STRUCTURED MATERIALS INDUSTRIES, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: In this SBIR program, Structured Materials Industries, Inc. www.structuredmaterials.com (S

STRUCTURED MATERIALS INDUSTRIES, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$80,000
Agency
Department of Defense · Navy
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Solicitation
2013.2
NAICS
Place of performance
NJ
Period
2013-11-15 → 2014-05-14

Description

In this SBIR program, Structured Materials Industries, Inc. www.structuredmaterials.com (SMI) will develop infrared-transparent, electromagnetic shielding coatings that can be applied to electro-optic sensor windows and domes. The coatings will be based on films of indium nitride (InN), deposited by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). InN is a refractory material with known infrared transparency. InN can be readily alloy with gallium nitride (GaN) and/or aluminum nitride (AlN) to create a family of electrically conductive, infrared transparent coating materials. InN and these related group III nitride materials have already been extensively developed for electro-optic applications. The proposed MOCVD technology can deposit high quality group III nitride coatings, with very low stress and excellent uniformity on 3-dimensional substrates.