- Two-dimensional, self-assembling material very similar to graphene discovered which can be used for transistors or to produce solar cells
- This 2D material consists a property called bandgap which is useful for making devices such as computer chips and solar cells.
- Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University have found the two-dimensional material with similar properties to graphene but the material naturally has a usable bandgap.
- This new material is called Carbyne (2 times stronger than graphene and carbon nanotubes & stronger and stiffer than any known material), its components naturally assemble themselves which is easier for manufacturing.
- The new compound shares graphene’s perfectly hexagonal honeycomb structure.
- Read at: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIM/2014/05/06&PageLabel=15&EntityId=Ar01504&ViewMode=HTML
Exams Perspective:
- 2D
- 3D
- Graphene
- Carbyne