Researchers have synthesized sheets of gold that are one atom thick. Credit: imaginima/Getty Topics: Graphene, Materials Science, Nanoengineering, Nanomaterials, Solid-State Physics It is the world’s thinnest gold leaf: a gossamer sheet of gold just one atom thick. Researchers have synthesized1 the long-sought material, known as goldene, which is expected to capture light in ways that couldContinue reading “Goldene…”
Category Archives: Graphene
Graphite to Gold…
Artist’s rendition of the electron correlation, or the ability of electrons to talk with each other, can occur in a special kind of graphite (pencil lead). @ Sampson Wilcox, MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics Topics: Entanglement, Graphene, Materials Science, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology MIT physicists have metaphorically turned graphite, or pencil lead, into gold by isolating fiveContinue reading “Graphite to Gold…”
Build Better Batteries…
Electric field- and pressure-assisted fast sintering to control graphene alignment in thick composite electrodes for boosting lithium storage performance. Credit: Hongtao Sun, Penn State Topics: Battery, Energy, Graphene, Green Tech, Lithium, Materials Science, Nanomaterials The demand for high-performance batteries, especially for use in electric vehicles, is surging as the world shifts its energy consumption to aContinue reading “Build Better Batteries…”
Graphullerene…
Credit: Nicoletta Barolini Topics: Chemistry, Graphene, Materials Science, Modern Physics, Nanotechnology Graphullerene, an atom-thin material made of linked fullerene subunits, gives scientists a new form of modular carbon to play with. Carbon, in its myriad forms, has long captivated the scientific community. Besides being the primary component of all organic life on earth, material formsContinue reading “Graphullerene…”
Graphene Beam Splitter…
Topics: Graphene, Interferometry, Nanotechnology, Quantum Computer A graphene-based “beam splitter” for electronic currents has been built by researchers in France, South Korea, and Japan. Created by Preden Roulleau at the University of Paris and colleagues, the tunable device’s operation is directly comparable that of an optical interferometer. The technology could soon enable allow electron interferometry to beContinue reading “Graphene Beam Splitter…”
Quasiparticles, and Graphene…
Topics: Fermions, Graphene, Nanotechnology, Quantum Mechanics Researchers at the University of Manchester in the UK have identified a new family of quasiparticles in superlattices made from graphene sandwiched between two slabs of boron nitride. The work is important for fundamental studies of condensed-matter physics and could also lead to the development of improved transistors capableContinue reading “Quasiparticles, and Graphene…”
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