Functional Nanomaterials for Ubiquitous Electronic Devices

用于无处不在的电子设备的功能纳米材料

• 批准号: RGPIN-2017-04212
• 负责人: Musselman, Kevin
• 金额: $ 2.4万
• 依托单位: University of Waterloo
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=660514
• 关键词: Functional; Nanomaterials; Ubiquitous; Electronic; Devices

Materials with dimensions on the scale of nanometres (billionths of a metre) will ultimately be integrated into all parts of our lives. Nanoscale energy harvesting systems will collect energy from our bodies and environment; nanoscale wireless technologies will transmit this power to integrated circuits and allow them to communicate; and connected sensors and displays that we interact with will be fabricated using nanomaterials. New nanomaterials are needed to make this future a reality and if these devices are to be truly ubiquitous, they must be manufactured using inexpensive, scalable processes. Currently, it takes an incredible 10-20 years to bring new materials to market in sectors such as microelectronics, energy, and healthcare. Furthermore, many advanced materials are fabricated using high-temperature or vacuum-based processes that are not suitable for large scale manufacturing of ubiquitous electronics (e.g., the printing of flexible solar cells on plastics).******In the proposed program, Dr. Musselman will transform an existing atmospheric pressure spatial atomic layer deposition (AP-SALD) system into an Adaptive AP-SALD system that can rapidly screen advanced materials consisting of many different atomic elements. This innovative system will be able to quickly print nanoscale films with varying atomic compositions, and simultaneously characterize the properties of the films as a function of their composition. By simultaneously synthesizing and measuring thousands of different compositions, it will be possible to quickly identify advanced materials that have desired properties. Importantly, the atmospheric nature of this technique ensures the identified materials are suitable for low-cost, industrial-scale manufacturing. ******Dr. Musselman will employ nanomaterials discovered using Adaptive AP-SALD, as well as those synthesized using other scalable approaches, in prototype devices. In the first instance, he will optimize charge-transporting molybdenum oxide alloys for next-generation solar cells and LEDs. By studying the device performance as a function of the material composition and manufacturing method, the program will expand our knowledge of the fundamental operating mechanisms in these new devices and improve their efficiency.******In developing Adaptive AP-SALD, it is Dr. Musselman's goal to accelerate advanced materials research and development in sectors of strategic importance to Canada, including clean energy conversion, microelectronics, wireless technologies, and healthcare devices. Through this specialized program, HQP will gain the necessary skills and expertise needed to build and maintain Canada's position as a leader in advanced manufacturing. This will increase Canada's competitiveness and establish it as a hub where the world's innovators come to develop new nanomaterials for devices that make us safer, healthier, and happier.

尺寸为纳米（十亿分之一米）的材料最终将融入我们生活的各个部分。纳米级能量收集系统将从我们的身体和环境中收集能量；纳米级无线技术将把这种能量传输到集成电路并允许它们进行通信；我们与之交互的连接传感器和显示器将使用纳米材料制造。需要新的纳米材料来使这个未来成为现实，如果这些设备要真正无处不在，它们必须使用廉价、可扩展的工艺来制造。目前，微电子、能源和医疗保健等领域的新材料需要 10 到 20 年的时间才能推向市场。此外，许多先进材料是使用高温或真空工艺制造的，这些工艺不适合大规模制造无处不在的电子产品（例如，在塑料上印刷柔性太阳能电池）。******在拟议的计划中Musselman博士将把现有的大气压空间原子层沉积（AP-SALD）系统改造为自适应AP-SALD系统，可以快速筛选由许多不同原子元素组成的先进材料。这种创新系统将能够快速打印具有不同原子成分的纳米级薄膜，并同时根据其成分来表征薄膜的特性。通过同时合成和测量数千种不同的成分，将可以快速识别具有所需性能的先进材料。重要的是，该技术的大气性质确保了所识别的材料适合低成本、工业规模的制造。 ******博士。 Musselman 将在原型设备中采用通过 Adaptive AP-SALD 发现的纳米材料，以及使用其他可扩展方法合成的纳米材料。首先，他将为下一代太阳能电池和 LED 优化电荷传输氧化钼合金。通过研究器件性能随材料成分和制造方法的变化，该计划将扩展我们对这些新器件基本操作机制的了解，并提高其效率。******在开发自适应 AP-SALD 时，它Musselman 博士的目标是加速对加拿大具有战略重要性的领域的先进材料研究和开发，包括清洁能源转换、微电子、无线技术和医疗保健设备。通过这一专门计划，总部将获得必要的技能和专业知识，以建立和维持加拿大作为先进制造业领导者的地位。这将提高加拿大的竞争力，并将其打造成世界创新者开发新型纳米材料设备的中心，让我们更安全、更健康、更快乐。