Project description
Advanced 2D materials for improved energy harvesting and sensing applications
Energy-harvesting technologies supply electricity to low-power devices so they can operate continuously without the need for batteries. Such sensor devices are critical for environmental and industrial monitoring, safety and many medical applications. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the LANAFUSEHA project aims to advance 2D materials such as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides by endowing them with novel functionalities for improved energy-harvesting and sensing applications. It proposes to exploit the nanometre precision of a photonic nanojet to functionalise 2D materials by laser. The proposed technique entails scalable technology with low technological risk and commercial viability, enabling the creation of new devices and materials for use in a wide range of industries.
Objective
The project will make an impact in important societal needs in the fields of energy harvesting and sensing for environmental, safety, and medical applications, which are relevant to the entire global population. The development of any of these high-tech areas is associated with the use of new materials. The scope of this proposal is to advance 2D materials by adding to them novel functionalities for improved energy-harvesting and sensing applications. Such 2D materials as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides were selected for functionalization. The creation of nanopores or the attachment of chemically active compounds will significantly expand the capabilities of such materials, for example, it will enable the development of universal chemical sensors for the detection of volatile organic compounds. The project proposes to solve an important problem of functionalization, localized on nanoscale, which will allow minimizing the proposed devices.
The disruptive technique to be used in this proposal for nanometer-precision patterning of 2D materials is based on one of the latest nanophotonics advancements, the photonic nanojets. It is possible to functionalize 2D materials by laser with spatial resolutions significantly lower than the diffraction limit, as light in a photonic nanojet can be concentrated into a volume that is one order of magnitude smaller. The project provides for a fairly simple and scalable technology. The low technological hazard of the method and invariance for materials are the basis for economic feasibility. New materials and devices arising from this project will be exploited by the industry, strengthening the EU economy and technological excellence in the fields of energy, electronic technology, health industry, security, environmental and industrial monitoring
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- engineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialstwo-dimensional nanostructuresgraphene
- engineering and technologynanotechnologynanophotonics
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics
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Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European FellowshipsCoordinator
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