Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Thin Film and Interface Research (CTFIR)

薄膜与界面研究产学合作研究中心（CTFIR）

• 批准号: 8813548
• 负责人: Joseph Loferski
• 金额: $ 28.3万
• 依托单位: Brown University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-02-01 至 1993-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8813548&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Industry; University; Cooperative; Research; Center

Thin films play an ever more important role in the U.S. electronics, automotive, jewelry and related industries whose competitiveness in the international area depends on developing new and better ways to produce coatings having the best characteristics for specific applications. This award establishes an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Thin Film and Interface Research (CTFIR) jointly between Brown University and the University of Rhode Island. Research at the CTFIR will aim at solving the scientific and technological problems which are impeding the development of such new thin films and coatings, and will focus on: characterization of films and interfaces; methods of deposition (especially high through-put methods such as sputtering) and growth of metal, semiconductor and insulator films; coatings for corrosion resistance in harsh environments; coatings for surgical implants; coatings for various electronic applications; thin film semiconductor devices like solar cells and transistors; films for passivating layers for semiconductor devices; films for optical coatings in high power laser and fiber optic applications; polymer films including Langmuir-Blodgett films and high temperature superconducting films produced by sputtering. The Industry Advisory Board for the Center has been established with 12 industry members, and the State of Rhode Island will provide $1M to equip a state-of-the-art diagnostics laboratory. This Center was coordinated with Dr. J. Larsen-Basse, Acting Program Director for Materials Engineering and Processing. The Program Manager recommends that Brown University be awarded $100,000 each year for five (5) years for the initiation of this joint Center between Brown University and the University of Rhode Island. As a Co-Center institution, the University of Rhode Island will receive a subcontract from Brown University for approximately half ($50,000) of the NSF annual support for the five year period. Near the end of each 12-month period, the Program Manager and/or Director of The Division of Cross-Disciplinary Research will review the progress of the Center on a number of renewal criteria, including the following: (1) extent to which university/industry interaction and collaboration is developing; (2) extent to which the support base for the center is expanding; (3) extent to which a robust research program is developing. If review is satisfactory, the Program Manager will recommend support of the next period of this continuing grant.

薄膜在美国电子，汽车，珠宝和相关行业中起着越来越重要的作用，在国际领域的竞争力取决于开发新的，更好的方法来生产具有特定应用具有最佳特征的涂料。 该奖项建立了布朗大学和罗德岛大学之间的工业/大学合作研究中心（CTFIR）。 CTFIR的研究将旨在解决阻碍这种新薄膜和涂料的发展的科学和技术问题，并将重点关注：膜和界面的表征；沉积方法（尤其是高渗透方法，例如溅射）和金属，半导体和绝缘膜的生长；在恶劣环境中耐腐蚀性的涂料； 手术植入物的涂料；各种电子应用的涂料；薄膜半导体设备，例如太阳能电池和晶体管；用于半导体设备的钝化层的膜；高功率激光器和光纤应用中光学涂料的膜；聚合物膜，包括langmuir-blodgett膜和由溅射产生的高温超导膜。 该中心的行业顾问委员会已经建立了12名行业成员，罗德岛州将提供100万美元以配备最先进的诊断实验室。 该中心与材料工程和加工代理计划总监J. Larsen-Basse博士协调。 计划经理建议布朗大学每年为五（5）年的奖金授予100,000美元，以启动布朗大学和罗德岛大学之间的联合中心。 作为一家共同中心机构，罗德岛大学将获得布朗大学的分包合同，约占NSF年度支持的一半（50,000美元）。 在每个12个月结束时，计划经理和/或跨学科研究部主任将在许多续签标准上审查该中心的进度，包括以下内容：（1）大学/行业互动与协作的发展范围； （2）中心支持基础扩大的程度； （3）强大的研究计划正在发展范围。 如果审核令人满意，则计划经理将建议对此持续赠款的下一阶段的支持。