The Carbon New Age

Abstract

Graphene has been considered by many as a revolutionary material with electronic and structural properties that surpass conventional semiconductors and metals. Due to its superlative qualities, graphene is being considered as the reference material for a post-CMOS technology. Furthermore, graphene is also quite unusual electronically since its electric carriers behave as if they were massless and relativistic, the so-called Dirac particles. Because of its exotic electronic properties, theorists are being forced to revisit the conceptual basis for the theory of metals. Hence, graphene seems to be unveiling a new era in science and technology with still unseen consequences.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA516865

Entities

People

  • Antonio H. Castro Neto

Organizations

  • Boston University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Structures
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Chemical Bonds
  • Chemical Properties
  • Electron Gas
  • Electrons
  • Energy Bands
  • Fullerenes
  • Graphene
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanics
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Physics
  • Subatomic Particles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene