Novel High Aspect Ratio Conductive Nanowire Synthesis from Hexagonally-ordered Alumina Template for Polymer-Nanowire Nanocomposites

聚合物复合材料已广泛应用于许多领域，包括航空、交通、建筑、医疗器械、体育器材和电气工程。在过去的十年中，已经创造了几种新型的纳米粒子，它们的合成必须优化以具有最理想的特性。这些纳米颗粒的主要用途之一是掺入聚合物基质中。我们正在创造由铜和银等金属制成的新型纳米线材料。我们将通过一种新的交流电沉积方法优化合成。这些纳米线反过来将被混合到一个聚合物基质使用专门的小型熔融混合器（1- 2克规模）这些材料将进行分析和测试的新应用。在电子、军事、医疗和汽车领域，特别是在电磁辐射屏蔽应用（如手机和笔记本电脑外壳）方面具有巨大的潜力。

Polymer composites have been widely used in many areas, including aeronautics, transportation, construction, medical devices, sporting equipment and electrical engineering. Several new types of nanoparticles have been created over the past decade and their synthesis must be optimized to have the most ideal properties. One of the major uses for these nanoparticles has been incorporation into polymer matrices. We are creating new nanowire materials made of metals like Copper and Silver. We will optimize synthesis via a novel AC electrodeposition method. These nanowires in turn will be mixed into a polymer matrix using specialized small melt mixers (1-2g scale) These materials will be analyzed and tested for new applications. There is significant potential for electronics, military, medical, and automotive sectors, especially for electromagnetic radiation shielding applications such as cell phones and laptop enclosures.