Quantum Materials Corp. (fka QTMM)

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If you read The Best of Both Worlds again, there
are a lot of takeaways in it:

1. there is a low cost production technique for TQD
2. price barrier has been broken for TQD
3. we can produce high volume of TQD easily and uniformly
4. all wavelengths of TQD can be produced, maximizing absorption
of frequency spectrum
5. single layer stack instead of multijunction for greater
absorption and efficiency
6. electron transport enhanced due to precise Bohr radius
7. tetrapod shape lab proven to enhance charge transport
8. Rice synthesis creates TQD with high selectivity and
uniformity at low cost.
9. Prototype efficiences of +6% achieved
10. The polymer used assists absorption and aids efficient
electron transport
11. Production of flexible solar cells will be low temperature and low fabrication cost
12. ASU designed roll-to-roll screen printing to be utilized
and enables high speed, large areas and low cost
13. Also enables patterning and other devices to be printed on the substrate
14. Cells do not need to be wired together when screen printed
15. Production costs much less expensive than other methods
16. Does not require exotic materials or concern over possible
future prices of those rare materials
17 There are two ways to measure efficiency. Peak Sun and Total Energy Collected During a 24 hr period. TQD absorbs entire light spectrum including IR and UV enabling 24 energy collection, maximizing efficiency of solar cell.
18. IR TQD can collect and convert radiated waste heat into usable electricity during dim light or dark conditions.
19. Solterra is implementing 100kg TQD production line
20 Solterra is implementing high speed solar cell production
21 Solterra has initiated plans to supply solar cells to a 1GW middle east solar farm with a target date of 2015
22 Solterra anticipates pricing to be at or close to grid parity at that time.
23 Solterra expects improvements in material and process to increase efficiency to theoretical maximum of 65%.
24 Solterra expects solar energy to surplant fossil fuel generation in 5 to 10 years.

Not mentioned:
1. Inkjet printing license from ASU for displays and sensors
2. Inkjet printing advances from Oulu for MEMS
3. Many different vertical industries that can use TQD, such
as lighting with OLED
These may be the topic of Prof. Jabbours talk at the EOS
Special Session on Oct. 27th.
(Note: there are two printing methods that Solterra will use, inkjet and screen printing.)