CAREER: Synthesis, Characterization and Discovery of Frontier Carbon Materials

本项目重点研究由硼(B)、碳(C)和氮(N)组成的新型固体化合物，这类化合物通常被称为前沿碳材料。除了研究在氮化硼、氮化碳和硼碳氮化等材料的合成过程中如何控制B、C、N原子的排列外，还将探讨生长种动能、生长种势能的作用，以及催化剂在控制B、C、N原子成键中的作用。目标是创造新的薄膜和纳米结构的氮化硼，碳氮化和硼碳氮化具有理想的物理性质。该项目将促进校园内以及其他大学和国家实验室的跨学科研究合作。相关的教育组成部分将通过本科教育、实验室参观、暑期青年探索、暑期研究项目来激发青少年对物理科学的兴趣，并将包括一个新的研究生课程和纳米尺度科学与技术的辅修课程。该项目将为新的研究人员提供培训机会，他们将能够推进具有理想物理特性的新型碳材料薄膜和纳米结构的科学。该项目将促进校园内以及其他大学和国家实验室的跨学科研究合作。相关的教育组成部分将通过本科教育、实验室参观、暑期青年探索、暑期研究项目、新的研究生课程和纳米尺度科学与技术辅修课程来激发青少年对物理科学的兴趣。前沿碳材料受到美国工业界的高度关注。在这些和相关领域受过训练的学生在就业市场上通常具有很强的竞争力。

This project focuses on novel solid compounds composed of elements of boron (B), carbon (C), and nitrogen (N), a class of compounds commonly referred to as frontier carbon materials. Inaddition to investigating how to control the arrangement of B, C, and N atoms during the synthesis materials such as boron nitride, carbon nitride and boron-carbon nitride, the functions of kinetic energy of the growth species, potential energy of the growth species, and the role of catalysts in controlling bonding between B, C, and N atoms will be explored. The goal is to create new thin films and nanostructures of boron nitride, carbon nitride and boron-carbon-nitride with desired physical properties. The project will stimulate cross-disciplinary research collaborations within the campus and in other universities and national laboratories. The related education components will stimulate the interest of teenagers in the physical sciences through undergraduate education, laboratory tours, summer youth exploration, summer research programs, and will include a new graduate course and a minor in nanoscale science and technology. This project will provide training opportunities to new researchers who will then be able to advance the science of novel carbon materials as thin films and nanostructures with desired physical properties. The project will stimulate cross-disciplinary research collaborations within the campus and in other universities and national laboratories. The related education components will stimulate the interest of teenagers in the physical sciences through undergraduate education, laboratory tours, summer youth exploration, summer research programs, a new graduate course and a minor in nanoscale science and technology. Frontier carbon materials are of high interest to US industry. Students trained in these and related areas are typically highly competitive in the job market.