Properties
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- Inert
- Mechanical strength
- It is semi-metallic. (it can change into metal)
- Can sustain high temperature
- Electrons move very fast in graphene as if they have no mass. Can be used in ultra-fast transistors. Graphene cannot be used as semiconductor as there is no gap between valence and conducting band.
- Graphene nanotechnology is common in flexible electronics suitable for wearables.
- Smart monitors to measure heart rate, body temperature, sweat, saliva etc.
- Graphene is ideal for photonics and opto-electronics.
- Could be used in solar cells, LEDs, touch screens, photo-detectors and lasers.
- Terahertz radiation that use microwaves frequencies penetrates many materials except metals. This is used for biomedical imagery, security, remote sensing and spectroscopy. However, there are reports that terahertz radiation damage skin cells. Graphene with their strength may be used for terahertz radiation antenna.
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