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 Funded July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2024
| Project Number & PI | Project Title |
|---|---|
| 2022_01 Trolier-McKinstry | Effective Moisture Protection for Bulk and Thin Film Piezoelectric Actuators |
| 2022_02 Randall | Designing Highly Reliable Dielectrics with Cold Sintering |
| 2022_03 Randall | Determining Relationships between Burn-in Conditions and Wear-Out in BME X7R MLCCs |
| 2022_04 Arguelles/Trolier-McKinstry | Acoustic Characterization of Damage in Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors |
| 2022_05 Jones/Forrester | Advancing Solid State Reaction Science through in-situ Diffraction and Processing Control |
| 2022_06 Lanagan/Foley | Electromagnetic Property Characterization at THz Frequencies |
| 2022_07 Foley | Polymer Centric Composites |
| 2022_08 Balke/Jones | Through Thickness Variations of Degradation Phenomena in Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Ceramics |
| 2022_09 Maria | Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Opportunities |
Projects Funded July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2023
| Project Number & PI | Project Title |
|---|---|
| 2021_01 Akkopru-Akgun/Trolier-McKinstry | Electromechanical Reliability in PiezoMEMS |
| 2021_02 E.Dickey/Irving | Effects of Electrode Composition and Potential on Moisture Incorporation and Degradation of Dielectric and Piezoelectrics |
| 2021_03 Randall | Defect Kinetics in Lead-Free Ferroelectrics |
| 2021_04 Randall/Foley | Designing Novel Dielectric Composites with High Thermal Conductivity Enabled by Cold Sintering |
| 2021_05 Choi/Trolier-McKinstry | Thermally-aware design of the active piezoelectric and passive elastic layers of PZT/Al1-xScxN thin film piezoelectric MEMS |
| 2021_06 Foley | Polymer Centric Composites (SEED) |
| 2021_07 Jones/Parsons | Materials and Process Options for HfO2 Capacitors, Sensors and Ferroelectrics on Unique Substrates. |
| 2021_08 M.Dickey | Stress-insensitive Capacitance Based on Negative Piezopermittivity |
| 2021_09 Maria | CS of Halide Ternaries |