Nanoscale Science Research Centers 2009 Contractors' Meeting The Westin Annapolis Annapolis, Maryland June 3-5, 2009 NOTE: The printed version of this abstract book is provided in black-and-white; the accompanying CD contains full color versions of all the abstracts. This document was produced under contract number DE-AC05-06OR23100 between the U.S. Department of Energy and Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Nanoscale Science Research Centers (NSRCs) Contractors' Meeting The Westin Annapolis 100 Westgate Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 Phone: (410) 972-4300; Fax: (410) 295-7420 Meeting in Capitol D Room Poster Boards in A-B-C Rooms Dinner in Senate Room AGENDA Wednesday, June 3, 2009 6:00 p.m. Welcome and introductory remarks P. Montano and A. H. Carim, DOE-Basic Energy Sciences 6:15 p.m. Buffet dinner available 6:45 p.m. Update on overall NSRC status, progress, and user programs A. H. Carim, DOE-BES 7:15 p.m. Invited plenary presentation J. Heath, CalTech 8:00 p.m. The Interplay of Theory and Experiment in Nanoscience P. T. Cummings, Vanderbilt U. and CNMS 8:30 p.m. Enabling nanocrystal science and applications with WANDA, a custom robotic laboratory D. J. Milliron, Foundry 9:00 p.m. Adjourn for evening Thursday, June 4, 2009 7:30 a.m. Continental breakfast available 8:30 a.m. Improved Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Photovoltaics via In Situ UV-Polymerization in Nanotube Arrays S. J. Sibener, U. Chicago 9:00 a.m. Visualizing 3-D Directed Assembly of Block-Copolymer Thin Films on Nanoparticle Substrates using Neutron Scattering A. Karim, U. Akron 9:30 a.m. Solvent Vapor-Assisted Self-Assembly of Patternable Block Copolymers J. K. Bosworth, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 10:00 a.m. Break i 10:30 a.m. Core-Shell particle restructuring during CO oxidation cycles: A DRIFTS investigation B. Eichhorn, U. Maryland 11:00 a.m. Catalysis and Corrosion on Transition Metal Nanoclusters J. P. Greeley, CNM 11:30 a.m. Tracking single quantum dots in three dimensions: Following receptor traffic and membrane topology J. H. Werner, CINT 12:00 noon Lunch buffet 1:15 p.m. Combinatorial Discovery of Biomimetic Atomically-Defined Soft Nanomaterials R. N. Zuckermann, Foundry 1:45 p.m. Multicomponent Nanoscale Systems Fabricated with a Macromolecular Toolbox O. Gang, CFN 2:15 p.m. Break 2:45 p.m. Methods for the Synthesis of Defined Protein Nanotubes J. D. Mougous, U. Washington 3:15 p.m. Bioinspired Templates for the Growth of Semiconductor Nanowires C. A. Batt, Cornell U. 3:45 p.m. Poster session 5:00 p.m. Adjourn for day Friday, June 5, 2009 7:30 a.m. Continental breakfast available 8:30 a.m. Nanostructure characterization of resistive oxides O. Heinonen, Seagate 9:00 a.m. Linear and Nonlinear Properties of Large-Area Metamaterials S. R. J. Brueck, U. New Mexico 9:30 a.m. Hybrid Plasmonics: New Routes to Imaging, Spectroscopy, and Efficient Energy Flow at the Nanoscale G. P. Wiederrecht, CNM 10:00 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Transition Metal Catalyzed Graphene P. Sutter, CFN 11:00 a.m. Single Molecules Junctions: Conductance, Formation and Evolution Statistics L. Venkataraman, Columbia U. 11:30 a.m. Deciphering the Mechanisms of Bias-Induced Phase Transitions on a Single Defect Level S. V. Kalinin, CNMS 12:00 noon Lunch buffet ii 1:15 p.m. Invited plenary presentation Small Is Different: The Non-Scalable Nano Range U. Landman, Georgia Tech 2:00 p.m. Experimental and theoretical studies of molecular-scale quantum dots at carbon nanotube heterojunctions J. Hone, Columbia U. 2:30 p.m. Discovery Platforms™ for Nanoscience J. P. Sullivan, CINT 3:00 p.m. Closing remarks P. Montano and A. H. Carim, DOE-Basic Energy Sciences 3:15 p.m. Adjourn meeting iii iv Table of Contents Agenda ......................................................................................................................... i Table of Contents ...................................................................................................... .v Speaker Extended Abstracts The Interplay of Theory and Experiment in Nanoscience P.T. Cummings ........................................................................................................... 1 Enabling Nanocrystal Science and Applications with WANDA, A Custom Robotic Laboratory D.J. Milliron ............................................................................................................... 3 Improved Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Photovoltaics via In Situ UV-Polymerization in Nanotube Arrays S.J. Sibener……………………………………………………………………………...5 Visualizing 3-D Directed Assembly of Block-Copolymer Thin Films on Nanoparticle Substrates using Neutron Scattering A. Karim ..................................................................................................................... 7 Solvent Vapor-Assisted Self-Assembly of Patternable Block Copolymers J.K. Bosworth ............................................................................................................. 9 Core-Shell Particle Restruction during CO Oxidation Cycles: A DRIFTS Investigation B. Eichhorn ............................................................................................................... 11 Catalysis and Corrosion on Transition Metal Nanocluster J.P. Greeley ............................................................................................................... 13 Tracking Single Quantum Dots in Three Dimensions: Following Receptor Traffic and Membrane Topology J.H. Werner .............................................................................................................. 15 Combinatorial Discovery of Biomimetic Atomically-Defined Soft Nanomaterials R.N. Zuckermann ..................................................................................................... 17 Multicomponent Nanoscale Systems Fabricated with a Macromolecular Toolbox O. Gang ..................................................................................................................... 19 Methods for the Synthesis of Defined Protein Nanotubes J.D. Mougous ............................................................................................................ 21 v Bioinspired Templates for the Growth of Semiconductor Nanowires C.A. Batt ................................................................................................................... 23 Nanostructure Characterization of Resistive Oxides O. Heinonen .............................................................................................................. 25 Linear and Nonlinear Properties of Large-Area Metamaterials R.J. Brueck ............................................................................................................... 27 Hybrid Plasmonics: New Routes to Imaging, Spectroscopy, and Efficient Energy Flow at the Nanoscale G.P. Wiederrecht ...................................................................................................... 29 Transition Metal Catalyzed Graphene P. Sutter .................................................................................................................... 31 Single Molecules Junctions: Conductance, Formation and Evolution Statistics L. Venkataraman ..................................................................................................... 33 Deciphering the Mechanisms of Bias-Induced Phase Transitions of a Single Defect Level S.V. Kalinin .............................................................................................................. 35 Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Molecular-Scale Quantum Dots at Carbon Nanotube Heterojunctions J. Hone ...................................................................................................................... 37 Discovery PlatformsTM for Nanoscience J.P. Sullivan .............................................................................................................. 39 Poster Extended Abstracts Biomaterials Temperature Compensation in Biomolecular Motor-Powered Nanomaterials and Devices G.D. Bachand............................................................................................................ 41 Smart Nanoparticles for Biological Imaging B.E. Cohen ................................................................................................................ 43 Dynamics of Phospholipid Membrane Composite Nanomaterials G.A. Montaño. .......................................................................................................... 45 Nanobio Hybrids for Stimuli Transduction E.A. Rozhkova .......................................................................................................... 47 vi Development of Nanoparticle Complexes as Breast Cancer Imaging and Therapy Agent Y. Zhao .................................................................................................................... 49 Catalysis Investigation of Structure and Photocatalytic Activity for Water Splitting at the Aqueous-(Ga1-xZn)(N1-xOx) Alloy Interface M.S. Hybertsen ......................................................................................................... 51 Nanoscale Heterogeneous Catalysis at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences S.H. Overbury .......................................................................................................... 53 X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Model Catalysts at Elevated Pressure Conditions D.E. Starr .................................................................................................................