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Structural And Electronic Properties Of Two-Dimensional Silicene, Graphene, And Related Structures, Ruiping Zhou
Structural And Electronic Properties Of Two-Dimensional Silicene, Graphene, And Related Structures, Ruiping Zhou
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Traditional CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) transistors have already been in the nanometer range. As bulk silicon material is approaching its physical limits, it is highly desirable to seek novel, functional materials to continue Moore's law. Two-dimensional(2D) materials, such as graphene and silicene, have attracted great attention since they were envisioned a few years ago, having extraordinary electrical properties. Research in this work was focused on understanding the structural and electronic properties of a few atomic layers of carbon (graphene) and silicon (silicene). Atomic structures of the 2D materials, corresponding band structures, and transport properties were calculated based on density functional theory. …
Modeling The Exfoliation Rate Of Graphene Nanoplatelet Production And Application For Hydrogen Storage, Cory Knick
Modeling The Exfoliation Rate Of Graphene Nanoplatelet Production And Application For Hydrogen Storage, Cory Knick
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Graphene is a unique and revolutionary new nanomaterial. A method for it's production had a U.S. patent application in 2002 (patent issued in 2006), it was produced via mechanical exfolia-tion in 2004, and subsequently the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded in 2010 for it. These events have sparked a surge of graphene-related research. In order for graphene to be widely studied and incorporated into emerging technologies, a versatile method for large scale produc-tion of high-quality graphene is required. Current methods are either slow or expensive which limits the scale-up of graphene production. Very recently, the liquid phase exfoliation of …