Using extreme conditions to synthesise new materials

该项目旨在从非晶体轻元素前体合成有用的材料。硼、碳和氮是已知最硬的固体，它们形成多种化学键的能力为有吸引力的新材料提供了机会。该项目将对非晶体前体材料施加高压和高温，以获得以前无法获得的合成条件。该项目将创造具有可调光学和电子特性的坚固和坚硬的材料。预期的结果是新的光材料，发射和检测远紫外线的光，用于生物成像，以及电机和再生技术所需的低摩擦坚韧材料。

This project aims to synthesise useful materials from non-crystalline light element precursors. Boron, carbon and nitrogen are the hardest known solids, and their ability to form many kinds of chemical bonds offers opportunities for attractive new materials. This project will apply high pressures and temperatures to non-crystalline precursor materials to access previously unobtainable synthesis conditions. This project will create strong and hard materials with tuneable optical and electronic properties. The expected outcome is new light materials that emit and detect light in the far ultraviolet for biological imaging and tough materials with low friction needed for motors and regenerative technologies.