This proposal discusses the feasibility and advantages of a new, hybrid material composed of carbon nanotubes in a covalent organic framework. Background information on covalent organic frameworks is used to support the proposed research strategies, including functionalization of the nanotubes and the covalent organic framework as well as molecular modeling. Potential applications that would benefit from such a hybrid material include gas storage, organic photovoltaics, catalysis, and supercapacitors.
COF-CNT Hybrid Nanocomposite Proposal
ENGS 134 Nanotechnology; March 2012
Hunt, J.R. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2008)
Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation Review
ENGS 135 Thin Films and Microfabrication; March 2012
Lin, Y.; G. Huang; Y. Huang; T.R.J.
Tzeng; D. Chrisey. Rapid Prototyping J.
(2010) 16, 202-208.
The technique of Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (MAPLE) is explored for its uses in the deposition of thin films of organic polymers and biomaterials. Fundamentals and key parameters are discussed, as well as specific applications for protein deposition and drug-delivery systems.
3D Micromachining Review
ENGS 135 Thin Films and Microfabrication; March 2012
Cho, A. Science (2006) 313, 164-165.
Materials and mechanisms for the fabrication of micro- and nanoscale 3D structures by micro-origami are discussed, including semiconductor, metal, and polymer systems. It is shown how parameters can control the final geometry of such structures. Finally, a millimeter-scale example is presented as an inspiration for future work on increasingly complicated structures at the microscale.