Graphene in Electronics and Energy

The current overall graphene market is estimated to be between US$13-$15 million. However this will grow significantly in the next 10 years and is likely to be larger than projected figures from a number of market consultancies. For example, XG Sciences have over 600 customers in the automotive, electronics, battery and aerospace industries, and the company generated $4 million in revenue in 2012. Most of the major graphene producers have relationships with electronics and battery OEMs.  Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found

on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report: Graphene in Electronics and Energy.

Driven by demand from markets where advanced materials are required, graphene promises to outstrip all current nanomaterials, especially in electronics and energy storage applications. Other markets graphene is impacting include aerospace, automotive, coatings and paints, communications, sensors, solar, oil, and lubricants. The exceptional electron and thermal transport, mechanical properties, chemical stability of graphene and combinations thereof make it a potentially disruptive technology for electronics and energy applications.

Applications are coming onto the market for polymer composites and EMI shielding coatings. Graphene-based conducting inks are also finding their way into smart cards and radio-frequency identification tags. China is expecting to bring graphene products to the market in 2014 in consumer electronics. Companies such as IBM and Samsung are pursuing applications for graphene in electronics and optics. Most major Li-ion battery manufacturers and electronics companies, especially in Asia, have significant research initiatives in graphene.

Many of the current and potential applications of carbon nanotubes may be taken by graphene, as it displays enhanced properties but with greater ease of production and handling. In this regard, carbon nanotubes may be viewed as a stalking horse for commercial applications of graphene. In the next 2-3 years there is likely to be graphene enabled-applications in ultra thin flexible Li ion batteries, large supercapacitors, water membranes, biosensors, optical sensors, solar cells and conductive composites.

The projected “killer app” for graphene has been identified as transparent conductive films for displays, but that is not proven yet. Enhancement of conductive inks and composites are viewed as shorter-term opportunities.In electronics, competition from silicon in semiconductors. Other competing technologies include sliver nanowires and carbon nanotubes as well as other 2D materials such as boron nitride, molybdenum disulfide, tungsten tungsten disulfide and germanane.

 

Graphene in Electronics and Energy

Graphene in Electronics and Energy

The current overall graphene market is estimated to be between US$13-$15 million. However this will grow significantly in the next 10 years and is likely to be larger than projected figures from a number of market consultancies. For example, XG Sciences have over 600 customers in the automotive, electronics, battery and aerospace industries, and the company generated $4 million in revenue in 2012. Most of the major graphene producers have relationships with electronics and battery OEMs.  Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found

on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report: Graphene in Electronics and Energy.

Driven by demand from markets where advanced materials are required, graphene promises to outstrip all current nanomaterials, especially in electronics and energy storage applications. Other markets graphene is impacting include aerospace, automotive, coatings and paints, communications, sensors, solar, oil, and lubricants. The exceptional electron and thermal transport, mechanical properties, chemical stability of graphene and combinations thereof make it a potentially disruptive technology for electronics and energy applications.

Applications are coming onto the market for polymer composites and EMI shielding coatings. Graphene-based conducting inks are also finding their way into smart cards and radio-frequency identification tags. China is expecting to bring graphene products to the market in 2014 in consumer electronics. Companies such as IBM and Samsung are pursuing applications for graphene in electronics and optics. Most major Li-ion battery manufacturers and electronics companies, especially in Asia, have significant research initiatives in graphene.

Many of the current and potential applications of carbon nanotubes may be taken by graphene, as it displays enhanced properties but with greater ease of production and handling. In this regard, carbon nanotubes may be viewed as a stalking horse for commercial applications of graphene. In the next 2-3 years there is likely to be graphene enabled-applications in ultra thin flexible Li ion batteries, large supercapacitors, water membranes, biosensors, optical sensors, solar cells and conductive composites.

The projected “killer app” for graphene has been identified as transparent conductive films for displays, but that is not proven yet. Enhancement of conductive inks and composites are viewed as shorter-term opportunities.In electronics, competition from silicon in semiconductors. Other competing technologies include sliver nanowires and carbon nanotubes as well as other 2D materials such as boron nitride, molybdenum disulfide, tungsten tungsten disulfide and germanane.

 

Graphene in Electronics and Energy

Graphene in Electronics and Energy

The current overall graphene market is estimated to be between US$13-$15 million. However this will grow significantly in the next 10 years and is likely to be larger than projected figures from a number of market consultancies. For example, XG Sciences have over 600 customers in the automotive, electronics, battery and aerospace industries, and the company generated $4 million in revenue in 2012. Most of the major graphene producers have relationships with electronics and battery OEMs.  Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found

on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report: Graphene in Electronics and Energy.

Driven by demand from markets where advanced materials are required, graphene promises to outstrip all current nanomaterials, especially in electronics and energy storage applications. Other markets graphene is impacting include aerospace, automotive, coatings and paints, communications, sensors, solar, oil, and lubricants. The exceptional electron and thermal transport, mechanical properties, chemical stability of graphene and combinations thereof make it a potentially disruptive technology for electronics and energy applications.

Applications are coming onto the market for polymer composites and EMI shielding coatings. Graphene-based conducting inks are also finding their way into smart cards and radio-frequency identification tags. China is expecting to bring graphene products to the market in 2014 in consumer electronics. Companies such as IBM and Samsung are pursuing applications for graphene in electronics and optics. Most major Li-ion battery manufacturers and electronics companies, especially in Asia, have significant research initiatives in graphene.

Many of the current and potential applications of carbon nanotubes may be taken by graphene, as it displays enhanced properties but with greater ease of production and handling. In this regard, carbon nanotubes may be viewed as a stalking horse for commercial applications of graphene. In the next 2-3 years there is likely to be graphene enabled-applications in ultra thin flexible Li ion batteries, large supercapacitors, water membranes, biosensors, optical sensors, solar cells and conductive composites.

The projected “killer app” for graphene has been identified as transparent conductive films for displays, but that is not proven yet. Enhancement of conductive inks and composites are viewed as shorter-term opportunities.In electronics, competition from silicon in semiconductors. Other competing technologies include sliver nanowires and carbon nanotubes as well as other 2D materials such as boron nitride, molybdenum disulfide, tungsten tungsten disulfide and germanane.

 

Graphene in Electronics and Energy

Nanomaterials Directory 2014

The Nanomaterials Directory 2014 is the first publication ever to collate all nanomaterials producers and product developers in a single-volume, categorised by nanomaterials, types sold and countries where the sellers are based, in one easy-to-access guide. Numerous online directories and maps have been produced covering nanomaterials and nanotech companies but are either incomplete, out-dated, poor to navigate or inadequately categorised. Each section in the Nanomaterials Directory 2014 provides a succinct market introduction to the nanomaterials type from carbon nanotubes through to quantum dots, and alphabetised profiles of each producer. Microscopy, deposition and imaging equipment and instrumentation suppliers are also profiled. There is also a handy reference guide at the back of the directory which provides further distillation of nanomaterials suppliers (for example, metal oxides nanopowders producers is a single chapter as most sell more than one nanomaterial-the reference guide outlines the specific type of metal oxide nanopowders each producer sells). The reference guide also alphabetically lists each producer by country. For example, you will be able to view all the nanomaterials producers based in Canada. In addition there is also an extensive listing of all the key events and conferences in nanotech in 2014.  Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report:  Nanomaterials Directory 2014.

Nanomaterials Directory 2014

Nanomaterials Directory 2014

The Nanomaterials Directory 2014 is the first publication ever to collate all nanomaterials producers and product developers in a single-volume, categorised by nanomaterials, types sold and countries where the sellers are based, in one easy-to-access guide. Numerous online directories and maps have been produced covering nanomaterials and nanotech companies but are either incomplete, out-dated, poor to navigate or inadequately categorised. Each section in the Nanomaterials Directory 2014 provides a succinct market introduction to the nanomaterials type from carbon nanotubes through to quantum dots, and alphabetised profiles of each producer. Microscopy, deposition and imaging equipment and instrumentation suppliers are also profiled. There is also a handy reference guide at the back of the directory which provides further distillation of nanomaterials suppliers (for example, metal oxides nanopowders producers is a single chapter as most sell more than one nanomaterial-the reference guide outlines the specific type of metal oxide nanopowders each producer sells). The reference guide also alphabetically lists each producer by country. For example, you will be able to view all the nanomaterials producers based in Canada. In addition there is also an extensive listing of all the key events and conferences in nanotech in 2014.  Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report:  Nanomaterials Directory 2014.

Nanomaterials Directory 2014

A Breakthrough in Rechargeable Battery Applications

An engineer has made a breakthrough in rechargeable battery applications. The bottom image shows a self-standing molybdenum disulfide/graphene composite paper electrode and the top image highlights its layered structure.

Gurpreet Singh, assistant professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering at Kansas State University, and his student researchers are the first to demonstrate that a composite paper – made of interleaved molybdenum disulfide and graphene nanosheets – can be both an active material to efficiently store sodium atoms and a flexible current collector. The newly developed composite paper can be used as a negative electrode in sodium-ion batteries.

The bottom image shows a self-standing molybdenum disulfide/graphene composite paper electrode and the top image highlights its layered structure.

“Most negative electrodes for sodium-ion batteries use materials that undergo an ‘alloying’ reaction with sodium,” Singh said. “These materials can swell as much as 400 to 500 percent as the battery is charged and discharged, which may result in mechanical damage and loss of electrical contact with the current collector.”

“Molybdenum disulfide, the major constituent of the paper electrode, offers a new kind of chemistry with sodium ions, which is a combination of intercalation and a conversion-type reaction,” Singh said. “The paper electrode offers stable charge capacity of 230 mAh.g-1, with respect to total electrode weight. Further, the interleaved and porous structure of the paper electrode offers smooth channels for sodium to diffuse in and out as the cell is charged and discharged quickly. This design also eliminates the polymeric binders and copper current collector foil used in a traditional battery electrode.”

The research appears in the latest issue of the journal ACS Nano in the article “MoS2/graphene composite paper for sodium-ion battery electrodes.”

For the last two years the researchers have been developing new methods for quick and cost-effective synthesis of atomically thin two-dimensional materials—graphene, molybdenum and tungsten disulfide—in gram quantities, particularly for rechargeable battery applications.

For the latest research, the engineers created a large-area composite paper that consisted of acid-treated layered molybdenum disulfide and chemically modified graphene in an interleaved structured. The research marks the first time that such a flexible paper electrode was used in a sodium-ion battery as an anode that operates at room temperature. Most commercial sodium-sulfur batteries operate close to 300 degrees Celsius, Singh said.

Singh said the research is important for two reasons:

1. Synthesis of large quantities of single or few-layer-thick 2-D materials is crucial to understanding the true commercial potential of materials such as transition metal dichalcogenides, or TMD, and graphene.

2. Fundamental understanding of how sodium is stored in a layered material through mechanisms other than the conventional intercalation and alloying reaction. In addition, using graphene as the flexible support and current collector is crucial for eliminating the copper foil and making lighter and bendable rechargeable batteries. In contrast to lithium, sodium supplies are essentially unlimited and the batteries are expected to be a lot cheaper.

“From the synthesis point of view, we have shown that certain transition metal dichalcogenides can be exfoliated in strong acids,” Singh said. “This method should allow synthesis of gram quantities of few-layer-thick molybdenum disulfide sheets, which is very crucial for applications such as flexible batteries, supercapacitors, and polymer composites. For such applications, TMD flakes that are a few atoms thick are sufficient. Very high-quality single-layer flakes are not a necessity.”

The researchers are working to commercialize the technology, with assistance from the university’s Institute of Commercialization. They also are exploring lithium and sodium storage in other nanomaterials.

Learn more about rechargeable battery market and publications that provide informed perspective and relevant analysis of emergent technologies.

A Breakthrough in Rechargeable Battery Applications

Graphene in Electronics and Energy

The current overall graphene market is estimated to be between US$13-$15 million. However this will grow significantly in the next 10 years and is likely to be larger than projected figures from a number of market consultancies. For example, XG Sciences have over 600 customers in the automotive, electronics, battery and aerospace industries, and the company generated $4 million in revenue in 2012. Most of the major graphene producers have relationships with electronics and battery OEMs.  Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found

on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report: Graphene in Electronics and Energy.

Driven by demand from markets where advanced materials are required, graphene promises to outstrip all current nanomaterials, especially in electronics and energy storage applications. Other markets graphene is impacting include aerospace, automotive, coatings and paints, communications, sensors, solar, oil, and lubricants. The exceptional electron and thermal transport, mechanical properties, chemical stability of graphene and combinations thereof make it a potentially disruptive technology for electronics and energy applications.

Applications are coming onto the market for polymer composites and EMI shielding coatings. Graphene-based conducting inks are also finding their way into smart cards and radio-frequency identification tags. China is expecting to bring graphene products to the market in 2014 in consumer electronics. Companies such as IBM and Samsung are pursuing applications for graphene in electronics and optics. Most major Li-ion battery manufacturers and electronics companies, especially in Asia, have significant research initiatives in graphene.

Many of the current and potential applications of carbon nanotubes may be taken by graphene, as it displays enhanced properties but with greater ease of production and handling. In this regard, carbon nanotubes may be viewed as a stalking horse for commercial applications of graphene. In the next 2-3 years there is likely to be graphene enabled-applications in ultra thin flexible Li ion batteries, large supercapacitors, water membranes, biosensors, optical sensors, solar cells and conductive composites.

The projected “killer app” for graphene has been identified as transparent conductive films for displays, but that is not proven yet. Enhancement of conductive inks and composites are viewed as shorter-term opportunities.In electronics, competition from silicon in semiconductors. Other competing technologies include sliver nanowires and carbon nanotubes as well as other 2D materials such as boron nitride, molybdenum disulfide, tungsten tungsten disulfide and germanane.

 

Graphene in Electronics and Energy

Nanomaterials Directory 2014

The Nanomaterials Directory 2014 is the first publication ever to collate all nanomaterials producers and product developers in a single-volume, categorised by nanomaterials, types sold and countries where the sellers are based, in one easy-to-access guide. Numerous online directories and maps have been produced covering nanomaterials and nanotech companies but are either incomplete, out-dated, poor to navigate or inadequately categorised. Each section in the Nanomaterials Directory 2014 provides a succinct market introduction to the nanomaterials type from carbon nanotubes through to quantum dots, and alphabetised profiles of each producer. Microscopy, deposition and imaging equipment and instrumentation suppliers are also profiled. There is also a handy reference guide at the back of the directory which provides further distillation of nanomaterials suppliers (for example, metal oxides nanopowders producers is a single chapter as most sell more than one nanomaterial-the reference guide outlines the specific type of metal oxide nanopowders each producer sells). The reference guide also alphabetically lists each producer by country. For example, you will be able to view all the nanomaterials producers based in Canada. In addition there is also an extensive listing of all the key events and conferences in nanotech in 2014.  Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report:  Nanomaterials Directory 2014.

Nanomaterials Directory 2014

Nanocotings Market Research

Nanotechnology, the science at nanoscale, has proved to be one of the most important technologies wielding a deep influence on conventional material science. The impact of miniaturization in material science has been significant, and the unrivalled functional benefits offered make research at nanoscale valuable and important. For material technologies to become commercially successful, performance advantages must be offered as a value that commands a premium price, and nanocoatings / Nanostructured coatings, in this regard, are just the required means to the end. Nanotechnology in conjunction with material science helps manipulate/modify/alter material characteristics at the molecular level and develop materials that meet unique, exclusive and critical needs of end-users. Nanotechnology-supported innovations in coatings include development of antimicrobial effects, thermal insulation, dirt repellency, corrosion-resistance, anti-graffiti, moisture-absorbing coatings, and self-cleaning coated surfaces, among others.

Nanostructured coatings and films are witnessing growth in industries such as oil and gas, construction, solar, glass and electronics as they offer significant performance advantages over traditional coatings as well as being more potentially more cost-effective and environmentally friendly.

Presented in a graphical format, nanocoatings applications report provides and easily readable and succinct guide to nanocoatings, their application and markets thereof. In the coating sector, high transparency and new functionalities and high-quality performance are increasingly important requirements and nanomaterials are being increasingly exploited to meet these needs.

Properties such as anti-microbialism, product longevity, thermal insulation, gloss retention, dirt and water repellency, hardness, corrosion resistance, flame retardancy, ultraviolet radiation stability, improved energy efficiency, anti-graffiti, self-cleaning, moisture absorbing, gloss retention and chemical and mechanical properties are improved significantly using nanostructured materials.

The second report, Nanocoatings – Global Strategic Business Report, available from Electronics.ca Publications, analyzes the worldwide markets for Nanocoatings in US$ Million. The nanocotings matket research provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2012 through 2020. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based on public domain information including company URLs. The report profiles 90 companies including many key and niche players such as AcryMed, Inc., ACTnano, Albert Rechtenbacher GmbH, Buhler AG, Bio-gate AG and CG2 NanoCoatings Inc.

 

Nanocotings Market Research

Nanocotings Matket Research

Nanotechnology, the science at nanoscale, has proved to be one of the most important technologies wielding a deep influence on conventional material science. The impact of miniaturization in material science has been significant, and the unrivalled functional benefits offered make research at nanoscale valuable and important. For material technologies to become commercially successful, performance advantages must be offered as a value that commands a premium price, and nanocoatings / Nanostructured coatings, in this regard, are just the required means to the end. Nanotechnology in conjunction with material science helps manipulate/modify/alter material characteristics at the molecular level and develop materials that meet unique, exclusive and critical needs of end-users. Nanotechnology-supported innovations in coatings include development of antimicrobial effects, thermal insulation, dirt repellency, corrosion-resistance, anti-graffiti, moisture-absorbing coatings, and self-cleaning coated surfaces, among others.

Nanostructured coatings and films are witnessing growth in industries such as oil and gas, construction, solar, glass and electronics as they offer significant performance advantages over traditional coatings as well as being more potentially more cost-effective and environmentally friendly.

Presented in a graphical format, nanocoatings applications report provides and easily readable and succinct guide to nanocoatings, their application and markets thereof. In the coating sector, high transparency and new functionalities and high-quality performance are increasingly important requirements and nanomaterials are being increasingly exploited to meet these needs.

Properties such as anti-microbialism, product longevity, thermal insulation, gloss retention, dirt and water repellency, hardness, corrosion resistance, flame retardancy, ultraviolet radiation stability, improved energy efficiency, anti-graffiti, self-cleaning, moisture absorbing, gloss retention and chemical and mechanical properties are improved significantly using nanostructured materials.

The second report, Nanocoatings – Global Strategic Business Report, available from Electronics.ca Publications, analyzes the worldwide markets for Nanocoatings in US$ Million. The nanocotings matket research provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2012 through 2020. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based on public domain information including company URLs. The report profiles 90 companies including many key and niche players such as AcryMed, Inc., ACTnano, Albert Rechtenbacher GmbH, Buhler AG, Bio-gate AG and CG2 NanoCoatings Inc.

 

Nanocotings Matket Research