A new molecular model of bilayer graphene could enable artificial molecules capable of mimicking the efficiency of photosynthetic processes

Researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid, University of Malaga, Autonomous University of Madrid, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Kyoto University have created a molecular model of bilayer graphene that is capable of controlling rotation, which in turn allows controlling conductivity and achieving “potentially spectacular semiconducting properties.”

Structural analysis. Image from: Nature Chemistry

“By designing covalently bound molecular nanographenes we can simulate the search for the magic angle between graphene-like sheets, which is where semiconductivity is achieved, a key property in, for example, the construction of transistors, the basic units of computers,” explains the team.

Structural analysis. Image from: Nature Chemistry”By designing covalently bound molecular nanographenes we can simulate the search for the magic angle between graphene-like sheets, which is where semiconductivity is achieved, a key property in, for example, the construction of transistors, the basic units of computers,” explains the team.

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