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Page 1: Graphene Joey Dei Rossi ITMG 100 Section 06. What is Graphene? Pure Carbon One atom thick sheet Hexagonal Pattern Strongest Material on Earth

Graphene

Joey Dei Rossi

ITMG 100 Section 06

Page 2: Graphene Joey Dei Rossi ITMG 100 Section 06. What is Graphene? Pure Carbon One atom thick sheet Hexagonal Pattern Strongest Material on Earth

What is Graphene?

• Pure Carbon

• One atom thick sheet

• Hexagonal Pattern

• Strongest Material on Earth

Page 3: Graphene Joey Dei Rossi ITMG 100 Section 06. What is Graphene? Pure Carbon One atom thick sheet Hexagonal Pattern Strongest Material on Earth

Discovering Graphene

• Discovered in 2004 by Andre Geim

and Konstantin Novoselov

• Used scotch tape to peel off layers of

graphite

Page 4: Graphene Joey Dei Rossi ITMG 100 Section 06. What is Graphene? Pure Carbon One atom thick sheet Hexagonal Pattern Strongest Material on Earth

Properties

• Super Strength

• Excellent Conductivity

• Elasticity

• Thermal Conductivity

• Impermeable

Page 5: Graphene Joey Dei Rossi ITMG 100 Section 06. What is Graphene? Pure Carbon One atom thick sheet Hexagonal Pattern Strongest Material on Earth

Future Applications

• Solar Cells

• Ultra Capacitors

• Display screens in mobile devices

• Membranes for more efficient separation of

gases

• Components with higher strength to weight

ratios

Page 6: Graphene Joey Dei Rossi ITMG 100 Section 06. What is Graphene? Pure Carbon One atom thick sheet Hexagonal Pattern Strongest Material on Earth

Graphene Developers

Graphene Company Product

Angston Materials Graphene Supplier

Bluestone Global Tech Graphene Supplier

Graphene Energy Ultracapacitors with graphene electrodes

Graphene Works Epitaxial Graphene Supplier

CrayoNano Semiconductor nanowires grown on graphene

Xolve Graphene Supplier

Vorbek Materials Ink containing graphene for printed electronics devices such

as RFID tags

http://www.graphene-info.com/companies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rphiCdR68TE

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Conclusion

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Nov. 2012. <http://www.zdnet.com/the-10-strangest-facts-about-

graphene-3040093050/>.

• "Graphene Companies and Products." Graphene Companies. N.p., n.d.

Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://www.understandingnano.com/graphene-

companies.html>.

• "Graphene." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Dec. 2012. Web. 13

Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphene>.

• "What Properties of Graphene Make It Useful for What Type of

Technologies?" Quora. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012.

<http://www.quora.com/What-properties-of-graphene- make-it-useful-

for-what-type-of-technologies>.