Grant: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
University of British Columbia
$85,869.00
Low-temperature nanoscience in novel materials
FY 2007-08
Summary
Novel materials seed fundamental advances in science, as well as dramatically new directions of technological innovation. Associated with progress in new material systems, however, is a long period of growing pains as device designs and fabrication recipes are worked out.Our research group specializes in designing, building, and measuring nanostructures small enough that quantum effects play a role. We have recently expanded our work from the tried-and-true material system of Gallium Arsenide to two other semiconducting structures, and to the exciting new material known as graphene (single sheets of carbon atoms derived from graphite). Mastering nanotechnology in these new materials requires the capability of rapid prototype testing at very low temperature. This is a proposal to purchase a Helium-3 refrigerator, with fast turnaround times, minimal croygen costs, and easy access to very low temperature. This system will complement the more sophisticated low temperature equipment in our lab, which can reach lower temperatures but takes days just to test a single sample.
Program
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
359500-2008
Name nom
Folk, Joshua
Department département
Physics and Astronomy
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2007
Competition year année de concours
2008
Award amount
85869
Program id
EQPEQ
Program name en
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche - catégorie 1 (<150 000$)
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
28
Committee name en
Condensed Matter Physics
Committee name fr
Phys. de la matière condensée
Area of application code
513
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware)
Area of application fr
Machinerie et équipement électriques et électroniques (y compris matériel informatique)
Research subject code
3312
Research subject group en
Condensed matterphysics
Research subject group fr
Physique de la matière condensée
Research subject en
Mesoscopic physics
Research subject fr
Physique mésoscopique
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Low-temperature nanoscience in novel materials
Keyword
NA
Application summary
Novel materials seed fundamental advances in science, as well as dramatically new directions of technological innovation. Associated with progress in new material systems, however, is a long period of growing pains as device designs and fabrication recipes are worked out.Our research group specializes in designing, building, and measuring nanostructures small enough that quantum effects play a role. We have recently expanded our work from the tried-and-true material system of Gallium Arsenide to two other semiconducting structures, and to the exciting new material known as graphene (single sheets of carbon atoms derived from graphite). Mastering nanotechnology in these new materials requires the capability of rapid prototype testing at very low temperature. This is a proposal to purchase a Helium-3 refrigerator, with fast turnaround times, minimal croygen costs, and easy access to very low temperature. This system will complement the more sophisticated low temperature equipment in our lab, which can reach lower temperatures but takes days just to test a single sample.
