Fascinating

[Darkwind]

I've always been intrigued by SEM's, but don't really follow it religiously (if you'll pardon the pun).....

My questions is, how do you get your hands on a one-atom thick piece of carbon? Or do you slice it off of something, and how does THAT work exactly?

 

[Steven_R]

Graphine forms as sheets, layered one on top of another, and the sheets come apart easily. That's why graphite works wells as a lubricant. I suspect, without really looking into the manufacturing process, that it comes down to just pulling sheets apart until one gets to the desired thickness.

Science, and engineering, is cool.

 

[Darkwind]

Graphine forms as sheets, layered one on top of another, and the sheets come apart easily. That's why graphite works wells as a lubricant. I suspect, without really looking into the manufacturing process, that it comes down to just pulling sheets apart until one gets to the desired thickness.

Science, and engineering, is cool.

Well, I was wondering if it was grown, like a germanium crystal..

I guess I could go look it up later when I'm not so tired. lol