The Graphene Flagship is showcasing the potential of graphene-enabled alternatives to traditional semiconductors, with recent advancements in integrating 2D materials into silicon wafers. The project's European Chip Act aims to mobilize €43 billion in investments to alleviate the global chip shortage.
Graphene Flagship researchers have developed molecular bridges to overcome defects in transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) flakes, increasing carrier mobility tenfold. This breakthrough enables the mass production of conductive inks for printed electronic devices, opening up new possibilities for flexible electronics and wearables.
Researchers have developed a new measurement standard for graphene analysis, allowing for fast and non-destructive quality control. The technique enables the creation of high-quality graphene products with consistent performance, accelerating large-scale production and industrialization.
Researchers from Graphene Flagship partners developed a wafer-scale fabrication method for graphene-based photonic devices, enabling automation and paving the way to large-scale production. The technique allows for integration into silicon wafers, offering ultra-broadband communications and ultra-high mobility of carriers.
Researchers from Graphene Flagship report a new method to integrate graphene and 2D materials into semiconductor manufacturing lines, overcoming challenges such as transferring materials between growth substrates. The technique uses standard dielectric material BCB and conventional wafer bonding equipment, enabling high-quality integra...
Researchers at Graphene Flagship partner Fraunhofer ISI predict that graphene will be commercially available for various industrial applications, including batteries, solar panels, electronics, and medical technologies. By 2025, market demand is expected to quadruple, with graphene being incorporated into ubiquitous commodities.
Graphene Flagship researchers successfully produce large and very high-quality crystals of monoisotopic hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) at room temperature using a new methodology. The hBN crystals exhibit exceptional quality, isotopic purity, and scalability for large-scale production.
Researchers successfully combined graphene with tandem perovskite-silicon solar cells to achieve efficiencies of up to 26.3%, almost doubling the efficiency of pure silicon. This new approach enables large-area solar panels with reduced production costs.
The Graphene Flagship has published a comprehensive guide to graphene manufacturing and processing, providing a single source of knowledge for researchers and industry. The handbook encompasses over 1,500 references and covers techniques for production and characterisation of graphene-related materials.
The Graphene Flagship has launched eleven Spearhead Projects to catalyse commercialisation of graphene-enabled products. These projects combine innovative research with industrial ambitions, aiming to boost technology readiness levels and bring graphene-based technologies to market.
Researchers developed graphene-integrated composites to improve strength and properties of fibre-reinforced composites. These materials can withstand extreme temperatures, humidity, and lightning strikes, making them suitable for aerospace and automotive industries.
Researchers developed a graphene-titania composite that degrades up to 70% more atmospheric nitrogen oxides than standard titania in real pollutant tests. The composite can be coated on materials like concrete to passively remove pollutants from the air, promoting a healthier environment.
The Graphene Flagship predicts high potential for graphene-enabled batteries, supercapacitors, and sustainable energy generation. Short-term applications include materials sector innovations, while mid-term prospects focus on energy and opto-electronics advancements.
AIXTRON's Neutron system enables roll-to-roll graphene production under ambient conditions, bringing costs down by two orders of magnitude. The CCS 2D system targets semiconductor applications, offering large-scale production of graphene on insulating wafers.
The Graphene Flagship partners with the European Space Agency and the University of Cambridge to launch a rocket into space, testing the printing of graphene patterns on silicon substrates in zero gravity. The mission aims to validate graphene's self-assembly properties and pave the way for its use in long-term space exploration.
Emberion's VIS-SWIR graphene photodetectors combine high sensitivity and low-cost material, enabling detection of organic products and spectral analysis. The product is a result of collaboration between the Graphene Flagship project and commercialization efforts.
Researchers use graphene to improve loop heat pipes, essential for satellites and equipment in space. The Graphene Flagship project aims to integrate these devices into satellites and the international space station in the next few years.
Researchers from Graphene Flagship partner DTU developed a graphene 'sandwich' by encasing graphene with insulating hexagonal boron nitride, allowing them to achieve higher electrical currents and control the material's properties. This breakthrough enables the creation of nano-electronics with small dimensions.
Graphene-based wearables track UV exposure, heart rate, hydration and oxygen saturation, while also enabling night vision through camera sensors and spectrometers. These technologies have potential applications in healthcare, food inspection and surveillance.
Researchers have developed a graphene-based sensor that can detect brain activity below 0.1 Hz, unlocking new insights into epilepsy and brain function. This technology could lead to novel multiplexing strategies, enabling unprecedented mapping of low-frequency neural signals.
Researchers studied graphene and related materials' physicochemical characteristics and biological effects, finding varying properties lead to differing toxicity. The study provides a solid guide for safe use of these materials, essential for widespread utilization.
Bedimensional, a Graphene Flagship start-up, has received €18 million in private investment to develop new applications of graphene and related materials. The investment will enable the company to build a new headquarters with dedicated facilities for graphene production and research.
Researchers demonstrate graphene-based photonic devices for ultra-wide bandwidth communications coupled with low power consumption. The findings have the potential to surpass the demands of 5G, IoT, and Industry 4.0.
Researchers found that myeloperoxidase can degrade both single-layer and few-layer graphene, opening up new avenues for developing biodegradable graphene-based materials. This discovery is crucial for ensuring the safe use of graphene in biomedical applications.
Researchers have created new 'switches' that respond to light using combined light-sensitive molecules with layers of graphene and other 2D materials. This technology could lead to programmable applications in smart electronics, sensors, and flexible devices.
Researchers created a technology that boosts graphene's non-linear optical effects using electrical fields, leading to faster and more reliable ultra-broad bandwidth transfers. This breakthrough could enable larger volumes of information to be processed or transmitted.
Researchers at ICFO have achieved the ultimate level of light confinement using graphene, creating ultra-small optical switches and sensors. By sending infra-red light through devices, they observed how plasmons propagated in between metal and graphene, demonstrating control of light guided in channels smaller than one nanometer.
Researchers detected graphene's out-of-plane heat transfer in van der Waals heterostructures, with implications for ultra-fast photodetectors and optoelectronic device design. The phenomenon relies on hot electrons and hyperbolic phonons in the hBN layer.
The Graphene Flagship has successfully tested graphene for two space-related applications: loop heat pipes and solar sails. The experiments, conducted in microgravity, showed excellent thermal properties and radiation pressure behavior, paving the way for a commercial product.
Researchers predict and demonstrate a giant spin anisotropy in graphene, paving the way for new spintronic logic devices. This phenomenon enables control over the lifetime of different spin orientations in graphene.
Researchers have reported a new type of quantum oscillation in graphene superlattices, observable at high temperature and on the mesoscale. This phenomenon sheds light on Hofstadter's butterfly and enables tuning of electronic materials properties.
Researchers enhanced spider silk with graphene-based materials, boosting its mechanical properties by up to three times the strength and ten times the toughness. The modified silks show promising applications in high-performance or biodegradable textiles such as parachutes or medical dressings.
Researchers have created a terahertz saturable absorber using graphene produced by liquid phase exfoliation, enabling ultrafast lasers with high modulation. The devices have great potential for applications such as time-resolved spectroscopy of gases and molecules, quantum information, and ultra-high speed communication.
Researchers created a device using graphene and boron nitride, achieving unprecedented spin transport efficiency at room temperature. The device showed significant improvements in spin polarization and detection, opening up possibilities for applications such as spin-based logic and transistors.
Researchers are testing graphene's potential in space applications through two experiments. GrapheneX, a student-led team, will use microgravity conditions to test graphene for light sails, while another experiment investigates how graphene improves efficiency in loop heat pipes, crucial for satellite cooling systems.
Researchers have successfully created a room temperature field-effect transistor using graphene's electron spin, enabling the integration of spintronic logic and memory devices. This breakthrough could lead to more versatile devices with reduced power consumption, crucial for future handheld mobile computing.
Researchers from Graphene Flagship have successfully integrated graphene into a CMOS circuit, enabling the creation of high-resolution image sensors that can detect UV, visible, and infrared light. This technology has vast applications in fields such as safety, security, and medical imaging.
Scientists have successfully created large-scale arrays of quantum light emitters in transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), a breakthrough that could enable the integration of ultra-thin single photons in electronic devices. This new method allows for deterministic and robust generation of quantum sources, opening up opportunities fo...
Researchers have developed hybrid organic-inorganic materials with fully controllable structural and electronic properties. By using molecular monolayers to create controllable periodic potentials on the surface of graphene, they can tailor the electronic behavior of graphene field-effect transistor devices.
The first fully functional microprocessor logic devices based on few-atom-thin layered materials have been demonstrated, enabling flexible and compact electronic devices. The transistors made from molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) can perform 1-bit logic operations and are scalable to multi-bit operations.
The Graphene Flagship research team has successfully fabricated all-printed, all-layered materials transistors using graphene flakes and other layered materials. This innovation could enable the creation of affordable electronic devices such as smart labels and e-passports.
The Graphene Experience Zone at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2017 featured 20 demonstrators and prototypes showcasing graphene-enhanced mobile technologies. Key highlights included the BAC Mono graphene-enhanced car, which improved fuel efficiency and performance.
Researchers created graphene-based neural probes to record brain activity in high resolution while maintaining a high signal-to-noise ratio. The devices successfully detected small electrical signals associated with brain activities, such as sleep and visual light stimulation, without inducing inflammation or toxicity.