Thin film based structures and devices are becoming increasingly important in today’s electronic components and devices. Thin films offer great flexibility and innovation needed for many electronic applications. HTSC thin films are promising candidates to be used in energy transmission, microwave generators and filters, etc. Thin film technology group has wide range of projects such as:
ARC Discovery Projects
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| Development of conductive buffer layers for RABiTS-based coated conductors |
| Project ID: |
DP0666771 |
| Years Funded: |
2006-2008 |
| Chief Investigators: |
D. Q. Shi |
| Project Description: |
| YBCO coated conductor has already been identified and developed as far as second generation HTS wire in power applications. Major advances have been made in the last 10 years in coated conductor development mainly in all aspects: substrate, buffer layer and YBCO layer. The research on conductive buffer layer will improve and expand the R&D on coated conductor in Australia. On the economic side, dramatic advantages and savings could be achieved if the coated conductors can be put to use. Superconductivity can have a significant role in deregulated electricity markets and in lessening CO2 emissions and other environmental impacts. |
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| Superconducting MgB2 thin films and structures for electronic devices and telecommunication applications |
| Project ID: |
DP0666853 |
| Years Funded: |
2006-2008 |
| Chief Investigators: |
Y. Zhao, M. Ionescu, J. Du |
| Partner Investigators: |
E. W. Collings |
| Project Description: |
| Two important directions of electronic application for MgB2 films are superconducting Josephson junction (JJ) technology and passive microwave devices. Superconducting JJ technology will have a small but important niche in high-performance digital signal and data processing applications for civilian, commercial, and military terrestrial, as well as space deployment. With superconducting passive microwave devices, the potentially largest market in this segment are filter systems for ground - or satellite based wireless communication systems. The research outcome could support Australian companies to develop corresponding products, as well as broaden Australia's knowledge of the physics of the new MgB2 superconductor. |
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| Tailoring superconducting hybrid multilayered film systems for electric and electronic applications |
| Project ID: |
DP0879933 |
| Years Funded: |
2008-2012 |
| Chief Investigators: |
A. V. Pan |
| Partner Investigators: |
C. P. Foley, T. H. Johansen, H. Hilgenkamp |
| Project Description: |
| This project focuses on the development of new scientific and technological aspects of the fabrication, properties and operation of novel hybrid systems for revolutionizing electricity handling and electronics. It will also solve some existing problems of film structures with promising multilayer technology. Hybrid systems often make the headlines in science and are gaining an increasingly promising outlook in materials engineering, nanotechnology and electronics, promising eventual application in a broad range of industries. This project will establish Australia's capability at the forefront in this area. The outcomes predicted will benefit existing Australian companies and may establish new companies dealing with these hybrid systems. |
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ARC Linkage Projects
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| Development of superconducting leads with ultra-low thermal conductivity for cryoelectronic applications |
| Project ID: |
LP0882832 |
| Years Funded: |
2008-2010 |
| Chief Investigators: |
A. V. Pan, S. X. Dou |
| Partner Investigators: |
O. Mukhanov |
| Industry Partner: |
Hypres Inc. |
| Project Description: |
| Superconducting systems are revolutionary technologies that have the potential to make a significant impact on society. The development of the new technology of superconducting wiring, which would effectively eliminate heat generation and its transfer to the cryogenic electronics, and its subsequent employment, will enable superconductive electronics to become price competitive, significantly outperforming conventional systems. The establishment of this new frontier technology of heat-switch current leads will benefit Australian industries and have a dramatic impact in the future on the field of cryogenic quantum electronics (such as quantum computing), which is currently under profound exploration in Australia. |
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| Novel electric field induced coupling technique for liquid-phase heteroepitaxial growth of carbon thin films with diamond-like structure |
| Project ID: |
LP0561605 |
| Years Funded: |
2005-2008 |
| Chief Investigators: |
S. X. Dou, A. V. Pan |
| Industry Partners: |
Polarised Technology Pty Ltd |
| Project Description: |
| The aim of the project is the growth of carbon thin films with a robust diamond-like structure for high performance electronic applications via the development of a new growth technique: Electric Field Induced Coupling (EFIC), which is based on liquid-phase layer-by-layer heteroepitaxial growth. The EFIC technique employing unique polarization-induced growth will significantly enhance technological output compared to existing technologies by overcoming current difficulties with expensive and complicated production methods. Ambient temperatures and pressures employed by the technique will enable us to form diamond-based semiconductors at low cost with sufficient speed and the properties required for industrial production. |
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ARC Linkage International Fellowships
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| Study on the deposition of superconducting REBCO film via chemical route for coated conductor |
| Project ID: |
LX0989591 |
| Years Funded: |
2009 |
| Chief Investigators: |
J. H. Kim, S. X. Dou |
| International Fellow: |
G. Hong |
| Project Description: |
| Second generation high temperature superconducting (HTS) coated conductor is the essential raw material for the next generation of high-efficiency electric power application such as power transmission cables, transformers, motors and generators, and grid protection devices (FCL) as well as medical, transportation, and high energy physics. The high efficiency and compactness of HTS devices promises great savings in energy and reduction in CO2 emissions, which is vital for decreasing greenhouse effects. |
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| Magnetic walls as nano-manipulators for physics, bio- and medical technologies |
| Project ID: |
LX0990073 |
| Years Funded: |
2009 |
| Chief Investigator: |
A. V. Pan |
| International Fellow: |
T. H. Johansen |
| Project Description: |
| The focus of this project is the development of new scientific and technological aspects of nanomanipulators allowing not only the effective control of molecules and other magnetic quantities for a new approach in computation, but also the vital influence of biological processes at the molecular level. The outlook of this idea becomes increasingly promising in science and a broad range of industries (electronics, materials engineering, nanotechnology and biotechnology). This project will establish Australia's capability at the forefront in this rapidly advancing area. The outcomes predicted may soon lead to the development of practical devices, where Australian science and industry may play one of the key roles. |
