Graphene and associated one-atom-thick crystals offer the
possibility of a vast range of new materials and devices by stacking individual
atomic layers on top of each other, new research from The University of
Manchester shows.
In a report published in Nature Physics, a group led Dr
Leonid Ponomarenko and Nobel prize-winner Professor Andre Geim has assembled
individual atomic layers on top of each other in a desired sequence.
The team used individual one-atom-thick crystals to
construct a multilayer cake that works as a nanoscale electric transformer.
Graphene, isolated for the first time at The University of
Manchester in 2004, has the potential to revolutionise diverse applications
from smartphones and ultrafast broadband to drug delivery and computer chips.