Hexagonal Graphene 'Onion Rings' (IMAGE)

Rice University

Hexagonal Graphene 'Onion Rings'

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Structural models of hexagonal graphene "onion rings" show a layer of graphene, a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon, atop a set of concentric nanoribbons. The ribbons grow by chemical vapor deposition in a high-pressure, hydrogen-rich atmosphere.

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Yuanyue Liu/Rice University

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