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Mechanical properties of suspended graphene sheets

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In this article, the Young's modulus of stacks of graphene sheets suspended over photolithographically defined trenches in silicon dioxide was measured using an atomic force microscope, with measured spring constants scaling as expected with the dimensions of the suspended section, ranging from 1to5N∕m.
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Using an atomic force microscope, we measured effective spring constants of stacks of graphene sheets (less than 5) suspended over photolithographically defined trenches in silicon dioxide. Measurements were made on layered graphene sheets of thicknesses between 2 and 8nm, with measured spring constants scaling as expected with the dimensions of the suspended section, ranging from 1to5N∕m. When our data are fitted to a model for doubly clamped beams under tension, we extract a Young’s modulus of 0.5TPa, compared to 1TPa for bulk graphite along the basal plane, and tensions on the order of 10−7N.

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Physical insight into patterned graphene microwave absorber by using transmission matrix method

TL;DR: In this paper, a generalized transmission matrix method (TMM) was proposed for the theoretical design and analysis of the microwave absorbers, where each layer of the absorbing structure is analyzed independently and then characterized in terms of a multidimensional transmission matrix.
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Engineering Carbon Nanomaterials for Stem Cell-Based Tissue Engineering

TL;DR: Results indicate carbon nanomaterial-based scaffolds as excellent nanoplatforms for tissue engineering and stem cell-based regenerative medicine but sufficient in vivo studies together with relevant toxicity and biocompatibility data are necessary for their future application as an implantable tissue engineering material.
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First principle calculations of thermodynamic properties of pure graphene sheet and graphene sheets with Si, Ge, Fe, and Co impurities

TL;DR: In this paper, the thermal properties of pure graphene and graphene-impurity (impurity = Fe, Co, Si, and Ge) sheets have been investigated at various pressures (0−7 GPa) and temperatures (0 −900 K).
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Microfabricated support structures for investigations of mechanical and electrical graphene properties

TL;DR: In this paper, the grid of microstructures which is used for the graphene mechanical and electrical properties investigation is presented. And the design of the mask used for grid production is presented, and the technological process for the grid production are described.
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Ultrathin graphene-based solar cells

TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate the use of graphene as the top electrode for ultrathin solar cells and demonstrate the ability to produce solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells with TiO2 thicknesses between 5 nm and 100 nm, which represents some of the thinnest solar cells produced to date.
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Two-dimensional gas of massless Dirac fermions in graphene

TL;DR: This study reports an experimental study of a condensed-matter system (graphene, a single atomic layer of carbon) in which electron transport is essentially governed by Dirac's (relativistic) equation and reveals a variety of unusual phenomena that are characteristic of two-dimensional Dirac fermions.
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Raman spectrum of graphene and graphene layers.

TL;DR: This work shows that graphene's electronic structure is captured in its Raman spectrum that clearly evolves with the number of layers, and allows unambiguous, high-throughput, nondestructive identification of graphene layers, which is critically lacking in this emerging research area.
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Experimental observation of the quantum Hall effect and Berry's phase in graphene

TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental investigation of magneto-transport in a high-mobility single layer of Graphene is presented, where an unusual half-integer quantum Hall effect for both electron and hole carriers in graphene is observed.
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Two-dimensional atomic crystals

TL;DR: By using micromechanical cleavage, a variety of 2D crystals including single layers of boron nitride, graphite, several dichalcogenides, and complex oxides are prepared and studied.
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Experimental Observation of Quantum Hall Effect and Berry's Phase in Graphene

TL;DR: An experimental investigation of magneto-transport in a high-mobility single layer of graphene observes an unusual half-integer quantum Hall effect for both electron and hole carriers in graphene.
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