Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE180100090
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,136,244.00
Summary
Xe-plasma dual beam for advanced future materials. This project aims to establish a state of the art Xe-Plasma dual-beam facility providing characterisation and fabrication capabilities to Australia’s research community. The project will use two beams - one Xe, the other electrons - to mill the surface of bulk materials which are subsequently analysed by electron or ion beam techniques to determine atomic-scale microstructure(s) and compositions. Anticipated outcomes are advanced materials engin ....Xe-plasma dual beam for advanced future materials. This project aims to establish a state of the art Xe-Plasma dual-beam facility providing characterisation and fabrication capabilities to Australia’s research community. The project will use two beams - one Xe, the other electrons - to mill the surface of bulk materials which are subsequently analysed by electron or ion beam techniques to determine atomic-scale microstructure(s) and compositions. Anticipated outcomes are advanced materials engineering and new knowledge about ancient and future materials. This is expected to provide significant advances across a variety of fields including material science, engineering and geology and enhance trans-disciplinary collaborations.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE200100053
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$482,055.00
Summary
Single Particle Elemental Analysis – Imaging Mass Cytometer Facility. This proposal aims to establish an Australian facility for next generation high resolution inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometry (icpTOF-MS), coupled with high speed laser ablation (LA) imaging. The facility, being the first in Australia, will allow for the entire elemental/isotopic make-up of individual particles and cells in suspension, or within a solid sample, to be performed simultaneously. This is p ....Single Particle Elemental Analysis – Imaging Mass Cytometer Facility. This proposal aims to establish an Australian facility for next generation high resolution inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometry (icpTOF-MS), coupled with high speed laser ablation (LA) imaging. The facility, being the first in Australia, will allow for the entire elemental/isotopic make-up of individual particles and cells in suspension, or within a solid sample, to be performed simultaneously. This is particularly significant when materials are rare, or not readily available. Expected outcomes include the generation of new knowledge and training in the industrial, biological, defence and environmental research sectors and the significant enhancement of Australia’s leadership in nanotechnology and elemental imaging.
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Molecular based materials for nanoscale technology. With the miniaturisation of electronic devices via top-down methods now approaching the nanoscale there are many economic and physical challenges arising. This project, explores a class of miniaturised magnetically switching molecular-based materials prepared via bottom-up methods, which provide an alternate path to such nano-scale technology.