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Two Dimensional Materials
Two Dimensional Materials
When we think about the properties of a material, we often think that they are
based solely on what the material is made of. Metal conducts electricity because
its atoms
are held together with metallic bonds - which leave electrons free to drift
through the material
when an electric field is applied. Concrete is strong because it contains cement
that rigidly locks
incompressible pieces of sand and gravel together. Vulcanised rubber is pliable,
but still durable,
because it is made of flexible polymer chains that are firmly linked together.
Examples of 2D materials
Graphene was the first ‘modern’ 2D material to be isolated in 2004 [1]. Since then,
there have been
literally hundreds of other examples [2], with an extensive range of properties.
Below are several that
are being actively researched.