Materials World Network: Chemical Vapor Deposition of Nanostructured Carbon Materials

这个项目是由位于伯明翰的亚拉巴马大学纳米材料和生物整合中心（UAB-CNMB）和罗兹技术大学-卓越中心NANODIAM（TUL-NANODIAM，波兰）提出了在UAB的微波（MW）、TUL的射频（RF）和组合RF+MW、等离子体辅助化学气相沉积（PACVD）工艺中制造的组成分级和多相碳基材料，以及对全球参与的学生和年轻科学家进行材料物理和化学、纳米科学和生物医学工程技术方面的跨学科培训。该项目的科学目标是推进与MW，RF和RF+MW PACVD工艺中纳米结构金刚石（NCD）基材料的成核和生长相关现象的基础知识，开发制造具有预定微观结构和表面形态的NCD结构的新方法，并进一步改善金属上NCD涂层的机械性能和理化性能，特别是，通过优化涂层的表面形貌、智能设计基体/涂层界面和定向表面功能化，这些知识将有助于纳米结构NCD材料和器件在生物医学和其他领域的潜在创新应用的发展。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，通过短期和中期访问获得国际研究和文化敏感性经验，进行联合实验，并在合作伙伴使用互补的仪器。通过参与国际会议和研讨会，国际教育部分将通过拟议的网络计划主题内的独特联合虚拟学习资源来加强，该计划将联合收割机结合目前在UAB教授的两门内容类似的研究生课程（PH 732？薄膜的生长与表征（一）TUL（049L8？表面工程中的CVD和PVD方法？此外，UAB科学与技术荣誉计划和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).