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Few advances
have taken place since the discovery of the chemical vapor
deposition process in carbon nano technology. While continued
refinements have been made, industry still relies on an archaic
process that by its very definition uses expensive and sensitive
catalysts for production.
Phoenix
NanoSystems uses a new proprietary solid state production method, resulting in greater consistency and repeatability
from batch to batch. Meaning production tolerances of a few
nanometers in diameter and
less than 0.1 micron length are deliverable. These
numbers represent a quantum leap forward in the delivery quality
of products to the customer.
The result
are products that allow the researcher to purchase materials
from different dates and lots without having to worry if the new
material will perform identically to the last.
Perhaps the
greatest limiting factor to the advancement of carbon nano
technologies is the poor consistency of commercially available
material. Currently, researchers are mislead by high purity
claims of manufactures. Compounding this issue, the typical end
user’s processes and designs cannot tolerate catalyst contents
of a few percent.
In the fuel cell
industry, shifts away from carbon nanotubes are under way. It
was found that a few percent of catalyst particles lead to
oxidation, effectively poisoning the cell and therefore reducing
capacity. Similarly, the lithium ion battery industry realizes
the benefits of the use of carbon nanotubes. It has been
discovered a few weight percent addition of carbon nanotubes to
the carbon electrodes in a battery significantly increase the
batteries performance. However, a small amount of catalyst
impurities may negate the performance gains.
Phoenix
NanoSystems utilizes a catalyst free growth
process. That means purities of 99.99%+ are achievable
without expensive post processing! That means no “ghost”
electrochemistry and more consistent electrical properties.
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