Research Thrust Areas
- High energy-density electrochemical capacitors
- Tunable and High-ƒ dielectrics
- Dielectrics for low-T and flexible substrates
- High-Voltage and High-Temperature Capacitors
- Piezoelectrics and Pyroelectrics
- Polymer Nanocomposite Dielectrics
Cross-Cutting Areas
- Synthesis and Processing Science
- Nanoscale Characterization
- Property and Reliability Characterization
- Computational Modeling
Projects Currently Funded for July 1, 2014-June 30, 2016
| Project Number & PI | Project Title |
|---|---|
| 2014_01_TrolierMcKinstry | Links Between Reliability, Imprint, and Aging in Piezoelectric Films |
| 2014_02_Randall | Development of DLTS as an Analytical Tool for Pre-breakdown in a Variety of Capacitive Materials and Structures |
| 2014_03_Jones | New Approaches for Structural Characterization of Films and Polycrystals: in situ X-ray Diffraction During Field Application |
| 2014_04_LanaganOunaies | Novel Multilayer Polymer Laminates for High Energy Density and Low Loss Dielectrics |
| 2014_05_Manias | Polymer-Matrix Structured-Composites with Dispersed High-K Fillers |
| 2014_06_Randall | Utilization of ALD Coating Process Technology in MLCC Capacitors Production for High Performance Dielectrics |
Projects Currently Funded for July 1, 2015-June 30, 2017
| Project Number & PI | Project Title |
|---|---|
| 2015_01_Trolier-McKinstry | Mechanical Reliability of PZT MEMS |
| 2015_02_Randall | Understanding the Design and Low Partial Pressure Processing of Antiferroelectric Dielectrics for Power Electronic Capacitors |
| 2015_03_Lebeau-Dickey | Correlating Local Chemistry, Strain and Polarization at the Atomic Scale via State-of-the-art Aberration-corrected Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| 2015_04_Maria-Dickey | Ultra-low temperature synthesis of dielectric oxides |
| 2015_05_Randall | Rayleigh Study of NKN based Lead Free Materials: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Contributions |
| 2015_06_Randall | Cold Sintering - SEED |