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Graphene

Jan. 12, 2026

Recently, researchers developed a flexible graphene-based capacitive sensor fabricated on a paper substrate using pencil-drawn interdigitated electrodes (IDEs).

About Graphene:

  • It is an allotrope of carbon, along with diamond and graphite. 
  • It is a two-dimensional material consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb structure.
  • The stacked form of graphene is graphite.
  • Graphene was first isolated in 2004.
  • Applications: Graphene has found hundreds of innovative applications, from sensors and electronics to energy storage and healthcare.
  • Properties of Graphene
    • Thickness: Graphene is the world’s thinnest material – it is only one atom thick, one million times thinner than a human hair.
    • Strength: It is stronger than steel. 
    • Flexibility: It is extremely flexible and stretchable.
    • Conductivity: It is an excellent electrical and thermal conductor.
    • Transparency: It is almost perfectly transparent.
    • It is impermeable to gases, even those as light as hydrogen or helium.

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