AccelNet-Implementation: Broadening Carbon Ring

碳在人类文明的发展中起着至关重要的作用。尽管各种碳形式（包括不同的现有和新兴的0 D，1D和2D碳纳米结构）具有巨大的潜力，以推进量子计算，太赫兹通信，储能系统和碳捕获等应用，但碳同素异形体和设备制造社区之间的知识差距继续阻碍碳设备扩展和集成到碳系统中的进展。拓宽碳环网络（N-o-N）是一个战略联盟，旨在通过汇集来自不同研究领域的研究人员，推动碳材料和设备的最新发展。目标是填补碳材料的知识空白，加速新碳材料的发现，创建和共享制造和制造工具箱，探索前沿碳器件和新应用，并培养高度多样化的研究人员和技术领导者，使其具备开展需要国际协调的复杂项目的技能。该项目将连接18个网络，包括跨学科研究网络、区域集群和10个国家的用户设施。该N-o-N的具体目标是填补从聚合物前体到最终碳微结构的热解建模领域的知识空白，通过自组装和可控功能化调节碳形状和碳界面，实现高性能能源，传感和电子设备的混合碳材料，通过创建国际碳系统路线图（IRCS）和建立全球最佳实践、可持续性和生命周期分析数据库，培训和交流活动将影响多元化的劳动力发展和STEM教育。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Carbon has played a crucial role in the development of human civilization. Despite the vast potential of various carbon forms, including different existing and emerging 0D, 1D, and 2D carbon nanostructures, to advance applications such as quantum computing, terahertz communications, energy storage systems, and carbon capture, the knowledge gap between carbon allotropes and device fabrication communities continues to hinder progress in scaling and integrating carbon devices into carbon systems. The Broadening Carbon Ring Network of Networks (N-o-N) is a strategic alliance that aims to advance the state of the art in carbon materials and devices by bringing together researchers from different research communities. The goal is to fill the knowledge gap in carbon materials, accelerate new carbon materials discovery, create and share fabrication and manufacturing toolboxes, explore frontier carbon device and new applications, and train highly diverse researchers and technical leaders with skillsets to conduct complex projects requiring international coordination.This Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet) project will connect 18 networks including interdisciplinary research networks, regional clusters and user facilities across 10 countries. The specific aim of this N-o-N is to fill in the knowledge gaps in the areas of modeling the pyrolysis from polymer precursor to final carbon microstructure, tuning carbon shapes and carbon interfaces through self-assembly and controllable functionalization, hybrid carbon materials enabling high performance energy, sensing, and electronic devices, and scalable manufacturing through the creation of an International Roadmap on Carbon Systems (IRCS) and building a global database for best practices, sustainability, and life-cycle analysis. The training and exchange activities will impact diverse workforce development and STEM education.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.