Welcome to the Materials Analysis User Center

The Materials Analysis User Center (MAUC) is part of the High Temperature Materials Laboratory (HTML), which is a DOE User Facility dedicated to solving materials problems that limit the efficiency and reliability of systems for power generation and energy conversion, distribution, storage and use. The MAUC provides world-class facilities and a staff of technical experts for characterizing the structure and chemistry of advanced materials. A special emphasis is using these tools to relate microstructure to materials performance.

The MAUC comprises a suite of labs that contain the latest-generation electron microscopes and surface analysis instruments, all of which are available to visiting researchers.

Research specialties include characterization of nanophase materials such as catalysts, carbon nanotubes and nanoparticulates; structural ceramics; electron holography (e.g., for dopant profiling in semiconductors); and characterization of multilayer surface films.

Click here for step by step instructions for the proposal process, agreement process, and publication process for accessing the HTML User Center facility.

The principal technical contact for discussing potential projects in the MAUC is Dr. Larry Allard, Leader; tel. (865) 574-4981, e-mail allardfjr@ornl.gov.