GENERAL "PRODUCT AND SECTOR" SERVICE AREAS

 
When it comes to expediently solving complex, thin film materials problems, breadth of experience and track record matter.  Helicon's primary business has been, from its beginnings, thin film process development; therefore, we have generated know-how over a great many applications and product development cycles in a diverse range of sectors that utilize thin film coatings.  Some specific non-confidential application cases and processes are also explained in links below.


APPLICATIONS THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED THIN FILM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR, BY SECTOR: 


 OPTICAL MATERIALS 
  • high-rate A.R. coatings and use in novel applications
  • low-loss Bragg reflectors and filters
  • plasmonic devices  
  • doped glasses
  • optically active garnets
  • lithium niobate and other non-linear optical materials
  • optical fiber coatings
 SEMICONDUCTOR
  • semiconductor/electronic package-level dielectric coatings
  • semiconductor/electronic package-level seal coatings
  • high-temperature reactor coatings
  • high-band-width interconnect coatings 
  • interconnect coating architectures
  • non-volatile memory multilayers
ELECTRONIC PACKAGING
  • high break-down/low leakage current dielectrics
  • hermetic sealing multilayers (both high and low temperature applications)
  • cermet coatings
  • environmental barrier coatings

           RENEWABLE ENERGY
          • High-temperature solar (molten salt compatible)
          • Mid-temperature solar (for >200C)
          • Low-temperature solar 
          • High-concentration solar photovoltaics
          • multi-junction photovoltaic packaging
          • High-reliability reflector multi-layers
          • High-reliability, low-emissivity multilayer absorbers 
          • metal-metalloid thermoelectric materials
          • batteries&fuel cells (see below)
          AEROSPACE
          • radome coatings
          • tribological coatings
          • Thermal Barrier Coatings
          • IR multi-function coatings 
            MEDICAL & BIOTECH
          • stent coatings
          • catheter coatings
          • diagnostic optical fibers
          SENSORS
          • specialty fiber coatings
          • micro-tubular sensors
          • surface plasmon resonance devices
          • capacitance sensors
          • specialty RTD's
          • liquid crystal sensors
          • electrolyzer/electrolytic gas sensors
          • optical sensor coatings
          • piezoelectric films
          • ceramic packaging
           BATTERIES & FUEL CELLS
          • Li-S battery development
          • Large-scale Solid Electrolyte and separator layers
          • High-temperature fuel cells
          • solid-oxide electrolytes
          • anti-corrosion coatings
          • Interconnect coatings
          • catalytic coatings (both anode and cathode side)

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