Press ReleaseCoimbra, 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