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The commercialization of graphene electronics

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Technologies based on graphene and other two-dimensional materials are being commercialized in a number of areas, including electronics. But, as work on the Graphene Flagship illustrates, challenges in the scale-up and industrialization of graphene remain to be solved.

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We received funding from the European Union’s research and innovation programmes under grant agreement numbers 696656 (GrapheneCore1), 785219 (GrapheneCore2), 881603 (GrapheneCore3) and 101119461 (GrapheneEU). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. We appreciate insights gathered by the Fraunhofer Graphene Roadmap team (in particular, through focus investigations led by C. Neef, T. Schmaltz and S. Shirinzadeh) and by members of the Graphene Flagship Innovation team including business developers.

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Hjelt, K., Döscher, H. The commercialization of graphene electronics. Nat Electron 7, 844–846 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-024-01270-5

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