On March 5th, 2010 the UNH Wildcats, Whittemore School of Business, New Hampshire Division of Economic Development and Public Service of New Hampshire hosted a unique afternoon workshop at UNH aimed at building teams, developing effective leaders and stimulating innovation. The "Wild for Innovation" workshop was developed specifically for New Hampshire business leaders and their teams, and included presentations like this one, on nanotechnology research at UNH and science in support of next-gen consumer products, by Glen Miller.

1. Nanotechnology at UNH:
Innovative Science In Support of Next
Generation Consumer Products
Glen P. Miller
Department of Chemistry and Materials Science Program
University of New Hampshire
Wild For Innovation
Friday, March 5, 2010

2. S
S
I
polymer
Active Layer
(PCBM + P3HT)
Al
Solar light
I
polymer
Active Layer
(PCBM + P3HT)
Al
Solar light
Application Road Map
Nanoelements
Thrust I
Acenes
Funct.
Fullerenes
Funct. CNTs
& Graphene
Nanocups &
Nanorings
OFETs,
OLEDs
Organic
Photovoltaics
Nanotemplates
Flexible
Electronics
Polymer
composites,
EMI Shielding
Interconnects
Structural &
Electronic Mat’s
Cyclacenes &
Uniform SWNTs

3. An Example:
Carbon Nanotube Memory Chip
2
ON state
OFF state
In principle… In reality…
Related Applications: SWNT Switches, Sensors, Transistor Arrays

4. Q: How Can We Achieve
Addressable Sites Based on 1
CNT (required to make highest
density memory chips)
A: Chemical Functionalization

5. Initial Result: Hydrogenation of C60
Buckminsterfullerene
Work Performed at UNH for
Collaborators at Northrup Grumman

6. Northrup Grumman Wanted a Faster,
Scalable Process
Innovation: Use Microwave Reactor 
Reduce Total Reaction Time to 5 minutes

7. Before Hydrogenation After Hydrogenation
Innovation: Apply Same Chemistry to
SWNTs  Highly Dispersed Species

8. 30 Seconds 5 Minutes
1 Hour 2 Days
Functionalized SWNTs Stay Well
Dispersed Without Added Surfactant
H-SWNTs
H-SWNTs
H-SWNTs
H-SWNTs
SWNTs SWNTs
SWNTs SWNTs

9. Carbon Nanotube Memory Chip
2
ON state
OFF state
In principle… In reality…
Related Applications: SWNT Switches, Sensors, Transistor Arrays

10. Carbon nanotubes assembled from solution
Nanomanufacturing with Templates

11. S
S
I
polymer
Active Layer
(PCBM + P3HT)
Al
Solar light
I
polymer
Active Layer
(PCBM + P3HT)
Al
Solar light
Application Road Map
Nanoelements
Thrust I
Acenes
Funct.
Fullerenes
Funct. CNTs
& Graphene
Nanocups &
Nanorings
OFETs,
OLEDs
Organic
Photovoltaics
Nanotemplates
Flexible
Electronics
Polymer
composites,
EMI Shielding
Interconnects
Structural &
Electronic Mat’s
Cyclacenes &
Uniform SWNTs