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| ![](media/image1.png){width="3.9451388888888888in"   | [SHaRE USE    |
| height="0.9826388888888888in"}                       | ONLY          |
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|                                                      |               |
|                                                      | Proposal      |
|                                                      | Number:       |
|                                                      |               |
|                                                      | NEW           |
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|                                                      | Date          |
|                                                      | Received:     |
|                                                      |               |
|                                                      |               |
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# SHARED RESEARCH EQUIPMENT (SHaRE) USER FACILITY RESEARCH PROPOSAL

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| Submit the complete proposal package via e-mail to shareuser@ornl.gov |
|                                                                       |
| Your proposal package must include:\                                  |
| (1) Completed proposal form, including a 1-2 page summary of proposed |
| research (see page 4)\                                                |
| (2) Two-page NSF-style CV for the Principal Investigator only         |
| (download template)                                                   |
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+---------------------------------------------------+------------------+
| **Title of Proposal**:                            | Date Submitted:  |
|                                                   |                  |
|                                                   |                  |
+---------------------------------------------------+------------------+

> **Principal Investigator - Responsible for progress of the project and
> primary point of contact for all SHaRE correspondence.**

  -------------------------------------------- --------------------------
  **Name of PI**:                              Check if PI will
                                               participate on-site at
                                               ORNL

  Institution:                                 Phone:      

  Dept:                                        Fax:      

  Street Address or P.O. Box:                  Email:      

  City       State    Zip                      Citizenship:      
  -------------------------------------------- --------------------------

> ***Collaborators - List all users that will access SHaRE instruments
> as part of this project, including students, postdocs, etc. Only
> non-ORNL participants named below will be eligible for an ORNL badge
> authorized through this project.***

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| Collaborator**     | tution and Address | tize |              | Plea |
|                    |                    | n-** |              | se** |
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|                    |                    |      |              |      |
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| Check all instruments that will be used. Additional instrument        |
| information can be found at:                                          |
|                                                                       |
| http://www.mst.ornl.gov/share/instruments.shtml                       |
|                                                                       |
| > **Imago Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP) **                        |
| >                                                                     |
| > *Atom probe tomography, nanopositioning stage for standard          |
| > needle-shaped and multi-tip atom probe specimens, single atom       |
| > position-sensitive detector, high speed pulse generator for rapid   |
| > data acquisition over a wide field of view (\~50-100nm diameter)*   |
| >                                                                     |
| > **FEI Nova 200 Dual-beam Focused Ion Beam (FIB) System (\*\*see     |
| > special use conditions below) **                                    |
| >                                                                     |
| > *Automated FIB operations, platinum deposition, micromanipulator    |
| > for preparing lift-out specimens for atom probe or TEM*             |
| >                                                                     |
| > **JEOL 2200FS Aberration-Corrected STEM/TEM  - NEW SHaRE            |
| > CAPABILITY**                                                        |
| >                                                                     |
| > *200kV Schottky FEG, URP, ±20° tilt, CEOS aberration corrector on   |
| > probe C3/C5 minimized, Gatan Ultrascan 2K X 2K CCD camera, JEOL     |
| > in-column Omega filter, Hamamatsu ORCA wide angle high speed CCD    |
| > camera, remote operation capable, motorized aperture drives, X, Y,  |
| > Z piezo-stage, simultaneous High-Angle Annular Dark Field (HAADF)   |
| > imaging at \<1Å and BF-STEM image acquisition, STEM Electron Energy |
| > Loss Spectrometry (EELS) at \~2Å spatial resolution, STEM EELS      |
| > spectrum imaging, Energy-filtered TEM*                              |
| >                                                                     |
| > **Hitachi HF-3300 FEG-TEM/STEM -- NEW SHaRE CAPABILITY**            |
| >                                                                     |
| > *100kV and 300kV operation, cold field emission electron source,    |
| > atomic-resolution TEM imaging, High Angle Annular Dark Field        |
| > (HAADF) STEM imaging, Gatan Ultrascan 2K X 2K CCD camera,           |
| > double-biprism electron holography, high spatial resolution Energy  |
| > Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) and spectrum imaging*                 |
| >                                                                     |
| > **Philips CM30 TEM**                                                |
| >                                                                     |
| > *300kV, LaB~6~ cathode, Twin lens, ±60° tilt, Gatan Imaging Filter  |
| > (GIF) for Energy-Filtered TEM (EFTEM)*                              |
| >                                                                     |
| > *at \~1nm resolution*                                               |
| >                                                                     |
| > **Philips CM200 FEG-TEM/STEM  **                                    |
| >                                                                     |
| > *200kV field emission gun (FEG), SuperTwin, ±30° tilt, GIF, Energy  |
| > Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS), 1K CCD camera, High-Angle Annular    |
| > Dark Field (HAADF) STEM imaging, simultaneous EDS and Electron      |
| > Energy Loss Spectrometry (EELS) collection, including spectrum      |
| > imaging at \~1nm resolution*                                        |
| >                                                                     |
| > **FEI Tecnai 20 TEM**                                               |
| >                                                                     |
| > *200kV LaB~6~ cathode, Twin lens, ±60° tilt, EDS, Gatan 622INT      |
| > video and DualVision CCD cameras*                                   |
| >                                                                     |
| > **Philips XL30 FEG-SEM**                                            |
| >                                                                     |
| > *30kV FEG, conventional and low voltage imaging with secondary      |
| > electrons (SE) or backscattered electrons (BSE), EDS microanalysis  |
| > and spectrum imaging, Orientation Imaging Microscopy (OIM)*         |
| >                                                                     |
| > **JEOL 6500F FEG-SEM**                                              |
| >                                                                     |
| > *30kV FEG, conventional and low voltage imaging with SE or BSE,     |
| > conventional Si(Li) and microcalorimeter EDS detectors for high     |
| > speed and high spectral resolution microanalysis/spectrum imaging,  |
| > respectively*                                                       |
| >                                                                     |
| > **Hitachi S-4800 FEG-SEM -- NEW SHaRE CAPABILITY**                  |
| >                                                                     |
| > *30kV FEG, high resolution conventional and low voltage imaging     |
| > with SE or BSE, X-ray mapping, large specimen chamber, in-situ      |
| > mechanical test stages*                                             |
| >                                                                     |
| > **Thermo Scientific K-Alpha X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer - NEW  |
| > SHaRE CAPABILITY**                                                  |
| >                                                                     |
| > *micro-focused monochromatic gun (30 mm spot), double focusing      |
| > hemispherical electron analyzer (128 channel detector), Ar-ion      |
| > source for depth profiling, and advanced charge neutralization      |
| > system.*                                                            |
| >                                                                     |
| > **Other (\*\*see special conditions below):** specify               |
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| \*\*FEI Nova 200 FIB is a support instrument used only in conjunction |
| with other SHaRE research instruments.                                |
|                                                                       |
| "Other" capabilities include metallography, conventional TEM          |
| preparation, or microtomy, also to be used in conjunction with SHaRE  |
| instruments.                                                          |
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  **User Access Mode**: General User Partner User (for development of
  specialized facilities)

  **State in your own words the reasons that led you to propose
  performing this research at the SHaRE as opposed to some other
  facility, i.e., why are SHaRE facilities or expertise needed? *(limit
  to 2 lines).***      

  **Have you contacted a SHaRE staff member to discuss the feasibility of
  your project?** Yes No\
  Contact Name(s):      
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  **Describe what data or data sets, prints or images will be produced.
  Approximately how many specimens will be examined? (*5 lines
  maximum*)**      

  **Describe any experience that you or your collaborating non-SHaRE
  researchers have using the instruments and performing the analyses
  described above. (*2 lines maximum*)**      
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| #### Scheduling Considerations                                        |
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| **Describe any specimen preparation that will be required at the      |
| SHaRE User Facility, which should be limited. (*2 lines max*)**       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
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| Estimate the total number of days that will be needed at the SHaRE    |
| User Facility:       (Required)                                       |
|                                                                       |
| Propose a specific date to begin work at SHaRE:      (Optional)       |
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| **Identification of   |                |             |              |
| Hazards**             |                |             |              |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| > Provide a brief     |                |             |              |
| > description of ALL  |                |             |              |
| > materials that you  |                |             |              |
| > plan to bring into  |                |             |              |
| > the SHaRE User      |                |             |              |
| > Facility. Include   |                |             |              |
| > common name and     |                |             |              |
| > chemical formula if |                |             |              |
| > applicable.         |                |             |              |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Check any boxes below |                |             |              |
| that apply to         |                |             |              |
| materials, supplies,  |                |             |              |
| or equipment that you |                |             |              |
| will bring into the   |                |             |              |
| SHaRE Facility..*\    |                |             |              |
| You must attach a     |                |             |              |
| complete MSDS for any |                |             |              |
| material in the       |                |             |              |
| categories designated |                |             |              |
| by \*.*               |                |             |              |
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| No major safety       | Corrosive      | Toxic       |              |
| issues                | Material\*     | Material\*  | High-Voltage |
|                       |                |             | Electrical   |
| Flammable Material\*  | Radioactive    | Explosive   |              |
|                       | Material\*     | Material\*  | Cryogenic    |
| Carcinogenic\*        |                |             | hazard       |
|                       | Biohazardous\* | Lasers      |              |
|                       |                |             | High         |
|                       |                |             | Pressure     |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
| Other\*: specify      |                |             |              |
+-----------------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+

+-----------------------+----------------------+---+----------------------+
| **Please Categorize   |                      |   |                      |
| Your Proposal         |                      |   |                      |
| (Required for DOE     |                      |   |                      |
| reporting purposes)** |                      |   |                      |
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| Materials Sciences    | > Earth Sciences     |   | DOE, Basic Energy    |
| (including condensed  | >                    |   | Sciences             |
| matter physics,       | > Environmental      |   |                      |
| materials chemistry)  | > Sciences           |   | DOE, Biological &    |
|                       | >                    |   | Environmental Res.   |
| Physics (excluding    | > Optics             |   |                      |
| condensed matter      | >                    |   | DOE, Other: specify  |
| physics)              | > Engineering        |   |                      |
|                       | >                    |   | DOD: specify         |
| Chemistry (excluding  | > Instrumentation or |   |                      |
| materials chemistry)  | > technique          |   | NSF                  |
|                       | > development        |   |                      |
| Polymers              | > related to user    |   | NIH                  |
|                       | > facilities         |   |                      |
| Medical Applications  | >                    |   | NASA                 |
|                       | > Purchase of        |   |                      |
| Biological, Life      | > specialty services |   | USDA                 |
| Sciences (excluding   | > or materials       |   |                      |
| medical applications) | >                    |   | Other US Govt:       |
|                       | > Other: specify     |   | specify              |
|                       |                      |   |                      |
|                       |                      |   | Industry             |
|                       |                      |   |                      |
|                       |                      |   | Foreign: specify     |
|                       |                      |   |                      |
|                       |                      |   | Other: specify       |
+-----------------------+----------------------+---+----------------------+

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| **PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR\'S AGREEMENT**: *Signature is not required   |
| if the proposal is transmitted by email from the PI.*                 |
|                                                                       |
| By signing or by electronic submission, I certify that the            |
| information provided herein is correct to the best of my knowledge. I |
| also agree to (1) acknowledge the SHaRE User Facility in any          |
| publications resulting from the use of the facility; (2) to send a    |
| timely draft of all manuscripts to all ORNL co-authors for review     |
| prior to submission, and (3) to send a copy of resulting publications |
| to the SHaRE User Coordinator (shareuser@ornl.gov).                   |
|                                                                       |
| **Signature of PI: Printed Name:** type name of PI here **Date:**     |
|                                                                       |
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**DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED RESEARCH**

Include scientific context; relevance and significance of proposed work;
justification for use of specific capabilities available at the SHaRE
User Facility; any preliminary work that has been performed; and details
of the technical approach. **Limit your description to two pages in
11-point font or larger** (please begin on a new page)**.**

Be sure to address the following questions in your proposal:

a)  What is/are the main scientific question(s) you plan to address?

b)  Describe very clearly and specifically which part of the work is to
    be done using SHaRE facilities: What SHaRE tools and expertise will
    be needed to carry out which steps and on what timeline?

c)  Define the expected outcomes from the SHaRE component: What are the
    targets or milestones that the SHaRE contribution must meet in order
    for the overall research project to succeed?

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d)  What is your specific experience and expertise that will be used in
    this approach?

e)  What preliminary syntheses, measurements, or tests have been
    performed to validate the research concept?

f)  PARTNER USER ACCESS proposals only: What unique, new capabilities
    have been or will be developed at the SHaRE User Facility?

All proposals will be evaluated using the criteria proposed by the
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) in its
recommendations on the operation of major physics user facilities. These
are scientific merit, technical feasibility, capability of the research
group, and availability of the resources required. Proposals for Partner
User Access will receive additional special consideration for the
addition of unique, new capabilities that are now or will be made will
be made available upon completion to all users at the SHaRE User
Facility.

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| ### FOR SHaRE USE ONLY                                                |
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| **Feasibility Review\                                                 |
| ** This research is compatible with SHaRE facilities and expertise.\  |
| This research is not feasible using current SHaRE capabilities.       |
| (Provide details below.)                                              |
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| **Preliminary ESH Review by ORNL Research Staff\                      |
| ***Note: All projects that pass PRC review will receive a more        |
| thorough ESH screening before research may begin.*\                   |
| The proposed research appears to fall within the scope of our         |
| existing Research Safety Summary.\                                    |
| The proposed research may introduce hazards that are outside the      |
| scope of our existing Research Safety Summary.\                       |
| (Describe any such hazards briefly below.)                            |
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| **Staff Comments:**                                                   |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **Proposal Review Committee Recommendation**: Date:                   |
|                                                                       |
| **Average Numerical Score**: **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**                 |
|                                                                       |
| **General Recommendation:** \_\_\_ High Priority \_\_\_ Recommended   |
| \_\_\_ Not Recommended                                                |
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| **Approved: Yes\_\_\_\_ No\_\_\_\_ Project Duration-- Begin** (date): |
|       **End** (date):                                                 |
|                                                                       |
| **Special Conditions, if any:\                                        |
| **                                                                    |
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