'Nanowiggles:' Scientists discover graphene nanomaterials with tunable functionality in electronics
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 15:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists have used supercomputers to uncover the properties of a promising form of graphene, known as graphene nanowiggles. What they found was that graphitic nanoribbons can be segmented into several different surface structures called nanowiggles. Each of these structures produces highly different magnetic and conductive properties. The findings provide a blueprint that scientists can use to literally pick and choose a graphene nanostructure that is tuned and customized for a different task or device.