Hybrid Material Design Issues and Challenges for Materials Functionality for Microdevices (Postprint)
Abstract
It is well-known fact that materials are the enabler to advancing quality of life and associated machines, devices and its technology-touching essentially every aspect of technology spectrum-bio and healthcare, wearable sensors, transportation, consumer products, and defense industry. The technology advancement in the devices (bio, healthcare, energy managements, sensors, etc.) that we use in our way of life is essentially measured by its performance efficiency. There is a logical expectation as well as demand for enhanced performance efficiency of the devices, as we move forward with technology advancement with time. Here, materials are an integral component and without any argument is the kernel enabler toward advancing the performance efficiency of devices, machinery, etc. Increase in device performance efficiency is invariably tied with its materials that is to work (perform) more per its unit mass usage. In pursuit of increasing performance efficiency, materials in future are expected to perform in complex and dynamic environments, and efficient materials often exhibit simultaneous multifunctionality (structural, electrical, thermal, optical, etc.), even in very dynamic environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 19, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1136642
Entities
People
- Ajit K. Roy
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory