Interdisciplinary Center for Analytics on the Nanoscale (ICAN)

纳米级跨学科分析中心 (ICAN)

• 批准号: 324659309
• 负责人: Professor Dr. Nils Hartmann
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: CENIDE - Center for Nanointegration
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Core Facilities
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 德国
• 起止时间: 2016-12-31 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/324659309?language=en
• 关键词: Interdisciplinary; Center; Analytics; Nanoscale; ICAN

The Interdisciplinary Center for Analytics on the Nanoscale (ICAN, www.cenide.de/ican) at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) is a state-of-the-art open core facility, combining equip-ment, methods and scientific expertise for advanced analytics on the nanometer length scale. Organizationally, ICAN is part of the Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE, www.cenide.de) - one of the nationwide leading research networks in nanoscience and nanotech-nology. Main efforts in the present funding period (2014-2017) focused on the establishment of the organizational structure and the foundation of a sophisticated microscopy center with a par-ticular combination of five major complementary analytical techniques for comprehensive char-acterization of nanomaterials (TEM/STEM, SAM, AFM/SPM, TOF-SIMS, XPS). A professional management and a joint team of experienced scientists and technical co-workers ensure high-level analytical service and equal access for internal and external users. Altogether, these fea-tures give ICAN a unique profile among other national and international core facilities and make it an outstanding choice for service measurements in the field of nano and surface analysis. In this proposal (2017-2020) further actions will be taken in order to sharpen the provided serv-ice profile and widen the overall external impact of ICAN. For this purpose, the services and techniques in ICAN will be adapted and expanded to the specific needs of the local research groups in the CENIDE. Further advanced microscopic techniques for 3D analysis, in situ charac-terization and measurement of material properties will be established. The setup of a dedicated sample transfer system will enable the analysis of sensitive materials. Novel laser-based meth-ods will complement the pool of sample preparation techniques. Application notes are being de-veloped in order to illustrate the particular features of individual techniques and specific service packages. In combination with dedicated quality management, public relation and academic out-reach activities, further increased utilization and percentage of external users is targeted. Col-laborations with other core facilities and microscopy centers will be expanded in order to build up strategic alliances and jointly promote actions in order to further support and establish these nationwide service facilities. Overall, these actions will inherently strengthen ICAN and further sharpen its profile among other core facilities and microscopy centers. The UDE rectorate generously supports these structure-building measures and with this ensures the long-term structural and financial sustainability of ICAN well beyond the time frame of the proposed project.

杜伊斯堡-埃森大学（UDE）的纳米尺度分析跨学科中心（ICAN，www.cenide.de/ican）是一个最先进的开放式核心设施，结合了纳米长度尺度上先进分析的设备，方法和科学专业知识。从理论上讲，ICAN是杜伊斯堡-埃森纳米集成中心（CENIDE，www.cenide.de）的一部分，该中心是纳米科学和纳米技术的全国领先研究网络之一。本资助期（2014-2017年）的主要工作集中在建立组织结构和建立一个先进的显微镜中心，该中心将五种主要的互补分析技术（TEM/STEM，SAM，AFM/SPM，TOF-SIMS，XPS）结合在一起，以实现纳米材料的全面表征。专业的管理层和经验丰富的科学家和技术合作者组成的联合团队确保了高水平的分析服务和内部和外部用户的平等访问。总之，这些特点使ICAN在其他国家和国际核心设施中具有独特的地位，并使其成为纳米和表面分析领域服务测量的杰出选择。在本提案（2017-2020年）中，将采取进一步行动，以提高所提供的服务形象，扩大ICAN的整体外部影响。为此，ICAN的服务和技术将根据CENIDE当地研究小组的具体需要进行调整和扩展。将建立用于三维分析、原位表征和材料性能测量的更先进的显微技术。专用样品转移系统的设置将使敏感材料的分析成为可能。新的基于激光的方法将补充样品制备技术的池。为了说明个别技术和特定成套服务的特点，正在对应用说明进行重新编排。结合专门的质量管理、公共关系和学术外展活动，进一步提高利用率和外部用户的百分比。将扩大与其他核心设施和显微镜中心的合作，以建立战略联盟，共同促进行动，进一步支持和建立这些全国性的服务设施。总的来说，这些行动将从根本上加强ICAN，并进一步提高其在其他核心设施和显微镜中心中的形象。UDE校长会慷慨地支持这些结构建设措施，并确保ICAN的长期结构和财务可持续性远远超出拟议项目的时间范围。