Swiss researchers clarify reaction pathway to fabricate graphene-like materials
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 09:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Graphene is a promising material for tomorrows nanoelectronics devices. Precise and upscaleable methods to fabricate graphene and derived materials with desired electronic properties are however still searched after. To overcome the current limitations, Empa researchers have fabricated graphene-like materials using a surface chemical route and clarified in detail the corresponding reaction pathway. The work has just been published in the scientific journal Nature Chemistry. The scientists combined empirical observations using scanning tunnelling microscopy with computer simulations.