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The puzzle of graphene commercialization

Nature Reviews Materials volume 1, Article number: 16085 (2016) Cite this article

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The commercialization of graphene-based products is challenging, because many engineering and economical aspects have to be taken into consideration. A stronger collaboration between academia and industry would be beneficial for accelerating the process.

Graphene is known for its extraordinary properties in terms of carrier mobility, flexibility, thermal conductivity and chemical resistivity. Therefore, since its isolation in 2004, many scientists have suggested that graphene may improve the quality of various devices and open up new applications. Some have even claimed that graphene will hugely affect our everyday lives in the near future. However, over ten years have passed and a major graphene-based product is yet to be realized. Indeed, some sceptics have begun to voice the opinion that commercialization of graphene-based products may be just a dream. I think that at the root of this debate is a misunderstanding of the processes and decision making involved with the commercialization of new products, more generally.

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Park, S. The puzzle of graphene commercialization. Nat Rev Mater 1, 16085 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/natrevmats.2016.85

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