Graphene. What is it?

 Graphene. What is it?  Graphene
Jan 292012
 

  • Graphene

    Graphene is a form of carbon that exists as a sheet, one atom thick

  • Atoms are arranged into a two-dimensional honeycomb structure
  • Identification of graphene announced in October 2004
  • About 100 times stronger than steel and conducts electricity better than copper
  • About 1% of graphene mixed into plastics could turn them into electrical conductors
  • Analogous to millions of unrolled nanotubes stuck together

Source: BBC

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