Development of direct-write focussed electron beam processing techniques for nano-fabrication applications. The burgeoning disciplines of nanotechnology and biotechnology have the potential to deliver breakthroughs in science and engineering that will revolutionise many aspects of everyday life. Progress in these emerging fields, however, requires parallel advances in the techniques used to fabricate, manipulate and characterise materials and devices at the nanoscale. This project will provide s ....Development of direct-write focussed electron beam processing techniques for nano-fabrication applications. The burgeoning disciplines of nanotechnology and biotechnology have the potential to deliver breakthroughs in science and engineering that will revolutionise many aspects of everyday life. Progress in these emerging fields, however, requires parallel advances in the techniques used to fabricate, manipulate and characterise materials and devices at the nanoscale. This project will provide such enabling tools and fill a major gap in the research infrastructure urgently required by these exciting new technologies.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0454166
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,305,029.00
Summary
Nanoscale Materials Characterization Facility. We request a transmission and a scanning electron microscope, each with specialist electron probes smaller than a nanometre, which can selectively analyse the atomic structure and chemistry of sub-nanometre regions of material.
These capabilities are essential to advance a large range of research projects at the cutting-edge of materials science and engineering, undertaken by Victoria's leading research institutions: five Victorian universities, ....Nanoscale Materials Characterization Facility. We request a transmission and a scanning electron microscope, each with specialist electron probes smaller than a nanometre, which can selectively analyse the atomic structure and chemistry of sub-nanometre regions of material.
These capabilities are essential to advance a large range of research projects at the cutting-edge of materials science and engineering, undertaken by Victoria's leading research institutions: five Victorian universities, the CSIRO, Nanotechnology Victoria Ltd, the Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials Manufacturing and the CRC for Microtechnology. Together they have contributed $2.58 million to this project.
This state-of-the-art facility will include the highest spatial resolution microscope in Australia.
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Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0882821
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$750,000.00
Summary
Ion Beam Nanofabrication and Characterisation Facility for Advanced Materials Research. The requested instrumentation is essential to advance a range of activities at the cutting-edge of materials research and in order to maintain word class research activities in Victoria. The instrumentation requested will build on collaborative links and cultivate enhanced usage of existing facilities between partner organisations. The facility will enhance progress in nanotechnology, biotechnology and materi ....Ion Beam Nanofabrication and Characterisation Facility for Advanced Materials Research. The requested instrumentation is essential to advance a range of activities at the cutting-edge of materials research and in order to maintain word class research activities in Victoria. The instrumentation requested will build on collaborative links and cultivate enhanced usage of existing facilities between partner organisations. The facility will enhance progress in nanotechnology, biotechnology and materials sciences, not only training the next generation of researchers to drive these critical areas, but maintaining Australia's track record as an innovator and developer of advanced materials.Read moreRead less
Quantum Information and Entanglement: a new framework for Science and Technology with quantum many-body systems. The expected outcome of the research program is a significant boost in the understanding of quantum many-body systems, which will reinforce Australia's competitiveness and international profile in aspects of breakthrough science and frontier technologies. By developing both the underpinning theory and innovative computational tools, and by applying them to problems of recognised impor ....Quantum Information and Entanglement: a new framework for Science and Technology with quantum many-body systems. The expected outcome of the research program is a significant boost in the understanding of quantum many-body systems, which will reinforce Australia's competitiveness and international profile in aspects of breakthrough science and frontier technologies. By developing both the underpinning theory and innovative computational tools, and by applying them to problems of recognised importance, this program will have direct implications in areas of condensed matter physics, quantum statistical mechanics, particle physics, complex systems, quantum information science and technology, quantum computation, engineered quantum systems and nanotechnology. Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0775679
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$700,000.00
Summary
Advanced Microscopy Infrastructure for use in Frontier Technologies. This proposal seeks to establish key microscopy facilities to support the research projects from leading researchers from four major Universities. The new facilities build on the close collaborative links between the partner organisations and the request is for specialised equipment that is complementary to that available at, for example, the Australian Synchrotron. The new facilities will enhance progress in the the important ....Advanced Microscopy Infrastructure for use in Frontier Technologies. This proposal seeks to establish key microscopy facilities to support the research projects from leading researchers from four major Universities. The new facilities build on the close collaborative links between the partner organisations and the request is for specialised equipment that is complementary to that available at, for example, the Australian Synchrotron. The new facilities will enhance progress in the the important areas of nanotechnology, biotechnology and advanced materials to the benefit of the community and will play a crucial role in training the next generation of researchers to drive these critical areas of science and technology.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0560850
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$295,320.00
Summary
Scanning Cathodoluminescence Microscopy and Spectroscopy Facility. Cathodoluminescence (CL), the emission of light during electron irradiation, has emerged as a unique analytical tool to characterise luminescence centres and study luminescence mechanisms in technologically important materials at the nano-scale. The main aim of this project is to establish a state-of-the-art scanning CL microscopy and spectroscopy facility in Australia. The facility will enable high spatial resolution CL analysis ....Scanning Cathodoluminescence Microscopy and Spectroscopy Facility. Cathodoluminescence (CL), the emission of light during electron irradiation, has emerged as a unique analytical tool to characterise luminescence centres and study luminescence mechanisms in technologically important materials at the nano-scale. The main aim of this project is to establish a state-of-the-art scanning CL microscopy and spectroscopy facility in Australia. The facility will enable high spatial resolution CL analysis of technologically important semiconductors and novel nano-structured materials, e.g. quantum dots and ceramic nano-crystals. These studies will facilitate a deeper understanding of the physics of light emission from nano-structured materials and enable the fabrication of higher quality opto-electronic materials.Read moreRead less
Structure of Exotic Neutron-Rich Nuclei Populated Using Novel Reaction Mechanisms. Over half of the nuclei believed to be stable to particle decay have not been studied due to the lack of available nuclear reactions. We have played a leading role in developing innovative techniques using incomplete-fusion and deep-inelastic reactions to access neutron-rich nuclei that were inaccessible prior to this work. This project aims to study new phenomena in exotic, neutron-rich nuclei, building on Aust ....Structure of Exotic Neutron-Rich Nuclei Populated Using Novel Reaction Mechanisms. Over half of the nuclei believed to be stable to particle decay have not been studied due to the lack of available nuclear reactions. We have played a leading role in developing innovative techniques using incomplete-fusion and deep-inelastic reactions to access neutron-rich nuclei that were inaccessible prior to this work. This project aims to study new phenomena in exotic, neutron-rich nuclei, building on Australia's existing investment in this area, and, through international scientific leadership, facilitating the access of Australian researchers to highly competitive overseas facilities.Read moreRead less
Novel approaches to strongly correlated quantum systems in two dimensions. The expected outcome of the research program is a significant boost in our understanding of strongly correlated quantum systems, which will reinforce Australia's competitiveness and international profile in aspects of breakthrough science and frontier technologies. By strengthening both the underpinning theory and innovative computational tools to study quantum many-body systems, and by applying them to specific problems ....Novel approaches to strongly correlated quantum systems in two dimensions. The expected outcome of the research program is a significant boost in our understanding of strongly correlated quantum systems, which will reinforce Australia's competitiveness and international profile in aspects of breakthrough science and frontier technologies. By strengthening both the underpinning theory and innovative computational tools to study quantum many-body systems, and by applying them to specific problems of recognized importance, this program will have direct implications in condensed matter physics and will exert significant influence in areas such as quantum chemistry, high energy physics, quantum computing, quantum atom optics and nanotechnology.Read moreRead less