“Graphene”, this word is something that opens up the whole new level of possibilities in the field of science and innovation. However, the element was discovered 14 years back but still, the commercial implementation of graphene is not a reality.
Why Graphene is Not in Commercial use?
According to the reports of Phys.org, the extraction of Graphene is a tough task and the lifespan of Graphene is too short, which creates hindrance in the manufacturing of products from Graphene. The report also suggests that Graphene is not able to handle the excited state of electrons more than one pico-second, that means we cannot use Graphene in the solar cells as well.
Two researchers from the University of Kansas, Professor Hui Zhao and graduate student Samuel Lane, from Physics and Astronomy department, connected a single layer of graphene with two other atomic layers (molybdenum diselenide and tungsten disulfide) to extend the lifespan of graphene to hold excited electrons by hundreds of time. They use Van der Waals principles to add a tri-layer material by putting single layers of MoSe2, WS2 and Graphene on top of each other, which allows electrons to stay mobile on Graphene and contributes to electric current.
What is Graphene?
Well, Graphene is a single layer of graphite. Graphite is a Non-metal, and generally non-metals do not conduct electricity or heat, but graphite is an exception. Graphene consists of flat hexagonal atom arrangements, which allows electrons to move freely and makes the material a superconductor of heat and electricity, which is also super lightweight. Graphene has some uncommon properties like its the strongest material on the earth and shows a large and non-linear diamagnetism property.
