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| Reference Number | EP/Z531078/1 | |
| Title | MagTEM2 - the next generation microscope for imaging functional materials | |
| Status | Started | |
| Energy Categories | Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research 10%; Not Energy Related 90%; |
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| Research Types | Equipment 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Professor S McVitie School of Physics and Astronomy University of Glasgow |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 April 2024 | |
| End Date | 31 March 2029 | |
| Duration | 60 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £4,900,000 | |
| Industrial Sectors | R&D | |
| Region | Scotland | |
| Programme | NC : Infrastructure | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor S McVitie , School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow (99.995%) |
| Other Investigator | Dr T P Almeida , School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow (0.001%) Dr D Boldrin , School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow (0.001%) Dr K Fallon , School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow (0.001%) Dr DA MacLaren , School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow (0.001%) Dr I MacLaren , School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow (0.001%) |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Quantum Detectors (0.000%) Project Contact , Seagate Technologies (0.000%) Project Contact , DENSsolutions BV (0.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | OUR AIM is to commission a user-accessible scanning transmission electron microscope for high resolution imaging and analysis of functional materials in a field-free environment.OUR OBJECTIVES are summarised as: INSTALLATION of the new instrument, named MagTEM2, in collaboration with manufacturers; DEMONSTRATION of MagTEM2's unique capabilities for field-free imaging alongside world-class analytical techniques; EXTENSION of our user-base; and generation of IMPACT.Our focus is not simply to maximise spatial resolution as that compromises other modalities. A single-purpose microscope will not reveal the structure-function links that underpin all materials science. Rather, we will ensure that functional imaging is world class. MagTEM2 will enable multimodal imaging to correlate structure, electro-magnetic functionality and chemical identity down to the atomic scale. Spectroscopic energy resolution, improved through monochromation of the STEM beam, will enable enhanced chemical discrimination and imaging of vibrational and plasmonic modes. High-speed detectors, coupled with potentially gigahertz electrical stimulation of devices, will push the time resolution of MagTEM2 far beyond current capabilities. MagTEM2 will also provide opportunities for doctoral training, the professional development of technical staff and outreach activities. Critically, it will be available to external users, operating alongside substantial complementary infrastructure for materials research at the University of Glasgow. We have assembled a consortium of ~100 academic and industrial users, with wide-ranging ambitions for research that is not currently possible in the UK. Their interests range from developing the next generation of magnetic data storage to the design of materials that will contribute to global goals for climate change mitigation | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 15/05/24 | |
