SBIR/STTR Research Award
Formation of Large Single Crystals of Aluminum Oxynitride (ALON) Ceramic
Award amount
$69,997Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2010Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- SURMET CORP
- Proposal award date
- 2010-11-15
- Contract end date
- 2011-05-10
- UEI
- P559PBN6LX76
- Solicitation number
- 2010.2
- Topic code
- A10-061
Research abstract
This project will develop and demonstrate a process for the formation of large single crystal aluminum oxynitride (AlON) material with homogenous, isotropic properties. This material has applications in optoelectronics subsystems for a number of defense systems. The Phase I program will involve key experiments and analyses to prove feasibility of producing homogenous, isotropic single crystal AlON specimens in at least 2 mm cube size. Under Phase I Option, the size will be scaled up. The follow-on Phase II program will prove repeatability in the process and scale up size to at least 1 in. 50 mm diam. x 25 mm thick. Surmet is already working with a number of defense contractors and have transitioned current polycrystalline AlON in defense systems. This will lay a strong foundation for commercialization of the proposed single crystal AlON technology.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Develop and Demonstrate Improved Transparent Armor for Army Systems
- Closing Army-Identified Supply Chain Gaps for Aging Weapon Systems
- Developing Qualified Source for DLA Identified NSN
- Improved Method for Optical Fabrication of Conformal ALON Sensor Windows
- Improved Curved Transparent Ceramic Structural Components for Vehicle Armor
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Rapid, contamination-free growth of larger size aluminum oxynitride (AlON) and aluminum nitride (AlN) single crystals
- Rapid, contamination free growth of large single crystals of aluminum oxynitride (AlON)
Research funding history
117 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1993–2025). Reported award amounts total $45,025,722. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Homeland Security