Chemical Processes for Multi-functional Carbon Nanotube Structures

Organization
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
Reference Code
IC-16-22
How to Apply

Create and release your Profile on Zintellect – Postdoctoral applicants must create an account and complete a profile in the on-line application system.  Please note: your resume/CV may not exceed 2 pages.

Complete your application – Enter the rest of the information required for the IC Postdoc Program Research Opportunity. The application itself contains detailed instructions for each one of these components: availability, citizenship, transcripts, dissertation abstract, publication and presentation plan, and information about your Research Advisor co-applicant.

Application Deadline
4/15/2016 6:00:00 PM Eastern Time Zone
Description

The need exists for multi-functional constructs that provide both strength and conductivity in a single material. Individual Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) demonstrate extraordinary strength (>50 GPa) and conductivity (>1x108 S/M). Domestic high-volume CNT production now exists but material constructs (yarns and sheets), that are an agglomeration of billions of CNTs, do not yet achieve the needed multi-functional capabilities. Today’s chemistry yields high strength or high conductivity but never in the same construct.

The goal of this effort is to demonstrate high-volume processing of multifunctional CNTs with combined high tensile strength and high conductivity.  Approaches that show improvements over the current state-of-the-art are sought.  For example, tensile strength in the range of 7 GPa combined with conductivity in the range of 6 x 107 S/m, for one-kilometer spools of yarn and large sheets (8 ft x 4 ft), would be of particular interest. 

Example Approaches:

Example approaches include post-process mechanical calendaring and drawing, chemical doping, and chemical functionalization and resin impregnation. 

Eligibility Requirements
  • Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Only
  • Degree: Doctoral Degree.
  • Discipline(s):
    • Business (11 )
    • Chemistry and Materials Sciences (12 )
    • Communications and Graphics Design (6 )
    • Computer, Information, and Data Sciences (16 )
    • Earth and Geosciences (21 )
    • Engineering (27 )
    • Environmental and Marine Sciences (14 )
    • Life Health and Medical Sciences (45 )
    • Mathematics and Statistics (10 )
    • Other Non-Science & Engineering (13 )
    • Physics (16 )
    • Science & Engineering-related (1 )
    • Social and Behavioral Sciences (28 )
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