Periodic Reporting for period 1 - nanoMECommons (Harmonisation of EU-wide nanomechanics protocols and relevant data exchange procedures, across representative cases; standardisation, interoperability, data workflow)
Okres sprawozdawczy: 2021-02-01 do 2022-07-31
On this basis, the main ambition of the project NanoMECommons is to become the cornerstone for the exploitation of high-resolution cutting-edge nanomechanical characterisation by the industry by competence development in partnership with academic and research experts in the field. To achieve this, the project will focus on a series of research and innovation actions, starting from the development of state-of-the-art nanomechanical testing method, to novel metadata structures for materials characterisation and (finally) pre-normative activities and transfer to industry of developed protocols.
Currently, the consortium was able to expand the European EMMO ontology to characterization field and obtain the approval of the EMMO governance via EMMC.
Although additional optimization work still needs to be performed to gain the maximum benefits of the characterization ontology which was developed on the basis of the CHADA translation to enable the interoperability of CHADA structure, as well as its online completion feature via OIE. Also, further work will contain the functionality of OIE providing answers to end-user questions on the characterization tasks similar to a research engine amongst standardized and curated characterization methods and workflows for connection multi-modal outputs, based on the merhods and protocols developed for testing in industrial relevant environment in the project.
NanoMECommons unique position in implementing web-tools and metadata for stakeholders of characterisation systems in nanomechanics:
• Deep involvement of all partners in leading positions in well-established networks and community such as EMCC and EMMC of stakeholders (characterisation experts, modellers, manufacturers, regulators).
• Access through pioneering contributions of partners in the development of national and European metadata schemes for materials modelling and characterisation such as CHADA, MODA and EMMO.
• Integrated and community-based exploitation, dissemination, communication of characterisation and modelling results and data.
Nanomechanical behaviour is crucial for the durability and functionality of coatings used in smart devices, energy convertors (sensors, solar cells) as well as on nanostructured surfaces with hydrophobic, superhydrophobic and anti-reflective functions. These materials also meet applications as smart windows in buildings, and, in this context, they are very relevant for applications in area 4 of the European Green Deal "Building and renovating in an energy and resource efficient way". Their impact is proportional to the energy amount consumed by buildings (40%).
In NanoMECommons, advanced nanomechanics will be used in combination with diffraction, microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, for the assessment of a wide range of properties at the nano-scale, including hardness and elastic modulus distribution on heterogeneous nano-composites (high-speed nanoindentation), thin film properties on compliant substrates, residual stress of hard coatings (automotive sector), surface energy in superhydrophobic nanopatterned materials, mechanical properties of nanoparticles and novel materials for state-of-the-art processes such as additive manufacturing (manufacturing sector). Given the enormous industrial relevance of such methods, the overall concept underpinning the project is to make use of recent advances in experimental nanomechanics to develop reliable, interoperable and widely applicable multi-technique operation protocols for application in Organic & Printed Electronics, avionics, chemicals, digital metal processing-additive manufacturing, automotive and energy sectors.