OpportunityTitle: Special Program Announcement for 2012 Office of Naval Research  Research Opportunity: Basic Research Challenge: Carbon Molecular Electronics
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: See ONRBAA12-001 for Eligibility Information
Description: The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals on carbon-based molecular electronics. The objective of this Basic Research Challenge (BRC) program is to encourage research and innovation in bottom-up chemical synthesis and assembly of carbon, particularly graphene, based electronic devices and circuits with atomic precision and Angstrom resolution. The program will address the challenges and limitations in top-down fabricated graphene nanoelectronic devices, where structures are too large (limited by lithography) and intrinsic graphene properties are often masked by edge roughness and hard to measure. The long term vision of the program is to enable a new kind of molecular electronics &#150; a single giant molecule made of carbon or other related materials that functions as electronic, magnetic or optical devices or circuits. We envision a future when we will build large scale electronic systems in a hierarchical fashion, where nanoscale objects built with atomic precision and up to the size of , say ~ 1 &#956;m, will seamlessly interface with microscale systems, built with top-down lithographic techniques (i.e., top-down meets bottom-up). ***** Applicants shall NOT apply under this Special Notice. Applicants shall apply using the Application Instructions and Package under ONRBAA12-001.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants.gov Questions
GrantorContactText: Jennifer Brown &lt;br/&gt;Contract Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 703-588-2432
CloseDateExplanation: Please see the Special Notice for recommended white paper due dates.  Full proposals should be submitted under ONRBAA12-001 by the recommended date listed.  Full Proposals received after the recommended date will be considered only insofar as agency time and continued availability of funding permit.