Coke, Soot, and Interstellar Carbon Dust: Optoelectronic Signatures of Nano-Carbon and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Presence of H atoms
Abstract
The proposed study seeks to determine the optoelectronic properties of carbonaceous materials, including flame-generated nano-carbon matters and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon clusters, and their relationship to molecular structure and its transformation subject to hydrogen atom exposure. The study will focus on a basic understanding of the occurrence of sp2-interlayers bonding and to unravel the mechanisms, based on first principles, for the formation of pyrolytic carbon (coke) and flame-formed carbon materials. The work proposed is expected to provide a basic understanding of pyrolytic carbon nucleation and growth of relevance to high-speed propulsion. In particular, the reaction and binding mechanisms unraveled will offer useful technological solutions to preventing coke formation from fuel cracking at high temperature.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 21, 2022
- Source ID
- FA86552117022XX0
Entities
People
- Andrea D'Anna
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force
- University of Naples Federico II