Grapheotonics

目的：本工作的目的是研究一种新材料石墨烯的控制合成，该材料经过结构修饰以人工设计其光学性质，并表征其在新型光电子器件中的潜在应用。智力价值：这项工作的智力价值在于它的价值在于它为可控合成石墨烯提供了一种新颖的方法。它的直接影响是在特意设计的石墨烯上产生了新的实验结果。这些结果将导致对石墨烯用于光子器件应用的光学性质的新理解，从而有助于推动光子学领域和整个材料领域的发展。广泛的影响：除了创造关于新材料的新知识外，这项活动还将广泛地有助于培训(本科生和研究生)关于独特和原始设备的概念、设计、构造和操作。它将扩大卡内基梅隆大学光子学研究和教育的先进仪器范围。这项工作的成果将在重要的国家和国际会议上传播，包括在主要期刊上发表文章，从而对整个领域产生广泛影响。如果成功，该项目有可能有助于理解和开发下一代先进信息技术设备概念的新材料。总体而言，图形仿生学项目代表了原子层水平的纳米工程的新前沿，它将为纳米技术的教学和教学创造新的材料和知识。

Objective:The objective of this work is to investigate the controlled synthesis of a new material, graphene, that is structurally modified in order to artificially design its optical properties, and to characterize these for potential use in novel optoelectronic devices.Intellectual Merit:The intellectual merit of the work lies in its value in advancing and contributing an original approach to controllably synthesize graphene. Its immediate impact is generation of new experimental results on purposely-engineered graphene. These results will lead to a new understanding of the optical properties of graphene for photonic device applications, thus contributing to advancing the field of photonics in particular, and materials in general.Broader Impacts:In addition to creating new knowledge on a new material, this activity will broadly contribute to the training of (undergraduate and graduate) students in the conception, design, construction, and operation of a unique and original piece of equipment. It will extend the range of advanced instrumentation for research and education in photonics at Carnegie Mellon. The results of this work will be disseminated at key national and international conferences, including publications in leading journals, thus broadly impacting the field at large. If successful, the project has the potential to contribute to the understanding and development of a new material for nextgeneration concepts for advanced devices for information technology. Overall, the grapheotonics project represents the new frontier of nano-engineering at the atomic-layer level.It will create new material and knowledge for teaching and instruction in nanotechnology.