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]
Electric Field Effect in Atomically Thin Carbon Films by Konstantin Novoselov and others. Science 306, 666 (2004), abstract and field-effect measurements
A physicist researching experimental condensed matter physics.[ref]
Honorary Fellows: Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov by Institute of Physics. Independent professional identity
Portrait of Konstantin Novoselov
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Konstantin Novoselov is a prominent physicist best known for his groundbreaking work on graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a two-dimensional lattice. Alongside Andre Geim, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010 for their pioneering research that highlighted the unique electrical properties of graphene, which has significant implications for a wide range of applications in materials science, electronics, and nanotechnology.