Graphene News

RSS

Researchers Grow First-Ever Single-Crystal Bilayer/Trilayer Graphene Sheets

At the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM) of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), South Korea, scientists have fabricated and used single-crystal copper-nickel alloy foil substrates to grow large-area, single-crystal bi- and trilayer graphene films.

21 Jan 2020

The First Highway Trials Show That Nanotube-Reinforced Asphalt Concrete Prevents Cracks and Ruts

Trials of the world’s first experimental section of road pavement with graphene nanotubes have demonstrated a 67% increase in resistance to rutting and cracking.

From OCSIAL Group 17 Jan 2020

Sublimation, Not Melting: Graphene Surprises Researchers Again

Physicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the Institute for High Pressure Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences have used computer modeling to refine the melting curve of graphite that has been studied for over 100 years, with inconsistent findings.

7 Jan 2020

Nanographene Shows Promise for Spin-Based Electronics Operating at Room Temperature

Graphene is a two-dimensional (2D) structure composed of carbon. While this material has excellent optical, electronic, and mechanical characteristics, it did not appear to be well suited for magnetic applications.

11 Dec 2019

New Graphene-Titania Composite can Remove Pollutants from the Atmosphere

Graphene Flagship has created a new graphene-titania photocatalyst that is capable of degrading around 70% more atmospheric nitrogen oxides (NOx) when compared to regular titania nanoparticles.

4 Dec 2019

Grain Boundaries in Graphene Do Not Affect Spin Transport

Researchers from the ICN2 Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience Group as well as the Université catholique de Louvain have used numerical simulations to show that spin diffusion length is independent of grain size.

4 Dec 2019

Researchers Simulate Detailed Behavior of Electrons in Graphene Nanoribbons

Achieving further reductions in the size of electronic components requires new materials. This would help make devices such as smartphones and laptops faster and more efficient. Minuscule nanostructures of the novel material graphene show potential in this respect.

4 Dec 2019