Title:

Graphene-based Materials

Speaker:

Dr. Rod Ruoff

Affiliation:

University of Texas @ Austin

When:

Friday, January 28, 2011 at 3:00:00 PM   Add to Calendar

Where:

Marcus Nanotechnology Building

Host:

Gina Adams
gina.adams@chbe.gatech.edu

Abstract

Graphene-based materials hold promise due to their exceptional electronic and thermal transport, mechanical properties, high specific surface area, and that they can act as an atom thick layer, barrier, or membrane. Our early top-down micromechanical exfoliation approaches [1,2] conceived of in 1998 yielded multilayer graphene. Two main research areas of our group are: (i) CVD growth of large area graphene on metal substrates and studies of such material, and (ii) the generation, study, and use of colloids consisting of graphene-based platelets dispersed in liquids. An update of our work on CVD growth of graphene on metal substrates ‘graphene’ colloidal suspensions will be given. A history of experimental work on graphene (from discovery in 1969 to now) is provided at: http://bucky-central.me.utexas.edu/RuoffsPDFs/Ruoff%20Graphene%20December%202010

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