A layered form of graphene shows a rare semimetal state with balanced electrons and holes that becomes a topological insulator when exposed to moderate magnetic fields. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Semimetals ...
Researchers at AIST have created a method to introduce alkali metals into the graphene interlayers, working with researchers from Osaka University, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Kyushu University, and ...
(Nanowerk News) Ordinary pencil lead holds extraordinary properties when shaved down to layers as thin as an atom. A single, atom-thin sheet of graphite, known as graphene, is just a tiny fraction of ...
With the development of industrialization, the rapid increase of CO 2 emission from extensive uses of fossil energy brings severe impacts on environment and climate. Thermal catalytic CO 2 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Graphene, also known as the wonder material, continues to surprise scientists. This time, it has revealed new quantum states. A ...
It seems there’s no end to surprises from everybody’s favorite wonder material, graphene. MIT physicists have now discovered yet another brand new electronic state hiding in this overachieving little ...
Physicists have observed fractional quantum Hall effect in simple pentalayer graphene. The finding could make it easier to develop more robust quantum computers. The electron is the basic unit of ...
Graphene is a wonder material consisting of a single atomic layer of carbon atoms packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice. This one-atom-thick sheet represents the thinnest material possible and boasts ...