Nigel Pickett
Co-founder
Nanocotechnologies
Nanocotechnologies engineers colloidal quantum dots with precise size, composition, and surface chemistry to provide customizable optical emission, absorption, and charge‑transport properties. Their lead‑based and lead‑free quantum‑dot formulations are compatible with standard deposition processes, enabling manufacturers of displays, sensors, lighting, and emerging quantum devices to integrate high‑performance, cost‑effective materials into existing production lines.
- New Materials
Updated 5 months ago
Funding
Raised to date
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Funding rounds are not available yet.
Founders
Paul O’Brien
Co-founder
Product
Problem
Manufacturers of consumer electronics, automotive, healthcare, and other high‑tech products often face limited options for semiconductor materials that can provide precise optical and electronic characteristics while remaining cost‑effective and environmentally compliant. This constraint hampers the development of new displays, sensors, lighting, and quantum‑computing components.
Solution
Nanocotechnologies addresses this gap by engineering the size, composition, and surface chemistry of colloidal quantum dots to deliver tailored optical emission, absorption, and charge‑transport properties. The company offers both lead‑based and lead‑free quantum‑dot formulations that can be integrated into existing manufacturing lines for displays, sensors, lighting, and emerging quantum devices. By providing scalable, high‑purity quantum‑dot materials, Nanocotechnologies enables customers to create affordable, high‑performance products across a broad set of markets, from smartphones and AR/VR headsets to automotive sensors and medical testing platforms.
Target Audience
Primary customers are manufacturers of consumer electronics (smartphones, tablets, wearables, AR/VR headsets), automotive and industrial sensor providers, display and lighting OEMs, and companies developing quantum‑computing or medical‑testing hardware.
Features
- Precise control of quantum‑dot bandgap through size and alloy engineering for customizable wavelength output
- Lead‑free InAs and other environmentally friendly quantum‑dot chemistries that meet strict regulatory standards
- High‑volume colloidal synthesis processes delivering consistent particle uniformity and low defect densities
- Surface‑passivation and ligand‑exchange protocols optimized for integration into display, lighting, and sensor manufacturing
- Compatibility with standard deposition techniques (spin‑coat, inkjet, spray) for seamless adoption in existing production lines
- Tailored electronic doping levels to enable charge‑carrier transport for photodetectors and quantum‑computing applications