Nanomaterials are leading to new opportunities for the production of cheaper and more efficient solar cells.  Quantum dots, metal oxide nanopowders and carbon nanotubes are at the forefront of new photovoltaics applications.  The world market for nanotechnology enabled photovoltaics in was US$68million in 2010, rising to $820million by 2017.  Companies developing products in this sector include 1366 Technologies, Inc., 3G Solar, BP Solar International, Bloo Solar, HelioVolt Corporation, Konarka Technologies, Inc., Nano Solar and SunFlake A/S.

Report contents

- How carbon nanotubes, fullerenes and POSS, graphene, metal oxide nanopowders, nanowires and quantum dots are being applied to photovoltaics and by whom

- Global market revenues to 2017, by nanomaterials

- Market structure

- Market drivers

- 65 company profiles including products and sub sector markets

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1    REPORT METHODOLOGY                  
                                   
2    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY             
                                      
3    NANOMATERIALS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS                                              
     3.1      OVERVIEW                                                            11
              3.1.1   Amorphous silicon                                           11
              3.1.2   Copper indium selenide (CIS)                                11
              3.1.3   Copper-Indium-Galium-diSelenide (CIGS)                      11
              3.1.4   Cadmium Telluride (CdTe)                                    12
              3.1.5   Gallium arsenide (GaAs)                                     12
              3.1.6   Dye-sensitized cells (DSSC)                                 13
              3.1.7   Organic solar cells                                         13
     3.2      CARBON NANOTUBES                                                    14
              3.2.1  Materials overview                                           14
              3.2.2 Carbon nanotubes in photovoltaics: Properties, applications
              and companies                                                       15
              3.2.3 Revenues, 2010-2017                                           16
     3.3      FULLERENES AND POSS                                                 16
              3.3.1   Materials overview                                          16
              3.3.2 Fullerenes and POSS in photovoltaics: Properties,
              applications and companies                                          17
              3.3.3 Revenues, 2010-2017                                           17
     3.4      GRAPHENE                                                            18
              3.4.1 Materials overview                                            18
              3.4.2 Graphene in photovoltaics: Properties, applications and
              companies                                                           20
              3.4.3 Revenues, 2010-2017                                           20
     3.5      METAL OXIDE NANOPOWDERS                                             20
              3.5.1   Materials overview                                          20
              3.5.2 Metal oxide nanopowders in photovoltaics: Properties,
              applications and companies                                          21
              3.5.3 Revenues, 2010-2017                                           22
     3.6      NANOWIRES                                                           23
              3.6.1 Materials overview                                            23
              3.6.2 Nanowires in photovoltaics: Properties, applications and
              companies                                                           24
              3.6.3 Revenues, 2010-2017                                           24
     3.7      QUANTUM DOTS                                                        25
              3.7.1 Materials overview                                            25
              3.7.2 Quantum dots in batteries: Properties, applications and
              companies                                                           25
              3.7.3 Revenues, 2010-2017                                           25

4    COMPANY PROFILES (65 Profiles)         
                                  
REFERENCES                                                                  

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Table 1: Market overview for nanotechnology and the photovoltaics market
Figure 1: Global revenues for nanomaterials enabled photovoltaics, by materials type, 2010
Figure 2: Global revenues for nanomaterials enabled photovoltaics, by materials type, 2017
Table 2: Carbon nanotubes in photovoltaics
Figure 3: Global revenues for carbon nanotube enabled photovoltaics applications, 2010&2017
Table 3: Fullerenes and POSS in photovoltaics
Figure 4: Global revenues for fullerene and POSS enabled photovoltaics applications, 2010-2017
Table 4: Graphene versus nanotubes properties
Table 5: Graphene in photovoltaics
Figure 5: Global revenues for graphene enabled photovoltaics applications, 2010-2017
Table 6: Metal oxide nanopowders in photovoltaics
Figure 6: Global revenues for metal oxide nanopowder enabled photovoltaics applications, 2010-2017
Table 7: Nanowires in photovoltaics
Figure 7: Global revenues for nanowire enabled photovoltaics applications, 2010-2017
Table 8: Quantum dots in batteries
Figure 8: Global revenues for quantum dot enabled photovoltaics applications, 2010-2017