World’s first graphene-based semiconductor created by Georgia Tech Group

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A group of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) have created the world’s first functional semiconductor made from graphene, a development that could lead to advanced electronic devices and quantum computing applications.

 

Seen as the building block of electronic devices, semiconductors are essential for communications, computing, healthcare, military systems, transportation and countless other applications.

 

Semiconductors are typically made from silicon, a material that revolutionised the electronics industry and ushered in the digital age. Purified silicon is used in devices such as computer chips, transistors, integrated circuits and liquid crystal displays.

 

Its highly stable atomic structure means it has the conductive properties of metal as well as being an insulator, so silicon can both conduct and block electricity. This characteristic allows semiconductors to switch on and off.

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Is it finally coming the fruition? Perhaps.