NANOSCALE FRAMEWORK MATERIALS: FUNCTIONAL DESIGN WITH GRAPH THEORY
Abstract
Numerous materials were developed from percolating networks of nanoscale building blocks that can collectively be described as percolating network materials (PNMs). A key problem hampering the future development of the rapidly expanding number of PNMs is the lack of quantitative methods for their structural description. Because self-assembled nanoscale networks lack long-range crystalline order, previous methods of structural enumeration applicable to metals, ceramics, and polymers have limited utility. A unified metrics to systematize and design PNMs would have a large impact on both military and civilian technologies because the unique combination of properties unavailable in other materials.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2021
- Source ID
- FA95502010265
Entities
People
- Nicholas A. Kotov
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Board of Regents of the University of Michigan
- United States Air Force