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EPSRC Reference:	GR/R58239/01
Title:	Fabrication of Encapsulated nanotips for molecular-scale sensing and surface analysis.
Principal Investigator:	Palmer, Professor RE
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Department:	School of Physics and Astronomy
Organisation:	University of Birmingham
Scheme:	ROPA
Starts:	24 June 2002	Ends:	23 June 2004	Value (£):	147,156
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Instrumentation Eng. & Dev. Surfaces & Interfaces
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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Panel History:	Panel Date Panel Name Outcome 10 Aug 2001 Physics Single Panel 10 August 2001 Deferred
Summary on Grant Application Form
The aim of this project is to explore and develop methods for the fabrication of nanotips, with tips radius on the scale <100nm, and to investigate the field emission properties of the tips, with a view to applications in two areas: (i) molecular detection (gas sensing) in the gas phase, via measurements of the electron transport properties of the gas; (ii) analysis of surface chemical composition, by Scanning Probe Energy Loss Spectroscopy (SPELS), with a projected spatial resolution down to ~ 10nm. The project exploits the laboratory's expertise in both nanofabrication and electron scattering.
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