MRI: Acquisition of a Cryogen-Free Physical Property Measurement System for Research and Education at Ohio University

该重大研究仪器（MRI）奖项支持收购量子设计物理特性测量系统（PPMS）-一种自动化多功能仪器，用于半导体，超导体，有机薄膜和低维材料的电学，磁学和光学测量。该仪器支持纳米科学领域快速扩展的研究活动，包括俄亥俄州大学的2D材料以及柔性电子和设备工程。此外，该设备提供的培训和教育具有非常重要的社会意义，预计将为俄亥俄州阿巴拉契亚地区受过技术教育的劳动力的发展做出重大贡献。 这种设备的交叉性质加强了当地的研究和教育工作，并在基础科学和应用纳米技术的几个领域促进了新的研究方向。 该MRI奖项支持收购量子设计物理特性测量系统（PPMS）-一种开放式架构和自动化多功能仪器，用于电，磁和光学测量。PPMS直接影响的广泛研究项目包括i）新型纳米材料和复合材料的生长和表征，ii）已建立和新兴的2D材料和异质结构，iii）聚合物和复合材料的印刷和沉积薄膜，iv）磁性纳米颗粒，v）超导材料和结构，以及vi）碳基复合材料。这些项目通过探索新材料和物理效应来维持俄亥俄州东南部独特和先进的研究计划。通过这样做，这些项目有可能在开发低成本材料方面取得进展，这些材料具有工程特性，可以实现对现代电子和消费应用至关重要的一系列新设备技术。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) award supports the acquisition of a Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS) –an automated multi-functional instrument for electrical, magnetic, and optical measurements on semiconductors, superconductors, organic thin films, and low dimensional materials. This instrument supports rapidly expanding research activity in the field of nano-science, including 2D materials as well as flexible electronics and device engineering at Ohio University. Furthermore, the training and education afforded by this equipment has very significant societal implications and is expected to make significant contributions toward the development of a technically-educated workforce in the Appalachian corner of the State of Ohio. The cross-cutting nature of this equipment reinforces research and education endeavors locally and fosters new research directions in several areas of basic science and applied nanotechnology. This MRI award supports the acquisition of a Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS) – an open architecture and automated multi-functional instrument for electrical, magnetic, and optical measurements The broad spectrum of research projects directly impacted by the PPMS includes the growth and characterization of i) novel nanomaterials and composites, ii) established and emerging 2D materials and heterostructures, iii) printed and deposited thin films of polymers and composites, iv) magnetic nanoparticles, v) superconducting materials and structures, and vi) carbon-based composite materials. These projects sustain unique and advanced research programs in south-eastern Ohio by enabling the exploration of new materials and physical effects. By doing so, the projects make possible progress toward developing low-cost materials, with engineered properties, that could enable a range of novel device technologies critical to modern electronics and consumer applications.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.