Note that since we very recently had a program review in June, only a short time has passed between that review and this reporting term.  Thus, the reports are much more abbreviated than usual. Also note that new projects starting in June 2016 will have had little opportunity for making research progress and largely restate the program objectives and timeline, but are included for thoroughness.

Projects ended June 2016:

1. 2014_2 Utilization of ALD Coating Process Technology in MLCC Capacitors Production for High Performance Dielectrics; Clive A. Randall
2. 2014_7 New Approaches for Structural Characterization of Films and Polycrystals: in situ X-ray Diffraction During Field Application; Jacob Jones
3. 2014_8 Novel Multilayer Polymer Laminates for High Energy Density and Low Loss Dielectrics;Mike Lanagan and Zoubeida Ounaies
4. 2014_9 Polymer-Matrix Structured-Composites with Dispersed High-K Fillers; Evangelos Manias – Report Will Be Posted Soon
5. 2014_13 Development of DLTS as an Analytical Tool for Pre-breakdown in a Variety of Capacitive Materials and Structures; Clive A. Randall

All Ended Projects Zip File

Ongoing project in 2015-2017 cycle:

1. 2015_1 Mechanical Reliability of PZT MEMS; Susan Trolier-McKinstry and Thomas Jackson
2. 2015_2 Understanding the Design and Low Partial Pressure Processing of Antiferroelectric Dielectrics for Power Electronic Capacitors; Clive Randall
3. 2015_3 Correlating local chemistry, strain and polarization at the atomic scale via state-of-the-art aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy; James LeBeau
4. 2015_4 Ultra-low Temperature Synthesis of Dielectric Oxides; Jon-Paul Maria and Elizabeth Dickey
5. 2015_5 Rayleigh Study of NKN based Lead Free Materials: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Contributions; Clive Randall

All Ongoing Projects Zip File

 Projects Started June, 2016 for 2016-2018 funding cycle:

1. 2016_01 Study of Electrochemical Electrode for Design of High Energy Density Pseudocapacitors; Gregory N. Parsons (renewal from 2014_01)
2. 2016_2 Technique Development for Studying Origins of Microcracking; Jacob Jones
3. 2016_3 Search for High Performance Ferroelectrics and Piezoelectrics that can undergo Cold Sintering; Clive Randall – (renewal from 2014_6 Cold Sintering seed project)
4. 2016_04 Links Between Reliability, Imprint and Aging; Susan Trolier-McKinstry (renewal of 2014_04)
5. 2016_05 Probing Electric Fields (seed); Susan Trolier-McKinstry
6. 2016-06 MLD-Modified Organic Films for Advanced Capacitor Applications; Mike Lanagan, Zoubeida Ounaies, Gregory N. Parsons

All New Projects Zip File