One material that will boost 5G's potential is graphene. Graphene is a one-atom-thick layer of carbon atoms. Its flexible properties can be used to develop a number of high tech products. The thinnest material is one that has a research focus in China. A graphene research team from Zhejiang University has been developing the emerging sector for several years. The team has introduced a number of graphene products to the market. Two of those, single layer graphene Oxide and graphene composite fiber, have been granted international invention patents. Professor Gao Chao from the team said that the annual output of Graphene products is expected to reach 10 tons.

GAO CHAO, PROFESSOR ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY "We have made great progress in the sector. The graphene industry has entered a new era. China is now leading the international graphene technology."