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
Study reveals magneto-mechanical device potential of van der Waals magnets
In a Nano Letters paper, ultrafast electron microscopy unveiled the intricate dynamics of spin-mediated coherent acoustic phonons in a thin-film cavity of a van der Waals antiferromagnet, FePS3.
Synthesis of borophene nanoribbons with attractive quantum-confined electronic properties
In an ACS Nano paper, researchers achieved the bottom-up synthesis of borophene nanoribbons through atomic boron deposition on vicinal Ag(977) substrates, overcoming challenges associated with limited boron precursors and complex bonding structures.
Long-lived, bright biexcitons demonstrated in CdZnSe/CdS quantum dots
In a Nano Letters paper, researchers contribute to our understanding of multiexciton photophysics and highlight the practical applications in technologies requiring radiative multiexcitonic emission.
Meet Our Leaders
Ilke Arslan
Division Director
Gary P. Wiederrecht
Deputy Division Director
Nathan P. Guisinger
Group Leader - Quantum and Energy Materials/Scientist, Nanoscience
Martin V. Holt
Group Leader - Electron and X-ray Microscopy/Scientist, Nanoscience
Constance R. Pfeiffer
User Program Manager
Subramanian Sankaranarayanan
Joint Appointment/ Group Leader, Theory and Modeling Group
Richard D. Schaller
Physics Leader 1
Anirudha V. Sumant
Group Leader - Nanofabrication and Devices/Materials Scientist, Nanoscience