Press Release
Coimbra, Portugal, 01-Sept-2015
Nanostructured Powders for Enhanced Material
Properties in Demanding Ceramic Applications
(hall B1/ stand area 219/320; 325/426; 217/318)
Innovnano (www.innovnano-materials.com) is a specialist
manufacturer of high quality nanostructured zirconia-based
powders and aluminium zinc oxide (AZO) sputter coating
targets. As a subsidiary of CUF, one of the largest
chemical companies in Europe, Innovnano manufactures and
supplies industrial scale quantities of their powders from
a purpose-built production centre in Coimbra, Portugal.
The ability to produce ceramics with an intrinsic
nanostructure can transform their physical and chemical
behaviour. Nanostructured ceramics with smaller grain
sizes show improved structural properties, such as
hardness, flexural strength and resistance to thermal
shock. Through a unique, state-of-the-art manufacturing
technology – Emulsion Detonation Synthesis (EDS) –
Innovnano are able to produce homogeneous nanostructured
powders with an even chemical distribution for guaranteed
high powder performance and consistency.
Innovnano will be exhibiting its AZO sputter coating
targets, which are currently available in 2 and 3 inch
diameters. The raw AZO powder has very small grain sizes
and high reactivity, enabling the production of full
density targets at lower sintering temperatures to
minimise grain growth. The sputtering targets therefore
offer improved thermal and mechanical properties for
creating high performance coatings or films such as
Transparent Conducting Oxides (TCOs), which can be used to
produce highly efficient photovoltaic cells. As such, AZO
offers an effective and lower cost alternative to indium
tin oxide, the current gold standard material for TCOs.
Innovnano will also be exhibiting high quality,
nanostructured Monoclinic Zirconia and other
nanostructured powders. Innnovnano’s Monoclinic Zirconia
is of a very high purity and ideal for application as a
dopant in the production of zirconia filters, for example,
in steel foundries. The presence of nanostructured
zirconia acts as a binder, allowing filters to better
resist physical wear and disintegration from heat, and
therefore improve component lifetime. Innovnano’s other
nanostructured powders, for example 3 mol.% Yttria
Stabilised Zirconia (3YSZ), are ideal for Hot Pressing
(HP) and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) applications.
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Figure captions
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SEM image of Innovnano’s high quality nanostructured ceramic powder
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Schematic representation of Innovnano’s proprietary manufacturing
technology - emulsion detonation synthesis (EDS)
Press contact
Innovnano Advanced Materials S.A., Paul Newbatt, paul.newbatt@innovnano-materials.com
CERAMIC APPLICATIONS, Karin Scharrer, k.scharrer@goeller-verlag.de
ceramitec 2015, hall B1, stand area 219/320; 325/426; 217/318