Search results for chemical vapor deposition

Analytical Chemistry Apr 18, 2022

Study details why 2D molybdenum disulfide formation gets a speed boost from salt

Skipping ahead in a line is rude, but sometimes it's acceptable. Especially for salt.

Nanophysics Apr 14, 2022

Graphene-hBN breakthrough to spur new LEDs, quantum computing

In a discovery that could speed research into next-generation electronics and LED devices, a University of Michigan research team has developed the first reliable, scalable method for growing single layers of hexagonal boron ...

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.

Ecology Mar 31, 2022

Hunting toxic chemicals in the Arctic

At first, it was a simple question: what exactly did oil pollution do to gray seals off the coast of Norway?

Materials Science Mar 31, 2022

Graphene crystals grow better under copper cover

An approach that produces single-crystal graphene sheets on large-scale electrically insulating supports could help with the development of next-generation nanomaterial-based devices, such as very light and thin touchscreens, ...

Materials Science Mar 29, 2022

Carbon monoxide turns into large defectless graphene crystal under ambient pressure

Researchers from Skoltech, MIPT, the RAS Institute of Solid State Physics, Aalto University, and elsewhere have proposed the first graphene synthesis technique that utilizes carbon monoxide as the carbon source. It is a fast ...

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 Mar 9, 2022

New research sheds light on nature of friction in multi-layered graphene

Graphene, which consists of a single layer of carbon atoms, is the poster child of carbon-based 2D nanomaterials. It has many attractive properties that could be exploited in next-generation electronics, optics, catalysis, ...

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