Graphene Revolutionizes Lego-Type Nanoelectronics With Ease

The latest advances in the scientific field of nanotechnology include the ability to assemble electronic building blocks from individual molecules fabricated from advanced materials such as graphene. These Lego-type bricks serve as essential components in optoelectronic systems found in sensors or flexible flat screens. The required electronic structures are cut from graphene sheets, and the smallness of the assemblage is determined by the quality of the material used and the mechanical skills of the fabricator. The end result is not unlike a set of molecular “Lego” bricks. Beginning at the base, a structure is erected made up of tiny molecular units placed one on top of the other. These structures are produced under precision-controlled conditions and are characterized by their extreme regularity. Flawless structures like these are essential in the production of minuscule nanoelectronic components in order to create smaller, faster computer circuits.

This Exciting Technology is New

Prior to the research that created these molecular “Lego” bricks, lithographic techniques were used in the commercial production of microchips which limited the size of the structures to fourteen nanometers or greater. Using “Lego” building blocks, conductors can now be generated that are only approximately one nanometer in width and unbelievably thin – an amazing fifty thousand times thinner than a single human hair. However, in order to achieve this reduction in size, a suitable carrier material is necessary. Such a material is graphene, which is beginning to replace silicon, copper and other materials currently used in the production of semiconductors.

What is Graphene?

Developed at the University of Manchester in 2004, graphene falls into a class of the most exciting advanced materials. A graphene sheet consists of a hexagonal lattice of carbon atoms in a honeycomb-like structure. Graphene is a 2D material having just one atom in thickness and only two dimensions. It’s a superior electric conductor and compared to steel it’s 200 times stronger by weight. It absorbs only 2.3% of light so it is very transparent and can be used to create many types of semi-transparent electronics such as displays.

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