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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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[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Don't mean to be a negative Nancy, but I'll believe it when I see it.

[–] atx_aquarian@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Is whatever he was holding in the video a good enough "it"? Or, like, a consumer product going all the way to market?

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 28 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Remember last year when whoever came out and said they'd made a room temperature superconductor (LK99) and than other scientists tried to recreate it and it turned out to be false?

I'll believe it when it's verified by a lot of other people and not the inventor.

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

I agree that it should be verified, but given that it was published on Nature gives hope that it will be reproducible.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Nature retracts controversial superconductivity paper by embattled physicist

(not LK99, but they’re not infallible).

Let’s wait until we see peer confirmation.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Also given that it's from GA Tech, I'd expect it to be credible.

[–] thegreekgeek@midwest.social 5 points 10 months ago

Not quite I guess, that wafer is what's needed for chip making but from reading the paper it looks like they were just trying to figure out how to make the band gap of the graphene just the right size. It says their next step is trying to adapt silicon chip making techniques to this new material. Terracing I guess to start?

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

I second this! Gimme the end product!

[–] astral_avocado@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Likely not scalable on an industrial level, as always.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (1 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 (1 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.

[–] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

We've been studying and perfecting the art of silicon semiconductors and silicon electronics manufacturing for over 70 years now, it'll take a while until this tech is anywhere near ready for applications. I'm not convinced you can do conventional CMOS on these things.

However, this is really cool and I'd love to work on graphene semiconductors!

[–] averyfalken@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago

Give it time someone will have it running doom

[–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 3 points 10 months ago

https://thequantuminsider.com/2024/01/25/using-scotch-tape-and-quantum-mechanics-scientists-see-signs-of-global-room-temperature-superconductivity-in-graphite/

Carbon, so hot right now

[–] lilduck@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

What is the significance of semiconductors in chatbot technology?How do semiconductors enhance chatbot capabilities?Can chatbots powered by semiconductors understand and respond to human emotions?What role do semiconductors play in voice-based interactions with chatbots?

Tips: the datasheet (https://www.icdrex.com/the-future-of-communication-chatbots-powered-by-semiconductors/) may help you a little.