Paul J' McWhorter, CTO MEMX

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Integrated NanotechnologyPutting Small Things
to Work
March 29, 2004
Terry A. Michalske Sandia National
Laboratories Albuquerque, NM
Paul J. McWhorter, CTO MEMX A. D. Romig, CTO
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia is a Multiprogram Laboratory Operated by
Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin
Company, for the United States Department of
Energy Under Contract DE-ACO4-94AL85000.
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New physics and chemistry leads to new properties
and performance.

• Properties not predictable from those at large
  scale
• New phenomena associate with

Light from Si

• Preponderance of surfaces and interfaces
• Quantized effects

Catalysis from Pd clusters
Pyrene hydrogenation
Lead to
GPa strength from Au

• New modes of electronic and thermal transport
• Collective phenomena
• New chemical reactivities
• New mechanical properties--strength,
  friction, wear

Measured Yield Point
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Integrated Nanotechnology will impact our world.
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Engineering ChallengeEnergy transfer across
multiple length scales
light out
light in
Q-dots
Multi-length scale integration
Nanoscale synthesis and self-assembly
Theory and simulation
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Nanocomposite Materials For Non-linear Optics and
Lasing

• Partial surface exchange followed
• by a reaction with a titania precursor

• Sol-gel composites are readily
• combined with photonic structures

Q-dot Microring Laser
Filling factor 15 - 20, n 2.1 Modal gain
100 - 200 cm-1
M. A. Petruska, A. V. Malko, P. M. Voyles, and V.
I. Klimov, Adv. Mater. 15, 610 (2003)
A. V. Malko et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 1303
(2002)
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Engineering ChallengeCombine top-down and
bottom-up assembly
Microscale Templates
Molecular Assembly
Directed Assembly and ordering
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Patterned Self-Assembly of Nanostructured
Materials
Self assembly of photosensitive silica/surfactant
mesophase containing a photoacid generator (PAG)
Selective UV exposure through mask
incorporation of the PAG in the micelle
Compartmentalized production of acid
Selective etching of unexposed mesostructure
Heat treatment
Patterned Thin Film Mesophase
(Doshi et al., Science, 2000)
T gt 125 ?C
NaOH
Nanostructural Lithography
J. Brinker, D. Doshi
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Engineering ChallengeInterfacing biological and
synthetic systems
From Alberts et al. (1998) Essential Cell
Biology.
New Materials
Thermodynamic/Kinetic Models
Active Assembly
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Active Assembling of Nanocomposite Materials
Assembling Gold Nanoparticles on Microtubule
Scaffolds
Assembling Nanocrystal Quantum Dots on
Microtubule Scaffolds
George Bachand et al., SNL Jennifer Hollingsworth
et al., LANL
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Nanotech will Lead to New Systems Architectures
Initially.. Nanomaterials will be used to enhance
performance of existing engineering systems.
Full potential.. Unique properties of
nanomaterials and devices will drive development
of new system architectures. Achieving full
potential of nanotechology will require intimate
mixing of science, engineering, and system design
- from the beginning!
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• Highly collaborative DOE National User Facility
• Focused on nanoscience and its integration across
  scientific disciplines and multiple length
  scales.
• Open access to tools and expertise to explore the
  continuum from scientific discovery to the
  integration of nanostructures into the micro and
  macro worlds.

Terry A. Michalske Sandia National
Laboratories Albuquerque, NM
One scientific community focused on nanoscience
integration
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CINT is one of five Department of Energy
Nanoscience Centers
Center for Nanoscale MaterialsAdvanced Photon
SourceIntense Pulsed Neutron SourceElectron
Microscopy Center for Materials Research
Molecular FoundryAdvanced Light SourceNational
Center for Electron MicroscopyNational Energy
Research Scientific Computing
CenterNanowriter
Center for Functional NanomaterialsNational
Synchrotron Light SourceLaser-Electron
Accelerator Facility
Center for Integrated NanotechnologiesCompound
Semiconductor Research LaboratoryMicroelectronics
Development LaboratoryCombustion Research
FacilityLos Alamos Neutron Science
CenterNational High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Center for Nanophase Materials SciencesSpallation
Neutron SourceHigh Flux Isotope ReactorCenter
for Computational SciencesHigh Temperature
Materials LaboratoryShared Research Equipment
Program
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One scientific community focused on nanoscience
integration.
Synthesis, Characterization, Theory
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CINT Core/Gateway model embodied with physical
user facilities.
Core Facility in Albuquerque
CINT Gateway to Sandia Nanomaterials/Microfabricat
ion
CINT Gateway to Los Alamos Nanomaterials/Bioscienc
es
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DOE Nanocenters will provide open user access.

• Key Aspects of User Program
• Open, no cost access to facilities based on
  scientific quality
• Spectrum of user modes
• Access to equipment
• Collaborative research
• Grand Challenge Projects
• External evaluation of proposals
• Special help for first time users
• Mechanisms for proprietary work
• Fellowships for students postdocs
• User program jump-start in FY03
• Full operating program in FY06

• Universities
• Postdocs, students and visiting faculty/
  researchers will comprise a major part of the
  user program.
• Industry
• Propriety research proposal mechanism.
• National and Federal Laboratories
• Other Federal labs and DOE NSRC facilities.
• International Science Community
• Open to the international science community

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A creative environment for new science and
engineering
Come join us!