- A review on computational studies of carbon nanostructures and related materials, part of a special issue of Advanced Materials dedicated to the centennial of Rice University. Unfolding the Fullerene: Nanotubes, Graphene and Poly-Elemental Varieties by Simulations. E. S. Penev, V. I. Artyukhov, F. Ding, and B. I. Yakobson. Adv. Mater. 24, 4956-4976 (2012).
- A paper in PNAS investigating the atomistic mechanisms of graphene synthesis viewed as a crystal growth process. Equilibrium at the edge and atomistic mechanisms of graphene growth. V. I. Artyukhov, Y. Liu, and B. I. Yakobson. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 109, 15136-15140 (2012).
Every atom counts in graphene formation
Rice University lab’s nanoreactor theory could advance quality of material’s growth
HOUSTON – (Sept. 4, 2012) – Like tiny ships finding port in a storm, carbon atoms dock with the greater island ofgraphene in a predictable manner. But until recent research by scientists at Rice University, nobody had the tools to make that kind of prediction.
Electric current shoots straight across a sheet of defect-free graphene with almost no resistance, a feature that makes the material highly attractive to engineers who would use it in things like touchscreens and other electronics, said Rice theoretical physicist Boris Yakobson. He is co-author of a new paper about graphene formation to appear this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
