Hybrid Semiconducting Polymer/ Carbon Nanotube Superstructures for Optical, Electro-optic, and Spintronic Applications
Abstract
The research objective of this effort is to build novel materials that will enable: (i) high-resolution vision and identification in near and total darkness, (ii) ultrafast signal processing, and (iii) processing and delivery of information at high frequency and low voltage operation costs. The technical approach that will be exploited involves the development of innovative compositions of matter based on carbon nanotubes and semiconducting polymers that helically wrap the nanotube surface in a single chain fashion at rigorously fixed periodicity. In addition to synthesizing these unique compositions, this effort exploits state-of-the-art time-resolved spectroscopic methods to characterize the optical and electrical properties of these structures. The anticipated outcomes of this research program include the realization of new hybrid structures based on carbon nanotubes and semiconducting polymers that display unusual properties and behaviors, and the elucidation of new chemical and physical insights that will lead to novel advanced materials for communication and detection applications that are important for future U.S. Air Force applications. Potential impacts of this research effort include the development of new technologies that enable the military to detect, identify, and target, as well as those that provide fast, secure, and novel means of high-speed communication.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 30, 2018
- Source ID
- FA95501810222
Entities
People
- Michael Therien
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Duke University
- United States Air Force