Development opportunities
Surrey NanoSystems, a joint venture between Surrey University’s Advanced Technology Institute and CEVP Ltd, a manufacturer of thin film tools, is building its third NanoGrowth system for fabricating carbon nanotube structures, and is ready to advise companies on the development of commercial applications of the technology.
The company says its technology offers a high degree of precision and repeatability and the ability to grow materials at low temperatures that are compatible with commercial semiconductor processes.
Chief Scientist Guan Yow Chen says, “At this early stage in the cycle for applying new carbon nanotube materials commercially, the requirement for a stable platform capable of prototyping and fabricating structures repeatably is critical.”
Surrey NanoSystems’ tool design provides this capability, and also allows configurations to be built to serve individual development projects. Users can automatically control all aspect of nanomaterial synthesis, from catalyst generation to final material processing.
The company’s first tool is NanoGrowth 1000n, which comes with both chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and plasma-enhanced CVD processing capability.
Surrey NanoSystems focuses on providing production platforms for applying carbon nanotubes and other nanowires, including as a replacement for the conventional metals used in the fabrication of silicon chips.
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