The International Forum on Graphene 2014 was held in the Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China from May 18 to 21, 2014. It was organised by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) with the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Chinese Materials Research Society, Shenzhen Science and Technology Association and the Science & Technology Innovation Committee of Shenzhen. Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University and the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In this forum, twenty outstanding scientists (10 from abroad and 10 from China) presented their recent research and opinions on future developments on graphene and related carbon materials. More than two hundred people attended. Twenty presentations, including one plenary presentation by Professor Andre Geim, the Nobel Prize winner, ten keynote talks and nine invited presentations, were given. The forum included six topics: fundamentals of graphene and other two-dimensional materials, controlled growth and mass production, unique physical and chemical properties, advanced applications of graphene and carbon nanotubes, opportunities and challenges of graphene industrialization, and future markets and developments. Two dialogue sessions were held to promote academic and industrial discussion about graphene materials, and this advocated the future cooperation of China with other counties.
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