A team of material scientists at the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) has announced a major development in plans to produce graphene for use in commercial products.
The research leaders released a statement on 4 April saying: 'This is one of the most significant breakthroughs in graphene research in history. We expect this discovery to accelerate the commercialisation of graphene, which could unlock the next era of consumer electronic technology.'
The results were published in the journal Science on 3 April.
The key step has been to move away from a multi-crystal synthesis methods for large graphene panels, which have been found to inhibit the material's electrical performance. The new method developed at SAIT in association with the Sungkyungkwan University's School of Advanced Materials Science repeatedly synthesises a single graphene crystal to produce a functional semiconductor wafer.
Once graphene can be reliably produced to retain its unparalleled electrical and mechanical performance, it is though that it could become the material of choice for ultra-tin flexible display technology and wearable devices.
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