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The Center for Nanoscale Materials

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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

Designing fuzzy graphene-supported catalysts for efficient oxygen reduction

In a study published in ACS Catalysis, researchers showed that 3D fuzzy graphene can tune Fe–N4 catalyst sites in iron phthalocyanine (FePc), enabling efficient oxygen reduction reactions.

Tuning heat flow in 2D perovskites through organic cation design

In a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers showed how organic cation spacer length in 2D perovskites controls heat flow for stability and performance applications in optoelectronic devices.

Solid neon enables noise-resilient electron qubits for quantum computing

In a study published in Nature Electronics, researchers show that solid neon enables electron qubits to operate with low noise and long coherence times above 100 mK, paving the way for more scalable and robust quantum computing technologies.

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