Colorado State University NSF-REU Summer Program
in Materials Chemistry Research:
Synthesis, Characterization, and Device Fabrication
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Amy L.
Prieto
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more information, visit our group webpage…
The Prieto group is interested in developing new ways of
synthesizing nanoscale solid state materials with useful and interesting
properties. We are working in
three areas: (1) developing ionic liquids as a versatile solvent system for the
synthesis of nanomaterials including intermetallics, alloys, and metal oxides,
(2) studying the electrochemical deposition of inorganic materials into porous
templates as a way of making highly-ordered arrays of nanowires, and (3)
designing and building a new chemical vapor deposition reactor for the
synthesis of nanowires of a variety of metals, semiconductors, and insulators.
The products of these reactions will be characterized by X-Ray diffraction
(structure), energy dispersive spectroscopy (composition), and electron
microscopy (size and shape). When
a synthetic procedure is developed that yields high quality samples, the
physical properties of these materials will be assessed. REU students will learn how to make and
characterize new materials.
Supported by
NSF-REU
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