The word graphene typically denotes the atom-thick carbon sheets that stack up to form graphite (SN: 4/19/03, p. 243: Available to subscribers at Between the Sheets: In reactors and nanotubes ...

The graphite found in your favorite pencil could have instead been the diamond your mother always wears. What made the ...

Pure graphite is a series of sheets made up of six-carbon rings. A special type of chemical bond called ‘aromatic bond’ holds these carbons together. In aromatic bonds, pi electrons float ...