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20" @ 2,000 rpm. "no load" ??? Um, then you don't need a bearing...
Are you trying to hang something in the center of the wheel, or hold something near the outside, OD or ID, in side or outside, is wheel attached from one side, do you have access to the center of the wheel, can this thing be ugly or is it aesthetic, does it have to survive tire chains and ice build up in the winter, how about running into curbs when parking? Does the wheel steer? How will you attach this to the rim?
You'll find that, in general, wheels and most rotating things have bearings near the center at the smallest diameter possible for VERY good reasons that will not change with new materials.
Now, if you were to build a linear motor wrapped around the rim, that would be interesting, but very difficult to weatherproof.