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Phosphorene introduced as graphene alternative

Sheets of ultrathin phosphorus could lead to faster semiconductor electronics

CLOSER LOOK AT PHOSPHORENE  Sheets of phosphorous just one atom thick have a ridged structure, as shown in this illustration. Graphene sheets, which are made of carbon, are flat.

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By Andrew Grant

- More than 2 years ago

DENVER — Phosphorus has joined carbon as the only elements to be separated into sheets each a single atom thick, researchers announced March 7 at a meeting of the American Physical Society.