Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140102371

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140102371

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Surface forces between novel surfaces. Friction, adhesion, the self assembly of molecules essential to life and the flow properties of slurries is explained via an understanding of surface forces. These very short-range forces are often studied using ideal surfaces of very low roughness. As only a few surfaces are available with these ideal characteristics this has greatly limited the choice of materials that could previously be employed in surface force investigations. This project will use atomic layer deposition to produce thin films of novel materials that are extremely smooth and highly suitable for such investigations. Thereby, the understanding of surface forces, adhesion and adsorption phenomenon will be expanded to a wide range of new materials.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 31-12-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $565,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Colloid and Surface Chemistry | Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences |

Other Keywords

Colloid and Surface Chemistry | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)

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