Printed transparent graphene electrodes for large-area, low-cost, flexible electronics technology (PrintGraphene Technology (PGT))

石墨烯是一种神奇的新材料，最近在英国被发现并率先开发，现在世界各地的研究人员都在研究它。该项目提出开发新的多功能、高价值、低成本的导电石墨烯油墨，用于制造大规模柔性透明电极，印刷在一系列工业相关的衬底上，如硅、金属和聚合物。这些电极将在许多领域得到应用，如高科技显示器、移动设备、照明和光伏。该项目将由在开发和印刷导电油墨方面拥有丰富专业知识的英国中小企业DZP技术公司和在石墨烯表面表征和计量方面拥有领先专业知识的英国国家测量研究所国家物理实验室（NPL）合作完成。这些柔性电极的开发将通过创造就业机会和增加新兴技术领域的商业投资，为英国经济增加价值。这些石墨烯电极也将为取代目前昂贵、不可持续且不适合柔性电子产品的电极材料铺平道路。新产品也将更加环保，因为它们将在低温下使用水性和无毒溶剂生产。

Graphene is the new wonder material recently discovered and pioneered in the UK and now investigated by researchers all over the world. This project proposes the development of new multifunctional, high-value, low-cost, conductive graphene inks, that will be used to manufacture large-scale flexible, transparent electrodes, printed on a range of industrially relevant substrates such as silicon, metals and polymers. These electrodes will have applications in many areas, such as high technology displays, mobile devices, lighting and photo-voltaics.The project will be a partnership between DZP Technologies, a UK SME with extensive expertise in developing and printing conductive inks, and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK’s National Measurement Institute with leading expertise in graphene surface characterisation and metrology.The development of these flexible electrodes will add value to the UK economy through job creation and increased business investment in an emerging technology area. These graphene electrodes would also pave the way for the replacement of current electrode materials which are expensive, unsustainable and less suitable for flexible electronics. The new products will also be more environmentally friendly because they will be produced at low temperatures using aqueous and non-toxic solvents.