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Nature Chemistry (14 November 2008) | doi:10.1038/nchem.88

Graphene synthesis: Chemical peel

Anne Pichon

Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms in a honeycomb lattice, is the building block of graphitic materials (fullerenes, carbon nanotubes and graphite). Despite a flurry of investigations prompted by the recent discovery of its unusual physical properties, however, graphene sheets are still difficult to prepare.