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Ceramics Division
Pages 5-9

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... Both require exceptional stability of the measurement environment. Other noteworthy accomplishments include the first combinatorial measurements of metal high-dielectric-constant oxide structures and the release of the first nanoparticle reference materials.
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... The capabilities on the beam lines in the NSLS at the Brookhaven National Laboratory incorporate unique equipment designed by NIST to provide measurement capabilities used by NIST scientists as well as many industrial and university-based collaborators. These noteworthy measurement capabilities have been directly applied to fulfilling the mission of the Ceramics Division to develop analytical techniques and SRMs.
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... Two of these make effective use of NIST's comprehensive collection of state-of-theart atomic-resolution testing capabilities in the AML: two scanning probe microscopes with capabilities including STM and AFM, two instrumented indenters with unprecedentedly small noise and thermal drift, and an optical interferometer with 1-nanometer-depth resolution. One of the AML-related projects has resulted in a highly precise prototype microfabricated cantilever beam array for calibrating commercial atomic force microscopes.
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... The Functional Properties Group is a leader in three areas: combinatorial measurement methods, nanocalorimetry measurements, and thermoelectric measurements and standards. Of the three projects in these areas, one is almost mature -- Combinatorial Measurement Methods for Advanced Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS)
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... Support for synchrotron-related work was enhanced by funding through the America COMPETES Act, as discussed in the chapter on this funding. CONCLUSIONS The Ceramics Division is conducting high-quality research on a broad range of topics that strongly support the mission and core interests of the MSEL and NIST.
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