U.S.-Taiwan Cooperative Research: Chemistry in Confined Spaces by EPR Spectroscopy

0115082LIN华盛顿大学的林田松博士和台湾大学的牟中元教授合作了三年的项目，利用电子顺磁共振(EPR)光谱技术在介孔固体如MCM-41和-48的范围内研究C60、四茂并五苯和金纳米晶体的化学。这是纳米技术领域的一项重要研究。MCM-41和MCM-48是一种管状孔径可控的介孔材料。此类沸石类材料已广泛应用于催化剂载体和分子筛等领域。这一领域的进步可能会产生巨大的社会效益。这项提议还为三名美国博士后科学家和三名研究生提供了接触这一介孔材料领域的宝贵机会。这项建议解决了一个重要的科学问题，并符合国家科学基金会的人力资源开发目标。台湾国家科学委员会和国家科学基金会共同支持这一项目。

0115082LinThis is a three-year cooperative project between Dr Tien-Sung Lin, Washington University and Professor Chung-Yuan Mou, National Taiwan University, to study the chemistry of C60, tetracene pentacene, and gold nanocrystals within the confines of mesoporous solids such as MCM-41 and -48 using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy. This is an important research in nanotechnology. MCM-41 and -48 are interesting mesoporous materials with controllable tubular pore size. Such zeolite-type materials have been widely used in catalyst support and molecular sieve applications. Advances in this area may yield substantial societal benefits. This proposal also provides an opportunity for three U.S. postdoctoral scientists and three graduate students get valuable exposure to this field of mesoporous materials. This proposal addresses an important scientific question and meets the NSF objective of human resource development. The National Science Council of Taiwan and the NSF jointly support this project.