| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/M507799/1 |
| Title: |
Highly conductive Ultraflexible Graphene |
| Principal Investigator: |
Ferrari, Professor AC |
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| Department: |
Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Cambridge |
| Scheme: |
Technology Programme |
| Starts: |
01 April 2015 |
Ends: |
31 March 2016 |
Value (£): |
99,421
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Materials Processing |
Materials Synthesis & Growth |
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
Graphene's unique properties make it ideal for a variety of applications, in particular for ultraflexible electronic devices,
such as displays, touch screens, e-papers, smart packaging and smart textiles. These require flexible conductive films as
electrodes and interconnections, and metallic films or grids are currently used as back planes in displays and touch
screens. However, in addition to being expensive, these are environmentally unstable, brittle and not fully flexible (e.g.
conformable). Graphene as a flexible conductive layer could underpin plastic electronics advantages of low temperature
processing, printing flexibility and lower cost manufacturing. This project aims to demonstrate the viability of graphene as a
highly conductive flexible layer in a flexible active matrix array that can be used to drive Electrophoretic (EPD) and Organic
Light Emitting Diode (OLED) displays. This will exploit graphene based inks as a cost-effective replacement of currently
used expensive metals, and will demonstrate the manufacturability and scalability of the production of graphene in an
industrial context. Inks will be formulated with high loading of graphene (>10g/l), to achieve the required conductivity and
processability for a variety of printing technologies (bar coating, ink-jet printing and flexographic printing) for flexible active
matrix arrays that can be used to drive EPDs and OLEDs. Integrating graphene in a flexible active matrix array will show
the potential for graphene in enabling a range of foldable consumer electronics applications.
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| Organisation Website: |
http://www.cam.ac.uk |