Recent progress and perspectives of space electric propulsion systems based on smart nanomaterials

I. Levchenko; S. Xu; G. Teel; D. Mariotti; M. L.R. Walker; M. Keidar

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02269-7

Recent progress and perspectives of space electric propulsion systems based on smart nanomaterials

I. Levchenko^*
, S. Xu
, G. Teel
, D. Mariotti
, M. L.R. Walker
, M. Keidar

^*Corresponding author for this work

Design, Manufacturing And Engineering Management

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Abstract

Drastic miniaturization of electronics and ingression of next-generation nanomaterials into space technology have provoked a renaissance in interplanetary flights and near-Earth space exploration using small unmanned satellites and systems. As the next stage, the NASA's 2015 Nanotechnology Roadmap initiative called for new design paradigms that integrate nanotechnology and conceptually new materials to build advanced, deep-space-capable, adaptive spacecraft. This review examines the cutting edge and discusses the opportunities for integration of nanomaterials into the most advanced types of electric propulsion devices that take advantage of their unique features and boost their efficiency and service life. Finally, we propose a concept of an adaptive thruster.

Original language	English
Article number	879
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02269-7
Publication status	Published - 28 Feb 2018

Funding

This work was supported by EDB (OSTIn), National Research Foundation, Singapore, and by the Australian Research Council. Work at GWU was sponsored in part by AFOSR grant and GW Institute for Nanotechnology. I.L. acknowledges support from the School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology.

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nanomaterials
space technology
electric propulsion devices

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