U.S.-India Cooperative Research: Microstructural Studies on Carbon Nanomaterial-Modified Carbon-Carbon Composites

0422889Amod Ogale描述：该奖项是针对碳纳米技术的国际合作研究，名为美印合作研究：碳纳米材料-改性碳-碳复合材料的微观结构研究。克莱姆森大学的团队由教授Amod Ogale， Danny Edie， Mark Thies和Daniel Sweeney（博士生）组成；印度合作者是印度萨达尔帕特尔大学的L. M. Manocha和S. Manocha教授。提出的研究方向是用碳纳米管修饰先进的碳-碳复合材料。目的是研究碳纳米管的加入对石墨微观结构的影响，并表征多尺度碳/碳复合材料的输运特性。在近十年来发展起来的各种纳米材料中，碳纳米管以其非凡的性能引起了科学和工业研究人员的极大关注。这些材料在传感器、能量存储设备、锂离子电池电极、微电子和通信设备以及传统聚合物复合材料中具有潜在的应用前景。范围：在碳纤维方面拥有丰富专业知识的美国团队选择与在碳基复合材料方面拥有丰富经验的印度科学家合作。因此，美国和印度科学家的互补研究技能将产生协同作用，这将推动碳复合材料领域的发展。这项合作将为学生和教师提供国际研究经验。

0422889Amod Ogale Description: This award is for international cooperative research in carbon nanotechnology entitled US-India Cooperative Research: Microstructural Studies on Carbon Nanomaterial-Modified Carbon-Carbon Composites. Clemson University's team consists of Professors Amod Ogale, Danny Edie, Mark Thies, and Daniel Sweeney (PhD student); the Indian collaborators are Professors L. M. Manocha and S. Manocha, Sardar Patel University, India. The proposed research is directed towards advanced carbon-carbon composites modified with carbon nanotubes. The objectives are to study the evolution of graphitic microstructure due to the addition of carbon nanotubes and to characterize the transport properties of the multi-scale carbon/carbon composite materials. Among various nanomaterials developed in the last decade, carbon nanotubes have drawn maximum attention from scientific and industrial researchers because of their extraordinary properties. These materials have potential applications in sensors, energy storage devices, electrodes for lithium ion batteries, microelectronic and communication devices, and in conventional polymeric composites. Scope: The US team, which has significant expertise in carbon fibers, has chosen to collaborate with Indian scientists, who have significant experience in carbon matrix composites. Thus, complementary research skills of US and Indian scientists will generate synergy that will advance the field of carbon composites. This collaborative effort will provide international research experience to both students and faculty.