Synthesis, Characterization, and Nanotechnology of Amorphous Complex Oxide Membranes on Different Substrates and Range of Curvatures

Project Description

Project Overview:  In the world of nanotechnology, thin complex amorphous oxide membranes are an extremely novel material. It is desired to have these manufactured at lower application temperatures. These amorphous sheets may be crystallized causing epitaxial growth of grains. This has the potential to create crystallized films on materials that were previously impossible to coat evenly due to the substrate shape or chemical composition. These amorphous membranes will be tested on numerous substrates to gain knowledge about their electrical properties.

Client (s): Dr. Paul Evans, Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Advisor (s): TBD, Graduate student, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Team: James Reams, reams@wisc.edu (Leader)

Cole DellaMaria, dellamaria@wisc.edu (Technical Engineer)

Shay Hubbard, shubbard4@wisc.edu (Accountant)

Kayla VanDyke, kvandyke2@wisc.edu (Communicator)