Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE210100852
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$440,675.00
Summary
High-Performance Monolithic Sensor Technology for Corrosive Environments. Based on my recent discovery on giant thermo-/piezo-resistance, this project aims to enhance fundamental understanding and enable the development of high performance silicon carbide based sensors. The project employs these knowledge advancements to develop new sensors with a sensitivity of thousand-fold larger than that of conventional sensors. The project develops multiple sensors and light harvesting cells to be integr ....High-Performance Monolithic Sensor Technology for Corrosive Environments. Based on my recent discovery on giant thermo-/piezo-resistance, this project aims to enhance fundamental understanding and enable the development of high performance silicon carbide based sensors. The project employs these knowledge advancements to develop new sensors with a sensitivity of thousand-fold larger than that of conventional sensors. The project develops multiple sensors and light harvesting cells to be integrated into a monolithic platform that can function in corrosive environments. The sensor technology can be utilised for monitoring structural health, reducing failure and extending lifetime of structures, providing cutting-edge knowledge to petrochemical and mining industries which are of particular importance to Australia.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE200100238
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$426,087.00
Summary
Integrated silicon carbide nanosensors for monitoring extreme environment. This project aims to develop a highly sensitive and reliable sensing platform for structural health monitoring in harsh environments, encompassing high temperature, corrosion, and shock. These conditions have been posing several technical challenges to sensing and electronic devices. The project elucidates the piezoresistive and thermoresistive effects in silicon carbide nanowires, which are the building blocks of robust ....Integrated silicon carbide nanosensors for monitoring extreme environment. This project aims to develop a highly sensitive and reliable sensing platform for structural health monitoring in harsh environments, encompassing high temperature, corrosion, and shock. These conditions have been posing several technical challenges to sensing and electronic devices. The project elucidates the piezoresistive and thermoresistive effects in silicon carbide nanowires, which are the building blocks of robust mechanical and thermal sensors used in extreme conditions. The findings from this project expect to provide Australia with the cutting-edge expertise necessary for developing next-generation monitoring systems in the extreme environments of the oil/gas transportation, mining, automobile, and space exploration industries.Read moreRead less
Vibration-based health monitoring of aero-engine bearings . This project will develop new vibration-based techniques to greatly improve the detection and diagnosis of faults in aero engine bearings from in-flight measurements. To achieve this goal, advances will be made on source separation algorithms to extract the weak bearing signals, and signal processing techniques to extract features for diagnosing bearing fault severity and lubrication conditions, under a wide range of operating condition ....Vibration-based health monitoring of aero-engine bearings . This project will develop new vibration-based techniques to greatly improve the detection and diagnosis of faults in aero engine bearings from in-flight measurements. To achieve this goal, advances will be made on source separation algorithms to extract the weak bearing signals, and signal processing techniques to extract features for diagnosing bearing fault severity and lubrication conditions, under a wide range of operating conditions. A bearing degradation model will estimate the remaining useful life. Since rolling element bearings are among the most critical components in most machines, the results of this research will also provide massive benefits in other sectors such as mining, transportation, energy production and manufacturing.Read moreRead less
Airfoil Noise Control in Complex Turbulence. This project aims to understand how to control noise created by the interaction of airfoils with complex, real-world turbulence. This project is significant because it will develop novel serrated and porous leading edges tailored for complex turbulence for the first time. Using innovative experimental and theoretical techniques, the project will dramatically advance the science of aeroacoustics. The expected outcomes of the project will be substantial ....Airfoil Noise Control in Complex Turbulence. This project aims to understand how to control noise created by the interaction of airfoils with complex, real-world turbulence. This project is significant because it will develop novel serrated and porous leading edges tailored for complex turbulence for the first time. Using innovative experimental and theoretical techniques, the project will dramatically advance the science of aeroacoustics. The expected outcomes of the project will be substantial reductions in noise from aircraft, wind turbines, submarines and drones. This will provide significant benefits such as a reduction in environmental noise pollution, better public health and submarines with increased stealth.Read moreRead less
Understanding and predicting airfoil noise in real-world turbulence. This project aims to understand and predict the noise produced by turbulence interacting with an airfoil to advance the design of aeroengines, wind turbines, marine vessels, cooling fans and drones. A novel anechoic wind tunnel experiment is proposed to link complex turbulent in-flow with the behaviour of the flow as it interacts with the airfoil and the noise-producing physics. The intended outcomes of this project are new sem ....Understanding and predicting airfoil noise in real-world turbulence. This project aims to understand and predict the noise produced by turbulence interacting with an airfoil to advance the design of aeroengines, wind turbines, marine vessels, cooling fans and drones. A novel anechoic wind tunnel experiment is proposed to link complex turbulent in-flow with the behaviour of the flow as it interacts with the airfoil and the noise-producing physics. The intended outcomes of this project are new semi-analytical noise prediction models and scientific knowledge that can be harnessed for practical noise control. Anticipated benefits include quiet aerospace, naval and renewable energy technologies, reduced environmental noise pollution and better quality of life.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE200101622
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$424,498.00
Summary
Synthesis of High-quality 2D Perovskites for Efficient Light Harvestings. This project aims to develop a library of novel and two-dimensional Ruddlesden−Popper phases layered perovskites with controlled architecture and tunable bandgaps for high-performance energy harvesting applications. The as-synthesized perovskites are highly crystalline and sandwiched with staggered organic and inorganic layers, which are compatible with layer-by-layer manner to build vertical heterostructure, satisfying t ....Synthesis of High-quality 2D Perovskites for Efficient Light Harvestings. This project aims to develop a library of novel and two-dimensional Ruddlesden−Popper phases layered perovskites with controlled architecture and tunable bandgaps for high-performance energy harvesting applications. The as-synthesized perovskites are highly crystalline and sandwiched with staggered organic and inorganic layers, which are compatible with layer-by-layer manner to build vertical heterostructure, satisfying the premise of a solar cell with both high power conversion efficiency and low-cost. Apart from springing out a series of high impact publications and patents, a few of these demonstrations have a great potential to be substituted for fossil fuels which will help address clean energy generation and environmental problems. Read moreRead less