Novel nanostructured organosilicon luminophores for ionizing radiation detectors

and organic electronics.

«Luminescent Innovation Тechnologies»

LumInnoTech

Project team

The LumInnoTech Ltd. company was established in 2012.Participants:

― Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Synthetic Polymeric Materials of (ISPM RAS).

― Joint Technology Transfer Office of RAS and RUSNANO ― The key team members.

Staff - 8 people:― 6 people - scientific staff with many years of experience in

large international projects.― 2 people - staff with business competences, experience of

launching startups and successful exits.

The LumInnoTech Ltd. is a participant of the Skolkovo Innovation Centre (cluster of nuclear technology). The company was awarded a minigrant in 2012.

IP: Know-how license, PCT application

The project will be implemented with the participation of Dubna and "Sigma“ Nanocentres

Product

Nanostructured organosilicon luminophores (NOL)

In the organic electronics

Radiation control on nuclear power station

Radiation control at the boarders

In medicine: X-ray detectors

high-energy physics, space research

personal radiation detectors

Organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs, OFETs) and IC

Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and displays

Organic photovoltaics (solar cells & photodetectors)

Applications

In the ionizing radiation detectors

Advantages

Drawback of currently available ionizing radiation detectors

How Project products compensate for this drawbacks

Low sensitivity and energy resolution of ionizing radiation detectors

―Up to 50% higher sensitivity;―Up to 10% higher energy resolution.

Scintillation efficiency of plastic scintillator is limited at 45-65% relative to anthracene standard (100%).

Higher scintillation efficiency – up to 120% relative to anthracene standard.

High flash duration High-speed performance – quicker than all available ionizing radiation detectors

No spectral shifts for ionizing radiation detectors based on inerting gases available

Available efficient spectral shifts for ionizing radiation detectors based on inerting gases and silicone photodetectors on SiPM.

Available detectors on plastic scintillators consume a lot of material. High mass and size of detectors.

Material consumption lowed by 30%; decreased mass and dimensions.Any forms and configurations of detectors available; project luminophores can be used in detectors of any shape and size. Large detectors can be created.

Operating time is not high. Endurance up to 2 times higher (if long wavelength NOL are used in photodetectors)

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The project team was the first to propose the usage of nanostructured organosilicon luminophores in plastic scintillators.

Patent RU 2380726 (2010)

Existing classical polymeric scintillators

Scintillation efficiency relative to anthracene standard

45 - 68%

Scintillator flash duration more than 2,4 - 2,6 ns

New scintillator with nanostructured luminophores (NOL):

Scintillation efficiency relative to anthracene standard

90 - 130%

Scintillator flash duration 1.7 - 1.8 ns

Financial plan

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Sales volume of the project product

0 M$ 0,23 M$ 1 M$ 1,5 M$ 1,5 M$ 1,5 M$

Profit of the project company

-0,1 M$ - 0,17 M$ 0,4 M$ 0,7 M$ 0,7 M$ 0,7 M$

Financial parameter

at exit point

Indicator Unit Value

Project duration years 6Discount rate % 30%Project NPV (excl. sale of company) M$ 0,5IRR (excl. sale of company) % 110%Discounted payback period years 2,61Payback period years 2,35PI (excl. sale of company) 3,11

Accumulated cash at exit point M$ 2

Investment $1,4 Million USD

Funding needed to complete the project: ОPEX – $0, 3 Mln. USD• CJS «IINC»: $1,1 Mln. USD• Investor and Skolkovo Fund: ОPEX - $0,3 Mln. USD

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