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)