Group 14 nanomaterials in all dimensions: Synthesis, Fundamental Understanding and Practical Application.

第 14 组纳米材料的各个方面：合成、基本理解和实际应用。

• 批准号: RGPIN-2020-04045
• 负责人: Veinot, Jonathan
• 金额: $ 4.66万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=716623
• 关键词: Group; 14; nanomaterials; dimensions; Synthesis

Nanomaterials (NMs) have game changing potential in existing and emerging technologies this is well-illustrated by the recent commercialization of QLED televisions and displays. NM research has even seen ideas and concepts inspired by “science fiction” become reality because of fundamental research that enables exquisite tuning and control of size and surface dependent NM properties. As such, NMs and their assemblies are expected to revolutionize many aspects of modern society including consumer electronics, alternative energy generation as well as storage, healthcare, sensing, optical computing, and even camouflage through the development of light scattering “cloaking” technologies. Unfortunately, many of the exciting prototype advances rely on NMs based upon toxic (e.g., Cd), or comparatively rare (e.g., In) elements. If society is to gain the full benefit of NMs, it is essential that methods be established to predictably prepare, tailor, and manipulate NMs based upon non-toxic, earth abundant elements. Furthermore, achieving these lofty goals is only possible through the preparation, tailoring and testing of real materials these are the subjects of the present program supported by the NSERC Discovery Program. It will encompass three interconnected themes that exploit and grow our expertise while targeting nanoparticles (or quantum dots) and nanosheets comprised of the earth abundant, non-toxic elements silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge). We will develop new scalable methods for preparing and tailoring the composition, crystal structure, and surface chemistry of these versatile materials. We will also establish structure-property relationships that will provide fundamental practical understanding of Si and Ge NM behavior; these advances will facilitate the design and exploitation of the optical and electronic properties of NMs and their assemblies. In the spirit of discovery, we will also address pressing challenges related to Si nanoparticle/quantum dot applications in displays, sensors, and other optical components; explore revolutionary metamaterial opportunities in which individual (large and small) and assembled Si nanoparticles are predicted to exhibit unique optical responses that do not occur in nature; establish procedures for preparing Ge nanoparticles for solar-cells, field-effect transistors, batteries, photonics, etc.; as well as explore methods to prepare, tailor the properties and manipulate 2D nanosheets of Si and Ge that hold promise in the next generation of electronics and may extend "Moore's Law" and help realize the next generation of advanced computing.

纳米材料（NMs）在现有和新兴技术中具有改变游戏规则的潜力，最近QLED电视和显示器的商业化很好地说明了这一点。纳米纳米研究甚至看到了灵感来自“科幻小说”的想法和概念成为现实，因为基础研究能够精确调整和控制纳米纳米的尺寸和表面特性。因此，纳米粒子及其组件有望彻底改变现代社会的许多方面，包括消费电子、替代能源发电以及存储、医疗保健、传感、光学计算，甚至通过光散射“隐身”技术的发展来伪装。不幸的是，许多令人兴奋的原型进展依赖于基于有毒（例如Cd）或相对稀有（例如In）元素的NMs。如果社会要获得纳米材料的全部好处，就必须建立可预测地制备、定制和操作基于无毒、地球丰富元素的纳米材料的方法。此外，实现这些崇高的目标只有通过准备、裁剪和测试真实的材料才有可能——这些都是NSERC发现项目支持的当前项目的主题。