David Savastano, Editor09.04.13
Graphene has become a material of great interest to many industries, including printed electronics. A one-atom thick layer of graphite that is formed in a hexagonal lattice, graphene offers superior performance properties, including excellent conductivity and electron mobility, high opacity, flexibility and tremendous strength, equal to 100 times the strength of steel at the same thickness. As a result, graphene could have a role to play in integrated circuity, transistors and printed electronics.
Naturally, graphene is of great interest to researchers and universities alike. The University of Cambridge has been studying graphene since 2003, and recently opened the Cambridge Graphene Centre (CGC). The CGC will be led by Andrea Ferrari, professor of nanotechnology and Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award Holder.
In addition, Prof. Ferrari is the head of the Nanomaterials and Spectroscopy Group at the University of Cambridge Engineering Department and Nanoscience Centre, an
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