Canatu doubles performance in its conductive film

Carbon nanomaterial company Canatu has more than doubled the performance of its Carbon NanoBud^™ (CNB) transparent conductive film. According to the company, headquartered in Finland, it has developed the best industrially applicable sheet resistance-to-optical-transparency ratio seen in carbon nanotube (CNT) films, offering a major improvement in commercial-scale manufactured CNT thin film transmittance and electrical conductivity. Increasing electrical conductivity without harming transmittance or adding cost has been a key challenge of transparent conductive films. The unique CNB film can be bent and stretched into 3D shapes, enabling design freedom. The breakthrough expands potential applications and makes CNB more affordable for automotive advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) heater and capacitive touch applications, including for use in a variety of e-textile products. Photo: Canatu.