Graphene fabrication gets rolling

By Nina Notman2023-08-11T08:44:00

Two rollers with sticky tape on spread out a silvery substance in to a fine layer

Source: © Y Sozen et al, Small Methods, 2023

Crafting the carbon allotrope with sticky tape

Explore this new research with secondary school students to give a real-world context when studying carbon allotropes and graphene. Use the story and the accompanying summary slide for ages 14–16 to show your leaners how chemists have used sticky tape to produce graphene flakes at a fraction of the cost, size, and speed of current methods. This innovation promises faster large scale manufacturing and versatile applications in electronics and sensing.

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