Konstantin Novoselov Created 2026-10-18 Updated 2026-11-05
Konstantin Novoselov coauthored experiments showing that atomically thin graphene can operate as an electrically controlled conducting sheet. A gate changes its carrier population, making a single carbon layer an accessible two-dimensional electron gas. The 2004 work demonstrated a field effect and ballistic transport over submicrometre distances even at room temperature. It turned an isolated atomic layer into a device for testing transport in two dimensions.[ref]
A physicist researching experimental condensed matter physics.[ref]
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