EAGER: USA-Singapore Collaborative Research and Education on Strain-engineered Conformable Electronics

EAGER：美国-新加坡关于应变工程适形电子产品的合作研究和教育

• 批准号: 1043135
• 负责人: John Rogers
• 金额: $ 3万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-08-15 至 2012-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1043135&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; USA; Singapore; Collaborative; Research

These collaborative EAGER awards provide funding to support an international network of researchers to investigate strain-engineered conformable electronic systems. These systems could exploit the properties of inorganic semiconductor nanomaterials to produce a new generation of electronic and optoelectronic devices. The collaborating researchers are based at Northwestern University, the University of Illinois, the University of Miami, and in Singapore at the National University of Singapore and the Institute of High Performance Computing. The research will involve synthesis of the strained semiconducting nanomaterials, testing of their electronic properties, and conducting theoretical simulations to understand the phenomena and to guide design of new materials and devices. The studies build on existing relationships among the researchers and strive to take their previous work on foldable and stretchable electronics from flat two-dimensional fabrication to forms that will allow integration into flexible three-dimensional structures with a wide variety of complex shapes. The project explores the use of thin elastomeric membranes as the substrate for the strained semiconductor nanomaterials. The experimental work will be guided by advanced analytic and computational modeling of the materials and structures.Success with these efforts will enable production of various electronic and optoelectronic devices with numerous applications, from health monitoring and imaging to energy transformations. Thus, the work can lead to new types of materials and structures that could have a large impact on new technologies and lead to start-up companies with novel products. The project will involve one post-doctoral fellow and one graduate student, each of which will travel to Singapore to interact with their foreign colleagues, establishing a basis for long-term international partnering. The attractiveness of this novel technology, which will be publicized widely, is expected to stimulate interest in underrepresented communities and enhance human resources in a critical area of science.

这些协作急切的奖项提供了资金，以支持国际研究人员网络，以调查应变的构型电子系统。这些系统可以利用无机半导体纳米材料的特性来生产新一代的电子和光电设备。合作的研究人员位于西北大学，伊利诺伊大学，迈阿密大学以及新加坡国立大学和高性能计算研究所的新加坡。该研究将涉及综合应变的半导体纳米材料，测试其电子特性，并进行理论模拟以了解现象并指导新材料和设备的设计。 这些研究以研究人员之间的现有关系为基础，并努力将其先前的工作从平坦的二维制造到形式进行可折叠和可拉伸的电子设备上，这些形式将允许将其集成到具有各种复杂形状的灵活的三维结构中。 该项目探讨了将薄弹性膜用作应变半导体纳米材料的底物的使用。实验工作将由材料和结构的高级分析和计算建模来指导。努力将使从健康监测和成像到能量转化的各种应用，使各种电子和光电设备能够生产各种电子和光电设备。因此，这项工作可能会导致新型的材料和结构类型，这些材料和结构可能会对新技术产生很大影响，并带来具有新产品的初创公司。该项目将涉及一名博士后研究员和一名研究生，每个研究生将前往新加坡与外国同事互动，为长期国际合作建立基础。这项新型技术的吸引力将被广泛宣传，预计将激发人们对代表性不足的社区的兴趣，并在一项关键的科学领域增强人力资源。