the structure of carbon nanomaterials as it enables virtually all variations

Firefly LED Lighting is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and the bulbs are manufactured in the United States. “Firefly LEDs are designed for high-speed manufacture while most other LED products are hand-built in China,” said Barcik. “Firefly combined new ideas with ideas from the semiconductor, electronics, and automotive industries to create a process that will use automation to build these lamps efficiently, effectively, and rapidly in the U.S.A.”

The order was placed in the first quarter of 2012 and the system will be delivered in the third quarter of 2012. AIXTRON’s local support team will install and commission the deposition system at the Institute’s state-of-the-art cleanroom facility.

“We are looking forward to taking delivery of the new system, which will significantly enhance our ability to controlled synthesize carbon nanotubes with special conductivity and chirality of high-quality graphene films,” Prof. Cheng, Head of the Advanced Carbon Lab at IMR, comments. “AIXTRON’s BM system has a very good reputation due to its reliability, flexibility and processing capabilities. We are confident that it will enable us to produce high-quality carbon nanotubes and graphene with excellent structural characteristics and reproducibility. The BM system is easy to operate and maintain, and we know we can call on the expertise of the local AIXTRON team at any time for process and system support.”

AIXTRON's BM systems offer a turnkey solution for carbon nanotube and graphene production. The system can operate in both thermal CVD and plasma-enhanced CVD modes, which is extremely important for controlling the structure of carbon nanomaterials as it enables virtually all variations and morphologies of carbon nanotubes, and graphene to be produced.