Our proprietary manufacturing process delivers consistent graphene and enables atomically precise engineering of advanced materials.
Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) technology can produce ´true´ graphene – high quality crystals just 1-atom thick yet meters in width/length – at commercial scale.
The process involves passing a commodity copper foil through a furnace, where hydrocarbon gases decompose and coat the metal surface with a 1-atom thick solid carbon film – graphene.
CVD graphene technology has now reached commercial maturation: kilometers of graphene can be produced on copper foils at industrial scale, at prices approaching that of industrial plastics.
However, CVD graphene is not useful in this raw form. It needs to be transferred off from the copper surface and integrated into end applications- this transfer and integration challenge is the main barrier to mass adoption.
In order to be useable, Graphene needs to be transferred from the copper surface onto target application substrates, such as semiconductor wafers or membranes. Manufacturers currently provide graphene in the raw form – coated on the copper – and the transfer process must be done by application developers. The transfer process is complex (see below), requiring harmful chemicals, technical expertise and specialized facilities. The copper foil – which makes up the majority of the graphene cost – is also lost in the process. As a result, transfer and integration is currently a time-consuming, low-yield process unsuitable for large-scale industrial use.
At 2D, we solve the integration challenge by providing graphene in a format that makes transfer simple, efficient, scalable, eco-friendly, and universally applicable across many applications.
We deliver high-quality CVD graphene—originally grown on copper—on a specialized water-soluble polymer film, allowing straightforward integration onto a wide range of target substrates.
Our proprietary dry-transfer technology produces this material platform using a scalable roll-to-roll process. This approach supports reuse of the copper substrate and avoids harsh chemicals, reducing waste and cost while improving sustainability.
Once the graphene is on the water-soluble polymer film, it enables a seamless and eco-friendly transfer and integration onto the target substrate, as shown below:
Purchase graphene-on-sticker sheets and cut them to the desired size and shape.
Laminate the cut piece onto your application surface.
Rinse the laminated surface in water to dissolve away the plastic coating, leaving the surface coated with the graphene.
Graphene can be applied onto wide range of surfaces using everyday tools.
Eliminates the need for specialized chemicals or facilities, or prior experience in working with graphene. Applicable to most surfaces.
Films available as 1-5 layers (or more) of graphene on plastic.
Apply multiple, atom-thick layers of graphene at once with minimal effort; obtain graphene films with atomically precise thicknesses.
Consistent properties and performance over large areas, which remain consistent after long-term storage under proper conditions.
Improved transfer yield, consistency and reliability of results.
Our films are significantly more cost-effective than comparable products on the market.
Competitve option to low-cost CVD graphene on native copper, with an easier and more consistent transfer over large areas.
At 2D, consistency and reproducibility are a top priority.
We originate from a group of global experts on graphene quality control – pioneers from the Graphene Flagship in large-scale roll-to-roll graphene production and in-line quality control, who helped produce the first IEC standard on large-scale graphene quality mapping using terahertz technology.
We are thus global experts in large-area graphene quality control, with in-depth knowledge on the execution of technologies for industrial in-line graphene quality monitoring.
