Apr 9 2009
Brewer Science was honored at the Printed Electronics Europe 2009 Conference with the IDTechEX Academic R&D Award for printed carbon nanotube transistors. Brewer Science, a leader in the manufacture of high-purity, surfactant-free carbon nanotube solutions, received this recognition for work done in partnership with the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and Optomec.
The 2009 IDTechEX Academic R&D Award acknowledges the demonstration of thinfilm transistors (TFTs) with operating frequencies exceeding 5 GHz built from single-walled carbon nanotube ink from Brewer Science, printed using Optomec’s Aerosol Jet® equipment.
“Although our technical achievement is significant enough to garner an academic award, the work was done with materials and equipment that are at production scale,” says Brewer Science lead scientist Dr. Wu-Sheng Shih. “In addition to the cost reduction from avoiding lithography, the fact that the deposition is near room temperature opens the door to many inexpensive and flexible substrates. The barriers to using carbon nanotubes in flexible electronics are falling, and we are happy to be part of that process.”
The Brewer Science CNTRENE™ line of carbon nanotube solutions is used in the development and manufacture of next-generation microelectronic devices. These materials can also support the manufacture of TFTs, sensors, solar cells, and transparent conducting applications.