Pristine Low-Cost Large-Area Graphene Sheets


TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY

Graphene is an advanced material with excellent properties related to conductivity, toughness, flexibility and transparency; but several factors hinder graphene’s market entry including material cost, purity and process scalability. Large-Area Graphene films grown from electrically activated coal bypasses market entry issues and enhances national security by local resource usage

Primary Application Area: Materials, Chemical

Technology Development Status: Proven Manufacturability


FIGURES OF MERIT

Value Proposition: Graphene’s properties are well known and could potentially be used in both stand-alone technologies e.g. electronics and display applications as well as in composites for mechanical reinforcement and improved conductivity. Coal-Derived Graphene as a technology is a promising approach for significant cost reduction through a combination of cheap raw material and substrate use optimization. In addition, Coal-Derived Graphene yields high quality graphene film with high transparency, minimal defects and high electronic conductivity based on in-house measurements. Samples are available for testing by potential industrial partners.


SHOWCASE SUMMARY

Organization Type: Academic/Gov Lab

National Innovation Awardee

Showcase Booth #: 35

Website: http://www.ohio.edu/engineering/ceer/


GOVT/EXTERNAL FUNDING SOURCES

Vetted Programs/Awards: TechConnect Innovation Award Winner 2015
TechConnect Innovation Award Winner 2016

External Funding to Date: None aside from the state government award mentioned above