Nanomaterials
Mar 31, 2022
Graphene gets enhanced by flashing
Flashing graphene into existence from waste was merely a good start. Now Rice University researchers are customizing it.
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Nanomaterials
Mar 23, 2022
Don't underestimate undulating graphene: Unique electronics made possible by wavy patterns that channel electrons
Lay some graphene down on a wavy surface, and you'll get a guide to one possible future of two-dimensional electronics.
Nanomaterials
Mar 17, 2022
New paradigm in atmospheric gas sensing and molecular identification
Graphene, an atomic-thick sheet of carbon has found immense applications in gas sensors due to its single-molecule sensitivity, low-noise levels, and high carrier density. However, graphene's much-heralded sensitivity also ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 15, 2022
Simpler graphene method paves way for new era of nanoelectronics
Ever since its discovery in 2004, graphene has received attention owing to its extraordinary properties, among them its extremely high carrier mobility. However, the high carrier mobility has only been observed using techniques ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 1, 2021
Developing wafer-scale highly oriented graphene on sapphire
Researchers have used direct chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth of wafer-scale, high-quality graphene on dielectrics for versatile applications. However, graphene synthesized this way has shown a polycrystalline film ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 16, 2021
Borophenes made easy
Synthetic organic chemists still aim to understand the scalable synthesis of elemental, two-dimensional (2D) materials beyond graphene. In a new report, Marc G. Cuxart and a team of researchers in physics, chemistry and electrical ...
Nanophysics
Oct 25, 2021
Atomic-scale 'lasagna' keeps heat at bay
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have found new ways of controlling how heat flows through thin materials by stacking atomically thin layers of atoms into van der Waals heterostructures. By comparing different ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 15, 2021
Copying the small structures of Salvinia leaves
Several plants and animals have evolved surfaces with long-term (i.e., days to months) air-retainability to prevent wetting and submersion. One example is Salvinia, a plant floating on water. The secret "how do they maintain ...
Polymers
Aug 5, 2021
Ultra-thin, gas-tight coatings for PET bottles
If polymers are specifically made to form and deposit on the surfaces surrounding the plasma, they can be coated in a targeted manner. Thanks to this so-called plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, or PECVD for short, ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 14, 2021
Lab peers inside 2D crystal synthesis
Scientific studies describing the most basic processes often have the greatest impact in the long run. A new work by Rice University engineers could be one such, and it's a gas, gas, gas for nanomaterials.
