Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE200100279
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$424,198.00
Summary
A nanodiamond voltage sensor: towards real-time, long-term neuronal sensing. This project aims to develop a voltage sensor that may ultimately be used to measure neuronal signals noninvasively in real-time and over hours. The project expects to generate the fundamental science needed to use nanodiamonds for fluorescence-based voltage sensing that can be easily measured using optical microscopy. The expected outcome is a biocompatible sensor that should provide a solution to one of the biggest ch ....A nanodiamond voltage sensor: towards real-time, long-term neuronal sensing. This project aims to develop a voltage sensor that may ultimately be used to measure neuronal signals noninvasively in real-time and over hours. The project expects to generate the fundamental science needed to use nanodiamonds for fluorescence-based voltage sensing that can be easily measured using optical microscopy. The expected outcome is a biocompatible sensor that should provide a solution to one of the biggest challenges in neuroscience; the fast, precise and long-term measurement of neuronal activity. This technology may one day inform our understanding of how the normal brain works and provide major insights into mental health conditions and neurodegenerative diseases.Read moreRead less
Mesoporous Metal Scaffolds: Reactive Containment Vessels. The storage of hydrogen is one of the most important issues that remains to be solved before the mass implementation of hydrogen as an energy carrier becomes commercially viable. This project aims to determine the kinetic and thermodynamic benefits of mesoporous metal scaffolds as reactive containment vessels for hydrogen storage materials. Fundamental experimental research into the synthesis, characterisation, and modification of nano-co ....Mesoporous Metal Scaffolds: Reactive Containment Vessels. The storage of hydrogen is one of the most important issues that remains to be solved before the mass implementation of hydrogen as an energy carrier becomes commercially viable. This project aims to determine the kinetic and thermodynamic benefits of mesoporous metal scaffolds as reactive containment vessels for hydrogen storage materials. Fundamental experimental research into the synthesis, characterisation, and modification of nano-confined hydrogen storage materials will be carried out. The results of this research are expected be used to tune hydrogen desorption temperatures and pressures of various light weight hydrogen storage materials to generate new materials attractive to the automobile industry.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150101212
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$360,000.00
Summary
In-situ Atomic-scale Deformation Mechanism of ultrafine Nanocrystalline Pt. Understanding the deformation of nanocrystalline (NC) metals is crucial for their practical application. So far, the deformation mechanism of ultrafine NC metals with grain size below 15 nanometre has been predicted by simulations which need to be verified experimentally. Using different in situ transmission electron microscopy deformation approaches, this project aims to determine deformation mechanisms of ultrafine NC ....In-situ Atomic-scale Deformation Mechanism of ultrafine Nanocrystalline Pt. Understanding the deformation of nanocrystalline (NC) metals is crucial for their practical application. So far, the deformation mechanism of ultrafine NC metals with grain size below 15 nanometre has been predicted by simulations which need to be verified experimentally. Using different in situ transmission electron microscopy deformation approaches, this project aims to determine deformation mechanisms of ultrafine NC platinum (Pt) at atomic-scale and to clarify how the deformation behaviour affects mechanical properties. The expected outcomes will advance the knowledge base in ultrafine NC metals and will provide guidance for developing advanced metallic materials with high strength/ductility that are the backbone for developing flexible and bendable devices.Read moreRead less
Dopant engineering of diamond for quantum sensing technologies. Doped diamonds are central to a growing range of quantum-sensing technologies for future industries, including medical and defence. These diamonds must be doped with both an electron donors and active 'quantum-defects' to operate. Within existing devices, the electronic donors also create parasitic magnetic noise, due to their magnetic-spin properties. In this project we aim to investigate the growth of diamond with new electronic d ....Dopant engineering of diamond for quantum sensing technologies. Doped diamonds are central to a growing range of quantum-sensing technologies for future industries, including medical and defence. These diamonds must be doped with both an electron donors and active 'quantum-defects' to operate. Within existing devices, the electronic donors also create parasitic magnetic noise, due to their magnetic-spin properties. In this project we aim to investigate the growth of diamond with new electronic donors, aiming for spin-free and thus noise-free dopant properties. This should provide significant benefits to defence capability, through enhanced magnetic anomaly detection in naval environments, and health outcomes, through neural sensing of brain signals at room temperature.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE200100197
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,102,947.00
Summary
Cryogenic Scanning Microwave Measurement Facility for Quantum Materials. This proposal addresses a major experimental capacity gap in Australian infrastructure for research and development of novel electronic materials and nanoscale quantum devices for future technologies. It will establish Australia's first non-contact, non-destructive, cryogenic scanning microwave microscopy facility for advanced materials characterization enabling new studies of these materials in the 2 to 300 Kelvin temperat ....Cryogenic Scanning Microwave Measurement Facility for Quantum Materials. This proposal addresses a major experimental capacity gap in Australian infrastructure for research and development of novel electronic materials and nanoscale quantum devices for future technologies. It will establish Australia's first non-contact, non-destructive, cryogenic scanning microwave microscopy facility for advanced materials characterization enabling new studies of these materials in the 2 to 300 Kelvin temperature range. The facility will provide crucial new information for the development of future quantum materials, enhancing our international competitiveness in the development of next-generation electronic materials and device technologies.Read moreRead less
Ultra-fast alchemy: a new strategy to synthesise super-dense nanomaterials. We have recently created a new super-dense aluminium phase by ultrafast laser microexplosion. This project will search further for new super-dense material phases with drastically different and exotic properties, such as those inside planets and stars, and which have great potential as new nanomaterials for industrial applications.
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE140100104
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$500,000.00
Summary
Collaborative facility for high resolution fabrication, imaging, and characterisation of nanostructured materials. Collaborative facility for high resolution fabrication, imaging, and characterisation of nanostructured materials: The development of the next generation of electronic, optical, and biomedical devices requires methods that can quickly manipulate and characterise matter at the nanoscale. This project will establish new tools that will allow researchers to build novel device structure ....Collaborative facility for high resolution fabrication, imaging, and characterisation of nanostructured materials. Collaborative facility for high resolution fabrication, imaging, and characterisation of nanostructured materials: The development of the next generation of electronic, optical, and biomedical devices requires methods that can quickly manipulate and characterise matter at the nanoscale. This project will establish new tools that will allow researchers to build novel device structures and analyse them at nanoscale spatial resolutions. The new facilities are required to meet the demands of a growing number of innovative projects being undertaken within a large multidisciplinary consortium of research groups. The facilities will be housed in state-of-the art laboratories and managed as open access resources for researchers which will enable advances in the areas of energy harvesting, environmental monitoring, and electronics.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140100384
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$395,220.00
Summary
Revealing the mechanisms of lithium ion battery by In-Situ transmission electron microscopy. Lithium ion batteries play a key role in our current life, from portable electronics to electric vehicles. However the performance of lithium batteries, especially their short life cycle and low capacity, still requires improvement based on a clear understanding of the battery mechanism. Using the in-situ transmission electron microscopy technology, this project will study the lithium ion intercalation p ....Revealing the mechanisms of lithium ion battery by In-Situ transmission electron microscopy. Lithium ion batteries play a key role in our current life, from portable electronics to electric vehicles. However the performance of lithium batteries, especially their short life cycle and low capacity, still requires improvement based on a clear understanding of the battery mechanism. Using the in-situ transmission electron microscopy technology, this project will study the lithium ion intercalation process of a model battery inside transmission electron microscope. The lithium ion transportation and the microstructure evolution of electrode materials will be directly imaged at the atomic scale in real time. This investigation will facilitate the improvement of current batteries and also the exploration of new battery materials.Read moreRead less
Porosity in Si, Ge and the Si(x)Ge(1-x) alloys induced by ion irradiation. Ion beam methods will be used to form porous layers in Si, Ge and their alloys with a range of technological applications. The distributions of pore size and shape will be characterised with laboratory and synchrotron-based analytical techniques including a 3D reconstruction of the irradiation-induced porous structure.