MPD—A Novel Wafer-Scale Nanoparticle Deposition Process
ABSTRACT
The presentation will introduce Mesoline’s MPD technology, an ultra-precise and highly scalable nanoparticle deposition process. Furthermore, several application examples are shown and pathways to improve current state-of-the-art semiconductor (MEMs) products and sensors by applying the MPD technology. Lastly, the talk will provide some background about Mesoline as a company and its current fabrication and production capabilities.
BIOGRAPHY
Thomas Russell is the CEO and Co-founder of Mesoline. After earning a bachelor’s in physics from the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands, Thomas moved to Los Angeles to complete his master's degree at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), where he studied the application of microchannel particle deposition (MPD) technology to front contact metallization of solar cells under prof. Harry Atwater. In 2017 he spun-out Mesoline from this research, which led to him being recognized as a Forbes 30 under 30 entrepreneur in 2019. In the same year, after relocating to the Netherlands to expand Mesoline, Thomas raised a $2.5M Horizon 2020 grant from the European Commission and several $M from private investors, which enabled him to further accelerate the development of the MPD technology to a reliable process. Currently, he’s working on ensuring further growth of the company and overseeing the buildup of a new production facility in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.