Commercial Graphene Applications: Current Research and Future Prospects

Commercial Graphene Applications: Current Research and Future Prospects

Overview History and Overview of Graphene Angstron Materials and Nanotek Instruments Applications of Graphene Thermal Management Coatings and Barriers Nanocomposites Energy Storage and Generation Market Acceptance Forecast Takeaways 1240 McCook Ave. Dayton, OH 45404 www.angstronmaterials.com www.nanotekinstruments.com

A Brief History of Graphene Hanns Peter Boehm coins the term Graphene Dr. Geim and Novoselov s isolation of graphene published in Science IBM Patents Graphene Transistor Nobel Prize awarded to Dr. Geim and Novoselov EU s Graphene Flagship First graphene company file IPO 1962. 2002 2014 Nanotek Instruments files first patent on production of single layer graphene Angstron Materials Founded Samsung enters graphene space HEAD Graphene tennis racket Lockheed Martin awarded Patent on graphene filters Cambridge IP and various sources Cambridge IP

Gartner 2013 The Graphene Hype

Public Perception of Graphene Your Water Will Taste Awesome Your Shirt Will Charge your Laptop Your Internet Connection Will Be One Million Times Faster It Will Turn Computers Into Transformers

Founded in 2007 by Drs. Bor Jang and Aruna Zhamu Sister company of Nanotek Instruments Mission: To mass produce graphene at commercial prices Top-Down Manufacturing Approach Chemical and Mechanical Exfoliation Current Capacity: 300 MT Future Capacity: 1,300 MT (Q4 2015)

2-Pronged Market Approach Raw Graphene Materials Value-Added Graphene Powder Graphene Oxide Functionalized Graphene Graphene Dispersions Thermal Management Materials Nanocomposites Coatings and Paints Energy Storage Transparent Conductive Films

8 Graphene: A Miracle Material? Highest thermal conductivity (up to 5,300 W/(mK)) Impermeable (H 2 O, O 2, H 2, He, etc.) Easier dispersion than other carbon nanomaterials Highest Barrier resistance Dispersible Highest thermal 5,300 W/m K Highest e-mobility 100 X Si Transparent & conducting (ITO) Highest electron mobility (100 times faster than in Si) Transparent and conductive (Alternative to ITO glass) Ultra-high specific surface area (up to 2,675 m 2 /g) and highest intrinsic charge storage capability (best supercapacitor electrode material) SSA 2,675 m 2 /g Thinnest & most flexible Highest strength 130 GPa Thinnest and most flexible fabric (0.34 nm; capable of wrapping around anything?) Highest intrinsic strength of all materials (up to 130 GPa)

www.thermene.com Graphene for Thermal Management Multiple form factors Sheets Pastes Blocks Big markets, Big demand Portable Electronics Industrial Equipment Military Energy Generation Thermal management offers plug and play applications for graphene products with a strong market pull.

Anti-corrosion Conductive coatings Oxygen barrier Graphene for Barriers and Coatings Applications Anti-corrosion coatings, conductive coatings, oxygen barrier coatings, packaging materials, superhydrophobic coatings, medical device coating, Anti-bacterial. Protective coatings global market: $1.13 billion with 3.4% CAGR(ORNL) Global conductive coatings market 2012: $9 billion, 2019 :$19 billion (Nanomarkets) Global de-icing coatings market 2011: $500 million (BioAmber) Global market for transparent barrier films 2012: $6.7 billion, 2017: $8.2 billion (Smithers PIRA) Once again, this is a large potential market with a strong value proposition.

Wind turbine Tires Mobile Cable Notebook Graphene Nanocomposites This is a very diverse market and the roll-out of graphene products will be based on the final application Graphene/Polymer masterbatches are already commercially available Scale-Up manufacturing currently underway Different requirements and applications will determine market timing The nanocomposites will take advantage of one or more of graphene s properties Electrical and Thermal conductivity Mechanical Enhancements Barrier Properties

Composites in the Boeing 787 http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/articles/qtr_4_06/article_04_2.html

Graphene for Energy Storage Very strong market desire HOWEVER, not necessarily Plug and Play Requires extensive, fundamental research Different applications have different qualification cycles Lithium-ion battery Thin film solar cells Fuel cells Supercapacitors Graphene based energy storage still may be a few years out. But it is coming

Applications Market Acceptance Forecast ITO Replacement Thermal Management EMI Materials Barrier Films Polymer Nanocomposites Conductive Epoxy and Adhesives Energy Storage 2015 Graphene Conductive Inks and Pastes 2016 Elastomer Nanocomposites Graphene lubricants 2017

Takeaway The number of markets and applications graphene products will touch is massive The hype surrounding graphene does not help the roll-out of products There are already value-added graphene products commercially available Thermal Pastes Conductive Inks Composite Masterbatches We believe large scale adoption of graphene based products will occur as follows: 1. Thermal Mangement 2. Barrier coatings and paints 3. Nanocomposites 1240 McCook Ave. Dayton, OH 45404 www.angstronmaterials.com www.nanotekinstruments.com