James Baker, graphene business director at the NGI, said: “Graphene research has moved on significantly from fundamental characterisation to early commercialisation. Other 2D materials now offer both academics and industry new avenues for exploitation.
“With graphene we can now start to leverage the existing material supply chain and focus on developing applications. Now it’s important to ensure our understanding of other 2D materials is sound and look to scale up and develop these amazing new materials which could have untold impact on industry in conjunction with graphene.”
Andy Goodwin, commercial director of Thomas Swan’s Advanced Materials Division, added: “This is a great opportunity to work with world class scientists to increase our understanding of 2D material technologies and then work together to accelerate their adoption into real world applications.
“Thomas Swan is well positioned to supply a range of 2D materials in addition to graphene and we are delighted to be partnered with the NGI”
Through the partnership, Thomas Swan will provide 2D products to support early stage research projects within the NGI, as well as scale-up for prototyping of new technologies. Meanwhile, NGI will provide feedback on the performance of Thomas Swan products and identify opportunities for future improvement.