iFLAG: innovation in Fast buLk Analysis of Graphene

随着石墨烯的成熟，由于该材料的应用从实验室转移到商业领域，该材料的生产正在扩大。然而，石墨烯生产商仍然面临的一个主要问题是，随着工业规模量的石墨烯粉末的产生，石墨烯薄片的性质快速变性的能力。FGV剑桥纳米系统公司和国家物理实验室正在iFLAG项目下合作，研究快速分析技术的可行性，该技术可用于监测真实世界石墨烯反应器中生产的石墨烯。这将实现对薄片的近实时分析，加快表征过程，并允许随着反应器的扩大而快速迭代所需的设备修改，以满足对石墨烯日益增长的行业需求。

As graphene matures, production of the material is scaling up due to applications of the material moving from the lab into commercial sectors. However, a major problem still faced by graphene producers is the ability to rapidly characterise the properties of graphene flakes as industry-scale quantities of graphene powder are generated. FGV Cambridge Nanosystems and the National Physical Laboratory are working together under the iFLAG project to investigate the feasibility of rapid analysis techniques that can be used to monitor graphene produced in a real-world graphene reactor. This will enable near real-time analysis of the flakes, speeding up the characterisation process and allowing rapid iteration of equipment modifications needed as the reactors are scaled up to meet increasing industry demand for graphene.