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, nano-

optoelectromechanics, and, most recently, nanoplasmonics.

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GRAPHENE-CA- preparing the road for

Graphene-Driven Revolutions in ICT and

BeyondJari Kinaret

Chalmers University of TechnologyGothenburg, Sweden

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Outline• FET Flagships• Vision• Background• Consortia – CA and Flagship• Research focus

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FET FlagshipsThe 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?

• 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

• 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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CA:Chalmers,

Manchester, Cambridge, Lancaster, CNR, ICN,

Nokia, AMO, ESF

Flagship:20 member states

60 partners

120 research groupsstill developing

Scientific Advisory CouncilA. Geim and K. Novoselov (Manchester), A. Fert (Thales), K. von Klitzing (MPI), F. Guinea (CSIC),L. Colombo (TI, USA), B.-H. Hong (SKKU, Korea)

Consortia

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Research FocusThe 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 mechanicalcomponents and systems• graphene-based lightweight composites• graphene production and functionalization

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Structure of the pilot project

WP1: Governance and monitoring

WP2: Economic feasibility & financial plan

WP3: Research agenda

WP4: Technological & societal impact

WP5: Outreach & dissemination

WP6: C

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anagement

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Govern- - How will the Flagship be organized and led?ance - 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 nationalagencies with help of European researchers

Research - Where is graphene research headed (roadmap)?Agenda: - What should the Flagship focus on?

Societal - Define a framework for corporate participationimpact: - Identify key impacts (investment opportunities,

new products, new jobs)

Dissem- - Inform decision makers, researchers and theination 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!