Scientific Achievement
Successfully fabricated high-performance barrier materials composed of >200 stacked nanosheets (125 nm in sheet thickness) with defect density < 0.056 µm-1 and ~ 98% efficiency in controlling the defect type.
Significance and Impact
The nanocomposite coatings exhibit high-performance barrier properties against volatile organic compounds, water, and oxygen for use as packaging, as well as against electrons for use as dielectric capacitors.
Research Details
- Understand entropy-driven self-assembly to achieve formulation flexibility
- Quantitatively understand the nanosheet growth
- Established a micro first then nano approach to synthesize nanocomposites
