STTR PHASE I: Laser Vapor Deposition for thin film functional polymers and nanocomposites

小型企业技术转移研究(STTR)第一阶段项目将展示激光气相沉积(LVD)的商业潜力，LVD是一种用于沉积电子聚合物和纳米材料功能薄膜的创新技术。在LVD过程中，有机或聚合物目标的共振红外激光激发产生可沉积的完整材料的蒸气。LVDTM已被证明适用于许多不同的聚合物，基本上是一种低温过程，并保留了聚合物和有机小分子的功能。此外，LVD还可用于制造包含生物材料和纳米复合材料的新型薄膜器件。如果成功，该项目的结果将对有机光电子器件的缩减实践和大规模生产产生重大影响。根据美国能源部的数据，白光OLED等固态照明产品的广泛采用可以使美国的照明用电量减少29%，为美国家庭节省约1250亿美元。它还将减少美国对外国石油的依赖，减少温室气体排放，拯救环境。此外，LVD将加快有机电子产品向消费领域的渗透，并创造新的应用，如柔性显示器。

The Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Phase I project will demonstrate the commercial potential of laser vapor deposition (LVD), an innovative technology for depositing functional thin films of electronic polymers and nanomaterials. In the LVD process, resonant infrared laser excitation of organic or polymer targets produces a vapor of intact material that can be deposited. LVDTM has been demonstrated for many different polymers, is fundamentally a low-temperature process, and preserves the functionality of polymers and small organic molecules. Furthermore, LVD can be used to fabricate new categories of thin-film devices incorporating biomaterials and nanocomposites. If successful, the outcome of this project will have a significant impact on the reduction to practice and the mass production of organic opto-electronics devices. Widespread adoption of solid-state lighting product such as white-light OLEDs could cut the US consumption of electricity for lighting by 29%, saving the nation's households about $125 billion in the process, according to the US Department of Energy. It would also reduce America's dependence on foreign oil and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, saving the environment. Furthermore, the LVD will accelerate the penetration of organic electronics into the consumer space and create new applications such as flexible displays.