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Research Focus
Combining Nanofilm’s industrial expertise and NTU’s innovative research, the Corp Lab serves as a regional technological and innovation hub for advanced coating technologies and capabilities development. The Corp Lab’s target is to develop technological breakthroughs on advanced coatings and nanofabrication technologies.
The Corp Lab will work on 10 industry-focused projects over 5 years from 2023 to 2028, with research focused on 4 major programme below.
Coating Equipment (CE)
The Coating Equipment programme will concentrate on the development and enhancement of coating equipment technologies to optimise coating processes for superior performance in diverse applications.
Research Focus: new high density uniform plasma sources, high uniformity large area sputtering sources, high temperature high throughput large area coating platforms.
Plasma Technology
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Large Area Deposition
Advanced Materials (AM)
The Advanced Materials programme will explore advanced materials and deposition techniques to enhance the properties and functionalities of coatings, specifically in the semiconductor and biomedical fields. The aim of AM is to accelerate advanced
coating innovation and adoption to boost Singapore’s manufacturing ecosystem.
Research Focus: wear resistive biocompatible coating for various surfaces, ceramic-polymer composites, and copper seed layer for semiconductor wafer fabrication.
Surface Solutions
Coating for Semiconductor
Nanofabrication (NF)
The Nanofabrication programme will focus on the advancement of nanofabrication techniques, particularly in metalens technology, and exploring innovative applications in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).
Research Focus: metalens and diffractive nanostructures for optical sensory and display, nanofabrication and imprint technologies.
Metalens for AR/VR
Diffractive Nanostructures
Hydrogen Energy (HE)
The Hydrogen Energy programme will be dedicated to advancing fuel cell technologies for sustainable energy production, with a focus on hydrogen-based solutions.
Research Focus: new materials/configuration of catalysts, distributed hydrogen power source for EV charging, home usage and other critical applications, technology directions to reduce the cost of hydrogen power.
Catalyst Development for Energy Power Source
