SBIR Phase II: Low-Cost and Green Deposition of Multifunctional Oxide Films

小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第二阶段项目的广泛影响/商业潜力可能会对发光二极管(LED)和其他光电子领域产生非常重要的影响。该项目旨在开发一种基于溶液的技术，用于沉积用于LED和其他光电子器件的透明导电氧化锌(ZnO)层。这种氧化锌沉积技术有可能为目前使用的物理气相沉积氧化铟锡(PVD-ITO)层提供一种成本更低、性能更高的替代方案。这项技术可能会在几年内实现LED制造的商业化。照明是现代世界能源的主要用途之一，采用高效LED照明有可能显著降低照明能源需求。通过降低制造成本和提高性能，该项目开发的技术可以帮助提高LED的采用率和节能效果。从长远来看，这项技术还可能用于降低制造成本和提高太阳能电池的性能，影响清洁能源的供应和需求。这项小型企业创新研究第二阶段项目旨在将一项解决透明导电氧化物(TCO)薄膜性能和成本问题的技术商业化，特别是用于发光二极管(LED)和其他基于氮化镓的光电子产品。这项建议旨在将一种基于溶液的沉积氧化锌(ZnO)基TCO薄膜的方法带到具有商业竞争力的点，长期目标是提供比目前的沉积方法和TCO材料显著更低的材料、能源和资本设备成本。提案中采取的办法依赖于众所周知的表征技术，作为确定成功与否的方法，以及来自设备制造商的直接反馈。小型企业得到了与渴望支持这项技术发展的设备制造商的战略合作伙伴关系的支持和验证。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project could be very significant for the field of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and other optoelectronics. This project is aimed at developing a solution based technology for depositing transparent conductive zinc oxide (ZnO) layers for use in LEDs and other optoelectronic devices. This ZnO deposition technology has potential to provide a lower cost and higher performance alternative to the physical vapor deposited indium tin oxide (PVD-ITO) layers that are currently used. The technology could be commercialized for LED manufacturing in only a few years. Lighting is one of the modern world's primary usages of energy and the adoption of high efficiency LED lighting has potential to significantly reduce lighting energy demand. By lowering manufacturing cost and improving performance, the technology developed in this project can help increase LED adoption and energy savings. In the longer term, this technology may also be used to lower manufacturing cost and improve performance of solar cells, impacting clean energy supply as well as demand.This Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project is aimed at commercializing a technology which addresses the problem of Transparent Conductive Oxide (TCO) film performance and cost, in particular for light emitting diodes (LEDs) and other Gallium Nitride based optoelectronics. This proposal aims to bring a solution based method for depositing Zinc Oxide (ZnO) based TCO films to the point of commercial competiveness, with the longer term goal of providing significantly lower materials, energy, and capital equipment costs than current deposition methods and TCO materials. The approach being taken in the proposal relies on well understood characterization techniques as methods of determining successfulness as well as direct feedback from device manufacturers. The small business has the support and validation of strategic partnerships with device manufacturers eager to support this development of this technology.