STRUCTURED MATERIALS INDUSTRIES, INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: S1.04

STRUCTURED MATERIALS INDUSTRIES, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Amount
$125,000
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
S1.04
NAICS
Place of performance
NJ
Period
2014-06-20 → 2014-12-19

Description

In this STTR program, Structured Materials Industries (SMI) and partners propose to develop an electrically contacted zinc magnesium oxide (ZnMgO) nanowire array for highly efficient UV focal plane arrays. The properties of ZnMgO make it a very promising material for optoelectronic devices. In particular, the wide bandgap (3.37 eV) and large exciton binding energy (60 meV), and the ability to fabricate stable, uniform ZnMgO nanowires make the material attractive as a sensor material.