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First graphene semiconductor was created (research.gatech.edu)
submitted 10 months ago by Ruscal@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Crazy that it's transparent. I wonder how thick that wafer is.

Also awesome:

we're using properties of electrons that are not accessible to silicon

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If it's a single sheet of graphene.... about 1.5 angstrom thick.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How does he not cut himself while holding it?

[–] ExLisper@linux.community 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They don't make big pieces or graphene like that. It's made as a layer of graphene on some other material. Pure graphene flakes are tiny AFAIK.