Graphene
material · 2004 · Digital age
Single-layer carbon (Geim, Novoselov).
Inventors: Andre Geim, Konstantin Novoselov.
Principles and materials it uses
- Adhesive tape — uses. Geim and Novoselov peeled off graphene with sticky tape.
- Carbon — is made of. Graphene is a layer of carbon one atom thick.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Graphite — evolved from. A single layer of graphite, obtained with sticky tape.