The Center for Nanoscale Materials
The Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at Argonne is a DOE Office of Science user facility providing researchers from across the globe with world-class expertise and instrumentation for multidisciplinary nanoscience and nanotechnology research.
Academic, industrial and international researchers can access CNM through our user program for both nonproprietary and proprietary research. Access is provided at no cost to users for research that is in the public domain and intended for publication.
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Research Highlights
Defect-engineered lead-free ultrathin ferroelectrics
In a study published in Nano Letters, authors tuned laser fluence in PLD to create Na deficiency and clustered defect complexes in NaNbO3 films, which produced deep traps that cut leakage and enabled 9 nm, sub100 mV switching.
Thermally tunable silicon membrane metasurfaces for spectrometer-free mid-IR sensing
In a study published in Light: Science & Applications, researchers demonstrated thermally tunable silicon membrane metasurfaces that swept sharp mid IR resonances to enable spectrometer free polymer fingerprinting and vibrational strong coupling.
Molten-salt high-pressure ammonia synthesis of colloidal metal nitrides
In a study published in Nature, researchers reported a molten-salt high-pressure ammonia route that produced stable, colloidal refractory metal-nitride nanocrystals including TiN, VN and GaN, and enabled solution-processable nitride inks.
Meet Our Leaders
Gary P. Wiederrecht
Division Director
Jeffrey R. Guest
Group Leader - Nanoscale Synthesis And Characterization
Constance R. Pfeiffer
User Program Manager
Subramanian Sankaranarayanan
Group Leader - Theory and Modeling Group
Richard D. Schaller
Group Leader - Nanophotonics & Biofunctional Structures
Anirudha V. Sumant
Group Leader - Nanofabrication and Devices
Jianguo Wen
Interim Group Leader - Electron and X-ray Microscopy
