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PARTICLES of colloidal graphitic oxide dispersed in water have a negative charge, and under a potential gradient move relatively rapidly towards the anode1. Under certain conditions, however, reduction of the oxide occurs at the cathode, with the formation of long carbon dendrites. This phenomenon was shown in striking manner under the following conditions.
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H. Thiele, Z. anorg. Chem., 190, 145 (1930); Roll. Z., 56, 129, (1931).
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LUKE, K., MADGIN, W. & RILEY, H. Formation of Carbon Dendrites. Nature 138, 161–162 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138161b0
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