First Graphene Limited has entered an exclusive licence agreement with Halocell Australia to manufacture, market and sell its graphene-enhanced carbon paste.
The 12-month agreement gives First Graphene global exclusivity over development and sale of the PureGRAPH containing product, with Halocell receiving a 10% royalty on sales as well as using the product in manufacturing its commercially available perovskite solar cells (PSC).
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Under a pre-existing agreement, FGR and Halocell have successfully investigated and introduced graphene to carbon paste with a focus on fine tuning formulation, concentrations, components, and syntheses.
The paste is already used in the manufacture of Halocell’s PSCs, which has doubled PSC efficiency to more than 30% and dramatically reduced production costs via roll-to-roll deposition technology producing thin-film perovskites.
It is preferred over traditional conductors such as gold because of significant material and production cost reductions while maintaining high performance output and enhancing robustness.
Halocell’s indoor PSCs are already sold in the global market for use in small electronic devices due to their ability to achieve high power conversion efficiency in low light conditions.
The graphene-based carbon paste can also be applied to a range of conductive applications such as heating systems and sensors, ceramic coatings, electrodes and electrochemical mixes.
Manufacturing sample graphene enhanced carbon paste material at First Graphene’s Henderson facility is planned to commence within the next month.
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Halocell Australia CEO Paul Moonie said, “Working with FGR to introduce functionalised graphene into our perovskites has produced groundbreaking module efficiency and R2R production results.
“We see this additional agreement as an excellent opportunity to market graphene-enhanced carbon paste to technology developers around the world and demonstrate how Australian manufacturing is at the forefront of this new age material revolution.”
