New Results on Diffusion in Graphene Nanostructures for Sensoristics

Abstract

Graphene has particularly interesting chemical and physical properties, including high chemical and mechanical resistance, excellent thermal and electric transport, high transparency. It combines the peculiarity of being an extremely light material with exceptional mechanical strength properties. Micro/nanoelectronics represents one of the key enabling technologies (KETs) of the future; it is the basis of innovation and competitiveness of almost all scientific and applicative sectors. Activities involving it are aimed at the development of new materials, processes, devices and technologies in a wide range of sectors, involving quantum information manipulation, multi-functional platforms, advanced materials, devices on flexible substrates. In the field of sensoristics, it is possible to create devices for applications in most sectors of global interest, such as punctual sensors, biosensors, specific transducers, multisensoristic systems, flexible sensoristic systems, multifunctional systems, advanced MEMS/MOEMS technologies for sensoristics, micro/nanoactuators, devices for energy convertion, gravimetric-electrochemical sensors. The paper provides an interesting overview of the possible applications of graphene in relation to its mechanical, thermal and optical properties, and relatively to the gas and biological sensoristic aspects, so as interesting informations for the increase in nanobio-devices performance by last efforts in theoretical nanophysics.