The scientists – physicists have found a cheaper way to produce graphene – INNOV.RU – Nizhny Novgorod business ON-LINE

The scientists – physicists from the University of Glasgow have developed and created a new method and procedure of production of graphene, which will reduce the cost of its production almost 100 times. Detailed results of the work of physicists placed in the publication Scientific Reports.

To date, the cost per square meter of the copper plate, which is necessary for the production of graphene is 115 dollars. The cost of analogue, which was discovered by scientists, is $ 1 for the same sheet. In addition, the new material does not require additional and expensive treatment, such as copper.

Background: scientists discovered graphene in 2004. It is a film composed of carbon atoms. The film thickness of the size of a single atom. This film with properties very flexible, strong, has a thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity.

It should be noted that graphene invented two experts from Russia – Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim.

This discovery allowed to step in the development of physics as graphene-based ballistic possible to design and field-effect transistor. Another advantage of the existence of graphene is its use in photonics.