Ev 3 Ingles Cientifico
Ev 3 Ingles Cientifico
Ev 3 Ingles Cientifico
Graphene can have two tipes of edges, zigzag and armchair, zigzag edges are
more reactive compared to armchair edges, this means that the zigzag edges have
metallic behavior and the armchair are more like semiconductors. [3]
Due to the fact that graphene is a layer of a single atom thick, it is a material with a
high optical transparency in the whole range of wavelengths of the visible and
ultraviolet zone. Monolayer graphene transmits about 97.7% in the visible zone
and therefore they are highly transparent. This high transparency, together with its
high electrical conductivity, places graphene and its derivatives as an ideal
candidate for applications as a transparent conductor, such as in touch screens,
photovoltaic cells and organic LEDs. [5]
Due to the immense surface area of graphene and its ability to absorb multiple
functional groups, graphene and graphene oxide have a very high projection in the
generation of filtration membranes for water treatment. Membranes for water
purification must have high selectivity and excellent permeability of desired
molecules/ions. They must also be highly cost-effective, easy to maneuver, and
must have good chemical and mechanical stability. Within these next generation
filters, the GO is one of the most striking candidates. Majumder et al, developed a
novel filter from a viscous GO that spreads to produce a thin layer, with a
methodology similar to putting butter on square bread, this proposal generates a
uniform layer with quite striking adsorption characteristics. [3]
Energy colectors
One of the most important optoelectronic devices, where graphene has proven to
be an ideal candidate, are photodetectors. In these devices, the absorbed photon
energy is converted into an electrical signal. Photodetectors have been
predominantly developed using semiconducting materials. However, the optical
absorption of semiconductors is limited by their bandgap, so photon energies with
values lower than this bandgap cannot be detected. In contrast, graphene having a
cone-shaped bandgap, it can absorb photons from the ultraviolet to the terahertz
range. Another advantage of this two-dimensional material is the high mobility of
charge carriers, which allows graphene to exhibit very fast photodetection. [3]
Opinion
The carbon has a lot of structures it has many structures, whether natural or man-
made, graphene is one of the structures of carbon and is really impresive by itself
due to its properties and the fact and the fact that it is only one atom thick wich
provides many aplications in our daily life.
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[3] Urcuyo Solórzano, R., Cordero Solano, K. V., & Gonzalez Flores, D. A. (2021).
https://doi.org/10.15446/rev.colomb.quim.v50n1.90134
[4] Propiedades y aplicaciones eléctricas del grafeno - Applynano Solutions. (2018, April
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