Quantum Dots: Global Market Growth and Future Commercial Prospects

Report Highlights

The global market for quantum dots (QDs) was estimated to generate $121 million in revenues in 2013. This market is expected to reach about $1.1 billion in 2016 and about $3.1 billion by 2018, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 90.8% for the five-year period, 2013 to 2018.

Report Includes

• An overview of the global markets for quantum dots and their future commercial prospects.
• Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2013 to 2017, and projections of CAGRs through 2018.
• Information especially valuable to individuals and organizations seeking more insight into the current status of QDs, their stand-alone capabilities within the spectrum of nanomaterials, as well as to nanomaterials manufacturers, investors seeking near-term commercialization opportunities, and technologists confronted with nanomaterial device integration issues.
• Insight into how to exploit the use of quantum dots in the biological, biomedical, electronics, energy, optics, optoelectronics, and security applications industries.
• Evaluation of key and relevant patents.

SCOPE AND FORMAT

Since their parallel discovery in Russia and the U.S. almost 30 years ago, SC QDs, until quite recently, have resided exclusively in the domain of solid-state physics, where they have been fabricated using expensive and sophisticated molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) or chemical vapor deposition (CVD) equipment. However, in a relatively short time frame, this situation has changed dramatically with the recent commercial availability of colloidal QDs synthesized by less expensive wet-chemical processes. Practically, the availability of QDs in a colloidally dispersed form will help demystify these somewhat esoteric materials. Most importantly, colloidal QDs now provide access to a much broader audience, which promises to further widen their potential market exploitation.

Current and future applications of QDs impact a broad range of industrial markets. These include, for example, biology and biomedicine; computing and memory; electronics and displays; optoelectronic devices such as LEDs, lighting and lasers; optical components in telecommunications and image sensors; and security applications such as covert identification tagging or biowarfare detection sensors.

This report probes in considerable depth the early pioneers and champions in this field in industry, government and academic laboratories. The most active organizations, promising technical applications, and developments realizable within the next five years, will all be highlighted.

Analyst Credentials

John Oliver is the founder of Innov8 Solutions, which provides advanced materials consultation services to various clients. He has more than 30 years of industrial research and development experience in surface and colloid science, spanning a wide range of materials technology. Working as a senior scientist at Xerox Research Centre of Canada he developed an invaluable understanding in advanced materials used in digital printing technologies such as xerography and ink-jet printing. Following his involvements with the Alberta Research Council and several local universities, his interests have evolved into the realm of nanomaterials used in microsystems device integration.

He has a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from McGill University, and a BSc degree in Chemistry from the University of Surrey. His publications include more than 40 peer-reviewed technical articles, 20 patents and one book on Adhesion in Cellulosic and Wood-Based Composites. Between 2005 and 2009, he was the editor of BCC Research's bimonthly Nanoparticle News and has authored ten BCC Research technical reports.