The Center for Nanoscale Materials
The Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at Argonne is a DOE Office of Science user facility providing researchers from across the globe with world-class expertise and instrumentation for multidisciplinary nanoscience and nanotechnology research.
Academic, industrial and international researchers can access CNM through our user program for both nonproprietary and proprietary research. Access is provided at no cost to users for research that is in the public domain and intended for publication.
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Research Highlights
Reducing electronic waste with biodegradable luminescent polymers
As shown in a Nature Sustainability paper, researchers have created a luminescent polymer that is both depolymerizable and recyclable.
Bottleneck in heterostructure yields red and green luminescence
In a Nano Letters paper, researchers that heterostructures of CdSe/CdTe/CdSe exhibit bicolor luminescence, which is attributed to a hole relaxation bottleneck.
Colloidal quantum shells provide bright and durable scintillation
In a Nature Communications paper, researchers show that colloidal quantum shells offer improvements over traditional ceramic and nanocrystal scintillators, producing higher light yields and faster radioluminescence rise times.
Meet Our Leaders
Ilke Arslan
Division Director
Gary P. Wiederrecht
Deputy Division Director
Jeffrey R. Guest
Physics Leader 1
Martin V. Holt
Group Leader - Electron and X-ray Microscopy/Scientist, Nanoscience
Constance R. Pfeiffer
User Program Manager
Subramanian Sankaranarayanan
Joint Appointment
Richard D. Schaller
Physics Leader 1
Anirudha V. Sumant
Group Leader - Nanofabrication and Devices/Materials Scientist, Nanoscience
