In September, the EU research and innovation magazine "Horizon" published an interview with Dr. Amaia Zurutuza, the scientific director of the Spanish company "Graphenea", which is a leader in graphene production, on its website. In the interview, Dr. Zurutuza spoke about the graphene market, which can become extremely attractive for small to medium-sized companies over time.
At the moment, however, it does not yet have a significant size. Worldwide, the market value is currently just 12 million US dollars (10.8 million euros).
Graphene market evolves with time
In this interview, Dr. Zurutuza addresses various questions. Among other things, she gives examples of possible applications in which graphene can be used. In addition to sensors for flexible smartphones, she also mentions photodetectors, night vision cameras, and other high-spec electronics applications. She also refers to the Graphene Flagship Consortium, which envisages further applications.
"So I don't know what will be the increase each year. But until we have industrial applications, it will be a modest increase." (Dr. Amaia Zurutuza, Graphenea)
The interviewee is currently unable to make a reliable statement as to how much the market will rise. However, he is confident that it will gradually develop over the next few years and become more attractive as industrial applications become available.
#### Video: Dr. Amaia Zurutuza, Graphenea in the YouTube video
The complete interview can be found at the mentioned URL from our source.
Graphene, the innovative ITO substitute
Graphene is one of the hardest and most resilient materials in the world. It has unusual properties that make it interesting for both basic research and technical applications. It is almost transparent, flexible and very strong. Up to 300x stronger than steel at the same weight. In addition, it is a very good conductor of heat. For example, instead of the indium-based materials used today, graphene could revolutionize liquid crystal displays (LCDs), which are used, for example, in flat screens, monitors and mobile phones.
