| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/A00171/01 |
| Title: |
AF: CHEMICAL NANOFABRICATION OF SELF-ASSEMBLED STRUCTU RES AND NEW MATERIALS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Brust, Professor M |
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Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
University of Liverpool |
| Scheme: |
Advanced Fellowship (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 April 2000 |
Ends: |
30 September 2003 |
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118,065
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| Materials Characterisation |
Materials Processing |
| Materials Synthesis & Growth |
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The self-assembly of structurally and functionally complex materials as well as two- and threedimensional microstructures from nanometre-sized particles is proposed. The use of a range of different particles such as metals, metal oxides and semiconductors; covalently linked by a variety of multifunctional organic molecules is envisaged. This will lead to new materials with tunable and switchable optoelectronic properties and potential applications in microelectronics, catalysis, sensor science, and information storage. Complex self-assembled objects of Au and mesoporous silica particles will be constructed via a controlled bottom-up approach. Such structures are of future importance for the fabrication of ultimately small functional devices which might, for example, be used in micro robotics, drug delivery and for in-vivo analyses. The assembly strategy will rely on shape recognition and chemical tailoring of surface properties. The parameters governing the spontaneous formation of order in nanostructured systems will be investigated. This will possibly lead to chemical methods of nanostructure assembly with lateral control, without the need of sophisticated positioning devices. Nanostructure self-assembly at microstructured templates will be studied with the aim to explore novel methods of nanofabrication. Collective electronic properties of coupled ensembles of nanoparticles will be considered to explain the unusual optoelectronic properties observed in these materials, and a new spectroscopic technique is proposed to probe vibrational particle-particle interactions.
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http://www.liv.ac.uk |