A new graphene material called diamene switches from flexible …
Dec 19, 2017 · Diamene is a two-layer graphene sheet that transforms into a diamond-like structure upon impact. Learn how it works, what applications it may have, and see comments from readers who are interested in this material.
Graphene-based armor could stop bullets by becoming harder …
Dec 20, 2017 · Known as diamene, the new material is made up of just two sheets of graphene, upon a silicon carbide substrate. It is described as being as light and flexible as foil – in its regular state ...
Incredible Graphene Sheets Could Turn Harder Than ... - ScienceAlert
Dec 21, 2017 · Researchers from City University of New York have created a material called diamene, which is two layers of graphene that deform into a diamond-like structure when pressed. Diamene could have applications as a lightweight and bullet-proof protection, but more research is needed to test its properties.
This Ultra-Thin Material Can Stop Bullets by Hardening Like a …
Dec 31, 2017 · Diamene is a new material that can harden like a diamond upon impact, thanks to a technique that manipulates graphite atoms. It is ultra-thin, light and flexible, and could be used in protective...
Epitaxial two-layer graphene under pressure: Diamene stiffer than ...
Jul 1, 2018 · Ultrastiff diamene is formed from two-layer epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide. •. DFT simulations explain how two-layer graphene is converted to diamene. •. New findings can have applications in wear-resistant protective coatings and bullet-proof films. Abstract.
Diamane: design, synthesis, properties, and challenges
Feb 19, 2021 · Diamane, the two-dimensional counterpart of diamond, is achieved from bi-layer graphene (BLG) or few-layer graphene (FLG) through surface chemical adsorption or high-pressure technology.
Two-dimensional diamonds from sp2-to-sp3 phase transitions
Jun 27, 2022 · Diamene 21 is a single layer of diamond obtained from double-layer graphene on SiC (refs. 21,34,101) or diamond 40,102 without any chemical functionalization.
New Material ‘Diamene’ is Harder than Diamonds
May 16, 2018 · Researchers have created a new material that’s as pliable as tin foil, but hard enough to stop a bullet upon impact. The new material — called “diamene” — has many potential uses, such as waterproof coatings or lightweight bulletproof armor.
Process to transition two-layer graphene into diamond-hard …
Dec 18, 2017 · Diamene is a new material created by two-layer graphene that becomes as hard as diamond when pressed. Learn how this discovery could lead to applications in protective coatings and...
Graphene-based material diamene becomes harder than a …
Jul 22, 2018 · Diamene is a flexible and ultra-thin film made of two layers of graphene that hardens into a diamond-like material upon impact. Learn how this material works, what applications it has and how it differs from graphite and diamond.