I-Corps: Nanocarbon Foam

I-Corps：纳米碳泡沫

• 批准号: 1743039
• 负责人: Mei Zhang
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Florida State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-06-15 至 2017-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1743039&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Nanocarbon; Foam

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is that it will introduce a new nanocarbon foam technology that can be utilized in multiple industrial applications. Initially the technology is expected to enhance the performance of thermal management products in electronics through the implementation of nanocarbon foams. Thermal management is critically important to many electronics and energy applications because ever-increasing generation of heat has become an impediment to the advancement and efficient operation of those devices. Thermal management devices made from nanocarbon foams could ensure enhanced performance of electronic devices by efficiently dissipating the high heat fluxes present in these devices. The lightweight, super-elastic, and high stability properties of nanocarbon foams make them a unique alternative for the thermal management of portable and flexible electronic devices. In addition to thermal management, other applications of nanocarbon foams include use in electrodes for advanced batteries, in fuel cells, in pressure sensors, and in scaffolds for medical treatments.This I-Corps project focuses on potential applications of nanocarbon foams for thermal management. Nanocarbon foam is a carbon nanotube based all carbon porous material. It consists of large numbers of micro-scale cells and sub-micro thick walls with nano-scale pores. Because of their unique structures, the nanocarbon foams show high capillary pressure, super-absorption, large working fluid storage, and fast fluid transfer capabilities. They are also conductive, lightweight, stable, and flexible. These features allow nanocarbon foams to be a novel wick material for thermal management products and have a better performance than current wick materials. The simple and scalable fabrication process could lead to low cost and high quality device manufacturing. The goal of this project is to do focused customer discovery work in the electronics and thermal management industries to evaluate the commercial potential of nanocarbon foams.

这个I-Corps项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力是，它将引入一种新的纳米碳泡沫技术，可用于多种工业应用。最初，该技术预计将通过实施纳米碳泡沫来提高电子产品中热管理产品的性能。热管理对于许多电子和能源应用至关重要，因为不断增加的热量产生已经成为这些设备的进步和有效操作的障碍。由纳米碳泡沫制成的热管理装置可以通过有效地耗散这些装置中存在的高热通量来确保电子装置的增强性能。纳米碳泡沫的轻质、超弹性和高稳定性使其成为便携式和柔性电子设备热管理的独特替代品。 除了热管理，纳米碳泡沫的其他应用包括用于先进电池的电极，燃料电池，压力传感器和医疗支架。这个I-Corps项目重点关注纳米碳泡沫在热管理方面的潜在应用。纳米碳泡沫是一种以碳纳米管为基础的全碳多孔材料。它由大量的微米尺度的细胞和亚微米厚的壁与纳米尺度的孔。由于其独特的结构，纳米碳泡沫显示出高毛细管压力，超吸收，大的工作流体存储，和快速的流体传输能力。它们还具有导电性、重量轻、稳定和灵活性。这些特征允许纳米碳泡沫成为用于热管理产品的新型芯材料，并且具有比当前芯材料更好的性能。简单且可扩展的制造工艺可以导致低成本和高质量的器件制造。该项目的目标是在电子和热管理行业进行重点客户发现工作，以评估纳米碳泡沫的商业潜力。