MRI: Acquisition of an Analytical Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope for Research and Teaching

0922912科尔曼韦恩州立大学“这项奖励是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。”技术概述：扫描电子显微镜（SEM）是材料科学及相关领域研究的重要仪器。韦恩州立大学（WSU）是一所全国排名的研究型大学，在纳米技术方面的努力包括以下几个方面的重点：(i)纳米粒子的合成和组装；（ii）纳米晶体和薄膜的直接自组装；（iii）传感器和纳米装置、生物传感器；（四）给药；（五）能源材料，如太阳能材料和燃料电池技术的催化剂。所提出的（场发射）FE SEM需要达到所需的分辨率（1.4 nM），以及在所有这些领域中导电和非导电材料和生物样品的成像。这些功能是不可能与现有的20多年的技术过时的仪器。该仪器将位于华盛顿州立大学分析电子显微镜实验室（LAEM），该实验室是由中央仪器设施（CIF）管理的几个核心设施之一。该仪器将在整个华盛顿州立大学校园，其他当地大学和当地工业中使用。该仪器将影响来自华盛顿州立大学校园内25个研究小组、托莱多大学3个小组和几家当地公司的100多个用户。该仪器还将影响材料科学、物理、化学与化学工程、电气与计算机工程、生物科学等专业本科生和研究生的教学质量。这台仪器将被大量研究生和博士后用作他们正在进行的研究经验和成熟的一部分。摘要：扫描电子显微镜（SEM）是材料科学及相关领域研究的重要仪器。它不仅可以作为光学显微镜分辨率更高的放大镜对样品表面进行成像，而且还可以通过各种专用探测器获得有关样品局部化学成分和晶体结构的信息。韦恩州立大学（WSU）是一所全国排名的研究型大学，在纳米技术方面的努力包括几个领域的重点，包括：纳米粒子、半导体薄膜、疾病检测的生物传感器；医疗病人药物输送，太阳能材料，燃料电池技术材料。提议的（?）场致发射?)FE - SEM是一种最先进的仪器，需要在导电和非导电材料和生物样品上实现最大的放大。这一切都不可能与现有的20多年的技术过时的仪器。该仪器将位于华盛顿州立大学的分析电子显微镜实验室（LAEM），该实验室是由中央仪器设施（CIF）管理的几个核心设施之一。该仪器将在整个华盛顿州立大学校园，其他当地大学和当地工业中使用。该仪器将影响来自华盛顿州立大学校园内25个研究小组、托莱多大学3个小组和几家当地公司的100多个用户。该仪器还将影响材料科学、物理、化学与化学工程、电气与计算机工程、生物科学等专业本科生和研究生的教学质量。这台仪器将被大量研究生和博士后用作他们正在进行的研究经验和成熟的一部分。

0922912ColemanWayne State U."This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)."Technical Summary: A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is a very important instrument for research in Materials Science and related fields. Nanotechnology efforts at Wayne State University (WSU), a nationally ranked Research University, includes emphasis in the following areas: (i) nanoparticle synthesis and assembly; (ii) direct self-assembly of nano-crystalline and thin films; (iii) sensors and nano-devices, biosensors; (iv) drug delivery; and (v) energy materials such as solar energy materials and catalysts for fuel cell technology. The proposed (Field Emission) FE SEM is required to achieve the required resolution (1.4 nM), as well as imaging of conductive and non-conductive materials and biological samples in all these areas. These capabilities are not possible with the existing 20+ year old technologically-out-of-date instrument. The instrument will be located in the WSU Laboratory of Analytical Electron Microscopy (LAEM) that is one of several core facilities administrated by the Central Instrument Facility (CIF). The instrument will be available to the entire WSU campus, other local universities, and local industries. This instrument will impact more than 100 users from 25 research groups across the WSU campus, 3 groups from University of Toledo, and several local companies. This instrument will also affect the education quality for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biological Science. This instrument will explicitly be used by a large number of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows as part of their on-going research experience and maturation.Layman Summary: A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is a very important instrument for research in Materials Science and related fields. It is used not only for imaging the surface of samples as a magnifier with higher resolution than possible with optical microscopes, but also for obtaining information about the local chemical composition and crystal structure by using various specialty detectors. Nanotechnology efforts at Wayne State University (WSU), a nationally ranked Research University, includes an emphasis in several area including: nanoparticles, thin films for semiconductors, biosensors for disease detection; drug delivery for medical patients, solar energy materials, and fuel cell technology materials. The proposed (?Field Emission?) FE SEM is a state-of-the-art instrument that is required to achieve maximum magnification on conducting and non-conducting materials and biological samples. None of this is possible with the existing 20+ year old technologically out-of-date instrument. The instrument will be located in the Laboratory of Analytical Electron Microscopy (LAEM) at WSU that is one of several core facilities administrated by the Central Instrument Facility (CIF). The instrument will be available to the entire WSU campus, other local universities, and local industries. This instrument will impact more than 100 users from 25 research groups across the WSU campus, 3 groups from University of Toledo, and several local companies. This instrument will also affect the education quality for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biological science. This instrument will explicitly be used by a large number of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows as part of their on-going research experience and maturation.