QUANTItative scanning probe microscopy techniques for HEAT transfer management in nanomaterials and nanodevices.

Project Information

QUANTIHEAT

Grant agreement ID: 604668

Project closed

Start date 1 December 2013

End date 30 November 2017

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Total cost € 12 797 156,54

EU contribution € 9 421 539,00

Coordinated by

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
France

Objective

The thermal properties of nanostructured materials are of fundamental importance to modern technology, but at present reproducible metrological definitions, tools and methods do not exist. This is because the mechanisms of heat transport at the nanoscale are entirely different to those at the macro scale.
The project will place nanothermal metrology on a solid basis by an integrated physics-based experimental and modelling effort to:
• Define a common terminology for nanothermal measurement
• Realise standard materials and devices for measurement and calibration of nanothermal measurements
• Develop new instruments and methods for traceable nanothermal measurement
• Develop calibrated and validated thermal models covering the range from atomic to macro-scale
• Apply these tools to selected representative industrial problems
• Assess the tools for suitability for adoption as potential standards of measurement including their traceability and reproducibility
The objectives will be achieved by a team comprising physicists, materials scientists, modellers, instrumentalists, microscopists, industrial partners (including SMEs and OEMs) and National Measurement Institutes.
The outputs of QUANTIHEAT will be embodied in highly characterised reference samples, calibration systems, measurement tools, numerical modelling tools, reference measurements and documented procedures. The availability of calibrated numerical modelling tools will facilitate the rapid “digital” thermal design of new nanosystems without the need for extensive prototyping. Their validation against experiment over all length scales will provide a solid basis for the deployment of new nanostructured materials, devices and structures having optimised performance without the need for excessively conservative design. Standardization is a key driver of industrial and scientific progress: QUANTIHEAT is expected to constitute a de-facto standard for a key area of physical measurement at the nanoscale worldwide.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › microscopy
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials

Programme(s)

• FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Topic(s)

• NMP.2013.1.4-2 - Metrology research for the development and validation of design rules for engineering of nanostructured and nano-enabled materials and devices

Call for proposal

FP7-NMP-2013-LARGE-7
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

Administrative Contact

Denis Duplat (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 1 314 508,43
• Address: RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 ; 75794 Paris ; France
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

Participants (21)

UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Sarah Taylor (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 755 648,55
• Address: BAILRIGG ; LA1 4YW Lancaster
• Region: North West (England) › Lancashire › Lancaster and Wyre
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

KELVIN NANOTECHNOLOGY LIMITED

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Gordon Mills (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 281 742,75
• Address: 70 OAKFIELD AVENUE ; G12 8LS GLASGOW
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE METROLOGIE ET D'ESSAIS

France

Administrative Contact

Bruno Hay (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 552 841,51
• Address: Rue Gaston Boissier 1 ; 75724 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Joe Galloway (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 1 050 335,11
• Address: UNIVERSITY AVENUE ; G12 8QQ Glasgow
• Region: Scotland › West Central Scotland › Glasgow City
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT

Participation ended

Finland

Administrative Contact

Tarja Tuominen (Ms.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: TEKNIIKANTIE 4 A ; 02044 VTT ESPOO
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY

Finland

Administrative Contact

Tarja Tuominen (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 866 670,50
• Address: TEKNIIKANTIE 21 ; 02150 Espoo
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Helsinki-Uusimaa › Helsinki-Uusimaa
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

NPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Participation ended

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Anca Gourlay (Mrs.)

• EU contribution: € 266 959,50
• Address: HAMPTON ROAD TEDDINGTON ; TW11 0LW Middlesex
• Region: London › Outer London — West and North West › Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

THALES

France

Administrative Contact

Olivier Prevotat (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 234 500,18
• Address: 4 RUE DE LA VERRERIE ; 92190 MEUDON
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Hauts-de-Seine
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

CESKY METROLOGICKY INSTITUT

Czechia

Administrative Contact

Petr Klapetek (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 633 265,21
• Address: OKRUZNI 772/31 LESNA ; 63800 BRNO
• Region: Česko › Jihovýchod › Jihomoravský kraj
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

PICOSUN OY

Finland

Administrative Contact

Marko Pudas (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 324 975,00
• Address: TIETOTIE 3 ; 02150 Espoo
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Helsinki-Uusimaa › Helsinki-Uusimaa
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE

Switzerland

Administrative Contact

Herbert Shea (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 360 039,76
• Address: BATIMENT CE 3316 STATION 1 ; 1015 Lausanne
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Région lémanique › Vaud
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACIO INSTITUT CATALA DE NANOCIENCIA I NANOTECNOLOGIA

Spain

Administrative Contact

Mireia Martí Barroso (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 391 079,27
• Address: CAMPUS DE LA UAB EDIFICI Q ICN2 ; 08193 Cerdanyola Del Valles
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE

France

Administrative Contact

Nathalie Rau (Mrs.)

• EU contribution: € 385 234,89
• Address: 2 AVENUE ROBERT SCHUMAN ; 51100 Reims
• Region: Grand Est › Champagne-Ardenne › Marne
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DECHIMIE INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DEPARIS

France

Administrative Contact

Martin Tran Van (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 263 102,80
• Address: RUE VAUQUELIN 10 ; 75231 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

MICRO RESIST TECHNOLOGY GESELLSCHAFT FUER CHEMISCHE MATERIALIEN SPEZIELLER PHOTORESISTSYSTEME MBH

Germany

Administrative Contact

Sylvia Herrndorf (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 443 225,00
• Address: Koepenicker Strasse 325 ; 12555 Berlin
• Region: Berlin › Berlin › Berlin
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE MECANIQUE ET DES MICROTECHNIQUES

France

Administrative Contact

Elisabeth Taibo (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 335 704,80
• Address: CHEMIN DE L EPITAPHE 26 ; 25030 Besancon Cedex
• Region: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté › Franche-Comté › Doubs
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

BERLINER NANOTEST UND DESIGN GMBH

Germany

Administrative Contact

Thomas Winkler (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 239 159,64
• Address: VOLMERSTRASSE 9 B ; 12489 Berlin
• Region: Berlin › Berlin › Berlin
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

CONPART AS

Norway

Administrative Contact

Tom Ove Gronlund (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 364 215,00
• Address: DRAGONVEIEN 54 ; 2013 Skjetten
• Region: Norge › Oslo og Viken › Viken
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

NT-MDT Europe BV

Participation ended

Netherlands

Administrative Contact

Benjamin Verschoor (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: High Tech Campus 83 ; 5656AG Eindhoven
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

Université Paris Descartes

France

Administrative Contact

Rosaly Datchi (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 125 200,00
• Address: Rue de l'Ecole de Médecine ; 75270 cedex 06 Paris
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

CONCEPT SCIENTIFIQUE INSTRUMENTS

France

Administrative Contact

Didier Pellerin (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 233 131,10
• Address: 2 RUE DE LA TERRE DU FEU ZA DE COURTABOEUF ; 91940 Les Ulis
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data