UCR scientists manipulate ripples in graphene, enabling strain-based graphene electronics

Sunday, July 26, 2009 - 12:35 in Physics & Chemistry

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Graphene is nature's thinnest elastic material and displays exceptional mechanical and electronic properties. Its one-atom thickness, planar geometry, high current-carrying capacity and thermal conductivity make it ideally suited for further miniaturizing electronics through ultra-small devices and components for semiconductor circuits and computers.

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