DOE Science Showcase - Graphene

A remarkable material called graphene is composed of carbon atoms arranged in tightly bound hexagons just one atom thick.  Graphene is the strongest known substance, an unmatched thermal and electrical conductor, stretchable and almost transparent.  Since graphene was first isolated in 2004, researchers have been excited about graphene’s phenomenal properties and its potential. Graphene has promising applications in many areas such as the development of solar cells, composite materials, lithium-ion batteries, biological and chemical sensors, transistors, inkjet printing of next-generation electronics, telecommunications, novel coatings and lubricants. 

Visit the links below to learn about the Department of Energy’s recent graphite research projects and the promise this exceptional material holds.

Graphene Sheet 
Image Credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Related Research Information in DOE Databases

• In the OSTI Collections: Graphene, Dr. William Watson 

• DOE PAGES^Beta –  journal articles and accepted manuscripts resulting from DOE funding.

• SciTech Connect – reports from DOE science, technology and engineering programs. 

• DOepatents – a central collection of DOE patent information. 

• ScienceCinema – searchable videos showcasing DOE research. 

•  National Library of Energy^Beta – search results from across the DOE Complex. 

• Science.gov – search results from U.S. federal science agencies. 

• WorldWideScience.org – search results from global science agencies 

Additional Resources 

• DOE Office of Science

• Office of Basic Energy Sciences, DOE Office of Science

• Graphene: Amazing Material Found Thanks to Scotch Tape and Persistent Science, DOE Office of Science 

• Toward 300 Miles on a Single Charge?, DOE Office of Science ‘Discovery & Innovation’

• Ballistic Transport in Graphene Suggests New Type of Electronic Device, ORNL

• Scientists Discover Potential Way to Make Graphene Superconducting, SLAC

• National Graphene Institute (under construction), Univ. of Manchester, UK

• Lighting the Way to Graphene-based Devices: Berkeley Lab Research Use Light to Dope Graphene Boron Nitride Heterostructures, LBL

• Seeing matter at Atomic and Molecular Scales, DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences

• Bulkier is better? Berkeley Lab and SLAC discover 3D counterpart to graphene with potentially wide-ranging applications, DOE Office of Science

• National 3D Counterpart to Graphene Discovered, LBL

• Graphene flaws key to creating hypersensitive ‘electronic nose’, Univ. of Illinois, Chicago

• Energy storage of the future, LLNL

• Competition for Graphene, LBL

Graphene Nanoribbons

Image Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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