CNM Scientific Contacts
This PDF is a printable list of scientific contacts for the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM).
Contacts
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Ilke ArslanDirector
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Gary WiederrechtDeputy Director
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Connie PfeifferUser Program Manager
Nanofabrication and Devices
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Anirudha Sumant (Group Leader)superlubricity, diamond-based NEMS, CNT, graphene wear/friction measurements
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David CzaplewskiMEMS/NEMS, electron beam lithography, CVD
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Alan Dibosnanophotonics
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Ralu Divanelectron beam lithography, nanogels, MEMS/NEMS
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Xu Hanhigh-frequency piezo-optomechanical spectroscopy, CVD, ultralow temperature/strong magnetic field measurement, FIB/SEM dual beam imaging and patterning
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C. Suzanne MillerXeF2, evaporation, RTP, dicing saw
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Fubo Raoclean room manager
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Liliana StanALD, PVD, sputtering, evaporation
Major Tools
- JEOL 8100FS, 100kV electron beam lithography
- Raith 150, 30kV electron beam lithography
- FEI Nova 600 NanoLab DualBeam FIB/SEM
- Karl Suss MA6 Optical mass aligner
- ASML PAS 5000 wafer stepper
- Direct write optical lithography
- Interferometric lithography
- Xactix XeF2 etcher
- BlueFors LD400 10mK Dilution Refrigerator System
- AMI 5-1-1Telsa Vector Magnet
- Wet chemistry & metrology
- Bruker FastScan AFM
- Deposition (Temescal ebeam evaporators, AJAs, atomic layer deposition (ALD), etc.)
- Lambda microwave plasma CVD nanocrystalline diamond
- Thermal/PECVD for CNT/graphene synthesis
- Tribometer for friction and wear measurements
- Sonotek Ultrasonic Spray Coating System
- Piezo-Optomechanical Spectrometer (POMS)
Quantum and Energy Materials
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Nathan Guisinger (Group Leader)UHV STM, AFM, 2-D materials, STS, cryo-STM
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Jeffrey GuestSTM, laser spectroscopy, ambient AFM, EPR
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Saw Wai HlaLT-STM, SP-STM, AFM, SX-STM
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Gengnan Li2D materials; thermocatalysis; electrocatalysis; in situ/operando spectroscopy
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Xiao-Min Linsynthesis of nanocrystals, TGA/DSC, rotating disk electrode, rheometry at Sector 8 of APS, glovebox
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John PearsonXRD, magnetometry
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Dan Rosenmannevaporation, deposition, sputtering
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Nozomi ShiratoX-ray scanning tunneling microscopy, XRD
Major Tools
- UHV SPM (AFM/STM) (Omicron)
- VT-AFM (Omicron XA) with optical access
- Createc LT-STM
- Cryo-STM w/magnetic field
- Scanning probe microscope, AFM (Veeco)
- Kurt Lesker electron beam evaporator and sputtering, deposition
- Agilent ICP-OES
- FT-IR w/ Hyperion Microscope
- Magnetometry (QD PPMS & MPMS)
- TGA/DSC
- Luminescence/ UV-vis-NIR
- X-ray diffractometer (Bruker D2 & D8)
- Integrated glovebox system
- RheoXPCS/SAXS at Sector 8 of APS
Theory and Modeling
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Subramanian Sankaranarayanan (Group Leader)nanoscale oxide energy materials, machine learning
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Henry Chanmulti-scale modeling, soft materials, AI/ML for imaging and inverse design, scientific software development
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Maria Chanphotovoltaics, photocatalysts, thermoelectrics, batteries, informatics, atomistic modeling integration w/expt
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Pierre Darancetcharge and energy transport, optoelectronics; exciton dynamics
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Stephen Graynanophotonics, electrodynamics
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Michael Sternbergsoftware development
Major Tools
Nanoscience Computational Facility 30 TFlop cluster for:
- Densityfunctional-based tight-binding
- Time-domain nanophotonics simulation
- MPI-based parallel versions of nanophotonics and tightbinding codes
- GPAW; real space, grid-based DFTPAW
- Access to Argonne computer facilities
- Support for experimental projects
- Support for theoretical projects
- (DFTB) electronic structure package
- BLAST
- FANTASTX
Nanophotonics and Biofunctional Structures
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Richard Schaller (Group Leader)transient absorption/emission spectroscopy, solar energy
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Benjamin Dirollsynthesis, time-resolved spectroscopy
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Chris Frysynthesis, peptide synthesis, HPLC, CD, EPR
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David Gosztolalasers, Raman microscopy
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Xuedan Masingle molecule/particle spectroscopy
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Elena Rozhkovabio(in)organic, biological chemistry, synthetic biology, GC/MS
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Elena Shevchenko2-D and 3-D nanoparticle assembly, SEM
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Jie Xumodular robotic workflow for synthesis and processing, polymer processing, wearable electronic devices
Major Tools
- Ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy
- Confocal Raman microscope, Renishaw
- VIS/NIR microscopy
- Time-resolved emission spectroscopy
- Time-correlated single photon counting
- UV-to-TH3 ultrafast spectroscopy
- Single photon microscope for optics (SNSPD)
- Fluorescence spectroscopy
- Field-emission SEM (JEOL JSM7500F)
- Electron paramagnetic resonance (Bruker)
- Peptide synthesizer
- Adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator (ADR)
- Functionalization, electro/photochemical
- HPLC, GCMS
- Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope (Zeiss)
- Post-self-assembly processing
- ZetaSizer Nano, Malvern
- Solar simulator, QEMS (Oriel)
- FTIR (ThermoNicolet)
- Synthesis & surface modification of nanoparticles
- Magneto-ElectricalOptical Spectrometer (MEOS)
- Microfluidic Droplet Generation and Imaging
Electron and X-ray Microscopy
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Martin Holt (Group Leader)X-ray diffraction, pytchography and fluorescence
Electron Microscopy
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Tom GageUltrafast electron microscopy (UEM)
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Rachel KoritalaSEM/TEM trainer
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Haihua LiuUEM, TEM, STEM, EELS, SAED
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Yuzi Liuanalytical TEM, in situ TEM
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Jianguo WenACAT, TEM, batteries, PV
Synchrotron X-ray Microscopy
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Tao ZhouX-ray diffraction
Major Tools
Electron Microscopy
- ACAT: Argonne Chromatic Aberration -corrected TEM
- UEM: Ultrafast Electron Microscopy
- FEI Talos F200X TEM/STEM
- FEI Tecnai F20ST TEM/STEM
- Field-emission TEM (JEOL 2100F)
- Zeiss 1540XB FIB-SEM
- Zeiss NVision FIBSEM
- Hitachi S-4700-II high-vacuum SEM
- FEI Quanta 400F environmental and variable-pressure SEM
X-ray Microscopy
- Hard X-ray nanoprobe beamline, Sector 26 of APS
- Scanning nanodiffraction and ptychography
- Chemical and structural nanoimaging
- Heating/cooling specimen stage
- 20-30 nm resolution, 6-12 keV
- In situ/in operando experiments