Presidential Young Investigator Award: Transport Phenomena Related to Processing of Electronics Materials

该项目的总体目的是结合输运现象分析和良好表征的实验，建立一个基本框架，以理解与电子和电化学材料加工相关的问题。通过硅和硼的化学气相沉积合成电子材料扩展到阐明更复杂的过程，包括自掺杂现象和从有机金属反应物生产新的化合物半导体。在第二个研究领域，对铁氧体和陶瓷的制造以及气相催化中的固-气-固相互作用进行了定量评价。最后，正在进行的研究将用于提高我们对半导体聚合物、电催化剂和其他用于电化学应用的新材料的多孔电极的理解。

The overall purpose of this project is to combine transport phenomena analysis and well-characterized experiments to establish a fundamental framework for understanding problems associated with the processing of electronic and electrochemical materials. The synthesis of electronic materials by chemical vapor deposition of silicon and boron is extended to elucidate more complex processes including autodoping phenomena and the production of new compound semiconductors from organometallic reactants. In a second area of research, a quantitative evaluation is conducted of solid-gas-solid interactions in the manufacture of ferrites and ceramics and in gas phase catalysis. Finally, studies are underway that will be used to improve our understanding of porous electrodes of semiconducting polymers, electrocatalysts, and other new materials for electrochemical applications.