Comments by "Steven Gill" (@stevengill1736) on "A Graphene Transistor Breakthrough?" video.

  1. There's an interesting compound called siloxene that's formed by dissolving calcium silicide in hydrochloric acid. A yellow solid is formed that when washed and dried is fairly stable. When treated with oxidizing agents it gives off a yellow orange chemiluminescence. It's one of a very few inorganic chemiluminescent agents. Apparently it's strange stuff - it has intercalated hydrogen, so it burns quietly when ignited, but apparently it's structure is similar to graphene in some respects, being made up of numerous sheets of silicon bonded to oxygen and OH groups. Not as exciting as graphene maybe, more like graphene oxide, but exotic nontheless....
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