Development of flexible environmental sensors based on ultrathin 2D materials

环境监测对某些行业(化工、石化、采矿等)工人的安全和保障至关重要。以及更广泛的加拿大公民的安全。在将电子系统嵌入灵活的可穿戴设备的技术需求的推动下，环境监测器也必须开发出与这些新技术相集成的技术。缺乏可弯曲、高灵敏度和低功耗的材料，阻碍了加拿大M3SH科技公司开发与下一代柔性电子产品兼容的产品。M3SH科技是一家制造环境监测器电子系统的加拿大公司。在该项目中，M3SH Technology将利用Lucan-Mayer博士在制造和表征新型超薄二维(2D)材料(如石墨烯)方面的研究专业知识来解决这一问题。创新的想法是制造和表征场效应晶体管，当暴露在不同的气体物种中时，这种晶体管的导电性会发生变化。如果成功，M3SHTechnology希望将这些卓越、灵活的电子环境监测器原型机和商业化。通过这项提议进行的研究有可能增加该公司在加拿大的制造业务和需求，为该国创造就业机会和经济利益。同时，它为渥太华大学参与该项目的学生提供了宝贵的培训，其结果将对加拿大工人和公民产生有益的环境影响。

Environmental monitoring is paramount for the safety and security of workers in certain industries (chemical,petrochemical, mining etc.) as well as in the broader safety of Canadian citizens. Driven by the technologicaldemands to embed electronics systems in flexible, wearable devices, environmental monitors must also bedeveloped to be integrated with such novel technologies. The lack of materials that are concomitantly bendable,highly sensitive and low power consumers, hinders M3SH Technology, a Canadian company manufacturingelectronic systems of environmental monitors, from developing products that can be compatible with the nextgeneration flexible electronics. In this project, M3SH Technology will leverage Dr. Luican-Mayer's researchexpertise in the fabrication and characterization of a new class of ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) materialssuch as graphene, to tackle this problem. The innovative idea is to fabricate and characterize field effecttransistor that change their conductivity when exposed to different gas species. If successful, M3SHTechnology would like to prototype and commercialize these superior, flexible electronics environmentmonitors. The research pursued through this Engage proposal has the potential to increase the company'smanufacturing business and needs in Canada, leading to job creating and economic benefits for the country. Atthe same time, it provides valuable training for the students involved in the project at the University of Ottawa,and the outcomes will have beneficial environmental impacts on Canadian workers and citizens.