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Abrasion-Resistant, Electrically Conductive Transparent Coatings for…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Navy 		Award ID:
59785 		Program Year/Program:
2004 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
N022-0479 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
NanoSonic, Inc.
158 Wheatland Drive Pembroke, VA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2004
Title: Abrasion-Resistant, Electrically Conductive Transparent Coatings for Polycarbonate
Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY
Contract: N68335-04-C-0090
Award Amount: $749,999.00
 

Abstract:

The objective of this Navy Phase II program is to optimize the electrical conductivity, uniformity, transmission, chemical and abrasion resistance of transparency coatings developed during Phase I. NanoSonic will collaborate with a leading Aeronautics corporation and transparency supplier to upscale and commercialize such coatings. Well defined monodisperse metal nanoparticles will self assembled to generate homogenous electrically conductive coatings on current aircraft transparencies (polycarbonate). Advantages of molecular self-assembly processing over current thin film coating techniques include precise control over thickness on substrates of all shapes and sizes, synthesis at room temperature and pressure, and the ability to functionally grade material properties through the coating thickness using a single fabrication procedure. NanoSonic will work with several universities to test the shielding, thermal and mechanical properties of the low observable hard coatings. Current prototypes offer electrical resistivity values of 0.1 to 1000 Ohm; and will be optimized to maximize transmission. Dense, self assembled films with transmission > 80% at visible wavelengths will be obtained by strategic control over the size and organization of NanoSonic's metal nanoparticles. An electrostatically dissipative weatherable layer will serve as the final step in the self assembly process to offer haze of < 3% and superior chemical resistance.

Principal Investigator:

Jennifer Hoyt Lalli
Research Scientist-Group
5409531785
jlalli@nanosonic.com

Business Contact:

Richard O. Claus
President
5409531785
roclaus@nanosonic.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

NANOSONIC, INC.
P.O. Box 618 Christiansburg, VA 24068

EIN/Tax ID: 541877635
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No