Graphene

Polymers and Advanced Materials

Graphene is a carbon allotrope made of a single layer of atoms arranged in a planar honeycomb structure. It occurs naturally in small amounts, and stacked graphene layers form graphite. Graphene is noted for high tensile strength, electrical conductivity and transparency. Its existence was theorized by Philip R. Wallace in 1947, and it was isolated and characterized in 2004 by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov using graphite and adhesive tape.

Structure: A single layer of carbon atoms in a honeycomb planar nanostructure
Relation to graphite: Many stacked graphene layers are called graphite
Isolation and characterization: Isolated and characterized in 2004 at the University of Manchester

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