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News and Views: Perspectives on Graphene and Other 2D Materials Research and Technology Investments

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With the actual experimental realization of graphene samples, it became possible not only to exploit the special physical properties of graphene but also to exploit its technological applications. As the field developed, the discovery of other 2D materials occurred and this opened up access to a plethora of combinations of a large variety of electrical, optical, mechanical, and chemical properties. Now there are large investments being made around the world to develop the graphene research area and to boost graphene use in technology. Here, we discuss current research and some future prospects for this area of layered nanomaterials.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Professor Ado Jorio of the UFMG Physics Department for valuable discussions. J.R.S. acknowledges the financial support from CNPq grant 551953/2011-0 and NSF grant DMR-1004147. M.S.D. acknowledges financial support from NSF grant DMR-1004147.

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  1. Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30123-970, Brazil

    J. Ribeiro-Soares

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, 02139, MA, USA

    J. Ribeiro-Soares & M. S. Dresselhaus

  3. Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, 02139, MA, USA

    M. S. Dresselhaus

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Ribeiro-Soares, J., Dresselhaus, M.S. News and Views: Perspectives on Graphene and Other 2D Materials Research and Technology Investments. Braz J Phys 44, 278–282 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13538-013-0156-8

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