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The Features of Self-Assembling Organic Bilayers Important to the Formation of Anisotropic Inorganic Materials in Microgravity ConditionsThere is a growing need for inorganic anisotropic particles in a variety of materials science applications. Structural, optical, and electrical properties can be greatly augmented by the fabrication of composite materials with anisotropic microstructures or with anisotropic particles uniformly dispersed in an isotropic matrix. Examples include structural composites, magnetic and optical recording media, photographic film, certain metal and ceramic alloys, and display technologies including flat panel displays. While considerable progress has been made toward developing an understanding of the synthesis of powders composed of monodispersed, spherical particles, these efforts have not been transferred to the synthesis of anisotropic nanoparticles. The major objective of the program is to develop a fundamental understanding of the growth of anisotropic particles at organic templates, with emphasis on the chemical and structural aspects of layered organic assemblies that contribute to the formation of anisotropic inorganic particles.
Document ID
19990040348
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Talham, Daniel R.
(Florida Univ. Gainesville, FL United States)
Adair, James H.
(Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1999
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Microgravity Materials Science Conference
Subject Category
Materials Processing
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG8-1244
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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