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

SBIR第二阶段：多功能氧化膜的低成本绿色沉积

• 批准号: 1556498
• 负责人: Jacob Richardson
• 金额: $ 75万
• 依托单位: Solution Deposition Systems, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-02-01 至 2018-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1556498&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Low; Cost

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.

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）二期项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力可能对发光二极管（led）和其他光电子领域非常重要。该项目旨在开发一种基于解决方案的技术，用于沉积透明导电氧化锌（ZnO）层，用于led和其他光电器件。这种ZnO沉积技术有潜力为目前使用的物理气相沉积氧化铟锡（PVD-ITO）层提供更低成本和更高性能的替代方案。这项技术可以在短短几年内实现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照明有可能显著减少照明能源需求。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增加LED的采用和节能。从长远来看，这项技术还可以用来降低制造成本，提高太阳能电池的性能，影响清洁能源的供应和需求。这个小型企业创新研究二期项目旨在将一项技术商业化，该技术解决了透明导电氧化物（TCO）薄膜的性能和成本问题，特别是发光二极管（led）和其他基于氮化镓的光电子产品。该提案旨在将基于溶液的方法用于沉积氧化锌（ZnO）基TCO薄膜，使其具有商业竞争力，其长期目标是提供比当前沉积方法和TCO材料更低的材料，能源和资本设备成本。提案中采用的方法依赖于充分理解的表征技术作为确定成功的方法，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。