Image Library - Materials and Nanotechnology
These images from Argonne's research image library are available for your
use with an Argonne acknowledgement. They are provided here as 300 dpi
jpegs. If you need other images or a higher quality image, please contact
us at media@anl.gov.
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Switching
electric polarization |
This series of images shows the intensity of ferroelectricity – the
ability to retain a switchable electric polarization – over a range
of temperatures. Argonne researchers, using the powerful X-ray beams
at the Advanced Photon Source, have learned that extremely thin materials – only
three atoms thick – can retain their electric polarization, opening
the potential for a wide range of tiny devices. Argonne National
Laboratory image.
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Last Updated: July 15,
2004 |
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Center
for Nanoscale Materials |
The Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne is adjacent to the Advanced
Photon Source. The center is one of five nationwide funded by the U.S.
Department of Energy. The Center for Nanoscale Materials is a joint partnership
between the Department of Energy and the State of Illinois. The State
of Illinois provided $36 million to construct the 85,000-square foot
building, and DOE provided an additional $36 million to develop and
build the facility's advanced instrumentation. Argonne National Laboratory
image.
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Last Updated: July 15,
2004 |
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Diamond-film
coating |
Working with Innovation Plasma Systems ,
Argonne scientists Dieter Gruen (left), John Carlisle (center) and Orlando
Auciello developed the first affordable large-area diamond film coating.
The system was named one of the top developments in technology by
R&D Magazine in
2003. Argonne National Laboratory photo.
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Last Updated: July 15,
2004 |
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New
nanoscale materials |
Argonne scientists are working to develop new materials at the nanoscale.
This atomic force microscopy image shows a nanopore array used as a template
to make nanowires. The template shown is only 500 nanometers wide – less
than the period at the end of this sentence. Argonne National Laboratory
image.
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Last Updated: July 15,
2004 |
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