U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research: Structure and Chemistry of Single Crystal Surfaces of Metal Borides

小行星9603173 该奖项支持伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校（UIC）的Michael Trenary教授和日本筑波国立无机材料研究所（NIRIM）的Takaho Tanaka博士之间为期三年的合作研究项目。 研究人员将对金属硼化物单晶表面的结构和化学进行实验研究。 富硼固体的表面科学研究的一个重要组成部分是使用这些材料的大单晶。 这些晶体是在NIRIM开发的，两位研究人员都在实验中使用它们。 该提案汇集了两个主要实验室的努力，它们构成了该过程的不同部分：UIC表面科学研究利用低能电子衍射（LEED），扫描隧道显微镜（STM），X射线光电子能谱（XPS）和反射吸收红外光谱（RAIRS）技术。 NIRIM集团提供了硼化钇、二硼化铪和六硼化镧的切割和抛光单晶样品。 研究人员还计划发起联合出版物，并确定正在进行的实验。通过交流思想和技术，该项目将扩大我们的基础知识，促进国际理解与合作。 ***

9603173 Trenary This award supports a three-year collaborative research project between Professor Michael Trenary of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and Dr. Takaho Tanaka of the National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials (NIRIM) in Tsukuba, Japan. The researchers will undertake experimental studies of the structure and chemistry of single crystal surfaces of metal borides. An essential component of the surface science studies of the boron-rich solids is the use of large single crystals of these materials. These crystals were developed at NIRIM and both researchers are using them in their experiments. The proposal brings together the efforts of two major laboratories that have constituted different parts of the process: The UIC surface science studies make use of the techniques of low energy electron diffraction (LEED), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS). The NIRIM group has provided the cut and polished single crystal samples of yttrium boride, hafnium diboride and lanthanum hexaboride. The researchers also plan to initiate joint publications and identify ongoing experiments. Through the exchange of ideas and technology, this project will broaden our base of basic knowledge and promote international understanding and cooperation. ***