Recent Highlights
Microstructures of ZnO Films Deposited on (0001) and r-cut α-Al2O3 Using Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition
Sapphires & Sunscreen
Released: October 06, 2008
Deposition and characterization tools at EMSL help scientists understand how sapphire substrate orientation affects zinc oxide thin film formation, knowledge needed to design thin films for specific functions
A Fast Analysis Technique to Evaluate Scintillation Response
Let There Be Light Yield
Released: October 06, 2008
EMSL users demonstrate scintillation analysis technique that will aid discovery of new radiation detection materials
Experimental Studies of Heterogeneous Gas-to-Particle Reactions Using Novel Particle-on-Substrate Stagnation Flow Reactor Approach
What Are the Chances?
Released: October 06, 2008
Novel experimental approach developed at EMSL to measure gas-to-particle reaction probabilities
The Synergy Between Molecular Theory and Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy
Model System for NMR
Released: May 20, 2008
NMR and NWChem computational chemistry software help EMSL users better understand DNA repair proteins
A New Mechanism for Ozonolysis of Unsaturated Organics on Solids: Phosphocholines on NaCl as a Model for Sea Salt Particles
Up in the Air
Released: May 20, 2008
EMSL users find new mechanism for ozonolysis of unsaturated organics on aerosols that may increase understanding of chemistry, photochemistry, and toxicity
Conductivity of Oriented Samaria-Doped Ceria Thin Films Grown by Oxygen-Plasma-Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy
The Good Samaria
Released: May 20, 2008
EMSL users study high-quality epitaxial thin films of samaria-doped cerium oxide to explore the fundamental mechanisms that control ionic conduction in solid-oxide fuel cell electrolytes
