2.1. Graphene, the wonder element
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Graphene, the new wonder element?
Many people consider graphene, a form of carbon that comes in sheets just one atom thick, a wonder material. It is the best conductor of heat at room temperature and is 40 times stronger than steel. As a semiconductor, its electrical conductivity is 1,000 times better than that of silicon. This means engineers could use it to make devices far more sensitive than is possible now, leading some to predict that it will one day become the ideal material for computer chips. Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, two physicists who were investigating the structure of graphene, won the 2010 Nobel prize for their work.
However, converting the wonders of graphene into products has been difficult. Frank Koppens at the Institute of Photonic Sciences in Barcelona thinks he may have found a way to do so. As he describes in "Nature Nanotechnology"*, he believes he can use graphene to make low-cost ultra-sensitive photodetectors. Photodetectors are devices which convert light into electricity. They are used in digital cameras and telecommunications.So we may be seeing the future of electronics right now.
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