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Development of s-SNOM Technology to Enable AFMs Perform sub-30nm IR Spectroscopy and Imaging

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: DE-FG02-08ER86338
Agency Tracking Number: 85512
Amount: $100,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: 01 b
Solicitation Number: DE-PS02-07ER07-36
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2008
Award Year: 2008
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
25 W. Anapamu
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
United States
DUNS: 556921620
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Markus Raschke
 Dr
 (206) 543-2906
 raschke@chem.washington.edu
Business Contact
 Roshan Shetty
Title: Dr
Phone: (805) 455-5482
Email: roshan@anasysinstruments.com
Research Institution
 Univ of Washington
 M Raschke
 
Dept of Chemistry Box 351700
Seattle, WA 98195 1700
United States

 (206) 543-2906
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

Scanning Probe Microscopy, SPM, is a strategically vital tool for nanotechnology research, a 250 million dollars per year industry essential to such multibillion-dollar downstream industries as materials and pharmaceuticals. However, the single biggest drawback to SPM is its inability to obtain any chemical information on its samples. This drawback impacts DOE researchers in the Genome to Life program and corporate researchers in chemicals and pharmaceuticals. This project will develop a novel detection scheme that, together with two other proprietary ideas, promises to solve the major problems that have prevented scattering Scanning Near Field Optical Microscopy technology from becoming a commercially feasible solution. Commercial Applications and other Benefits as described by the awardee: Besides enabling the 60 percent of SPM users in Materials Research for whom chemical information on their samples is critical, the technology should enable SPMs to penetrate new markets such as life sciences and disease screening, where lack of chemical information is a major bottleneck

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