Graphene News

RSS

Researchers Develop Unique Graphene Quantum Dots for Photovoltaics Applications

Journal of the American Chemical Society, in its latest issue, has published a study done by research group, Dr. Vinay Gupta and coauthors from the Organic and Hybrid Solar Cell Group at the National Physical Laboratory located in New Delhi, India.

7 Jul 2011

Simple Flaws Can Destroy the Magical Properties of Graphene

Using a combination of sophisticated computer modeling and advanced materials analysis techniques at synchrotron laboratories, a research team led by the University at Buffalo (UB) and including the National Institute of...

6 Jul 2011

Researchers Observe Electron Clouds on Graphene Surface on Folding

Chemists at the University at Buffalo made use of synchrotron light to monitor the electron clouds on graphene’s surface. They revealed with the help of a series of images how ripples and folds in graphene can hamper its conductivity.

30 Jun 2011

European Researchers Introduce Graphene-Based Device for Spintronics Applications

European researchers have introduced a graphene-based device to identify minute magnetic fields with an excellent sensitivity as low as the stray field of some magnetic molecules.

29 Jun 2011

Scientists Measure Photoelectric Effect in Graphene Using New Technology

Scientists at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) designed light-detectors from graphene and analyzed their special features. Scientists at the TU Vienna are closely studying graphene’s optical and electronic properties.

28 Jun 2011

Researchers Study the Behavior of Multiple Stacks of Graphene Sheets

Researchers have been closely studying the properties of monolayer graphene that can be produced from high-volume graphite. It is possible to manufacture graphene sheets of few layers thick with the same extraction methods.

27 Jun 2011

Researchers Develop Simple Method for Few-Layer Graphene Production

Northern Illinois University researchers have developed an easy technique for manufacturing high volumes of graphene, a well-known carbon nanostructure.

22 Jun 2011

MIT Graduate Student Creates Graphene Logo for the Bruins Team

Steve Cranford, a civil engineering graduate student of MIT has generated a computer simulation a logo for the Bruins team using graphene, which has a honeycomb structure and measures an atom thick.

20 Jun 2011

Scientists Use Mid-Infrared Laser to Switch Conduction in Graphene

A team of scientists at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany, the National University of Córdoba and CONICET in Argentina, and the Institut Catala de Nanotecnologia demonstrated that when graphene is illuminated with a mid-infrared laser its conduction could be turned off, which paves the way for innovative optoelectronic equipment.

20 Jun 2011

XG Sciences Signs Multiple Agreements with POSCO to Advance Graphene Production

Michigan State University’s subsidiary XG Sciences has signed multiple agreements with POSCO, a Korea-based company that produces steel on a large-scale, to establish a strategic partnership to improve the production of graphene and develop products based on proprietary technologies of XG Sciences.

From NanoXplore Inc. 18 Jun 2011