Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0449692

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0449692

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

New Electron Field Emission Films Based on Aligned Carbon Nanotube Guests in Liquid Crystalline Polymer Hosts. This project seeks to develop a new class of electron field emitting nanocomposite consisting of nanotubes in liquid crystalline polymers. Electron emitting materials are in much demand in x-ray and microwave generation, computer displays and low-energy lighting. We utilise the ready alignability of liquid crystalline units in magnetic fields to cause realignment of incorporated carbon nanotubes, followed by polymer solidification to maintain orientation. It involves low temperature processing, contrasting very favourably with current problematic, high temperature processes. This allows materials to be cast on flexible polymer substrates, potentially enabling construction of cathode tubes to replace existing mercury-containing fluorescent lighting.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-02-2004

End Date: 14-12-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $605,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Polymers | Synthesis Of Macromolecules | Nanotechnology | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Polymeric materials (e.g. paints) |

Other Keywords

Materials Engineering | Nanotechnology | Polymeric materials (e.g. paints) | Polymers | Synthesis Of Macromolecules

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