Urgent Need of Atomic Layer Deposition for Advanced Materials Development in Renewable Energy and Green Chemistry

可再生能源和绿色化学领域先进材料开发迫切需要原子层沉积

• 批准号: RTI-2021-00707
• 负责人: Li, Xia
• 金额: $ 10.93万
• 依托单位: Concordia University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments
• 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=718873
• 关键词: Urgent; Need; Atomic; Layer; Deposition

We urgently require an atomic layer deposition (ALD) system at Concordia University to accelerate the research programs in renewable energy and green chemistry, including the next-generation solid-state batteries, upcycling of waste plastics, and micro-nano integration for photosynthesis. ALD is a powerful thin-film technique that can realize excellent coverage and conformal deposition even on high-aspect-ratio structures and the thickness of the as-deposited film is precisely controllable at the atomic level due to its self-limiting nature. It also has unparalleled advantages in developing multiple types of functional materials with various nanostructures, from inorganic materials (metal oxides, halides, nitrides, etc.) to organic polymers (polyurea, PEDOT, etc.), from single atoms/nanoclusters to continuous thin films. Therefore, the team will take full advantages of the requested ALD equipment in the development of advanced materials from nanoscale to atomic-scale in their expertise, including the interface design of solid-state batteries (Dr. X. Li), single-atom hydrogenolysis catalysts for the upcycling of waste polyethylene (Dr. Z. Ye), and atomic-scale metal-oxide coating materials for the micro-nano integration and sensing (Dr. M. Packirisamy). The equipment is of significant importance for the development of nanotechnology in Concordia University that will facilitate the cross-disciplinary collaboration between the departments and broadening the range and quality of training HQP. Successful acquirement of the ALD equipment will benefit the Canadian industry and the nanotechnology community by transferring new knowledge, expertise, and technologies to clean energy and green chemistry industries by accelerating the relevant application commercialization process and directly reducing the environmental pollution.

我们迫切需要康科迪亚大学的原子层沉积(ALD)系统来加快可再生能源和绿色化学的研究计划，包括下一代固态电池、废塑料的回收利用和光合作用的微纳集成。ALD是一种功能强大的薄膜技术，即使在高深宽比结构上也能实现良好的复盖和共形沉积，而且由于其自限定性，沉积的薄膜厚度在原子水平上是精确可控的。在从无机材料(金属氧化物、卤化物、氮化物等)开发具有各种纳米结构的多种类型的功能材料方面，它也具有无可比拟的优势。从单原子/纳米团簇到连续薄膜。因此，该团队将充分利用其专业技术领域中所需的ALD设备，开发从纳米级到原子级的先进材料，包括固态电池的接口设计(Dr.X.Li)、用于废旧聚乙烯回收的单原子氢解催化剂(Dr.Z.Ye)，以及用于微纳集成和传感的原子尺度的金属氧化物涂层材料(Dr.M.Packirisamy)。该设备对康科迪亚大学纳米技术的发展具有重要意义，这将促进各系之间的跨学科合作，并扩大培训HQP的范围和质量。ALD设备的成功收购将加快相关应用的商业化进程，直接减少环境污染，从而将新的知识、专业知识和技术转移到清洁能源和绿色化学行业，从而使加拿大工业和纳米科技界受益。