We use our capabilities to characterize many materials. This image is an in vivo non-contact AFM image of the hexagonnally close-packed intermediate (HPI) s-layer of Deinococcus radiodurans, a radiation tolerant bacteria.
The Materials Characterization Team is an interdisciplinary group of scientists and engineers interested in characterizing materials, and their interactions with various environments.
Our team conducts both fundamental and applied science studies of current research interests in the fundamental mechanisms of localized corrosion processes and applying new understanding to ‘real world’ problems confronting the Department of Energy. Additional research areas include surface chemistry, sensor development, and the synthesis and characterization of nanoscale materials.
We’ve built a wide range of high precision instruments, including a scanning electrochemical microscope, a multielectrode array microscope, and a capillary microelectrochemical cell. Our lab capabilities also include electrochemical noise instrumentation, scanning probe microscopy, surface analysis, and electron microscopy.
The Materials Characterization Team welcomes the opportunity to participate in collaborative research with scientists from universities, industry, and other federal agencies. Other opportunities include post-doctoral fellowships, sabbaticals and staff positions.
- Contact:
- Patrick Pinhero, (208) 526-2285, Send E-mail