Graphene is awesome but a new variation of it has even greater potential. From the University of Liverpool:
New graphene-type material created
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have created a new material, related to graphene, which has the potential to improve transistors used in electronic devices.
The new material, ‘triazine-based graphitic carbon nitride’, or TGCN, was predicted theoretically in 1996, but this is the first time that it has been made. Graphene is one atom thick, strong and conducts heat and electricity highly efficiently. The new TGCN material is also two-dimensional, but it has an electronic band gap, making it potentially suitable for use in transistors.
Currently, transistors are made from Silicon which is a poor conductor of heat. As transistors carry more power, dissipating this heat becomes a problem. Graphene is very thermally conductive so thermal management will be a lot easier. Faster, smaller, cheaper. More faster please!
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