ania servant - graphene commercialisation

Ania ServantKnowledge Exchange Fellow, National Graphene Institute

GRAPHENE COMMERCIALISATIONBeyond the sticky tape…..

Graphene Superlatives thinnest imaginable material

strongest material ever measured (theoretical limit)

stiffest known material (stiffer than diamond)

most stretchable crystal (up to 20% elastically)

record thermal conductivity (outperforming diamond)

highest current density at room T (million times of those in copper)

highest intrinsic mobility (100 times more than in Si)

conducts electricity in the limit of no electrons

lightest charge carriers (zero rest mass)

longest mean free path at room T (micron range)

most impermeable (even He atoms cannot squeeze through)

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Tremendous applications…

Mega-fast uploads. We're talking a whole terabit in just one second.

Ultra-fast internet

Plug your phone in for five seconds and it would be all charged up.

Graphene could pave the way for bionic devices in living tissues that could be connected directly to your neurons. So people with spinal injuries, for example, could re-learn how to use their limbs.

Graphene properties Morphological

Surface area – 1gr = 2630 m2 Aspect ratio varies – typically 2 for solvent exfoliation

Optical Transparent to light (97.7 %) and electrons

Mechanical Stiffness = 1 Tpa Strength = 130 GPa

Chemical Easily functionalised Processable

How to make graphene

Production by removing elements from a large starting material.

Assembly of a nanostructure from smaller elements.

The Graphene familyA

D

E CVD Graphene (Gr)Graphite (Gt)

Reduced Graphene Oxide (RGO)

Graphene oxide (GO)

Graphene

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C

Producing Graphene

Mechanical Electrical conductivity

Optical Permeability Thermal Surface area Biocompatibility

CVDgraphene

Platelets

GO

Structural composites

• Rollable epaper• Foldable OLED display• Touch screen

Conductive ink• Packaging• Toys • Smart items

Conductive layer• Solar cells/PV • Smart windows

Electromagnetic shield coating or

composites

Barrier coating• Anti corrosion in

structure• Food packaging

Ultra fast laser

• Wound dressing management

• Biomaterials for regenerative medicine

• ‘smart’ biomaterials• Drug delivery• Medical devices• Scaffold for tissue

engineeringElectrodes for batteries and

super-capacitors

Chemical sensors

Electromagnetic shield layer

Barrier coating for cupper connects in

electronics

‘smart’ hydrogels

composites for contact

lenses

Conductive filler for hydrogel composites

• Drug delivery systems• Regenerative medicine• Tissue engineering

Heat sink for semi-

conductors

HealthcareAerospace, defencePackagingElectronicsSensorsCompositesEnergy storage

Membranes• Solvent/gas purification• Separation/dessalination

Conductive filler for composites

Additive for heat

dissipation in polymers

Biosensors

Graphene application sectorsHealthcare

Aerospace & defence

Electronics, optoelectronics and semi-conductors

Energy Storage

Automotive

Plastics, composites

sensors

coating, packaging and paints

telecommunications

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Graphene Roadmap

Graphene @ Manchester

NGI Capabilities

PhysicsFundamental

propertiesNovel 2D materials

and hetero-structures Materials

Process routesCharacterisation

Standards

ElectronicsSensors

Semiconductor devicesChemistry

CompositesMembranes, barriers and

coatings

Life SciencesSensors, drug

deliveryTissue engineering

Nanotoxicology

SpinoutsGraphene research2-Dtech

Graphene Industries

The National Graphene Institute

http://www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk/

Graphene research

TRL/

MCRL SCALE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Universities Catapult Centres Industry

Basic Idea Concept Developed

Experimental Proof of Concept

Process Validated

in Laboratory

Process Validated

on Production Equipment

Process Capability


Capability Validated

on Economic

Runs


over Range of Parts


on Full Range of Parts over

Long Periods

TRL/

MCRL SCALE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


Basic Idea Concept Developed

Experimental Proof of Concept

Process Validated

in Laboratory

Process Validated


Process Capability



on Economic

Runs


over Range of Parts


on Full Range of Parts over

Long Periods


UoM Research Position

UoM Research Position

Ref - Technology Readiness Level/Manufacturing Capability Readiness Level Scale (Source – NASA)

The National Graphene Institute (NGI)

• World Class facility to work on Graphene and other 2D Material Application

• State of the Art Equipment • To provide capacity to meet out clients growing needs• Provide our Research/Industrial partners with flexible facilities• Provide our Research/Industrial partners a extensive knowledge base• To provide quality Research and Technical support to our partners• Largest single cleanroom undertaking Graphene research

National Graphene Institute (NGI)

National Graphene Institute

Pilot production, characterisation and application development in:• composites• energy • coatings • electronics• membranes

The Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre (GEIC)

£60m investment

The Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre (GEIC)

Key is to position commercialisation as a Technology Push & market pull approach – NGI and GEIC will aid in this process.

Shared input – close collaboration

Industry

Academics

Knowledge Exchange

To carry out short-term feasibility style, knowledge exchange application projects in the areas of advanced composites, barriers/membranes, surface modification/coatings, energy-storage materials, biomaterials and medical devices

Graphene based composites Electrical Functionality

Better lightning strike resistance Good anti-static behaviour Improved high-voltage insulation

Barrier Functionality Improved environmental protection Leak-proof composite gas tank cylinders

Damage Tolerance Better impact performance Improved fatigue resistance Better wear resistance Strain sensing

High Temperature Tolerance Improved heat distortion temperature Better fire retardancy

Energy Storage Supercapacitors: energy bottle-neck (3-5 W h kg-1) Batteries: power bottle-neck (103 W kg-1)

SHARP is working with the National Graphene Institute to explore the benefits of graphene in electrochemical storage devices.

SHARP is excited to be part of a project that is looking to produce graphene on a cost competitive scale.

0.2 Ah 20Ah

£3,5 Million

Completely impermeable atomic membranes

Graphene barrier coating

Graphene oxide membranes

Strategic PartnerProject Partners: Graphene-based membranes

Project Partners: Electrochemical Energy StorageProject Partners: Other

Industrial partners

National Graphene Institute (NGI)

Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) - Proposed

Concept Development – focus is on a) increasing the technology development TRL – manufacturing scale up, characterisation and measurement, b) experiment with the art of the

possible future applications and concepts and c) provide inputs to Concept Development.

Value creation through the

delivery of Product or via the

Integration of Complex Systems

Technology/Capability Demonstration

Programmes – focused on increasing the SRL to

de-risk and showcase next generation

products and applications

Route to Commercialisation

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“Stiff competition: Uni researchers Graphene challenge to revolutionise the condom market”Manchester Evening News – 20th Nov 2013

Limitless applications of graphene

ania servant - graphene commercialisation

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