In 2004, scientists from Manchester University discovered graphene, the world’s thinnest material which consists of just one layer of carbon atoms. Now, the same team at the same institution claims that future generations of electronic devices could run a lot faster if they were made using graphene.
Research into the revolutionary material found that electrons travel a lot faster in graphene than they do in silicon, the industry standard from which computers chips are made out of.
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In 2010, scientists Andre Geim and Konstanin Novoselov won the Noble Prize in Physics for their ground-breaking experiments with graphene. The pair of physicists are now looking to extend their reach further by applying theories associated with graphene to real-life applications.
Talking to The Independent, Professor Novoselov said: “Electrons in graphene have huge mobility, they travel very fast. It's quite a big result in terms of the physics and it may have some implications in terms of potential applications.”
“Although the exciting physics which we have found in this particular experiment may have an immediate implementation in practical electronic devices, the further understanding of the electronic properties of this material will bring us a step closer to the development of graphene electronics,” he added.
