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In Phase II we propose to optimize wafer scale MoS2 deposition process to fabricate uniform large area monolayer and multi-layer MoS2 films and analyze the defects on these films. Monolayer regions that can result in device periphery larger than 50m will be targeted. Further, the charge transfer doping process using TiOx will be optimized for MoS2 multi-layer and RF transistors will be fabrication ...

In military settings, vehicle engine noise can be a source of vulnerability, revealing the location of vital resources to hostile threats. Cancellation of the engine noise is necessary to safeguard many military missions and mitigate enemy threats. This proposal concerns an innovative lightweight thermoacoustic device using thin, flexible, novel materials for active noise cancellation of military ...

Electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) supremacy is vital to the success of the war fighter; spectrum dominance, however, is becoming increasingly more difficult with advances in signal processing algorithms and device technologies. Realistic training environments are essential to properly prepare the war fighter for the non-permissive, congested, contested, and dynamic spectrum that will be encountered ...

A GPS receiver based system with associated antenna array design is proposed to provide continuous information for attitude determination. This system will adapt to GPS jamming, and spoofing threats, to maintain navigation in contested environments. The approach utilizes two dimensional, beam steered arrays which point a minimum of four beams at a priori known satellite locations relative to the ...

The emergence of metal-organic frameworks has presented an untapped potential for solving US Army individual and collective protection issues. The majority of work on MOF synthesis has been done at lab scale, yielding milligram or gram quantities. To test practical devices, scale up of MOF synthesis processes to kilogram quantities is necessary. However, most large commercial suppliers are uninte ...