Material World: Graphene's Versatility Promises New Applications
Thursday, July 9, 2009 - 10:49
in Physics & Chemistry
Since its discovery a few years ago, graphene has climbed to the top of the heap of new materials poised to transform the electronics and nanotechnology landscape. Now scientists have made the first measurement of a fundamental property of graphene, known as quantum capacitance. This crucial variable should prove invaluable to researchers pushing the existing limits of innovation in microchips, chemical sensing instruments, biosensors, ultracapacitance devices and flexible displays.