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Researchers design a novel method for construction of van der Waals heterostructures using a dual-function polymeric film

Researchers design a novel method for construction of van der Waals heterostructures using a dual-function polymeric film

A team of researchers has found a novel method for the construction of high-quality van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures, that are vital for many scientific studies and technological applications of layered materials. The work is a collaboration between the laboratory...
Stretchable Li-ion battery enhanced with graphene and CNTs to benefit wearable electronics

Stretchable Li-ion battery enhanced with graphene and CNTs to benefit wearable electronics

Scientists in the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have worked with graphene and carbon nanotubes to develop a working lithium-ion battery that can be stretched by up to 50% without damage to any of the components. According to the scientists, the...
New grahene-based platform to open the door to various new applications

New grahene-based platform to open the door to various new applications

Penn State researchers, in conjunction with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Oak Ridge National Lab, have developed an atomically thin materials platform developed that could enable a range of new applications in biomolecular sensing, quantum phenomena, catalysis...
New method produces graphene on surfaces for precise electronics applications

New method produces graphene on surfaces for precise electronics applications

Scientists at Rice University, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have demonstrated the use of a very small visible beam to burn graphene into microscopic patterns.Scientists recorded the formation of...

Special substrates enable large single crystal bi-/tri-layer graphene growth

Researchers of the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM) within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea), in collaboration with UNIST and Sungkyunkwan University teams, have reported the fabrication and use of single crystal copper-nickel alloy...
New method uses hydrogen plasma to smooth out wrinkles in graphene

New method uses hydrogen plasma to smooth out wrinkles in graphene

Researchers from Nanjing University in China have developed a method to make large graphene films free of any wrinkles. The ultra-smooth films could enable large-scale production of electronic devices that harness the unique physical and chemical properties of...