U.S.-Mexico Cooperative Research: Transport and Optical Properties of Silicon-Based Nanocomposites

9602935福切特这一美洲项目奖将资助罗切斯特大学的菲利普·福切特博士和墨西哥国立自治大学的朱莉娅·塔盖纳博士之间的合作研究项目。本论文的目的是从理论和实验两方面研究硅/聚合物纳米复合材料的性能和器件应用。墨西哥方面开发的在有效介质框架内预测多相材料电子和光学性质的理论方法将应用于硅/聚合物纳米复合材料。以多孔硅为起始材料，美方将对纳米复合材料进行光学和输运测量，以确保理论计算和实验结果之间的紧密吻合。复合材料形成了一类具有不同寻常的光学性质的新近发展的材料。这种纳米复合材料的建模和生产为具有增强性能的材料和器件提供了许多机会，这些材料和器件可能在光电子器件中找到应用。***

9602935 Fauchet This Americas Program award will fund a collaborative research project between Dr. Philippe Fauchet, University of Rochester, and Dr. Julia Taguena, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. The objective is to investigate, theoretically and experimentally, the properties and device applications of silicon/polymer nanocomposites. Theoretical methods developed by the Mexican side to predict the electronic and optical properties of multiphase materials within an effective medium framework will be applied to silicon/polymer nanocomposites. Using porous silicon as the starting material, optical and transport measurements will be performed by the U.S. side on the nanocomposites to ensure a close fit between the theoretical calculations and the experimental results. Composites form a recently-developed class of materials with unusual optical properties. The modeling and production of such nanocomposites provide many opportunities for materials and devices with enhanced properties that may find application in optoelectronic devices. ***