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Artificial Graphene Created in Nanofabricated Semiconductor Structure

Researchers at Columbia Engineering, who are experts at controlling matter at the nanoscale, have made a vital discovery in physics and materials science.

13 Dec 2017

Giant Spin Anisotropy in Graphene Could Pave the Way for New Spintronic Logic Devices

A group of researchers from the Graphene Flagship has predicted and demonstrated a giant spin anisotropy in graphene – the single-atom-thick allotrope of carbon – and associated materials (GRMs) such as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs). This latest development paves the way for new spintronic logic devices.

12 Dec 2017

Defect Densities in Graphene Layers Revealed Using New Technique

A Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) researcher has been taking part in the development of a technique that establishes the density of defects in two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials because of measurements of spatial coherence of light that strike them.

6 Dec 2017

Researchers Move Closer to Making Nanotransistors by Using Graphene

Although transistors developed by using carbon nanostructures seem to be a distant dream, they can become actuality in the near future. An international team of scientists in collaboration with Empa has at present been successful in developing nanotransistors by using graphene ribbons with a width of just few atoms.

30 Nov 2017

Scientists Develop Flat, Extremely Thin Graphene Metalenses with Tunable Features

In the pursuit of miniaturization, researchers from the Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), in South Korea, have partnered with researchers at the University of Birmingham and at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) to create flat lenses with the thickness of a credit card and with adjustable features.

28 Nov 2017

Experiments for Testing the Use of Graphene in Space-Related Applications

At the end of a long time spent in working hard in the labs, this week, scientists from the Graphene Flagship are gearing up for conducting two experiments for investigating the use of graphene technologies for space-related applications in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA).

14 Nov 2017

Graphene Membrane makes Whisky Clear

Ultrathin graphene-oxide membranes capable of filtering whisky to make it as clear as water have been developed by researchers at the University of Manchester.

14 Nov 2017

Scientists Fabricate Highly Miniaturized Pressure Sensors Using Graphene Membranes

Highly miniaturized pressure sensors have been fabricated by scientists at The University of Manchester with the help of graphene membranes capable of detecting small changes in pressure with high sensitivity, over an extensive range of operating pressures.

9 Nov 2017

Graphene-Based Composite Material Could Lead to Ultra-Low-Power Transistors

An international team of researchers has used a graphene-based composite material and found a new route to ultra-low-power transistors.

8 Nov 2017

Good Practice Guide on the Characterization of Graphene

Graphene, considered to be the world's first two-dimensional material, is several times stronger than steel, and more conductive than copper, besides being flexible, lightweight and one million times thinner than a strand of human hair.

6 Nov 2017