Characterisation of Nanomaterials for Energy

表征支撑着能源新材料的所有开发，其中需要跨长度尺度的结构，化学和电子信息来全面了解材料特性之间的关系，功能和结构。牛津材料表征平台赠款的更新侧重于纳米级材料的表征，以灵活地支持扩大的技术岗位团队，博士研究科学家合作研究与核工业，催化，太阳能和燃料电池技术相关的一系列能源相关材料的特性。平台补助金的更新将支持定期合同之间的关键工作人员，使他们能够发展自己的独立研究事业。此外，我们还将利用平台资助“泵总理”的发展和战略重要的跨学科研究方向的一些。我们将开发相关的方法，用于表征能源材料使用1。在（扫描）透射电子显微镜（S）TEM）中电子散射产生的所有可用信号，用于原子尺度的结构和化学分析。NanoSIMS在表征核材料降解和聚合物材料中的应用.超分辨率光学显微镜和光谱学，并将其与光催化剂研究中的等效电子方法相关联5。扫描隧道显微镜（STM），以了解模型催化剂和燃料电池陶瓷膜6。原子探针断层扫描（APT）用于表征催化用纳米颗粒7.电子背散射衍射（EBSD），用于测量材料中的长距离应变和变形，以与EM，APT和STM获得的原子数据进行比较。总体而言，该平台资助更新将维持并启动一个研究团队，该团队汇集了支持全面表征策略所需的所有相关技能，这样就可以在与英国工业相关的能源材料的材料特性方面取得进展。

Characterisation underpins all developments in new materials for energy where structural, chemical and electronic information across length scales is needed to develop a complete understanding of the relationship between materials properties, function and structure.The renewal of the Oxford Materials Characterisation Platform grant focuses on the Characterisation of Nanoscale Materials for Energy to flexibly support an expanded team of skilled post-doctoral research scientists working collaboratively on the characterisation of a range of energy related materials related to the nuclear industry, catalysis and solar and fuel cell technology. The platform grant renewal will support key staff between fixed term contacts to enable them to develop their independent research careers. In addition we will also use the platform grant to "pump prime" a number of evolving and strategically important interdisciplinary research directions.We will develop correlated methods for the characterisation of energy materials using 1. All available signals arising from electron scattering in the (Scanning) Transmission Electron Microscope (S)TEM) for structural and chemical analysis at the atomic scale.3. NanoSIMS in characterising nuclear materials degradation and polymeric materials.4. Super resolution optical microscopy and spectroscopy, and correlating these with equivalent electron based methods in studies of photocatalysts5. Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM) to understand model catalysts and ceramic membranes for fuel cells6. Atom Probe Tomography (APT) for the characterisation of nanoparticles for catalysis7. Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) to characterise long range strain and deformation in materials for comparison with atomistic data obtained from EM, APT and STM.Overall, this platform grant renewal will sustain and startegically develop a research team which brings together all the relevant skills needed to support a comprehensive characterisation strategy, so that progress can be made towards materials characterisation of energy materials relevant to UK industry.