Center for Functional Nanomaterials: Difference between revisions

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The CFN is operated for and funded by the [[US Department of Energy]]'s [[Office of Science]].<ref name="2020 Plan">{{Cite web |date=November 2019 |title=CFN Five-year Strategic Plan |url=https://www.bnl.gov/cfn/strategicplan/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004195136/https://www.bnl.gov/cfn/strategicplan/ |archive-date=2020-10-04 |access-date=2020-10-04 |website=[[Brookhaven National Laboratory]]}}</ref>

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The CFN's mission is to foster scientific discovery by offering researchers unique opportunities to explore the synthesis, characterization, and theory of nanomaterials. Its work aims to push the boundaries of nanoscience to address challenges in energy conversion, storage, information technology, and health by studying and manipulating materials at the nanoscale{{cite web |url=https://www.bnl.gov/cfn/about/ |title=About CFN |publisher= Brookhaven National Laboratory |access-date=February 5, 2025}}.

 

==Parent organization==

 

The CFN is managed by [https://www.bnl.gov Brookhaven National Laboratory], which is operated by Brookhaven Science Associates for the [https://www.energy.gov U.S. Department of Energy]. This setup ensures that CFN aligns with national priorities in science and technology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Theory and Computation{{cite web |url=https://www.bnl.gov/cfn/research/ |title=Research |publisher= Brookhaven National Laboratory |access-date=February 5, 2025}}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CFN provides services through the synthesis of new nanomaterials, characterization with cutting-edge techniques, and computational modeling. It supports research in soft materials, biological systems, electronic materials, and nanophotonics, offering both in-house and collaborative research opportunities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

==External links==

 

* [[wikipedia:Center for Functional Nanomaterials]]

* Interface Science and Catalysis;

* Electron Microscopy;

The Laboratory Facilities include  capabilities in nanopatterning, transmission electron microscopy, nanomaterials synthesis, ultrafast laser sources, and powerful probes to image atomic and molecular structure, together with clean rooms and other support instrumentation. Access is also offered to the Laser Electron Accelerator Facility (LEAF).

The CFN is operated as a national user facility, accessible to researchers at universities, and industrial and national laboratories through peer-reviewed proposals. The user program provides access to laboratory facilities staffed by scientists and technical support personnel who are active in nanoscience research.

'''Partner Users''' are General users who also enhance the facility capabilities or contribute to the Center operation. They typically help develop instrumentation in some manner, either by bringing external financial or intellectual capital into the development of the facility. These contributions must be made available to the General Users and, therefore, benefit the overall User Program as well as the facility.  Partner Users are provided negotiated access to one or more capabilities over a period of several years.

==== Rapid Access ====

Users who feel that the timeliness of their research may be negatively affected by the length of the whole proposal-review process can request Rapid Access. Proposals submitted for rapid access are reviewed and approved by the CFN Director, technically assisted, if necessary, by pertinent group or facility leaders. Besides being feasible at the CFN and scientifically important, proposals being considered for Rapid Access must include a justification of the time-sensitive nature of the project.