Graphene’s lack of an intrinsic band gap has posed a challenge for its use in nanoelectronics, but the development of semiconducting graphene is a critical advancement in this field. Despite numerous attempts over the last two decades to engineer a band gap in graphene via quantum confinement or chemical functionalization, viable semiconducting graphene has eluded … Continue reading World’s 1st Graphene Chip!
According to a report by IT House on January 4th, a research team has recently created the world’s first functional semiconductor constructed from graphene. This groundbreaking discovery is detailed in a paper entitled “Ultrahigh-mobility semiconducting epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide,” which was published in the renowned journal, Nature. The study was conducted mainly by a … Continue reading The first functional semiconductor made of graphene is unveiled.