Material And Precision Engineering

Advanced Plasmon Technologies Limited

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Decision Maker

Professor Jianfang Wang
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+852 39434167
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Raw Description
Product | Our Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates are based on our unique high-quality, high-performance noble metal nanocrystals that exhibit extraordinary plasmonic properties. Compared with similar commercial products, our SERS substrates have orders-of-magnitude larger enhancement of Raman signals. Another advantage of our SERS substrates is low cost. The cost of our SERS substrates can be reduced below 25% of the current ones on the market. Our noble metal nanocrystals are synthesized by robust chemical methods in aqueous solutions. Our SERS substrates have great flexibilities and versatilities. We have developed methods for the synthesis of diverse noble metal nanocrystals, which can be used as SERS substrates for different testing situations. | Technology | Our Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates are based on our unique high-quality, high-performance noble metal nanocrystals that exhibit extraordinary plasmonic properties. Compared with similar commercial products, our SERS substrates have orders-of-magnitude larger enhancement of Raman signals. Another advantage of our SERS substrates is low cost. The cost of our SERS substrates can be reduced below 25% of the current ones on the market. Our noble metal nanocrystals are synthesized by robust chemical methods in aqueous solutions. Our SERS substrates have great flexibilities and versatilities. We have developed methods for the synthesis of diverse noble metal nanocrystals, which can be used as SERS substrates for different testing situations. || We are experts of plasmonic nanocrystals synthesis. We provide high-quality noble metal nanocrystals and downstream devices based on the nanocrystals. Apart from the private establishments in Hong Kong, we foresee the market expansion of our products towards the testing and certification services in China and South East Asia for the safety testing of their export goods. As a technology company stand in Hong Kong, we strongly believe that our local brand in testing and certification can provide great confidence for these potential customers. We would like to set up our business model to be business-to-business (B2B). Briefly, we would like to cooperate with current government labs and private independent establishments engaging in testing, inspection and certification activities, introduce this promising detection system to them for the fast and precise detection towards their own customers. We believe that the unique advantages of Raman spectroscopy detection system mentioned above can make it perfectly fit in the market of testing and certification. For the customers who have been already using Raman spectroscopy as one of their testing technologies, we would like to provide our Raman substrates to them as consumable because of their excellent quality and low cost. | Description | New efficient and low cost nanocrystal based substrate for Raman scattering detection, for example can be used in food poison checking.

Strategic Analysis

Executive Brief

Advanced Plasmon Technologies (APT) specializes in the high-volume, low-cost synthesis of noble metal nanocrystals for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) substrates. Their core value proposition lies in orders-of-magnitude signal enhancement and a disruptive price point (75% lower than market) for the testing and certification industry (food safety, environmental monitoring). While their current synthesis is aqueous-based, their technical bottleneck resides in substrate durability, background signal interference, and laser-induced thermal degradation of delicate samples.

Strategic Fit & Lead Score

Lead Score: 74/100 (Strong Potential)

Why this Score? APT is currently focused on the "consumable" end of the SERS market. However, as they scale into "fast and precise detection" for government and private labs, they will encounter the physical limits of standard substrates (silicon/glass). 6C’s diamond technology offers the ultimate platform for SERS: it is the most thermally conductive material (preventing sample burnout), chemically inert, and has a unique Raman signature that can act as an internal calibration standard. The synergy lies in moving APT from "low-cost consumables" to "high-performance, permanent, or specialty sensing chips."

6C Solutions Proposal

Application Area 6C Solution Technical Value Prop
Thermal Stabilization PCD Heat Spreaders SERS often suffers from "photo-bleaching" or sample damage due to local laser heating. Using a Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD) base allows for instantaneous heat dissipation, enabling the use of higher-power lasers for even greater sensitivity without destroying the analyte.
Ultra-Pure Background SCD Substrates (Electronic Grade) For high-end certification labs, background noise from glass/silicon is a dealbreaker. 6C’s Single Crystal Diamond (SCD) provides a near-zero fluorescence background and a single, sharp peak at 1332 cm⁻¹ for real-time intensity calibration of APT’s nanocrystals.
Harsh Environment SERS Thin-Film Diamond Encapsulation Noble metal nanocrystals (Ag/Au) degrade or oxidize over time. 6C can provide ultra-thin, conformal MPCVD diamond coatings to "seal" the APT nanocrystals, making the substrates reusable and resistant to the corrosive chemicals found in industrial testing.
Multi-Modal Sensing BDD Hybrid Electrodes By integrating APT’s plasmonic nanocrystals onto 6C’s Boron-Doped Diamond (BDD), APT can offer "Spectro-electrochemical" sensors. This allows labs to perform electrochemical detection and Raman identification simultaneously on a single chip.
In-house R&D Custom MPCVD Reactor As APT moves toward "Next-Gen" substrates (e.g., Graphene-Diamond-Plasmon hybrids), 6C can provide a turnkey MPCVD system to allow APT to move beyond aqueous chemistry and into vacuum-deposited carbon-plasmonics.

Engagement Hooks

  • Technical Question: "Your nanocrystals offer incredible enhancement factors, but when testing complex organic samples in food safety, how are you currently mitigating laser-induced thermal degradation or 'burning' of the analyte? Have you considered a high-thermal-conductivity diamond base to sink that heat?"
  • Value Statement: "6C can upgrade Advanced Plasmon Technologies' substrates from low-cost consumables to 'indestructible,' high-precision sensing platforms by integrating MPCVD diamond, providing your B2B lab clients with unmatched signal-to-noise ratios and thermal stability."