Jari KINARET
RODIN
Prof. Kinaret is the head of the Condensed Matter Theory group at Chalmers.
He was born in 1962 in Finland, where he also obtained his M.Sc. degrees in
theoretical physics and electrical engineering before moving to MIT where he
graduated with a Ph.D. in Physics in 1992. In 1995 he moved to a faculty
position in Gothenburg, Sweden. His main research directions are fundamental
and applied NEMS based on carbon nanotubes and graphene, nanooptoelectromechanics, and, most recently, nanoplasmonics.
Chalmers University of Technology
University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology
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GRAPHENE-CA
preparing the road for
Graphene-Driven
Revolutions in ICT and
Beyond
Jari Kinaret
Chalmers University of Technology
Gothenburg, Sweden
Chalmers University of Technology
Outline
• FET Flagships
• Vision
• Background
• Consortia – CA and Flagship
• Research focus
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FET Flagships
The FET Flagship Initiatives are:
• “proposed to be visionary research initiatives building on areas of
established European excellence and oriented towards a unifying goal
via a multidisciplinary approach nucleated from ICT future and
emerging technologies.
• to generate waves of technological innovation and economic
exploitation, ideally in a variety of areas and sectors, and would carry
an important societal impact
• envisioned to run for at least 10 years, on a budget in the range
of 100 M€ Euros per year and per initiative (federated funding)”
• 6 pilots were chosen in January 2011, out of these at least 2
Flagships will be selected and launched in 2013:
one of the six focuses on graphene
• The pilots will be launched in the FET11 Conference in Budapest on
May 4-6.
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Vision
• The graphene flagship ambition is to bring together a
large, focused interdisciplinary European research community
that aims at a radical technology shift in information and
communication technology that exploits the unique properties
of graphene.
• Graphene has the potential to make a profound impact in
ICT in the short and long term: Integrating graphene
components with silicon-based electronics, and gradually
replacing silicon in some applications, allows not only
substantial performance improvements but, more importantly,
it enables completely new applications in ICT and other fields.
• Graphene research exemplifies translational
nanotechnology where discoveries in academic laboratories
are rapidly transferred to industrial applications and products.
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Background
• Monolayer graphene was isolated and characterized by
Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov in Manchester in
2004. Geim and Novoselov were awarded the Nobel Prize in
Physics in 2010 for their groundbreaking work on graphene.
• After 2004, graphene research is growing in an explosive
fashion with exponential growth of publications and patent
applications
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What is so special about
graphene?
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Atomically thin sheet of carbon
→ flexible, light, abundant material
Electrical mobility that is several hundred times that of Si
→ potential for fast electronics
Transparent conductor
→ can combine electrical and optical functionalities
Long spin coherence time due to low atomic weight
→ potential for spintronic applications
The strongest material we know
→ lightweight composites
New material with unique properties
→ ”graphene is probably the only system where ideas from
quantum field theory can lead to patentable innovations”
(F. Wilczek, Nobel Symposium on graphene, June 2010)
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Graphene research in Europe:
Extensive but fragmented
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Several FP7 projects on various aspects of graphene (GRAND,
ConceptGraphene, RODIN, GRENADA, NIM_NIL,…)
Several ERC Advanced and Starting grants
ESF EuroGraphene program incorporating 7 collaborative
projects with federated funding from 14 European countries
Several national programs (UK, Germany, France, Spain,
Sweden,…)
Internationally, large coordinated graphene programs in, for
instance, the US and Korea
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Consortia
Flagship:
20 member states
60
partners
CA:
Chalmers,
Manchester,
Cambridge,
Lancaster,
CNR, ICN,
Nokia, AMO,
ESF
120 research groups
still developing
Scientific Advisory Council
A. Geim and K. Novoselov
(Manchester), A. Fert
(Thales), K. von Klitzing
(MPI), F. Guinea (CSIC),
L. Colombo (TI, USA),
B.-H. Hong (SKKU, Korea)
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Research Focus
The research agenda for the flagship will be developed in
detail during the pilot phase, but will comprise at least
• high speed electronics
(high performance applications)
• transparent and flexible electronics
(consumer electronics)
• photonics and plasmonics
• spintronics
• graphene-based mechanical
components and systems
• graphene-based lightweight composites
• graphene production and functionalization
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Structure of the pilot project
WP2: Economic feasibility & financial plan
WP3: Research agenda
WP4: Technological & societal impact
WP5: Outreach & dissemination
WP6: CA management
WP1: Governance and monitoring
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Governance
- How will the Flagship be organized and led?
- How will funding be distributed and followed up?
Financing:
- Map past, present and planned national,
European and international graphene programs
- Secure support for the Flagship from national
agencies with help of European researchers
Research
Agenda:
- Where is graphene research headed (roadmap)?
- What should the Flagship focus on?
Societal
impact:
- Define a framework for corporate participation
- Identify key impacts (investment opportunities,
new products, new jobs)
Dissemination
- Inform decision makers, researchers and the
general public about the Flagship initiative
- Engage European researchers
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Working forms during the pilot phase:
• Focused workshops with academic and industrial
participants; first events will be in connection with Graphene
2011 (Bilbao, April 11-14), GrapheneWeek (Obergurgl, April
24-29), and NT11 (Cambridge, June 15-16)
• Interact with similar international initiatives to identify
synergies and collaboration possibilities
• Work together with a Horizontal Coordination Action on
issues that are common to all flagship pilots
• Consult European and international expertise on scientific
and technological roadmap for graphene and research
agenda for the Flagship
• Develop the large Flagship consortium further
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Thank you!