1. Production of Low-Cost Controlled-Morphology Metal- Oxides for Multifunctional Coatings Soydan Ozcan Materials Science and Technology Division Eugene R. Cochran Commercialization Manager Yuan Lu, Aaraon Armentrout Materials Science and Technology Division Tolga Aytug Chemical Sciences Division

2. ‹#› Presentation_name Strategic Innovation (Technology) Research & Demonstration Business Plan Outline

3. ‹#› Presentation_name Conservative market estimates and emerging applications for metal oxide nanoparticles 270,041 tons 1,663,168 tons 2012 2020 Ref: The Global Market for Metal Oxide Nanoparticles to 2020 Published: March 2013 Metal oxides are used in wide range of high-tech industries Poses excellent magnetic, optical, catalytic and electronic properties Potential applications depend greatly on their size, structure, and shape Catalysts Batteries Color Pigments Electrochromics Photovoltaics Fuel Cell Medical Science Gas Sensor Coating Technology Cosmetics Ceramics Electronics

4. ‹#› Presentation_name Physical vapor deposition Vacuum required Limited target size High cost and poor scalability Chemical vapor deposition Improved scalability Hazardous byproducts (CO, H2) High cost Solid state sintering Nanoparticle sintering Excellent scalability Low cost Metal Oxide Film Fabrication Technology Evolution for Metal Oxide Film Decrease in cost /Increase in scalability Nanoparticle synthesis is the key for solid state sintering

5. ‹#› Presentation_name Current Industrial Manufacturing Practice for Metal Oxide Precursor in water Acetic acid added Ground/ calcinated Ball milled in ethanol Ethylene glycol added Filtered/ Recalcined Dry to form a gel ORNL’S Technology: A Cleaner, Cheaper Way to Make Metal-oxides particles and films Metal ion conjugation to CNF in water (2 mins) CNF Film with controllable density and 3D distribution of metal ions Remove water Heat Sintered Particles Controlled Morphology ORNL’S Pioneering Technology Clean Technology Cost Effective Transformational :Cellulose Nanofibrils (CNF) :Metal cation Current TRL level: 4 Inorganic solvents, strong acids, many lengthy steps Patent Application No. 14/551,460 filed on Nov 24, 2014 Patent Application No. 62/132,178 filed on March 12, 2015

6. ‹#› Presentation_name Manufacturing Steps A detailed cost analysis study for manufacturing is completed for various level of production capacity

7. ‹#› Presentation_name High quality metal-oxide (ITO) is achieved using ORNL process 73 ± 5 nm 268 ± 35 nm 650 ± 65 nm Narrow size distribution Tunable size, shape, and morphology ORNL product Commercial product ORNL’S Pioneering Technology (con’t)

8. ‹#› Presentation_name Low resistivity :3.8 × 10 -3 Ω/cm, The sheet resistance: 150 Ω/□ The resistivity of this ITO film is comparable to that of films prepared using radio frequency magnetron sputtering The most important two properties are transparency and electrical conductivity rather than cost Metal oxide coated glass

9. ‹#› Presentation_name Manufacturing: ORNL technology is superior to current commercial practices in terms scalability, low-cost capital investment, (e.g., PVD, CVD, sol-gel) Controlled Shape: ORNL process has distinct economics and manufacturing advantages over existing technologies to control shape and morphology (e.g., Photolithography, Microfludic Synthesis, and Molding) Preliminary interactions with private sector is attracted significant interest Displays Lighting Solar energy Bio-imaging Environmentally friendly way of making technologically important materials at low-cost Technology Leadership Metal oxide nanotechnology is practically applied to almost all areas of the society

10. ‹#› Presentation_name Scale-up: Demonstrate process scalability up to ½ kg nanomaterials (March 30, 2015). Process refinement: Establish the technology on other strategically important metal oxides (June 30, 2015). Strategic demonstration: Demonstrate the product performance with business partners. (Coating on curved/irregular surfaces as well as as on polymeric substrate) (Sept 30, 2015). Scale-up: Build scaled-up manufacturing line (March 30, 2016). Characterization: Develop a spec. sheet for the ORNL product and cost analysis (May 30, 2016). Research Plan

11. ‹#› Presentation_name Intellectual Property Landscape Top assignees have the highest revenue stream from licensing intellectual property Number of Patents

12. ‹#› Presentation_name Application Description Target CustomersCurrent Practice 1 Low-cost ITO coating for electronics ~97% of transparent conducting oxides market is ITO in 2011. Market: US$ 4.1 billion (2014) US$ 6.3 billion (2024) Physical and chemical vapor deposition 2 ITO coating for defrosting windshield Projected market: US$ 3.5 billion (2018) Smart glass coatings used in automobile and aircrafts Physical vapor deposition 3 ITO films for energy efficient windows (IR blocking) Energy efficient window market: US$ 40 billion (2014) Large market to penetrate Spray coating, physical vapor deposition Target Applications

13. ‹#› Presentation_name Technology Feature ORNL Technology PVDCVDCo-PrecipitationSol-Gel Low capital investment Scalability Manufacturing ease Environmental friendly Low Cost Competitive Differentiation

14. ‹#› Presentation_name Working Prototypes Founding Team Proof of Concept Target Market Business Plan Applied Research Basic Research Engineering Prototypes Supplier Contractors Production Prototypes Distribution Contracts Product Introduction Revenue Growth Net Cash Flow Stages of Venture Development and Collaboration Start-up Cost :Lower Users :Bigger Transactions $$$ :Better Reduced risk, potential for quick and high return!

15. ‹#› Presentation_name Market Opportunity US$ 0.8 Billion > US$ 4 Billion 2012 2020 Applications in wide range of high-tech industries Timing is correct: The market is expanding in rapid paces Government and private support is in favor of newly developing business It is a suitable technology for a small business start-up

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17. ‹#› Presentation_name Low-Cost, Sustainable Multifunctional Coatings Patents Available for Licensing Soydan Ozcan and Yuan Lu, Method of Making Controlled Morphology Metal Oxides US Patent Application No. 14/551,460 filed on Nov 24, 2014 Soydan Ozcan and Amit Naskar, Infrared Blocking Nanocellulose Aerogel Windows US. Patent Application No. 62/132,178 filed on March 12, 2015 Inventor Point of Contact Soydan Ozcan Materials Science and Technology Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory (865) 241-21 58, ozcan@ornl.govozcan@ornl.gov Licensing Point of Contact Eugene Cochran Technology Transfer Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory (865) 576-2830, cochraner@ornl.govcochraner@ornl.gov