​High-performance products begin with high-performance materials. At the nanoscale, particle size, morphology, composition, and impurity profile can influence how a material performs within a formulation or manufacturing process. For manufacturers and research teams, the opportunity is access to a potential domestic, circular source of silicon-based material without having to develop a recovery process internally. Our long-term objective is to pair material samples with the characterization data customers need to assess application fit, including composition, particle-size distribution, morphology, and impurity profile. If you're seeking nanomaterials that may serve as specialized inputs for your advanced ceramics, coatings, powder metallurgy, electronics, and other industrial solutions, contact us today.

Silicon is a foundational material for the technologies shaping the future. In lithium-ion batteries, silicon has substantially greater theoretical lithium-storage capacity than graphite, the standard anode material used in most batteries today. When engineered into practical composite materials, silicon can create a pathway toward higher-energy-density battery systems that can improve stationary energy storage, enhance smaller and more capable wearable devices, and help enable longer-range EVs. However, silicon is not a simple drop-in replacement for graphite. It expands and contracts during charging and discharging, which can lead to cracking and reduced cycle life if the material is not properly engineered. That is why Lumanis’s development pathway includes silicon-graphite composite approaches intended to capture silicon’s energy-density potential while helping address durability and cycling challenges. For technology developers interested in advanced battery material solutions, contact us today.

The future of advanced technology depends on performance and efficienc, but more importantly, on resilient access to the materials behind them. Lumanis's circular domestic supply pathway that connects recovered solar-panel glass with future U.S.-based advanced-material demand, is innately sustainable by design. Instead of viewing end-of-life photovoltaic modules only as a disposal issue, Lumanis sees a potential feedstock for silicon-based advanced materials that can support innovative entities of today and tomorrow As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Minority-Owned business, Lumanis is also committed to building sustainable technical and manufacturing capability across the United States. Organizations interested in evaluating future samples, informing material requirements, or exploring strategic collaboration are encouraged to contact us and join the Lumanis early sample partner list.