Michael Crommie of the Materials Sciences Division led a study in which the first direct observations at microscopic lengths of how electrons and holes respond to a charged impurity in graphene were recorded. The results point to interactions between electrons as being critical to graphene’s extraordinary properties and a key to realizing the material’s tremendous potential. Superthin, superstrong, superflexible and superfast as an electrical conductor, graphene has been touted as a potential wonder material for a host of electronic applications, starting with ultrafast transistors. Also contributing to this study were Yang Wang, Victor Brar, Andrey Shytov, Qiong Wu, William Regan, Hsin-Zon Tsai, Alex Zettl and Leonid Levitov. More>
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