Graphite, tape dispenser and electronic device
Scientific Instruments, Materials & Models
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2010.004.000Description
Graphite is a form of carbon that is used in pencils, for example. Physicists anticipated that extremely thin flakes of graphite would have interesting properties, but it was considered impossible to produce in reality. In spite of this view, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov attempted to separate thin flakes of carbon from a piece of graphite using regular Scotch tape. As it happened, these flakes were just a few atoms thick. The new material–"graphene"–had become a reality. It opens up new opportunities, for example within electronics. The device is one of the first where graphene has been used.Related people
Konstantin Novoselov (Laureate in Physics; 2010)Andre Geim (Laureate in Physics; 2010)