Отдел перспективных информационных технологий
Группа компьютерного моделирования наноструктур и биосистем
INTAS Project No 03-51-3967
TITLE: Ferroelectricity on the molecular level
Keywords: Dielectrics, Piezoelectrics, Ferroelectrics,
Films, Coating, Wires & Fibres
Atomic & Molecular Interactions
Free word : 0906 Surface, Interfaces & Microstructures
1803 Quantum Chemical Methods
0703 Statistical Physics, Thermophysics & Nonlinear Dynamical systems
Intended Start Date: January 2004
Duration: 36 Months
CONSORTIUM
- Riga Technical University - Latvia
- Institute of Crystallography - Russia
- Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology - Russia
- Saarland University - Germany
SUMMARY
The project will develop and explore novel ultrathin ferroelectric (FE) Langmuir-
Blodgett (LB) films, consisted of several molecular monolayers, fabricated from
copolymerP(VDF-TrFE) (70/30) demonstrating a switching phenomena at a
nanometer size scale to provide a ferroelectric local reversal polarization at a
atomic-molecular scale. Preparations and studies of these new nano-materials will
be carried out both experimentally and theoretically at the following approaches:
- fabrication of multi-layers and domain structure of homogeneous ultrathin FE LB
copolymer films as well as possible recognition of a domain size at the critical
structural FE scale,
- fabrication of both monolayer and multi-layer composite structure of
heterogeneous FE LB copolymer ultrathin films , embedding insulator layers as
well as situated on the semiconductors substrate,
- formation of a composite ultrathin LB FE-semiconductors structure,
- aging and degradation processes of all prepared structures.
All structures and speciments will be explored theoretically and experimentally,
correspondingly:
- surface properties and atomic-molecular structural alterations will be studied
owing to STM and exoelectron emission technique,
- high resolution time technique will applied on electrical characterization,
polarization and conductance switching and others transients processes ,
- computational modeling and simulation will be directed to all proposed models
and mechanisms at both at the microscopic quantum-chemical scale l and for the
condensed matter continuum.
The results will deliver new fundamental knowledge and practical applications:
- novel nano-sized ultrathin copolymer FE LB based materials for nano-
technological and molecular electronic applications will be reached,
- new fundamental molecular mechanism of FE switching in the ultrathin FE LB
films will be explored,
- new computational technology and software for modeling and preparation of
various FE LB structures and nano-devices will abe achieved,
The results are planned for implementation for molecular electronics and
nanotechnologies needs. New benefits in applications of nano-devices, such as
completely new memory devices, will be challenged.
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