Multi-Functional Scanning Probe Microscope for Imaging of Soft Surfaces and Interfaces
Abstract
This proposal requests the purchase of a RHK Technology ATM 300 Ambient Environment Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) for atomic- and molecular-resolution imaging of soft biological and polymeric materials under ambient and liquid conditions. The proposed instrument will be housed in the Center for Nano- and Molecular Science and Technology at The University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin), where it will be accessible 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year, for hands-on materials characterization and experiments conducted by student, postdoctoral, and faculty researchers from multiple colleges and academic departments around campus, as well as to outside academic and industrial users. The RHK STM will complement existing imaging and chemical analysis at UT-Austin by filling an unmet need on our campus for an instrument capable of providing atomic- and molecular-scale resolution of soft materials such as polymers and biological molecules under ambient environmental conditions. This instrument will become a central focus of Army Research Office (ARO) sponsored research in the laboratory of the Principle Investigator, support additional Department of Defense research at UT-Austin, and enhance the teaching mission of the University by training students and postdoctoral researchers in cutting-edge imaging of complex biological and polymeric systems at the frontiers of materials science.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 31, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA623075
Entities
People
- Lauren Webb
Organizations
- University of Texas at Austin