GOALI: Experimental Studies on Nanoscale Corona Discharges

0741336 Chen这项研究是威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校和施乐公司合作进行的，将研究新型的纳米电晕放电。 这些放电被认为比现有技术消耗更少的能量和产生更少的臭氧，用于一系列应用，包括复印机，激光打印机和空气净化器。该方法对于医学应用可能非常有益，也提供了纳米技术的潜在有价值的应用。本研究的目的是有助于有限的数据在开放的大气中的纳米结构的放电行为。 它还可以理想地导致纳米级电晕的新理论（例如，纳米电晕引发标准），因为与放电电极相关的独特等离子体物理学远小于大气电晕中电子和离子的平均自由程。在这项研究的过程和结果中，PI计划为本科生提供研究经验，招募代表性不足的学生（特别是妇女和少数民族），将小型纳米技术项目整合到现有的核心ME课程中，并与威斯康星州职业学院合作，为K-12学生，教师，和公众通过？科学星期六？和科学展览会 这是一个综合的GOALI（赠款机会学术联络与产业）和SGER（小赠款探索性研究）奖。 SGER奖的目的是开发锚更大的资助赠款所需的关键数据，而GOALI的学术-行业互动为交叉施肥提供了极好的机会，影响了学生，教师和行业参与者。

0741336ChenThis research, performed as a collaboration involving the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Xerox Corporation, will investigate novel nanocorona discharges. These discharges are thought to consume less energy and generate less ozone than existing technologies for a range of applications including photocopiers, laser printers, and air cleaners. The approach is potentially very beneficial for medical applications, also providing a potentially valuable application of nanotechnology. The objective of the present research is to contribute to the limited data available on the discharge behavior of nanostructures in an open atmosphere. It could also desirably lead to a new theory of the nanoscale corona (e.g., nanocorona initiation criteria) due to the unique plasma physics associated with a discharge electrode being much smaller than the mean free path of electrons and ions in the atmospheric corona.In the process and outcome of this research, the PI plans to provide research experiences for undergraduates, to recruit underrepresented students (especially women and minorities), to integrate small nanotechnology projects into an existing core ME course, and to collaborate with the Wisconsin Career Academy to provide outreach to K-12 students, teachers, and the general public through ?Science Saturdays? and science fairs. This is a combined GOALI (Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaisons with Industry) and SGER (Small Grants for Exploratory Research) award. The intent of an SGER award is develop key data needed to anchor larger funding grants, and the academic-industry interaction of a GOALI provides excellent opportunities for cross-fertilization, impacting the students, faculty, and industrial participants.