MRI: Acquisition of a Transmission Electron Microscope for Research and Education

从主要研究仪器（MRI）计划的这一奖项，在弗吉尼亚联邦大学物理系将获得透射电子显微镜（TEM）用于跨学科的纳米材料研究。 研究内容包括：1）纳米粒子光刻技术; 2）金属半导体纳米粒子的光学特性; 3）有机自旋电子学; 4）核壳型磁性纳米粒子; 5）功能性两亲聚合物。透射电子显微镜是一种广泛使用的技术，它可以提供通过样品传输的电子束相互作用形成的薄样品的显微图像。 TEM提供比光学显微镜更高的分辨率。 它用于材料研究和生物领域等，以高分辨率检查这些材料的结构和性能。TEM收购将有利于研究和四个不同部门（化学，物理，电气工程和化学工程）的学生的培训。它将扩大与当地工业和国家研究机构的合作活动，并加强与两所历史悠久的黑人学院，弗吉尼亚联合大学和诺福克州立大学的现有联系。 它将是不可或缺的新的VCU跨学科的纳米科学和纳米技术博士课程的基础设施。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program, the Department of Physics at Virginia Commonwealth University will acquire a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) for use in interdisciplinary nanomaterials research. Research work will be conducted in a variety of fields including 1) Nanoparticle Photolithography, 2) Optical Properties of Metal & Semiconductor Nanoparticles, 3) Organic Spintronics, 4) Core-Shell Magnetic Nanoparticles, and 5) Functional Amphiphilic Polymers.Transmission electron microscopy is a widely used technique that provides a microscopic image of a thin sample formed from the interaction of a beam of electrons transmitted through the specimen. A TEM provides higher resolution than optical microscopes. It is used in materials research and biological fields among others to examine the structure and properties of these materials under high resolution. The TEM acquisition will benefit the research and training of students in four different departments (Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Chemical Engineering). It will broaden collaborative activities with local industry and national research facilities, and strengthen existing ties with two historically black colleges, Virginia Union University and Norfolk State University. It will be integral to the infrastructure of the new VCU interdisciplinary doctoral program in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.