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Ultra-high Dielectric Constant Dielectric Materials

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 19606
Amount: $1,000,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1996
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
3754 Hawkins Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87109
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Richard W. Brotzman
 (505) 345-5668
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Research Institution
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Abstract

NON-NUCLEAR APPROACHES ARE SOUGHT FOR HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES FOR SPACE POWER SYSTEMS. ONE CRITICAL COMPONENT TO ACHIEVE IMPROVED PERFORMANCE IS CAPACITOR STORES. THESE ARE DEPENDENT UPON ADVANCES IN LOW LOSS, HIGH ENERGY/HIGH POWER DENSITY STORAGE MATERIALS. A UNIQUE INORGANIC COMPOSITE IS PROPOSED FOR INVESTIGATION AS A HIGH ENERGY DENSITY STORAGE MATERIAL. AN APPROACH IS FORMULATED BASED ON SOL-GEL CHEMISTRY AND POLYMER PHYSICS WHICH WILL ALLOW MATERIALS WITH DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS AS LARGE AS 100 TO BE DEVELOPED. PREDICTED BREAKDOWN STRENGTHS ARE GREATER THAN 3MV/cm. THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT MATERIALS BREAKTHROUGH. PHASE I ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: SYNTHESIS OF THE INORGANIC/ORGANIC COMPOSITE AND INVESTIGATIONS TO OPTIMIZE THE MATERIAL; FABRICATION OF FILMS; AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DIELECTRIC FILMS TO INCLUDE BOTH MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL TESTING. DESIGNS FOR ADVANCED CAPACITORS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND PHASE II RECOMMENDATIONS FORMULATED. TPL HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN SOL-GEL CHEMISTRY AND DIELECTRIC MATERIAL SYNTHESIS.

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