STM Questions: Graphite Surface Reconstruction

[jaejoon89]

Hi, I'm an undergrad getting my first taste of STM. I'm hoping somebody can give me some insight into the following:

I'm wondering why graphite doesn't form a surface reconstructon. I know gold does to minimize tensile strain... I am wondering why this doesn't happen in graphite.

 

[nbo10]

I would look into the structure of graphite.