Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE160100033
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$500,000.00
Summary
Equipment for Advanced Surface Analysis. Equipment for advanced surface analysis:
This project aims to establish equipment for advanced surface analysis to provide Australian researchers with cutting-edge capabilities in surface science. Vital chemical and physical reactions often occur at surfaces. Understanding these reactions requires analysis of the composition and electronic structure of the surface and near-surface regions. Neutral impact collision ion scattering spectroscopy and inverse ....Equipment for Advanced Surface Analysis. Equipment for advanced surface analysis:
This project aims to establish equipment for advanced surface analysis to provide Australian researchers with cutting-edge capabilities in surface science. Vital chemical and physical reactions often occur at surfaces. Understanding these reactions requires analysis of the composition and electronic structure of the surface and near-surface regions. Neutral impact collision ion scattering spectroscopy and inverse photoemission spectroscopy measure concentration depth profiles and electronic structure. The depth resolution of the profiles is in the order of the distance between two neighbouring atoms in a solid or liquid and is the best currently achievable. The equipment providing these capabilities is expected to support research with applications in photovoltaics, catalysis, colloid surfaces and interfaces, coatings and nanocomposites.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE170101170
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$360,000.00
Summary
Electronic structure on both sides of the Fermi level in molecular material. This project aims to develop an inverse photoemission spectrometer to elucidate the electronic properties of molecular materials. In tandem with traditional photoemission, the spectrometer will measure the electronic structure of small molecules for organic electronics and two-dimensional graphene-analogous polymers, providing information critical to their development and use. The instrument is expected to bring critica ....Electronic structure on both sides of the Fermi level in molecular material. This project aims to develop an inverse photoemission spectrometer to elucidate the electronic properties of molecular materials. In tandem with traditional photoemission, the spectrometer will measure the electronic structure of small molecules for organic electronics and two-dimensional graphene-analogous polymers, providing information critical to their development and use. The instrument is expected to bring critical insight to the burgeoning field of molecular materials, with potential widespread applications from energy conversion to sensing and electronics, with benefits across sectors.Read moreRead less
Electrical spin resonance detection techniques for nanotechnology applications. Spin resonance, the science which underpins magnetic resonance imaging, is an extemely useful tool which is currently incompatible with nanotechnology. This project will develop methods to integrate spin resonance techniques and nanotechnology, which will significantly impact both fundamental research and technological advances.
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE180100314
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$353,773.00
Summary
Engineering magnetism at the atomic scale in topological insulators. This project aims to explore strategies to optimise the magnetisation and Curie temperature by incorporating dopants via ion implantation, and exploiting proximity effects in heterostructures with magnetic thin films. The recently discovered magnetism in topological insulators opens up a new class of materials with potential applications in energy-efficient electronics, data storage and information processing. The central chall ....Engineering magnetism at the atomic scale in topological insulators. This project aims to explore strategies to optimise the magnetisation and Curie temperature by incorporating dopants via ion implantation, and exploiting proximity effects in heterostructures with magnetic thin films. The recently discovered magnetism in topological insulators opens up a new class of materials with potential applications in energy-efficient electronics, data storage and information processing. The central challenges are to control the underlying magnetic structure and stabilise magnetic order at desirable temperatures. The project expects to discover new composite materials and advance our knowledge for designing magnetic components in the next generation of electronics with ultra-low power dissipation.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE110100235
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$180,000.00
Summary
Interfacial mapping facility. New electronic materials and devices impact on everyday life in areas such as photovoltaics, biotechnology and healthcare. This facility will provide researchers with the unique capability of mapping both the structure and electronic properties of materials on the nanoscale. It will be an essential tool for developing new electronics based on nanotechnology.
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE170100129
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$360,000.00
Summary
Two-dimensional spintronics probed with diamond quantum sensors. This project aims to understand the spintronic properties of graphene. Graphene, a ground-breaking two-dimensional material, has tremendous potential for the realisation of high-speed, low-power operation, spin-logic devices for next-generation electronics. However, for its full potential to be reached, techniques are needed to directly probe and image spins in operating devices. The project plans to exploit recently developed diam ....Two-dimensional spintronics probed with diamond quantum sensors. This project aims to understand the spintronic properties of graphene. Graphene, a ground-breaking two-dimensional material, has tremendous potential for the realisation of high-speed, low-power operation, spin-logic devices for next-generation electronics. However, for its full potential to be reached, techniques are needed to directly probe and image spins in operating devices. The project plans to exploit recently developed diamond quantum sensing technologies to characterise graphene spintronic devices. The results and methods are expected to clarify the underlying microscopic mechanisms and provide a route to design and optimise functional graphene spintronic devices.Read moreRead less
Re-engineering the diamond lattice. This project aims to engineer electrical and magnetic structures in diamond that can be measured at the nanoscale by ultra-sensitive magnetometers formed in-situ by nitrogen-vacancy colour centres. By careful control of ion implanted acceptor atoms the project will examine the transition of the diamond lattice from semiconducting, to magnetic, to superconducting phases predicted to exist from advanced theory. It is expected that the project outcomes will open ....Re-engineering the diamond lattice. This project aims to engineer electrical and magnetic structures in diamond that can be measured at the nanoscale by ultra-sensitive magnetometers formed in-situ by nitrogen-vacancy colour centres. By careful control of ion implanted acceptor atoms the project will examine the transition of the diamond lattice from semiconducting, to magnetic, to superconducting phases predicted to exist from advanced theory. It is expected that the project outcomes will open the way to monolithic integration of diamond based quantum devices that exploit the remarkable attributes of the diamond lattice and the long-lived nitrogen-vacancy quantum bit subject to intensive study worldwide.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE130100109
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$200,000.00
Summary
A multiscale electrochemical, magnetoelectric and electromechanical characterisation facility for advanced materials and devices. This infrastructure for advanced materials characterisation will boost Australia's capabilities in creating functional materials and nanostructured interfaces. It will yield new materials and functional interfaces with the best performance for applications in nanotechnology, communications, the environment and security.
Nanoscale field mapping in functional materials. This project aims to develop tools to map electric and magnetic fields within matter on smaller-length scales than has previously been possible. Such fields are used for encoding information in data storage microelectronic devices. Since the world now generates more data than it can store, the search is on for new technologies to improve storage capacity and energy efficiency by encoding information at the smallest possible length scales. It is an ....Nanoscale field mapping in functional materials. This project aims to develop tools to map electric and magnetic fields within matter on smaller-length scales than has previously been possible. Such fields are used for encoding information in data storage microelectronic devices. Since the world now generates more data than it can store, the search is on for new technologies to improve storage capacity and energy efficiency by encoding information at the smallest possible length scales. It is anticipated that the new characterisation techniques resulting from this project will enable academic and industrial researchers working on the next generation of data storage technology to solve problems they could not otherwise solve.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE170100158
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$470,000.00
Summary
Small angle X-ray scattering facility for Queensland. This project aims to provide an advanced small angle X-ray scattering facility for the examination of versatile porous and nano-size sample types. Understanding the structure-function relationship is crucial for developing high-performance nanostructured materials in bio-applications, renewable energy, energy storage, and water treatment. The proposed facility will support the development of new functional materials for industry reform, mappi ....Small angle X-ray scattering facility for Queensland. This project aims to provide an advanced small angle X-ray scattering facility for the examination of versatile porous and nano-size sample types. Understanding the structure-function relationship is crucial for developing high-performance nanostructured materials in bio-applications, renewable energy, energy storage, and water treatment. The proposed facility will support the development of new functional materials for industry reform, mapping oil and gas reserves, developing innovative technologies for new energy resources, and gas deliverability. The project is strongly aligned with the Advanced Manufacturing Science and Research Priority by providing high-performance materials, and generating new technologies to support major industries in Queensland and Australia.Read moreRead less