I-Corps: Utilizing atomically layered 2D materials for heat-management of coatings

在许多行业，如电力和配电部门，由于散热不良而造成的能源损失是一个巨大的挑战。散热涂层可以通过了解和设计电磁波与物质的相互作用来开发，这是需要定向光学和红外特性的此类技术的关键。该项目探索原子薄多层材料在散热应用方面的潜力；如果按照规范设计，这些纳米级薄涂层将相对于未涂层的物体被动冷却。本项目通过科学的洞察力和应用需求，研究此类涂料的需求和应用空间。潜在的第一批采用者预计将在电力公用事业、电力分配和节能建筑中应用。这个i-Corps项目旨在展示如何设计纳米结构多层二维材料来展示特定的光-物质相互作用特性。它的范围通过超材料方法扩展到介电常数工程。具体地说，辐射和反射光谱对涂层对象的发射率控制感兴趣，从而降低其相对温度。对新兴二维材料的宽带介电常数数据的研究扩展了对光子-电子相互作用和辐射分布的理解。I-Corps进程将通过对潜在客户的访谈方法，提高公众在STEM领域的科学素养。因此，学术界、产业界和初创企业之间的伙伴关系有望出现，并加快上市时间，与材料基因组倡议保持一致。在一个更大的计划中，提高效率和改善可靠性的电网既支持美国的国家安全，也支持美国的经济竞争力。

In many industries, such as the electric power and distribution sector, energy losses due to poor heat dissipation are a significant challenge. Heat dissipating coatings can be developed by understanding and engineering the interaction of electromagnetic waves with matter which are the key for such technologies that require targeted optical and infrared characteristics. This project explores the potential of atomically thin multilayered materials towards heat dissipation applications; if engineered to specification, these nanoscale-thin coatings will passively cool an object relative to an uncoated one. This project investigates the requirements and application space for such coatings through scientific insights and application demands. Potential first adopters are expected at power utilities, power distribution, and energy efficient buildings.This I-Corps project aims to show how nanostructured, multilayered 2-dimensional materials can be designed to exhibit specific light-matter-interaction properties. The scope extends to permittivity-engineering via a metamaterial approach. Specifically the radiation and reflection spectra are of interest towards emissivity control of a coated object, thus reducing its relative temperature. The study of broadband permittivity data of emerging 2-dimensional materials extends the understanding of photon-electron interaction and radiation profiles. The I-Corps process will increase public scientific literacy in the STEM field through the interview method of potential customers. Thus, partnerships between academia, industry, and start-up ventures are therefore expected to emerge and accelerate the time-to-market as aligned with the Materials Genome Initiative. At a larger scheme, an enhanced efficiency along with a reliability-improved power grid supports both national security and economic competitiveness of the United States.