Want... A researcher shows a 15-inch single-layer graphene cell at the Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Chongqing, January 2013. (Photo/Xinhua) A researcher shows a 15-inch single-layer graphene cell at the Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Chongqing, January 2013. (Photo/Xinhua)
Research and development of the multi-purpose material graphene is entering a new era in China, as the production of large-sized graphene membrane has made possible by a research team from AVIC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, reports China Aviation News.
Led by Dr He Limin, the team achieved a breakthrough in industrializing graphene membrane production through several adjustments including changing equipment materials to copper foil and using scroll-shaped production process, and other innovations.
The size of graphene membrane production will be 200mm x 200mm, which reduces the cost of mass production and will accelerate the development of different graphene applications in the future.
China has established several graphene development bases in Chongqing, Wuxi, Nanjing and Qingdao. The country's 13th five-year plan (2016-2020) may include graphene development, said Li Yichun, president of the Chinese Graphene Technology Strategic Alliance.
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He Limin 何利民
Li Yichun 李義春