COUNTATOMS

Counting Atoms in nanomaterials

Coordinatore	UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN    more Spiacenti, non ci sono informazioni su questo coordinatore. Contattare Fabio per maggiori infomrazioni, grazie.
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Belgium [BE]
Totale costo	2˙000˙160 €
EC contributo	2˙000˙160 €
Programma	FP7-IDEAS-ERC Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	ERC-2009-AdG
Funding Scheme	ERC-AG
Anno di inizio	2010
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2010-01-01   -   2014-12-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN  Organization address address: PRINSSTRAAT 13 city: ANTWERPEN postcode: 2000 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Marianne Cognome: Samson Email: send email Telefono: +32 3 265 38 00 Fax: +32 3 265 33 18	BE (ANTWERPEN)	hostInstitution	2˙000˙160.00
2	UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN  Organization address address: PRINSSTRAAT 13 city: ANTWERPEN postcode: 2000 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Gustaaf Cognome: Van Tendeloo Email: send email Telefono: -2653233 Fax: -2653289	BE (ANTWERPEN)	hostInstitution	2˙000˙160.00

Mappa

 Word cloud

Esplora la "nuvola delle parole (Word Cloud) per avere un'idea di massima del progetto.

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'COUNTING ATOMS IN NANOMATERIALS Advanced electron microscopy for solid state materials has evolved from a qualitative imaging setup to a quantitative scientific technique. This will allow us not only to probe and better understand the fundamental behaviour of (nano) materials at an atomic level but also to guide technology towards new horizons. The installation in 2009 of a new and unique electron microscope with a real space resolution of 50 pm and an energy resolution of 100 meV will make it possible to perform unique experiments. We believe that the position of atoms at an interface or at a surface can be determined with a precision of 1 pm; this precision is essential as input for modelling the materials properties. It will be first applied to explain the fascinating behaviour of multilayer ceramic materials. The new experimental limits will also allow us to literally count the number of atoms within an atomic columns; particularly counting the number of foreign atoms. This will not only require experimental skills, but also theoretical support. A real challenge is probing the magnetic and electronic information of a single atom column. According to theory this would be possible using ultra high resolution. This new probing technique will be of extreme importance for e.g. spintronics. Modern (nano) technology more and more requires information in 3 dimensions (3D), rather than in 2D. This is possible through electron tomography; this technique will be optimised in order to obtain sub nanometer precision. A final challenge is the study of the interface between soft matter (bio- or organic materials) and hard matter. This was hitherto impossible because of the radiation damage of the electron beam. With the possibility to lower the voltage to 80 kV and possibly 50 kV, maintaining more or less the resolution, we will hopefully be able to probe the active sites for catalysis.'