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Nature Chemistry (16 January 2009) | doi:10.1038/nchem.116

Graphene: Here comes graphane?

Gavin Armstrong

Graphene, a single layer of hexagonally arranged sp2-hybridized carbon atoms, has been well studied in recent years because of its interesting electronic properties. The chemical modification of graphene to create derivatives with different structures and properties has so far been restricted to graphene oxide, a disordered structure that bears an assortment of functional groups.