Exploring the properties of graphene and nanostructured boron nitride

Professor Alex Zettl

Dept. of Physics, University of California at Berkeley & Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 

Exploring the properties of graphene and nanostructured boron nitride Abstract: Graphene, a single sheet of sp2-bonded carbon, has unique electronic and mechanical properties. I will discuss some recent high-resolution microscopy experiments utilizing graphene which allow the imaging of individual atoms and molecules. A related sp2-bonded system is synthetic boron nitride, for which research is intensifying. I will discuss some recent results for BN sheets and tubes.