CCI Phase I: Center for Green Materials Chemistry

绿色材料化学中心将开发一个全新的基于化学的平台，用于合成环境友好、功能齐全的无机薄膜。三个关键的研究领域包括：(1)利用丰富的、环境友好的金属开发新的纳米团簇化学；(2)使用这些化学方法生产以前未实现的纳米结构叠层和复合材料；(3)将这些化学方法应用于垂直传输晶体管的制造。基于水的功能性无机薄膜的加工可以降低电子制造的成本，并能够使用大面积的衬底，同时减少化学危险和废物。该中心拥有强大的行业合作伙伴关系。中心教育计划将促进及早进入并缩短时间以获得学位、开阔视野和协作指导。推广计划包括制作引人入胜的图像和视频，以说明科学的技术要求高的材料和人的因素。化学创新中心(CCI)计划支持那些能够应对重大的、长期的基础化学研究挑战的研究中心，这些挑战既有可能产生变革性的研究，也有很高的可能性导致创新。这些中心将吸引广泛的科学和公众兴趣。

The Center for Green Materials Chemistry will develop a fundamentally new chemistry-based platform for synthesizing environmentally benign, functional inorganic films. Three key research areas include (1) develop new nanocluster chemistries using abundant, environmentally benign metals;(2) use these chemistries to produce previously unrealized nanostructured laminates and composites; (3) apply these chemistries to the fabrication of vertical transport transistors.Aqueous-based processing of functional inorganic films can reduce the costs of electronics manufacturing and enable the use of large-area substrates while simultaneously reducing chemical hazards and waste. The Center has strong industry partnerships. The Center Education Plan will promote early entry and short time to degree, broadened perspectives, and collaborative mentorships. The Outreach Plan includes the production of captivating imagery and videos to illustrate technically demanding material and the human element of science. The Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) Program supports research centers that can address major, long-term fundamental chemical research challenges that have a high probability of both producing transformative research and leading to innovation. These Centers will attract broad scientific and public interest.