CNMS
Overview
The Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) integrates nanoscale science with neutron science; synthesis science; and theory, modeling, and simulation. Operating as a national user facility, the CNMS supports a multidisciplinary environment for research to understand nanoscale materials and phenomena.
User Lifecycle
Capabilities
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Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials
The CNMS offers bio-inspired nanomaterials capabilities to manipulate and image hydrated biological samples, and to create inorganic nanostructures of biological interest.
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Chemical Imaging
Chemical imaging presents a new means to understand the structure of functional materials, by mapping bonding and chemical configuration in addition to elemental distribution
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Nanomaterials Theory Institute
Provides and advances capabilities for theory and high performance simulation to enable fundamental understanding of physical and chemical properties of nanoscale materials
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Nanomaterials Characterization
An assortment of capabilities to characterize organic, inorganic, and hybrid functional materials and structures.
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Inorganic and Hybrid Nanomaterials Synthesis
Controlled synthesis of nanostructures and thin films by CVD and PLD using real-time diagnostics, including 2D layered materials, carbon nanostructures, oxide thin films and heterostructures with atomically-engineered interfaces, as well as hybrid organic/inorganic perovskite films. Wet/dry assembly of these materials into optoelectronic device architectures over multiple length scales.
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Macromolecular Nanomaterials Synthesis
The Macromolecular Nanomaterials laboratories include a wide range of polymer synthesis capabilities with special emphasis on selective deuteration and ionic polymerization
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Electron and Atom Probe Microscopy
Sub-Ångstrom electron microscopy and spectroscopy, soft-matter TEM, and atom probe and electron tomographies.
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Scanning Probe Microscopy
Scanning tunneling (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) in a range of environments along with a wide variety of related spectroscopies for mapping of physical and electronic structure, electronic and ionic transport, spin, thermovoltage, electromechanics, magnetism, and dissipation
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Nanofabrication
The CNMS Nanofabrication Research Laboratory houses 10,000 ft2 of class 100/1000 clean room space for carrying out material modification using advanced lithographic, etching, thin-film deposition, and characterization tools.
Contact
The Nanoscale Science Research Center (NSRC) Program operates a system of five coordinated Centers located in U.S. Dept. of Energy national laboratories across the United States. Each Center contains laboratories for synthesis and nanofabrication, one-of-a-kind signature instruments, a suite of supporting instrumentation, and theory, modeling, and simulation expertise.
Prospective users are encouraged to explore the capabilities offered by the NSRC program.