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Graphene

Calling all chemists

Nature Nanotechnology volume 3, pages 10–11 (2008)Cite this article

Graphene has potentially useful electronic properties but it is difficult to produce and process on large scales. Working with chemically modified forms of graphene — such as graphene oxide — may provide an alternative.

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Figure 1: Schematic diagram of a graphene sheet that has been chemically modified by hydrogenating the carbon atoms in well-defined regions to define 'ribbons' of graphene.

J. O. SOFO, PENN STATE

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Ruoff, R. Calling all chemists. Nature Nanotech 3, 10–11 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2007.432

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