Acquisition of an Optic Image Furnace for Ferroic Materials Research and Education

材料研究仪器项目的这一奖项支持宾夕法尼亚州立大学购买最先进的光学成像炉，用于生长直径高达10 mm的单晶，用于研究氧化物铁性和介电材料。需要有能力生长高度均匀和足够大小的单晶，是因为必须分离和了解混合价固溶体和通常是难熔的铁酸盐晶体系统中的机理。该设备是一台NEC双灯椭圆镜腔成像炉，特别适用于块状单晶样品的研究。美国国家科学基金会正在进行的由该PI进行的研究项目，以及目前由NSF、DARPA、ONR赞助的几个项目，都将从拟议的设备中受益匪浅。未来的研究领域，特别是超材料、微波场敏化介质材料、电光和声光材料都与所提出的能力密切相关。该设备将极大地增强宾夕法尼亚州立大学材料研究实验室的现有处理和分析资源。研究生和博士后研究员都将获得培训，并利用拟议的设施进行资助研究。目前正在开发的关于晶体生长科学和技术的实验室强化高级/研究生水平课程将从这一拟议的增加中获得宝贵的改进。本科生、毕业生和少数人将接受使用这种最先进的晶体生长设备的培训。宾夕法尼亚州立大学的30%费用分担热情充分利用了这一奖项。材料研究仪器项目的这一奖项支持宾夕法尼亚州立大学购买最先进的光学成像炉，用于生长直径高达10 mm的单晶，用于研究氧化物铁性和介电材料。该设备是一台NEC双灯椭圆镜腔成像炉，特别适用于块状单晶样品的研究。美国国家科学基金会正在进行的由该PI进行的研究项目，以及目前由NSF、DARPA、ONR赞助的几个项目，都将从拟议的设备中受益匪浅。未来的研究领域，特别是超材料、微波场敏化介质材料、电光和声光材料都与所提出的能力密切相关。该设备将极大地增强宾夕法尼亚州立大学材料研究实验室的现有处理和分析资源。研究生和博士后研究员都将获得培训，并利用拟议的设施进行资助研究。目前正在开发的关于晶体生长科学和技术的实验室强化高级/研究生水平课程将从这一拟议的增加中获得宝贵的改进。本科生、毕业生和少数人将接受使用这种最先进的晶体生长设备的培训。宾夕法尼亚州立大学的30%费用分担热情充分利用了这一奖项。

This award from the Instrumentation for Materials Research Program supports Penn State University with the purchase a state-of-the-art optical image furnace for the growth of up to 10 mm diameter single crystals for the study of oxide ferroic and dielectric materials. The need for the capability to grow highly uniform and sufficient size single crystals is stemmed from the necessity to separate and understand the mechanisms in the mixed valence solid solution and often refractory ferroic crystal systems. The equipment is a NEC double lamp elliptical mirror cavity image furnace is particularly suited to the study of bulk single crystal samples. The ongoing NSF supported research program carried out by this PI, as well as several current NSF, DARPA, ONR sponsored programs would benefit strongly from the proposed equipment. Future research areas particularly the meta-materials, microwave field agile dielectric materials, electrooptic and acoustooptic materials are closely aligned with the proposed capabilities. The equipment will provide invaluable enhancement of available processing and analysis resource at the Materials Research Laboratory, at Penn State. Both graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will obtain training and carry out funded research using the proposed facility. Laboratory intensive senior/graduate level course on Science and Technology of Crystal Growth, currently being developed, will get invaluable enhancement from this proposed addition. Undergraduates and graduates and minority will be trained with the handling of this state-of-the-art crystal growth facility. The award is leveraged by Enthusiasm 30% cost sharing from Penn State. This award from the Instrumentation for Materials Research Program supports Penn State University with the purchase a state-of-the-art optical image furnace for the growth of up to 10 mm diameter single crystals for the study of oxide ferroic and dielectric materials. The equipment is a NEC double lamp elliptical mirror cavity image furnace is particularly suited to the study of bulk single crystal samples. The ongoing NSF supported research program carried out by this PI, as well as several current NSF, DARPA, ONR sponsored programs would benefit strongly from the proposed equipment. Future research areas particularly the meta-materials, microwave field agile dielectric materials, electrooptic and acoustooptic materials are closely aligned with the proposed capabilities. The equipment will provide invaluable enhancement of available processing and analysis resource at the Materials Research Laboratory, at Penn State. Both graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will obtain training and carry out funded research using the proposed facility. Laboratory intensive senior/graduate level course on Science and Technology of Crystal Growth, currently being developed, will get invaluable enhancement from this proposed addition. Undergraduates and graduates and minority will be trained with the handling of this state-of-the-art crystal growth facility. The award is leveraged by Enthusiasm 30% cost sharing from Penn State.