Nanotechnology Portal - OverviewAdvancing nanoscale measurement science, standards, and nanotechnology is an important component of NIST's mission to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness. From leading cutting edge research to coordinating the development of standards that promote trade, NIST's programs in nanotechnology directly impact priorities important to the nation's economy and well being. …more Subject Areas
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Optical scattering from surfaces
We study how material properties, surface topography, and contaminants affect the distribution of light scattered from surfaces. Our aim is to … more
Optical grating scatterometry
This program aims to develop standards, methods, and modeling for assessing the periodic structures using optical reflectance and transmittance … more
NIST SRM for Reproducible Analyses of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are one of the first major nanoscale manufactured products to enter the market. Therefore, reliable and reproducible … more
Control of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Nanoscale Manipulation of Fluids and Materials
Scientists and engineers currently have a growing library of synthetic microscale and nanoscale swimmers which affect the hydrodynamics of their … more
Diffraction Metrology and Standards
Our objective is the development of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) and quantitative, reproducible, and accurate measurement methods for … more
Theory of Transport in Graphene
Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, is one of the most likely materials to produce the next breakthrough in the electronics … more Software
Electron holography
An electron hologram is a fringe modulated image containing the amplitude and phase information of an electron transparent object. The HolograFREE … more |
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