Thin Films

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) led by Dr. Kamal Asadi have solved a four decade long challenge of producing very thin nylon films that can be used for instance in electronic memory components. The thin nylon films are several 100 times thinner than human hair and more

Scientists from the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) have dramatically improved the response of graphene to light through self-assembling wire-like nanostructures that conduct electricity. The improvement could pave the way for the development of graphene-based detectors that can quickly se more

The silk fibers produced by Bombyx mori, the domestic silkworm, has been prized for millennia as a strong yet lightweight and luxurious material. Although synthetic polymers like nylon and polyester are less costly, they do not compare to silk's natural qualities and mechanical properties. And accor more

Materials, Vol. 11, Pages 1120: A Novel Method of Synthesizing Graphene for Electronic Device Applications Materials doi: 10.3390/ma11071120 Authors: Nierlly Galvão Getúlio Vasconcelos Rodrigo Pessoa João Machado Marciel Guerino Mariana Fraga Bruno Rodrigues Julien Camus Abd more

Alexandra Altier, Martín Jiménez-Piedrahita, Ramiro Uribe, Carlos Rey-Castro, Joan Cecília, Josep Galceran, Jaume Puy Environmental context. The availability of trace metals to aquatic organisms is influenced by the natural ligands present in water. We investigate the influence of the composition more

This paper demonstrates the use of phosphinecarboxamide (PCA) as a facile phosphorus precursor, which can be used alongside zinc acetate for the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) of adherent and crystalline zinc phosphide films. Thin films of Zn3P2 have a number of potential applications and phosphin more