Composite-Nanoparticles Thermal History Sensors

Abstract

This project aims at developing composite nanostructure-based (core-shell nanoparticles, heterostructure nanowires, and nano-flakes) temperature history sensors for recording the thermal environment that biological agent simulants experience during the testing of agent-defeat weapons. Such nanocomposite nanostructures transform the time-dependent temperature environment into the spatial mass-diffusion profile that can be interrogated after the experiment. The nanostructures are chosen so that they can be attached to bioagent stimulant during the experiments without interfering with their functionality. Tasks include developing the composite nanostructure synthesis method, the mass-diffusion diagnosis method, analytical tools that map the mass-diffusion profile into temperature history.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA563432

Entities

People

  • Gang Chen

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Data Analysis
  • Electron Beams
  • Energy
  • Energy Bands
  • Equations
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • High Temperature
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Nanoparticles
  • Nanostructures
  • Optical Properties
  • Quantum Dots
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Two Dimensional

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Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
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