Materials World Network: Chemical Vapor Deposition of Nanostructured Carbon Materials

该项目由阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校纳米材料和生物集成中心(UAB-CNMB)和罗兹工业大学NANODIAM卓越中心(TUL-NANODIAM，波兰)共同完成，致力于解决成分分级的多相碳基材料，这些材料是在伯明翰大学的微波(MW)、TUL的射频(RF)和组合的RF+MW、等离子体辅助化学气相沉积(PACVD)过程中制造的，以及对全球参与的材料物理化学、纳米科学和生物医学工程技术方面的学生和青年科学家进行跨学科培训。该项目的科学目标是促进对微波、射频和射频+微波PACVD工艺中纳米结构金刚石(NCD)基材料成核和生长现象的基础知识，开发新的方法来制备具有预定微观结构和表面形貌的NCD结构，并通过优化涂层的表面形貌、智能设计衬底/涂层界面和定向表面功能化来进一步提高金属表面，特别是生物医学合金上的NCD涂层的机械性能和物理化学性能。这些知识将有助于促进纳米结构NCD材料和器件的发展，在生物医学和其他领域具有潜在的创新应用。该项目为参与的学生和初级研究人员(双方每年至少3-4人)提供了令人兴奋的机会，通过中短期访问获得国际研究和文化敏感性经验，进行联合实验，并在合作伙伴S研究所使用补充仪器，以及通过参加国际会议和研讨会。国际教育部分将通过一个独特的联合虚拟学习资源在拟议的网络方案的主题中得到加强，该方案将结合目前在UAB教授的两门内容相似的研究生课程(PH732？薄膜的生长和表征I？)。和TUL(049L8？表面工程中的CVD和PVD方法？)。此外，UAB科技荣誉计划和UAB REU网站的本科生将通过参与网络项目活动以及通过与来访的TUL研究人员和学生的互动，接触到国际合作研究环境。该奖项由NSF国际科学与工程办公室(OISE)共同资助。

This project between the University of Alabama at Birmingham - Center for Nanoscale Materials and Biointegration (UAB-CNMB) and the Technical University of Lodz - Centre of Excellence NANODIAM (TUL-NANODIAM, Poland) addresses compositionally graded, and multiphase carbon-based materials fabricated in microwave (MW) at UAB, radio-frequency (RF) and combined RF+MW at TUL, plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition (PACVD) processes, as well as the interdisciplinary training of globally engaged students and young scientists in physics and chemistry of materials, nanoscience, and biomedical engineering technology. The scientific goals of the project are to advance the fundamental knowledge of the phenomena associated with the nucleation and growth of nanostructured diamond (NCD)-based materials in MW, RF, and RF+MW PACVD processes, to develop new approaches to fabricate NCD structures with predetermined microstructure and surface morphologies, and to further improve the mechanical properties and physiochemical performance of NCD coatings on metals, in particular, on biomedical alloys, through the optimization of the surface morphology of the coatings, smart design of the substrate/coating interface, and directed surface functionalization.This knowledge will help the advancement of nanostructured NCD materials and devices with potential innovative applications in biomedical and other fields. The project provides exciting opportunities for participating students and junior researchers (at least 3-4 every year from each side) to gain international research and cultural sensitivity experiences through short- and medium-term visits to conduct joint experiments and to use complementary instrumentation at the partner?s institution, and through the participation in international conferences and seminars. The international education component will be enhanced by a unique joint virtual learning resource within the topics of the proposed network program, which will combine two graduate courses of similar content currently taught at UAB (PH732 ?Growth and Characterization of Thin Films I?) and TUL (049L8 ?CVD and PVD Methods in Surface Engineering?). In addition, undergraduate students in the UAB Science and Technology Honors Program and the UAB REU-Site will be exposed to the international collaborative research environment through their participation in the network project activities and through the interaction with visiting TUL researchers and students.This award is co-funded by the NSF Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE).