Stanene
Two years after physicists predicted that tin should be able to form a mesh just one atom thick, researchers have made the material, which is called stanene (from the Latin stannum, for tin; Sn is the chemical symbol for the element).
Paper:
http://www.nature.com/news/physicists-announce-graphene-s-latest-cousin-stanene-1.18113
#physics #Sn #graphene #research
Very cool!
ReplyDeleteA whole new spin on tinfoil.
ReplyDeleteHuh. I wonder if it behaves like graphite, mechanically. Or electrically, for that matter. Cool.
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