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192 Appendix B. Site Reports—Europe<br />

nanostructured materials, interacting broadly with a number of collaborators,<br />

both in Europe <strong>and</strong> the United States. <strong>Nanostructure</strong>d materials are<br />

synthesized by inert gas condensation (IGC), <strong>and</strong> evaluations of such<br />

materials are made with respect to structural, magnetic (e.g., for Fe, Co, Ni),<br />

mechanical, <strong>and</strong> electronic (Pd, Pt) properties. Molecular dynamics<br />

computer simulations of structural <strong>and</strong> mechanical properties are carried out<br />

in order to explore conditions for improved materials properties, such as<br />

ductility or wear-resistance. Research is being undertaken with industrial<br />

collaborators in this last area (nanoscaled multilayered coatings for wearresistant<br />

coatings).<br />

In addition to SINQ, the Large Facilities Department of PSI makes<br />

available its IGC facility, hot compaction unit, indenter, X-ray diffraction<br />

<strong>and</strong> density measurements, small angle neutron scattering, prompt gamma<br />

activation analysis, TEM, <strong>and</strong> SEM with EDX. SQUID <strong>and</strong> NMR are<br />

carried out in the laboratories of collaborators at École Polytechnique<br />

Lausanne, <strong>and</strong> positron lifetime measurements are made at the University of<br />

Gent.<br />

REFERENCE<br />

Gimzerski, J.K., T.A. Jung, M.T. Cuberes, <strong>and</strong> R.R. Schlittler. Scanning tunneling<br />

microscopy of individual molecules: Beyond imaging.

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