Nanostructured Materials

The nanotechnology field has continued to develop rapidly in the 6 years since these three reports were published. In light of these developments, BCC has decided to take a fresh look at the industry and reevaluate the existing and potential markets for nanoparticulate materials. The present report is an update of volume 1 of the 2001 report on electronic, magnetic, and optoelectronic applications of nanoparticles.

There are a number of other published reports and studies covering various aspects of the market for nanoparticles and nanostructured materials. However, the literature lacks a comprehensive, up-to-date, and realistic technical market assessment that focuses on nanoparticles in the applications covered by this report.

Since these applications are a major target market for many suppliers of nanoparticles and related technologies, BCC believes that this represents a significant gap in the recent literature. The primary objective of this report is to provide technological background, detailed industry information, and market data and forecasts through 2012, segmented by application and material type.

Scope of study

This report contains:

• Descriptions of various types of nanoparticles consumed to produce chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries, magnetic fluid seals, magnetic tape coatings, optical fibers, passive electronic devices, phosphors, and other products
• The current market status for nanoparticles, trends and forecasts for growth over the next 5 years
• A discussion of various political, legal, and regulatory trends affecting the industry
• Analysis of nanomaterials-related patents issued during the past 2 years
• Profiles of major and minor companies working with nanoparticles.

Report Highlights

• The global market for nanoparticles used in electronic, magnetic, and optoelectronic applications increased from $499.7 million in 2006 to an estimated $521.9 million in 2007. It should reach $1.1 billion by 2012, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.5%.
• Electronic applications accounted for the bulk (79.2%) of the market in 2006 and are projected to maintain roughly the same market share in 2012.
• Consumption of nanoparticles in magnetic applications is declining at an average rate of almost 19% per year and their market share is projected to drop from 17.7% in 2006 to 2.3% in 2012.

• Chapter 1 - Executive Summary
  • Summary Table: Total World Market for Nanoparticles in Electronic, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Applications, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Summary Figure: Total World Market Shares for Nanoparticles in Electronic, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Applications, 2006-2012 (%)
• Chapter 2 - Overview
  • Products and Properties
    • Catalytic
    • Electrical
    • Magnetic
    • Mechanical
    • Optical and Electronic
  • Historical Background
• Chapter 3 - Technology
  • Particle Production
    • Gas-Phase Processing
      • Gas Condensation with Thermal Evaporation
      • Vacuum Evaporation on Running Liquids (Verl)
      • Thermal Plasma Synthesis
      • Combustion Synthesis
    • Wet Chemical Processes
      • Chemical Precipitation
      • Hydrothermal Processing
      • Sol-Gel Processing
      • Thermochemical Synthesis
      • Sonochemical Synthesis
      • Hydrodynamic Cavitation
    • Solid-State Processes
      • High-Energy Milling
      • Mechanochemical Synthesis
  • Producing Stable Dispersions
  • Production of Coatings, Components, and Devices
    • Coatings
      • Coatings Produced from Nanoparticulate Precursors
        • Dip Coating
        • Spin Coating
        • Electrophoretic Deposition
        • Thermal Spray Coating
        • Comparison of Slurry Coating with Vapor-Deposition Techniques
      • Direct Production of Nanostructured Coatings and Bulk Solids
        • Electrodeposition
        • Amorphous Crystallization
      • Epitaxy
    • Components and Devices
      • Dynamic-Magnetic Consolidation
      • Field-Assisted Sintering Techniques
      • Shockwave Compaction
      • Sinter-Forging
      • Severe Plastic Deformation
      • Other Technologies
    • Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles
      • Self-Assembled Quantum Dots for Photovoltaic Applications
      • Viral Biotemplates Assembles Inorganic Nanoparticles along Textile Fibers
      • "Bricks-and-Mortar" Approach Orders Gold Particles
      • Micelles Enable Assembly of Nanolaminates
  • U.S. Patent Analysis
    • Introduction
    • Trends by Country
    • Trends by Assignee
    • Trends by Emphasis: Synthesis and Production Versus Application
    • Trends by Application Area
• Chapter 4 - Industry Structure
  • Producers
  • Commercial Products
  • Nanoparticle Pricing
  • Commercialization Strategies
  • International Competition
  • Political/Legal/Regulatory Trends
    • Government Funding of Nanotechnology Research and Commercialization
      • U.S. Advanced Technology Program
      • Small Business Innovation Research (Sbir) and Small Business Technology Transfer (Sttr) Programs
    • Laws and Regulations
      • Safety Regulations
      • Socioeconomic Impacts
• Chapter 5 - World Markets for Nanoparticles in Electronic, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Applications
  • World Markets Overview
    • Market Segmentation by Application
      • Segmentation in Terms of Value
      • Segmentation in Terms of Volume
    • Market Segmentation by Material Type
      • Segmentation in Terms of Value
      • Segmentation in Terms of Volume
  • Detailed Market Analysis
    • Chemical-Mechanical Planarization (Cmp)
      • Materials, Production, and Technical Requirements
      • Commercial Status
      • Recent Technological Developments
        • Si3N4 and Other New Nanoparticles for Cmp Slurries
        • Development of Cmp Slurry Standards
      • World Markets
    • Magnetic Fluid Sealing
      • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
      • Commercial Status
      • World Markets
    • Magnetic Recording Media
      • Materials, Production, and Technical Requirements
      • Commercial Status
      • New Technological Developments
        • New Types of Magnetic Tape
        • Self-Assembled Magnetic Nanocrystal Arrays
        • Nanostructuring Enables Ultra High Density Tapes
      • World Markets
    • Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors
      • Materials, Production, and Technical Requirements
        • Dielectrics
        • Conductors
      • Commercial Status
      • New Technological Developments
        • Microcontact Printed Thin Films for Capacitors
      • World Markets
    • Optical Fiber Fabrication
      • Materials, Production, and Technical Developments
      • Commercial Status
      • World Markets
    • Nanophosphors for Leds and Advanced Displays
      • Materials, Production, and Technical Requirements
      • Commercial Status
      • New Technological Developments
        • Quantum Confined Atoms
      • World Markets
    • Quantum Optical Devices
      • Types of Quantum Optical Devices
        • Optical Switches and Gates
        • Optical Modulators
        • Optical Amplifiers
        • Semiconductor Laser Diodes
      • Materials, Production, and Technical Requirements
        • Optical Switches
        • Optical Modulators
        • Optical Amplifiers
        • Semiconductor Laser Diodes
      • New Technological Developments
        • Quantum-Confined Stark Effect Quantum-Dot Optical Modulator
        • Advances in Quantum Dot Optical Modulator Fabrication
        • First Quantum Dot Optical Amplifier with Signal Waveform Re-Shaping Function at 40 Gbps
      • Commercial Status
        • Optical Switches and Logic Gates
        • Optical Modulators
        • Optical Amplifiers
        • Semiconductor Lasers
      • World Markets
      • Optical Switches and Logic Gates
      • Optical Modulators
      • Optical Amplifiers
      • Semiconductor Laser Diodes
    • Magnetic Nanocomposites
      • Materials, Production, and Technical Requirements
      • Commercial Status
      • New Technological Developments
        • Self-Assembled "Nanorings" for Computer Memory Applications
        • Superparamagnetic Nanoparticle Containing Mram
      • World Markets
    • Plasmonics
      • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
      • Commercial Status
      • New Technological Developments
        • Controllable Plasmon Signals
        • Spinplasmonics
      • World Markets
    • Quantum Computing
      • Materials, Production and Technical Requirements
      • Commercial Status
      • Recent Technological Developments
        • Quantum Entanglement Demonstrated
        • Electromagnetic "Ion Trap"
        • 28 Qubit Quantum Computer Demonstrated
      • World Markets
• Chapter 6 - Company Profiles
  • Advanced Nanotechnology, Ltd.
  • Advanced Powder (Ap) Materials, Inc.
  • Almatis Gmbh
  • Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
  • Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc.
  • Applied Plasmonics, Inc.
  • Argonide Corp.
  • Baikowski International Corp.
  • Bayer Ag
  • Cabot Microelectronics Corp.
  • Chemat Technology, Inc.
  • Cima Nanotech
  • Da Nanomaterials, Llc
  • Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.
  • E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company
  • Eka Chemicals Ab
  • Evident Technologies
  • Evonik Degussa Gmbh
  • Ferro Corp.
  • Ferrotec Corp.
  • Forge Europa, Ltd.
  • Fujimi Corp.
  • Hewlett-Packard
  • Ibm Corp.
  • Inframat Corp.
  • Innolume Gmbh
  • Isk Magnetics
  • Luxtera, Inc.
  • Moyco Technologies, Inc.
  • Nanocerox, Inc.
  • Nanoco Technologies, Ltd.
  • Nanocrystals Technology, Lp
  • Nanogram Corp.
  • Nanoopto
  • Nanophase Technologies Corp.
  • Nanoproducts Corp.
  • Nanosonic, Inc.
  • Nanosys, Inc.
  • Neomax Co., Ltd.
  • Neophotonics
  • Novacentrix Corp.
  • Om Group, Inc.
  • Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh
  • Oxonica, Ltd.
  • Philips Lumileds Lighting Co.
  • Planar Solutions, Llc
  • Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc.
  • Rohm and Haas Co.
  • Showa Denko K.K.
  • Sci Engineered Materials, Inc.
  • Tetronics, Ltd.
  • Tpl, Inc.
  • Ulvac Materials, Inc.
  • Xerox Corp.
• List of Tables
  • Table 1 Summary of Property Changes at The Nanocrystalline-Size Scale
  • Table 2 Classes of Nanoparticle Production Methods
  • Table 3 Particle Production Technologies and Companies That Use Or Have Used Them
  • Table 4 Steps in The Dispersion Process
  • Table 5 Comparison of Coating Technologies
  • Table 6 Companies and Institutions Awarded Three Or More Patents Related to Nanoparticulate Materials for Electornic, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Applications, NoV. 15, 2005 - NoV. 15, 2007
  • Table 7 Companies Worldwide Involved in Development, Production Or Utilization of Nanoparticles for Catalytic, Energy, and Structural Applications
  • Table 8 Factors That Impact The Pricing of Nanoparticles
  • Table 9 Nanomaterial-Related Advanced Technology Program Awards for Electronic, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Applications of Nanoparticles, 1997-2007 ($ Millions)
  • Table 10 Sbir/Sttr Program Awards for Energy, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Applications of Nanoparticles, 1997-2007 ($ Millions)
  • Table 11 Electronic, Magnetic and Optoelectronic Applications Covered in Other Report Volumes
  • Table 12 World Market Projections for Nanoparticles in Electronic, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Applications by Type of Application in Terms of Value, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 13 Projected World Markets for Nanoparticles in Electronic, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Applications, by Type of Application in Terms of Volume, through 2012 (Mt)
  • Table 14 Projected World Markets for Nanoparticles in Electronic, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Applications, Segmentation by Material Type in Terms of Value, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 15 Projected World Markets for Nanoparticles in Electronic, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Applications, Segmentation by Material Type in Terms of Volume, 2006-2012 (Mt)
  • Table 16 Typical Oxide Cmp Slurry Characteristics
  • Table 17 Requirements of Cmp Slurries
  • Table 18 Producers of Abrasive Particles and Slurries for Precision Planarization and Cmp
  • Table 19 Projected Global Trends in Global Semiconductor Sales, 2006-2012 ($ Billions)
  • Table 20 Projected Nanoparticle Consumption for Cmp Applications, through 2012 (Mt)
  • Table 21 Projected Nanoparticle Consumption for Cmp Applications by Type of Material, through 2012 (Mt/$ Millions)
  • Table 22 Summary of Ferrofluid Characteristics and Function
  • Table 23 Assumptions for Magnetic Fluid Sealing Market Forecasts
  • Table 24 Projected Global Consumption of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Magnetic Fluid Sealing Applications, 2006-2012 (Mt/$ Millions)
  • Table 25 Producers of Ultrafine and Nanoscale Magnetic Particles for Magnetic Recording Tape Applications
  • Table 26 Projected Global Magnetic Recording Tape Sales, 2006-2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 27 Projected Global Consumption of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Magnetic Recording Tape Applications, 2006-2012 (Mt/$ Millions)
  • Table 28 Producers of Submicron Or Nanoscale Dielectric and Metal Powders for Capacitor Applications
  • Table 29 Projected Global Consumption of Nanoparticles in Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor Applications, 2006-2012 (Mt/$ Millions)
  • Table 30 Dimensional Results for of Sol-Gel Processed Optical Fiber Overcladding Tubes of 1 Meter in Length (%)
  • Table 31 Projected Global Output of Fiber Optic Cable (Million Km)
  • Table 32 Projected Global Consumption of Silica Nanomaterials for Fiber Optic Cable, 2006-2012 (Mt/$ Millions)
  • Table 33 Companies Involved Nanophosphor Technology Development
  • Table 34 Projected Global High Brightness LED Sales, 2006-2012 ($ Billions)
  • Table 35 Projected Global Consumption of Nanophosphors for High-Brightness Leds, 2006-2012 (Mt/$ Millions)
  • Table 36 Projected Global Consumption of Quantum Dots for Optical Applications, 2006-2012 (Mt/$ Millions)
  • Table 37 Projected Global Optical Switch Sales, 2006-2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 38 Projected Global Consumption of Quantum Dots for Optical Switching Applications, 2006-2012 (Mt/$ Millions)
  • Table 39 Projected Global Optical Amplifier Consumption, 2006-2012 ($ Billions)
  • Table 40 Projected Global Consumption of Quantum Dots for Optical Amplifiers, 2006-2012 (Mt/$ Millions)
  • Table 41 Projected Global Diode Laser Consumption, 2006-2012 ($ Billions)
  • Table 42 Projected Global Consumption of Quantum Dot Laser Diodes, 2006-2012 (Mt/$ Millions)
  • Table 43 Projected Market for Magnetic Nanocomposites, 2006-2012 (Mt/$ Millions)
  • Table 44 Projected Market for Magnetic Nanoparticles in Magnetic Nanocomposites, 2006-2012 (Mt/$ Millions)
• List of Figures
  • Figure 1 Timeline of Industry Events, 1920-2000
  • Figure 2 Sol-Gel Synthesis Flow Chart
  • Figure 3 U.S. Patent Trends by Country, NoV. 15, 2005-NoV. 15, 2007
  • Figure 4 Shares of U.S. Patents by Type of Assignee, NoV. 15, 2005- NoV. 15, 2007 (%)
  • Figure 5 Shares of Patents Related to Nanoparticle Processing/Synthesis Vs. Applications Only (%)
  • Figure 6 Patent Breakdown by Type of Application (%)
  • Figure 7 Geographical Distribution of Companies Involved in Nanoparticle Development Or Production for Electronic, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Applications (%)
  • Figure 8 Global Government Nanotechnology R&D Investments, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 9 World Market for Nanoparticles in Electronic, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Applications, 2006-2012 ($ Millions)
  • Figure 10 World Market Projections for Nanoparticles in Electronic, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Applications, 2006-2012 (Kg)
  • Figure 11 Projected Shares of The World Market for Nanoparticles in Electronic, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Applications by Specific Application, 2006-2012 (%)
  • Figure 12 Projected Shares of The World Market for Nanoparticles in Energy, Catalytic, and Structural Applications by Specific Application, 2006-2012 (%)
  • Figure 13 Projected Shares of The World Market for Nanoparticles in Electronic, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Applications by Type of Material in Terms of Volume, 2006-2012 (%)
  • Figure 14 Projected Shares of The World Market for Nanoparticles in Electronic, Magnetic and Optoelectronic Applications by Type of Material in Terms of Volume, 2006-2012 (%)
  • Figure 15 Cmp Nanoparticle Consumption by Type of Material, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 16 Cmp Nanoparticle Consumption by Type of Application, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 17 Projected Trends in Nanoparticle Consumption for Cmp Applications, 2006-2012 (Mt)
  • Figure 18 Projected Trends in Nanoparticle Consumption for Cmp Applications, 2006-2012 ($ Millions)
  • Figure 19 Projected Trends in Nanoparticle Consumption for Magnetic Fluid Sealing Applications, 2006-2012 (Mt)
  • Figure 20 Projected Trends in Nanoparticle Consumption for Magnetic Fluid Sealing Applications, 2006-2012 ($ Millions)
  • Figure 21 Projected Trends in Nanoparticle Consumption in Magnetic Recording Tape Applications, 2006-2012 (Mt)
  • Figure 22 Projected Trends in Nanoparticle Consumption in Magnetic Fluid Sealing Applications, 2006-2012 ($ Millions)
  • Figure 23 Projected Trends in Nanoparticle Consumption in Mlccs, 2006-2012 (Mt)
  • Figure 24 Projected Trends in Nanoparticle Consumption in Mlccs, 2006-2012 ($ Millions)
  • Figure 25 Projected Trends in Nanoparticle Consumption in Fiber Optic Cable, 2006-2012 (Mt)
  • Figure 26 Projected Trends in Nanoparticle Consumption in Fiber Optic Cable, 2006-2012 ($ Millions)
  • Figure 27 Projected Trends in Consumption of Quantum Dots for Optical Applications, 2006-2012 (Mt)
  • Figure 28 Projected Trends in Consumption of Quantum Dots for Optical Applications, 2006-2012 ($ Millions)