NeoGraf Solutions has debuted NeoNxGen Thermal Management Solutions, a family of high-performance, thick, single-layer flexible graphite solutions. The flexible graphite is designed to compete against multiple layers of synthetic graphite laminated together into a stack, the company reported in a news release. It offers a high level of heat spreading using a single layer of graphite compared with other solutions that use multiple layers of graphite to achieve the same level of heat spreading. Potential applications include consumer electronics, medical, battery thermal management, aerospace, military, and automotive. 

Jon Taylor, NeoGraf product manager, explained in a statement that many modern electronics devices require multiple layers of synthetic graphite to function properly. “These multiple layers are complicated to manufacture, expensive, and generate excessive scrap during the lamination process," he said. NeoNxGen flexible graphite spreads a large amount of heat with a single layer yet is thin enough to fit in the limited allowable space of modern electronics, the company reported.

NeoNxGen flexible graphite has the thermal conductivity of synthetic graphite (900W/mK to 1100 W/mK). It exhibits strong repeated flexibility characteristics, making it ideal for applications with foldable displays, or any other application where the product will be repeatedly flexed and bent.