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April 3, 2017

CFN scientist Dong Su in the control room of the aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope (Hitachi HD2700C). On the computer screens are images of the platinum-based nanoplates that Su and his collaborators developed. The nanoplates have a thick, ordered shell of platinum that surrounds a platinum and lead alloyed core. This special structure is thought to be behind the high catalytic activity and stability of the nanoplates.
News Stories
- Next-Generation Software Supports Explorations Beyond the Nanoworld into the Intramolecular Picoworld
- Chemists ID Catalytic ‘Key’ for Converting CO2 to Methanol
- Water-Repellent Nanotextures Found to Have Excellent Anti-Fogging Abilities
- Nanoscale ‘Conversations’ Create Complex, Multi-Layered Structures
- Scientists Boost Catalytic Activity for Key Chemical Reaction in Fuel Cells
- Scientists Track Chemical and Structural Evolution of Catalytic Nanoparticles in 3D
Awards and Honors
Service Awards
- 5-Year Service Award: Mingzhao Liu, Staff Scientist, Interface Science and Catalysis
Comings and Goings
New Hires
- Judy Badal, Senior Administrative Services Assistant, CFN User Office
- Chunli Ma, Research Associate, Soft and Bio Nanomaterials
- Ramya Raghunathan, Research Associate, Electronic Nanomaterials
- Samuel Tenney, Assistant Chemist, Interface Science and Catalysis
New Alumni
- Marco Cordeiro, Research Associate, Electron Microscopy
- James Dickerson, Assistant Director, Center for Functional Nanomaterials
- Andreas Liapis, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Electronic Nanomaterials
- Viet Hung Pham, Postdoctoral Research Associate of James Dickerson
- Christopher Ruggiero, Technical Specialist, Operations
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