UK National Graphene Institute Selects Bruker as Official Partner
April 06 2015 - 9:20AM
Business Wire
World-Leading Graphene Research Facility
Purchases Multiple Bruker AFMs
Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced an official
partnership with the University of Manchester’s National Graphene
Institute (NGI), joining a select list of industrial collaborators.
This partnership follows NGI’s purchase of two additional atomic
force microscopes (AFMs) from Bruker, a Dimension FastScan® and a
Dimension Icon®. These systems join five other Bruker AFMs at the
facility for research into the nanofabrication and nanoscale
properties of graphene. As part of this partnership, Bruker will
partially sponsor a Ph.D. student working on novel scanning probe
microscopy (SPM) techniques to characterize graphene and 2D
materials.
Bruker's Dimension FastScan AFM (Photo:
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Graphene, the world’s thinnest, strongest and most conductive
material, was first isolated and characterized at The University of
Manchester by Sir Andre Geim and Sir Kostya Novoselov, who were
awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010 for their research.
This transparent, one-atom thick flat sheet of carbon has the
potential to revolutionize technology, from smartphones and
ultrafast broadband to drug delivery and computer chips. AFMs have
demonstrated spatial resolution of less than a nanometer, and
enable scientists developing materials such as graphene to
understand critical mechanical, electrical, and chemical properties
at the atomic scale.
“Our Bruker AFMs are anticipated to provide important new
insights into nanoscale variations of graphene conductivity and
work function,” said Nobel Prize winner Professor Novoselov.
“Coupled with simultaneous quantitative mapping of mechanical
properties, enabled by Bruker’s exclusive PeakForce Tapping®, NGI
researchers hope to uncover new information that will ultimately
optimize the performance of graphene-based materials and
devices.”
“We are pleased that the National Graphene Institute continues
to rely on our proprietary technology for its new world-class
research facility, bringing their total now to seven Bruker
systems,” added Paul Scagnetti, Ph.D., President of Bruker’s Nano
Surfaces Division. He continued: “We are also gratified to be a
part of the UK-wide Centre for Doctoral Training, where our unique
AFM technologies will enable the sponsored Ph.D. student to learn
even more about the physical and electrical properties of 2D
materials under Professor Novoselov.”
About the UK National Graphene Institute
The National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester,
UK, opened in March 2015, creating around 100 new jobs in a new,
7,800 square meter facility that will house state-of-the-art
facilities, including two cleanrooms. The Institute will also
feature a 1,500 square meter research lab for University of
Manchester graphene scientists to collaborate with their colleagues
from industry and other universities.
About Bruker Corporation
For more than 50 years, Bruker has enabled scientists to make
breakthrough discoveries and develop new applications that improve
the quality of human life. Bruker’s high-performance scientific
research instruments and high-value analytical solutions enable
scientists to explore life and materials at molecular, cellular and
microscopic levels.
In close cooperation with our customers, Bruker is enabling
innovation, productivity and customer success in life science
molecular research, in applied and pharma applications, in
microscopy, nano-analysis and industrial applications, as well as
in cell biology, preclinical imaging, clinical research,
microbiology and molecular diagnostics. For more information,
please visit: http://www.bruker.com.
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