Graphene
Grafeno
- Date
- 2004 · confidence high
- Place
- University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- Credited to
- Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov (isolated with adhesive tape); Nobel Prize in Physics 2010
- People
- 👤 Andre Geim1958–👤 Konstantín Novosiólov1974–
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
A sheet of carbon a single atom thick, the thinnest, strongest and best-conducting material known. It opened up the field of two-dimensional materials.
What it led to
- The family of 2D materials and flexible electronics
- Additives for batteries, concrete and composites
- Major research programmes (the EU's Graphene Flagship)
Built on
Made possible
- Topological insulators2005-2008
- two-dimensional materials
- ultrasensitive sensors
- battery electrodes