Stanene
Stanene is a topological insulator, theoretically predicted by Prof. Shoucheng Zhang's group at Stanford, which may display dissipationless currents at its edges near room temperature. It is composed of tin atoms arranged in a single layer, in a manner similar to graphene. Stanene got its name by combining ''stannum'' (the List of chemical element name etymologies, Latin name for tin) with the suffix ''-ene'' used by graphene. Research is ongoing in Germany and China, as well as at laboratories at Stanford and UCLA. The addition of fluorine atoms to the tin lattice could extend the critical temperature up to 100 °C. This would make it practical for use in integrated circuits to make smaller, faster and more energy efficient computers. See also *Graphene *Silicene * Boron Stannenes (Similar name to Stanene) *Stannane (similar name as Stanene, too) *Semiconductors *Topological Insulator *Superconductivity Superconductivity is a set of physical properties observed in ...
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Graphene
Graphene () is an allotrope of carbon consisting of a single layer of atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice nanostructure.
"Carbon nanostructures for electromagnetic shielding applications", Mohammed Arif Poothanari, Sabu Thomas, et al., ''Industrial Applications of Nanomaterials'', 2019. "Carbon nanostructures include various low-dimensional allotropes of carbon including carbon black (CB), carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), fullerene, and graphene." The name is derived from "graphite" and the suffix -ene, reflecting the fact that the allotrope of carbon contains numerous double bonds. Each atom in a graphene sheet is connect ...
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