The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, has given approval for the project.
The chief investigators of the project, who will also lead it are Dr AP James of DUK and Dr A Seema of C-MET.
Graphene is known for its extraordinary electrical and electronic properties, and as per latest research, it could replace indium and thereby bring down the cost of OLED screens in smartphones.
The emerging 2D materials will have a wide range of commercial and industrial applications in biomedical, defence, electronics, energy, and sensors in the next decade.