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N161-012	Next Generation Lithium-ion (Li-ion) Batteries (NGLB) with Novel High Energy Anode Architectures
January 5,2016

N161-012 Next Generation Lithium-ion (Li-ion) Batteries (NGLB) with Novel High Energy Anode Architectures

  • Release Date:12-11-2015
  • Open Date:01-11-2016
  • Due Date:02-17-2016
  • Close Date:02-17-2016

Develop Next Generation Lithium-Ion Batteries with Novel High Energy Anode Architecture

AF161-122	  Novel Moderate Temperature Polymeric Absorbing Material
January 5,2016

AF161-122 Novel Moderate Temperature Polymeric Absorbing Material

  • Release Date:12-11-2015
  • Open Date:01-11-2016
  • Due Date:02-17-2016
  • Close Date:02-17-2016

Formulate and characterize a novel moderate temperature (upper-bound temperature = 650 degrees F) spray-applied polymeric, absorbing material for hot engine exhaust washed environments.

AF161-127	 Chromium-Free Flexible Primer
January 5,2016

AF161-127 Chromium-Free Flexible Primer

  • Release Date:12-11-2015
  • Open Date:01-11-2016
  • Due Date:02-17-2016
  • Close Date:02-17-2016

Develop replacement for high Volatile Organic Compound (VOC), chromium-containing polysulfide flexible aerospace primer.

AF161-120  Development of a High-Temperature Bond Coat for Environmental Barrier Coatings on SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs)
January 5,2016

AF161-120 Development of a High-Temperature Bond Coat for Environmental Barrier Coatings on SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs)

  • Release Date:12-11-2015
  • Open Date:01-11-2016
  • Due Date:02-17-2016
  • Close Date:02-17-2016

Demonstrate bond-coat for environmental barrier coatings (EBC) on silicon carbide fiber-reinforced silicon carbide matrix composites (CMC) that can protect substrate in a combustion environment while maintaining 2700 degrees F at EBC-CMC interface.

AF161-097	  Novel High Transmittance Curved Surface Laser Eye and Sensor Protection
January 5,2016

AF161-097 Novel High Transmittance Curved Surface Laser Eye and Sensor Protection

  • Release Date:12-11-2015
  • Open Date:01-11-2016
  • Due Date:02-17-2016
  • Close Date:02-17-2016

Demonstrate new high transmittance protection technology for large-area, curved and complex-shaped visors and optics. This topic is focused on developing laser and HPM solutions other than dyes and dielectric reflective coatings currently in use.

AF161-089	  Development of Flat Lens Technology
January 5,2016

AF161-089 Development of Flat Lens Technology

  • Release Date:12-11-2015
  • Open Date:01-11-2016
  • Due Date:02-17-2016
  • Close Date:02-17-2016

Develop an ultra thin, flat lens that will focus light in the visible region, without the discontinuities imparted by a Fresnel lens

AF161-005	  Heterogeneous Porous Media for Thermal Transport Mitigation in Hypersonics
January 5,2016

AF161-005 Heterogeneous Porous Media for Thermal Transport Mitigation in Hypersonics

  • Release Date:12-11-2015
  • Open Date:01-11-2016
  • Due Date:02-17-2016
  • Close Date:02-17-2016

Design and develop thermal insulators containing thermal radiation inhibitors for reusable application at temperature exposures exceeding 1650K over one hour, and highest possible heat load configuration that is pertinent of hypersonic platforms.

A16-083	Laser Protection for Day Cameras
January 5,2016

A16-083 Laser Protection for Day Cameras

  • Release Date:12-11-2015
  • Open Date:01-11-2016
  • Due Date:02-17-2016
  • Close Date:02-17-2016

Develop technology approaches to protect vehicle vision system day cameras from being damaged significantly by pulsed lasers with wavelengths in the visible spectrum.

A16-039	Thin Film High-k Dielectric Semiconductor Materials Development for IRFPAs
January 5,2016

A16-039 Thin Film High-k Dielectric Semiconductor Materials Development for IRFPAs

  • Release Date:12-11-2015
  • Open Date:01-11-2016
  • Due Date:02-17-2016
  • Close Date:02-17-2016

The goal is to develop a semiconductor material that exhibits properties of high k dielectric constant over a wide operating temperature range, low leakage current, high breakdown voltage, and provide very low 1/f noise and RTS noise characteristics for Readout Integrated Circuit (ROIC) capacitor implementation. In addition, the material should also be of good producibility, good reliability, and compatible with the current readout fabrication technology.

A16-020 Low-Loss Commercial Deposition Technology for Thick Ferrites and Ferrite/Insulator Films on Printed Circuit Boards
January 5,2016

A16-020 Low-Loss Commercial Deposition Technology for Thick Ferrites and Ferrite/Insulator Films on Printed Circuit Boards

  • Release Date:12-11-2015
  • Open Date:01-11-2016
  • Due Date:02-17-2016
  • Close Date:02-17-2016

The goal of the research is to develop a low-temperature spin spray deposition of low-loss, high quality nanocrystalline ferrite films and thick ferrite/insulator layers for non-reciprocal and tunable RF device circuits integrated on large scale printed circuit board (PCB) panels.