; G2

This Major Research Instrumentation award supports the acquisition of a Nexsa G2 XPS Surface Analysis System from ThermoFisher Scientific. This unique system will significantly impact the research centers and programs at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology as well as the whole South Dakota region. At the national level, the Nexsa G2 will impact two NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) Sites at Northeastern University and Syracuse University. Acquisition of the Nexsa G2 XPS will advance many different areas of fundamental and applied multi-disciplinary research focused on organic, inorganic, and biomaterials, their advanced manufacturing, and analysis of processes at surfaces and interfaces. This equipment will benefit research and development at the U.S. Ellsworth Airforce Base, involve IUCRC industry partners, and enrich instrumentation capabilities for local fast-growing high-tech companies. The Nexsa G2 XPS system will enhance education and training of graduate and undergraduate students at South Dakota Mines and other South Dakota universities through the incorporation of principles of Nexsa G2 spectroscopic methods in the curriculum. The instrument will also aid the cutting-edge education of students at other universities through direct hands-on or distance-learning experiences. Individuals from the largest minority group of American Indian students from South Dakota Tribal Colleges and Universities will also have the opportunity to engage with the Nexsa G2 XPS system through pre-college orientation, summer bridge programs, research, and education.The Nexsa G2 XPS system reveals fundamental mechanisms at surfaces and interfaces in inorganic, organic, and biocomposites by using four co-incident spectroscopic techniques to analyze the chemical composition, electronic structure, and phase transformations. Specifically, the system allows further enhanced analysis of coatings, adhesion, wettability, corrosion, and biocompatibility. Interchangeable sample plates for solids, glasses, 2D materials, and biomaterials make this system attractive for multiple users from academia, industry, and national laboratories. Depth profiling has advantages for the analysis of covalent bonds and atomic vibrations at interfaces in multilayer structures and nanocomposites. Collected in-situ, data maps will be used for evaluation of chemical interactions between atoms, mechanical deformations, interfacial bonding, morphology, ionic transport, and crystallinity. Specific topics to be investigated by the Nexsa G2 XPS system include chemical agents, biosensors, metallic glasses, and functional materials deposited by additive manufacturing techniques such as aerosol-jet printing, thermal deposition, or supersonic cold spray. Relevant to energy storage materials, this system provides invaluable information about mass-transport mechanisms at surfaces and interfaces.This project is jointly funded by the Major Instrumentation Research Program (MRI), the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), and the division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这项主要的研究仪器奖支持了Thermofisher Scientific从Thermofisher Scientific中获取NEXSA G2 XPS表面分析系统。这种独特的系统将显着影响南达科他州矿业和技术学校以及整个南达科他州地区的研究中心和计划。在国家一级，NEXSA G2将影响东北大学和锡拉丘兹大学的两个NSF工业合作研究中心（IUCRC）站点。获得NEXSA G2 XPS的获取将推进许多不同领域的基本和应用多学科研究，这些研究重点是有机，无机和生物材料，其先进的制造以及对表面和接口处的过程的分析。该设备将使美国埃尔斯沃思空军基地的研发受益，与IUCRC行业合作伙伴有关，并为当地快速增长的高科技公司提供丰富的仪器功能。 NEXSA G2 XPS系统将通过在课程中纳入NEXSA G2光谱方法的原则来增强南达科他州矿业和其他南达科他大学的研究生和本科生的教育和培训。该工具还将通过直接动手或远程学习的经验来帮助其他大学的学生进行尖端教育。来自南达科他州部落学院和大学的最大少数少数群体群体的个人也将有机会通过预锻炼方向，夏季桥梁计划，研究和教育与NexSA G2 XPS系统互动。NexSAG2XPS系统通过表面和界面的基础，有机，有机物和互联界的基本机制来揭示，有机物，有机体，有机物，有机物，有机物，有机物，有机化，有机化，有机化，有机化界面分析化学组成，电子结构和相变。具体而言，该系统可以进一步增强涂料，粘附，润湿性，腐蚀和生物相容性的进一步分析。固体，眼镜，2D材料和生物材料的可互换样品板使该系统对来自学术界，工业和国家实验室的多个用户有吸引力。深度分析具有分析多层结构和纳米复合材料接口的共价键和原子振动的优势。收集的原位，数据图将用于评估原子之间的化学相互作用，机械变形，界面键合，形态，离子运输和结晶度。 NEXSA G2 XPS系统要研究的特定主题包括化学试剂，生物传感器，金属玻璃和通过添加剂制造技术（例如气溶胶喷射印刷，热沉积或超音速冷喷雾剂）沉积的功能材料。该系统与储能材料相关，提供了有关表面和界面处的大规模传播机制的宝贵信息。本项目由主要的仪器研究计划（MRI）共同资助，既定的竞争研究（EPSCOR）的既定计划（EPSCOR），以及通过Niber，机械和制造奖的裁决（CMMI）的宣言（CMMI）。基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响评论标准。