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Technology Innovation Controlled-Morphology Metal-Oxides • Manufacturing: ORNL coating technology is superior to current commercial practices in terms of scalability, low-cost capital investment, (e.g., PVD, CVD, sol-gel) • Controlled Nanoparticle Shape: ORNL process has distinct economic and manufacturing advantages over existing technologies to control shape and morphology (e.g., Photolithography, Microfludic Synthesis, and Molding) Metal oxide nanotechnology is applied to almost all areas of the society Displays Lighting Solar energy Bio-imaging Environmentally friendly way of making low cost technologically important materials 2 Low cost controlled morphology metal oxides for multifunctional coatings Green Nanotechnology Controllable Morphology Decrease in ITO precursor Green Scalable ITO CNF in Low cost precursor water ITO: indium tin oxide; CNF: cellulose nanofibrils CNF Metal ion Comparable properties to PVD coating Versatility Zinc oxide nanoparticles 80% transparency Low resistance 150 Ω/□ Novel Process ORNL’S Technology: A Cleaner, Cheaper Way to Make Metal-oxides particles and films Controlled Remove Heat Morphology water Metal ion conjugation CNF Film with controllable to CNF in water density and 3D Sintered (2 mins) distribution of metal ions Particles - Cellulose Nanofibrils (CNF) - Metal cation Clean Technology Cost Effective Transformational 4 Current Practice Vacuum Required Physical Vapor D Limited Target Size e Deposition c r e High Cost and Poor a Stability s e i n Improved Scalability c o Metal Oxide s t Chemical Vapor Hazardous byproducts / I Film Deposition (CO, H2) n c Fabrication r e High Cost a s e i n Nanoparticle Sintering s c a l Solid State Excellent Scalability a Sintering b i l i t Low Cost y 5 Intellectual Property • Patent Application No. 14/551,460 filed on Nov 24, 2014; US Patent No.: 9,340,461 granted 05/17/2016. • Patent Cooperation Treaty - PCT/US15/61459 6
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