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Nobel Lecture: Graphene: Materials in the Flatland*

K. S. Novoselov

K. S. Novoselov

  • School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom

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Rev. Mod. Phys. 83, 837 – Published 3 August, 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.83.837

Abstract

Much like the world described in Abbott’s Flatland, graphene is a two-dimensional object. And, as “Flatland” is “a romance of many dimensions,” graphene is much more than just a flat crystal. It possesses a number of unusual properties which are often unique or superior to those in other materials. In this brief lecture I would like to explain the reason for my (and many other people’s) fascination with this material, and invite the reader to share some of the excitement I’ve experienced while researching it.

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  • *The 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics was shared by Andre K. Geim and K. S. Novoselov. These papers are the text of the address given in conjunction with the award.

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Rev. Mod. Phys. 83, 837– Published 3 August, 2011
  • Received 26 May 2011

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