Research and Markets: Markets For Carbon Nanotubes As Transparent Conductors 2015
March 02 2015 - 11:31AM
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Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zlpd3w/markets_for) has
announced the addition of the "Markets For Carbon Nanotubes As
Transparent Conductors" report to their offering.
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as transparent conductors (TC) have been
an on-again, off-again affair for almost a decade. Originally
proposed as a future competitor for ITO in the display industry,
CNTs have lost mindshare as silver coatings and grids have proven
easier to commercialize.
In the past couple of years, however, CNTs have been showing
promise again as a low-cost TC developed in Asia and used for
low-performance cell phones. Meanwhile, some of the firms that
continue to work on a high-quality CNT TC are claiming progress and
believe that they will have a material that can challenge ITO for
use in touch-screen sensors within a relatively short space of
time.
But how far can CNTs really go this time? Do low-cost CNTs
really have a future or are they just a curiosity? Will any firm
manage to bring CNTs into the TC mainstream? And will CNTs ever be
able to best what silver coatings have to offer in the TC
space?
This report provides a thorough analysis of the prospects for
CNTs in the TC space. It shows how these materials currently
compare with the main TC alternatives and how this is likely to
change in the future. It also examines how CNT-based materials fit
into requirements for TCs in the display, solar panels, lighting,
anti-statics and EMI shielding.
Based on analysis of current R&D directions in this space
and market requirements, the report also proposes a roadmap for how
CNTs will evolve in the TC marketplace in the next eight years.
This is accompanied by a detailed eight-year forecasts of CNT
materials in the TC space, with breakouts by application and
performance type. These forecasts are presented in square meters of
coating and by value of the market. Finally, the report assess the
changing CNT TC supply chain, covering both the primary suppliers
of the TC material and CNT firms who have targeted the TC
space.
Key Topics Covered:
Executive Summary
E.1 Carbon Nanotube Transparent Conductors: Three Market
Strategies
E.2 Eight-Year Forecasts of CNT TCs by Applications
E.3 Eight-Year Forecasts of Opportunities for CNT TCs by
Performance Category
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Evolution of CNT Transparent Conductors
2.1 High-Performance CNT TCs: Where Are We Now?
2.2 The Birth of Low-Performance CNT TCs: Do They Have
Potential?
2.3 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Carbon Nanotubes for
Transparent Conductors
2.4 How Well Do CNT TCs Stack Up Against Other TCs
2.5 Key Points Made in this Chapter
Chapter Three: Potential Markets and Roadmap for Carbon Nanotube
TCs
3.1 Future Prospects for CNTs in the Touch Sensor Business
3.2 Will CNTs Ever Replace ITO in Conventional Displays: LCDs
and OLEDs?
3.3 CNTs and E-paper
3.4 Flexible Electronics Mythologies and Realities: Their Impact
on the Transparent Conductor Market
3.5 CNTs, TCs and OLED Lighting: Eight-Year Forecasts
3.6 CNTs and Solar Panels
3.7 CNT Coatings for Anti-Statics, EMI Shielding and IR/UV
Protection: Eight-Year Forecasts
3.8 Other Potential Applications for CNT TCs
3.9 Key Points Made in this Chapter
Chapter Four: Carbon Nanotubes: Suppliers and Supply
Structure
4.1 Canatu (Finland)
4.2 C3Nano (United States)
4.3 CNTouch/Foxconn (Taiwan/China)
4.4 Linde (Germany)
4.5 Sang Bo (Korea)
4.6 SWeNT (United States)
4.7 Top Nanosys (Korea)
4.8 Toray (Japan)
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