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
RENEWABLE ENERGY
SENSORS
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
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)
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
SEMICONDUCTOR
BATTERIES & FUEL CELLS
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
AEROSPACE
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)
ELECTRONIC PACKAGING
radome coatings
tribological coatings
Thermal Barrier Coatings
IR multi-function coatings
high break-down/low leakage current dielectrics
hermetic sealing multilayers (both high and low temperature applications)
cermet coatings
environmental barrier coatings
MEDICAL & BIOTECH
stent coatings
catheter coatings
diagnostic optical fibers
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