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摘要

A physical chemist is excited by the electronic potential of a new arrangement of carbon sheets.rnGraphene is high on the list of hot new materials. The one-atom-thick sheets of carbon have exceptional mechanical, thermal and optical properties, which researchers are impatient to exploit. Graphene is also interesting for its high electrical conductivity; it is possible that graphene could one day supplant or complement silicon in electronic devices.