Ezimotweni, izindiza nemikhumbi, izithiyo zokulandelela i-graphene zinganikeza amashumi eminyaka okuvikela ekugqwaleni komoyampilo, kodwa indlela yokuhlola ukusebenza kwayo bekulokhu kuyinselele. Ngokwemibiko yabezindaba yakwamanye amazwe, ososayensi baseLos Alamos National Laboratory e-United States baye bahlongoza ikhambi elingase libe khona.

Umcwaningi oyinhloko u-Hisato Yamaguchi uthe: "Senza futhi sisebenzisa umoya ogqwala kakhulu, futhi sibona umphumela wawo wokusheshisa ezintweni ezivikelayo ze-graphene. Kuphela ngokunikeza ama-molecule omoya-mpilo amandla amancane e-kinetic, singakwazi ngokushesha ukukhipha ulwazi lokugqwala amashumi eminyaka. Senze ngokuzenzela ingxenye yomoya, okuhlanganisa nomoya-mpilo onokusabalaliswa kwamandla achazwe ngokomzimba, futhi kudalule insimbi evikelwe yi-graphene kulo moya."

Amandla e-kinetic ama-molecule amaningi omoya-mpilo athatha amashumi eminyaka ukukhiqiza ukugqwala ensimbi. Nokho, ingxenye encane yomoya-mpilo wemvelo enamandla amakhulu e-kinetic ekusabalaliseni amandla achazwe ngokomzimba ingase ibe umthombo oyinhloko wokugqwala. U-Yamaguchi uthe: “Ngokuhlola okuqhathanisayo nemiphumela yokulingisa, kutholakala ukuthi inqubo yokungena komoyampilo we-graphene ihluke ngokuphelele kuma-molecule anamandla nangenawo amancane e-kinetic. Ngakho-ke, singakha izimo zokwenziwa futhi sizame ukusheshisa ukuhlolwa kokugqwala. ”

Kulinganiselwa ukuthi e-United States iyodwa, ukulahlekelwa okubangelwa ukugqwala kwemikhiqizo yensimbi kufinyelela ku-3% wesamba somkhiqizo wasekhaya (GDP), futhi kungase kufinyelele izigidigidi zamaRandi emhlabeni jikelele. Ngenhlanhla, ukuhlaziya kwakamuva kuthole ukuthi ama-molecule e-oksijeni angakwazi ukungena ngokukhululekile kodwa angacekeli phansi ku-graphene ngemva kokunikezwa amandla engeziwe e-kinetic, ukuze ukuphumelela kwezindlela zokwelapha i-graphene ekuvimbeleni ukugqwala kungahlaziywa.

Abacwaningi bathi lapho amangqamuzana omoya-mpilo engathintwa amandla e-kinetic, i-graphene ingaba isithiyo esihle kumoya-mpilo.