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Air-Stable Cathodes for Aircraft OLED Displays
Award last edited on: 5/27/2008

Sponsored Program
STTR
Awarding Agency
DOD : Navy
Total Award Amount
$599,998
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
N05-T003
Principal Investigator
Felipe Chibante

Company Information

NanoTex Corporation (AKA: Bucky USA)

9402 Alberene Drive
Houston , TX 77074
   (713) 777-6266
   fchibante@ntxcorp.com
   www.ntxcorp.com

Research Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Phase I

Contract Number: N00014-05-M-0230
Start Date: 8/1/2005    Completed: 5/31/2006
Phase I year
2005
Phase I Amount
$99,999
NanoTex Corp. proposes to use metallic carbon nanotubes combined with conductive surfactant polymer developed at LBNL to develop air-stable, solvent processible cathodes for OLED-based display used in cockpits. This eliminates the current need for hermetic packaging protecting the device from water and air and reduces manufacturing costs. As an efficient conductors, nanotubes enhance electron injection giving brighter emission, while increasing the robustness of the device.

Keywords:
Oled, Nanotube, Air-Stable, Efficient

Phase II

Contract Number: N68335-07-C-0101
Start Date: 1/11/2007    Completed: 7/11/2007
Phase II year
2007
Phase II Amount
$499,999
Our goal of this Phase II STTR is to commercialize a platform technology of non-metallic cathodes, named polyCath, to replace air/moisture sensitive metal cathodes. These metals require a rigorous barrier encapsulation to assure device operation and longevity and require vacuum processing. Encapsulation is a major obstacle to reliable, long-lived and low-cost OLED based displays.

Keywords:
Display, Oled, Nanotube, Conductive Films, Cathodes