Functional Materials

Examining the dealloying depth, concentration profile and length scale of the dealloyed microstructure as they varied with immersion times and temperatures.


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Over the last three years, the Erlebacher group has been studying the morphological stability (shape) of nanoparticles. Nanoparticles are tiny crystals of atoms only tens of atoms in diameter, and are used in a broad range of technologies, from catalysis to pigments.

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Studying the morphological stability (shape) of nanoparticles, focusing on the motion of atoms at interfaces and surfaces.


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A DoE and U.S. Army project that seeks to create and optimize novel reactive foils for creating brazes that are mechanically and chemically robust for a variety of material combinations.


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This DTRA (Defense Threat Reduction Agency) project develops a combination of reactive materials and biocidal compounds for the purpose of bioagent defeat.


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Using nanoindentation techniques to characterize the hardness and stiffness of enamel as a function of position on cross-sections of human teeth.


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Professor Weihs directs the Materials Science in Extreme Environments University Research Alliance and within that alliance his research is focused on developing reactive metal powders for the prompt defeat of chemagents and bioagents.


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Studying field-induced changes in the charge distribution and forces at solid/liquid and fluid interfaces that are important in electrowetting.


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Developing x-ray techniques to solve challenges presented by manipulating and processing reactive materials, primarily using synchrotron radiation.


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