“So significant is the QD Soleil patent portfolio and know how that it could be extremely valuable to any entity contemplating nanotechnology in solar today” - Josh Wolfe, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Lux Capital
Intellectual Property
Consolidated intellectual property for nano-PV approaches
QD Soleil owns or controls exclusive rights to seminal intellectual property developed by the key founders of the nanotechnology industry. These thought leaders have contributed many of the most significant breakthroughs in nanotechnology over the past 15 years. This intellectual property portfolio is continuously expanded through internal development work and targeted IP acquisitions.
Industry-leading portfolio
QD Soleil controls the largest IP portfolio of any nano-PV company. We own or control exclusive rights to over 200 US patents and patent applications and over 500 global patent filings.
Comprehensive, multi-tier coverage
QD Soleil IP covers every aspect of nanotechnology and PV. The portfolio includes fundamental coverage of core technology platforms as well as applications specific to solar.
Material composition
Seminal coverage of inorganic quantum dots, nanoparticles, nanowires, nanorods, basic core-shell structures, and other atomic-level controlled nanoparticles
Processing and integration:
IP and know-how covering critical processing technologies including size, shape and length control, nanoparticle purification, harvesting and coatings. Proprietary nano to macro-world interface technologies including for example ligand chemistries and dispersion control techniques are a key enabler of commercial nano-PV applications. The QD Soleil portfolio also includes integration techniques for alignment, orientation, and surface chemistry of nanoparticles.
Applications
Granted patents and pending applications cover devices including spectral management layers, quantum dot solar concentrators, semiconductor inks, plasmon nanoparticle scattering layers and third generation nano-enabled solar cell technologies.
