Graphene: Technologies, Applications and Markets

Graphene: Technologies, Applications and Markets

This research report estimates the global graphene-based products market to be worth $1.5 million in 2015. The market should continue to grow from $310.4 million in 2020 to $2.1 billion by 2025, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46.3%.

This report provides:

• An overview of the global markets for graphene, with specific coverage of graphene technologies and applications
• Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2014, estimates for 2015, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2020, and through 2025
• Discussion of graphene technologies which are likely to achieve significant commercial sales in the next five to ten years and quantitative estimates of potential sales
• Analysis of applications including:
• Communications
• Data storage
• Thermal management
• Displays
• Solar cells
• Sensing and imaging
• Capacitors
• Structural materials
• Miscellaneous other applications
• Information specific to graphene technologies, largely nontechnical in nature
• A look at the availability of government and corporate research funding for different technologies and applications
• Profiles of major players in the industry
  
  

SCOPE AND FORMAT

The report addresses emerging global markets for graphene, including the applications listed below:

• Computing/data processing.
• Data storage.
• Communications.
• Thermal management.
• Displays.
• Solar cells.
• Sensing and imaging.
• Capacitors.
• Structural materials.
• Miscellaneous other applications.

The study format includes and/or addresses the following major elements:

• Executive summary.
• Definitions.
• General properties of graphene.
• Historical milestones in the development of graphene.
• Emerging and developmental graphene technologies and applications that have the greatest commercial potential through 2023.
• Detailed market estimates and projections for each application and material during the period from 2013 to 2018.
• General assessment of expected market trends in the longer term (2018 to 2023).
• Companies that are producing or developing commercial graphene applications.
• Patent analysis.
  
  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
INTENDED AUDIENCE
SCOPE AND FORMAT
INFORMATION SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY
ANALYST'S CREDENTIALS
DISCLAIMER

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Table Summary : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE-BASED PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2025
Figure Summary : GLOBAL MARKET TRENDS FOR GRAPHENE-BASED PRODUCTS, 2014-2025

OVERVIEW

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF GRAPHENE
DEFINITION
HISTORY
OCCURRENCE AND PRODUCTION
Established Technologies
Developmental Approaches
TYPES OF GRAPHENE AND THEIR PROPERTIES
Electronic Properties
Chemical Properties
Thermal Properties
Mechanical Properties
Optical Properties
Other Properties
Table 1 : GRAPHENE PROPERTIES
RELATED SUBSTANCES
Graphite
Graphene Oxide
Carbon Nanotubes
Fullerenes
GRAPHENE APPLICATIONS AND END USES
High-Performance Computing
Data Storage
Communications
Thermal Management
Photovoltaic Cells
Sensors
Terahertz Imaging Equipment
Displays
Capacitors
Structural Materials
Other Applications
Table 2 : POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS AND END USES OF GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES
MARKET SIZE AND SEGMENTATION

RECENT PATENT ACTIVITY

GENERAL TRENDS
TRENDS OVER TIME
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PORTFOLIOS
TYPES OF ENTITIES
NATIONALITIES

GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMPUTING APPLICATIONS

SUMMARY
TECHNOLOGIES
TRANSISTORS
INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
PRINTED ELECTRONICS
PROPERTIES AND ADVANTAGES VERSUS OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
APPLICATIONS AND END USES
COMMERCIAL STATUS
MARKET
INTERCONNECTS
TRANSISTORS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
PRINTED ELECTRONICS
Table 4 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2025
Figure 9 : GLOBAL MARKET TRENDS FOR GRAPHENE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES, 2014-2025

GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DATA STORAGE APPLICATIONS

SUMMARY
TECHNOLOGIES
GRAPHENE SPIN VALVE
GRAPHENE NANOCABLE MEMORY DEVICE
GRAPHENE NANORIBBON MEMORY
GRAPHENE OXIDE-BASED MEMORY
HYBRID SILICON-GRAPHENE FLASH MEMORY
GRAPHENE-MOLYBDENITE FLASH MEMORY
TRANSPARENT MEMORY
GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOT FLASH MEMORY
GRAPHENE PHASE-CHANGE MEMORY
''DATASTICKIES''
PROPERTIES AND ADVANTAGES VERSUS OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
HIGH DATA DENSITY
LARGE ON/OFF POWER RATIO
WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE
RADIATION RESISTANCE
COMMERCIAL STATUS
APPLICATIONS AND END USES
MARKET

GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS

SUMMARY
TECHNOLOGIES
HIGH-SPEED PHOTODETECTORS
AMPLIFIERS
FREQUENCY MULTIPLIERS
FREQUENCY MIXERS
RECEIVERS
ANTENNAS
PROPERTIES AND ADVANTAGES VERSUS OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
APPLICATIONS AND END USES
COMMERCIAL STATUS
MARKET
Table 6 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2025

GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS

SUMMARY
TECHNOLOGIES
GRAPHENE NANOPLATELET THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS
MULTILAYER GRAPHENE HEAT SPREADERS AND HEAT SINKS
COPPER-GRAPHENE COMPOSITE HEAT SPREADER
GRAPHENE-GRAPHITE "QUILTS"
PROPERTIES AND ADVANTAGES VERSUS OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
APPLICATIONS AND END USES
COMMERCIAL STATUS
MARKET

GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS

SUMMARY
TECHNOLOGIES
FLEXIBLE ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
GRAPHENE OPV WITH IMPROVED GRAPHENE INTERFACE
POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS BASED ON SOLUTION-PROCESSABLE GRAPHENE AND POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE)
DYE-DOPED GRAPHITE/GRAPHENE SOLAR CELL
TITANIUM OXIDE/PEROVSKITE/GRAPHENE SOLAR CELLS
GRAPHENE CATHODE-BASED ZNO NANOWIRE HYBRID SOLAR CELLS
GRAPHENE AND MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE BASED SOLAR CELLS
PROPERTIES AND ADVANTAGES COMPARED TO OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
APPLICATIONS AND END USES
COMMERCIAL STATUS
MARKET

GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES FOR SENSOR APPLICATIONS

SUMMARY
TECHNOLOGIES
CHEMICAL AND GAS SENSORS
RADIATION SENSORS
BIOSENSORS
IMAGE SENSORS
PROPERTIES AND ADVANTAGES VERSUS OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
APPLICATIONS AND END USES
COMMERCIAL STATUS
MARKET

GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES FOR TERAHERTZ IMAGING APPLICATIONS

SUMMARY
TECHNOLOGIES
GRAPHENE FREQUENCY MULTIPLIERS
GRAPHENE-BASED PLASMON AMPLIFIERS
GRAPHENE HYPERLENS
OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
PROPERTIES AND ADVANTAGES VERSUS OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
APPLICATIONS AND END USES
COMMERCIAL STATUS
MARKET

GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DISPLAY APPLICATIONS

SUMMARY
TECHNOLOGIES
ROLL-TO-ROLL PRODUCTION
SPRAY COATING
TRANSFER PRINTING
ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION
HYBRID GRAPHENE-CARBON NANOTUBE FILM
OTHER HYBRID GRAPHENE FILMS
PROPERTIES AND ADVANTAGES VERSUS OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
APPLICATIONS AND END USES
COMMERCIAL STATUS
MARKET

GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES FOR CAPACITIVE APPLICATIONS

SUMMARY
TECHNOLOGIES
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
PROPERTIES AND ADVANTAGES VERSUS OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
APPLICATIONS AND END USES
COMMERCIAL STATUS
MARKET

GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES FOR STRUCTURAL MATERIAL APPLICATIONS

SUMMARY
TECHNOLOGIES
GRAPHENE-FILLED POLYMER COMPOSITES
GRAPHENE MATRIX COMPOSITES
GRAPHENE-CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES
METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES
PROPERTIES AND ADVANTAGES VERSUS OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
APPLICATIONS AND END USES
COMMERCIAL STATUS
MARKET

GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS

SUMMARY
HYDROGEN STORAGE
TECHNOLOGIES
PROPERTIES AND ADVANTAGES VERSUS OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
APPLICATIONS AND END USES
COMMERCIAL STATUS
MARKET
ANTIBACTERIALS
TECHNOLOGIES
PROPERTIES AND ADVANTAGES VERSUS OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
APPLICATIONS AND END USES
COMMERCIAL STATUS
MARKET
FUEL CELLS AND BATTERIES
MRI CONTRAST AGENTS
Table 24 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING CONTRAST AGENTS, THROUGH 2025
AUDIO SPEAKERS
TECHNOLOGY
PROPERTIES AND ADVANTAGES VERSUS ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS
APPLICATIONS AND END USES
COMMERCIAL STATUS
MARKET
LIQUID AND GAS FILTRATION/SEPARATION
WATERPROOFING
LIGHT EMITTING DIODES
LUBRICANTS

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

NUMBER AND SIZE OF COMPANIES
COMPANY PROFILES
ACS MATERIAL LLC
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES
AIXTRON S.E.
ALLOTROPICA TECHNOLOGIES
ANGEWANDTE MIKRO- UND OPTOELEKTRONIK GMBH
ANGSTRON MATERIALS INC.
APPLIED GRAPHENE MATERIALS PLC
ASBURY CARBONS
BASF SE
CALIFORNIA LITHIUM BATTERY
CVD EQUIPMENT CORP.
FOCUS GRAPHITE
GENERAL MOTORS CO.
GLOBAL FOUNDRIES INC.
GRAFEN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
GRAFOID
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.
GRANPH NANOTECH, S.A.
GRAPHENE DEVICES LTD.
GRAPHENE FRONTIERS
GRAPHENE INDUSTRIES LTD.
GRAPHENE LIGHTING PLC
GRAPHENE SQUARE, INC.
GRAPHENE SUPERMARKET
GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES
GRAPHENE WORKS INC.
GRAPHENEA
GRAPHENSIC AB
GRAPHITE ZERO
HAYDALE
HRL LABORATORIES LLC
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP.
NANOTEK INSTRUMENTS INC.
NINGBO MORSH TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
NORTHERN GRAPHITE CORP.
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
SINODE SYSTEMS
UNIDYM
VORBECK MATERIALS
XG SCIENCES INC.
XOLVE INC.
ZHONGTUO MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY
ZS GENETICS INC.

List of Tables

Summary Table : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE-BASED PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2025
Table 1 : GRAPHENE PROPERTIES
Table 2 : POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS AND END USES OF GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES
Table 3 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE BY APPLICATIONS THROUGH 2025
Table 4 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2025
Table 5 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE MEMORY APPLICATIONS THROUGH 2025
Table 6 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2025
Table 7 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2025
Table 8 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS (TIMS) CONTAINING GRAPHENE, THROUGH 2025
Table 9 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2025
Table 10 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE SENSING APPLICATIONS THROUGH 2025
Table 11 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE IMAGE SENSING APPLICATIONS THROUGH 2025
Table 12 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE NON-IMAGE SENSING APPLICATIONS THROUGH 2025
Table 13 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE-BASED TERAHERTZ (THZ) IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2025
Table 14 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DISPLAY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2025
Table 15 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES FOR CAPACITIVE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2025
Table 16 : TYPES AND PROPERTIES OF CARBON NANOTUBE AND FULLERENE COMPOSITES
Table 17 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE-POLYMER COMPOSITES THROUGH 2025
Table 18 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGIES FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2025
Table 19 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE-BASED HYDROGEN STORAGE TANKS, THROUGH 2025
Table 20 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE-BASED ANTIBACTERIAL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2025
Table 21 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE APPLICATIONS IN FUEL CELLS AND BATTERIES, THROUGH 2025
Table 22 : GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF MATERIALS USED IN FUEL CELLS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2025
Table 23 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE CATALYST SUPPORT MATERIALS THROUGH 2025
Table 24 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING CONTRAST AGENTS, THROUGH 2025
Table 25 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE MICRO-SPEAKER DIAPHRAGMS, THROUGH 2025
Table 26 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE FILTRATION AND SEPARATION MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2025
Table 27 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE-BASED WATERPROOF MATERIALS, THROUGH 2025
Table 28 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE-BASED LED TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2025
Table 29 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR GRAPHENE-BASED LUBRICANT MATERIALS, THROUGH 2025

List of Figures

Summary Figure : GLOBAL MARKET TRENDS FOR GRAPHENE-BASED PRODUCTS, 2014-2025
Figure 1 : GLOBAL MARKET TRENDS FOR GRAPHENE BY APPLICATIONS, 2014-2025
Figure 2 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR GRAPHENE BY APPLICATIONS, 2014-2025
Figure 3 : TREND FOR U.S. GRAPHENE PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY, PRE 2005-2015
Figure 4 : U.S. PATENTS FOR GRAPHENE-BASIC AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES VERSUS TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATIONS, NOVEMBER 10, 2015
Figure 5 : U.S. PATENTS FOR GRAPHENE APPLICATIONS BY TYPE, THROUGH NOVEMBER 10, 2015
Figure 6 : MAJOR GRAPHENE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PORTFOLIOS, THROUGH NOVEMBER 10, 2015
Figure 7 : U.S. GRAPHENE PATENT HOLDERS/ASSIGNEES BY TYPE OF ENTITY, THROUGH NOVEMBER 10, 2015
Figure 8 : U.S. GRAPHENE PATENT AND PATENT APPLICATION HOLDERS BY NATIONALITY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015
Figure 9 : GLOBAL MARKET TRENDS FOR GRAPHENE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES, 2014-2025
Figure 10 : GLOBAL MARKET TRENDS FOR GRAPHENE THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS, 2014-2025
Figure 11 : GLOBAL MARKET TRENDS FOR GRAPHENE PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS, 2014-2025
Figure 12 : GLOBAL MARKET TRENDS FOR GRAPHENE-BASED SENSORS, 2014-2025
Figure 13 : GLOBAL MARKET TRENDS FOR GRAPHENE CAPACITIVE APPLICATIONS, 2014-2025
Figure 14 : GLOBAL MARKET TRENDS FOR GRAPHENE-POLYMER COMPOSITES, 2014-2025
Figure 15 : GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF COMPANIES WITH PRODUCTION OR ACTIVE R&D ACTIVITIES IN GRAPHENE