Acquisition of an Atomic-Resolution Transmission            Electron Miscroscope
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The principal emphasis in materials science is to understand and                control the processing-structure-properties relationships in                    materials.  In order to achieve this, it is necessary to                        quantitatively characterize the composition, crystal structure,                 interfacial structure, defect structure and morphology of the                   component phases at the highest levels of resolution.  In this                  proposal, funds are requested for the purchase of a JEOL 4000EX                 atomic-resolution transmission electron microscope and a Gatan                  Model 622 video system and recorder.  The Jeol 4000EX microscope                has a point-to-point resolution of - 0.19 nm and will permit                    direct imaging of the atomic structures of defects and interfaces               in most materials, whereas the Gatan video system will allow                    rapid correction of microscope aberrations and recording of                     dynamic events.                                                                                                                                                 Carnegie-Mellon University currently has a number of multi-                     disciplinary comprehensive materials research programs, such as                 a University Research Initiative in high-temperature composites,                an International Business Machines Center for thin-film sciences,               and a NSF Materials Research Group in magnetic materials.  In                   all of these, as well as in many individual investigator                        programs, characterization of internal defects, phase                           transformations and interfacial structures and compositions at                  the atomic level is essential for understanding material                        behavior.  Having an atomic-resolution microscope will                          considerably strengthen our ability to establish fundamental                    interrelations among the processing-structure-properties in                     electron optics facility at Carnegie-Mellon University as well as               at other materials facilities in the Pittsburgh area, none of                   which has a high-resolution microscope.  Carnegie-Mellon                        University has both faculty and staff with sufficient expertise                 in conventional and atomic-resolution microscopy techniques to                  ensure that the atomic-resolution microscope is utilized for the                highest quality materials research, and that it is maintained at                an optimum level of performance.  Carnegie-Mellon University                    pledges to provide significant matching funds for purchase of the               instrument and resources for its maintenance.
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