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SUMMARY:Graphene: CERN on the desk
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Mikhail Katsnelson\, Radboud University Nijmegen\, The N
 etherlands\nGraphene\, a recently (2004) discovered two-dimensional allotr
 ope of carbon (this discovery was awarded by Nobel Prize in physics 2010)\
 , has initiated a huge activity in physics\, chemistry and materials scien
 ce\, mainly\, for three reasons. First\, a peculiar character of charge ca
 rriers in this material makes it a “CERN on the desk” allowing us to s
 imulate subtle and hardly achievable effects of high energy physics. Secon
 d\, it is the simplest possible membrane\, an ideal testbed for statistica
 l physics in two dimensions. Last not least\, being the first truly two-di
 mensional material (just one atom thick) it promises brilliant perspective
 s for the next generation of electronics which uses mainly only surface of
  materials. I will tell about the first aspect of the graphene physics\, s
 ome unexpected relations between materials science and quantum field theor
 y and high-energy physics.
LOCATION:CE 1 1 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==CE%201%201
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