Physicists from Ural Federal University (UrFU) have developed a new structural form of nano-carbon, - this was reported by the university's press service. We are talking about quantum dots [a conductor or semiconductor fragment - note. www1.ru i>] with 0D-, 2D- and 3D- properties. & nbsp;
As explained by UrFU Professor Anatoly Zatsepin, scientists took single-layer and multi-layer graphene nanotubes and using laser ablation technology, obtained carbon quantum dots with a three-dimensional bond. According to him, this is a very unusual effect & nbsp; b> for graphene nanoparticles [a two-dimensional allotropic modification of carbon - note. www1.ru i>].
The university noted that nanoparticles combine the properties of 2D structures, 0D structures and diamond-like 3D structures. They can be used to produce new type of nanomaterials, in the production of electronic components, sensors, sensors. Created nanoparticles are also relevant for space technology, biomedicine, quantum technologies, - the UrFU press service summed up.
It was previously reported that Skoltech researchers obtained a patent for a sensor based on nanoparticles a>. It is expected that its use will reduce the cost of producing composites.