EPSRC Capital Award for Core Equipment

将为York-JEOL纳米中心购买用于扫描电子显微镜的电子背散射衍射（EBSD）探测器和支持电子显微镜的MultiPrep高精度抛光系统。将购买一台2D x射线探测器，以升级物理系现有的多用户XRD系统，并将购买一个氩气手套箱，放在化学系内。通过该提案资助的设备将促进对材料结构和功能的基本理解，并将支持EPSRC的关键学科，包括约克纳米中心的跨学科能力和基础设施，特别是建立在约克在凝聚态物理，无机材料和能源材料方面的优势。研究将在许多应用领域得到支持，包括电池技术、航空航天、汽车、核、太阳能电池和生物医学。

An Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) detector for the Scanning Electron Microscope and a MultiPrep high-precision polishing system to support electron microscopy will be purchased for the the York-JEOL Nanocentre. A 2D x-ray detector will be purchased to upgrade an existing multi-user XRD system housed within the Department of Physics, and an argon glove box will be purchased and located within the Department of Chemistry. The equipment funded through this proposal will enable advances in fundamental understanding of the structure and functionality of materials and will support key EPSRC disciplines including the interdisciplinary capabilities and infrastructure of the York Nanocentre, and specifically build on the strengths of York in condensed matter physics, inorganic materials and materials for energy. Research will be supported in a number of applications including, battery technology, aerospace, automotive, nuclear, solar cells, and biomedical.