Rice University scientists have theoretically determined that the properties of atom-thick sheets of boron depend on where those atoms land.
Nanomaterials
Sep 2, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers at Cornell University has developed a technique that allows for growing 3 atom thick semiconducting films on wafers, up to 10 centimeters across. In their paper published in the journal ...
What lies beneath growing islands of graphene is important to its properties, according to a new study led by Rice University.
Nanomaterials
Mar 16, 2015
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A new process for coating copper nanowires with graphene - an ultrathin layer of carbon – lowers resistance and heating, suggesting potential applications in computer chips and flexible displays.
Nanomaterials
Mar 10, 2015
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Far from being a defect, a winding thread of odd rings at the border of two sheets of graphene has qualities that may prove valuable to manufacturers, according to Rice University scientists.
Nanomaterials
Feb 2, 2015
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(Phys.org) —A little change in temperature makes a big difference for growing a new generation of hybrid atomic-layer structures, according to scientists at Rice University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 29, 2014
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Graphene's promise as a material for new kinds of electronic devices, among other uses, has led researchers around the world to study the material in search of new applications. But one of the biggest limitations to wider ...
Nanomaterials
May 23, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Researchers working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way to integrate two different two-dimensional materials in one single electronic device. In their paper published in the journal ...
(Phys.org) —Carbon nanotubes are reinforcing bars that make two-dimensional graphene much easier to handle in a new hybrid material grown by researchers at Rice University.
Nanomaterials
Apr 7, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Silver, meet graphene. Super strong, super light, near totally transparent and one of the best conductors of electricity ever discovered, graphene is a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms that owes its amazing ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 3, 2014
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