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Initial Focus was on infrastructure buildup in Texas university nanotechnology centers. Now transitioning from infrastructure toward focused, collaborative research projects - "Energy on Demand" and "Sensors"

Energy on Demand

"Quantum Dot Sensitzed Nanostructured Solar Cells with Charge Multiplication" PI: Zakhidov, Anvar A. (UTD/Phys), Li, Sergey (UTD/NanoTech), Fazleev, N.G. (UTA) AFML POC: M. Durstock

"Photovoltaics from Stacked Assemblies of Ruthenium Dimers for ‘Energy on Demand’" PI: Fred MacDonnell, UTA, Michael Durstock, AFRL

"Synthesis, Characterization and Energy Transfer Studies of Donor-Acceptor PPV Block Polymers for Solar Cell Applications" PI: Ferraris, John P (UTD/Chem), Barbara, P. (UT Austin); AFML POC: M. Durstock

"Template Derived Semiconductor Nanoparticles for Solar Cells". PI: Balkus, Kenneth J. (UTD/Chem) AFML POC: M. Durstock

The Nanomagnetics Program; PI: Ping Liu UTA; R. Baughman, UTD

Sensors

"Pulsed Plasma Synthesis of New Nanostructured Inorganic/Organic Composite Materials" PI: Overzet, Lawrence J. (UTD/ECS), Goeckner, Matthew J. (UTD/ECS), Timmons, Richard B. (UTA) AFML POC: T. Bunning

"Effects of Electrochromism and Radiation-Induced Charges on Switchable Holographic Gratings Formed in Polymer-dispersed Liquid Crystals." PI: Suresh C. Sharma, UTA, Timothy J. Bunning, AFRL

"Photonic Crystal Infrared Photodetectors for Gas Sensing." PI: Weidong Zhou, UTA, Gail J. Brown, AFRL, Frank K, Tittel, Rice, Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, Duke University

"Development of nanostructures for Negative Refraction at IR and Visible: Opal/Inverse Opal Infiltrated with Quantum Dots and Gain Media Sensors". PI: Aliev, Ali E. (UTD/Chem), Weinstock (AFOSR); AFML POC: Max Alexander/Rachel Jakubiak



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	Initial Focus was on infrastructure buildup in Texas university nanotechnology centers. Now transitioning from infrastructure toward focused, collaborative research projects - "Energy on Demand" and "Sensors" Energy on Demand "Quantum Dot Sensitzed Nanostructured Solar Cells with Charge Multiplication" PI: Zakhidov, Anvar A. (UTD/Phys), Li, Sergey (UTD/NanoTech), Fazleev, N.G. (UTA) AFML POC: M. Durstock "Photovoltaics from Stacked Assemblies of Ruthenium Dimers for ‘Energy on Demand’" PI: Fred MacDonnell, UTA, Michael Durstock, AFRL "Synthesis, Characterization and Energy Transfer Studies of Donor-Acceptor PPV Block Polymers for Solar Cell Applications" PI: Ferraris, John P (UTD/Chem), Barbara, P. (UT Austin); AFML POC: M. Durstock "Template Derived Semiconductor Nanoparticles for Solar Cells". PI: Balkus, Kenneth J. (UTD/Chem) AFML POC: M. Durstock The Nanomagnetics Program; PI: Ping Liu UTA; R. Baughman, UTD Sensors "Pulsed Plasma Synthesis of New Nanostructured Inorganic/Organic Composite Materials" PI: Overzet, Lawrence J. (UTD/ECS), Goeckner, Matthew J. (UTD/ECS), Timmons, Richard B. (UTA) AFML POC: T. Bunning "Effects of Electrochromism and Radiation-Induced Charges on Switchable Holographic Gratings Formed in Polymer-dispersed Liquid Crystals." PI: Suresh C. Sharma, UTA, Timothy J. Bunning, AFRL "Photonic Crystal Infrared Photodetectors for Gas Sensing." PI: Weidong Zhou, UTA, Gail J. Brown, AFRL, Frank K, Tittel, Rice, Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, Duke University "Development of nanostructures for Negative Refraction at IR and Visible: Opal/Inverse Opal Infiltrated with Quantum Dots and Gain Media Sensors". PI: Aliev, Ali E. (UTD/Chem), Weinstock (AFOSR); AFML POC: Max Alexander/Rachel Jakubiak