"TWO-DIMENSIONAL CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES, PLASMA SYNTHESIS AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS"
2D-NANO

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Research contract no.: D11-032/18.09.2007
Project coordinator: National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics
Project manager: Dr. Gheorghe Dinescu, CS I, e-mail: dinescug@infim.ro

 

Institutions involved in the project:

1. National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics (NILPRP)
Low Temperature Plasma Laboratory
Plasma Processes for Funtional Materials and Surfaces

2. Petroleum-Gas University Ploiesti

3. National Institute for Material Physics

 

General objectives of the project

1. Elaboration of a reproducible technique for obtaining the 2D nanostructured carbon material by radiofrequency plasma jet. Defining of working parameters space, the range of values which lead to the synthesis of 2D nanostructured material

2. Elaboration of the growth mechanism which would allow the optimization of the growing process

3. Obtaining of carbon materials with high concentration of CNW(2D nanostructured carbon)

4. The assessment of potential applications of 2D carbon nanostructures, pointing toward the field emission properties

 

Persons involved in the project:

• PhD: 18 people (7 women);
• PhD students: 10 people (3 women);
• MsC : 7 people (3 women) ;
• Students : 3 people (1 woman)

 

Work planning

Stage I. Implementation of the experimental procedures for synthesis of carbon nanowall-s (CNW) from vapor phase assisted by RF expanding plasma  
2007
Stage II. Parametric study of the plasma assisted CNW growth from vapor phase
2008
Stage III. Elaboration of hypotheses and models of the growing mechanismes
2009
Stage IV. The obtaining of 2D material suitable for assessment of the applicative potential.Studies on the synthesis reproducibility and purification methods
2009
Stage V. The investigation of the applicative potential of the 2D structures
2010