Dear Dr. Noor Ali Khudhair ,
graphene is a two-dimensional honeycomb arrangement of carbon atoms that is revolutionizing technology. Its discovery was so significant that it earned Russian scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics. Here are some reasons why graphene is important.
It Is a Two-Dimensional Material.
Nearly every material that we encounter is three-dimensional. We are only just beginning to understand how the properties of a material are changed when it is made into a two-dimensional array. The characteristics of graphene are very different from those of graphite, which is the corresponding three-dimensional arrangement of carbon. Studying graphene helps us to predict how other materials might behave in two-dimensional form.
Graphene Has the Best Electrical Conductivity of Any Material.
Electricity flows very quickly through the simple honeycomb sheet. Most conductors we encounter are metals, yet graphene is based on carbon, a nonmetal. This allows for the development of electricity to flow under conditions where we might not want a metal. What conditions would those be? We are only just beginning to answer that question!
Graphene Can Be Used to Make Very Small Devices.
Graphene conducts so much electricity in so small a space that it may be used to develop miniaturized super-fast computers and transistors. These devices should require a minuscule amount of power to support them. Graphene is flexible, strong and transparent, too.
Opens Research into Relativistic Quantum Mechanics.
Graphene can be used to test the predictions of quantum electrodynamics. This is a new area of research since it hasn't been easy to find a material that displays Dirac particles. The best part is, graphene isn't some exotic material. It's something anyone can make!
For more details, please see the source:
"Why Is Graphene Important?"
By Helmenstine, Anne Marie
ThoughtCo, Aug. 25, 2020
Available at: https://www.thoughtco.com/why-is-graphene-important-603950
Best regards, Pierluigi Traverso
Thickness, strength and the ability to get modified!! There are numerous properties which make it really a super material.
You can fibd the answer in the following link
https://www.nanowerk.com/what_is_graphene.php
Dear Dr. Noor Ali Khudhair ,
graphene is a two-dimensional honeycomb arrangement of carbon atoms that is revolutionizing technology. Its discovery was so significant that it earned Russian scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics. Here are some reasons why graphene is important.
It Is a Two-Dimensional Material.
Nearly every material that we encounter is three-dimensional. We are only just beginning to understand how the properties of a material are changed when it is made into a two-dimensional array. The characteristics of graphene are very different from those of graphite, which is the corresponding three-dimensional arrangement of carbon. Studying graphene helps us to predict how other materials might behave in two-dimensional form.
Graphene Has the Best Electrical Conductivity of Any Material.
Electricity flows very quickly through the simple honeycomb sheet. Most conductors we encounter are metals, yet graphene is based on carbon, a nonmetal. This allows for the development of electricity to flow under conditions where we might not want a metal. What conditions would those be? We are only just beginning to answer that question!
Graphene Can Be Used to Make Very Small Devices.
Graphene conducts so much electricity in so small a space that it may be used to develop miniaturized super-fast computers and transistors. These devices should require a minuscule amount of power to support them. Graphene is flexible, strong and transparent, too.
Opens Research into Relativistic Quantum Mechanics.
Graphene can be used to test the predictions of quantum electrodynamics. This is a new area of research since it hasn't been easy to find a material that displays Dirac particles. The best part is, graphene isn't some exotic material. It's something anyone can make!
For more details, please see the source:
"Why Is Graphene Important?"
By Helmenstine, Anne Marie
ThoughtCo, Aug. 25, 2020
Available at: https://www.thoughtco.com/why-is-graphene-important-603950
Best regards, Pierluigi Traverso
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