Antimony Tin Oxide Nanoparticles

Highlights

• Formula- SnO₂:Sb₂O₃ (90:10)
• Purity- 99.9%
• Color- light blue
• Particle size-  <100nm
• Bulk (Tap) Density- ≤0.95 g/cm³
• Volume Resistivity- ≤10 Ω·cm
• Heat Resistance- 1100 ^oC
• Loss on Drying- 0.5%
• pH- 4.0~7.0

Antimony Tin Oxide (ATO) Nanoparticles are antimony-doped tin oxide nanoparticles with a spherical or faceted morphology and a high specific surface area. They combine high electrical conductivity, optical transparency, and infrared insulation, making them ideal transparent conductive nanoparticles for thermal-control applications. ATO nanoparticles are also available as aqueous dispersions in deionized water, as surface-treated or untreated powders.

They offer better dispersion characteristics, weather and wear resistance and chemical stability than many conventional conductive materials, making them suitable conductive nanoparticles for advanced coating and composite applications. These nanoparticles can be produced through several methods, including citric acid-assisted combustion synthesis using nitrate oxidants, sol-gel processing, co-precipitation, hydrothermal synthesis, and DC arc plasma jet techniques.

Applications of Antimony Tin Oxide Nanoparticles

As transparent conductive nanoparticles, ATO nanoparticles are used in optoelectronic devices, including LEDs, LCDs, ECDs, flat-panel displays, transparent electrodes, and solar cells. Their high electrical conductivity makes them suitable conductive nanoparticles for antistatic coatings, chemical fibers, polymer membranes, and other conductive applications.

Because of their heat resistance, these nanoparticles are used in hot mirrors, building glass, curtain walls, and glazing systems. They help reduce heat transfer. They are also used in automotive, railway, and aircraft glass. This helps reduce fogging and frost formation. They can block microwave radiation. For this reason, they are used for electromagnetic shielding in computer rooms, radar facilities, and other sensitive areas.

ATO nanoparticles are incorporated into coatings and composite materials to improve wear and scratch resistance, provide transparent UV protection, and enhance resistance to a wide range of organic and inorganic chemicals.

How to Use Antimony Tin Oxide Nanoparticles?

• Disperse the nanoparticles in a compatible solvent, resin, polymer, or coating formulation before application.
• Mechanical agitation or ultrasonic treatment may be used to improve particle distribution.
• Introduce the material slowly during preparation to reduce particle clustering.
• Coatings can be deposited by spray, dip, spin, or roll-coating methods, depending on the substrate and process requirements.
• Mix thoroughly before application to maintain uniform material properties throughout the formulation.
• Control coating thickness during application to obtain consistent film characteristics.
• Follow the specified drying, curing, or heat-treatment conditions for the selected process.

Antimony Tin Oxide Nanoparticles (ATO) combine electrical conductivity, optical transparency, infrared heat shielding and excellent thermal stability in a single nanoscale material. This combination makes ATO especially useful for transparent conductive coatings, heat-control glass, antistatic surfaces, EMI shielding, optoelectronic devices and advanced polymer composites.

• 99.9% High Purity: Suitable for laboratory research, transparent electronics, coating development and advanced industrial applications.
• Nanoscale Particle Size: Particle sizes below 100 nm help produce thin, uniform and potentially transparent functional coatings.
• High Electrical Conductivity: Volume resistivity of ≤10 Ω·cm makes ATO suitable for conductive coatings, antistatic surfaces and electronic materials.
• Excellent Infrared Heat Blocking: ATO can reduce infrared transmission while maintaining useful visible-light transparency, making it attractive for thermal-control glazing.
• High Heat Resistance: Heat resistance up to approximately 1100°C supports demanding coating, ceramic and high-temperature processing applications.
• Transparent Conductive Performance: ATO provides the useful combination of optical transparency and electrical conductivity required in transparent electrodes and optoelectronic systems.
• Excellent Antistatic Properties: Conductive ATO coatings can dissipate accumulated electrostatic charge from polymer, glass and composite surfaces.
• EMI Shielding Capability: Suitable conductive formulations can help attenuate electromagnetic interference while retaining optical functionality.
• Excellent Chemical & Weather Stability: ATO is suitable for outdoor glazing, automotive components and coatings exposed to demanding environmental conditions.
• Suitable for Smart & Energy-Efficient Glass: Its infrared-blocking behavior makes it useful for architectural glass, automotive windows, curtain walls and other thermal-management systems.
• Flexible Processing Options: ATO can be dispersed into solvents, polymers, resins and coating formulations and applied by spray, dip, spin or roll coating.
• Customizable Material: Particle size, purity, surface treatment, dispersion form and packaging can be adjusted for research and bulk requirements.

Why Techinstro?

As a trusted manufacturer and supplier of Antimony Tin Oxide Nanoparticles, Techinstro provides high-purity nanomaterials for laboratory, research, and industrial applications at a competitive price. Specifications of our Antimony Tin Oxide Nanoparticles can be modified for bulk requirements, including particle size, purity, and surface functionalization, with packaging selected to match the quantity and application.

Our customers include research institutes, universities, laboratories, and industry partners worldwide. As a reliable manufacturer and supplier, Techinstro delivers quality nanomaterials at a competitive price, and our technical, research, and sales teams support the operator or researcher before and after purchase.