The Global Market for Non-Carbon Two-dimensional (2D) Materials

Table of Contents

1. GRAPHENE

• 1.1. History
• 1.2. Properties
• 1.3. Types of graphene
  • 1.3.1. Graphene materials
    • 1.3.1.1. CVD Graphene
    • 1.3.1.2. Graphene nanoplatelets
    • 1.3.1.3. Graphene oxide and reduced Graphene Oxide
    • 1.3.1.4. Graphene quantum dots (GQDs)
  • 1.3.2. Intermediate products
    • 1.3.2.1. Graphene masterbatches
    • 1.3.2.2. Graphene dispersions
• 1.4. Production
  • 1.4.1. Quality
  • 1.4.2. Assessment of graphene production methods

2. 2-D MATERIALS

• 2.1. Types
• 2.2. Comparative analysis of graphene and other 2D materials
• 2.3. Production methods
  • 2.3.1. Top-down exfoliation
    • 2.3.1.1. Mechanical exfoliation method
    • 2.3.1.2. Liquid exfoliation method
  • 2.3.2. Bottom-up synthesis
    • 2.3.2.1. Chemical synthesis in solution
    • 2.3.2.2. Chemical vapor deposition
• 2.4. Hexagonal boron-nitride (h-BN)/Bboron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs)
  • 2.4.1. Properties
  • 2.4.2. Applications and markets
    • 2.4.2.1. Electronics
    • 2.4.2.2. Fuel cells
    • 2.4.2.3. Adsorbents
    • 2.4.2.4. Photodetectors
    • 2.4.2.5. Textiles
    • 2.4.2.6. Biomedical
• 2.5. MXenes
  • 2.5.1. Properties
    • 2.5.1.1. Applications
• 2.6. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD)
  • 2.6.1. Properties
    • 2.6.1.1. Molybdenum disulphide (MoS2)
    • 2.6.1.2. Tungsten ditelluride (WTe2)
  • 2.6.2. Applications
    • 2.6.2.1. Electronics
    • 2.6.2.2. Optoelectronics
    • 2.6.2.3. Biomedical
    • 2.6.2.4. Piezoelectrics
    • 2.6.2.5. Sensors
    • 2.6.2.6. Filtration
    • 2.6.2.7. Batteries and supercapacitors
    • 2.6.2.8. Fiber lasers
• 2.7. Borophene
  • 2.7.1. Properties
  • 2.7.2. Applications
    • 2.7.2.1. Energy storage
    • 2.7.2.2. Hydrogen storage
    • 2.7.2.3. Sensors
    • 2.7.2.4. Electronics
• 2.8. Phosphorene/ Black phosphorus
  • 2.8.1. Properties
  • 2.8.2. Applications
    • 2.8.2.1. Electronics
    • 2.8.2.2. Field effect transistors
    • 2.8.2.3. Thermoelectrics
    • 2.8.2.4. Batteries
    • 2.8.2.5. Supercapacitors
    • 2.8.2.6. Photodetectors
    • 2.8.2.7. Sensors
• 2.9. Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)
  • 2.9.1. Properties
  • 2.9.2. C2N
  • 2.9.3. Applications
    • 2.9.3.1. Electronics
    • 2.9.3.2. Filtration membranes
    • 2.9.3.3. Photocatalysts
    • 2.9.3.4. Batteries
    • 2.9.3.5. Sensors
• 2.10. Germanene
  • 2.10.1. Properties
  • 2.10.2. Applications
    • 2.10.2.1. Electronics
    • 2.10.2.2. Batteries
• 2.11. Graphdiyne
  • 2.11.1. Properties
  • 2.11.2. Applications
    • 2.11.2.1. Electronics
    • 2.11.2.2. Batteries
    • 2.11.2.3. Separation membranes
    • 2.11.2.4. Water filtration
    • 2.11.2.5. Photocatalysts
    • 2.11.2.6. Photovoltaics
    • 2.11.2.7. Gas separation
• 2.12. Graphane
  • 2.12.1. Properties
  • 2.12.2. Applications
    • 2.12.2.1. Electronics
    • 2.12.2.2. Hydrogen storage
• 2.13. Rhenium disulfide (ReS2) and diselenide (ReSe2)
  • 2.13.1. Properties
  • 2.13.2. Applications
• 2.14. Silicene
  • 2.14.1. Properties
  • 2.14.2. Applications
    • 2.14.2.1. Electronics
    • 2.14.2.2. Thermoelectrics
    • 2.14.2.3. Batteries
    • 2.14.2.4. Sensors
    • 2.14.2.5. Biomedical
• 2.15. Stanene/tinene
  • 2.15.1. Properties
  • 2.15.2. Applications
    • 2.15.2.1. Electronics
• 2.16. Antimonene
  • 2.16.1. Properties
  • 2.16.2. Applications
• 2.17. Indium selenide
  • 2.17.1. Properties
  • 2.17.2. Applications
    • 2.17.2.1. Electronics
• 2.18. Layered double hydroxides (LDH)
  • 2.18.1. Properties
  • 2.18.2. Applications
    • 2.18.2.1. Adsorbents
    • 2.18.2.2. Catalyst
    • 2.18.2.3. Sensors
    • 2.18.2.4. Electrodes
    • 2.18.2.5. Flame Retardants
    • 2.18.2.6. Biosensors
    • 2.18.2.7. Tissue engineering
    • 2.18.2.8. Anti-Microbials
    • 2.18.2.9. Drug Delivery

3. COMPANY PROFILES (23 company profiles)

4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

5. REFERENCES

List of Tables

• Table 1. Properties of graphene, properties of competing materials, applications thereof
• Table 2. Applications of GO and rGO
• Table 3. Comparison of graphene QDs and semiconductor QDs
• Table 4. Advantages and disadvantages of methods for preparing GQDs
• Table 5. Applications of graphene quantum dots
• Table 6. Markets and applications for graphene quantum dots in electronics and photonics
• Table 7. Markets and applications for graphene quantum dots in energy storage and conversion
• Table 8. Markets and applications for graphene quantum dots in sensors
• Table 9. Markets and applications for graphene quantum dots in biomedicine and life sciences
• Table 10. Markets and applications for graphene quantum dots in electronics
• Table 11. Market and technology challenges for graphene quantum dots
• Table 12. Prices for graphene quantum dots
• Table 13. Assessment of graphene production methods
• Table 14. 2D materials types
• Table 15. Comparative analysis of graphene and other 2-D nanomaterials
• Table 16. Comparison of top-down exfoliation methods to produce 2D materials
• Table 17. Comparison of the bottom-up synthesis methods to produce 2D materials
• Table 18. Properties of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN)
• Table 19. Electronic and mechanical properties of monolayer phosphorene, graphene and MoS2
• Table 20. Properties and applications of functionalized germanene
• Table 21. GDY-based anode materials in LIBs and SIBs
• Table 22. Physical and electronic properties of Stanene

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Graphene layer structure schematic
• Figure 2. Illustrative procedure of the Scotch-tape based micromechanical cleavage of HOPG
• Figure 3. Graphite and graphene
• Figure 4. Graphene and its descendants: top right: graphene; top left: graphite = stacked graphene; bottom right: nanotube=rolled graphene; bottom left: fullerene=wrapped graphene
• Figure 5. Types of CVD methods
• Figure 6. Schematic of the manufacture of GnPs starting from natural graphite
• Figure 7. Green-fluorescing graphene quantum dots
• Figure 8. Schematic of (a) CQDs and (c) GQDs. HRTEM images of (b) C-dots and (d) GQDs showing combination of zigzag and armchair edges (positions marked as 1-4)
• Figure 9. Graphene quantum dots
• Figure 10. Top-down and bottom-up graphene QD synthesis methods
• Figure 12. Fabrication methods of graphene
• Figure 13. TEM micrographs of: A) HR-CNFs; B) GANF® HR-CNF, it can be observed its high graphitic structure; C) Unraveled ribbon from the HR-CNF; D) Detail of the ribbon; E) Scheme of the structure of the HR-CNFs; F) Large single graphene oxide sheets derived from GANF
• Figure 14. (a) Graphene powder production line The Sixth Element Materials Technology Co. Ltd. (b) Graphene film production line of Wuxi Graphene Films Co. Ltd
• Figure 15. Schematic illustration of the main graphene production methods
• Figure 16. Structures of nanomaterials based on dimensions
• Figure 17. Schematic of 2-D materials
• Figure 18. Diagram of the mechanical exfoliation method
• Figure 19. Diagram of liquid exfoliation method
• Figure 20. Structure of hexagonal boron nitride
• Figure 21. BN nanosheet textiles application
• Figure 22. Structure diagram of Ti3C2Tx
• Figure 23. Types and applications of 2D TMDCs
• Figure 24. Left: Molybdenum disulphide (MoS2). Right: Tungsten ditelluride (WTe2)
• Figure 25. SEM image of MoS2
• Figure 26. Atomic force microscopy image of a representative MoS2 thin-film transistor
• Figure 27. Schematic of the molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) thin-film sensor with the deposited molecules that create additional charge
• Figure 28. Borophene schematic
• Figure 29. Black phosphorus structure
• Figure 30. Black Phosphorus crystal
• Figure 31. Bottom gated flexible few-layer phosphorene transistors with the hydrophobic dielectric encapsulation
• Figure 32: Graphitic carbon nitride
• Figure 33. Structural difference between graphene and C2N-h2D crystal: (a) graphene; (b) C2N-h2D crystal. Credit: Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
• Figure 34. Schematic of germanene
• Figure 35. Graphdiyne structure
• Figure 36. Schematic of Graphane crystal
• Figure 37. Schematic of a monolayer of rhenium disulfide
• Figure 38. Silicene structure
• Figure 39. Monolayer silicene on a silver (111) substrate
• Figure 40. Silicene transistor
• Figure 41. Crystal structure for stanene
• Figure 42. Atomic structure model for the 2D stanene on Bi2Te3(111)
• Figure 43. Schematic of Indium Selenide (InSe)
• Figure 44. Application of Li-Al LDH as CO2 sensor
• Figure 45. Graphene-based membrane dehumidification test cell