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A Better Material than Graphene Discovered

May 7, 2014 by Admin Leave a Comment

  • 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:

  1. 2D
  2. 3D
  3. Graphene
  4. Carbyne

Filed Under: Current Affairs, Science and Technology Tagged With: 2D, 2D material consists a property called bandgap, 3D, Carbyne, Graphene, Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Nickel and an organic compound called HITP, Self-assembling material similar to grapheme discovered

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