Gas sensing technologies play a vital role in our modern world, from ensuring our safety in homes and workplaces to monitoring environmental pollution and industrial processes. Traditional gas sensors, while effective, often face limitations in… Read More »Modifying graphene sheets with plasma to produce better gas sensors
You may recognize graphite as the “lead” in a pencil, but besides helping you take notes or fill in countless bubbles on exam answer sheets, it is helping scientists grapple with the secrets of superconductivity. … Read More »Searching for a universal principle for unconventional superconductivity
Superconductivity is a widely sought after material property, which entails an electrical resistance of zero below a specific critical temperature. So far, it has been observed in various materials, including recently in so-called multilayer graphene… Read More »Two distinct superconducting states found in Bernal bilayer graphene challenge current models
A research team from the University of Science and Technology of China has demonstrated the ability to electrically manipulate the spin filling sequence in a bilayer graphene (BLG) quantum dot (QD). This achievement, published in… Read More »Scientists achieve electrical manipulation of spin filling sequence in bilayer graphene quantum dots
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have unlocked the potential of graphene in areas as diverse as vehicles, consumer electronics and environmental cleanup with an eco-friendly ink for 3D-printing. Researchers at the University of Waterloo… Read More »Eco-friendly ink expands graphene’s potential in 3D printing
Würzburg chemists have succeeded in controlling the passage of halide ions by deliberately introducing defects into a two-layer nanographene system. Their results have been published in Nature. The paper shows new perspectives for applications in… Read More »Graphene’s new ion permeability could transform water filtration and sensors
Electron transport in bilayer graphene exhibits a pronounced dependence on edge states and a nonlocal transport mechanism, according to a study led by Professor Gil-Ho Lee and Ph.D. candidate Hyeon-Woo Jeong of POSTECH’s Department of… Read More »Hidden transport pathways in graphene confirmed, paving the way for next-generation device design
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have recently achieved a significant breakthrough in the development of next-generation carbon-based quantum materials, opening new horizons for advancements in quantum electronics. Researchers from the National University… Read More »Janus graphene nanoribbons poised to advance quantum technologies
Microplasma devices are incredibly versatile tools for generating and sustaining plasmas on micro- and millimeter scales. The latest advances in nanotechnology now promise to expand their range of applications even further but, so far, this… Read More »Combining graphene and nanodiamonds for better microplasma devices
Researchers from Tohoku University and collaborators have developed a weak fluorination strategy to address the zero-bandgap limitation of graphene. Details of the research were published in the journal Applied Physics Letters. Researchers from Tohoku University… Read More »Fluorination strategy unlocks graphene’s potential for optoelectronic and energy applications