Electron Microscope Image of Graphene 'Onion Rings' (IMAGE)

Rice University

Electron Microscope Image of Graphene 'Onion Rings'

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An electron microscope image of graphene "onion rings" shows the concentric, dark ribbons through the overlying sheet of graphene. The ribbons follow the form of the growing graphene sheet, which takes the shape of a hexagon.

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Tour Group/Rice University

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