The Tour lab had already used nanotubes to reinforce two -
dimensional sheets of graphene.
Not exact matches
Graphene is a two -
dimensional (2D) one - atom - thick
sheet of carbon crystals that has many extraordinary properties in terms
of its strength, electrical and thermal conductivity, and optical transparency.
Graphene, a two -
dimensional form
of carbon in
sheets just one atom in thick, has been the subject
of widespread research, in large part because
of its unique combination
of strength, electrical conductivity, and chemical stability.
Graphene is a two -
dimensional sheet of carbon atoms and combines several remarkable properties; for example, it is very strong, but also light and flexible, and highly conductive.
Two examples:
graphene — single - atom - thick
sheets of carbon atoms — has unique mechanical, electrical, and optical properties; and two -
dimensional electron gases (2DEG)-- planar collections
of electrons supported at the interface between certain semiconductors such as gallium arsenide — allow the observation
of such emergent behaviors as the quantum Hall effect and the spin Hall effect.
Graphene, one
of the most intensely studied nanomaterials
of the decade, is a two -
dimensional sheet of pure carbon that is both ultrastrong and conductive.
Dresselhaus studied intercalated two -
dimensional graphene sheets and provided important insights into the properties
of not only 2D
graphene, but also
of the rich interactions between
graphene and the surrounding materials.
To truly understand the significance
of the team's findings, it's instrumental to understand the nature
of two -
dimensional (2 - D) materials, and for that one must go back to 2010 when the world
of 2 - D materials was dominated by a simple thin
sheet of carbon, a layered form
of carbon atoms constructed to resemble honeycomb, called
graphene.
Cornelia Parker is among those who have begun to explore the possibilities
of graphene, the
sheet of flexible carbon that is transparent, stronger than steel and so thin it is effectively two -
dimensional.