Functional Materials and Devices
Abstract
The Functional Materials and Devices thrust is developing advanced materials, components and systems to improve device performance for DoD sensing, imaging and communication applications. One focus of this thrust involves development of advanced transductional materials that convert one form of energy to another for DoD-relevant applications in areas such as thermoelectrics. While promising transduction materials are known for a variety of applications, integration into devices has not been realized. Another focus area is the development of physics-based models that predict material behavior when illuminated by high peak power electromagnetic interference. A third focus area involves development of new multi-functional materials and device designs that will radically decrease the size, weight and power requirements of electron, neutron, and gamma sources for high-resolution neutron, gamma and x-ray imaging. Such devices should enable fieldable detection units for non-destructive evaluation of parts, detection of explosives and other DoD-relevant targets. A fourth focus area is developing new liquid-based, large-aperture imaging systems such as telescopes. Such telescopes would break the unfavorable, exponential scaling between aperture size and cost for normal telescopes, and enable low-cost imaging platforms for ground- and space-based applications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- bdf3a26e3b95b2022998d48a8f908c9d