DocumentCode :
1303928
Title :
Graphene makes transistors tunable
Author :
Savage, Neil
Volume :
46
Issue :
9
fYear :
2009
Firstpage :
20
Lastpage :
20
Abstract :
Graphene, a one-atom-thick layer of carbon atoms, is the strongest material ever tested and more conductive than the purest silver. Since its isolation in 2004, scientists have been dreaming of impossibly tiny graphene transistors. But there´s a major challenge: The material has no electronic band gap, the semiconductor property that controls the operations of transistors, lasers, and other solid-state devices.
Keywords :
Atomic beams; Atomic layer deposition; Conducting materials; Materials testing; Optical materials; Organic materials; Photonic band gap; Semiconductor materials; Silver; Tunable circuits and devices;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9235
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2009.5210033
Filename :
5210033
Link To Document :
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