CAREER: Chiral Nanostructure Hybrid Materials for Applications in Terahertz Resonator and Magnetic Storage Devices

职业生涯：手性纳米结构杂化材料在太赫兹谐振器和磁存储设备中的应用本研究的目标是设计、制造、研究和优化新型手性纳米结构杂化材料器件，用于太赫兹发射器/接收器系统和具有更大存储容量的磁存储器。方法是用掠角沉积法制备金属手性雕塑薄膜。杂化是通过将低粘度的单体填充到纳米结构的孔中得到的，随后的聚合将使复合材料转变为功能杂化。教育/推广计划包括面向中学生的纳米技术迷你课程，女学生电子辅导，开发新材料研究计划研究生课程，以及与瑞典林科平大学合作的国际学生交流。智力优势：该研究计划将导致手性纳米结构杂化材料的革命性新电磁设备的突破性进展。潜在的三维非易失性磁存储介质的容量可能远远超过当前可用的存储密度，有源太赫兹谐振器结构可能被集成到太赫兹源和探测器中。广泛影响：将非易失性直接访问计算机存储器扩展到超过当前限制将使数据存储管理发生革命性变化。太赫兹设备的开发将使医疗和安全检查成为可能。通信、计算、安全和健康将立即从启用此设备技术中受益。女学生电子辅导系统缩小了女学生和工科学生之间的差距，并使女学生能够致力于工科专业。将开发的纳米技术暑期课程填补了最近发现的暑期学生外展活动中的空白。

CAREER: Chiral Nanostructure Hybrid Materials for Applications in Terahertz Reso-nator and Magnetic Storage DevicesThe objective of this research is the design, fabrication, investigation and optimization of novel chiral nanostructure hybrid material devices for applications in Terahertz emitter/receiver systems and magnetic memories with increased storage capacity. The approach is to compose metal chiral sculptured thin films deposited by glancing angle deposition. Hybridization is ob-tained by filling low viscous monomers into nanostructures pores, and subsequent polymerization will transform the composite materials into functional hybrids. The educational/outreach program consists of a nanotechnology mini-course for middle school students, female student e-mentoring, development of a new materials research program graduate course; and international student exchange in cooperation with the University of Linkoping in Sweden.Intellectual Merit: The research plan will lead to breakthrough advances for revolutionary new electromagnetic devices from chiral nanostructure hybrids. The potential three-dimensional non-volatile magnetic storage media may reach capacities far beyond the currently available sto-rage densities, and the active Terahertz resonator structures may be incorporated in Terahertz sources and detectors.Broader Impact: Expanding non-volatile direct-access computer memory beyond current limits will revolutionize data storage management. Development of Terahertz devices will en-able medical and security screening. Communication, computing, security, and health will immediately benefit from enabling this device technology. The female student electronic mentoring system closes an identified gap between female school students and engineering students, and enables female student commitment to engineering majors. The nanotechnology summer course to be developed fulfills recently identified gaps within the summer student outreach activities.