Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
Fall 2009 - Call for User Proposals
The Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) is a Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences Nanoscale Science Research Center jointly operated by Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories. CINT’s objective is to foster scientific discovery enabling the integration of nanoscience concepts and structures into the micro and macro worlds. As a National user facility, CINT provides access to its staff and capabilities for nanoscale science research at no fee to approved users for non-proprietary research. Proprietary research may be conducted under a full-cost recovery agreement.
Who can be a CINT User – Individuals and teams from industry, academia, and government institutions are invited to submit proposals to conduct research at CINT. Foreign National users can work at CINT if their visit is planned with sufficient lead-time. Collaborations with CINT scientists are encouraged but not required. CINT cannot provide financial support to users.
How to apply – Log onto the website (https://cint-proposals.lanl.gov/), provide the user information requested, and upload a 2-page pdf document that contains the proposed research to be performed at CINT and its potential impact. This document should include the following:
- CINT staff involvement (http://cint.lanl.gov/user_call/scientist_summaries.shtml)
- CINT capabilities needed (http://cint.lanl.gov/user_call/user_capabilities.shtml)
- specific work to be performed, expected outcome and scientific impact
- anticipated work plan and milestones
- users that would perform the work
Approved proposals will have an 18 month duration. Results must be published in peer-reviewed technical publications in order to comply with Federal requirements for no-fee access to CINT. Continuation proposals will be considered if prior progress is satisfactory.
Proposal Selection – Proposals will be internally screened for safety/feasibility and prioritized by an external review panel based upon scientific merit and relevance to the CINT Science Thrusts:
- Nanoscale Electronics and Mechanics
This thrust focuses on understanding and controlling the electronic and mechanical properties of nanoscale materials and their integration into nanosystems. Research activities include electronic, thermal and structural properties of nanowires and nanowire heterostructures, Si/Ge nanowire synthesis, elastic and fracture properties of nanoporous and heterogeneous nanoscale materials, high-mobility 2D GaAs based materials and interactions of low dimensional systems, quantum computing in silicon or GaAs based semiconductors, coupled mechanical systems, coupling of mechanical and electronic properties, nanomanipulation and integration of nanowires, and investigation of materials interface properties. This research is supported by an effort in high resolution electron beam lithography and nanofabrication. - Nanophotonics and Optical Nanomaterials
This thrust addresses the overall scientific challenge of understanding and controlling fundamental photonic, electronic and magnetic interactions in nanostructured optical materials fabricated using both chemical and physical syntheses. Research topics include metamaterials, (nano) plasmonics, photonic bandgap materials, excited state carrier dynamics in nanomaterials, colloidal synthesis of semiconductor, noble metal and magnetic-metal nanostructures having controlled shape (anisotropy) and surface chemistry (reactivity), as well as hybrid, multifunctional (e.g., magneto-optical, electro-optical, and multi-ferroic) nanomaterials comprising semiconductors and metals. Bottom-up assembly approaches, polymer-assisted thin-film growth techniques, pulsed laser deposition, and lithographic methods are commonly employed tools. - Soft, Biological and Composite Nanomaterials
This thrust focuses on solution-based, "bottom-up" approaches for development of integrated nanomaterials. Synthesis, assembly, and characterization of soft or biological components and the integration of these components across multiple length scales to form functional architectures are of interest. High-level topics include the intersection of materials science with biology, the interfacial science of soft and composite materials, active- and self-assembly methods, interaction of nanomaterials with membranes and other reconfigurable matrices, soft/hard/bio composite materials, systems integration, and advanced characterization techniques. - Theory and Simulation of Nanoscale Phenomena
This thrust focuses on understanding of the fundamental nanoscale phenomena that underlie integrated nanomaterials. Classical and quantum methods are applied to determine the properties and structure of nanoscale materials and systems. Topic areas of specific interest include molecular electronics, electronic inhomogeneity, local and ultrafast spectroscopy, interfacial interactions on the nanoscale, interactions between nanoparticles and self-assembly of nanopartic
Discovery PlatformsTM: CINT offers prospective users the opportunity to exploit a CINT Discovery PlatformTM in their user project. CINT Discovery PlatformsTM are novel modular microlaboratories-on-a-chip for research. For more information: http://cint.lanl.gov/user_call/discovery_platform.shtml
Other User Facilities – In addition to CINT capabilities, prospective users may also request access to neutron diffraction, small-angle scattering and reflectivity at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (http://lansce.lanl.gov/) and/or short-pulse and high-magnetic field capabilities at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/mpa/nhmfl/). User proposals involving CINT and these user facilities should be clearly identified to ensure a coordinated review.
Learn more about CINT science and explore user project ideas at the 2009 CINT User Conference September 29-30, 2009 |
Announcing the… Fall 2009 Call for Submission Deadline: |
