ECONAM
Electromagntetic Characterization Of NAnostructured Materials (ECONAM)
| Coordinatore | AALTO-KORKEAKOULUSAATIO
Organization address
address: OTAKAARI 1 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Finland [FI] |
| Sito del progetto | http://econam.metamorphose-vi.org/ |
| Totale costo | 666˙699 € |
| EC contributo | 600˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-NMP
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-NMP-2007-CSA-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CSA-CA |
| Anno di inizio | 2008 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2008-04-01 - 2011-03-31 |
Partecipanti
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| 1 |
AALTO-KORKEAKOULUSAATIO
Organization address
address: OTAKAARI 1 contact info |
FI (ESPOO) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
Nome Ente NON disponibile
Organization address
address: ESKISEHIR YOLU 8 KM contact info |
TR (ANKARA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS
Organization address
address: N PLASTIRA STR 100 contact info |
EL (HERAKLION) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ELECTROMAGNETICS OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ITAE
Organization address
address: Izhorskaya Street 13/19 contact info |
RU (MOSCOW) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie
Organization address
address: Kaiserstrasse 12 contact info |
DE (Karlsruhe) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST
Organization address
address: University Road contact info |
UK (BELFAST) | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI ROMA TRE
Organization address
address: VIA OSTIENSE 161 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 8 |
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
Organization address
address: University Avenue contact info |
UK (GLASGOW) | participant | 0.00 |
| 9 |
VIRTUAL INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL ELECTROMAGNETIC MATERIALS AND METAMATERIALS - METAMORPHOSE VI AISBL
Organization address
address: Place du Levant 3 contact info |
BE (LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Nanostructured electromagnetic materials are rapidly maturing and become increasingly employed for design of the electronic and optical components, integrated circuits and functional devices. A broad class of applications is based upon the specialised electromagnetic materials that provide the necessary functionality for electronic devices and constitute the physical layer of the technologies dealing with electromagnetic signals. For such applications, the electromagnetic parameters of materials are of the primary concern. Characterisation and metrology of the engineered nanostructured electromagnetic media have become the critical aspects of their development and utilisation in practical applications. The main project objective of this project is to consolidate efforts and bring coordination in the European work towards development, testing, and dissemination of methods and tools for electromagnetic characterisation and metrology of nanostructured composite materials. The main novel characterisation approaches are focused on intrinsically interrelated developments and harmonisation of the material phenomenological models, standardisation of characteristic parameters and measurement techniques for evaluating the specified parameters. The main impact will be in development and dissemination of novel techniques for electromagnetic characterization of nanostructured materials and preparation of standards in the field of nanomaterials characterisation. This will complement the known techniques for characterization in terms of particle and reactivity by developing unified approaches to characterization in terms of permittivity, permeability, chirality parameter, surface impedance, grid impedance and similar.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Electricity and magnetism are responsible for many of the functions of today's high-tech devices. EU-funded scientists developed novel materials' testing techniques and a one-stop website with links to tutorials, facilities and more.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Exploiting the electromagnetic (EM) properties of materials is fundamental to the development of novel components for devices such as computers, communications gadgets and biomedical imaging instrumentation. With the advent of nanotechnology, scientists and engineers have the ability to manipulate and create materials that are at the nano-scale, or atomic and molecular level. However, characterisation of relevant EM properties at the nanoscale level poses significant challenges for conventional measurement techniques.
The EU-funded project 'Electromagnetic characterisation of nanostructured materials' (ECONAM) was designed to coordinate the development and standardisation of testing methods for EM characterisation of nanostructured materials. In addition, project partners aimed at the widespread distribution of results to the research community, industry and standardisation bodies. ECONAM website (http://econam.metamorphose-vi.org) presents all project results in an easy-to-use format with general topics regarding characterisation, organised in three sections for beginners, specialists and industry members.
Generally relevant topics include a glossary of technical terms, classification of materials, experimental measurement methods and a section on choosing appropriate measurement techniques. Beginners will find links to information including introductory lectures on chosen topics, a comprehensive bibliography, a roadmap and tutorial for the experimental characterisation of materials. Specialists have easy access to overviews from expert groups, special conference sessions and materials from short courses. There is also a link to a comprehensive database of European test facilities and access rules to facilitate planning and contact. Industrialists will also have access to specific fields of application including cloaks and optical nanocircuits. Although the project term has officially finished, the website continues to serve as a virtual European facility for characterisation as well as for providing metrology services for large industry and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
ECONAM's novel techniques for characterisation of the EM properties of nano-structured materials and interfaces are expected to have important impact on the development of novel applications for telecommunications, imaging, sensing and more. In the long term, the adoption of standardised testing protocols and measurements will facilitate reliable and reproducible results to enhance efficient and effective sharing of knowledge.