Functional Nanomaterials for Ubiquitous Electronic Devices

用于无处不在的电子设备的功能纳米材料

• 批准号: RGPIN-2017-04212
• 负责人: Musselman, Kevin
• 金额: $ 2.4万
• 依托单位: University of Waterloo
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=638284
• 关键词: Functional; Nanomaterials; Ubiquitous; Electronic; Devices

Materials with dimensions on the scale of nanometres (billionths of a metre) will ultimately be integrated into all parts of our lives. Nanoscale energy harvesting systems will collect energy from our bodies and environment; nanoscale wireless technologies will transmit this power to integrated circuits and allow them to communicate; and connected sensors and displays that we interact with will be fabricated using nanomaterials. New nanomaterials are needed to make this future a reality and if these devices are to be truly ubiquitous, they must be manufactured using inexpensive, scalable processes. Currently, it takes an incredible 10-20 years to bring new materials to market in sectors such as microelectronics, energy, and healthcare. Furthermore, many advanced materials are fabricated using high-temperature or vacuum-based processes that are not suitable for large scale manufacturing of ubiquitous electronics (e.g., the printing of flexible solar cells on plastics).

纳米（十亿分之一米）尺度的材料最终将融入我们生活的各个部分。纳米级能量收集系统将从我们的身体和环境中收集能量;纳米级无线技术将把这种能量传输到集成电路，并允许它们进行通信;我们与之互动的连接传感器和显示器将使用纳米材料制造。需要新的纳米材料来实现这一未来，如果这些设备要真正无处不在，它们必须使用廉价，可扩展的工艺制造。目前，在微电子、能源和医疗保健等领域，将新材料推向市场需要10-20年的时间。此外，许多先进的材料是使用高温或基于真空的工艺制造的，这些工艺不适合于普遍存在的电子设备（例如，在塑料上印刷柔性太阳能电池）。