Probing atomic chicken wire

Saturday, March 5, 2011 - 09:01 in Physics & Chemistry

Graphene - a sheet of carbon atoms linked in a hexagonal, chicken wire structure - holds great promise for microelectronics. Only one atom thick and highly conductive, graphene may one day replace conventional silicon microchips, making devices smaller, faster and more energy-efficient...

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