This solicitation closed on June 24, 2026
View current Department of Defense opportunities →Colloidal Nanocrystals for Improved Mid-Wave Infrared Imaging
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The Navy seeks improved colloidal quantum dot nanocrystals for mid-wave infrared imaging sensors that can be directly deposited onto silicon substrates. This technology aims to reduce manufacturing costs and complexity by eliminating expensive hybrid bonding processes while achieving performance comparable to traditional infrared detectors.
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Imaging sensors (cameras) have widespread commercial, scientific, and military applications. In the visible band, such cameras are commonplace, easy to integrate and use, and generally produce a high-quality image. They are also relatively cheap due to the fortuitous properties of silicon-based semiconductors which allows imaging sensors in the visible band to be realized in the widely available and well proven silicon complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) system. Imaging sensors in the...
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Colloidal Nanocrystals for Improved Mid-Wave Infrared Imaging
Opportunity DON26TZ02-NV021 no longer available
Colloidal Nanocrystals for Improved Mid-Wave Infrared Imaging
Q1 received a detailed answer clarifying PLQY targets: baseline is HgTe nanocrystals at ~0.1% (3 µm) and 0.01% (5 µm), with targets of ~0.5% at 3 µm and 0.05% at 5 µm, not the ~1% colloidal quantum dot reference initially cited.
Colloidal Nanocrystals for Improved Mid-Wave Infrared Imaging
Added Q1 clarifying technical baseline: proposers should treat ~1% PLQY as baseline and target ~5% PLQY for the five-fold increase requirement at 5 µm wavelength. ITAR/EAR question remains unchanged.
Colloidal Nanocrystals for Improved Mid-Wave Infrared Imaging
This Q&A clarifies that Phase 1 deliverables for this funding opportunity are not subject to ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) or EAR (Export Administration Regulations) restrictions, allowing broader distribution and collaboration.
Colloidal Nanocrystals for Improved Mid-Wave Infrared Imaging
Status changed from Pre-Release to Open
Colloidal Nanocrystals for Improved Mid-Wave Infrared Imaging
New opportunity: Colloidal Nanocrystals for Improved Mid-Wave Infrared Imaging
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