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tim9000
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Hi, I haven't had any chemistry exposure for over a decade, (I have some semi-conductor and quantum mechanics experience though) I was wondering:
(to my vague 'knowledge') If graphite is just made of many overlapped graphene sheets, then why isn't graphite conductive?
Also, if graphene is a "2D material", than how can we actually build out of it in 3 dimensions? (wouldn't that just be similar to graphite, but with larger sheets?)
Or does this '2D' structure just mean that applications of graphene are just going to be deposited on existing substrates in use? Or will it be a stand-alone material?
Thanks, (diagrams welcome)
(to my vague 'knowledge') If graphite is just made of many overlapped graphene sheets, then why isn't graphite conductive?
Also, if graphene is a "2D material", than how can we actually build out of it in 3 dimensions? (wouldn't that just be similar to graphite, but with larger sheets?)
Or does this '2D' structure just mean that applications of graphene are just going to be deposited on existing substrates in use? Or will it be a stand-alone material?
Thanks, (diagrams welcome)