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Researchers shed light on ionic interactions with graphene and water

Researchers led by Northwestern University engineers and Argonne National Laboratory scientists have reached new findings regarding the role of ionic interaction within graphene and water. Their insights could open the door to the design of new energy-efficient...
Penn State team applies ‘magic angle’ graphene to acoustics

Penn State team applies ‘magic angle’ graphene to acoustics

A team of Penn State researchers has designed an acoustic equivalent of magic-angle bilayer graphene. Two graphene sheets stacked on top of each other, called bilayer graphene, exhibit unique properties when one of the layers is twisted at a certain angle — a “magic”...
Researchers achieve nearly 90% efficiency converting light energy into surface waves on graphene

Researchers achieve nearly 90% efficiency converting light energy into surface waves on graphene

Scientists at Russia-based MIPT and Vladimir State University have reported a nearly 90% efficiency converting light energy into surface waves on graphene. They relied on a laser-like energy conversion scheme and collective resonances. Manipulating light at the...

University of Manchester team discovers a new family of quasiparticles in graphene-based superlattices

Researchers at The University of Manchester, led by Sir Andre Geim and Dr Alexey Berdyugin, have discovered and characterized a new family of quasiparticles named ‘Brown-Zak fermions’ in graphene-based superlattices. This was achieved by aligning the...

A new way to fabricate nanographene could benefit solar cells, fuel cells and LEDs

University of Tokyo researchers have designed a simple way to gain precise control over the fabrication of nanographene. In the process, they have also managed to shed light on the previously unclear chemical processes involved in nanographene production.The team...
Researchers design ultra-thick 3D graphene frameworks for high-performance flexible micro-supercapacitors

Researchers design ultra-thick 3D graphene frameworks for high-performance flexible micro-supercapacitors

A group of researchers, led by Prof. WANG Zhenyang from the Institute of Solid State Physics of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), has reported a novel graphene-based method to prepare high-performance supercapacitors with ultra-high energy storage...