WE SOLVE HARD PROBLEMS
WITH NANOTECHNOLOGY
Applied Nanotech scientists and engineers work to create innovations and develop new products that meet your business needs.
HARNESS THE POWER OF NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR YOUR BUSINESS
We deal in the science of the infinitely small to make products perform faster, smarter, stronger, and cleaner to make everyday life better for people and the planet.
The products and innovations that come out of our labs are transforming the way we live, work, and play.
Applied Nanotech, Inc. (ANI) is a Woman-Owned Small Business and proudly supports a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.
50+
Patents
30+
Years of Innovation
2009
Won the R&D 100 Award for our thermal management applications
2010
Won the R&D 100 Award for our copper ink
2019
Won the R&D 100 Award for our thermal management applications
PRINTED ELECTRONICS
High-performance, low-cost inks and pastes for the printed electronics industry.
We develop formulations for:
Conductive metal (Cu, Ag, Ni, CuNi alloy and other metals and metal alloys)
Dielectric applications
Flexible circuits on polymer substrates
Copper ink recognized with R&D 100 Award
Al
Aluminum Ink + Paste
Formulated for non-contact printing
Ideal for spray and aerosolized jet printing
Designed for silicon water-based photovoltaic applications
Low contact resistivity on silicon
Forms highly uniform back surface field (BSF) layer
Lead and cadmium free
Ag
Silver Ink + Paste
Suitable for drop on demand printing
Prints highly conductive lines and patterns
Used in the printed electronics industry
Ag-IJ10 ink can be thermally sintered at low temperatures on PET and special papers
Cu
Copper Ink + Paste
For use in printing highly conductive lines and patterns
Low-cost alternative to silver and gold-based inks
Rapid cure at room temperature using photosintering
Easy to integrate into high-volume production lines
Formulations for various printing platforms, including ink jet, aerosol jet and screen printing
Ni
Nickel Ink + Paste
For the printed electronics and solar industry
Can be printed and sintered on silicon any polyamide
Formulations for various printing platforms, including ink jet, aerosol jet and screen printing
Available as ink or paste
CuNi
Copper Nickel Alloy Ink
For use printing lines and patterns for printed resistors, strain gauges, thermopiles, and thermocouple applications
Optimized for aerosol jet printing
Can be printed and cured to form conductive patterns on silicon, ceramics, and Kapton
Alloy particle size ranges from 20-40nm
Available as ink or paste
GRAPHENE FILMS + FOILS
We offer carbon films and foils based on high-strength graphene. Free-standing foils are available made with 100% graphene or with carbon nanotube enhanced graphene (CNT + graphene mixture) for added strength and stiffness. These applications are used on critical components for machines used in medical imaging (such as PET scans).
Features:
Long lifetime (exceeding 7,500 µA-hr)
Custom sizes (up to 26cm diameter)
Competitive pricing
Electrical resistance
Superior thermal conductivity
Foil mounting options (bare foils, cut to size, mounted on frames)
High mechanical strength
Ideal for:
Stripper foil
Radiation windows
Gas-cell windows
X-ray windows
Ion-beam windows
Thermal management applications
ISOTOPE TARGETS
We have the ability to create incredibly thin target formats from rhenium, hafnium, tungsten, bismuth, chromium, and more with near 100% material efficiency of incorporating isotopes into the carbon matrix.
Works easily for:
Metals
Oxides
Carbides
Benefits:
Creating thin targets from otherwise difficult materials
Very little waste of target material
Deliver targets that incorporate nanoparticles of target materials in a carbon foil matrix
Foils can be used as substrate for plating or depositing isotopes on the surface of foils
SENSORS
Our methane and hydrogen gas sensors have adjustable sensitivity levels while our ion mobility technology can measure trace levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the air and other environments.
Our sensors:
Methane and hydrogen gas sensors have sensitivity ranging from .1% to 100%
Methane detector passed UL 1484 certification
Applications:
Residential safety detector
Fast response to methane and hydrogen
Broad industrial monitoring applications
RESEARCH SERVICES
Edge out your competition with the small details that add up. We offer a total solution by providing not only the ink and paste materials, but also R&D prototyping services. We can inkjet and screen print our ink and paste materials on a variety of substrates for many applications. We provide thermal and photo-sintering capabilities.
Please use the contact form to reach out about your early-stage development needs.