Catalytic subsurface etching: digging nanotunnels into graphite

Graphite consists of layered carbon atoms. A metal particle bores into the graphite sample from the edges of these layers. Image: KIT.

Tiny metal balls used to etch graphite tunnels with diameters of only one-thousandth that of a human hair.

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Advanced Materials Top 40 for June 19, 2012

Advanced Materials Top 40

Work on pi-extended copolymers from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences takes top spot in the Advanced Materials Top 40.

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