Recent research has found a new way to make Graphene that adds structural defects to improve the performance of the material that could have benefits across a range of applications - from sensors and ...

Graphene and hexagonal Boron Nitride possesses exceptional chemical and physical properties. Recent experimental results ...

Skoltech researchers have patented a method that enables producing arbitrarily shaped functional graphene components on a transparent substrate with 100-nanometer resolution, which hold much promise ...

Originating as a theoretical prediction in the 1940s, with experimental isolation from graphite in 2004, graphene has quickly become a desirable quantum material used in various application areas, ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Chemical manufacturing underpins modern civilization – fuels, plastics, fertilizers and pharmaceuticals all rely on it. Yet many legacy production routes exact heavy tolls on the ...

Defects in two-dimensional materials (such as an atom-thick sheet of graphene) can dramatically alter the way that the surface ripples, even stopping the sheet in place like a freeze frame. Rippling ...

Researchers investigate how functionalizing graphene sheets via plasma treatment can lead to enhanced sensitivity for specific gases. (Nanowerk News) Gas sensing technologies play a vital role in our ...

Graphene is the strongest of all materials. On top of that, it is exceptionally good at conducting heat and electrical currents, making it one of the most special and versatile materials we know. For ...

A recent article in Scientific Reports detailed the characterization of disordered structures in graphene and monolayer hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) induced by low-energy argon ion irradiation. The ...