First Solar expands collaboration with UbiQD on quantum dot solar modules

First Solar has entered into a joint development agreement with UbiQD, a New Mexico-based nanotechnology company, to further collaborate on developing the potential to incorporate fluorescent quantum dot technology in advanced solar modules. The two companies have been conducting exploratory work since early 2022, and the initial results have supported the more formalized joint-development effort. Quantum dots are semiconductor nanoparticles that exhibit high efficiency photoluminescence over a wide range of tunable colors, making them effective at optimizing light spectra.