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Theme 4.2: Ultrasensitive Nanoengineered Chemical Detectors
This theme focuses on research to develop different approaches to sensing and characterization of materials, including toxins, with identifiable chemical signatures. Each project exploits manipulation of nano-scale features of materials to achieve one or more of specificity, spatial resolution, convenience of use, reduced power demand, or multi-functionality. For example, research in this theme seeks to develop a fluorescence microscope that will provide specificity in chemical mapping of surfaces down to a lateral resolution of 5 nm. Another project seeks to nano-engineer zero power demand crystals to detect specific vapors by a simple color change. These crystals could thus be delivered to suspect areas and warn the Soldier of hazardous substances without the need to enter the contaminated region.
Project 4.2.1: Fluorescence Microscopy at the Sub 5-nm Scale
Project 4.2.2: Order at the Nanoscale - Novel Nanoparticles Supracrystals
for Power-Free Chemical Sensing
Theme 4.2 Researchers
Prof. Vladimir Bulovic,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Prof. Gerbrand Ceder, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Prof.
Francesco Stellacci, Department of Materials
Science and Engineering
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