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Proposal Cycle 2013A: expire January 31, 2014
Proposal Cycle 2012B: expire July 31, 2013

Proposal Cycle 2012A: (extended): expire January 31, 2014
Proposal Cycle 2011B: (extended): expire July 31, 2013

Proposal Cycle 2013A: expire January 31, 2014

Chi Parameters, Chain Stiffness, and Dynamics of 1,3- Cyclohexadiene-Based Polymers
Jimmy Mays, University of Tennessee [CNMS2013-004]

Efficient Concentrating Solar Power Receivers by Nanostructures
Mool Gupta, University of Virginia [CNMS2013-005]

UV-Raman detection of chromatin in nanofluidic/near-field optic devices
Shuang Fang Lim, North Carolina State University [CNMS2013-007]

Gated Hybrid Single-Wall-Carbon-Nanotube/Silicon-Nanowire Solar Cells
Andrew Rinzler, University of Florida [CNMS2013-009]

Plasmonic nanoantennas for single-receptor imaging in live cells
Christopher Richards, University of Kentucky [CNMS2013-010]

Integrating Vanadium Dioxide into Silicon Based Photonics and Plasmonics: Ultracompact Optical Modulation by Electronic and All-optical Stimuli
Sharon Weiss, Vanderbilt University [CNMS2013-012]

Computational study of the influence of water on propylene epoxidation on TiO2 (anatase) supported gold nanoparticles
Juergen Eckert, University of South Florida [CNMS2013-013]

Raman scattering study of structural changes in (Ni1-xCox)TiO3 , 0.20<x<0.80, ceramic pellets as a function of temperature
Johannes Frantti, Aalto University [CNMS2013-016]

Structure dependence of surface chemistry of oxygenates on CeO2
Steve Overbury, ORNL [CNMS2013-017]

Probing of polarization dynamics at the nanoscale in uniaxial disordered ferroelectric solid solutions of xCBN28(1-x)SBN61; x = 0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1
Jan Dec, University of Silesia [CNMS2013-018]

Fabrication of cell-sized biomolecular unit cells for biomolecular smart materials
Stephen Sarles, University of Tennessee [CNMS2013-019]

Identifying the structural and molecular basis of metal-like transport in microbial nanowires
Nikhil Malvankar, University of Massachusetts, Amherst [CNMS2013-020]

Fabrication of plasmonic nanoholes for optical interrogation
Robert Shaw, ORNL [CNMS2013-022]

Computational Capabilities for Predictions of Grain Boundary Interactions Contributing to Degradation of Cr-based Alloys
Alex Vasenkov, CFD Research Corporation [CNMS2013-023]

Characterization of metal coordination cross-linked polymer networks and their precursors
Alexander Schwab, Appalachian State University [CNMS2013-024]

Characterization of the Effect of Organic Ligands on the Magnetism of Iron
Todd Monson, Sandia National Labs [CNMS2013-027]

Crystallization-Driven Solution Self-Assembly of Coil-Crystalline Block Copolypeptoids
Donghui Zhang, Louisiana State University [CNMS2013-028]

Understanding carbon nanomaterials-plant interactions
Mariya Khodakovskaya, University of Arkansas at Little Rock [CNMS2013-029]

Study the vertical phase separation in organic blend films by TEM cross section image
Jinsong Huang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln [CNMS2013-030]

Local electrochemical characterization of epitaxial thin films of proton conductor perovskite oxides
Giuseppe Balestrino, University of Roma Tor Vergata & CNR SPIN [CNMS2013-032]

Nanostructure analysis of block copolymers for proton exchange membranes
Tomoko Fujiwara, University of Memphis [CNMS2013-033]

Tracking ion insertion into porous carbon for electrochemical supercapacitors
Jennifer Black, ORNL [CNMS2013-034]

Mixed phases and interphase boundaries in ferroelectric solid solutions
Jacob Jones, University of Florida [CNMS2013-037]

Pore formation investigation in porous nanocrystalline silicon membrane
Philippe Fauchet, Vanderbilt University [CNMS2013-038]

Study of the Effect of Spatial Confinement on Colloid Structure using Neutron Spin Echo Scattering Angle Measurement
Roger Pynn, Indiana University [CNMS2013-041]

Probing of polarization dynamics at the nanoscale in uniaxial relaxors SrxBa1-xNb2O6
Vladimir Shvartsman, University of Duisburg-Essen [CNMS2013-042]

First-principles study of spin-dependent transport properties in magnetic tunnel junctions using novel barrier or perpendicular magnetic anisotropy electrode materials
Xiu-Feng Han, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences [CNMS2013-044]

Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Catalytic Hydrogenation and Hydrogenolysis Steps to Produce Novel Liquid Fuels from Biomass
Vadim Guilants, University of Cincinnati [CNMS2013-046]

Characterization of catalyzed hydrogen storage materials
Robert Compton, University of Tennessee [CNMS2013-048]

Two-dimensional conjugated polymers for high-efficiency polymer solar cells: understanding the structure-property correlation
Yan Yao, University of Houston [CNMS2013-049]

Colloidal Hybrid Nano Structures: Measuring the Density of States and Band Alignment in Individual Nanoheterostructures with Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy
Joseph Luther, National Renewable Energy Laborotary [CNMS2013-050]

In situ probing of bias-induced structural, electronic and ionic transformations in multiferroic Ca-doped bismuth ferrite(III)
E vgheni Strelcov, ORNL [CNMS2013-052]

Real-time electron microscopy study of structural and electronic transitions in vanadium dioxide nanowires governed by applied electric field
Evgheni Strelcov, ORNL [CNMS2013-053]

Experimental and theoretical studies of the self-assembly of modified DNA bases on substrates
Henderson James Cleaves, Blue Marble Space Institute of Science [CNMS2013-054]

Effect of functionalized single walled carbon nanotubes (fSWCNT) on the crystal structure and mechanical properties of nylon-hybridized Hydroxyapatite
Theodora Leventouri, Florida Atlantic University [CNMS2013-055]

Morphology Engineering for High-Performance Bulk Heterojunction Polymeric Solar Cells
Dawen Li, University of Alabama [CNMS2013-056]

Tuning ion conducting pathways using holographic polymerization
Christopher Li, Drexel University [CNMS2013-057]

Integration of Microfluidics with Silicon Photonic Structures for Real-Time Biosensing
Sharon Weiss, Vanderbilt University [CNMS2013-058]

Modeling the Interactions of Gold Nanoparticles with DNA for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Giorgia Brancolini, National Research Council, S3 CNR-NANO [CNMS2013-064]

Cantilever dynamics in highly conductive electrolytes to study the solid-liquid interface of energy storage materials
Nina Balke, ORNL [CNMS2013-068]

Cation oxidation states analysis in lithium-rich high-voltage lithium-ion battery cathode oxides during elecrochemical lithiation and delithiation process; an EELS investigation
Debasish Mohanty, ORNL [CNMS2013-069]

In-situ AFM study of LiPON coated lithium battery electrodes
Nancy Dudney, ORNL [CNMS2013-070]

Scanning Angle Raman Spectroscopy using Silica Plasmon Waveguide Substrates for Measurements of Buried Interfaces in Thin Polymer Films
Emily Smith, Ames Laboratory/Iowa State University [CNMS2013-071]

Effects of tuning the out-of-plane lattice parameter in epitaxial thin film [LaSr]MnO3 through noble ion implantation
Thomas Ward, ORNL [CNMS2013-072]

Characterization of End-Functionalized Polymers used in the Chemistry-Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymer Micelles
Megan Robertson, University of Houston [CNMS2013-074]

Synthesis of Deuterated Caprolactone for Time-Resolved Neutron Scattering Experiments on Block Copolymer Micelles
Megan Robertson, University of Houston [CNMS2013-075]

Disorder Enhanced Superconductivity in Optical Lattice Hubbard Models
Vito Scarola, Virginia Tech [CNMS2013-076]

Capillary driven transport and dispersion in hierarchically porous phases formed by conformal deposition of petal like carbons on silicon pillar arrays
Michael Sepaniak, University of Tennessee [CNMS2013-078]

Synthesis and characterization of helimagnetic MnSi and FeGe nanowires
David Mandrus, University of Tennessee [CNMS2013-079]

Nanostructured hydrophobic and hydrophilic model surfaces for detection and characterization of nano- and mesoscopic vapor bubbles using neutron scattering
Yuri Melnichenko, ORNL [CNMS2013-080]

Light Scattering Characterization of Mixed Micellar Systems
Mike Kilbey, University of Tennessee [CNMS2013-082]

Electronic structure of G4-DNA from ab initio calculations
Rosa DiFelice, National Research Council, S3 CNR-NANO [CNMS2013-084]

Quantum light storage via slow light in plasmonic metamaterials
Raphael Pooser, ORNL [CNMS2013-087]

All-solid Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Chengdu Liang, ORNL [CNMS2013-088]

Microcantilever sensing below the photon-shot-noise limit: Beam displacement with squeezed light sources
Raphael Pooser, ORNL [CNMS2013-089]

Atomistic understanding of the fluorothiophenol/gold interfaces
John Anthony, University of Kentucky [CNMS2013-090]

Harnessing the conductance of topologically-protected states for electronic devices: Novel materials and architectures
Luis Agapito, University of North Texas [CNMS2013-092]

MALDI analysis of deuteration levels in proteins
Matthew Cuneo, ORNL [CNMS2013-093]

Synthesis and characterization of low-bandgap, soluble small molecule organic donors for high-efficiency organic photovoltaics
Kai Xiao, ORNL [CNMS2013-094]

Thermally Biased, Low Voltage AC Electrokinetic Pump for Lab-on-a-chip Based Delivery of Biofluids
Jie Wu, University of Tennessee [CNMS2013-097]

Understanding the role of topology and composition of poly(ethylene oxide) based polymer electrolytes on ionic conductivity
Hee-Woo Rhee, Sogang University [CNMS2013-099]

Fabrication of Self-Assembled Superstructures of Opto-Electronic Polymers in Amphiphilic Block Polymeric Systems
Changwoo Do, ORNL [CNMS2013-100]

Layered planewave through molecular and nano-junctions
Hai-Ping Cheng, University of Florida [CNMS2013-103]

Controlling out-of-plane order in thin films of diblock copolymers on random copolymer brushes
Gila Stein, University of Houston [CNMS2013-104]

Ionic conductivity of nanometer-sized heterostructures
Chengdu Liang, ORNL [CNMS2013-105]

Elucidation of the Aluminum Corrosion Mechanism in De-watered Transportation Fuels Containing Ethanol
Jeff Thomson, ORNL [CNMS2013-106]

Investigation of the binding properties of specific biomolecules for self-assemblage of protein/DNA based nanodevices
Tibor Hianik, Comenius University Bratislava [CNMS2013-108]

Scanning probe microscopy based investigation of ZnO varistor ceramics
Christian Teichert, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria [CNMS2013-109]

Design of Bimetallic Catalysts for Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Oxygenates
George Huber, University of Wisconsin-Madison [CNMS2013-111]

Understanding the role of mechanical force in Notch receptor activation
Khalid Salaita, Emory University [CNMS2013-114]

Negative Index Matematerials for Visible and Ultraviolet Applications
Durdu Guney, Michigan Technological University [CNMS2013-117]

Electronic Dissipation and Potential Profile of a Single Point Defect
Philip Collins, University of California, Irvine [CNMS2013-118]

Understanding the structural evolution of transition-metal carbides in high-temperature aqueous-phase environments found in catalytic biomass conversion processes
Jae-Soon Choi, ORNL [CNMS2013-121]

Classical Molecular Dynamics and Self-consistent field theory studies on polymer aggregation
W. Michael Brown, ORNL [CNMS2013-122]

Mesoscale microstructural and elastic coupling correlation and their effect on macro- and micro-scopic electromechanical response of relaxor-ferroelectric thin films
| Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb, Georgia Institute of Technology [CNMS2013-123]

Piezoelectric Nonlinearity Across Twist Grain Boundaries in PZT-Based Bicrystals
Dan Marincel, Pennsylvania State University [CNMS2013-127]

Nanometer sized, multimaterial anchoring pads arrays for DNA “motherboards” immobilization
Piero Morales, Centro NAST-ENEA [CNMS2013-129]

Nanoscale study of degradation in Li-ion battery materials
Andrei Kholkin, University of Aveiro [CNMS2013-130]

Investigation of Fluid Transport and Electrochemical Performance in Synthesized Multi-Scale Porous Media for Redox Flow Batteries
Michael Manahan, Pennsylvania State University [CNMS2013-131]

Investigation of laser-induced graphite oxide reduction mechanisms and atomic resolution characterization of the resulting graphene sheets
Thomas Orlando, Georgia Institute of Technology [CNMS2013-132]

Ex-vivo and in vivo Photothermal Therapy utilizing Single Walled Carbon Nanohorns as Photoabsorbers for Targeted Cancer Treatment
Marissa Rylander, Virginia Tech [CNMS2013-133]

Studying the influence of substrate induced strain on the structural phase transitions and phase coexistence in tetragonal-like BiFeO3 films
Hans Christen, ORNL [CNMS2013-134]

Temperature-dependence of the in-plane ferroelectric domain configuration of highly-strained BiFeO3 films
Hans Christen, ORNL [CNMS2013-135]

Biodegradability of Organic Carbon Stabilized on Mineral Surfaces – Sample preparation and characterization Melanie Mayes, ORNL [CNMS2013-136]

Magnetic Nanoparticles Templated from Metallocene Copolymers
Chuanbing Tang, University of South Carolina [CNMS2013-138]

In-situ atomic resolution STM investigations of surfaces of as-grown SrRuO3 thin films
Alexander Tselev, University of Tennessee [CNMS2013-139]

Unconventional Superconductivity and Topological Surface States in Novel Superconductors with Strong Spin-Orbit Coupling
Zhigang Jiang, Georgia Institute of Technology [CNMS2013-142]

Reduced mesoscale elastic coupling in membrane-like PZT capacitors: effects of active/passive layers' thickness ratio
Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb, Georgia Institute of Technology [CNMS2013-143]

Characterization of lignin-based carbon precursors
Amit Naskar, ORNL [CNMS2013-144]

Nanoscale synthesis via the Gas Field Ion Microscope
Huimeng Wu, Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC [CNMS2013-145]

MnSi film with helimagnetic structure
David Mandrus, University of Tennessee [CNMS2013-148]

Toward emergence of molecular conduction in epitaxially grown charge transfer salts
Peter Maksymovych, ORNL [CNMS2013-149]

In situ diagnostics of plume generated by resonant infrared matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (RIR-MAPLE): emulsion-based vs. water-soluble polymer targets
Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, Duke University [CNMS2013-150]

A flexible platform for monitoring the impact of fractional shortening on cardiac microwire contraction force and relaxation rate
Prakash Nallathamby, ORNL [CNMS2013-151]

Reactive classical force-field development to describe reactions at solid-electrolyte interphases in Li-ion battery systems
Adri van Duin, Pennsylvania State University [CNMS2013-155]

Understand the origin of solvent additives in imprvoving the PCE of OPVs
Yongfang Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences [CNMS2013-156]

STM study of the structual phase transition in IrTe2
Zheng Gai, ORNL [CNMS2013-157]

Nanomanipulation and in-situ SEM/TEM Mechanical testing of Metallic Nanowires
Yong Zhu, North Carolina State University [CNMS2013-158]

Magnetic Studies of Strain-tuned LaFe2Si2 Ferromagnetic System with Magnetocaloric Effect
Guixin Cao, University of Tennessee [CNMS2013-159]

Electric field and temperature dependance on domain structures and polarization dynamics in relaxor ferroelectric textured ceramics
Shashank Priya, Virginia Tech [CNMS2013-160]

Effect of SrRuO3 electrode surface structure on ferroelectric properties of ultrathin BaTiO3 films
Alexander Tselev, University of Tennessee [CNMS2013-161]


Proposal Cycle 2012B: expire July 31, 2013

Structrural Characterization of Hexagonal OsB2
Nina Orlovskaya, University of Central Florida [CNMS2012-201]

Nanoscale Electrical Transport Characterization of a New Carbon Nanostructure
Shuguang Deng, New Mexico State University [CNMS2012-202]

Growth of Zinc Oxide Thin Films on High Aspect Ratio Medical Nanostructures
Roger Narayan, University of North Carolina [CNMS2012-203]

Porous carbon nanofiber air cathodes with different morphologies and catalysts for Li-air batteries
Xiangwu Zhang, North Carolina State University [CNMS2012-205]

Cell Chips to Study Self-Organization of Bacterial Cell Division Proteins
Jaan Mannik, University of Tennessee [CNMS2012-206]

Structural Investigation of BRUTUS, a Potential Iron Binding Protein
Terri Long, North Carolina State University [CNMS2012-207]

Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy of Gel-Supported Lipid Bilayers
Stephen Sarles, University of Tennessee [CNMS2012-208]

Europium-doped sol-gel glass ceramics
Jacqueline Johnson, University of Tennessee Space Institute [CNMS2012-209]

Atomic Force Microscope based electrical method for measuring neuronal circuits in vitro
Cristian Staii, Tufts University [CNMS2012-210]

Creation of Stable Phosphonium Monomers for Alkaline Fuel Cells
Ralph Colby, Penn State University [CNMS2012-211]

DMRG++ Simulations of Strongly Correlated Electrons Driven Out of Equilibrium
John Marston, Brown University [CNMS2012-212]

Metallic iron nanoparticles for enhanced thermal conductivity in nanofluids
Jacqueline Johnson, University of Tennessee Space Institute [CNMS2012-213]

Unraveling the electronic structure puzzle at TTF/TCNQ organic heterostructure interfaces
R. Ramprasad, University of Connecticut [CNMS2012-214]

Bottom-Up Surface-Assisted Carbon Nanostructure Synthesis
Vincent Meunier, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [CNMS2012-215]

Interfacial conductivity at polar/nonpolar interface of complex oxide heterojunctions
Liang Qiao, ORNL [CNMS2012-216]

Capillary driven mass transport and dispersion in ordered and disordered nanopillar arrays
Michael Sepaniak, University of Tennessee [CNMS2012-218]

Microelectromagnetic Traps for Modulated Fluorescence Detection
Lane Baker, Indiana University [CNMS2012-219]

Investigation of Surface Electrical Conduction of Sr3(Ru1-xMnx)2O7
Rongying Jin, Louisiana State University [CNMS2012-220]

Quantum Transport in Topological Insulators thin films and nanostuctures
Kang Wang, University of California, Los Angeles [CNMS2012-222]

Fabrication of Silicon Photonics Based Tunable Solid State THz Sources
Nezih Pala, Florida International University [CNMS2012-223]

Electronic properties of hybrid junctions of Ge nanowires and nanotubes
Guowen Meng, Chinese Academy of Sciences [CNMS2012-224]

Fabrication of hexagonal arrays of micro multigratings for temperature sensing experiements
Mool Gupta, University of Virginia [CNMS2012-225]

Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube Structures on Conductive Substrates for Energy Device Applications
Cary Pint, Vanderbilt University [CNMS2012-227]

Control of Film Stress in CdTe Photovoltaics Deposited on Flexible Glass
Colin Wolden, Colorado School of Mines [CNMS2012-228]

Deciphering Structure Formation Mechanisms in High-Performance Organic Photovoltaics
Wei Chen, Argonne National Laboratory [CNMS2012-229]

Direct measurement of dislocation properties in NiO thin films
Naoya Shibata, University of Tokyo [CNMS2012-230]

Unravelling routes to high electromechanical response in strain-engineered BiFeO3
Nagarajan Valanoor, University of New South Wales [CNMS2012-231]

Interface mechanism in nanostructured metal oxides used in electrochemical applications
Nagarajan Valanoor, University of New South Wales [CNMS2012-232]

Probing non-linearity in multilayered epitaxial lead zirconate titanate thin films
Nagarajan Valanoor, University of New South Wales [CNMS2012-233]

Atomic scale simulation of peptide adhesion on selected surfaces
Massimo Celino, ENEA and NAST Centre, Roma [CNMS2012-235]

Study of Quantum Dot Nanocrystal-Based Optical Materials to Enable Real-Time Nuclear Detection
Michael Hu, ORNL [CNMS2012-236]

Nanoscale Electrochemistry of Interfacial Phenomena in Superprotonic Solid Acids
Alexander Papandrew, University of Tennessee [CNMS2012-237]

Raman spectroscopy of amorphous and crystalline phase-change chalcogenides
Yongqiang Cheng, ORNL [CNMS2012-238]

Using High Temperature XRD to Measure Interfacial Properties of Fe Enhanced Cu/Ni Multilayers
Peter Anderson, Ohio State University [CNMS2012-239]

Temperature-dependence of polymorphs in highly-strained BiFeO3 films
Hans Christen, ORNL [CNMS2012-240]

Theoretical investigation of propane ammoxidation over complex multicomponent metal oxides
Vadim Guliants, University of Cincinnati [CNMS2012-241]

Probing ferroelectric interactions in hybrid photovoltaic devices
Martyn McLachlan, Imperial College London [CNMS2012-242]

TiO2-CeO2-based sorbents: identification of surface and interfacial structure responsible for sulfur adsorption
Chunshan Song, Pennsylvania State University - EMS Energy Institute [CNMS2012-245]

Electron transport of graphene ribbons on silicon carbide
Walt de Heer, Georgia Institute of Technology [CNMS2012-246]

Electron Microscopy Investigation of Correlations Between Thin Film Morphology and Solar Cell Performance in Small Molecule Organic Phovoltaic Blends
David Bucknall, Georgia Institute of Technology [CNMS2012-247]

Phase-separated, self-assembled, epitaxial radial p-n junction arrays for advanced photovoltaics
Tolga Aytug, ORNL [CNMS2012-248]

Design of Metal Complexes for Water Splitting
Xuan Zhao, University of Memphis [CNMS2012-250]

STM characterization of stacked hBN/graphene hybrid structures
Jing Kong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [CNMS2012-252]

Thermally Stable FePt Anisotropy-Graded Nanopillars by One-Step Postannealing for Bit-Patterned Media
Dawen Li, University of Alabama [CNMS2012-253]

Nanoscale Investigation of Lithium Diffusion through Polycrystaline Lithium-Containing Garnet Ceramics
Yang-Tse Cheng, University of Kentucky [CNMS2012-254]

Piezoelectric characterization, polarization and resistive switching of free-standing, high aspect-ratio lead zirconate titanate (PZT) nanotubes as a function of chemical composition
Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb, Georgia Institute of Technology [CNMS2012-256]

Can epitaxal graphene oxide be an ordered compound?
Elisa Riedo, Georgia Institute of Technolgy [CNMS2012-258]

Development of a Fundamental Framework for CIGS Synthesis Pathways
Tim Anderson, University of Florida [CNMS2012-262]

Piezoelectric Nonlinearity in Patterned PZT-based Thin Films
Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Pennsylvania State University [CNMS2012-263]

Controlling domain orientations in thin films of block copolymers with bottlebrush polymer additives
Rafael Verduzco, Rice University [CNMS2012-264]

Metal-oxide Hybridized Porous Silicon for Memristor Studies
Sharon Weiss, Vanderbilt University [CNMS2012-265]

Characterization of Alkali Doped Graphene Films Grown on Single Crystal Copper Substrates
Carl Ventrice, University at Albany-SUNY [CNMS2012-266]

High-Performance Field-Effect Transistors Based on Two-Dimensional Inorganic Nanomembranes
Kai Xiao, ORNL [CNMS2012-268]

Synthesis and Characterization of Ultrasmall Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles for Bandgap Narrowing
Dave Geohegan, ORNL [CNMS2012-269]

Real-time characterization and control of graphene growth kinetics by pulsed CVD
Alex Puretzky, ORNL [CNMS2012-270]

Determing the Widom line in colloidal systems with a short-range attraction by studying both the internal and collective dynamics
Yun Liu, National Institute of Standards and Technology [CNMS2012-272]

Thin metamaterial films for enhanced THz absorption and emission
Dragoslav Grbovic, Naval Postgraduate School [CNMS2012-274]

Effect on Annealing Environment on Cu-Nb Multilayer Grain Size
Marian Kennedy, Clemson University [CNMS2012-275]

Ab initio study of heterostructured oxide interfaces and surfaces for solid oxide fuel cell cathodes
Yang Shao-Horn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [CNMS2012-276]

Synthesis and Characterization of CdS Nanorods functionalized with regioregular Poly(3-hexylthiophene) for hybrid photovoltaic device
Mussie Alemseghed, ORNL [CNMS2012-277]

Fracture Properties of Small Diameter (5 to 20 microns) Carbon Fibers Using FEB, FIB,and Nanotensile Testing
Dayakar Penumadu, University of Tennessee [CNMS2012-278]

HRXRD investigation into boron cluster formation in ultra-shallow ion-implanted germanium
Bradley Yates, University of Florida [CNMS2012-279]

In Situ Ambient Pressure X-Ray Spectroscopy Studies of Water Splitting and Oxygen Evelution Reaction on Proton Conducting Oxide Heterostructures
Zhi Liu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [CNMS2012-280]

Assessing the feasibility of band excitation Kelvin probe force microscopy for measuring trap densities in organic solar cell materials
David Ginger, University of Washington [CNMS2012-281]

Transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy of chemcially activated carbon nano-onions (CNOs) for improved electrolyte accessibility
Yongfeng Lu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln [CNMS2012-282]

Factors governing oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution on oxide thin films for low and high temperature electrocatalysis
Yang Shao-Horn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [CNMS2012-284]

High Performance Simulations of Self-Assembly and Electron Transport
Jerry Bernholc, North Carolina State University [CNMS2012-285]

Finding fundamental parameters for strain-controlled ferroelectric domain processes
Kathrin Dorr, MLU Halle-Wittenberg [CNMS2012-286]

Finger-printing protein secondary structure motifs from first principles: Computational spectroscopy
Volker Blum, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society [CNMS2012-287]

Evolution of TiN/Ti Nanolaminate Sliding Wear as a Function of Bilayer Thickness
Marian Kennedy, Clemson University [CNMS2012-288]

Local polarization switching dynamics in BiFeO3 nanostructures
Seungbum Hong, Argonne National Laboratory [CNMS2012-292]

Understanding of TiO2 based Resistive swiching momory device (ReRAM) with ex-situ and in-situ investigation
Jae Hyuck Jang, Seoul National University [CNMS2012-293]

Conductivity in PEDOT:PSS/MMT nanocomposite thin film
Holly Stretz, Tennessee Technological University [CNMS2012-295]

Understanding Ultrasmall Nanoparticle Formation by fs-Laser Irradiation of Thin Films
Chris Rouleau, ORNL [CNMS2012-296]

Nanoparticles as potential antimicrobial agents
David Allison, University of Tennessee [CNMS2012-297]

Symmetry assignment of Raman active phonon modes of Pb(Zr0.40Ti0.60)O3 single crystal
Johannes Frantti, Aalto University [CNMS2012-298]

In-situ SPM inverstigations of ferroelectric-polarization-controlled tunneling in PLD-grown PbTiO3 thin films
Alexander Tselev, University of Tennessee [CNMS2012-300]

Search for conducting domain walls in PLD-grown LaMnO3 thin films
Alexander Tselev, University of Tennessee [CNMS2012-301]

Probing ion dynamics in domain boundaries of lanthanum gallate solid electrolytes by electrochemical strain microscopy
Filipe Figueiredo, University of Aveiro [CNMS2012-302]


Proposal Cycle 2012A: (extended) January 31, 2014

Multi-band Dynamical Mean-Field Study of Nanophase Materials

Xin Wang, University of Maryland [CNMS2012-011]

 

Electronic structure of magnetic impurities in topological insulators
Leon Petit, Daresbury Laboratory [CNMS2012-012]

 

Unravel the structure of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) via low-energy scanning electron microscopy
Jane Howe, ORNL [CNMS2012-014]

 

Dielectrophoretic impedance differentiation of unlabelled DNA by its conformation
Jie Wu, University of Tennessee [CNMS2012-022]

 

Fundamentals of Phonon/Fracton Transport in Thin Film Silica Aerogels
Pamela Norris, University of Virginia [CNMS2012-025]

 

Interaction Chromatographic Methods for Analyzing and Purifying Multi-functional PAMAM Dendrimers for Multivalent Drug Delivery to G Protein-Coupled Receptors
Kenneth Jacobson, National Inst. of Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney Diseases [CNMS2012-027]

 

Modulation of nanoconfinement in polymer thin films using comb polystyrenes: towards understanding origins of glass confinement
Bryan Vogt, University of Akron [CNMS2012-032]

 

Femtosecond Laser Materials Processing with a Tight Line Focus
Lloyd Davis, University of Tennessee Space Institute [CNMS2012-039]

 

Probing Li-ion intercalation and extraction in nanostructured LiFePO4 cathodes by electrochemical strain microscopy
Jiangyu Li, University of Washington [CNMS2012-040]

 

One step synthesis of sustainable Fe3O4/C core-shell nanocomposite
Feng He, ORNL [CNMS2012-051]

 

Raman Plasmonic Enhancement Based on Biomimetic Metal Nanostructures
Marco De Jesus, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez [CNMS2012-052]

 

Studies of electrical transport and magnetic properties of thin film topological insulators perforated with sub micron hole arrays
Arthur Hebard, University of Florida [CNMS2012-054]

 

Novel Graphene-Sulfur Composites for Lithium-Sulfur Battery Cathodes
Chengdu Liang, ORNL [CNMS2012-055]

 

Transient Isotopic experiments for CO2 reforming of CH4 over pyrochlores
James Spivey, Louisiana State University [CNMS2012-056]

 

SEMPA study of the nucleation, stability and dynamics of ferromagnetic vortices and domain walls in permalloy films patterned with antidot lattices
Lance De Long, University of Kentucky [CNMS2012-067]

 

Carbon Nanomaterial Microelectrodes for Neurotransmitter Sensing
B. Jill Venton, University of Virginia [CNMS2012-070]

 

Studies of non-linear optical effects in perforated with sub micron hole arrays in metallic thin films
David Tanner, University of Florida [CNMS2012-074]

 

Electronic properties of functional boron nitride nanotubes
Yoke Khin Yap, Michigan Technological University [CNMS2012-083]

 

Characterization of Magnesium Diboride Nanostructures
Tina Salguero, University of Georgia [CNMS2012-084]

 

Characterization of InN and In2O3/InN core-shell nanowires grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition
Goutam Koley, University of South Carolina [CNMS2012-086]

 

Interplay Between Crystallization and Micro-Phase Segregation in All-Conjugated Block Copolymers
Rafael Verduzco, Rice University [CNMS2012-087]

 

Thermal Transport through Individual Surface Modified Carbon Nanotubes and Their Contacts
Deyu Li, Vanderbilt University [CNMS2012-093]

 

Self-Propelled Jumping Drops: Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Experimental Investigation
Chuan-Hua Chen, Duke University [CNMS2012-094]

 

Neutron Irradiation of Nano-Carbons
Mark Pierson, Virginia Tech [CNMS2012-098]

 

Characterization of high-performance polymer and devices for large area polymer solar cell application
Yang Yang, University of California, Los Angeles [CNMS2012-099]

 

Copolymer-Fullerene Nanoparticle systems for Organic Photovoltaic Applications
Alamgir Karim, University of Akron [CNMS2012-100]

 

Photovoltaic characterizations of Photosystem I (PS I) immobilized on self-assembled monolayer (SAM)/ gold substrates
Bamin Khomami, University of Tennessee [CNMS2012-101]

 

Interface-Enhanced Photovoltaic Efficiencies and Related Magneto-Optical Studies on Internal Photovoltaic Processes in Organic Solar Cells
Bin Hu, University of Tennessee [CNMS2012-106]

 

Integrated Photovoltaic and Thermoelectric Functions in Multi-Layer Metal/polymer/Metal Thin-Film Devices
Bin Hu, University of Tennessee [CNMS2012-107]

 

Interface induced spintronic behavior in organic semiconductor devices
Bin Hu, University of Tennessee [CNMS2012-108]

 

RHEED oscillations in pulsed-laser deposition and laser-MBE
Hans Christen, ORNL [CNMS2012-112]

 

SEMPA Studies of Domains in Dy/Y Superlattices
Gary Mankey, University of Alabama [CNMS2012-114]

 

Resonant Infrared Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation of P3HT-based Bulk Heterojunctions: Small-Angle X-ray Scattering and Photovoltaic Device Characterization
Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, Duke University [CNMS2012-115]

 

Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy of graphene single crystals
Yong Chen, Purdue University [CNMS2012-119]

 

Properties of Full Heusler alloys in the context of Giant Magnetoreistance (GMR): fundamentals and recent experimental trends
Sergey Faleev, University of Alabama [CNMS2012-121]

 

Growth of shape controlled doped cerium oxide supported catalysts
Steve Overbury, ORNL [CNMS2012-129]

 


Proposal Cycle 2011B: (extended) expire July 31, 2013

Surface Plasmon-Mediated Enhanced Light Transmission through Arrays of Metallic Nanoholes for Spatially Resolved Surface-Enhanced Laser Ablation Mass Spectrometry
Gary Van Berkel, ORNL [CNMS2011-205]

 

Chromium nanopatterns for the single-molecule fluorescence study of protein-DNA interactions
Hong Wang, University of Pittsburgh [CNMS2011-207]

 

Alkali-Stabilized Noble Metal Clusters as Catalysts for the Water Gas Shift Reaction
Manos Mavrikakis, University of Wisconsin-Madison [CNMS2011-208]

 

Spin-fluctuations and superconductivity in iron-pnictide and -chalcogenide materials
Peter Hirschfeld, University of Florida [CNMS2011-210]

 

Development and Application of Quantum Monte Carlo Algorithms for Dynamical Mean Field methods
Emanuel Gull, Columbia University [CNMS2011-211]

 

Orbital ordering and its excitation in Ti-doped bilayer ruthenates
Xianglin Ke, ORNL [CNMS2011-214]

 

Effect of Etching-Induced Damage on Piezoelectric Films
Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Pennsylvania State University [CNMS2011-215]

 

Evaluating electrical properties of graphene-dielectric-graphene sandwiches
Sergei Smirnov, New Mexico State University [CNMS2011-216]

 

Rational Engineering Of Semiconductor Nanowire Crystal Structure
Michael Filler, Georgia Institute of Technology [CNMS2011-218]

 

Sulfur-carbon composites for lithium sulfur batteries
Chengdu Liang, ORNL [CNMS2011-219]

 

Piezoelectric Nonlinearity in PZT with Varying A-Site Defect Concentrations
Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Pennsylvania State University [CNMS2011-224]

 

Probing the Ergodicity of the Secondary Particles in a Binary Colloidal Glass
Wei-Ren Chen, ORNL [CNMS2011-226]

 

Quantum Monte Carlo benchmarking of the water-rutile interfacial behaviour
David Wesolowski, ORNL [CNMS2011-227]

 

Understanding the nanostrecture origins for the dielectric materials of ultra-high energy denisty and low loss
Qiming Zhang, Pennsylvania State University [CNMS2011-229]

 

Analysis of graphene-loaded electrospun fibers
Micah Green, Texas Tech University [CNMS2011-230]

 

Synthesis and Characterization of Polyelectrolytes for Liver Tissue Engineering
Amol Janorkar, University of Mississippi Medical Center [CNMS2011-232]

 

Effect of metal ion binding on the structure of antimicrobial oligopeptides
Nsoki Phambu, Tennessee State University [CNMS2011-235]

 

Metallic and Magnetic Transitions in Ultrathin SrRuO3
Art Baddorf, ORNL [CNMS2011-237]

 

Pulsed Growth of Nanotube Arrays for Composite Coatings
Brian Sheldon, Brown University [CNMS2011-238]

 

Study of Morphological Changes of Pd-Based Flims Upon Exposure to Oxygen and Hydrogen
Michael Sepaniak, University of Tennessee [CNMS2011-244]

 

Surface Plasmon Polariton-Localized Surface Plasmon Coupled Arrays
Michael Sepaniak, University of Tennessee [CNMS2011-245]

 

High Power Single Pulse Femtosecond Laser Micromachining of Fused Silica and In Situ Material Ablation Diagnostics
William Hofmeister, University of Tennessee Space Institute [CNMS2011-250]

 

Spin-flop coupling and charge transfer in perovskite oxide superlattices
Yayoi Takamura, University of California, Davis [CNMS2011-251]

 

Tunable Plasmonic THz Detectors
Nezih Pala, Florida International University [CNMS2011-252]

 

Lateral transport mechanism of nanoscale multiferroic capacitors
Yunseok Kim, ORNL [CNMS2011-255]

 

Morphological and structural reorganization of poly(3-hexylthiophene)[P3HT] in nanostructured thin films - for optimised hybrid photovoltaic devices
Martyn McLachlan, Imperial College London [CNMS2011-259]

 

Hydrophobic-hydrophilic interactions and polymer dynamics at superhydrophobic interfaces
Georgios Polyzos, ORNL [CNMS2011-264]

 

Understanding membrane protein crystallization in lipidic mesophases
Ursula Perez-Salas, Argonne National Laboratory [CNMS2011-274]

 

Influence of Chain Dynamics in Hydrogen Bonded Supramolecular Polymers
Durairaj Baskaran, University of Tennessee [CNMS2011-275]

 

Ultra-low Thermal Conductivity Oxides
Mark Zurbuchen, University of California, Los Angeles [CNMS2011-279]

 

Impact of octahedral tilts on magnetic properties of LaCoO3
Mike Biegalski, ORNL [CNMS2011-288]

 

Ferroelectric Thin Film Stability in Aqueous Environments
Stefan Zauscher , Duke University [CNMS2011-301]

 

Study the dynamics of gelation in adhesive hard spheres by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
Yun Liu, National Institute of Standards and Technology [CNMS2011-305]

 

Measuring Li+ Diffusivity at the Nanoscale within LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 and Other Promising Spinel Structured Li+ Battery Materials
Shirley Meng, University of California, San Diego [CNMS2011-306]

 

Unearth physical nature of the slow relaxation mode in semi-dilute polymer solution
Chi Wu, Chinese University of Hong Kong [CNMS2011-307]

 

Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Micelle Formation of Functionalized Block Copolymers
Megan Robertson, University of Houston [CNMS2011-309]

 

Local Structure Analysis of Defects Induced Thermoelectric SrTiO3 and (Sr,Ba)Nb2O6
Soonil Lee, Pennsylvania State University [CNMS2011-313]

 

Magnetic Studies of Materials with Giant Magnetocaloric Effect
Paul Snijders, ORNL [CNMS2011-314]

 

Understanding Lithium Ion Conduction in Lithium Super-Ionic Conductors (LISICON) on the Nanoscale
Thomas Arruda, ORNL [CNMS2011-315]

 

Self and directed assembly by means of engaging natural, liquid phase instablilities
Javier Diez, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buen [CNMS2011-316]

 

Plasmonic Effects in Metallic Structures for Novel Optical Devices
Mark Bloemer, US Army, AMRDEC [CNMS2011-320]

 

Multifunctional high magnetic anisotropy intermetallics: electronic correlations, finite size effects and properties of Mn-X (X=Al, Ga, Bi) family as compared to L10 FePt
Oleg Mryasov, University of Alabama [CNMS2011-322]

 

Investigation of electric conductance of twin domain walls in improper ferroelastic vanadium dioxide
Alexander Tselev, University of Tennessee [CNMS2011-323]

 

Ultra High Speed Non-volatile Spin-Torque Random Access Memory
William Butler, University of Alabama [CNMS2011-325]

 

MnSi film with helimagnetic structure: growth and properties
Zheng Gai, ORNL [CNMS2011-326]

 

Nanoscale functionality of energy materials
Nina Balke, ORNL [CNMS2011-328]

 

Study on the dynamics of the hydration surface of precisely synthesized PEO brush
Dan Zhu, Nanjing Normal University [CNMS2011-330]

 



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