IMX Talk - Quo vadis, nanomaterials: from lab to real-world applications

Abstract
Functionality of novel nanomaterials and their impact on society will be ultimately dictated by our ability to precisely control their structural properties, size uniformity, and dopant distribution at the atomic level. Prof. Gradečak’s overall research strategy is to address these key material challenges by combining synthesis of freestanding nanoscale objects and their assembly into functional devices for nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, and energy harvesting and conversion. Her approach is to use a set of experimental techniques – each carefully selected or developed in her laboratory – to directly establish processing-structure-property correlation on the nanoscale and move toward truly deterministic nanoscience.
In this presentation, we will discuss our recent efforts on the implementation of nanomaterials – including two dimensional (2D) ultrathin films, one dimensional (1D) nanowires/nanotubes, and zero dimensional (0D) nanocrystals – into real-world applications. First, we will discuss recent initiatives within the Applied Materials-NUS Advanced Materials Corporate Lab with a special focus on the wafer-scale integration of 2D materials for the current and future semiconductor industry nodes. Furthermore, we will discuss a new type of freestanding down-conversion color filters based on colloidal 1D quantum dots for the next generation of high-resolution displays. Finally, we will discuss our efforts to tailor properties of nanomaterials using highly focused ion- and electron-beams or a twist.