Equipment: MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of a High-Performance X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer for Research and Training

该奖项由主要研究仪器和化学研究仪器项目联合支持。辛辛那提大学正在购买一台x射线光电子光谱仪（XPS），该光谱仪具有多技术准备的XPS表面分析平台，以支持孙玉杰、Anastasios Angelopoulos、Ryan J. White、吴敬杰和Sarah J. Watzman教授的研究。该仪器促进了化学、材料科学、可持续能源和催化、传感和传感器开发以及纳米材料等领域的研究。该仪器为辛辛那提大学及周边地区的化学系、化学与环境工程系、机械与材料工程系和电气工程系的用户提供服务。XPS光谱是用x射线照射样品产生的，x射线有足够的能量来喷射电子。接下来，测量电子的动能，并随后将其与结合能联系起来。这些数据可能与样品中的化学元素及其结合环境的影响有关。该仪器加强了本科生和研究生的教学、研究和研究训练。该仪器为大辛辛那提地区和周边地区提供了更公平的XPS仪器使用机会。该奖项旨在加强各级的研究和教育。该仪器支持的研究主要集中在以下三个领域：(1)可持续能源和催化。本重点领域的目标是开发可持续和可再生能源捕获、储存和利用的材料和催化剂；(2)传感和传感器开发。该重点领域的目标是了解材料和化学水平的传感器接口，以开发具有前所未有的灵敏度和特异性的传感器，用于传感和成像应用；(3)新型纳米材料。该重点领域的目标是开发新型纳米和无机材料，以改变传感和能源领域。每个研究活动的具体目标将为能源材料、催化、传感器表面和化学、腐蚀和表面保护以及新型纳米和无机材料的新策略的发展提供基本见解。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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 award is jointly supported by the Major Research Instrumentation and the Chemistry Research Instrumentation Programs. The University of Cincinnati is acquiring an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) with a multitechnique-ready XPS surface analysis platform to support the research of Professors Yujie Sun, Anastasios Angelopoulos, Ryan J. White, Jingjie Wu, and Sarah J. Watzman. This instrument facilitates research in the areas of chemistry, materials science, impacting studies of sustainable energy and catalysis, sensing and sensor development, and nanomaterials. The instrument serves users from the Departments of Chemistry, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Engineering, and Electrical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati and surrounding region. XPS spectra are produced by irradiating a sample with X-rays that have sufficient energy to eject electrons. Next, the kinetic energy of the electrons is measured and subsequently related to their binding energy. These data can be related to the chemical elements in the sample and effects from their bonding environment. This instrument enhances teaching as well as research and research training of undergraduate and graduate students. The instrument provides more equitable access to an XPS instrument in the Greater Cincinnati area and surrounding region. The award is aimed at enhancing research and education at all levels. Research enabled by the instrument is focused on the following three areas: (1) Sustainable energy and catalysis. The objective of this focal area is to develop materials and catalysts for sustainable and renewable energy capture, storage, and utilization; (2) Sensing and sensor development. The objective of this focal area is to understand the sensor interface at both the materials and chemical level to develop sensors with unprecedented sensitivity and specificity for sensing and imaging applications; and (3) New nanomaterials. The objective of this focal area is to develop novel nano and inorganic materials to transform the fields of sensing and energy. The specific aims of each of the research activities will provide fundamental insights for the development of new strategies for energy materials, catalysis, sensor surfaces and chemistries, corrosion and surface protection, and new nano and inorganic materials.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.