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UMD Researchers Manipulate Graphene to Develop Photodetector with Improved Speed and Sensitivity

Researchers at University of Maryland’s Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials led by Professors Michael Fuhrer and Dennis Drew and Research Associate Jun Yan have created a new hot electron bolometer with improved sensitivity and quick response time.

7 Jun 2012

Conference on Applications of Nanomaterals in Industry to Take Place on June 12

The Technology Park in Zamudio will host a conference on the application of nanomaterials in industry on 12 June, focusing on the automotive and construction industries. It is organized by the IK4-TEKNIKER technology ...

6 Jun 2012

Cornell Researchers Link Quality of Graphene to Size and Boundary of “Patches”

Researchers at the Cornell Center for Materials Research claim that the electrical properties of graphene depend on how well the crystals of graphene are sewn together. Cornell researchers led by Assistant Professor Jiwoong Park at Cornell for Nanoscale science made use of advanced imaging and measurement techniques to validate their claim.

2 Jun 2012

TNT 2012 Will Be Sponsored by European Physical Society

The 13th edition of the Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference (TNT 2012) to be held from the 10th until the 14th of September 2012 will be sponsored by the European Physical Society (EPS).

29 May 2012

Researchers Develop New Technique to Cut Graphene with Accurate Control

Professor XI Ning from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Michigan State University and Professor LIU Lianqing at the Shenyang Institute of Automation Chinese Academy of Sciences’ State Key Laboratory of Robotics have developed a novel cutting technique capable of cutting graphene with accurate control.

29 May 2012

Scientists Unravel Atomic-Level Anatomy of Olympicene Molecule

Scientists at IBM have imaged a single 1.2 nm-wide olympicene molecule using advanced noncontact atomic force microscopy technique.

28 May 2012

New Doping Technique Drastically Improves Graphene Solar Cell Efficiency

A research team from the University of Florida (UF) has fabricated a graphene solar cell that demonstrates a power conversion efficiency of 8.6%, a record value, when considering earlier attempts in the making of graphene solar cells that managed only 2.9% conversion efficiency.

28 May 2012

New 2D Bilayer Material Helps Realize Graphene Electronics

A research team at Penn State has developed a two-dimensional (2D) bilayer material by integrating one-to-two-atom-thick graphene layer with a hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) layer having a thickness of few to several hundred atoms for fabricating wafer-scale transistors with improved performance.

25 May 2012

Presence of Hydrogen Manipulates Structure and Properties of Graphene Oxide

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have discovered that the presence of hydrogen continuously changes the structure and properties of graphene oxide, a nanomaterial showing promise in applications such as energy storage, catalysis, optics, composites, sensing, nanoelectromechanical systems, and nanoelectronics.

23 May 2012

Researchers Create Graphene Quantum Dots Using Diamond Knife

A research team from the Kansas State University has devised a novel technique that paves the way to solve a long-held issue of manufacturing graphene quantum dots at large densities with controlled size and shape.

18 May 2012