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One Dimensional Nanomaterials and their
Applications
M. Meyyappan, Ning Xi and King
Lai
NASA Ames Research Center and Michigan State
University
Carbon nanotubes(CNTs) have received extraordinary
attention because of their unique electrical
properties and superb mechanical properties. CNTs
for various applications have been grown by CVD,
PECVD, laser ablation and arc synthesis. The ability
to grow a variety of semiconductor, oxide, nitride,
and other inorganic materials in the form of
nanowires with controlled properties and
orientation provides a competitive avenue vs. CNTs
for applications in logic, memory, data storage,
sensors, instrumentation, thermoelectric devices and
others. Growth of inorganic nanowires is primarily
done by CVD, MOCVD, MBE and other techniques, aided
by a vapor-liquid-solid mechanism. This tutorial
will focus on growth of CNTs and various inorganic
nanowires, reactors and processes, precursors,
catalysts, mechanisms, characterization, properties,
and applications in electronics, optoelectronics,
sensors, field emission, solar cells, energy
storage, and others.
In summary the goal of the course is:
- To give an introduction to the elementary
properties of carbon nanotubes.
- To give the context and current status of
the scientific research on carbon nanotubes.
Topics
- CNT structure: MWNT, SWNT, DWNT
- CNT synthesis: basic growth processes and
bulk, localized growth, functionalisation
- Electronic structure
- One dimensional electronic transport
- Electronic emission
- Optical properties and light emission
- Mechanical properties, sensors
- Composites
- Synthesis Methods (CVD, HiPCO, Supported Catalysts)
- Characterization Methods
- Carbon Nano Structure based Materials
- Large-Scale
- Vertically Oriented CNT
- Characterization Methods
- CNT Based Materials
- Carbon Nano Industrial Applications
- Examples of potential applications and real
applications
- CNT/polymer composites
- Conductive Nanotube Films
- Fuel Cell Electrodes
- Field Emission for Flat Panel Displays
Biography
Meyya Meyyappan is Chief Scientist for Exploration
Technology at the Center for Nanotechnology, NASA
Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA. Until
June 2006, he served as the Director of the Center
for Nanotechnology as well as Senior Scientist. He
is a founding member of the Interagency Working
Group on Nanotechnology(IWGN) established by the
Office of Science and Technology Policy(OSTP). The
IWGN is responsible for putting together the
National Nanotechnology Initiative.
Dr. Meyyappan has authored or co-authored over 175
articles in peer reviewed journals and made over 200
Invited/Keynote/Plenary Talks in nanotechnology
subjects across the world. His research interests
include carbon nanotubes and various inorganic
nanowires, their growth and characterization, and
application development in chemical and biosensors,
instrumentation, electronics and optoelectronics.
Dr. Meyyappan is a Fellow of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE), the
Electrochemical Society(ECS), AVS, Materials
Research Society, and the California Council of
Science and Technology. In addition, he is a member
of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers(ASME) and American Institute of Chemical
Engineers. He is the IEEE Nanotechnology Council
Distinguished Lecturer on Nanotechnology, IEEE
Electron Devices Society Distinguished Lecturer, and
ASME's Distinguished Lecturer on
Nanotechnology(2004-2006). He served as the
President of the IEEE's Nanotechnology Council in
2006-2007.
For his contributions and leadership in
nanotechnology, he has received numerous awards
including: a Presidential Meritorious Award; NASA's
Outstanding Leadership Medal; Arthur Flemming Award
given by the Arthur Flemming Foundation and the
George Washington University; 2008 IEEE Judith
Resnick Award; IEEE-USA Harry Diamond Award; AIChE
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Award. For
his sustained contributions to nanotechnology, he
was inducted into the Silicon Valley Engineering
Council Hall of Fame in February 2009. For his
educational contributions, he has received:
Outstanding Recognition Award from the NASA Office
of Education; the Engineer of the Year Award(2004)
by the San Francisco Section of the American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics(AIAA);
IEEE-EDS Education Award. |
