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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SIF is a collection of various Core Facilities and properly recognizing each one ensures the continued operation of these valuable resources.
Please copy and paste the text below and associated RRID in your acknowledgements if your research utilized SIF instrumentation.
“Some of the work was performed in [insert the core from the list below], which is a part of Colorado School of Mines’ Shared Instrumentation Facility: [insert the aligned core RRID here].”
Atom Probe Tomography: RRID:SCR_023392
Electron Microscopy: RRID:SCR_022048
Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry: RRID:SCR_022052
Mechanical Testing: RRID:SCR_022051
Nanofabrication: RRID:SCR_022047
Optical and Electrical Characterization: RRID:SCR_022047
Scanning Probe and Optical Microscopy: RRID:SCR_022048
Thin Film Deposition: RRID: SCR_022047
TOF SIMS: RRID: SCR_022049
Water Quality Analysis: RRID: SCR_025080
X-ray Diffraction & Computed Tomography: RRID:SCR_022053
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: RRID:SCR_022050
Publications
Publications (e.g., journal articles, white papers, conference abstracts) including data produced using SIF instrumentation. If you don’t see your publication listed, please submit it here.
| Core | Instrument | Title | Keywords | Date |
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| Mass Spectrometry | TOF-SIMS | Utilizing (Al, Ga)2O3/Ga2O3 superlattices to measure cation vacancy diffusion and vacancy-concentration-dependent diffusion of Al, Sn, and Fe in \b{eta} -Ga2O3 | 2024 | |
| Mass Spectrometry | TOF-SIMS | Sputter-deposited CdMgTe for rear contact to CdSeTe/CdTe solar cells | CdTe, CdMgTe, Electron reflector, Sputtering, Close-space sublimation | 2022 |
| Mass Spectrometry | TOF-SIMS | Characterization of thin CdTe solar cells with a CdSeTe front layer | II-VI, photovoltaic, Se, Thin Film | 2019 |
| Mass Spectrometry | TOF-SIMS | Mitigating Measurement Artifacts in TOF-SIMS Analysis of Perovskite Solar Cells | TOF-SIMS, PSC, HPSC, cation migration, interface, interface chemistry, passivating additive, degradation | 2019 |
| Mass Spectrometry | TOF-SIMS | Stable magnesium zinc oxide by reactive Co-Sputtering for CdTe-based solar cells | CdTe, Thin film photovoltaics, MgxZn1-xO, Reactive sputtering, Stability | 2020 |
| Mass Spectrometry | TOF-SIMS | The formation of oriented barium carbonate from the decomposition of yttria-doped barium zirconate films | Barium zirconate, Thin film, Decomposition, Barium carbonate | 2020 |
| Mass Spectrometry | TOF-SIMS | Oxide Stability Analysis and Characterization in a Galvannealed Dual-Phase Steel Exhibiting Coating Defects | 2019 | |
| Mass Spectrometry | TOF-SIMS | Investigation of the Electrical Properties of Grain Boundaries in (AgxCu1-x)(InyGa1-y)Se2 | photovoltaic cells, passivation, capacitance-voltage characteristics, impedance measurement | 2019 |
| Mass Spectrometry | TOF-SIMS | Tuning the Co/Fe ratio in BaCoxFe0.8−xZr0.1Y0.1O3−δ, a promising triple ionic and electronic conducting oxide, to boost electrolysis and fuel cell performance | 2022 | |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Quanta 600i SEM | Laboratory Testing to Characterize the Use of PVD Coatings and Alternate Die Materials for Reducing Soldering and Erosion for Aluminum Die Casting Applications | aluminum die casting, soldering, physical vapor deposition (PVD) coatings, die materials, rotating immersion test, chemical adhesion mechanism | 2024 |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Helios Nanolab 600i FIB/SEM, Tescan S8252G Raman SEM/FIB | Role of Austenite Stability in Elevated Temperature Mechanical Properties of Gas Metal Arc-Directed Energy Deposition Austentic Stainless Steels | 2024 | |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Quanta 600i SEM | Exploring the Influence of Linker Substitution and Ratios on Cooperative Framework Flexibility through the Mixed-Linker Approach | Adsorption, Chemical structure, Diffraction, Phase transitions, Reaction products | 2024 |
| X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy | EXPS | Morphology of Thin-Film Nafion on Carbon as an Analogue of Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers | Fluoropolymers, Hydrophilicity, Interfaces, Layers, Thin films | 2024 |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Quanta 600i SEM | Combined electromechanical dynamic fracture behavior of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) | dynamic fracture, electromechanical, fracture toughness, piezoelectric | 2021 |
| Scanning Probe & Optical Microscopy | Witec Laser Confocal Raman | Lithium diffusion in lithium tantalate as measured by confocal Raman spectroscopy | 2022 | |
| X-ray Diffraction & CT | XRD | Densification of the entropy stabilized oxide (Mg0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2)O | Entropy, Oxide, Mixing, Thermal profile | 2022 |
| The role of Co valence in charge transport in the entropy-stabilized oxide (Mg0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2)O | activation energy, charge carrier, entropy, XAS, NEXAFS, XANES, IV | 2022 | ||
| Polarity effects on wake-up behavior of Al0.94B0.06N ferroelectrics | ferroelectricity/ferroelectric materials, magnetron, nitrides, piezoelectric materials/properties,polarization, sputtering | 2023 | ||
| 3D modeling of cryogenic cracking by liquid nitrogen in coal under true triaxial stresses | Cryogenic cracking, Liquid nitrogen, Thermo-mechanical-damage coupling, Coal cube, Fractured volume, True triaxial stress | 2024 | ||
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex 5500 Triple Quad | Influence of Tension-Driven Flow on the Transport of AFFF in Unsaturated Media | Fluids, Moisture,Soils, Solution chemistry, Surface tension | 2024 |
| Electron Microscopy | Tescan S8252G Raman -SEM/FIB | Particle-wall heat transfer in narrow-channel bubbling fluidized beds for thermal energy storage | Bubbling fluidization, Fluidized bed, Particle-wall heat transfer, Heat exchanger, Thermal energy storage | 2024 |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Helios Nanolab 600i FIB/SEM, FEI Quanta 600i SEM, JEOL JSM-7000F Field Emission SEM | Light-trapping structures fabricated in situ for ultrathin III-V solar cells | 2023 | |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Talos F200X TEM/STEM | Lowering the operating temperature of protonic ceramic electrochemical cells to <450 °C | 2023 | |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Talos F200X TEM/STEM | Boosting the performance of reversible solid oxide electrochemical cells with a novel hybrid oxygen electrode, Pr1.39Ba0.14Sr0.53Co1.48Fe0.76O6−δ-Ba0.66Sr0.34CoO3−δ† | 2023 | |
| Electron Microscopy, Mass Spectrometry | Cameca LEAP 4000x Si, FEI Helios Nanolab 600i FIB/SEM | Understanding the effects of fabrication process on BaZr0.9Y0.1O3−δ grain-boundary chemistry using atom probe tomography† | 2023 | |
| Electron Microscopy, Mass Spectrometry | CAMECA LEAP 4000x Si, FEI Helios Nanolab 600i FIB/SEM, FEI Talos F200x TEM/STEM, Tescan S8252G Raman-SEM/FIB | Silane-Mediated Expansion of Domains in Si-Doped κ-Ga2O3 Epitaxy and its Impact on the In-Plane Electronic Conduction | 2023 |
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| Electron Microscopy | FEI Talos F200X TEM/STEM | High-performance anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer enabled by highly active oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts: Synergistic effect of doping and heterostructure | Anion exchange membrane water electrolysis, Oxygen evolution reaction, Layered double hydroxide, Electrocatalyst | 2022 |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Helios Nanolab 600i FIB/SEM, FEI Talos F200X TEM/STEM | On the thermal and mechanical properties of Mg0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2O across the high-entropy to entropy-stabilized transition | Thermal conductivity, Phase transitions, Entropy, Thermodynamic properties, Mechanical properties, Nano-indentation, Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Transition metal oxides | 2022 |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Talos F200X TEM/STEM | Nanocomposite Catalyst for High-Performance and Durable Intermediate-Temperature Methane-Fueled Metal-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells | Catalysts, Electrodes, Hydrocarbons, Layers, Power | 2022 |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Talos F200X TEM/STEM | Rationally designed negative electrode for selective CO2-to-CO conversion in protonic ceramic electrochemical cells | CO2-to-CO conversion, Protonic ceramic electrochemical cells, Negative electrode, Oxide-supported Ni-Fe catalyst, In situ exsolution, In situ DRIFTs | 2022 |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Talos F200X TEM/STEM | Enhanced CO2 Methanation Activity of Sm0.25Ce0.75O2-δ–Ni by Modulating the Chelating Agents-to-Metal Cation Ratio and Tuning Metal–Support Interactions | Bond cleavage, Catalysts, Ions, Nanoparticles, Particle size | 2022 |
| Electron Microscopy, Mass Spectrometry | CAMECA LEAP 4000x Si, FEI Helios Nanolab 600i FIB/SEM, FEI Talos F200x TEM/STEM | Visualizing local fast ionic conduction pathways in nanocrystalline lanthanum manganite by isotope exchange-atom probe tomography† | 2022 | |
| Electron Microscopy, Scanning Probe & Optical Microscopy | Asylum MFP_3D Scanning Probe Microscope, FEI Helios Nanolab 600i FIB/SEM, FEI Talos F200x TEM/STEM | Synthesis of LaWN3 nitride perovskite with polar symmetry | 2021 | |
| Electron Microscopy, Mass Spectrometry | CAMECA LEAP 4000x Si, FEI Helios Nanolab 600i FIB/SEM, FEI Talos F200x TEM/STEM, Tescan S8252G Raman-SEM/FIB | Direct Measurement of Oxygen Mass Transport at the Nanoscale | 2021 | |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Helios Nanolab 600i FIB/SEM | Quantifying the influence of charge rate and cathode-particle architectures on degradation of Li-ion cells through 3D continuum-level damage models | Continuum damage, Li-ion battery, Cathode capacity-loss, NMC 532 | 2021 |
| Electron Microscopy, X-ray Diffraction & CT | FEI Helios Nanolab 600i FIB/SEM, FEI Talos F200x TEM/STEM, JEOL JSM-7000F Field Emission SEM, Panalytical X’Pert Pro X-Ray Diffractometer | Performance of III–V Solar Cells Grown on Reformed Mesoporous Ge Templates | Germanium, Surface morphology, Annealing, Substrates, Photovoltaic cells, Epitaxial growth, Performance evaluation | 2021 |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Helios Nanolab 600i FIB/SEM, FEI Talos F200X TEM/STEM | Inverted metamorphic GaInAs solar cell grown by dynamic hydride vapor phase epitaxy | Semiconductor heterostructures, Semiconductor devices, Solar cells, Photovoltaics, Epitaxy, Transmission electron microscopy, High resolution X-ray diffraction | 2021 |
| Electron Microscopy, Mass Spectrometry | CAMECA LEAP 4000x Si, FEI Helios Nanolab 600i FIB/SEM, FEI Talos F200x TEM/STEM, Tescan S8252G Raman-SEM/FIB | Nanoscale tracking of oxygen diffusion pathways in oxide ion conductors | 2021 | |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Helios Nanolab 600i FIB/SEM | Artificial generation of representative single Li-ion electrode particle architectures from microscopy data | 2021 | |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Controlling saturation to improve per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) removal in biochar-amended stormwater bioretention systems† | 2024 | |
| Mechanical Testing | Gleeble | Influence of selected alloying variations on liquid metal embrittlement susceptibility of quenched and partitioned steels | Advanced high strength steels, Quenching and partitioning, Liquid metal embrittlement, Zn-coating, Alloying elements, Hot ductility, Silicon, Intermetallic phases | 2022 |
| Mechanical Testing | Gleeble | Evolution of austenite microstructure and microalloy precipitation state during double-twist torsion testing on Nb-Ti-bearing steels | Hot working, Microstructure, Recrystallization, Steel, Transmission electron microscopy | 2023 |
| Mechanical Testing | Satec Sonntag Fatigue Testing System SF-1-U | Fatigue Performance of Low Pressure Carbonitrided 20MnCr5 and SAE 8620 Steel Alloys | Boron, Fatigue, Heat Treatment, Steel | 2023 |
| Mechanical Testing | Instru-Met ReNew 1125 | Microstructural Engineering of Mn-Alloyed Austenitic Steel for Hydrogen Storage and Delivery | Austentic steel, Hydrogen embrittlement, Stacking fault energy | 2023 |
| Mechanical Testing | Instru-Met ReNew 1125 | The Effects of Thermal History on Toughness of Ni-Based Corrosion Resistant Alloys during In Situ Hydrogen Charging | Fractography, Fracture toughness, Heat Treatment, Hydrogen embrittlement, Mechanical Testing, Ni-base alloys, Precipitate effects | 2024 |
| Mechanical Testing | Gleeble | Influence of Nb/Mo Alloying on Phase Transformations and Microstructures in 0.05C-1.5Mn-Nb-Mo Microalloyed Steels during Thermomechanical Simulation | Thermomechanical processing, Accelerated cooling, Niobium, molybdenum, Phase transformation | 2024 |
| Mechanical Testing | MTS Landmark 370.25 | Hydrogen Embrittlement Resistance of High Strength 9260 Bar Steel Heat Treated by Quenching and Partitioning | Circumferentially notched tensile (CNT) testing, Heat treatment, Hydrogen embrittlement (HE), Hydrogen pre-charging, Mechanical testing, Quenching and partitioning (Q&P), Slow strain rate tensile (SSRT) testing | 2024 |
| Mechanical Testing | MTS Landmark 370.10 | Effect of a build pause on the fatigue behavior of laser powder bed fusion 316L stainless steel with as-built surfaces | Mechanical engineering, Fatigue specimen, Steel, Additive manufacturing, Mechanical testing, Fatigue, Manufacturing defect, Rapid manufacturing fix | 2023 |
| Mechanical Testing | MTS Landmark 370.10 | Improving fatigue performance of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V using sulfur-based self-terminating etching processes | Additive Manufacturing, Post-processing, Ti-6A1-4V, Surface roughness, Fatigue | 2022 |
| Mechanical Testing | MTS Alliance RT/100 | The impact of slag on the process of geopolymerization and the mechanical performance of mine-tailings-based alkali-activated lightweight aggregates | Lightweight aggregates (LWAs), Geopolymer, Mine tailings (MTs), Slag | 2024 |
| Mechanical Testing | MTS Landmark 370.10 | Energy Budget of Brittle Fracturing in Granite Under Stress Relaxation and Creep | Barre granite, Time-dependent failure, Multi-stage stress relaxation, Multi-stage creep, Seismic moment, Energy budget | 2023 |
| Mechanical Testing | MTS Landmark 370.10 | Fracture properties of tailings-based geopolymer incorporated with class F fly ash under mode I loading conditions | Alkali-activation, Mine tailings-based geopolymer, Mode I fracture properties, Class F fly ash, Semi-circular bending test, Digital image correlation | 2022 |
| Mechanical Testing | MTS Landmark 370.10 | A novel methodology for characterizing fracture process zone evolution in Barre granite specimens under mode I loading | Fracture process zone (FPZ), Digital image correlation (DIC), Acoustic emission (AE), Mode I fracture, Linear Cohesive Zone model (LCZM) | 2023 |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Helios NanoLab 600i | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06530-6 | 2023 | |
| Electron Microscopy; X-ray Diffraction & CT, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy | Phenom SEM, JEOL JSM-7000F Field Emission SEM, Panalytical X’Pert Pro X-Ray Diffractometer | Improving tubular protonic ceramic fuel cell performance by compensating Ba evaporation via a Ba-excess optimized proton conducting electrolyte synthesis strategy | Protonic ceramic fuel cells, Protonic ceramic electrolyte, Tubular protonic ceramic fuel cells, Barium evaporation, Reducing sintering temperature | 2024 |
| Electron Microscopy; X-ray Diffraction & CT, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy | Phenom SEM, JEOL JSM-7000F Field Emission SEM, Panalytical X’Pert Pro X-Ray Diffractometer | Rapid mapping of electrochemical processes in energy-conversion devices | 2024 | |
| Electron Microscopy | TESCAN S8252G, FEI Helios Nanolab 600i | Computational thermodynamics-guided alloy design and phase stability in CoCrFeMnNi-based medium-and high-entropy alloys: An experimental-theoretical study | Medium- and high-entropy alloys, CALPHAD, Thermodynamic calculations, Sigma phase, High-energy synchrotron X-ray diffraction | 2024 |
| Electron Microscopy; X-ray Diffraction & CT, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy | Phenom SEM, JEOL JSM-7000F Field Emission SEM, Panalytical X’Pert Pro X-Ray Diffractometer | Towards improved stability in proton-conducting ceramic fuel cells | Stability, Fuel cell, Functional layer, Proton-conducting ceramic, DRTSEM | 2024 |
| Mass Spectrometry | TOF-SIMS | Utilizing (Al, Ga)2O3/Ga2O3 superlattices to measure cation vacancy diffusion and vacancy-concentration-dependent diffusion of Al, Sn, and Fe in β-Ga2O3 | Defect diffusion, Impurity diffusion, Diffusion coefficient, Superlattices, Epitaxy, Annealing, Semiconductor crystals, Oxides, Reaction-diffusion system | 2024 |
| Electron Microscopy | TESCAN S8252G | Relevant biochar characteristics influencing compressive strength of biochar-cement mortars | Biochar, Concrete, Compressive strength, Predictor variables, Multivariate linear model | 2024 |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Talos F200x TEM/STEM | The Spatial Distribution of Lipophilic Cations in Gradient Copolymers Regulates Polymer–pDNA Complexation, Polyplex Aggregation, and Intracellular pDNA Delivery | Copolymers, Gene Delivery, Monomers, Polymers, Serum | 2024 |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Talos F200x TEM/STEM | Poly(l-glutamic acid) augments the transfection performance of lipophilic polycations by overcoming tradeoffs among cytotoxicity, pDNA delivery efficiency, and serum stability | 2024 | |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Quanta 600i SEM | Extrinsic doping of Hg2GeTe4 in the face of defect compensation and phase competition | 2023 | |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Quanta 600i SEM | Controlling thermoelectric transport via native defects in the diamond-like semiconductors Cu2HgGeTe4 and Hg2GeTe4 | 2021 | |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Talos F200x TEM/STEM | Two-Dimensional Materials for Flexible Batteries | 2024 | |
| Water Quality Analysis | TOC, IC, ICP, Spectrophotometers, GC-MS/MS | Membrane Contactors for Ammonia Recovery from Anaerobic Digester Centrate: Pretreatment and Process Optimization | Membrane distillation, Anaerobic digestion, Ammonia recovery, Resource recovery, Membrane fouling | 2024 |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Quanta 600i SEM | Can Titanium in Stainless Steel Diminish Corrosion Resistance? | 2024 | |
| Electron Microscopy | TESCAN S8252G | Evolution of Ferrite Morphology and Ferrite-Ferrite Grain Boundary Characteristics with Cooling Rate in a Continuously Cooled 0.09C-0.08V-0.02N Microalloyed Steel | 2024 | |
| Water Quality Analysis | TOC, IC, ICP, Spectrophotometers, GC-MS/MS | Performance Evaluation of a High Salinity Produced Water Treatment Train: Chemical Analysis and Aryl Hydrocarbon Activation | Produced water, Membrane Bioreactor, Membrane Distillation, Desalination, Toxicity, Beneficial water reuse | 2024 |
| Water Quality Analysis | TOC, IC, ICP, Spectrophotometers, GC-MS/MS | Pilot Scale Demonstration of Low-Salt-Rejection Reverse Osmosis (LSRRO) Desalination of High Salinity Brines | Osmotically assisted reverse osmosis (OARO), Desalination, Produced water, Lithium recovery, Near Zero Liquid discharge (NZLD), Hypersaline brine, High water recovery | 2024 |
| Electron Microscopy; X-ray Diffraction & CT; Scanning Probe & Optical Microscopy | Panalytical X’Pert Pro X-ray Diffractometer, WiTec Laser Confocal Raman Microscope, JEOL JSM-7000F Field Emission SEM | Facile one-pot synthesis of high-purity sodium antimony chalcogenides in polar solvents | 2024 | |
| Electron Microscopy; Mechanical Testing; Scanning Probe & Optical Microscopy | FEI Helios Nanolab SEM/FIB, TESCAN S8252G SEM | Creep performance of a standard and modified version of laser powder bed fusion-processed Haynes 230 | Nickel-base superalloy, Haynes 230, Laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing, Creep, Inoculation, Grain refinement, Analytical modeling | 2025 |
| Electron Microscopy | Tescan S8252G SEM | Modeling Solidification Microstructure in an Inoculated Aluminum 6061 Alloy Processed with Gas Metal Arc Directed Energy Deposition | 2025 | |
| Mechanical Testing | MTS 312.21 Bending Under Tension Servohydraulic Load Frame | Assessment of frequency and amplitude dependence on the cyclic degradation of polyurethane foams | dynamic mechanical analysis, fatigue, viscoelasticity | 2024 |
| Mechanical Testing | DSI Glebble 3500-GTC | Combining Gleeble thermomechanical simulations and finite element analysis to replicate the material state of additively manufactured duplex stainless steels | Gleeble, Heat treatment,Finite element analysis, Duplex stainless steel, Microstructure, Mechanical properties | 2025 |
| X-ray Diffraction & CT | Zeiss Versa 520 XCT | Influence of pore geometry and distribution on buckling under micro computed tomography | Buckling, Polymeric foam, Cellular structure, Micro-computed tomography | 2025 |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Talos F200X TEM/STEM | The Spatial Distribution of Lipophilic Cations in Gradient Copolymers Regulates Polymer–pDNA Complexation, Polyplex Aggregation, and Intracellular pDNA Delivery | Copolymers, Gene Delivery, Monomers, Polymers, Serum | 2024 |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Talos F200X TEM/STEM | Redesigning protonic ceramic electrochemical cells to lower the operating temperature | 2025 | |
| Electron Microscopy | Tescan S8252G SEM | Effect of substrate Al content on liquid metal embrittlement susceptibility in quench and partitioned steels | Advanced high strength steels, Liquid metal embrittlement, Resistance spot welding | 2025 |
| Electron Microscopy; X-ray Diffraction | FEI Nova NanoSEM, Panalytical Empyrean X-ray Diffractometer | Statistical design of experiments for efficient performance characterization of protonic-ceramic electrolysis cells | proton-conducting ceramic, electrolysis, design of experiments, faradaic efficiency | 2024 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex X500R QToF | Reuse of spent granular activated carbon for PFAS removal following hydrothermal alkaline treatment | 2025 | |
| Thin Film Deposition; X-ray Diffraction & CT | AJA UHV Multi-Technique Deposition System; Panalytical Empyrean X-ray Diffractometer, Profilometer, Woollam M-2000 Ellipsometer | Ferroelectricity of wurtzite Al1−xHfxN heterovalent alloys Open Access | Ferroelectricity, Piezoelectricity, Crystallographic defects, Crystal structure, Magnetron sputtering, Thin films, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Nitrides | 2025 |
| Mechanical Testing; X-ray Diffraction & CT | MTS Landmark 370.10 Load Frame, Zeiss Versa 520 XCT | Development of a Printable Prill Formulation Technique and Demonstration of Monomodal Prill Size on Compaction Density and Compressive Strength | 2025 | |
| Electron Microscopy; Optical & Electrical Characterization; X-ray Diffraction & CT | FEI Talos TEM, TESCAN S8252G SEM, Empyrean XRD, Cary Spectrophotometer | Efficient Plasmon-Induced Hot Thermal Carrier Transfer in Plasmonic Metal Oxide Nanoparticles | Marcus theory, two-temperature model, charge transfer, thermal hot carrier, transient absorption spectroscopy, electron heat capacity | 2025 |
| Electron Microscopy; Optical & Electrical Characterization; X-ray Diffraction & CT | FEI Talos TEM, TESCAN S8252G SEM, Empyrean XRD, Cary Spectrophotometer | Illuminating the Impact of Nonaqueous Solvents on Optical Trapping | Nanoparticles, Optical properties, Solvents, Stiffness, Viscosity | 2025 |
| Electon Microscopy; Thin Film Deposition | Corrosion and wetting behavior of monolithic refractory ceramics under molten lunar regolith electrolysis conditions | Corrosion, Wetting, High temperature, Lunar regolith simulant | 2025 | |
| Electon Microscopy; Thin Film Deposition | Ferroelectricity of wurtzite Al1−xHfxN heterovalent alloys | Ferroelectricity, Piezoelectricity, Crystallographic defects, Crystal structure, Magnetron sputtering, Thin films, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Nitrides | 2025 | |
| Electon Microscopy; Nanofabrication: Thin Film Deposition | Low leakage current in heteroepitaxial Al0.7Sc0.3N ferroelectric films on GaN | Electric polarization, Ferroelectricity, Capacitors, Ferroelectrics, Nitrides, Thin films, Molecular beam epitaxy, Sputtering | 2025 | |
| Electron Microscopy; X-ray Diffraction | FEI Nova NanoSEM, Panalytical Empryean X-ray Diffractometer, Tescan S8252G SEM, | Three-dimensional spectral and spatial resolution of raman measurements in sapphire | 2025 | |
| Electron Microscopy; Scanning Probe & Optical MIcroscopy; X-ray Diffraction | Asylum MFP_3D Scanning Probe Microscope, FEI Helios Nanolab 600i FIB/SEM, FEI Talos F200x TEM/STEM; Panalytical Empryean X-ray Diffractometer | Molecular beam epitaxy growth of IrO2 using plasma-only oxidation | Thermodynamic functions, Epitaxy, Atomic force microscopy, Optical emission spectroscopy, Thin film growth, Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Plasma applications | 2025 |
| Mass Spectrometry | TOF-SIMS | Ion implantation of magnesium guests into type II silicon clathrate films: an alternate approach to doping a cage-like silicon allotrope - Materials Advances | 2025 | |
| Electron Microscopy; X-ray Diffraction | FEI Nova NanoSEM, Panalytical Empryean X-ray Diffractometer, Tescan S8252G SEM, | Gas permeation in bisque-fired kaolinite membranes | 2025 | |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Talos F200x TEM/STEM | Alkanol dehydration and dehydrogenation pathways on anatase TiO2 under oxidative and nonoxidative conditions Author links open overlay panel | Dehydration, Dehydrogenation, Alkanol, TiO2 | 2025 |
| Electron Microscopy | FEI Talos F200x TEM/STEM | Confinement of Lewis Acid–Base Sites by Microporous Silica Layers on Titania for Enhanced Alkanol Dehydration Reactivity | Alkanol dehydration, Confinement effects, Heterogeneous catalysis, Titania, Molecular templating method | 2025 |
| Mass Spectrometry | TOF-SIMS | Ambient-stable storage of molecular hydrogen in crystalline silicon clathrate | Hydrogen storage, Thermogravimetric analysis, Complex solids, Deuterium, Silicon compounds, Chemical elements, Surface and interface chemistry, Temperature programmed desorption | 2026 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Evaluating the Relative Importance of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in AFFF-Impacted Soils | PFASs, AFFF, soils, polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAA precursors, 6:2 FTAB, EPA Method 1633, Alkyls, Foams, Groundwaters | 2026 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF, Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris 240 | Long term rebound and transport of perfluorinated sulfonic acids (PFSAs) in the vadose zone following flushing | Kinetics, Leaching, AFFF, Soil | 2026 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Quantification of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF)-impacted water: Comparisons between methodologies and laboratories | PFASs, Aqueous film–forming foams, Solid phase extraction, Interlaboratory study | 2025 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | PFAS conceptual site model of an AFFF-impacted firefighting training area informed by high resolution soil, porewater, and groundwater sampling | Perfluoroalkyl sulfonamide, Lysimeter, Leaching, Air-water interface, Sorption, Perfluoroalkyl acid precursor | 2026 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Release of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances from AFFF-impacted soils: Effects of water saturation in vadose zone soils | PFAS Leaching, Unsaturated, Vadose zone, Air-water interface, Desorption | 2025 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | High-Resolution Depth-Discrete Analysis of PFAS Distribution and Leaching for a Vadose-Zone Source at an AFFF-Impacted Site | Adsorption, Computer simulations, Genetics, Leaching, Soils, PFOS, PFOA, Retention, Adsorption | 2024 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | PFAS Porewater concentrations in unsaturated soil: Field and laboratory comparisons inform on PFAS accumulation at air-water interfaces | PFAS, AFFF, Perfluorinated, Lysimeter, Porewater, Soil | 2024 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Controlling saturation to improve per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) removal in biochar-amended stormwater bioretention systems | 2024 | |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | New PFASs Identified in AFFF Impacted Groundwater by Passive Sampling and Nontarget Analysis | Groundwaters, Ions, Mathematical methods, Precursors, Sulfones, ultrashort-chain PFAS, passive sampling, groundwater, high-resolution mass spectrometry | 2024 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Effect‐Directed Analysis Based on Transthyretin Binding Activity of Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in a Contaminated Sediment Extract | Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances, Toxicant identification, Bioassay‐directed fractionation, Endocrine disruptors | 2023 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Hydroxyl Radical Transformations of Perfluoroalkyl Acid (PFAA) Precursors in Aqueous Film Forming Foams (AFFFs) | degradation, kinetics, environmental fate, oxidation, abiotic, polyfluorinated, precursors, hydroxyls, alkyls | 2023 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Application of Hydrothermal Alkaline Treatment for Destruction of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Contaminated Groundwater and Soil | fluorochemical, subcritical water, remediation, AFFF, HRMS, Degradation Groundwaters, Hydrothermal reactions, Precursors, Soils | 2022 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris 240 | Mineralization of Trifluoromethanesulfonate via Subcritical Hydrothermal Reaction: Reaction Mechanism and Transformation Pathways | ultrashort-chain PFAS, nucleophilic substitution, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), formate, hydrogen, Alkyls, Anions, Degradation, Inorganic acids and bases, Substitution reactions | 2026 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex 5500 Triple Quad | Combining Nanofiltration and Adsorbents to Achieve Effective PFAS Removal in Wastewater Effluent | Adsorption, Membranes, Wastewater, Water treatment, treatment train, granular activated carbon, anion exchange resins, perfluoroalkyl acids, nanofiltration | 2026 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris 240 | Hydrothermal decomposition of perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids with ruthenium on carbon catalyst | PFAS; Hydrothermal gasification; Defluorination; Carbon-carbon coupling; Hydrothermal alkaline treatment | 2026 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Reuse of spent granular activated carbon for PFAS removal following hydrothermal alkaline treatment | GAC reactivation, PFAS destruction, PFAS adsorption, Hydrothermal liquefaction, Water treatment | 2025 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Application of Hydrothermal Alkaline Treatment to Spent Granular Activated Carbon: Destruction of Adsorbed PFASs and Adsorbent Regeneration | PFAS destruction, PFAS adsorption, PFAS-contaminated solids, subcritical, hydrothermal liquefaction, media regeneration, water treatment | 2023 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Investigation of PFAS rejection by closed-circuit reverse osmosis and nanofiltration and sorption to treatment materials during groundwater treatment: a pilot demonstration | PFAS, Reverse Osmosis, Nanofiltration, Closed-circuit, Pilot study, Sorption, Groundwater | 2025 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Adsorbability of a wide range of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on granular activated carbon, ion exchange resin, and surface modified clay | Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,Aqueous film forming foams, Suspect screening, Sorption-based processes | 2025 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex 5500 Triple Quad | Non-Fickian transport processes accelerate the movement of PFOS in unsaturated media: An experimental and modelling study | PFAS, Vadose zone, Non-Fickian transport, Air-water interface, Multi-phase partitioning, Accelerated transport | 2024 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Flow rate and kinetics of trace organic contaminants removal in black carbon-amended engineered media filters for improved stormwater runoff treatment | Stormwater runoff, Stormwater control measure, Biochar, Regenerated activated carbon, Per- and polyfluorinated substances, Trace Organic Contaminants, Intraparticle Pore Diffusion-limited Sorption | 2024 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex 5500 Triple Quad | Rejection of PFAS and priority co-contaminants in semiconductor fabrication wastewater by nanofiltration membranes | PFAS treatment, Nanofiltration membranes, Semiconductor manufacturing, Industrial wastewater Rejection mechanisms | 2024 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Remediation of PFAS-impacted soils using magnetic activated carbon (MAC) and hydrothermal alkaline treatment (HALT) | Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances(PFAS), Magnetic activated carbon (MAC), Hydrothermal alkaline treatment (HALT), AFFF-impacted soils | 2024 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Quantification of long–chain, short–chain, and ultrashort–chain liquid chromatography–amenable PFASs in water: Evaluation of approach | Per– and polyfluoroalkyl substances, Aqueous film–forming foams, High–resolution mass spectrometry, Suspect screening, Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) | 2024 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Rejection of perfluoroalkyl acids by nanofiltration and reverse osmosis in a high-recovery c | PFAS, Perfluoroalkyl acids, Reverse osmosis, Nanofiltration, High-pressure membranes | 2023 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Impact of effluent organic matter on perfluoroalkyl acid removal from wastewater effluent by granular activated carbon and alternative adsorbents | Perfluoroalkyl acids, Municipal wastewater effluent, Ozonation, Biologically active filtration, Effluent organic matter, Potable reuse, Ion exchange resins, Granular activated carbon | 2023 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Hydrothermal Alkaline Treatment (HALT) of Foam Fractionation Concentrate Derived from PFAS-Contaminated Groundwater | PFAS concentrates, subcritical hydrothermal, PFAS remediation, LC-Orbitrap-MS | 2023 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Target and Suspect Screening Integrated with Machine Learning to Discover Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Source Fingerprints | PFAS forensics, source allocation, principal component analysis, hierarchical clustering, support vector classification, logistic regression random forest, multivariate analyses | 2023 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | Sorption affinity and mechanisms of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) with commercial sorbents: Implications for passive sampling | Short-chain, Perfluorocarbon chain length, Head group, Wastewater matrix, Matrix effects | 2023 |
| Mass Spectrometry | Sciex x500R QToF | PFAS adsorbent selection: The role of adsorbent use rate, water quality, and cost | GAC, Ion Exchange, Surface Modified Clay, RSSCT | 2023 |